In the Name of Empress-Chapter 640 - 367: Sophia > Tia

It really is you, Roland.

Just as she was contemplating how to respond coolly yet politely, Roland spoke words that made her blood pressure rise once more.

"But they have all ascended to the Divine Domain."

Facts speak louder than words, whoever claimed Sofia was more exceptional, she was still the one left behind.

Her good mood vanished instantly, and Sofia's expression turned somewhat rigid.

It felt like giving your all in a competition only to be sabotaged by a pig teammate, and then being ridiculed by ignorant spectators.

Moreover, she wasn't just sabotaged; she was outright sold out.

"On the final return day, I will put an end to them, but before that, I will personally destroy their Divine Punishment Legion, leaving them shivering in endless fear."

"If you do that, we'll all die." Roland spread his hands, as if making a shocking statement without any concern.

Sofia squinted her eyes, staring at Roland.

Her starry deep gaze made Roland avert his eyes with just one glance.

"Reason?"

Roland cleared his throat, tapping his finger on the table, and softly asked, "Knowing that the Ascension to Divinity is imminent, yet you hibernate as usual, are you an idiot?"

The cup of tea Sofia had just picked up showed a small crack.

"Of course not, with Miss Frosty Winter's wisdom at that time, she wouldn't have been so reckless. So, the day of Ascension to Divinity was originally supposed to be long after you awoke, just in time to face the trials of Ascension in your best state, isn't that so?" Roland quickly added.

"If Miss Frosty Winter could hear your acknowledgment, she would be very pleased."

Sofia smiled as the crack in the palm of her hand's teacup flickered, even undergoing repair.

Seeing this, Roland felt a shiver down his spine.

The gap between Sofia and him didn't seem to have narrowed, perhaps it even widened.

"What is this power?" he softly murmured, not expecting Sofia to explain, as it was her trump card, never to be easily revealed.

"Balance."

Sofia calmly said, "The Seventh Era is both the era of destruction and rebirth. Because destruction and rebirth are inherently complementary."

"Without the predation of tigers, leopards, wolves, and bears on cattle and sheep, an overabundance of cattle and sheep would strip the grassland bare, turning it into desert, eventually leading to the death of cattle and sheep."

"Tigers, leopards, wolves, and bears seem to be the nemeses of cattle and sheep, yet they objectively ensure the continuity of the cattle and sheep tribes. Although this may be hard to grasp, you should..."

There was a hint of expectation in Sofia's eyes.

Roland is a wise man of this era, if even he does not understand, she feared she would find no one among the mortal world to converse with.

She felt a bit uneasy, worried Roland might utter something as pedestrian as commoners.

"Life and death are a dynamic balance."

"Every link in the food chain has its value, including the tiny lives we can't see."

Roland pondered a bit and continued explaining the process of microorganisms decomposing plant and animal remains.

He even attempted to explain to Sofia the delicate balance formed in nature through reincarnation, but how to explain microorganisms left him somewhat puzzled.

It's hard for people to acknowledge the unseen, and humans find it difficult to imagine things completely unfamiliar; so-called imagination and innovation are patchworks based on existing knowledge.

How could he possibly make Sofia believe there are invisible tiny creatures in the air?

In the end, he had to resort to metaphors.

Using a King and a slave as a comparison? Not appropriate. Using a goddess and a mortal as a contrast? Doesn't quite fit either.

As Roland's mind flared with ideas, Sofia's eyes gleamed with astonishing brilliance. Her voice even held a slight tremor.

"You, you can see them too?"

Roland: "..."

Wait, can someone really see microorganisms with the naked eye? What kind of monster is this?

If Sofia could comprehend Roland's descriptions, Roland would readily call her an exceptionally talented eternal girl. But if she truly saw microorganisms, it was now Roland's turn to be dumbfounded.

The gap between Tier Five and Tier Four is but a single step, yet could it be so terrifying?

From Roland's bewildered expression, Sofia understood that Roland couldn't directly see the tiny creatures floating in the air, but had a unique method of observation.

In truth, she could only faintly make out a few of the little ones while in full explosive mode, which was already beyond her former self.

After a long silence, Roland didn't question how Sofia did it, and Sofia didn't ask Roland about his indirect method of observation.

Sofia's era, the Second Era, was the Age of Gods, where the greatest power was the Extraordinary Power, and technology was stifled under the oppression of transcendent power, leaving the entire Second Era without a chance to shine, so it's normal Sofia wasn't aware of these things.

When she awoke again, the most technologically advanced Fifth Era had already vanished into smoke, and she was still unaware of these once-flourishing technologies, unlike Roland who had the unexpected opportunity to study on Earth.

Sofia's memories were fragmented, yet continuous.

Before awakening, she was a top transcendent of the Age of Gods, and after waking, a top transcendent of the end times.

Coincidentally, these two cross-dimensional chatterboxes miraculously managed to talk together.

Sofia's gaze softened a bit, as she eagerly anticipated Roland's further arguments, believing that Roland would always come up with something beyond her expectations.

Sure enough, Roland soon put forth a new controversial theory.

"I have a bold guess, the reason those three goddesses managed to ascend is precisely because they were less potent than you, their mindset was lesser than yours, their realm was lesser than yours."

Sofia: "..."

She instinctively wanted to retort, but the words halted at her lips.