Chapter 1014
Chapter 1014 - 1000 - s Cause and effect
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"When it comes to abstract activities, Chris, I, Lu, readily admit defeat!"
Lu clenched his fist and turned into an emoticon.
And the cat, who felt guilty, couldn’t be bothered with him.
Truly sorting it out, this was probably the root cause of her downfall.
Lu Ping’an saw that Big Cat’s "plans" were always very sophisticated and perfect, but when they were executed, they would always fail at critical moments.
For example, the reason why Big Cat’s ritual of Ascension encountered such strong adversity was that she had taken too much advantage.
She claimed it was a "fair duel, winner takes all," but in reality, before the duel, due to the absolute difference in strength, it was as if she had "handicapped the opponent’s arms and legs"... The overwhelming power, winning a ritual through exploiting rules, created her theoretically guaranteed victory.
With Lu Ping’an’s present insight, what she brought upon herself was not just so-called Destiny Counterwind; she actually violated her own "set rules."
"If you demand survival of the fittest to the end, if you desire evolution in the clash of life, why not give your opponent a chance to live..."
As the game rules creator, she actually violated her own rules on a deeper level by making a game that only she could win, which undoubtedly is the most fundamental irony to her "Mother Goddess Theory" of survival of the fittest.
"..... It definitely wasn’t like this at the start."
Even now, Lu Ping’an could see the logical flaws at the lower levels, and he didn’t think the original Big Cat would have missed them.
Big Cat paid such a huge price, and it naturally wasn’t to make things difficult for herself... Those "Kerdalaises from otherworldly lines" might be her true ritual of Ascension.
All the Kerdalaises killing each other, showing the evolutionary nature of all aspects, consuming other "selves" to gain the potential of other world lines.
The final product, having amassed more of her own potential and possibilities, would certainly be much stronger than that large and chaotic "Big Tree"... At least, that thing should only be a supplement, the real main ingredient should be the other "Kerdalaises."
If that was the case, even if Big Cat had the advantage, she might not necessarily become the ultimate victor.
The other Kerdalaises could unite, with their other talents and possibilities they had endless potential, given enough development space and pressure, anyone could win... Thus, the final victor of this ritual would truly be the "Mother Goddess."
As for which Kerdalais would be the one, whether it was herself or not... Lu Ping’an guessed, the original Big Cat didn’t care.
As long as one Kerdalais realized her promise and stood on the Cloud Realm, it would be enough.
She herself should have a fifty percent chance of winning... So, even with Adverse Fate, it shouldn’t lead to an absurd "99.8% chance of winning" that required dragging a Lu Ping’an from another world.
"Uh, I think I’ve found the culprit of my trans-world journey..."
Your Ascension ritual designed to steal the potential of other world lines prompted visitors from other world lines to stop you, this was the "counterwind" brought by Big Cat’s own contradiction to her "World’s Reason"... Very likely, the power that brought Lu Ping’an here was from Big Cat herself.
This isn’t baseless speculation, as there are clues.
Chris was Lu Ping’an’s original doctor, and it was certain she had used her power on him... So, there emerged the possibility of such a trans-world journey.
In every aspect, Big Cat didn’t die undeservedly; she had been hit in the face by several boomerangs at the same time...
"... I never thought there would come a day when I would feel she was not ruthless enough."
Kerdalais, Chris, Big Cat, why did she give up this Ascension ritual more in line with the "World’s Reason" after sharing those "emotions"? Lu Ping’an already had a confirmed answer.
"She, actually softened her heart at the critical moment?!"
Yes, truly, the Kerdalais who cultivated each other from their own flesh as a culture medium, taught them knowledge, behavior, power, having gained some experience of raising daughters, softened their heart at the moment of raising the butcher’s knife.
She provided a reason, saying it was...
"Let them with different possibilities help me explore other paths of Ascension, it’s more valuable."
This, clearly, was a lie.
Her path was already determined; that’s why she sought out these "pieces of bread."
Now, however, she suddenly said that these "breads" could help her find a new path... this logic, it just doesn’t make sense.
Perhaps she was deceiving the people of the Mother Goddess cult, deceiving the other Kerdalaises, and also herself...
"...Whether she is a good parent or not is another question, she definitely isn’t very good at speaking human language."
Clearly, as she grew, her relationship with the other Kerdalaises only got worse.
Maybe every time she saw those "daughters," she was reminded of her own aborted Path to Ascension and became increasingly irate.
And, because of the Mother Goddess cult’s flawed doctrines and their tangible existence, the Big Cat, who couldn’t get along with her "daughters," the more she tried to get close to them, the greater the pressure she likely exerted on them... That wasn’t a relative, but a predator, or even a mortal enemy.
Ironically, due to the original "rite of predation" being a factor, this issue couldn’t be clarified, and the Big Cat didn’t bother to explain.
In her past view, words were just a manifestation of weakness...
"...The path to godhood... the evolution path is a one-way street, with no room for hesitation, pause, or regret."
If this were an epiphany, probably every professional could say something about it, but to Big Cat, her realization was filled with pain.
So, eventually, in each act of rebellion, when she did the last thing she wanted to do, her hand raised, the knife fell – one after the other...
But at this moment, Big Cat’s denial felt subtly different.
After a betrayal, you still don’t kill?
"I just loosened their reins, letting them live or die by themselves, heh, two of them perished right in front of me...
With that explanation, Lu Ping’an understood.
Big Cat’s second plan had also been executed, allowing the other Kerdalaises to develop their own potentialities, each forging their own path.
But it was not easy... Kerdalais let them dual cultivate their own "Paths", creating some sort of hierarchical connection.
If she is the Main God, then the others are either Demigods or divine servants.
In actuality, she also protected them, preventing them from wandering too far and spiraling out of control.
But perhaps in their eyes, that was a form of control, a scheme to pilfer their secrets... and of course, that indeed was the truth.
"...So, for the traitors, you pulled the ladder out from under their feet, and then you pushed them over."
Now, Lu Ping’an could fully understand what that entailed.
𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
To give an inappropriate analogy, the other "Kerdalaises" were standing on the ladder provided by the original entity, continuing to climb, seeking other paths, when suddenly, the ladder was gone.
They could fall into the Abyss... or more precisely, the most likely outcome was a direct loss of control, professionals who lost their Main Profession would naturually mutate due to uncontainable "Contamination".
They might also climb out of the Abyss... they could grab onto other "cliffs", could turn the uncontrolled "Chaos" back into "Order".
Having lost the past "constraints", they would uncontrollably tilt towards another path, and if they really made it through...
Silence, perhaps, was the direct answer.
Perhaps, in the written records, that amounted to an execution.
But whether they were truly annihilated is hard to say.
"You have brought upon yourself a tremendous karmic burden, a huge trouble..."
Still silent, but this time, it was accompanied by a long sigh.
"Hey, hey, hey, I should be the one sighing here. Now it seems, your karma is going to be borne entirely by me..."
— End of Chapter 1014 —