Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 387 The Emperor's Bow Only Announced His Decree with a Light Arrow
Since the last battle between the "Lord of Mysteries" and the "Fallen Mother Goddess," the solar system has become much quieter.

The barrier left by Mr. Fool at the edge of the solar system still exists, preventing the outer gods from spying on us.

Although the Outer Gods have many ways to observe the interior of the barrier—for example, the perspective of a "higher-dimensional observer" could easily bypass it—the Outer Gods are currently all in a state of fear and have no time to pay attention to what's happening inside the barrier.

About six months ago, in Earth time, a very inconsiderate guy threw a bunch of purple slime into space, making the whole universe a mess and chaotic place.

This lump of slime moves erratically, drifting aimlessly through the universe.

It is less than the size of a palm, but it can completely paralyze an entire star system just by passing by, and even the ancient times could hardly restore it.

Even the "Primal Hunger," who had devoured his own sanity, refused to approach that purple slime.

All you can do is keep playing "dodgeball".

However, the area inside the barrier appears much safer in comparison.

That lump of slime doesn't seem to be heading in that direction; rather, it was thrown out from here.

On the moon, crimson surges.

Crimson moonlight enveloped the entire moon, dyeing it red. The moon's surface was no longer a barren, silvery-gray land, but had been corrupted into a plain teeming with flesh and life.

Unlike a few months ago, the moon now appears to look more "natural".

Various plants cover the lunar surface, and animals roam among the trees...

The moon has become another crimson "natural world".

Above the moon hung a second "red moon," the head of a human woman. Her facial features, long brown hair, and scarlet eyes were almost flawless, embodying the very concept of "beauty." She was a symbol of beauty in the universe, radiating a distinct maternal glow.

That is the fallen Mother Goddess herself.

At this point, He was almost unrecognizable as an insect. He had once again become the "symbol of beauty."

Instead, branches and ears of rice appeared on her head, but these were indeed more beautiful than the organs of insects, so the fallen mother goddess allowed them to be used as decorations.

This certainly doesn't mean that He successfully defeated the underlying code of "breeding," but rather that He compromised.

The initial semi-out-of-control behavior was that He wanted to forcibly accommodate more destinies, while also wanting to maintain His original state.

Now He has chosen to compromise.

He only accepts the power that He can control; He doesn't want anything else.

I don't want it anymore, I'll just take another route...

He tried to explore other destinies.

Believe it or not, He actually found it.

The one named "Abundance" seems to have a pretty good destiny.

He has recently been trying to resonate with that path, and it is now quite effective. He has embarked on the path of destiny and is trying to go deeper.

However, to be fair, He didn't directly embark on His destiny. Although the symbolism has some similarities, He still relied on external forces to successfully embark on His destiny.

In that place, which Earthlings call the "Land Forsaken by God," grows a strange tree, the origin of which is unknown.

The Mother Goddess, using the power of destiny, bypassed part of the barrier and stole a fruit that had grown there.

After eating the fruit, His power immediately increased dramatically.

I felt like I had reached the pinnacle of divine life in an instant.

The Mother Goddess is now quite confident.

He is now a fully realized God, capable of judging the rest of the pillars.

As long as those so-called Star Gods don't make a move, who dares to kill Him? Who can kill Him?
As for the Star Gods, apart from that guy who's always smiling, the rest of them are busy with important things and are always on the go. As long as you don't provoke them, they'll only come to beat you up when they're free.

Even with incomplete essence, His fallen Mother Goddess remains invincible in the world. Who can rival Him?
He does not intend to attack Earth alone.

He will build up his army in advance, and then launch a strong attack with a sufficient number of his offspring.

This requires patience and the right timing.

During this time, He stayed on the moon, going nowhere else. He tended to his plants, looked after his offspring, and occasionally checked on Earth's defenses or internal conditions. His life was relatively easy. Until this day.

On the surface of the moon, there exists a somewhat incongruous space.

It's like a hole was forcibly made in a wall, then it was sealed up again, with a barely perceptible amber glow.

Although it won't have much of an impact, a closer look will still reveal the inconsistencies in the wall itself.

Today, its incongruity has become quite obvious, so obvious that it is even somewhat abrupt.

The Mother Goddess descended from mid-air, landing near the increasingly jarring "space," tilting her head to examine it closely.

That shouldn't be the case. He had tried to reopen the "hole," but each time he failed. Even after embarking on two separate paths, He couldn't overcome this "wall."

But now, it has undergone another mutation. This means...

The Mother Goddess flew away from her original spot and landed on another hilltop not far away.

He doesn't intend to cause trouble, because he's unlikely to win.

However, the god on the other side of the "wall" doesn't seem to think that way.

Before the "wall" even opened, an arrow burning with cyan, purple, and blue colors blazed brightly, bypassing the "wall" of space. It came from outside the world, transcending time and space to descend upon this place and appear before the Mother Goddess.

An arrow of immeasurable speed streaked across an astronomical distance, leaving ripples in space. Then, a beam of light cleaved the dome, leaving an unusual, iridescent trail.

The entire Milky Way was pierced through.

But the arrow did not seem to be aimed at the Fallen Mother Goddess; it merely streaked across the moon and flew into the depths of the universe like a shooting star.

What followed was the roar of countless chariots and the sound of thousands of horses' hooves.

A blue phantom appeared on the horizon, resembling a centaur but with wheels on its hind hooves. It wore light armor and held a bow and arrow.

The "wall" seemed undamaged; the arrow and the phantom had somehow landed directly in this world.

The arrows of the [Hunter] are unstoppable, no matter what lies in front of them.

Time, space, or perhaps a completely new world.

As long as there is a target, as long as there is prey.

The Emperor remained silent, only using a luminous arrow to proclaim his imperial decree.

His colossal image disappeared into the horizon, its whereabouts unknown.

Before the figure disappeared, the Fallen Mother Goddess seemed to feel the other's gaze sweep across her body for a fleeting moment.

At this point, the strong spiritual premonition finally arrived, albeit belatedly.

His eyes, as if sensing something, shifted slightly, and he saw a head that had been torn to pieces and a pile of ashes.

That is……

His head...

when?
As a pillar-level Old One, His spiritual intuition couldn't keep up with the other?

A brief silence fell over the moon.

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PS:

Hmm... I originally wanted to write a war between gods. Something like the one between the Ghost and the Mother Goddess.

But then I suddenly realized that Brother Lan seemed... to say absolutely nothing to that bastard.

The two sides are too far apart in strength; it wouldn't be worth watching if they actually fought.

The Mother Goddess was only able to survive by virtue of being the "Immortal," and that was only because Lan Ge had no interest in her.

(End of this chapter)