Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1393 The Mother Tree of Desire
The attempt to sever the river of fate of the "Lord of Mysteries," whose name contains the phrase "beacon of destiny" and also carries powerful symbolism, is not a wishful thinking on the part of the "Goddess of Fate," but a decision made after careful consideration.

This is not only because She is the weaver of all destinies, the symbol of final judgment, and the goddess of eternal life, but also because She has the help of one of the most powerful Old Ones, the only one who has existed since the beginning of the flow of the river of destiny, and who will remain forever in the future—the "Fallen Mother Goddess."

When the original Creator first awoke and created this world, reality, the spirit world, the astral world, and their destinies were all intertwined. There was no concept of time and space, and no living beings existed.

It wasn't until She gave birth to the "Fallen Mother Goddess" that reality found its footing, the spirit realm and the astral realm separated, and the river of destiny began to flow. Subsequently, the "Mother Tree of Desire" and the "Children of Chaos" were born, bringing forth life and their desires, as well as order and hidden shadows.

Among the "First Three Sons," the Fallen Mother Goddess is special. She is the ruler of reality and also gives birth to the destiny of all things in the world. It was not until she gave birth to the eldest daughter, the "Goddess of Fates," with the First Creator that the destinies of all things began to intertwine, with predictable patterns and a definite future.

The Fates are the eldest daughter of the Fallen Mother Goddess, and the Fallen Mother Goddess is also the eldest daughter of the "First Creator."
The former possesses mystical characteristics, and so does the latter. She is the mother of destiny, the mother of authority and symbolism for all living beings and all things, second only to the original creator.

Therefore, when there is only the "Goddess of Fate" alone, she can only cut off the tributaries of fate for ordinary Great Old Ones and issue the final judgment on their fate. However, if the "Fallen Mother Goddess" is added, along with the "real" symbol of this pillar, the fate located in reality can be locked to a certain extent.

The union of mother and daughter is greater than the pillar "Lord of Mysteries" who is merely one of the original aspects of their personality!
This is why the Goddess of Fate dared to wield the Blade of Fate against Klein. With the help of her mother, she wanted to sever the tributary of fate that symbolized the "Source Castle" in one fell swoop, cutting off Klein's future destiny from that Source Essence and from the destiny of the "Lord of Mysteries" himself, so that this pillar would return to the time when he did not contain Source Essence and was merely a "Fool".

This is the only way to severely damage or even kill the "Lord of Mysteries," otherwise He could return from the mists of history almost an infinite number of times.

Only when the "Primordial God" and the "Celestial Venerable" fought did they manage to restrain the unlimited resurrection by modifying the relevant authority and symbols, thus killing each other. However, the cost was enormous, as both perished at almost the same time and have never truly awakened since.

As she pondered, a new tributary, symbolized by the "rebirth" of the Fallen Mother Goddess, quietly merged into the body of Klein, the "Lord of Mysteries," who was constantly summoning clones and puppets while attempting to fool the "Fallen Mother Goddess" and recreate numerous cosmic-level disasters to throw at her.

The latter seemed oblivious, engrossed in the battle to simultaneously suppress one pillar and three ancient beings. In his view, as long as he could hold out long enough, the Earth forces on the other battlefield would gain a significant advantage, and victory would be within his grasp.

As the illusory, silvery river was drawn to him by some force, a massive gate of light, tinged with a bluish-black hue, simultaneously appeared.

The door, nestled within Klein, who is wearing a black trench coat and a top hat, is a symbol of the "Source Castle," representing its connection with the "Lord of Mysteries."

Of course, in Klein's own view, this portal of light had existed since the start of the battle, and it would shine brightly from time to time, illuminating the layer of mist at infinite heights, obscuring the existence of the spirit world itself, and keeping all the ancients outside except for himself and those who had been permitted by him.

This is the privilege of the "Lord of the Spirit Realm." Similarly, in this situation, no one but himself can see that illusory gate of light.

Therefore, Klein focused on resisting the "new life" that the "Fallen Mother Goddess" constantly imposed on him, occasionally grafting this power elsewhere, or borrowing the power of the "Cataclysmic Destruction" and the "Eternal Darkness" to guide this power originating from the Fourth Pillar onto the "new life," ending and destroying it.

The true "Fourth Pillar" is too terrifying and symbolizes the end of the universe and the destruction of everything. Even the "Ring of Destiny," which is in the Outer God camp, tried twice to stop it. Naturally, Klein would not actively activate that power. However, as long as it does not involve the "Decaying King," the power he jokingly calls "Piecing the Pillar" will not cause too serious consequences and is extremely useful.

Moreover, Klein discovered that the "Celestial Venerable" who had been somewhat awakened within him under the effect of "Rebirth" quietly lay back down after noticing that the "First Creator in the Mirror" within Angel's body almost truly appeared in reality, and no longer made any noise. This allowed Klein to focus on dealing with his enemies instead of having to devote a large portion of his energy to being vigilant about his own condition.

"It seems that the Celestial Venerable also realized that if he awakens now, causing Earth to fall into a disadvantageous position in the battle, Angel might really do everything in his power to awaken the first one in the mirror. Unlike the 'Fourth Pillar,' that one might not drag the entire universe down with him. But right now, all the ancient beings here will definitely not escape and will all face the threat of the nascent creator..."

Klein was somewhat moved.

Although this was a tactic he and Angel had discussed before the war, and it was another trump card for Earth that was no less powerful than the simultaneous appearance of the "Lord of Mysteries" and "God," its effectiveness had already exceeded his expectations.

Moreover, Amon, who had stolen Thermippros's identity, had already reported this matter to His temporary superior, the great "Ring of Fate," which allowed the most powerful "Angel of Redemption" to turn back time twice in time, saving the precarious universe.

No one knows whether the Ring of Destiny's purpose in staying on the battlefield is to seize suitable source matter to complete its symbolism, or whether it is unwilling to leave because it fears the destruction of the universe in this war.

Collecting his thoughts, Klein once again pulled thousands of puppets from the mists of history, sending them flying toward the "Fallen Mother Goddess." While detonating themselves to prevent "rebirth," they recreated the terrifying catastrophes that originally existed in different parts of the universe, causing the explosion of supernovae, the tearing apart of black holes, and the radiation of neutron stars to pour onto that unbearable female body composed of various superimposed organs.

He also tried to influence the other party with the "blind folly" that had long been spread throughout the entire star field and was constantly increasing in effect, just as he was influencing all other enemy ancients at the same time. However, every component of the Fallen Mother's body was constantly "reborn," which naturally included mental consciousness and thinking ability. As soon as the effect of "folly" appeared, it was covered by new thoughts and could hardly show any effect.

However, the direct attack on the body left this pillar unable to attend to anything else for the time being, and he could only quickly repair his body, which gave Klein time to deal with the other old ones.

He didn't look at the Goddess of Fate trapped in the River of Fate, but instead focused on the "Mother Tree of Desire," which was entangled by countless clones and puppets and unable to leave through the Spirit Realm and the Astral Realm.

Although this ancient being was one of the three directly born from the original creator, this ironically resulted in it having a portion of its source matter, the "Shadow World," and its corresponding two pathways torn off due to its initial awakening. Its own power was incomplete, making it easier to deal with than the "Super Star Overlord" and the "Goddess of Fate."

Moreover, the "Shadow World" already belongs to Earth, and there is even a great chance that a true Outer God will be born in the near future. How could Klein let it be taken away by the Outer Gods?

I have so many ways to deal with this lack of ability and my inability to control my past... Just as the thought crossed his mind, his spirit gave him a warning and noticed a strange tributary appearing in the river of his own destiny.

In the void, a pair of slender arms stretched out, holding a small silver-black knife that slashed fiercely at the silvery river.

That was the "Goddess of Fate" who had somehow broken free from her entanglements!
At the same time, the "Fallen Mother Goddess," who had been repairing her own wounds, also recovered immediately, fixing the river woven from the threads of fate that had appeared due to the influence of "rebirth" into "reality." Even if Klein and the puppet switched places, he retreated into the spirit world, or immediately teleported away from this star field to the edge of the universe, he could not affect it.

The layered stargates surrounding the "Superstar Overlord," which prevented Him from escaping for a short time, also became real, transforming into a massive but no longer untouchable entity. As if it had been waiting for a long time, this ancient being instantly detonated a portion of its own energy, blasting all the stargates apart in an instant and scattering light and heat throughout the universe.

He also noticed the actions of the "Goddess of Fate" and prepared to cooperate with her. At the moment when the "Lord of Mysteries" was severed from the source and returned to the position of the true god of sequence 0, He would severely injure the opponent with the help of the "Fallen Mother Goddess".

He had long been annoyed by this guy who had been trapping him but hadn't fought him head-on. Only the explosion of a hundred stars could express His anger!
Stars in their aging stages, located throughout the universe, transformed into pure energy and, with the assistance of the "Reality Dominator," traversed the distances between galaxies to reach this star system, shooting towards Klein like a beam of light cleaving the universe.

Despite being cut off from the source by the "Goddess of Fate" on one hand, suffering an energy attack powerful enough to destroy the true god and severely damage the ancients on the other, and being fixed in reality and unable to move, Klein did not panic.

He even had the leisure to hold down his top hat and look up.

The moment his gaze shifted, a light that illuminated the entire star field descended.

It was a giant of light that supported the heavens and the earth. Its five heads displayed different expressions, and it was surrounded by lightning, blazing sun and books. Beneath its feet was a chaotic ocean containing all colors.

"God" Grisha!

At the moment of His appearance, all authority and symbolism in the astral plane became chaotic, and the separation between the real world, the spirit world, and the astral plane, which had been divided after the birth of the first creator, was no longer obvious.

Moreover, as the "Creator," Grisha can even conjure up, to some extent, powers and symbols that did not originally exist, and temporarily use them for his own purposes. However, this may affect some of the ancient powers of his side, so he does not use them indiscriminately.

Even his own descent broke the "Fallen Mother Goddess's" lock on Klein, allowing him to remain half in reality and half in the spirit world, thus escaping from the "Goddess of Fate's" blade.

Before that, he also conveniently grafted the blade that severed the tributaries of fate and the pure energy of hundreds of stars onto the same Ancient One.

The "Mother Tree of Desire" suddenly felt that its once close connection with the "Shadow World" had been severed.

This included not only the part of His lost essence, but also the part that He had already contained and whose foundation was complete was stripped away from His destiny. Moreover, He fell into a darkness, surrounded not by reality, nor by the spirit world or the astral realm, but by the nothingness of destiny with no future and no continuation.

Any true god who has not transcended the sequence would have to watch helplessly as they head towards their end, unable to reverse their fate. But the "Mother Tree of Desire" is a great being, and its authority and symbolism are closely related to the entire universe. Even if it is judged by fate, it will not truly perish, but will only lose its power and authority for a short time.

Unless they suffer a truly fatal blow within these few minutes, they may be pushed into the long river of fate flowing towards the end.

This fatal blow came from the "Superstar Overlord." This ancient attack, imbued with anger and energy, whose power, once unleashed, was no less destructive than the conceptual attacks of "Destruction Catastrophe" and "Decaying Monarch," was grafted onto the "Mother Tree of Desire." The beam of light that pierced the universe and was even enhanced by the "Fallen Mother Goddess" struck the humanoid giant tree, which had been temporarily stripped of its source matter and destiny, slicing it in two. Glistening, tempting fruits and all sorts of metal coins were scattered everywhere.

At that moment, a crimson light shone down, and a lush, illusory oak tree grew between the "Mother Tree of Desire" and the "Shadow World," attempting to solidify the mystical connection between the two.

Once successful, the "Mother Tree of Desire" will immediately return to its former status, and the damage it suffered will no longer be fatal; it may even receive a "new life" healing.

But He had only one pillar to save Him, while two wished for His death.

Klein's puppets raised their arms and reached into the void, grafting the "reality" symbolized by the oak tree onto the "Superstar Overlord" beside them. This old sense, who had just accidentally injured an ally, had never felt so closely connected to his own source matter.

The "newborn" function was altered, and its activation time was delayed by 10 seconds.

This is enough to determine the life or death of the "Mother Tree of Desire".

A desperate, terrified roar echoed across the entire star system, and all civilizations in the universe that worshipped depravity, pursued desire, and venerated "the Lord Father" realized the same thing:

Their god, "the eternal roarer, the heartless god," has fallen.

All of this was part of the two pillars' plan. "God" had not appeared on the battlefield, waiting for this moment, waiting for the instant when he could severely injure or even kill an ancient being.

Now, on this battlefield, the "Lord of Mysteries" and "God" are both present, while the Outer Gods only have the "Fallen Mother Goddess" and three Great Old Ones, putting them at a disadvantage in terms of strength. Moreover, under the effect of being "fooled," the "Goddess of Fate" and the "Superstar Ruler" briefly believed they could severely injure a Pillar-level Great Old One without being able to restrain the opponent's power, and each used their most powerful abilities…

...He personally killed the "Mother Tree of Desire".

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At the same time, Angel, the "Cataclysmic Disaster," also heard that desperate roar on another battlefield.

But she was focused and did not try to use the mirror image to see where the roar came from.

All she could see was the "unending murmur" that had been pulled back to its original position by the "ring of fate" and then fallen from a higher dimension.

As time rewinds, the whispers that once resonated in the hearts of every great being and stirred the remnants of the original Creator's spirit have been erased. He has returned to the interior of the high-dimensional space supported by the "higher-dimensional observers." However, Angel's earlier command that "the three realms and six paths should be one" still holds true. Moreover, he secretly received help from "God" Grisha, which made the gap between the higher and lower dimensions less obvious and caused the two great beings to fall back into reality and enter her attack range.

Angel's initial goal was to create an "undying murmur" that had no real physical form and could exist simply by attaching itself to something, so as to prevent this ancient being, who could support other battlefields at any time, from affecting "Lord of Mysteries" Klein.

Of course, given the opportunity, she could also ascend to a higher dimension and leave reality, making other high-dimensional observers who were difficult to deal with in the past her targets. However, the moment this past was unintentionally tricked by the "Ring of Destiny," she entered the world of the painting created by Him, adjusted her dimension, and left reality in the opposite direction, leaving behind only a fake phantom that was foolishly falling towards her, which Angel could not catch up with.

"You just need to run faster than your teammates to survive..."

Angel chuckled inwardly, his gaze naturally settling on the "Unending Whisper," which was a step slower than the higher-dimensional observer, and which was also just a blurry figure rapidly disappearing.

The space between them shattered instantly like glass, and the mirror world from the "City of Calamity" enveloped them together.

In the boundless void, bright stars exploded, scattering light and heat in all directions, outlining a twisted figure covered with invisible tentacles.

The symbol of destruction and end immediately locked onto Him, causing all things to be annihilated and everything to be plunged into chaos by a raging black flame, and causing the "unquenchable murmur" to let out a painful roar.

Not only that, but those black holes in those dark corners, which do not emit their own light and are only visible through their accretion disks, are also exerting tremendous gravitational pull, like invisible giant hands grabbing their bodies covered in black flames and tearing them in different directions.

What terrifies the "Unending Whispers" is that this tearing force not only possesses the authority of "chaos," but also carries the power of "death" and "eternal slumber."

This reminded Him of the authorities that had appeared within the body of the "Decaying King," belonging to the "City of Calamity" and the "River of Eternal Darkness."

But now that there is no decaying monarch, the symbol of the "fourth pillar" that might end the universe will not appear, and the "Ring of Fate" will naturally not turn back time again to separate the three.

However, the two sources of Earth's essence alone also possess a strong symbolic meaning of ending, a terrifying force capable of killing the old and severely damaging the pillars.

If they don't find a way to escape, they might really die... The strong will to survive makes the "Unending Musings" use the symbolism of its own "philosophical origin".

"The universe is material, while mystery is idealistic and should not exist!"

Similar to the "Shadow of Order" which diminishes mystery and enhances reality, the Unending Whisper can also achieve this through philosophical speculation and materialism. However, it does not usually utilize this power because it is a transcendent being detached from matter and without substance. Establishing such a concept would cause it to be rejected by the world and severely limited.

But He can't care about that now!

Amidst the shifts in power and symbolism, the mirror world constructed by extraordinary forces fades away. Although black holes and supernova explosions are more materialistic, they also disappear after the collapse of the space they depend on. The "Unquenchable Whisper," whose black flames have also subsided, returns to the real world, truly revealing its twisted and malevolent nature.

He had never felt the vast universe so intimately, but there was no time for sentimentality. Instead, He needed to immediately etherealize himself and find other objects to attach to in order to escape the range of the "Destruction Catastrophe's" subsequent attacks.

The other party's authority over "disaster" is also focused on reality and will not be affected by "materialism".

But at that moment, the desire for aggregation in His mind was suddenly ignited.

This was triggered by the "Shadow World," by the combined attack of the Dao-merger "Master of the Dark Abode" and "Demon King" Fabuti. Originally, because they had not been able to completely suppress the source consciousness and were also interfered with by that ancient being, the two could not completely control this part of the source. But now that the "Mother Tree of Desire" has fallen, the resistance they faced has been greatly reduced, and they naturally have time to assist in other battlefields.

The "Unending Whisper," severely damaged and weakened by "augmented reality," naturally became the best target for attack.

Moreover, His roar that had just triggered the Creator's spiritual imprint had already angered all the ancient beings of Earth, and more than one great being had already set their sights on Him.

Unfortunately, the "Unending Whisper," whose mind was filled with thoughts of aggregation, was unaware of this. Its only thought at the moment was to find the "Knowledge Demon," seize its source substance "Knowledge Wilderness," and complete its own related authority and symbolism. If it could not find the other party, the "Shadow World" was also a good alternative.

Fortunately, they are in the same location.

In the blink of an eye, the twisted figure, still trailing destructive black flames, darted off in another direction. It wasn't a location far from the outer edge of the solar system, but rather a third battlefield closer to the center, where the "Ring of Destiny" was under siege.

Instead of fleeing, you're thinking of continuing your attack? You bastard... Angel is naturally not worried about "The Unending Whisper" going to another battlefield. With the addition of the two ancient beings, the difference in strength between the two sides will only become more significant.

But before she could chase after that figure to support "Eternal Darkness," "Knowledge Demon," and the two Quasi-Old Ones, a dark vortex filled with gleaming white teeth and chaotic liquid fell out of the astral plane and returned to reality.

That was the "Primal Hunger" that was also aroused by the desire to unite. Following its thirst for the "City of Calamity", it forcibly carved a passage in the astral plane and came to Angel's side!
Hungry, He was already waiting to digest the most delicious food.

(End of this chapter)