A stone square floating in the void, a magnificent and sacred church supported by dark stone pillars.

The only fly in the ointment is that every pillar, every arch, and every dome here is inlaid with skulls of different races, most of them are pale, densely clustered together, observing the surroundings with empty eyes. On the walls, windows, and doors of the church, transparent, distorted, painful faces stand out, completely separating the inside from the outside.

At the front of the church, there is a cross hundreds of meters high.

In front of the cross, rows of black seats with backrests are placed.

Dressed in a simple white robe, with a pale gold beard and a silver cross pendant, Adam stood under the cross, facing the rows of chairs, like a pastor preparing to preach to believers.

This is the Church of the Bones, and it is also the kingdom of God for the 'Dreamers'.

He has not left the place since he received the extraordinary properties of the 'Eternal Sun', and everyone thinks that he is taking the time to digest the uniqueness and extraordinary properties of the 'Sun' pathway.

But this does not mean that He has given up his influence on reality, on the contrary, He has been secretly observing the development of the times.

At the end of the prayer, the space in front of Adam suddenly opened up like water, condensing a picture:

The picture is dark, deep and empty, with no end in sight.

It wasn't a starry sky, because even a dark sky would have stars twinkling.

It was underground, filled with a black, viscous liquid, like a sea of chaos.

Just like the starry sky that covers the world, the Chaos Sea is also ubiquitous, and one can enter the Chaos Sea from anywhere in reality - as long as you dig deep enough, you will always dig into those black, viscous liquids.

If it were in normal times, Adam would never dare to peek into the Chaos Sea so unscrupulously.

Because even if he is a true god, if he rashly peeks into the Chaos Sea, he will also be polluted by the primordial.

But now it's different.

Because in Adam's sight, that deep black 'ocean' was boiling.

Yes, boiling!

I couldn't see the slightest light, but the Sea of Chaos was indeed boiling, and bubbles were surging one after another on the 'surface of the sea', and then bursting, as if it was pregnant with new life.

Adam knew that the reason why the Sea of Chaos was boiling was because of the spread of the 'First Fire Creationism'. And as this theory intensified, the sea of chaos also boiled, which was a precursor to destruction.

Once the Creator is completely replaced by the 'First Fire Creationism', the Sea of Chaos will be completely evaporated, and the flames will be 'born' from it.

At that time, the initial tense will also be completely reduced to the past tense.

For Adam, he did not reject such an outcome, but ......

"It's too fast." Adam muttered in a low voice, looking up at the huge cross in front of him, his eyes clear.

All suffering in reality comes from the 'beginning', and all luck also comes from the 'beginning'.

He left behind not only the spirit, the will, the imprint, and the pollution, but also the essentia, the character, and the power.

His remnants of power form an invisible barrier beyond the planet, preventing the outer gods from directly invading. However, as time went on, as the 'original' never really came back to life, His will and power faded, and at the end of the Fourth Age, this reached a very serious level, and the invisible barrier was cracked, and the Seven had to move the kingdom of God to the astral plane to fill the gap.

Now, the God of War and the Eternal Sun have fallen, and the remaining rifts will be left unfilled.

So Adam had to take matters into his own hands and fill the gap with his kingdom of God, the price he had to pay for seizing the power of the sun.

Of course, He can choose not to.

But in that way, the outer gods can use this rift to open the barriers of the world more quickly, and finally enter the reality of the feast.

This is obviously unacceptable to Adam, who has his own plans. Because once the outer gods of the old level enter, then these outer gods can completely overturn all the plans of reality and seize everything they want with the most primitive and pure violence.

So, before He can accomplish His purpose, He must exclude the influence of the Outer Gods.

But correspondingly.

The invisible barrier is also a symbol of the 'original' present state.

In the first three epochs, the 'first' will was the strongest, and it was the one with the greatest hope of his revival.

However, in the First Age, God and Celestial Venerable competed and both fell.

In the Third Age, the 'original' will had been weakened considerably, and that was almost his last chance. And the 'Ancient Sun God' at that time was the best choice for the 'initial' recovery.

However, the 'Ancient Sun God' was not willing to be controlled by the 'original' and solved this death by committing suicide.

Although the result of this was the fall of the 'Ancient Sun God' and the division of authority through betrayal, at least Adam and Shinzo survived.

In contrast, the 'initial' is the real loss of the chance for recovery.

Because in the Fourth and Fifth Ages, the gods who already knew the truth of the world no longer tried to ascend to the old days, and they tacitly maintained each other's strength at the level of sequence 0.

Because at the level of sequence 0, as long as they do not take the initiative to approach the 'primacial' and the 'sea of chaos', they can completely rely on faith to anchor their humanity, so as to avoid being further polluted and eroded by the 'initial'.

And once the barrier is completely gone, the end will come, which means that the 'original' will will completely fade.

The true gods know this, so they are waiting for the right time, which is the end of the world.

Of course, they would not really wait for the end to come, because the 'original' will had subsided, but the threat from the outer gods outside the world was no less than the 'beginning', if not much greater.

After all, 'initially' was only at risk of recovery, and these outer gods were a real old day!

Therefore, the true gods must find a balance, and the period before the end of the world is the best balance.

During this period, the outer gods coveted the world, but had not yet descended.

And the 'initial' will distance has completely faded, and it is only one last kick away. That's why the true gods will all start to act, attack each other, and compete for the ticket to the old day!

But even if the 'original' will fades, it does not mean that they can rest easy.

For the 'original' will will fade, but the spirit will always remain, indelible, unless the whole universe is reduced to one point. Therefore, there is still the possibility of 'initial' awakening in the body of the corresponding high being, and the higher the person, the greater the possibility, and the more severe the corresponding impact and erosion.

Even if there is no 'original' will, it is only to weaken this influence and erosion a little, so that it will not be directly 'taken away'.

In other words, whether it is the true God or the old days, their purpose is actually the same, which is to wait for the 'original' will to fade. As for the 'original' spirit, there is no need to worry so much.

Because as long as they do not stubbornly pursue all the power of their own body, then they can use the 'anchor' to fight against the 'first' spirit, so that it cannot give birth to a new 'will', and they can ensure the continuation of their own will.

So all along, Adam's goal was never to be the true 'Creator,' because He knew that was nonsense. All he sought was to regain his former strength and become the ancient sun god he once was.

For the Old Days are the limit of His resistance to the Primordial Spirit, and the strength of the Three Pillars is strong enough for Him to supreme the vast majority of beings.

That's all.

He was never greedy.

However, the situation has changed slightly.

The twenty-two paths, although some of them come from the outer gods, are all directly or indirectly from the 'beginning'.

Only the 'First Fire' is different, it is the real 'invader'!

All Adam and the Outer Gods asked for was more extraordinary traits, more strength.

The attitude towards the 'original' is only confrontation and suppression.

But the 'first fire' is different, what He seeks is the ultimate - to attribute all the essence of the world to the first fire, to completely consume the original spirit, so that no one in this world knows the 'Creator' but the 'First Fire'.

And the most important thing is that 'First Fire' really has this ability.

It's like the boiling 'Sea of Chaos', in fact, the first fire is dissipating, it is the original 'will' and 'spirit'!

The original end was supposed to be in 1368, when the barrier disappeared and the 'original' will completely faded.

And now it's 1351, and there are at least 17 years left for Adam, and he is confident that he will be able to regain his old strength during that time, if the true creation is willing to merge with him.

But now, things have changed a bit.

Because under the 'boiling' of the first fire, the 'initial' will will dissipate faster than the original.

There were 17 years left in the original estimate, but now there are less than 15 years left at most.

Moreover, the process of 'boiling' is continuous, and the 'original' will will continue to fade.

Judging by the progress of the current initial fire, the time left for Him in the end is less than three years, or even less.

For the outer gods, this is undoubtedly a kind of carnival.

More than ten years is just a flick of the fingers for the old days, but they don't mind starting their meals earlier.

And for true gods like Adam, this is mixed news.

The natural sorrow is that the outer gods will come sooner than expected.

The joy is that along with the will of the 'first' is the spirit of the 'first', which will make their promotion easier.

For example, the goddess of the night, who has obtained the uniqueness of the god of death and the god of war, has been promoted to the old days. Three years was enough time for her to complete digestion, and with the help of Ember, the River of Eternal Darkness would not be an obstacle to the Eternal Days, and he could ascend to the Old Days before the end came.

The same is true for Adam.

But the problem is that, unlike the 'Goddess of the Night', who has already gathered all the conditions, Adam is now only a two-way true God, and He is still three ways away. It is necessary to convince the 'true creation' to merge with Him willingly, but also to obtain the oneness of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom and the Lord of the Storm.

And even if he did, he would have to think about the consequences—the consequences of full-scale conflict.

The Fool, the Gate, the White Tower, the Night, the Grim Reaper, the Twilight Giant, the Mother, the Moon, the Black Emperor.

Of the twenty-two paths, the Fool has a complete nine, four true gods, and one king of angels.1

And Adam counted his side, and there were also eight paths: the Visionary, the Sun, the Error, the Witch, the Red Priest, the Abyss, the Hermit, and the Perfect, the Four True Gods, and the Two Angel Kings.

Although the 'hanged man' is one with Him, he may not be on His side.

The tyrant is on his opposite, but he also has concerns about the night, and he is probably naïve enough to remain neutral. And even if the other party joins the 'fool's side', the 'hanged man' will inevitably take action, and the two will cancel each other out without consideration.

As for the Wheel of Fortune and the Bound, these three or two paths are incomplete and cannot have an impact on the big picture.

The only thing left is the way of the judge.

The uniqueness of the 'Inquisitor' path lies in the Church of the God of War, which has now mostly fallen into the territory of Rune, and may eventually fall into the hands of Russell.

In other words, the situation on the surface is still not in His favor.

But that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Adam looked up suddenly, as if sensing something.

Bang!

The next moment, the originally stable void suddenly burst into a turbulent current, sweeping through the entire astral realm like a monstrous wave.

At the same time, everyone in the astral realm sensed a terrifying torrent of information, washing every corner of the astral boundary, and every divine kingdom standing in it.

It was the 'hidden sage,' and he was seeking promotion.

A faint ray of light shimmered through the stained glass in the heights, illuminating the great cross and Adam below.

A majestic will is carried out in the church.

He seemed to be asking Adam if his original promises were still counting.

Adam didn't answer, just calmly withdrew his gaze.

He hadn't even moved a single step, but he had disappeared into the Chapel of Bones, somewhere in the astral plane.

The majestic flood of information completely enveloped an area, and those information torrents built an impregnable line of defense to prevent the 'hidden sage' who was being promoted from being influenced by the outside.

Outside of that line of defense, shimmers of light swarmed from all directions, quickly analyzing and dismantling the line of defense constructed by the torrent of information.

But the hidden sage who is about to become a god is not at all the Lord of Steam, although the Lord of Steam decomposes quickly, but the torrent of information is endless!

And just when the two sides were at a standstill, a shadow suddenly rushed into the line of defense - the flood of information should have kept him out, but he was 'wrong' to mistake him for part of the line of defense, so he passed through the line smoothly and appeared in front of the hidden sage in the promotion.

It was a young man with slightly curly black hair, a broad forehead, thin cheeks, dark eyes, and monocles.

He is Amun.

'Blasphemer' Amun!

Amon smiled brightly at the Hidden Sage, and then the whole person went directly into the Hidden Sage's body and merged with him!

Under normal circumstances, angels at the 'hermit' level are very difficult to deal with.

Because they can turn themselves into a pure stream of information, most avenues are helpless against them.

But 'mistakes' are different, and what He is best at is finding loopholes and making these pure messages a part of it.

Adam ignored everything in front of him.

Neither did he help the Lord of Steam, nor did he help the Hidden Sage to consolidate his defenses.

A true God is powerful, but not strong enough to bring enough benefit to His camp.

But His presence can accomplish another true God, even an old one.

The massive undead serpent swam in the void, silently sneaking in front of the Hidden Sage, its bloody mouth suddenly opened.

Adam watched all this indifferently, and said calmly:

"It's a necessary sacrifice."

He seemed to be speaking to himself, as if he were speaking to someone who could not see.

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