Contrary to the seemingly harmonious state.
At the mont when the "Charioteer" spoke, the hearts of the three Silver Baron knights sank.
This could only an one thing—
That is, the Charioteer had indeed died.
If the Charioteer’s soul had rely lost its way to another world, then even if the demons of The Void World had entered her corpse, they could not have obtained her mories.
Because that would an "the Charioteer is not completely dead yet."
There are two types of parasitism by the demons of The Void World.
One is when the host still has an independent consciousness... then the demon of The Void World becos an ancient god whispering incessantly in the ear. By driving the host mad to the point they sincerely believe these whisperings as their own thoughts, the body would then be taken over.
The second type is to directly parasitize a deceased sentient being’s corpse.
Such as soone or an animal that has just been killed.
But purified remains of the undead don’t work.
Now... although the consciousness of the demon of The Void World has been purified by the remnants of the pure power within the Charioteer’s corpse, its ability to speak clearly with Silver Baron and his companions signifies that the Charioteer had indeed died those years ago.
That’s why her remains now possess such power.
If the sa person split into two using so thod, the transcendent power possessed cannot simply duplicate twofold. Otherwise, by repeating such thods, one could easily surpass all deities.
The authority of the body of light cos from the soul—though for deities, there is no "soul" in the traditional sense. Because the body of light is created through "soul manifestation."
But if separation is necessary, then the authority is not reliant on the body itself, but attaches to the "consciousness."
Even if a certain inexperienced False God accidentally enters the depths of the dream realm with their consciousness, they still possess the authority of deities, while the body left outside is bereft of that great power.
Like their "domain."
Only where it is perceived, can power exist.
This ans, if back then the Charioteer’s "consciousness had fallen deep into the dream realm," then all her authority would have left with her soul.
Except during the ritual, this body has the special property of a "divine corpse," which is of high rank... but it would probably be just like the corpse of a Truth Rank Transcendent without any special attributes.
Indeed, just existing is enough to permanently change the surrounding environnt—like those butterflies in Blood Butterfly Valley, like the infinite storm above the Storm Tower.
But that’s all.
And if the body still possesses the power of a deity... it suggests that the soul shattered earlier than the body. It’s because of this that so power remained within the body.
Actually, when the mystical lady designed the system, she already had a vague idea of this...
But she also harbored a glimr of hope—using one of the Charioteer’s eyes as a material, maybe it was just a prir to trigger the power of the Book of the Celestial Chariot, maybe just a power of ritual significance...
However, now they can be certain.
The Charioteer is indeed dead.
And oddly... her consciousness shattered even before her body.
But at that ti, she still managed to "park the chariot." That implies she didn’t die imdiately...
She realized her ti to die was close, yet didn’t call for help or leave any last words, but quietly chose to safely send Sisyphus back and left the Power of the Chariot for this world.
"...What are you mourning about?"
But contrary to the somber atmosphere, the tone of the "Charioteer" sounded quite light.
She stretched out her right hand from the semi-transparent void crack, tidied the hair at her temples, and showed a sowhat amused expression: "No need for such sorrow. I was not killed by anyone."
Yawen had also told them this.
Because the body of the Charioteer is too intact.
Even if cut by extrely fine threads or swords, there would definitely be so damage. But the remains of the Charioteer are not missing even a fragnt. Rather than saying it’s "shattered", it’s more like it has been "disassembled".
Just as... a television isn’t smashed but disassembled into components.
"Do not think of such foolish words as ’avenge ’. The fact that I could die at that ti is actually a good thing."
"...A good thing?"
Silver Baron frowned deeply.
He wanted to object.
But looking at the familiar figure before him, his voice softened; and thinking that the person driving this body is not that person, he felt there really was nothing good to say.
But the "Charioteer" was not shaken at all.
"Yes, it is a good thing."
She said sowhat helplessly yet very affirmatively: "I am the God of Destiny, as well as the God of Past and Future. Just before I sent Sisyphus to the Light Realm... I saw another future."
Future?
The mysterious lady vaguely realized sothing.
But she did not speak, just listening as the "Charioteer" narrated.
"The God of Justice is the most dangerous critical point. The power of ’justice’, its greatest aning, actually lies in its ambiguity... It should not be solidified. At least in our world, it should not be solidified.
"If there exists a God of Justice in this world, where the sole concept of justice is solidified and clarified... then no matter whether the God of Justice lives or dies, it will inevitably collapse in the future—just like the Moth Mother saw from the depths of the Dream Realm, collapsing into nothing but a fragntary shadow of the world."
"...But you can kill Sisyphus."
Silver Baron’s brows were tightly knit: "You had no need to bring him back."
He had never had much regard for Sisyphus.
Now knowing that the fall of the Charioteer was related to Sisyphus himself—this made his tone beco more intense: "Can’t you see who between you and Sisyphus is more important?
"You are the emotional bond between us. Without Sisyphus, we just lose a Justice Saint; but losing you, this world has already shattered..."
"...It’s not that I chose to sacrifice myself for Sisyphus’s survival."
The expression of the "Charioteer" beca sowhat helpless: "Listen to to the end.
"At that ti, I realized the existence of the God of Justice might lead to world destruction. So I started going through futuristic apocalyptic scenes from 800 to 4200 years in the future. Just as I was searching for a way out... I suddenly suffered an attack from the future."
"...The future?"
Even for gods, such a mighty force is difficult to comprehend.
The Fourth Historical Discussion and the Sixth Era Books, they all involve power from the future.
Changing the future from the past is not impossible—this is what’s known as "anchoring the power of destiny".
But the other way around...
Changing the past from the future?
That’s almost impossible.
—It ans the whole world would collapse.
Upward history, forward history, deeper history... If soone goes against the current, impacting not just "forward history", it would lead to a "paradox" covering the whole world—from that bifurcation point, gods born afterward might beco the "Naless God" that would only exist in another alternate history.
"That’s not right..."
The mysterious lady suddenly paused: "Indeed, there is a way to change the past from the future—"
Soon, Silver Baron and Faceless Poet also realized what the mysterious lady was referring to.
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