Myth Beyond Heaven-Chapter 2778: The Primordial War (2)

"I know this will irritate you, but I cannot reveal it for the time being," the eye looked at Yun Lintian. "Your mother will be the one to tell you about it… This is our greatest secret."

Yun Lintian didn't feel much as he was already used to it. Since it wasn't the right time, there was no point in dwelling on it further.

The God of Death's colossal eye pulsed with dark energy as the memories of the ancient conflict resurfaced.

"With myself, Nian Shi, and Fan Ren gone, the remaining Primordial Gods should have sought peace," the voice rumbled through the hall. "Instead, they discovered the terrible truth—that collecting all thirteen authorities could indeed birth a new Creator."

Yun Lintian's breath caught. "So the war continued?"

"Worse," the eye darkened. "Tian Wudi the God of Heaven and Yao Ke the God of Darkness saw an opportunity. They turned their ambitions toward the two strongest remaining gods—Tai Ying and Yun Tianming."

"However, none of them was aware of the fact that Nian Shi didn't truly die."

The God of Death's voice dropped to a whisper that shook the very foundations of the Netherworld.

"The Nian Shi who 'died' in the Primordial War was never the true Nian Shi of this timeline. He was a duplicate—a version summoned from another reality."

Yun Lintian nodded slowly.

"The real Nian Shi is beyond the Primal Chaos Wall," the eye burned with intensity. "Building his kingdom in the Realm of Chaos while manipulating events from afar."

"The Lord of Chaos." Yun Lintian spoke slowly.

"Yes," the God of Death confirmed. "Through proxies, the God of Heaven, the God of Darkness, even the Sun and Star Gods—all danced to his tune without realizing it."

"Yan Jun the Sun God and Xing Wu the Star God both loved Yue Bingyao the Moon God deeply," the God of Death revealed. "Nian Shi needed only to whisper one truth to turn them against Yun Tianming—that Yue Bingyao's heart belonged to the God of Fate."

Yun Lintian was slightly surprised. Both the Sun God and the Star God were the same as the ones in the timeline he had just visited previously. Both of them were deeply in love with the Moon God.

"Jealousy is a sharper blade than any divine weapon," Si Junyi remarked coldly.

Yun Lintian's mind raced. "So the temporary alliance formed—Sun God, Star God, God of Heaven and God of Darkness—all united by their grudges against Senior Yun?"

The colossal eye pulsed in affirmation.

"A fragile coalition, but devastating in its fury. Tian Wudi coveted Yun Tianming's authority over fate. Yao Ke hungered for vengeance after their previous battle. And the heartbroken Sun and Star Gods? They simply wanted Yun Tianming gone."

"Yun Tianming saw it all coming," the God of Death continued. "He could have defended himself—with Yue Bingyao and Xi Yao the God of Light at his side, they might have even won. But he chose to die."

Yun Lintian nodded slowly. He had learned about this part from the message left behind by Yun Tian in the Tower of Fate.

"Just as I allowed my own defeat, Yun Tianming recognized his death was necessary. His last act was ensuring his authority would pass to a worthy successor—Yun Tian."

"I see," Yun Lintian said.

"At the last minute, Yun Tianming managed to drag Tian Wudi along with him, preventing Tian Wudi from searching for his legacy. But he also perished at the hands of Yao Ke," the God of Death added.

"With Yun Tianming gone, Yao Ke, Yan Jun, and Xing Wu began to attack the remaining gods. The first one to fall was the Mountain God Shan Xun."

"Seeing that the situation wasn't good, the Moon God, the River God, and the God of Life joined forces to wield the God Slaying Sword and perished together with Yao Ke, Yan Jun, and Xing Wu."

"Then the God of Life used her power to stabilize the Primal Chaos," Yun Lintian added.

"Yes," the God of Death confirmed. "Before that, she had secretly passed down the Seed of Creation to your mother."

Yun Lintian let out a long breath upon hearing this. Although he had learned about the general situation from the message left behind by Yun Tian, it wasn't as detailed as this. There were some secrets he was totally unaware of, such as the Seed of Creation.

"In fact, the legacies of us, the Primordial Gods, will never disappear even if he didn't make an arrangement. They will circulate around," the God of Death added.

Yun Lintian frowned slightly and asked, "This is where I don't understand. Nian Shi should have used this chance to collect everything, right? Why didn't he do anything?"

"You have overestimated him," the God of Death said in a deep voice. "It's true that he has the ability to manipulate time, but he will never be able to absorb all of the legacies by himself."

"What do you mean, Senior?" Yun Lintian was confused.

"It means that instead of absorbing everything right away, he can choose to allow all the inheritors to absorb it first and see if anyone can absorb all of them. He will wait for that chance to harvest it," the God of Death responded.

Yun Lintian suddenly felt a chill running down his spine. "So… It's me?"

"Yes," the God of Death confirmed. "You are the one he's waiting for."

Everything was immediately explained. The reason why Nian Shi had never tried to kill Yun Lintian thoroughly was because of this. He was willing to wait until Yun Lintian absorbed more authorities.

"Unfortunately for him, he underestimated Yun Tianming greatly," the God of Death added. "Yun Tianming had long foreseen his plan and prepared countermeasures for it."

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The eye looked at Yun Lintian.

"Your parents and Yun Tian are parts of the countermeasures."

Yun Lintian took a deep breath and said nothing. This wasn't the first time he had learned about this. His parents and Yun Tian had sacrificed themselves to allow him to grow quietly under Nian Shi's nose.

"Do you understand the weight on your shoulders now?" the God of Death asked.

Yun Lintian looked up and said in a deep voice, "Yes, Senior. I have begun to understand it as time has passed. It isn't just about protecting the people I love but also ensuring that the universe continues to exist."