From a certain standpoint, nobody could ignore the God of Holy Light. After all, he was the strongest Main God, and the reason why the Order Faction and Chaos Faction were able to maintain a balance. Yes, nobody could deny that the God of Holy Light was the strongest existence in the entire world.
It seemed inconceivable that a Main God who wasn't even 2000 years old would be able to suppress all the Immemorial Gods, but just thinking about how many regions and countries the Holy Light was involved in, it was understandable.
More than 70% of the human population believed in the Holy Light. Due to the humans' fertility and the human countries' strength, the God of Holy Light occupied around 30% of Aichy's power of faith. This continued for 1700 years, with more than 30 generations … Unlike the previous generation of Elven Gods, who split their power of faith among themselves, the most devout and chosen souls would become the God of Holy Light's power after they died. His Divine Kingdom would likely forever be overloaded, with countless souls providing him with the power of faith. This had been going on ever since the last Holy War!
This was an incredibly frightening amount of power of faith. Compared to the previous generation of Elven Gods, the God of Holy Light's power of faith was probably ten times or even a hundred times more than the previous generation of Elven Gods. That was because humans were far more advanced in terms of reproduction and the rate at which they changed generations. Their souls cycled countless times faster, so it was only natural that they would have far more power of faith.
The short-lived species couldn't compare to the long-lived species in terms of power and intelligence. However, if you looked at it as "the Gods' bread", the advantage of having a shorter lifespan and faster growth would be far too obvious. By the way, humans had complex emotions and personalities, which meant that their faith contained far too many obsessions and emotions. This made the "taste" and "nutrition" of the God of Holy Light's bread even better than the elves'.
Humans created the God of Holy Light. Currently, he was inconceivably powerful. Even his incarnation was still at the Main God level. In terms of pure power, even the Creator Goddess of Holy Light might not have more power than him.
This was a coincidence as well as a necessity. This was a miracle created by both the humans and the previous generation's Child of Fate, Ka Roland. However, this was a problem for us.
Such a powerful chess piece would definitely be able to influence the entire game. We had always been evaluating his position.
His inconceivably powerful strength came at a price. From a certain standpoint, faith was also a shard of his soul. While the memories and emotions contained within were "nutritious," they weren't that easy to digest. The amount of power of faith he collected surpassed all of his predecessors in history, but it also made it impossible for him to have a sense of self.
However, there were many types of people without a sense of self. Like a machine-like mechanical judgment, they could independently choose things that were beneficial to them. Or had he already become a part of the Holy Light and was unable to make any judgment? Or he would be assimilated by the Source of Order and become a puppet-like fighter.
And the situation and position he was in also decided what choice he would make at the crucial moment.
Would he follow the definition of "purification" and fight the Chaos Faction to the bitter end? Or was it purely a self-serving machine that prioritized its own interests? Perhaps it would simply not do anything from the beginning to the end and only exist as a Divine Power Server?
That's why we've always been carefully testing him. The Northlands' Light and Darkness' differences, the Church of Pure Holy Light, and Estrada's choices have all slowly touched upon his bottom line and how he should respond. Finally, we've determined his position …
"He's already become the Source of Order's subordinate? That's the worst possible answer … "
Just now, I used the "Hammer of Redemption" as a catalyst to borrow power from the Tower of Holy Light. At the same time, I also opened up a dimensional door to the Tower of Holy Light. This dimensional door revealed the coordinates of the Tower of Holy Light, which also gave the God of Holy Light's incarnation an opportunity.
The Inferno was separated by the Concept of Space. It was impossible to traverse it with one's feet. The God of Holy Light forcefully broke through the dimensional barrier. Even though he lost a large amount of divine power, he still managed to fly up into the sky.
"… Not only did you lose your sense of self, you even instinctively strengthened yourself and became a pure tool of Order. As the previous generation's Child of Fate, you've truly failed miserably. It's super embarrassing!"
Right now, the Source of Order's useful tool had already gotten close to the Tower of Holy Light. As long as it destroyed the Tower of Holy Light, one-fourth of the Hades would come to an end, while Roland would remain the only incarnation of Holy Light.
"Roland, open your eyes! Fate is watching you!"
My angry roar echoed in the air. However, this wasn't just a verbal curse. This was the God Equipment's reputation. My indescribable anger transformed into an envoy of misfortune that appeared in front of Roland.
Roland's main body was unable to catch up, but as he was the ruler of space in this world, an incarnation blocked his path. Even if his incarnation was torn apart in the next instant, he had already activated "Unpredictable Fate."
[Unpredictable Fate. High-level God Equipment. Staff.]
This pitch-black staff was a high-level God Equipment that came from the God of Fate. Fate's incarnation of "Scales" and "Punishment" had strengthened it even further. The God Equipment's original curse of misfortune had become even more deadly.
[Third ability: Fate is Watching You. Choose a target and lower their luck stat. The luck that they lose will be added to yours. This ability will last for two hours. This ability ignores all magic immunity and magic resistance. Even True Gods are unable to resist it. Note: This ability can only be used once on a target. After that, the target will be immune to it for the rest of their lives.]
The high-level God Equipment's curse instantly arrived. The incoming black light wrapped around Roland's incarnation and disappeared without a trace in the next instant. It seemed that the curse didn't have any effect. However, something was silently changing in the karmic cycle created by the invisible chains.
A second incarnation wearing a God Equipment crown appeared above his head. His target was the Holy Light incarnation that was currently attacking him.
"Stars, bring destruction to my enemies!"
[Patricia's Protection. High-level God Equipment. Crown.]
[Seventh ability: Starlight Summoning. Summon countless stars to descend and deal a destructive attack to your surroundings with you as the center. Number of uses: 1 per month.]
The next instant, the entire sky turned into night. The pure power of moonlight transformed into a fatal meteor shower that began a destructive attack.
The meteors transformed from divine power should have attacked randomly, but under the guidance of fate, they kept changing directions. They arced through the sky in strange arcs. Some flew in a straight line, some curved lines, and some even flew backwards. But no matter which direction they flew in, there was a series of explosions as they all struck Roland's incarnation who had already made evasive maneuvers.
My luck stat test that year was once again proven to be correct. As long as one's luck was extremely bad, even a random rock thrown into the sky would cause someone to be unlucky. If one's luck was extremely bad, it was likely that eleven out of ten rocks would be hit.
The divine power of falling starlight was Patricia's ace in the hole. Its power even surpassed her usual full-power attack. Not to mention that Roland's luck was already in the negatives, as well as my super high luck, the damage I dealt was at least ten times higher than normal. My defensive barrier shattered after the first few meteors hit it. The continuous chain of attacks caused Roland's incarnation, which was already exhausted to begin with, to start collapsing.
But the next instant, the Holy Light incarnation gathered into a ball. The outer layer of the incarnation was peeled off and transformed into what looked like an arm. It even made a tossing motion.
"Split? No! "
After splitting, the original giant-sized incarnation became a sphere that was less than one meter in diameter. However, the amount of energy it gathered became even greater. The reaction of reaching the point of condensation doubtlessly indicated that it was even prepared to self-destruct in order to completely destroy the Tower of Holy Light.
"You shameless bastard … Die!"
The Holy Light bomb was already right in front of the Tower of Holy Light. If I didn't use my trump card now, I wouldn't have another chance. I grit my teeth, and the next instant, a clone appeared in front of the Holy Light ball with a white rose.
And then, the white rose bloomed …
The scene next to the River Styx replayed itself. It was also a Main God-level incarnation, but the result was exactly the same.
[Aillé's White Rose. Mystical item, top-level God Equipment.]
[Effect: Directly causes the chosen target to die.]
[System Notification: Yep, it's that simple. There's no other effect. But trust me, even a Main God wouldn't want to be chosen by this rose.]
My System's previous notification was correct. Aillé had spent countless years to create these three Roses of Death. These Roses of Death were the embodiment of the Concept of Death in this world. Even a Main God wouldn't be able to withstand such a power.
But unlike other trump cards of God Equipment, this strongest trump card was a mystical item that was a consumable. If Aillé was still here, he would be able to recharge the Rose of Death. But now that the Rose of Death didn't have a true master, it could only helplessly transform into drifting petals in the air. Of course, Aillé also took the Holy Light incarnation with him.
I had continuously used up two Main God-level Main Gods, yet my divine power still hadn't significantly decreased. The God of Holy Light's power had far surpassed common sense. And even if I was able to survive this current crisis, just the grudge I had against Aillé and I meant that we were destined to become mortal enemies.
"Sigh, and you say that I'm rash and impulsive? I think that you're the rash one, Roland."
I heaved a sigh of relief as I watched the golden light dissipate in the air. But then, I heard a sigh behind me that gave me goosebumps.
"Damn, I used up all my trump cards in one go …"
I turned around, and as expected, I saw Cavendish's displeased expression. For that moment, I had actually forgotten about Cavendish. This was doubtlessly a type of condescension. No wonder he had such a displeased expression right now.
"… I was intending on giving him a surprise attack."
Yep, from the very start, I had never intended to have a direct head-on fight against him. The Chaos Faction's advantage in brute strength was far too obvious. I had only hoped to stall him and then use my God Equipment to ambush him.
First, I would use curses such as lowering one's luck. Then, I would use an attack magic to weaken and cancel out the enemy's defensive abilities. Finally, I would use an attack that would instantly kill the enemy. This was a classic Dragonslayer combo from a mage. It would be especially effective against thick-skinned targets.
And, the original target of this God Equipment combo had been Cavendish. Compared to other Demon Main Gods, Cavendish was smaller in size and would be completely focused on fighting, making him the perfect target for ambushes.
"In the end, I panicked and threw all my prepared combo attacks at the God of Holy Light …"
Now, I could only grit my teeth and continue fighting against my younger brother who had an unfriendly expression.
Fortunately, it was the God of Holy Light who was charging at me. Cavendish was quite happy to see him being attacked. If it had been any other Demon Main God, it was likely that it would have been two against one.
But before we could reignite the flames of war, the entire Heartless Purgatory started shaking violently once more. The large hole in the ground suddenly exploded again, and a gigantic creature suddenly poked out from the smoke. This was the God of Holy Light's original opponent.
"Envy?"
The Borealis that had just rushed out of the "Ravager's Purgatory" was currently in a sorry state. Most of the ship's body and exterior had been melted, and large amounts of debris kept falling down. It seemed like it would crash at any moment.
"It would seem that I've arranged the worst opponent for you …"
It was easy to see the main stats of the attacking Main God. The most troublesome one was the God of Holy Light's incarnation. The original version of Holy Light represented "Purification", and was the natural enemy of the undead. No matter which Hell King it was, they would all be countered by it. And so, I decided to make an arrangement that was similar to Tianji's horse race. I had the weakest of the Seven Original Sins, "Envy" Marsolit, stall the God of Holy Light.
Of course, I had arranged for the weakest God of Holy Light, Envy, because the God of Holy Light was only an incarnation and had low intelligence. He would be the slowest to see through the mysteries of this world. Yet, I hadn't expected that he would go berserk just because he sensed the existence of the Tower of Holy Light.
But now, it would seem that not only had Marsolit's main body been heavily injured, the God of Holy Light's incarnation had also been the first to see through the mysteries of this world. After discovering the Tower of Holy Light, he unhesitatingly attacked. This seemed to have been the wrong choice.
Marsolit's arrival also made it seem like he wasn't at such a disadvantage. At the very least, he had directly kicked out a Main God. At the very least, I was now fighting two against one, and my advantage was accumulating!
Envy's own abilities were quite unique. He needed someone to control him in order to use his strongest abilities. And as long as he had enough time, his combat strength wouldn't be any lower than the other Original Sins.
"In that case, take a look at Envy Marsolit's true —"
Halfway through his arrogant words, he was stunned. The message from his avatar was the grievous news from the battlefield.
"The Hell of Pride has been broken through, and Omar was actually sealed away after being seriously injured? Damned Lord of Putrefaction … "
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