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"[Paradox Joker], what exactly happened?"

The Paradox Joker let out a long sigh:

"[First History]...died, or rather, in a state of being neither dead nor alive."

Xia Fa was suddenly startled, recalling the situation when he had communicated with the [Paradox Clown] at noon and the circumstances when He had cut off the connection. He couldn't help but ask:

"Was it done by Alm the Greatbow, the Gold Cleaner?"

The Paradox Joker said rather sadly:

"Yes, I told you not to worry at the time, but the situation was actually very critical. Alm the Greatbow infiltrated directly around the three of us through the Time Mist and launched a sneak attack on [First History]."

Without Xia Fa asking any further questions, He continued his narration:

"Fortunately, the [Silver Universe] reacted quickly, shifting the space around Alm Giantbow along with it."

"However, it didn't have much effect, and the battle still began."

"Because Alm the Greatbow also brought two fake Nine Great Gods with him, namely the fake [False Rule] and the fake [Nature Monarch]."

"The three of us were supposed to maintain the barrier to prevent the aura of the righteous god who was fighting the thirty-five Golden Cleaners from being leaked out and awakening the sleeping Golden Cleaners."

"Therefore, when faced with their attacks, we can only defend and dodge, and it is very difficult to fight back."

"Although [Absolute Defense] immediately noticed the clues, it could not stop, because if it stopped, it would be immediately surrounded and killed by the thirty-five Golden Cleaners."

"At that time, the three of us quickly found ourselves in dire straits. The fake [Error Rule] and the fake [Nature Monarch] were actually very strong, much stronger than the real ones. Not to mention, there was also Alm Greatbow, the Golden Cleanser."

"Originally, my plan was to simultaneously dismantle the barrier with [Silver Universe] and [First History], then have [Silver Universe] rescue [Absolute Defense], and then take us with them."

"In this situation, not much divine aura will be leaked. At most, a few more Golden Cleaners will be awakened, so the loss won't be too great."

"But unexpectedly... Alm the Greatbow launched another sneak attack on [First History], almost severely injuring Him."

After a pause, the Paradoxical Clown sighed deeply through his spiritual intuition, this time with a profound sense of guilt and remorse:

"Xia Fa, I never expected that [First History] would be so fierce. I used to often mock Him for being a civil official god. Alas... seeing that He was seriously injured, He actually, actually directly and completely activated the three eternal credentials He possessed!"

"Those are [Eternal Knowledge], [Eternal Information], and [Eternal Intelligence]. Except for [Eternal Intelligence], the other two are among the strongest dozens of eternal credentials!"

"He did not choose to perish together with Alm the Greatbow, the false [Error Rule], and the [Nature Monarch]. Instead, He chose to transform His body into a barrier, completely enveloping the sleeping land of the Golden Cleansers!"

This……

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa was deeply shaken.

Firstly, he already knew why the entire universe had simultaneously lost both written language and knowledge in their minds.

Presumably, it was because the First History sacrificed itself that it fully activated the Eternal Knowledge, Eternal Information, and Eternal Intelligence, causing a violent fluctuation in the relevant cosmic authority and temporarily depriving everyone of the ability to use words and knowledge.

Secondly, he hadn't expected that [First History], one of the nine great gods, would make such a tragic choice...

[The Paradoxical Joker] didn't wait for him to ask further questions and continued:

"Even the First History probably didn't expect that the three eternal credentials it possessed could be used in this way. In short, Xiafa, for the next two months, the true gods can act at will without fear of waking the sleeping Golden Cleansers."

"Because all the aura of the true gods will be blocked by the barrier that [First History] embodies with the three eternal credentials."

"But, precisely because of this..."

[The Paradox Joker] seemed to take a deep breath before speaking very solemnly, word by word:

"Alm's Great Bow has decided to join forces with the three false true gods and [Brief Reality] to officially invade the real world, forcing us true gods to go to war with it!"

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So... even the fake Nine Great Gods have decided to make a move?

Xia Fa never expected that in just half a day, the entire universe's landscape would undergo such a dramatic change.

The fake Nine Great Gods... seem to be stronger than the real Nine Great Gods, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to defeat the real Nine Great Gods so badly that some fled and others were injured.

Xia Fa had been puzzled that the fake nine true gods hadn't made a move until now...

"The plans of the Gold Cleanser and the fake Nine Great Gods are very clear, so we prepared a response before contacting you."

In his spiritual intuition, the Paradoxical Clown abruptly changed the subject, continuing:

"The barrier that [First History] has formed can actually be broken, but that would require the combined power of dozens of Golden Cleaners."

"Therefore, for the Golden Cleaners and the fake Nine Great Gods, what they want to do now is either help the thirty-five Golden Cleaners who are being held back by the Absolute Defense to kill the Absolute Defense and thus escape."

"Either kill us few righteous gods and start purging all extraordinary beings in the Protoss Realm and the real world!"

Xia Fa asked in confusion:

"But why didn't the Gold Cleaners do this more than 10,000 years ago? Right when the fake Nine True Gods had just replaced you."

The main reason for asking this question is to understand the logic behind the actions of the Golden Cleanser and the fake Nine True Gods; in fact, this is very important.

The Paradox Joker sighed:

"It's very simple."

Xia Fa asked, puzzled:

"How to say?"

The Paradox Joker said:

"More than 10,000 years ago, there were actually more than 600 Golden Cleansers. Although we don't know where they came from, more than 600 Golden Cleansers were all gods, which was enough to clean up all the extraordinary beings in the universe, right?"

Xia Fa didn't know how to answer, so he could only stammer:

"This……"

The Paradoxical Joker, however, said, word by word:

"But back then, those six hundred-plus Gold Cleaners... were all wiped out by [Absolute Defense] single-handedly."

what? !

They were all righteous gods, yet [Absolute Defense] managed to wipe out more than 600 Gold Cleaners all by itself?

The moment Xia Fa heard those words, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and a tremendous wave of emotion surged through his chest.

This... [Absolute Defense] is just too strong!

How did He do that?

The Paradox Clown seemed to anticipate Xia Fa's shock, and gave a wry smile:

"It's always said that among the nine righteous gods, the strongest is [Absolute Defense], and since I can fight [Absolute Defense] to a draw, I'm considered the strongest. But that's not true. [Absolute Defense] just can't kill me. I've fought it one-on-one many times, and it still can't kill me. When word gets out, it becomes that we always fight to a draw... Hah."

He paused, then continued:

"More than 10,000 years ago, when [Absolute Defense] was exploring some secrets of the mutant era in the Time Fog, the other eight of us were ambushed and replaced by the fake Nine Great Gods."

"However, the Time Mist is naturally able to isolate everything, so the [Absolute Defense] has no idea what happened."

"When [Absolute Defense] returned from the Time Mist, the Golden Cleanser and the fake Nine Great Gods had laid an ambush, leaving [Absolute Defense] to fight alone."

"He did indeed kill all the Gold Cleaners at the time, but it also caused Him to be seriously injured and nearly perish."

"Even now, He hasn't recovered to his full strength, so he can only fight the thirty-five Golden Cleaners to a draw. However, He killed the fake [Absolute Defense] as soon as He returned, in one fell swoop, faster than me, hehe."

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa was deeply shocked, and some of his doubts were also resolved.

He had been wondering why, given the power of "Absolute Defense," it could be defeated by a fake "Absolute Defense."

In particular, if the fake Absolute Defense is stronger than the real Absolute Defense, then it seems there's no need for the more than ten thousand Golden Cleansers to awaken; the fake Absolute Defense could simply be used to wipe out all the extraordinary beings in the universe.

Only now did he realize that it wasn't the fake "Absolute Defense" that defeated the real "Absolute Defense," but rather that it was only through the combined efforts of over six hundred Golden Cleansers, who nearly perished alongside the "Absolute Defense," that they barely managed to defeat this strongest righteous god.

No, this can't even be called a defeat. Over six hundred against one, even winning would be a disgrace, let alone being completely wiped out...

Wait, more than 10,000 years ago, more than 600 Gold Cleaners were wiped out?

Suddenly, it felt as if a needle had pierced his brain, or as if an electric current had surged through him. A very bold hypothesis formed in Xia Fa's mind:

"【Paradox Clown】Sir, could it be... that the reason there are more than 10,000 Gold Cleaners this time is because the previous 600-plus Gold Cleaners were all wiped out?"

Upon hearing this, the Paradoxical Joker couldn't help but sigh softly, yet with a hint of relief:

“You kid, you’re really smart. That’s right, that’s the truth. Actually, more than 30,000 years ago, before we few true gods became true gods, the Golden Cleansers had already appeared in the universe. However, there were only about a dozen of them. At that time, the Golden Cleansers were dealing with the Great Old Ones, but they were all wiped out by the Great Old Ones who united together.”

More than 30,000 years ago, a dozen or so Golden Cleaners appeared and were wiped out. More than 10,000 years ago, more than 600 Golden Cleaners appeared and were wiped out again. Now, more than 10,000 Golden Cleaners have appeared.

A sudden sense of dread and fear welled up inside Xia Fa, and he couldn't help but ask:

"So... just who are these Gold Cleaners? Why are there more and more of them even as we kill them?"

The Paradox Joker shook his head:

"I don't know either, but what's certain is that if some extremely powerful being suddenly appears this time and wipes out all ten thousand-plus Gold Cleaners, then there will be no more Gold Cleaners in the future."

Xia Fa quickly asked:

"why?"

The Paradox Joker's tone carried a hint of deeper meaning:

"Do you know why these more than 10,000 Gold Cleaners are all asleep? Here's a hint: whether the Gold Cleaners appeared more than 30,000 years ago or more than 10,000 years ago, they have never been asleep; they all appeared directly."

Xia Fa thought for a moment, then boldly guessed:

"Could it be that... they are actually still growing?"

[The Paradox Joker] immediately said:

“Smart! Although they possessed the status of true gods while they were asleep, they were equivalent to the weakest among the true gods, similar to the [Nature Monarch] and the [Supreme Law]. If there weren’t so many of them, more than ten thousand, it would have been the best solution to wake them up a year ago when their sleeping place was discovered.”

After a brief pause, He added:

"As for a year from now, while they are in a dormant state, they should be able to grow to a level similar to [Error Rules] and [First History]."

Upon hearing "First History," Xia Fa couldn't help but ask:

"So, [Paradox Clown], you just said that [First History] is currently in a state of being neither dead nor alive... Why is that?"

The Paradox Joker sighed:

"Although He has now fully activated the [Eternal Knowledge], [Eternal Message], and [Eternal Intelligence] in His divine form and transformed them into a barrier, there is still hope, but only for the next two months."

Xia Fa couldn't help but say: