Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Mother Tree of Desire, The Witness
Chapter 68: Mother Tree of Desire, The Witness
The ocean.
Onboard the Dawn, within the captain's cabin, a familiar starry sky appeared and then vanished again.
Bernadette watched the fading starlight with an indescribable expression.
The starlight that fell from the sky above was like an insurmountable, irresistible Milky Way.
No matter what seal she used, she couldn't fix that patch of sky in place, let alone trace its origin.
"This is the power of the stars. Go and seek it out, find His followers; it is the easiest and safest way for you to understand Him."
The Lamp God sighed, looking up at the starry sky, silent.
His avatar had already passed through that starry sky, reaching the Hall of Stars.
Returning to this palace, he was much more composed, glancing at Hastur before shifting his gaze to the starry sky above.
The first time he came, he had already guessed, and this time, after a long observation, he became even more certain of his thoughts.
Each star in that sky represented an Outer God and the Ancient Ones, and he was one of them.
The Fallen Mother Goddess, Mother Tree of Desire, the Overstar Sovereign, the Ring of Fate, the Primal Hunger, and perhaps others were all within those stars.
This mysterious Sovereign of Stars, whose true name was hard to know, would watch over each star when bored, observing their every move.
Looking down from a higher dimension at other existences… Was he not a high-dimensional observer?
The Lamp God turned his gaze back to Hastur, quietly observing him, feeling that it wasn't quite right.
He had been in contact with the high-dimensional observer more than once and was quite familiar with him.
"Who exactly are you?" the Lamp God asked again, voicing his doubts.
"Don't you want to find out the answer yourself?" Hastur looked at him indifferently.
The Lamp God replied directly: "I don't want to."
"Admitting one's own incompetence sometimes also requires courage."
"Heh, I just don't want to waste this time."
"Pity, I'm quite interested in playing this game."
Hastur wouldn't tell the Lamp God, after all, he didn't know what identity he held at the moment, the only certainty was that he was the Sovereign of the Hall of Stars.
"Hmph, the same bad taste!" The Lamp God sneered, reminding him of the Mysterious, who also liked to be an enigma.
What he disliked the most were those beings who spoke in half-truths, seeing one, he wanted to beat one.
"In the vastness of time, there are few things that can pique interest, ending too early would be too dull."
"You're deliberately avoiding the topic, aren't you?" The Lamp God's eyes sharpened.
"Instead of probing, why not use your brain to think through the answer to the problem."
"Hmph, did you pull me here after half a month just to mock me?"
Faced with this question, Hastur smiled without answering, extending a finger and lightly touching the void, causing a chain of order to fall down, winding its way in the direction of his finger.
The Lamp God's heart involuntarily trembled; he had been whipped by this chain of order for countless nights.
"What do you want to do?"
"Don't be so agitated, you should be quite familiar with it."
The chain of order gently twirled around Hastur's finger, like a very docile and harmless little snake.
"Heh, have you finally decided to make a move against me?"
The Lamp God sneered, not panicked at all, for only his avatar had arrived here, and its destruction would be no great loss.
If the other party wanted to target his true body, they would first have to break the seal left on the magic lamp by the Mysterious.
By then, regaining his freedom, he might not be without the power to fight!
"I just want you to meet a new friend."
Hastur's thoughts moved, and the chain of order reached the star where Mother Tree of Desire resided, then began to enter the space-time where Mother Tree of Desire was located.
Black light flickered, and Mother Tree of Desire, which had been waiting for the opportunity, immediately took action. It actively stretched out several branches to entwine the chain of order, while countless human-faced fruits fell from the branches, converging into a vast ocean that spread forth.
It wanted to erode this piece of starry sky!
The light of the chain of order remained, and the starry sky was not melted, as if there was a different space-time or dimension between them.
When everything dissipated, an avatar of Mother Tree of Desire had been led by the chain of order, passing through the starry sky, to the Hall of Stars.
Everything returned to its original state.
"High-dimensional observer?"
In the starry sky, a voice seemed to emanate from a dark, lightless world.
The Hall of Stars.
The Lamp God witnessed with his own eyes a chain of order pulling an avatar from a star! This made him even more certain of his guess; each star in the sky above represented an Outer God of the Ancient Days!
The avatar of Mother Tree of Desire descended, still in the form of a large tree, with dark green branches entwined around the trunk, and light green human-faced fruits hanging from the branches, only the center of the trunk lacked the shadow of the bound god.
With just one glance, the Lamp God recognized the identity of this avatar.
Mother Tree of Desire!
It had always existed outside the starry sky, usually hidden in a dark, lightless world, with few beings knowing its true form.
Mother Tree of Desire, too, was sizing up this unfamiliar environment, easily recognizing the origin of the Lamp God.
The tale of the Child of Chaos being calculated by the Mysterious and then sealed into the wishing lamp was witnessed by many Outer Gods and Ancient Ones lurking outside the starry sky.
He was naturally one of the witnesses.
What concerned him was not meeting the Lamp God here, but the figure sitting in the foremost position, and what exactly was this mysterious palace?
He stared at Hastur for a long time without saying a word, his roots spreading in all directions like a peacock's tail.
He wanted to attempt to take over the Hall of Stars!
The Lamp God chuckled to himself, consciously sitting in his seat, silent, quietly observing everything.
He had always wanted to test the waters, but didn't want to anger the other party, after all, he still needed the other's help to unlock his seal.
The arrival of Mother Tree of Desire's avatar was simply too perfect. With its nature, plus being outside the starry sky without any concerns, it wouldn't allow itself to be manipulated by others.
This was the perfect opportunity to see the mysteries of the Hall of Stars.
As for who would lose or win, he didn't believe that an avatar of Mother Tree of Desire could overturn everything here.
The avatar of Mother Tree of Desire should be about the same as himself, around Sequence 8, but it was only by virtue of a high position that it possessed power far beyond its sequence.
But here, after all, was someone else's home field.
Sequence 8, really too insignificant.
Faced with Mother Tree of Desire's initiative, Hastur remained quietly seated, not needing to take action himself.
Here, the Hall of Stars would suppress any existence that dared to offend Him.
Mother Tree of Desire's current move had already met the suppression conditions of the Hall of Stars.
Starlight rained down from the sky above, each strand of light pressing down like a mountain!
Any roots of Mother Tree of Desire that reached beyond the boundary were shattered, and its body, as if bearing a piece of the starry sky, could not move an inch.
To the left and right, two chains of order came through, piercing the body of Mother Tree of Desire, turning into starlight shackles, completely suppressing it!
Mother Tree of Desire just quietly witnessed all this, without any panic or tension.
It was just an insignificant avatar, and it didn't care.
Mother Tree of Desire calmly looked at Hastur and slowly spoke: "Are you the high-dimensional observer?"
Seeing that Mother Tree of Desire could no longer act, the Lamp God inwardly sighed in pity, his gaze turning to Mother Tree of Desire, chuckling: "He is not the high-dimensional observer, it seems you rarely deal with that guy."
Faced with Mother Tree of Desire, who had offended upon arrival, the Lamp God felt a surge of superiority.
"You are also an avatar, here… the power of the stars."
Mother Tree of Desire silently felt for a while, then looked towards the star that represented its location.
It was only recently that it had felt watched; previously, it had not. The aura here was ancient and mysterious, existing for an unimaginably long time.
That is to say, it had been living under the gaze of others without realizing it.
"Choose a seat."
Hastur released the suppression of the Hall of Stars on Mother Tree of Desire, retracting the chain of order, allowing Mother Tree of Desire to regain its freedom.
Mother Tree of Desire glanced at the long table and went straight to the seat on Hastur's left-hand side, sitting very close to him.
Hastur tried to act naturally, not minding the gaze of Mother Tree of Desire.
The Lamp God's gaze became focused, feeling that his position was not very good.
There was a feeling of being isolated and judged.
But the seat was his choice, and he was not about to rush to change to a new one.
Mother Tree of Desire asked: "What do you want
"…What do you want to do?"
"An experiment."
Hastur's tone remained even, under the close scrutiny of Mother Tree of Desire, the pressure was indeed not small.
He was more aggressive than the Lamp God.
"Do you also wish to enter the primal barrier and plunder the essence?"
"I am but a witness."
"A witness?" Mother Tree of Desire repeated, the human-faced fruits on its body opening their mouths as if to emit a burst of laughter.
"Chaos and madness are eternal; can you completely restrain the desires that stem from the depths of your soul?"
Hastur tapped his fingers on the table, suppressing the uncomfortable laughter of the human-faced fruits, calmly stating, "Anything is possible."
"Send this strand of my avatar into the primal barrier, and I will believe in your ability."
"I never need to prove myself."
Hastur would not send Mother Tree of Desire's avatar into the primal barrier to reach Earth.
Although it was only equivalent to a Sequence 8 avatar, once it left the suppression of the Hall of Stars, Mother Tree of Desire, with its high status, could definitely stir up a storm!
By then, even if the Seven Deities descended, they might not be able to subdue it.
Perhaps one day, Mother Tree of Desire would directly descend before him, revealing his true identity.
Such a thing, he would never do.
As a witness, maintaining neutrality was the stance he felt most suited his needs.
In this way, the Hall of Stars was akin to a transit station between the Outer Gods and Earth.
What kind of business is best to do?
Of course, a platform!
(End of Chapter)
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