Chapter 147: Destiny

"The God of Creation is born with the sacred mission of creation, bearing the primordial power of a macro-universe. More often than not, after opening up heaven and earth, he falls, and his physical body transforms into the original cosmic source to shape the initial several worlds."

"And these initially formed worlds are usually the most powerful realms in a macro-universe, born carrying the genesis source. In our universe, they are called the primary worlds."

The youth looked out into the distance, his eyes filled with a profound and hazy force of destiny.

"What does this have to do with that great war?" Aedis stepped forward gently, looking at the surrounding graves that were gradually turning illusory, and asked.

"In our universe, there has been a rumor since ancient times."

"The genesis source disperses to every corner of the universe, forming countless worlds to allow the universe to gradually grow. Therefore, if someone can unify the entire universe and then seize the cosmic core, it is possible to gradually reunite the originally dispersed power. Plundering the power of a universe to grow oneself makes it possible to break through to the realm of the God of Creation."

"I call this hypothesis the God of Annihilation."

The youth gradually raised his head and said, "And this war broke out precisely because of this. An incomparably powerful deity, in pursuit of his own transcendence, attempted to annihilate the world and stirred up a war."

"The battle swept through the entire universe, engulfing countless deities born over countless years."

"Did he succeed?" Aedis looked at the graves scattered everywhere and retorted.

However, facing this question, the youth shook his head: "I do not know."

"In the final fragments of my memory, that powerful deity transformed into the God of Annihilation, using countless immortal divine corpses as sacrifices to summon forth the cosmic core."

With clear and tranquil eyes, he continued.

"I am the God of Destiny. When this great war had just begun, the power of destiny had already given me revelation, so I had made preparations."

"The moment I fell, I sacrificed my divine power and divine kingdom to destiny, then cast my divine personality into the infinite void, and finally arrived at the universe where you reside."

"It was not until you broke the seal on the divine personality that this remnant soul of mine could awaken; otherwise, I would have eventually fallen into a final slumber and never been able to wake up."

Hearing this, Aedis was slightly stunned: "Why me?"

"This is the choice of destiny." Across from him, the youth smiled.

"I merely followed the guidance of destiny in making my choice. As for what the final outcome would be, that was not something I could decide."

"Just like your ancestors who obtained my divine personality many years ago, yet among them, it was you who possessed the fortune to unseal my divine personality and even cause me to awaken."

Hearing these words, Aedis remained silent.

Then, scenes of his past life flashed through his mind, eventually freezing on the moment when his soul, carrying the divine personality, was reborn.

"Indeed, not everyone has the fortune to cross the void of the universe and be reborn. Let alone unsealing the divine personality and reaching the height I am at now."

A flash of insight crossed Aedis's heart.

Thinking about it carefully, everything he was doing now seemed very simple. But if it were someone else, they might not have had this fortuitous encounter and would have found it impossible to replicate.

"You don't need to overthink it." The youth smiled gently, "Even though I have awakened, my former power was long ago sacrificed to destiny, and I can only manifest through the divine personality of destiny. I can do nothing to you."

Up ahead, hearing his words, the corners of Aedis's mouth twitched involuntarily. Looking at the exceptionally realistic surroundings, he harbored deep doubts about the other's words.

Opposite him, seeing Aedis's reaction, the youth continued: "As a reward from destiny, this divine personality of destiny shall be handed over to you."

"However, you must pay attention."

The youth paused for a moment and then said, "This world is growing ever closer to the primary world of this universe."

"The primary world?" Aedis asked in confusion.

"Every primary world is the most powerful realm within a universe, possessing not only the most abundant genesis source but also the greatest potential."

"The characteristic of a primary world lies in its powerful capacity for growth. As time passes, the primary world will continuously draw surrounding worlds toward itself and then merge with them."

"According to my perception, the world in which you were reborn has already begun to make contact with the primary world. In at most another millennium, it will merge with the primary world of this universe."

Following his words, the scenery in the distance slowly began to change.

wisps of the void began to emerge, and within the void, two radiances lit up.

A massive world gradually materialized, upon which a boundless continent appeared, scattering immeasurable light of the world, slowly pulling another much weaker world beside it closer.

The two worlds attracted one another, and at their edges, the collision and tearing of laws had already begun. It seemed that after some time, they would truly merge.

Seeing this scene, Aedis frowned slightly.

"This is a scene revealed by destiny, and it is also my final hint to you." The youth smiled faintly, then instructed Aedis: "In the future, I must ask for your protection."

Hearing this, Aedis was stunned, and then the scene began to change.

The once magnificent void and divine kingdom gradually decayed, and specks of dust began to fall, transforming into pure starlight and burning power of laws, which then slowly poured into Aedis's mind.

At the same time, above Aedis's head, a divine personality of destiny radiating a pale white glow trembled slightly. As a trace of destiny's power emerged, countless insights slowly surfaced in his mind, allowing him to rapidly comprehend the laws of destiny.

Finally, as a ray of radiance faded, Aedis watched as the last remaining grave in place vanished, his figure gradually disappearing.

...

"Your Majesty, what is wrong?" A gentle voice gradually sounded beside Aedis.

Aedis turned around, only to find that he had already returned to his royal palace, with knights standing in duty outside.

Beside him, Cassie was dressed lightly, holding a plate of fruit behind him.

At this moment, although decades had passed, owing to Aedis's existence and the influence of natural divinity, Cassie had maintained her past appearance without undergoing any cultivation, looking just like a young girl in her twenties.

However, at this moment, a hazy power was diffusing across Cassie's body, nurturing a new life within her.

Instantly, Aedis's gaze narrowed. Under the effect of the destiny divine personality, which was now completely unsealed, he clearly perceived the deep fluctuations of the law of destiny within her, as well as an immortal divine soul residing inside.

"So, it is like this..." This thought flashed through his mind.

"Your Majesty, what is the matter?" Before him, seeing him in a daze, Cassie asked with a smile, looking very gentle.

Aedis shook his head and smiled as well: "It's nothing."

"I was just thinking that Olaris is no longer young, and it is about time for him to take a wife."

Hearing this, Cassie nodded instantly, seeming to find the idea deeply reasonable.

...

Time passed just like that. In the ninetieth year of the establishment of the Aedis Empire, as the last tribe of magic-born was wiped out by the imperial army, the tide of monsters that had originally raged across the world was declared pacified.

The entire world erupted in cheers.

However, when the world was pacified and many ministers urged Aedis to reduce the size of the army, Aedis unexpectedly refused. Not only did he refuse to downsize the army, but he even strengthened the recruitment and reinforcement of the troops.

This was Aedis taking precautions for the rainy day. After all, knowing full well that the two worlds were about to merge, only by maintaining his own formidable combat strength could he seize the initiative in the upcoming collision.

Nevertheless, as the overseas monster tides and the vast number of magic-born tribes were pacified, a large amount of border land became vacant.

Under Aedis's order, a large wave of immigrants went forth to construction, and towering cities rose one after another. Through decades of governance and reproduction, several new large territories were established in the outer lands.

The reform of divine arts was also taking place. Driven by Aedis and led by the Church of Nature, a large number of things rooted in divine power and divine arts began to take shape.

Items such as divine power cannons and various divine art-driven artifacts were successively manufactured and integrated into the lives of the people.

As all of this gradually progressed, supported by divine power, an unprecedentedly prosperous empire slowly stood tall upon the earth.

...

In a distant region, roars of beasts echoed continuously across the wilderness.

This was outside the borders of the Aedis Empire. At present, due to population limitations, this area had not yet been developed, so it was sparsely populated, with only a few wild beasts roaming about.

Yet today, upon this land, a youth arrived, roaming as if taking a stroll, yet with a single step, he traversed countless distances.

"Indeed, the worlds in this universe have boundaries." Aedis gazed at the world ahead, muttering to himself.

Ahead, a vast expanse of land connected with mountain ranges, dotted with lush grass and green trees, looking very harmonious and natural.

However, in Aedis's eyes, what lay before him was merely a false image. Wisps of the void emerged beyond the world, carrying boundless darkness and profundity.

After pacifying the monster tide, Aedis had sent many people to march toward the borders of the world. It had taken a full decade and more to finally unearth some anomalies, and looking at it now, it was indeed so.

He looked down, where a fluffy squirrel was lowering its head as it climbed.

With a thought in Aedis's mind, a trace of confusion flashed in the squirrel's eyes, and then it sprinted rapidly toward the distance—namely, straight into the void perceived by Aedis.

The squirrel swiftly crossed that infinitesimal distance and pierced through the boundary.

Instantly, in Aedis's eyes, the squirrel's aura vanished. A moment later, the squirrel's aura reappeared, running back in the opposite direction.

"As expected, if one cannot see through it, upon crossing the edge of the world, one would unknowingly lose their direction and then return the way they came."

Aedis thought of the intelligence he had previously gathered.

"However, if the end of the world is like this, what kind of scene will the fusion of the two worlds be?"

After a while, this thought flashed through his mind.