Sylvia went on to tell him why Meng Ziyi had died and Caelus's expression darkened as he listened. The Heavenly Lord had driven her to take her own life rather than let him force her into his war.
Then Sylvia reached the part about Adam and Caelus stared at her in disbelief.
"Adam was the First Origin's other half? That's who he meant in the recording?"
He remembered the broken message in the hidden ruin. Adam had given them that clue long ago and they hadn't understood what he was saying.
Sylvia told him about the unknown SSS-Rank Talent and their failure to gain the multiverse's acknowledgment. Like the Hollow King and Heavenly Lord, both had used Primordial remains to reach beyond Axiom Origin Rank.
Caelus thought about the figure he had seen forming inside the construct. Now he knew how the First Origin had been created and why Adam was connected to him.
