Chapter 664: Death of Snake Father
The conversation between the Snake Father and the Lord of Scales and Feathers was not kept secret from outsiders.
Judging from the reactions of the cardinals, they had clearly known about this future. Perhaps it was because of Loki's prophecy, or perhaps it was because the Pillar God they had contracted with had already mentioned this matter.
It is also possible that no one or God has ever told them - after all, that is a future that can be deduced by logic alone.
Not all paths have an end; some paths lead to eternity. However, transcendence is not among them.
The Father of Serpents will eventually come to an end. And His appointed day is near.
This is a path whose ending was determined from the very beginning.
Those who transcend never retreat and never stop - and because of this, those who transcend will never have peace.
But this kind of endless progress day after day is a kind of happiness for those who transcend. No matter where you go, you will find a new goal wherever you look.
——However, “transcendence” must have a goal to be realized.
Therefore, if we look to the infinitely distant future, the transcendent will eventually face an inevitable fate.
That is, one day they will eventually become the "strongest" from the "transcendents".
When they surpass the limit, it signifies their betrayal of the Dao. Just as a rebel becomes a monarch, they are no longer the same rebels they once were...
It's easy to conquer the world, but hard to keep it. This is generally the trend of this kind of story.
"[The Pillars of this world must never betray this path]," the Lord of Scales and Feathers looked at the Snake Father with Aiwas's body, his emerald green pupils deep and his voice low, "This is what you said to me when I became the Pillar God.
"Today, I am still the God of Adaptation. And you..."
"—I will never retreat."
The Snake Father interrupted the Lord of Scales and Feathers and spoke in a clear attitude.
"The pillar gods of this world are all slaves of my old self..."
Hengwo suddenly opened his mouth and said these words.
In an instant, the room fell into a brief silence.
"Evans" looked at Hengwo and nodded slightly.
Then he looked at Cardinal Cyril again, broke the silence, and asked directly: "When is the date set?"
"August 1st has been confirmed."
The Snake Father said without hesitation: "On that day, I will complete the final transcendence - crossing the Twilight Wall.
"Whether I survive or not, and no matter what lies beyond that wall... I will no longer exist as a Pillar God. Regardless of whether I die, depart, be reborn, or ascend to the summit... I will leave the River of Change.
"This world will face 'eight days without transcendence.' On the eighth day of the eighth month, a new Pillar God will ascend."
...August 1st.
Quietly, Aiwass heard the news.
He suddenly reacted.
In another world line, Huantiansi's arrival was exactly on August 3rd!
If the death of the Snake Father was brought forward, then according to this time... perhaps it was not Huan Tiansi who came to power by "killing his father", but that the Snake Father reached the end of his journey.
When the Gengyi River is vacant of its pillar god, Huantiansi will take charge.
If nothing unexpected happens... that will probably be the day of the showdown between Aiwass and Huan Tiansi.
...Is there less than half a year left?
This thought arose in Aiwas' mind, and for a moment he felt a sense of lack of reality and tension.
"It's not that there is no way..."
At this moment, the Lord of Scales and Feathers spoke slowly, "You can also try to modify your own path narrative like I did."
"Surpassing and adapting are different paths, Kunpeng."
The Snake Father refused without hesitation, "I am destined to pursue the path of transcendence, and I will never turn back until the end. To attempt to transcend this inevitable fate would be to betray the path of transcendence on another level. This is the 'paradox of transcendence,' an infinite wall with no positive or negative."
He stared at Aiwass with his purple-red snake pupils: "Just like this, you will live on with every scale and feather of mine. You... are also a continuation of me."
"—However, 'easier' and 'survival' are not in conflict."
Aiwass crossed his arms, shook his head slightly, and said, “The Way of Adaptation also flows with the blood of transcendence—just like the Way of Authority.
"I will never forget—in the past, predicting the future was a skill that transcended the Tao. Anchoring the future, then transcending it...isn't that what you did before?"
When Aiwass heard the secret suddenly revealed by his boss, he was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly realized it.
No wonder……
The Lord of Scales and Feathers has a title, which is "God of Scale and Feather Thieves", and the church's official name for Him is even "God of Scales and Feathers". So where did his "scales and feathers" come from, so that it can become the name of the Pillar God?
Sure enough—that was the "Feathered Serpent," the father of all snakes!
The Lord of Scales and Feathers once stole the Snake Father's precognitive ability, just as the Spider's Silk Sequel stole Loki's blood of the Supreme God.
It is precisely because the path of adaptation is mixed with a part of the path of transcendence that today's adapters are tainted with the characteristics of transcendence - whether they are assassins who kill the strong, the rich and the officials, or doctors who use poison to defeat the strong and medicine to defeat death, and hunters who fight against the "magic beasts" that are stronger than intelligent creatures and are rampant, they all have a hint of transcendence.
——Survival of the fittest.
The essence of adaptation is "evolution"! And evolution is undoubtedly "transcendence for survival"...
...Every sip and every peck are fixed numbers.
What was once a "scaled and feathered" act has now become the starting point for a major deviation from the path of adaptation...
"—That's not surprising, Aiwass."
When Aiwas thought of this, he suddenly felt that the space around him became dim again.
In the pitch-black space, a chair appeared before him. The Scale-Feathered Lord sat with his knees crossed and his fingers intertwined, while the faceless man sat unsteadily on the chair.
There was no light source around, but unexpectedly one could clearly see the ethereal face of the Lord of Scales and Feathers.
"—This scene looks like a villain's soldier reporting to the backlit boss."
Aiwass couldn't help but complain.
But the Lord of Scales and Feathers just laughed and said, "It's not much different actually.
"You guessed correctly... The reason the Adaptive Path deviated so significantly is because it's mixed with a portion of the Transcendent Path. It's also because of this that the Adaptive Path becomes more stable when faced with a powerful enemy."
“Now, with no external enemies, it’s easy to stray from the path of adaptation.
"But this situation isn't unexpected. Rather, it's perfectly reasonable—even inevitable.
"Think about your own situation. The influence of the Tao on the material world is long-lasting and far-reaching. Later Pillar Gods will ultimately be influenced by those who came first. The God of Authority also possesses a transcendent side and traces of greater power; the God of Love yearns for ultimate beauty, yet also possesses the lust of bestiality.
"Before I finally ascended to godhood, I was also a believer in the Snake Father and even his apostle."
The Lord of Scales and Feathers spoke slowly, "I stole from him the scales known as the Yao of the Eight Trigrams and the feathers known as the Rain of Prey. The former represents the power of foresight, while the latter represents the essence of evolution."
"…Why are you telling me this?"
Upon hearing this essential secret concerning the succession of the Pillar Gods, Aiwass had no energy left to be curious or amazed. Instead, he perked up and became extremely alert.
"That's naturally because you have some relationship with Snake Father."
The Lord of Scales and Feathers smiled and said, "Huan Tiansi is the son of the Snake Father, and you are the half that Huan Tiansi cut off. You can be considered a part of him, his younger brother, or his descendant. But no matter what, you have some connection with the Snake Father on the level of 'fate'.
"—Do you know why all sorts of low-probability events always happen around you?"
(End of this chapter)
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