I! Cleaner!-Chapter 1099 - 1013: Old Affairs of Heaven and the Resurrected Archdemon (Part 2)

"If things had continued as they were, although Heavenly Mountain was often beaten, it would not have ended up like this. The problem lies with the second-ranked angel among the Nine Great Angels—the Ecesis Angel… Oh right, our 'Pope' before getting corrupted was an Ecesis Angel."

With a subtle nod, Capricorn nodded at the Hundred-eyed Pope, who was formerly the Thousand-eyed Angel, and continued to explain:

"The Nine Great Angels are not only nine Prime God-level Great Angels but also represent the nine largest angelic clans in heaven. The clan with six-winged thousand eyes is called Ecesis, and the Ecesis Angel among the Nine Great Angels is the strongest of this clan.

These Ecesis Angels believe that eyes are the windows to observing the world, so the number of eyes represents the amount of wisdom. Hence, the thousand eyes on the Ecesis Angels symbolize supreme wisdom and the ability to see through all sins, claiming no sin can escape their sight.

By the way, did you know? In addition to having six wings and thousand eyes, Ecesis Angels have other features, like their eyelashes are barbed. If they close their eyes, they will stab their eyeballs, so they usually…"

"Capricorn, we don't want to know that!"

Seeing his topic shifting and seemingly ready to explain all Nine Angelic Clans, the Zodiac Bureau directors, who were unable to stand it anymore, finally interrupted his incessant chatter, asking rather stiffly:

"We just want to know why Heavenly Mountain, originally balanced, has become the way it is now."

"Ah, there you go, you're being impatient again."

Glancing at the dissatisfied Zodiac Bureau directors, Capricorn, who was enjoying talking, licked his lips and said somewhat with disappointment:

"I'm getting to it… Upon realizing Heavenly Mountain could never defeat the Abyss, the Ecesis Angel used its 'wisdom to see all' to come up with a plan."

"What plan?"

"To sow discord, of course, since those demons easily fall for it."

Because Heavenly Mountain was once inhabited by crazy angels with few speaking human languages, Capricorn's biggest pastime was uncovering past secrets, digging almost every corner of Heavenly Mountain over decades, fully qualified to say no one understands Heavenly Mountain better than me.

Under the curious eyes of the Zodiac Bureau directors, Capricorn with a smile revealed:

"At the time, the Original Sin Great Demon God was the master of Abyss Hundred Prisons, holding a status above the other seven Original Sin Demon Gods. So the Ecesis Angel, along with the fourth-ranked Modi Angel, infiltrated the Abyss and actively visited four of the Original Sin Demon Gods."

Oh yes, let me tell you, 'Modi' is another angel clan, they preside over emotion and love, starkly contrasting with the thousand-eyed Ecesis Angels. They have only one eye and are blind, symbolizing blind love and the rash emergence of emotions…"

"Capricorn!"

"Don't rush… I can't really skip this part…"

Faced with the Zodiac Bureau directors' protests, Capricorn reluctantly returned to the topic, grumbling:

"The ability of the Modi Angel is to incite blind and rash emotions, making people intense and blind, and the Original Sin Demon Gods did not expect them to dare enter the Abyss. Coupled with their indulgence and greed, they were naturally affected upon first contact.

The Ecesis Angel led the blind Modi Angel to visit the Original Sin Demon Gods of Pride, Wrath, Greed, and Envy, amplifying their desires and emotions dramatically.

After their visits, the four Original Sin Demon Gods temporarily lost control of themselves: Pride could not tolerate being surpassed by the Original Sin Great Demon God, Greed coveted the power of the Original Sin Great Demon God, and Envy was stirred into jealous wrath…"

So… was the Original Sin Great Demon God actually betrayed?!!!

Hearing this, the Zodiac Bureau directors were stunned, showing expressions of shock.

"Capricorn! So the four Original Sin Demon Gods, under the influence of Modi Angel's [blind love], actually teamed up to trick the Original Sin Great Demon God onto Heavenly Mountain?"

"Yes, more or less."

Capricorn first nodded in agreement and then added:

"I once managed to briefly free two of the Nine Great Angels from the corrupt influence, according to what they shared, when the Original Sin Great Demon God came up, the [Abyss Aperture] to return to the Abyss was closed.

Hence, unable to leave Heavenly Mountain independently and unable to return to Abyss Hundred Prisons, the Original Sin Great Demon God was killed under their siege, dying in the Pool of Resurrection.

Initially, at this point, the Ecesis Angel's plan had succeeded, but the 'sin' on the Original Sin Great Demon God was too heavy, the corrupt ooze flowing deep into the Abyss in its death, in turn polluted the entire Pool of Resurrection, driving the angels insane."

"..."

So... in a way, the 'pollution' Heavenly Mountain suffered was actually of their own making?

After hearing this old tale of Heavenly Mountain, the Zodiac Bureau directors' curiosity was satisfied, and their tense bodies unconsciously relaxed.

However, perhaps due to the boredom of guarding the 'Pope', with nothing much else to do, they could only gossip through spiritual exchanges, soon leading to more questions:

"But isn't it true that a Pillar God can't die? Since the Original Sin Great Demon God was of a supreme four Pillar God level, it shouldn't be possible to kill it, right... Capricorn, could the Original Sin Great Demon God be not completely dead or secretly revived somewhere?"

"That, I am not sure." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Capricorn shook his head:

"Technically, a Pillar God controls the laws of the world and won't die unless that particular world law perishes. But it's not an absolute.

Back when our clearing bureau dealt with the supreme four Pillar Gods, we found small planes in Old Soil with incomplete rules, lacking the world laws they controlled, and forcibly drove them in, which indirectly killed them."

And Heavenly Mountain counts as an incomplete rule plane, lacking precisely those related world laws of the Original Sin Great Demon God, so when the Original Sin Great Demon God was killed in the Pool of Resurrection, its complete death isn't impossible... Oh, by the way!"

At this point, seemingly recalling something amusing, Capricorn couldn't help but chuckle:

"Let me tell you something interesting… Actually, most demons in Abyss Hundred Prisons do not believe the Original Sin Great Demon God could be completely dead. They think that although the Original Sin Great Demon God was killed in Heavenly Mountain, only a part of its 'past' died.

As the life of the Original Sin Great Demon God was thoroughly ended, much like the supreme four Pillar Gods, a new Original Sin Great Demon God will emerge from the world laws it mastered.

Even if the newly born Original Sin Great Demon God might lack memory, have a new body and soul, theoretically turned into another being, its essence will remain unchanged, it will inherit everything from the Original Sin Great Demon God and eventually reign over the Abyss Hundred Prisons in sweeping fashion."

"..."

Feeling the happy tone transmitted through the spiritual link from Capricorn, the Zodiac Bureau directors couldn't help but look at each other, with some unable to resist asking:

"Capricorn, isn't that bad news? Why do you seem particularly happy about it? And what's so amusing about this?"

"Ha-ha, the event itself isn't amusing, but consider the 'candidate' those demons found, and it becomes very interesting."

Thinking back upon the gossip he heard from the 'Pope' over the past couple of days by incessantly praising the 'Leon Lord,' Capricorn Director's mouth formed a wide grin, flashing a smile showing two rows of snowy white teeth.

"Those demons who firmly believe the Original Sin Great Demon God will return, think Leon is the newly born Original Sin Great Demon God!"