Perhaps Raven 12345's words weren't clear enough, or perhaps there were too many interpretations of her statement, because Hao Ren didn't understand what the goddess meant for a moment. "Inconsistent energy samples? What do you mean?"

At the same time, he took the "Shishen Jian" (Godslayer Sword) from his personal space and placed it on the table for Raven 12345 to examine.

"Literal meaning," Raven 12345 pointed to the two swords made of cosmic fragments. "They were both forged by the Creation Goddess, using the same 'material,' the same technology, and stained with the same aura. But now they have completely different energy signatures. There's only one possibility: one of the two swords has been altered."

"Someone 'modified' one of the swords?" Hao Ren's eyes widened. "Which one could it be?"

"There are no clear clues, but we can analyze it. First, the 'Lieshi Zhi Ren' (World-Cleaving Blade) has been in Locke Marton's hands from the beginning, and it was sealed in the Koro Prison, isolated from the external universe for a long time. According to your description, it should be difficult for anyone in the Koro Prison to have the ability to modify a divine sword. Even if they did, there's no apparent purpose to such a modification. At the very least, Locke Marton didn't break free with this sword, and we haven't seen anyone use this sword to eliminate Locke Marton." Raven 12345's finger moved between the two swords. "'Shishen Jian' (Godslayer Sword), this sword was lost in the external universe and was 'missing' for a long time. Even the Starry Sky Race didn't know its whereabouts. It can be said that it was out of surveillance for a long time, and this sword also led to the fall of the goddess, the fall of the Godslayer Race, and changed the entire historical process of the Dream Plane."

Hao Ren pinched his chin and nodded slightly. "So the 'Shishen Jian' (Godslayer Sword) is the most suspicious..."

Under the influence of Raven 12345's divine power, the thinking of the "Shishen Jian" (Godslayer Sword) also became active and could be directly transmitted outward, so it immediately made a buzzing vibration. "So what did this sword do again? Why are you all looking at this sword like that? Have you finally decided to melt and recast this sword? Is this a farewell ceremony?"

"None of your business," Hao Ren knocked on the hilt. "Go to sleep."

"How do you usually communicate with this sword?" Raven 12345 looked at Hao Ren with a strange expression. "Why do I feel like this guy is becoming more and more temperamental?"

Hao Ren smiled awkwardly. "Hehe... How would I know? You, old lady, personally gave it enlightenment."

Raven 12345 thought about it and felt that it made sense.

Hao Ren pushed the blade of the "Shishen Jian" (Godslayer Sword) with his finger. "Speaking of which... You really don't remember the past? Do you have any impression of what happened before you were awakened by the Godslayers?"

"This sword knew you guys definitely had something going on," the "Shishen Jian" (Godslayer Sword) buzzed. "But speaking of past memories... I really can't remember them. The clearest thing this sword remembers is being used by that Godslayer Race to stab people everywhere. Before that, it was all chaos... You guys know that this sword is an echo wall, it only produces thoughts and memories when it comes into contact with other intelligent individuals. How would this sword know about the past?"

Raven 12345 nodded. "The 'Shishen Jian' (Godslayer Sword)'s special echo wall attribute causes it to be like the microscopic world in a quantum state. Only after another conscious observer intervenes will it 'collapse' into a clear state of mind and respond. Therefore, it cannot actively awaken and remember what is happening around it. And the figure who can modify the 'Shishen Jian' (Godslayer Sword) must have the ability to control this collapsed state. If he wants to hide himself, then he will inevitably not leave any traces."

Hao Ren spread his hands. "But there can't be many people who can modify the 'Shishen Jian' (Godslayer Sword), right? Who in the Dream Plane has this ability? The Creation Goddess herself? The Lord of the Mad Gods? Is there anyone else?"

Raven 12345 reminded him, "Some individuals among the Ancient Ones you mentioned may also have this strength. Although they are mortal creatures, their life forms are too special, and their essence is close to the 'source' of the universe. They can call upon the power of the Lord of the Mad Gods to a certain extent. More importantly, they had contact with the Creation Goddess, and the Creation Goddess at that time was a naive person with almost no defense. Therefore, it is very likely that some Ancient Ones stole the Creation Goddess's forging technology for the 'Doomsday Twin Blades' without the Starry Sky Race knowing. Of course, these are just my guesses. Don't let these guesses influence your judgment."

Hao Ren nodded to show that he understood. In fact, he himself had been somewhat suspicious of the other Ancient Ones races mentioned by the Starry Sky Race from the beginning. Back then, the Creation Goddess led her army to attack the Lord of the Mad Gods, calling on the primitive creatures of the Dream Plane to stand up for their own freedom, but in the end, only the Starry Sky Race responded. In the subsequent war years and post-war years, basically only the Starry Sky Race and the Creation Goddess were active. So what did the other Ancient Ones races do? What did they encounter?

Those Ancient Ones seemed to have been erased from history—Asu Man was vague about this, he simply mentioned that some Ancient Ones chose to wait and see during the war, while others were controlled by the power of the Lord of the Mad Gods in advance and became evil puppets, but he did not explicitly state the final fate of these two groups of Ancient Ones. In Asu Man's original words, those Ancient Ones "gradually disappeared after the Old Age and became symbols of the previous era. There was no place for them in the new era, so they never appeared again."

So are they dead? Were they exiled? Did they live in seclusion? Or have they transformed their life forms and integrated into a certain indigenous race?

Hao Ren didn't pay attention to this aspect at the time, so he didn't ask in detail. At this time, through the exchange with Raven 12345, he realized that the fate of the other Ancient Ones races was probably a question worth exploring in the entire incident.

"In short, it seems that there is a third black hand," Hao Ren shook his head and temporarily put aside the question of the Ancient Ones. "Neither the Lord of the Mad Gods nor Locke Marton. This mysterious 'person' obtained the 'Shishen Jian' (Godslayer Sword) that went missing back then and modified it, giving it the power to bewitch people's hearts, and sent it to the hands of the Godslayer Race."

Lili listened boredly for a long time. She wasn't interested in topics such as conspiracy theories and historical mysteries at all. At this time, when she found a chance to interject, she hurriedly asked, "Speaking of which, this second sword really can't talk?"

"No, structurally speaking, it should also be able to talk," Raven 12345 laughed. "In fact, I just communicated with this sword just now—using a spiritual connection to communicate after completing the purification. But it's even more confused than the 'Shishen Jian' (Godslayer Sword), probably because it followed the crazy Locke Marton for a long time, and it also suffered some trauma in the war back then. It knows almost nothing about what happened around it, and its thought process is also different from the 'echo wall'. It doesn't seem to react too strongly to external stimuli. It is precisely because of the differences between the two swords in this regard that I am more certain that one of the two swords must have been modified by external forces."

"It really can talk?!" Hao Ren was immediately a little surprised. "Then why hasn't it said anything?"

As he spoke, he looked at the "Lieshi Zhi Ren" (World-Cleaving Blade) on the table, staring at it for several seconds. The latter buzzed slightly and made a short sound: "Lazy."

Hao Ren, Lili, and Vivian: "Huh?"

The "Shishen Jian" (Godslayer Sword) instantly became excited as if it had discovered a new continent: "Oh my, I knew you could talk, big brother! Then why didn't you say anything earlier! I thought you were born with incomplete development, a little deaf and blind! Speaking of which, that fight before was quite exciting. Although this sword of mine likes peace, it seems pretty good to move around occasionally, especially when I meet someone of the same origin... Speaking of which, we both seem to be made by gods. Do you remember what happened back then? I've completely forgotten, but it sounds like we were very powerful back then. A goddess carried us from the Founding Star all the way to the Dark Abyss, chopping all the way, the Lord of the Mad Gods was chopped up by her—chopped up with us, tsk, those were glorious years... It's a pity that something happened later. I don't know what happened anyway, but since I've been aware, this sword seems to have become a fierce weapon and hasn't done anything good. Isn't that annoying? We're weapons, and we don't have any personal rights. Who we chop is up to the user. The user is God... But the one who made us is also God. Why is the difference so big, you say?"

The "Shishen Jian" (Godslayer Sword) rambled on and on. After it finally shut up after a few seconds, Hao Ren heard the "Lieshi Zhi Ren" (World-Cleaving Blade) vibrate and make a short sound: "Oh."

Vivian couldn't help but laugh out loud. Hao Ren twitched the corner of his mouth upward: "Well, this chatterbox has finally met its match."

Then Hao Ren communicated with the "Lieshi Zhi Ren" (World-Cleaving Blade) again, mainly wanting to find out if the other party remembered some key events, but as Raven 12345 said, this taciturn sword knew even less than the "Shishen Jian" (Godslayer Sword).

"I don't remember anything."

This was the longest sentence the "Lieshi Zhi Ren" (World-Cleaving Blade) said.

Raven 12345 commented: "Locke Marton is obviously not the type to confide in people. This 'Lieshi Zhi Ren' (World-Cleaving Blade) was probably in a state of long-term sealing until those Annihilation Cultists decided to destroy the prison system, and Locke Marton found it from the corner and bestowed it on the heretics."

"In any case, you now have another handy weapon," Vivian looked at Hao Ren. "And it's much quieter than the 'Shishen Jian' (Godslayer Sword)."

Raven 12345 nodded very seriously: "The Doomsday Twin Blades were once used to defeat the Lord of the Mad Gods, and they are also the condensation of the Creation Goddess's power. They will definitely come in handy for you."

Hao Ren solemnly put away the two "Cosmic Swords", raised his hand and pointed to Lili: "Next, let's study this one—please take a look at what's going on with her dog cannon."