The reason Cheng Shi needled the Iron Law of [Order] so aggressively wasn't only because he had his eye on the [Order] throne — he also had his eye on the [Chaos] throne.
Don't forget: the current [Chaos] was being played by the Fun God. Cheng Shi couldn't find him, so he was "forcing a eting" through this thod.
[Deceit] had gone silent. [Chaos] had gone equally silent. What remained was the temple — and the throne belonging to [Chaos].
In Cheng Shi's plan, using the Iron Law of [Order]'s reaction to maneuver for both thrones was a guaranteed win.
If [Chaos] acknowledged its true identity, then once it ca to its senses it would inevitably return to its own throne. When the Fun God was on the verge of losing the [Chaos] throne, he might well appear at an assembly of gods under the Convention.
That was one of Cheng Shi's routes to a "roundabout audience."
And with [Chaos] back in its proper seat, the [Order] throne would naturally be vacated — giving him a new target.
If [Chaos] refused to acknowledge its identity, even better. Cheng Shi would wait for the right mont to expose the truth and make "order" itself resign in sha. At that point, not only would the [Order] throne open up — the [Chaos] throne would open up too.
As luck would have it, Cheng Shi still held the proxy role of [Chaos]'s Envoy, and he still had the [Chaos] Container. With the right moves, he could push the Ultraman identity straight onto that throne.
As for who was underneath Ultraman's skin?
Who cared? [Chaos] was chaos by nature — anyone could be [Chaos].
That was the full plan — a perfect open play combining a forced eting, a coup, claim-staking, and throne usurpation all in one.
So far, everything was unfolding exactly as he'd anticipated. All that was needed now was to prove that the Iron Law of [Order] was [Chaos].
But Cheng Shi wasn't in a rush to present his proof. Instead, he gave the Iron Law of [Order] a new choice.
"Out of respect for the one ti Justice (Order) showed a bias in favor of this world — let
offer you a warning:
Once your identity as [Chaos] is exposed in public, [Order]'s followers will fall into despair, and the will of [Order] may cease to exist.
Mortals may be weak, but faith is powerful. What chaos would follow from that — I can't say for certain.
If you truly believe the universe's order still needs to be maintained, we could handle this far more discreetly — just between you and , resolved quietly...
But if you insist on the 'order' identity and demand a public confrontation — if this becos known across the entire universe — then even if you deny it afterward, you will not escape a formal reckoning.
Which path truly serves the sake of real order... I believe you understand better than I do.
Nothing I'm saying is [Deceit]'s manipulation. This is the last trace of goodwill I can offer to the [Order] that once upheld the universe's order. Don't worry — I will prove your identity to you.
But who provides that proof — that depends on your answer.
If you agree, we can begin right now."
The Holy Light Law Code went silent.
It was almost hard to believe — a divine being, backed into a corner by a re mortal.
[Order] didn't believe it was [Chaos]. But it couldn't ignore the absolute certainty in Cheng Shi's bearing. It could sll the scent of scheming on Cheng Shi — yet this sche clearly hadn't co from [Deceit].
Because Cheng Shi's thods right now were far too blunt. So blunt that only a mortal without any divine Authority would issue such a direct challenge to the [Order] throne in this unsubtle way.
If [Deceit] were truly pulling strings from behind the scenes, there would be no need for any of this. [Deceit]'s lies could deceive the universe. By the ti [Order] realized its throne was gone, [Deceit] would already be sitting on that blazing holy seat, looking down at it with a smirk.
But that wasn't what made it go quiet.
Don't forget — in the false Curtain Call, facing the Outer God, the Iron Law of [Order] had been the one and only divine being who had stepped forward openly and refused the Outer God to its face.
Even if Cheng Shi, in [Order]'s eyes, shared the sa guilt as an Outer God — its determination to uphold [Order]'s will was beyond question, and its courage undeniable by any of the gods.
A mortal's question about its identity wouldn't have been enough to leave it this rattled.
What had truly silenced it was what had appeared outside the void the mont Cheng Shi said "great 'order,' afraid to give a defendant a chance to defend himself" — three pairs of eyes opening.
Green flas blazing from the sockets of an enormous skull. Lines of puppets forming before the Leaking World Silent Puppet. And a third pair of eyes — ones that saw through all of the past and future — locking down every stream of ti, becoming black holes, half-hidden, half-revealed, rging with the void's darkness.
This ti, who stood behind Cheng Shi was no longer [Deceit] — it was three of the Fear Faction's core divine beings.
Not a single audience had been wasted. After confirming that Fixed Destiny was truly this world's key, the Fear Faction had taken concrete action — showing the Iron Law of [Order] that so identities apparently were not its alone to accept or deny.
And so the Iron Law of [Order] went quiet.
It was already uncertain about order's future. If only [Death] and [Silence] had appeared just then, it would never have wavered.
But [Ti]...
Even if the Iron Law of [Order] knew that [Ti] had worked with [Void] and had even voted in favor of [Void]'s agenda — it had never believed that [Deceit] had manipulated [Ti]. It had always thought [Ti] had simply seen through to sothing, and that was why it had aligned with [Void].
[Existence] was the path closest to [Origin] — and the most devout. If even [Ti] believed that [Order] was no longer truly [Order]...
Were the other three right — was it truly not [Order]?
No.
It refused to believe it.
The Iron Law of [Order] wrestled with itself. Turbulent [Order] energy ran wild through the void — but the cage's "protective" walls ant the two mortals inside ca away unhard.
Of course, unable to see the three divine beings outside the void, Cheng Shi had no idea what was happening. He simply assud that [Chaos], under the pressure of its identity being exposed, was on the verge of revealing itself.
He raised an eyebrow and calmly took two steps back, clicking his tongue in appreciation.
"This much scheming, and the ending might turn out to be simple after all.
The [Chaos] disguised as [Order] self-destructs in its own confusion and sha — caught between two identities?
That would actually be an answer that does justice to both [Order] and [Chaos].
But then we'd have two vacancies. Wufang — do you prefer the [Order] throne or the [Chaos] throne?"
Li Wufang blinked. "I can choose? Then obviously [Order]..."
"..." Cheng Shi shot him a look of pure disdain, frustrated on his behalf. "Why not take both? Is there not enough room on your backside to sit on two thrones at once?"
"???"
The two "criminals" inside the cage were still whispering back and forth when the Iron Law of [Order] finished its inner struggle.
The Holy Light Law Code returned to stillness. It let a ray of holy light flow downward and break the cage open, then directed one final resonant pronouncent of order at the two suspects:
"Right here. Present your evidence — or what awaits you will be endless Lightning Punishnt."
As expected — even as [Chaos], it still cared about order. It didn't want the universe thrown into another round of chaos. It had chosen to handle this quietly.
Cheng Shi smiled.
"As you wish, great [Chaos].
Allow
to now introduce my witness — [mory] follower, Li Jingming."
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