Chapter 2226: He’s finally awake. "My Father was once an Infinity too, why not use his help?" Aeliana asked and Lyriana— "It won’t work." She shook her head. "It might have if Nux read his memories before, but now he cannot since Lord Azriel is now connected to the Universe. Peering into his mind would alert the Universe, which would... result in the Universe reacting strongly and... Killing Lord Azriel for betraying it." "What...?" The Vampire blinked. "When I was discussing all this with Nux, he too had the same idea. He contacted Lord Azriel and he told him that now that he was the Universe’s Child, the connection between him and the Universe is far stronger than the connection the Universe shares with its other connections. So the moment Nux, who has no connection with the Universe, tries to read his memories, the Universe will sense his presence and understand that its own Child is working with the foreign enemy. And of course... What happens next is..." Lavinia didn’t think it was right to repeat the same thing. Aeliana, however, frowned. "Didn’t Father’s new Law make him independent of the Universe?" From what Azriel told her, there weren’t many things the Universe could do against him even though he was now its child. This was the reason she was so comfortable constantly being in contact with her father despite no longer being part of the Main Universe. "Lord Azriel said he isn’t sure whether the Universe holds the power to actually kill him, but enraging it was not a wise option. Also..." The Elf hesitated for a moment, but seeing the look in the Vampire’s eyes, she just sighed and continued— "He said he is disgusted by the idea of having Nux read his memories and told Nux to deal with his problems on his own. And he warned not to bother him again, else he is going to take his daughter away." The Elf added at the end, and the rest of the women who heard those words just rolled their eyes again. Still trying to find excuses to take her away, as if he is going to let it happen. But this time, not every woman had the same thought. One had a different one. What’s with the empty warnings, just take her away. Amaya thought inwardly, her dark eyes getting even darker as she stared at Aeliana. "Wait..." Then suddenly, Rune frowned, staring at Lyriana. "When you were talking to Nux about this... Does this mean you have already discussed all this with Nux?" The Cat woman asked, her frown deepening with every passing moment. And for a moment, Lyriana froze, unable to react to those words, but when the Elf finally came out of her reverie—she frowned as well— "What gave you the idea that I would discuss something with you first before going to Nux?" And the moment she said those words, Rune... "Right. I didn’t think that through." The Cat woman nodded too, shaking her head at her foolish question. The Elf nodded back and then— "What did Nux say when you were discussing this matter?" Amaya asked. She wanted to know what Nux was thinking. Of course, she was now going to have another private discussion regarding this with Nux, but it would still be better to gain some insights and prepare well. Lavinia, however, answered with a frown, "He... he frowned when I mentioned Zylarith’s name, saying how he couldn’t be trusted." "He is an enemy. Of course he cannot be trusted." Ember commented with a frown too. What was the Elf talking about? "No, not like that..." Lyriana tried to explain, but for a moment, she felt... stumped, and that was when Eisheth spoke up. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦 "There are too many lies in Zylarith’s story." The women tilted their heads, once again turning their attention to the Succubus, and the Succubus continued— "When he first appeared, he introduced himself as Nux’s Soul Father, a being who created the Universe, and while what he said was true... That time, he tried to make you all believe that there were more than Four Infinities in the Four Supreme Worlds. He mentioned how the Supreme Worlds had multiple races, each race had a Progenitor, and every Progenitor was an Infinity. He framed the story in a way where he stated that he too shared his World’s Energy with a few other Progenitors, and he also stated this was what made Lord Azriel so special, that he had most of Yrniel’s Energy, making him... the strongest Infinity in the Universe. But now that things have been clarified... We all know that those words are... meaningless." "Are you saying... that Lord Azriel was not the strongest Infinity in the Universe?" Vyriana asked with a frown. Aeliana too listened carefully, but Eisheth just shook her head. "First, these are not my words. These were Nux’s. I too had a talk with him regarding Zylarith since my instincts warned me about him. And Nux nodded at my words, saying that he felt the same. Also, this isn’t about Lord Azriel." Eisheth spoke, looking at Aeliana. "It doesn’t matter if he was the strongest or not. What Nux was trying to say is, none of what Zylarith said can be trusted. Lord Azriel may be strong, or even the strongest, but to say that the reason he was at the level he was, was because he had complete support of Yrniel while he and other Infinities had to share their Worlds’ Energies with other Progenitors was a complete lie. Nux also said that when they first met him, Zylarith purposefully downplayed him in front of Lord Azriel despite himself being known as the Strongest Infinity in the history of the Universe." "I don’t understand." Suddenly, Evane, who mostly stayed silent during these conversations, spoke up as well. "The enemy lied, why make such a big deal about it? Why would one be... honest with his enemies?" "Because back then Zylarith had no strong reason to lie." This time, the one who answered this question was Amaya, recalling that time she ’interrogated’ that man. "That time, he wanted Nux to follow him, so revealing that he was once the strongest existence in the entire Universe would have been more beneficial instead. Or maybe... He never wanted Nux to follow him." "What...?" Evane narrowed her eyes at those words and Amaya— "I always found it strange. Zylarith, according to his words, was waiting for Nux for trillions of years, yet... When Nux first appeared, instead of investigating him to make sure everything went exactly as he planned, he... said the thing that would offend Nux—the key part of his grand plan, the most?" "Are you saying... he did that on purpose...?" Aeliana spoke, her tone now much grimmer than before. But Amaya just shook her head, "I do not know. It could be a careless mistake he made in his arrogance. Trillions of years doesn’t excuse his arrogance, it only amplifies it. But at the same time... He is not a being one could underestimate either—especially since even the Four Infinities seem quite wary of him. We still cannot consider the possibility that he did it on purpose, and if that is indeed the case... Then none of us know how much of what is currently happening has he predicted beforehand." Amaya muttered in a solemn tone, and Eisheth nodded at her words. "Nux said something similar as well. He said nothing related to Zylarith can be trusted. Every time he is involved, we need to think multiple times from different perspectives, not just from the perspective he showed us. Sometimes... I feel... Nux is more wary of Zylarith than he is of the Four Infinities." "He is right to be." Ember nodded at those words. "A hidden enemy will always be more threatening than the one who is out in the open. And then... Then there is the Seer too." The Dragon mentioned another name—name that... confused them all. After all, just like Zylarith’s, her actions, her goals aren’t clear either. Not to mention— There was still that ’third gift’ left out of three gifts she had prepared for Nux and... not even Nux knew what it was going to be. "Heh..." Suddenly, while they were discussing everything, Felberta suddenly laughed out loud, attracting the attention of the group. Then, a nostalgic look appeared on the Eldraeth Progenitor’s face and— "We really did come this far, huh..." She muttered in a low voice. "To think the countryside nobles, who didn’t even know cultivation above the King Stages existed, are now... talking about beings far beyond anyone’s comprehension and will soon be actively facing them... We... We have indeed come a long way." A strange smile then appeared on her face and— "I did not think my... the decision of taking in a weak-looking handsome boy—a decision I made after being influenced by my friends’ words—would bring me... here." She spoke, looking around the entire Universe that she could confidently call hers. Just like her, the rest of the women began to remember the past as well, romanticizing it for a moment, well, everyone but... Shadow. Her focus was on something else. "He’s finally awake." The woman grinned.