Continuing, Mother Mold spoke again, "After the Balance Ring completed a comprehensive survey, she specifically copied a set of investigation materials to me and informed me of a bold plan she had devised. That plan was for the Balance Ring to coordinate with the Void of Darkness to launch a war, enabling her to conduct a massive purification of the Divine Spirit Realm."

Mother Mold's words naturally further shattered the image of the Divine Spirit Realm in the minds of Haoyun and the others. However, with so much groundwork laid before, Haoyun and the others had developed enough immunity to negative information about the Divine Spirit Realm. Therefore, when they learned that the Balance Ring was the mastermind behind the Divine War of that year, their initial shock was overshadowed by a sense of understanding.

Dao Lao sighed heavily and asked in confusion, "Why? Why would the Balance Ring do this? Could it be that the Balance Ring, as the creator, really couldn't find any other way to optimize the Divine Spirit Realm?"

Mother Mold replied regretfully, "Unfortunately, the Divine War was the best solution the Balance Ring could conceive of at the time to optimize the Divine Spirit Realm."

Mother Mold elegantly pointed at Haoyun with slender fingers and continued, "Don't you humans have an ancient saying? 'To err is human.' Actually, it's not just humans, but all living beings, even the most revered and supreme beings, are not immune to mistakes. Trial and error is an indispensable part of growth and progress. For us who were creating worlds for the first time, we needed to follow this principle as well. Therefore, launching a large-scale Divine War was the Balance Ring's way of confronting its own issues. At that time, she believed that only through war could she efficiently eliminate all the flaws, defects, and unknown threats within the Divine Spirit Realm."

"But wouldn't this approach of the Balance Ring be seen as forcibly interfering with others? Wasn't she afraid of destabilizing the Divine Spirit Realm by doing so?" Dream Jia asked in confusion.

Mother Mold shrugged helplessly and replied, "It was a necessary measure! When the Balance Ring initially created the Divine Spirit Realm, everything progressed smoothly. This led her to become increasingly confident and thus neglect, or even dismiss, many potential risks in subsequent development. So, when various flaws began to emerge, it meant that both known and unknown issues were gradually surfacing, posing a serious threat to the stability of the Divine Spirit Realm."

"For this reason, the Balance Ring conducted extensive research. She found that eliminating these deeply rooted flaws bit by bit would be a monumental task. Moreover, if these flaws were not completely eradicated at their source, they would reappear in the future. This meant that as the Divine Spirit Realm expanded into a more complex state in the future, problems caused by these potential flaws would be even harder to eliminate. Therefore, the Balance Ring finally came up with the idea of launching a war among us to reset all flawed territories in the Divine Spirit Realm through the mutual cancellation of positive and negative energy."

Mother Mold paused here and signaled to the maid beside her to light another cigarette. Then, she looked at Haoyun and the others again, waiting to see if they had any questions about the above situation. However, Haoyun and the others remained silent at this moment, especially Dao Lao and Dream Jia. As priests who had experienced the Divine War firsthand, they still vividly remembered the scenes of fierce battles during that time. Now, the lingering gloom in their minds had become even more profound.

Recalling the priests and the numerous resistance fighters who had died one after another in defense of their homeland, Dao Lao and Dream Jia couldn't help but feel somewhat lost. So many heroes from both realms had lost their precious lives in defense of their homes. Yet, the true orchestrator behind that Divine War turned out to be none other than the supreme ruler of the Divine Spirit Realm who had called upon and organized them to charge into battle? What a bitter irony it was!

Seeing Haoyun and the others standing silently in place, Mother Mold continued, "Sigh! Actually, there's no need for you to be so distressed. You must understand that sacrifices are inevitable when striving for a great cause. Therefore, for the long-term benefit of the Divine Spirit Realm, the sacrifices made at that time can be seen as justifiable!"

"Justifiable? Don't you, as gods who created the world, have at least a shred of conscience? Allowing so many kind and justice-loving people to pay the price for the Balance Ring's mistakes is simply unforgivable!" Dream Jia struggled to contain her rising anger and asked passionately.

Mother Mold blew a large smoke ring towards Dream Jia and calmly responded, "I think, Lady Dream, you have a biased understanding of the Balance Ring. While the Balance Ring represents positive energy, who says positive energy must equate to justice? Similarly, who can say that I, who create negative energy, must represent evil?"

Mother Mold smiled and continued, "In fact, for those of us in such positions, there really is no concept of good and evil. The restrictions of good and evil apply only to you lower beings. In the eyes of beings like me and the Balance Ring, there's only the distinction between reward and punishment. As long as it satisfies our interests, any action can receive our redefinition."

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Dream Jia shook her head vigorously, indicating she didn't accept Mother Mold's justification. So, Mother Mold continued with profound meaning, "I'm not arguing anything here; I'm simply stating a harsh reality from my perspective. Of course, given that we belong to completely different echelons, I don't expect you to understand or agree with my thoughts. Sigh! Perhaps one day, if you could view this world from a higher perspective, you might understand the implications of my words!"

Despite not entirely agreeing with Mother Mold's explanation, Dao Lao had a deeper understanding. Therefore, even though he was extremely dissatisfied with Mother Mold's defense of the Balance Ring, in order to prevent Dream Jia from erupting in anger and causing more trouble, Dao Lao tried to ease the tense atmosphere with a calm tone: "Mother Mold's words are indeed reasonable. Although we may not agree, we cannot refute it either. After all, we are just low-level priests and cannot see the whole situation from a higher perspective. However, since the Divine War is already over, arguing about right and wrong now doesn't really make much sense."

Seeing Dream Jia making a move to draw her gun again, Haoyun hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Exactly! We should focus on how to deal with Elina. No matter how much damage the Balance Ring has done, no matter what the true face of the Divine Spirit Realm is, at least the lives living in the Divine Spirit Realm are innocent. So, we should concentrate on how to prevent those innocent lives from being persecuted by Elina."

Thinking this, Haoyun couldn't help but smile responsibly. He knew that he had now abandoned his faith in the Divine Spirit Realm and completely detached himself from it. Coupled with his current knowledge of the true nature of the Divine Spirit Realm, he was certainly now a thorn in the side of the Balance Ring and even an object that the Divine Spirit Realm wanted to eliminate immediately. Yet, here he was, still trying to deal with Elina to ensure the tranquility of the Divine Spirit Realm—truly an ironic situation.

"Please don't be in such a hurry, gentlemen! Elina hasn't formally launched her attack yet, right? You still have time to assist when she starts moving," Mother Mold replied calmly.

Upon hearing Mother Mold emphasize again that they should wait for Elina to act against the Divine Spirit Realm before intervening, Haoyun couldn't help but curiously ask, "Um... Mother Mold, I don't understand why you are helping to resolve issues in the Divine Spirit Realm while also wanting to see the Divine Spirit Realm suffer. According to what you've said, haven't you always been cooperating with the Balance Ring? Could it be that allowing Elina to attack the Divine Spirit Realm is also a plan specially devised by you and the Balance Ring to achieve some goal?"

Mother Mold half-closed her emotionless beautiful eyes, gazing calmly at the distant sea for a moment before slowly responding, "I grew up with the Balance Ring since childhood, and our bond is very deep. I love my dear sister very much, so I always compromise with her, defer to her choices in everything, and go along with her temperament. It's for this reason that the Balance Ring has always been able to gain more resources in cultivation and advance to a higher realm ahead of me, gradually pulling away from me in personal strength. This is also why the Divine Spirit Realm she created has better growth potential than the Dark Void I created."

Mother Mold sighed lightly at this point, "Alas! Although I am a very strong person myself, when faced with the gap between the Balance Ring and me, I have never harbored any jealousy. On the contrary, I sincerely rejoice in the rapid growth of the Balance Ring's strength and in her ability to create such a powerful world. I continue to assist her whenever she needs help. In my view, as long as I can help stabilize the Divine Spirit Realm created by the Balance Ring, even if it means my children and I bear the blame from the Divine Spirit Realm, I still believe such sacrifices are worthwhile. What surprised me, however, is that instead of thanking me for my assistance, the Balance Ring even started secretly probing my Dark Void."

"The Balance Ring is probing the Dark Void?" Dao Lao asked, vaguely sensing the reason why Mother Mold wanted Elina to attack the Divine Spirit Realm.

Mother Mold nodded slightly and answered, "Yes. Although the Divine Spirit Realm can only produce a small amount of negative energy, with its continuous growth, even though the proportion of negative energy it produces itself remains small, the total amount is still astonishingly large. The Balance Ring understands very well the immense energy contained in negative energy, so she gradually developed a desire to possess that part of the energy. Thus, the Balance Ring came up with the idea of learning how to control negative energy from the Mold Energy."

"Because the Balance Ring's goal is simply to better control the negative energy produced by the Divine Spirit Realm itself and use it to stabilize the Divine Spirit Realm. Therefore, I, who have always obeyed her, didn't think too much about it and readily agreed to her request, letting my children continue to assist the Divine Spirit Realm in controlling those negative energies, while openly revealing the secrets of negative energy to the Balance Ring."

"But can the Balance Ring, representing positive energy, really learn to control negative energy?" Dream Jia questioned during a gap in Mother Mold's speech.

"Of course she can. The Balance Ring is an extraordinary existence, so with her exceptional leadership skills, she quickly mastered some simple techniques to manipulate negative energy," Mother Mold replied. There was a hint of joy in her voice, apparently pleased with the progress the Balance Ring had made.

Mother Mold continued, "Honestly, I don't think the Balance Ring has made much breakthrough in her ability to control negative energy. After all, she represents positive energy. Not only does this greatly limit her ability to use negative energy, but it also subjects her to backlash from negative energy when she tries to control it. So, after the Balance Ring successfully mastered some techniques to manipulate negative energy, I was actually quite surprised."

"It was at that time that I finally learned that while constructing the Divine Spirit Realm, the Balance Ring not only obtained a large amount of counterbalancing power from the Divine Spirit Realm, enhancing her strength further, but also allowed her strength to break through another realm, finally reaching an unprecedented height. It was then that I understood that the Balance Ring's desire to learn how to control negative energy was not a spur-of-the-moment idea but something she had planned long ago."