The soul was the source of everything. It was the source of all unnatural forces in the world of Aichy.
Using the entire world as a template, the soul would circulate within it, and the entire world would move forward in confinement.
The Heaven's Pillar and the River Styx had always been the core of the Cycle of Reincarnation. But compared to the River Styx that flowed through countless planes, the Heaven's Pillar, which only sent souls to the end of the world and the Gods' Divine Kingdoms, was far inferior in every aspect.
The origin of this was the difference between Order and Chaos. Since it was Order, it naturally wouldn't change. Just the effect of transportation wouldn't be able to allow the entire Cycle of Reincarnation to advance.
Therefore, for the world, the River Styx, which had a natural circulation effect, was much more useful than the Heaven's Pillar. Therefore, even the Hades Plane had the River Styx.
Many devout believers sacrificed everything for God. All they wanted was for their souls to return to God's Kingdom after death so that they wouldn't have to go through the pain of reincarnation in the Netherworld River.
However, very few people knew that the souls in a divine kingdom would also be consumed. After the souls were burned out or accidentally died, unless the gods used up their divine power to reconstruct them, the fragments would still return to the Gui Ming River.
It was part of the natural cycle.
Just transportation and migration wouldn't change. Without change, without the death of the old and the birth of the new, how could there be reincarnation?
From the moment a soul fell into the River Styx, it could no longer be described as an individual.
In front of the purest and most primitive power of Chaos, it would gradually be broken down, damaged, and become a part of the entire Nether River.
As for the soul strength of that soul when it was still alive … Existences with the concept of soul strength were already incredible. But no matter how strong a soul was, in the River Styx that was the incarnation of Chaos, it would gradually decompose and change, eventually turning into a member of Chaos.
This was the reason why the souls that climbed up to the Abyss once again became demons. In reality, they were no longer individuals.
If one had to describe it, the newly born demons were more like newborns born from old souls as nutrients and materials. The memories of those mortals were merely knowledge, not the past.
However, there are exceptions to everything. As far as I know, there are two types of souls that won't be corrupted by the River Styx.
The first was the souls of the gods.
Their souls could no longer be called souls. They were mixed together with "Divine Concepts" and "Divine Concepts" to form a complete entity.
This was especially true for the Order Faction Gods. Their physical bodies were combined with their Divine Kingdoms. It wouldn't even be appropriate to describe them as "individuals". They were more like aggregates.
It could be said that from the moment they ascended to the divine throne, they were no longer their past selves.
Once they died, it would be like a country being wiped out. It would be a complete collapse, and those fragments, perhaps the fragments of some deity's divine spark, would become the spoils of war pursued by experts.
It could be said that at the same time that they ascended to godhood, their souls had already changed. They had completely fused with their Concepts, so they were naturally unable to enter the cycle of reincarnation.
The seeds of the Evil Gods were actually using their own bloodlines to wrap their own power and soul fragments together, turning them into poisonous candies that tempted their descendants to become their own replicas step by step. It had little to do with reincarnation.
The second type of soul that wouldn't be corroded by the Nether River was called Roland …
Cough, I wasn't quite sure why my soul was able to resist the River Styx's corruption. In the past, I thought it was because I was a transmigrator, but now that I thought about it, the main reason was probably because of my cheat.
The Creator Goddess created the entire world. She was the highest-level existence. The Goddesses of Chaos and Order respectively controlled Chaos and were second-level existences. The power of Order transformed into the Pillar of Heaven that connected the Order Gods' Divine Kingdoms and the upper planes. The power of Chaos transformed into the River Styx that flowed through countless planes.
My research concluded that life and souls originated from the meeting between Chaos and Order. In that case, life and souls were both lower-level Concepts to Chaos and Order. Any life that encountered the River Styx would naturally be directly disintegrated.
This was the suppression of a higher-level Concept over a lower-level Concept. It was the foundational step of Order that was written into the world.
When I was tied together with a certain Master of Order, even though she no longer had much power, she was still an individual who wielded control over Order. She was even stronger than the River Styx, which represented Chaos.
In that case, a lower-level Concept would naturally be unable to harm a higher-level existence. Since my soul was possessed by my System, I was naturally able to happily sing on the River Styx.
However, I wasn't at a completely higher level than the River Styx. Death and the River Styx would still make me pay an equal price. Only I would be the one to pay for these losses, not Astrya.
From a certain standpoint, I came to a despairing conclusion. Based on this conclusion, even if I killed off the two Creator Goddesses of Chaos, it would still be quite difficult to completely destroy their souls with just the power of this world. No wonder they would wander around the world like wandering ghosts looking for trouble.
In that case, it was no wonder that Cavendish had risked his life to go to the Hades in order to get rid of the remnant soul in his body.
I suddenly came to a strange conclusion. It was likely that there had been an "Undying Roland" before. Perhaps there had also been an "Undying Cavendish". It was just that nobody knew how many times Cavendish had died on his path of growth. But now that he had gotten rid of Cynthia's remnant soul, he had probably lost his undying nature as well.
Under Astrya's guidance, I successfully analyzed Maria's soul. The conclusion I came to was rather inconceivable.
"A Chaos Girl? How is this possible …? "
But now, I discovered a third type of soul that was even more powerful than the River Styx.
Although I still needed to analyze the specific characteristics of this soul, there was no mistaking its level …
[This is a remnant of Cynthia's soul. What did she do … No, she's not Cynthia. This is a brand new individual. However, it's impossible for us to reincarnate. No, no, no …]
Alright then, it was impossible for her to be mistaken. This was the first time I had ever seen such a large emotional fluctuation. My System seemed rather anxious and anxious.
I habitually ignored my System, which was panicking for once, as I carefully thought through all the clues.
What did Cynthia do? I really wanted to know the answer as well, but it was likely that the person who knew the answer wouldn't tell me.
I fell into deep thought as I looked at the gigantic creature lying on the operating table. Should I dissect it a bit deeper? However, I was afraid that I would be unable to restore it.
"… How many years will you be sentenced to for murdering the Empress of the strongest country in Eich? I'm waiting online. It's urgent. "
I could only sigh and give up on this rather tempting option as I said such a silly joke.
Being unable to restore it was one thing. What I was most afraid of was that I wouldn't be able to analyze her soul shards even after dissecting her. Just like how the River Styx's power level was lower than mine, my power level was definitely lower than this soul shard's. Without my System's assistance, it would be impossible for me to successfully dissect Maria's soul. And, my System was currently half-crippled.
It wouldn't matter much if I made some purely logical guesses.
"An Evil God's seed?"
The term "sister" and the strange direct connection between them, as well as the fact that they would kill each other all reminded me of an Evil God's seed.
Evil God's children would also kill each other in order to steal each other's divine power and power in order to become more "complete". In the end, they would lose their sense of self and become the Evil God's resurrection.
In that case, were these "Chaos Girls" also killing each other in order to steal each other's power and become more "complete"? Could it be that Cynthia would be the one to be resurrected in the end?
This was quite possible, especially since we had previously witnessed Cynthia's backup physical body during the Battle of the Hades. In that case, since she had a backup physical body, wouldn't she also have a backup soul?
[That's impossible. It's impossible for our souls to be duplicated. There's no material in this world that can contain our souls. It's impossible to create an artificially created soul duplicate.]
Alright then, this possibility was negated.
[Although it's impossible to duplicate a soul, it's possible to split it up into countless shards … I can pretty much guess what Cynthia is doing. Give me some time. I need to figure this out. It's best if you can find me two more Chaos Girls to compare.]
"Two? Where should I find them? "
[… Perhaps they're not far from you. I've already memorized their soul fluctuations. Your sister-in-law, Leona, and also Eliza …]
"Eliza, that's impossible! Back in the day, Lisa was just an ordinary person, a pure ordinary person. How could she possibly be ordinary with such a soul!? "
[Are you certain?]
"I'm certain!"
[Are you certain that it was after you fished her out of the River Styx?]
I was rendered speechless as my past memories flashed in my mind. Originally, Eliza's magic power and martial arts talent had been terrible. However, Eliza, who had been born from Lisa's mother body, had excellent magic power and martial arts talent. Not only that, she was deeply favored by the Chaos Abyss …
[This woman before me is also greatly favored by the Chaos Abyss. There's also Leona. From a certain standpoint, the Chaos Abyss is also favoring her.]
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