Arad's unruly savior

Chapter 3857 The Fourth Child

Upon hearing Shub Nicholas's terms, Ye Lin sighed for a moment, then couldn't help but mutter:
"I've lost count of how many people want my inheritance, making me feel like I'm about to die. So, would you like to be my apprentice or my goddaughter?"

The genius girl from the divine realm, Hazel, is obsessed with his inheritance because she is a formal disciple. According to the custom of the divine realm, disciples have the right to inherit a portion of their master's estate. Later, Bubble wanted it, and now Shab wants it too.

Shub Nicholas smiled sweetly at this, her innocent yet voluptuous style causing the young girl to widen her eyes in disbelief. Her tone was seductive and alluring as she teased:
"I didn't expect you to have this kind of sexual interest. I dare to shout it out, but do you dare to respond?"

Born from the primordial god "Darkness," the Black Goat of the Forest, the goddess of abundance, naturally has no father on an ethical level. Darkness is also the child of blind folly, and at the same time, Darkness can be understood as a part of blind folly.

Therefore, Shub-Niggurath's father is, in a sense, a counterpart to the creator god of blind folly. It's fine for her to call him "Papa" now, but if anyone answers, the causal relationship that can be established will be troublesome.

Bubble, hiding inside Ye Lin's body, was eager to see some chaos and shouted, "Let her shout, let her shout!"

"Do you dare to answer?" Shub Nicholas repeated, crossing her arms in front of her. Because her chest was so full, she could only place her arms under her large breasts, and this movement made her already voluptuous breasts appear exaggeratedly beautiful.

Immediately, Shub Nicholas parted her red lips slightly and said softly:
"Dad~ Dad..."

"Damn, she really dares to shout! I'm a little impressed. Ye Lin, you absolutely mustn't respond. There's a huge karmic connection involved. You can't handle it. This woman is setting traps everywhere, she's got a lot of evil intentions, she can drain you dry." Bubble clicked his tongue and shook his head.

Unexpectedly, Shub actually spoke, which surprised Ye Lin as well. He instantly felt a slight tingling on his scalp, followed by what felt like an electric current running through his back, creating an indescribable tingling sensation.

Then, just like Bubble said, this title cannot be accepted; it's a trap. There will be terrible karmic consequences entangled within. He is not yet a creator, so he cannot take advantage of blind ignorance.

"Let's get down to business first." Ye Lin said with a heavy heart, resolutely changing the subject.

"So you're such a coward? Perhaps I overestimated you before. You're nothing special after all. You were thinking of going into a state of blind folly just now, but now you don't dare to answer me." Shub Nicholas deliberately mocked Ye Lin, her lips curling into a clear sarcasm, as if her previous decision to have his child was a terrible mistake.

After all, Ye Lin's reason was that he wanted to protect his birthplace, so he attached great importance to the prophecy of the Awakening from the Dream in the outer universe. Assuming the prophecy was true, he would eventually have to take real action against the blind and foolish.

Now they don't even dare to answer "Dad," so where do they get the confidence to fight against blind ignorance?

Shub Nicholas has already laid out her conditions. She is very interested in seeing the battlefield of future creators. Will Ye Lin, as the most powerful god, be able to make waves and become a player in the game, or will he be crushed with a single finger?

"Night Forest, I only believe a little of what you say. Fighting to protect one's homeland is indeed a reason with a strong heroic flavor, and I have seen many people like that."

"However, so-called heroism has nothing to do with me. Those heroes with a spirit of sacrifice and dedication, in my opinion, are just people who do not have the absolute power to create the world they want and can only gamble with their lives."

Shub Nicholas thought Nightwood's reasons had some credibility, but she was too lazy to verify their truthfulness and didn't find them interesting; she was only interested in Nightwood's legacy.

“I really don’t know what you’re trying to do, but the more you play with fire, the more interested I become. You’re a very unstable factor, the most erratic one below the Creator.”

The galaxy disintegrated by "Darkness" has become the present-day Black Nebula, empty, lifeless, cold, and silent—a forbidden and desolate place in the universe. Shub Nicholas turned and walked into the depths of the nebula, with an unpredictable, thin mist flowing around her, mixed with dust, like powdered stars.

In contrast to the Nameless Mist, which occasionally leaks its power into the civilized world, causing intelligent races to fight fiercely and the world to darken, madmen will use all sorts of methods to sacrifice themselves and try every possible way to get close to the great Neog Sohip.

Another primordial god, "Darkness," is the second child of the blind and foolish. His power never extends beyond the Black Nebula, so apart from Shub Nicholas, he has no followers. Only a handful of people in the entire universe know of his existence and his significance.

Shub Nicholas spoke calmly, “Darkness is the underlying color and essence of our universe. Darkness is the root of the universe’s expansion and is what makes up the majority of the material universe. Some civilizations call this existence…dark energy.”

"Of course, this is a subset relationship. All dark energy is an extension of dark power, but darkness does not only refer to dark energy. You understand, right? And my poor sister, do you know that?"

Because of the power of the Crimson Abyss, she knew that there was another will within Ye Lin.

Although Ye Lin didn't specify who that will was, it wasn't difficult for Shub Nicholas to guess. Anyone with a brain could figure it out... A human who hadn't returned to his home for a very long time, a human who had achieved great success in the original universe, who clearly knew nothing about the divine system outside the realm, was now specifically asking to find "Darkness".

Even the most learned ancient gods and the ancient rulers of the past did not know of the existence of "Darkness," yet Ye Lin could recite its name so readily. Therefore, it was already self-evident who told him about it and who the guide within him was.

It's nothing more than those two good sisters, Naya Li and Dead Bubble. They plunged into the original universe and never came back. They really don't miss home or their hometown at all.

So the moment Shub came into contact with Yelin, she understood the general idea.

Now, let me introduce my "mother," Darkness, partly out of respect, partly to broaden Ye Lin's horizons, and partly to tease my reticent younger sister.

"Darkness is the underlying color of the universe, which is one of the reasons why I don't believe in the prophecy of waking up from a dream."

Shub Nicholas drew a gray thread from the void. The thread was about the thickness of a little finger and had a smooth texture. As it approached Night Forest, it suddenly opened a series of deep eyes and stared at him coldly and mercilessly, like venomous snakes.

Ye Lin nodded in acknowledgment, showing basic respect, and then emitted a light of consciousness, still using the same rhetoric of the dream awakening prophecy, but this time he communicated with the darkness in the form of questions.

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“I have discovered that every individual in the divine system is associated with blind folly. Whether they are the primordial gods born into divine realms or those who later become gods, they will all eventually touch upon Him. During their breakthroughs, they will all see a vague royal court. That royal court seems to reside in a final place that transcends all matter, all spirit, all dimensions, and rises above all concepts. No logic can describe or depict it; only one word can vaguely summarize it… Chaos.” Soon, “Darkness” spoke in a cold voice, saying, “He has no fixed form or image; He is the beginning of everything, the person of creation.”

The serpentine thread hovered in front of Ye Lin. He nodded and continued:

"I also discovered that at the very end of time and space, when everything withers and decays, the outline of that royal court still remains..."

"Gherros, the star of destruction, has appeared, but the gods do not know his significance and continue to sing and dance."

"So, compared to our original universe, which is heading towards its end in a straight line, isn't this a cyclical ouroboros... It started with Him and it will end with Him."

"The sovereign who created all things has the right to destroy His creations. All understanding is disrespectful, all research is delusional. Azathoth is merely a name created because He dared not describe Him," the darkness replied coldly.

Like the name of the nameless mist, "Neo-Sohip," Azathoth was not the original name of the creator being. It was created by some of the reverent ones who dared not describe Him, so they used it to refer to Him.

Then the name gradually acquired magic and became directional. Now it has evolved to the point that as long as His name is called out, even across a universe, one will be marked by Azathoth.

After acting as the introducer, Shub Nicholas silently watched Night Forest and "Darkness" communicate. Then, a sphere radiating infinite light appeared beside her, and Bubble appeared in the form of a young girl.

"So it was you hiding inside him. I thought it was Nyali." Shub Nicholas glanced sideways, not at all surprised by the appearance of the bubble.

Bubble scoffed and replied calmly, "If the succubus Naya had come with him, he would probably have died from exhaustion along the way."

She had long witnessed Nyarli's abilities; she could do it anytime, anywhere, regardless of the occasion, whether it was the majestic throne of the ruler in the Hell Dimension, the towering cloud tower, or the back garden, the kitchen... and she didn't care how many people were involved or whether Astros and Demelia were involved.

Bubble gave Shub a cold look and said indifferently, "You don't need to look at me, and don't even think about making me have your child. You know that all the spheres that the power of the Crimson Abyss made me split off are ultimately just me. I won't let you succeed in the slightest."

Shub Nicholas shrugged noncommittally, her ample bosom swaying wildly, almost tearing her clothes apart, captivatingly alluring.

"I want to see the very beginning of time, the instant of creation, before the ouroboros swallowed its own tail. Was there a concept of 'even earlier'? Can you do that?" Ye Lin stared into the eyes of one of the dark eyes.

The opponent's eyes seemed to contain terrifying black holes that could devour all light; once trapped, one would be doomed. Ye Lin stared intently, and a sword light flashed in the invisible, traceless space, as they clashed on a spiritual level.

“If the dream ends and everything is destroyed, it will all be an illusion. Everything was Azathoth’s dream. How could the ouroboros have existed before that? So your statements are contradictory,” Darkness replied.

Ye Lin replied, "No, what I mean is that it is precisely because of the connection that the beginning and the end of this world are gathered in Him. All beings in the outer universe are like frogs at the bottom of a well, unaware that He has imprisoned the stars and cut off the higher limits."

The voice in the darkness remained cold and emotionless, saying, "Are you saying that Azathoth has sealed the upper limit of the realm, monopolizing the beginning and end of everything outside the realm, transforming himself into an ouroboros, and we all live in His prison?"

“Yes.” Ye Lin nodded and said, “There is a saying circulating in our original universe that the original universe actually has an ethereal will, like an unnamed life, which is chaos, the beginning. Because it was wary of invasions from outside the realm, it gave birth to a great will and corresponding gods.”

"Is He born from blind folly, and is He protecting the outer universe?"

"Compared to our cosmic barriers, frontiers, and the protection of the gods, the blind and foolish thing to do is to wrap the entire universe in ourselves... and everything is in Him."

"All speculation is ultimately futile. When Azathoth awakens, you will realize your folly," Darkness replied.

After some time, Ye Lin revealed his thoughts, saying, "I want to see if I can achieve a new divine realm, a divine realm that is not tainted by any cause and effect of blind ignorance and folly, and go straight to that incomprehensible, indescribable, ultimate beginning, to see the tail before it is formed."

"I don't know what the difference is between the gods from beyond the realm now and blind, foolish puppets."

Suddenly, many intersecting tubes emerged from the depths of the Black Nebula, resembling slick venomous snakes. Then, countless eyes opened on the tubes, like stars embedded in them, with strange symbols flashing. The spiritual domain spread out, bringing endless suppression.

A silent shockwave erupted around Ye Lin, his hair and clothes billowing violently backward, as if they had clashed in an instant.

He didn't hide his identity as a god who had become a god in the original universe, and he was prepared to return to the original universe in an instant. As for Bubble, he didn't need to worry about her. She herself had said beforehand that she was just a ball, and if she was gone, she was gone. It didn't matter.

Ye Lin stated that he had a causal relationship with another creator, Caloso, but this relationship was very shallow and only superficial... Only after Caloso created the world could he have the time and resources to become a god.

His divine realm has nothing to do with Carlosso.

The relationship between the gods of the outer universe and blind folly is extremely profound.

"Beyond sight, a god who has not left any trace of Azathoth? It seems there is none..." the darkness whispered.

He suddenly began to ponder deeply: all the gods had a relationship with Azathoth, whether they were born Great Old Ones or the majority of the Old Gods who had become gods; there really wasn't one.

“To look back to the beginning without His gaze is not possible now… The great Azathoth is giving birth to his fourth son, and His will is awakening.”

(End of this chapter)