Among the many gods in the original work, aside from the main character in the climax, there seed to be only one who was the strongest.
Ivyst.
She was indeed the ultimate antagonist, bringing infinite despair to the protagonist’s group.
How powerful was she towards the end?
Take her revered title for example: Shadow of Despair lingering at the end of the River of Death, the Supre Being who hunted the gods, the Doomsday Witch who brought destruction and fragntation to the world.
Absolutely incredible.
And her war record truly lived up to such a revered title.
As the Doomsday Witch, she was the terrible existence that ignited Ragnarok.
In the later stages, with her power spiraling out of control, countless gods were hunted and killed by her hands, absorbing Divinity as nourishnt.
Because of her unparalleled Divine Power, even though the protagonist defeated her in the end, he couldn’t truly kill her for a ti.
Ultimately, they could only unite the gods to seal her within the Pantheon.
Later, it took tens of thousands of years to refine a large planet into a Magic Weapon, which turned into Dharma’s Sword falling from the sky, finally annihilating her in the explosion of the stars.
Ivyst’s display of power was the one point that the original book’s fans never debated.
Even so readers, with a kind of self-mocking spirit, often speculated whether she would later be redeed and added to the male protagonist’s harem.
After all, once she beca a wife, it would turn into a power for the protagonist, and no matter how strong, she would be utterly devoted to him; then it wouldn’t matter.
Thank goodness the author didn’t go down that trashy route.
With this thought, Lynn heaved a sigh.
Honestly, if possible, embracing the faith of "Annihilation" would indeed be the best choice.
This faith granted Transcendents the Divine-given factor, arguably the strongest in the entire work, to a point of being infuriating—though Ivyst had hardly any followers from start to finish, and both her Power of Faith and Divinity were stolen.
Lynn couldn’t rember all the specifics now.
But from what he could recall, it could enhance a Transcendent’s Extraordinary Ability by three to ten tis, and also had Annihilation properties.
Outrageous.
Thinking this, Lynn felt sowhat tempted.
But the problem was, at this point in ti, the faith of "Annihilation" did not exist.
It was sothing that would happen about ten thousand years later, with the entire world’s style turning into dark wasteland due to the comncent of Ragnarok.
Lynn couldn’t just travel to the future and pray to her, could he?
He sighed internally. Explore more adventures at empire
But the next second, a flash of insight streaked through Lynn’s mind.
Wait!
He vaguely rembered a plot that the original male protagonist had experienced.
In a dire situation, the male protagonist had taken out a Holy Relic, calling upon an ancient god who existed only in the remote past to descend, and sowhat by fluke, it actually worked, allowing him to survive the ordeal.
Even though there might have been the factor of the protagonist’s halo at play, since it appeared in the original story, that ant it was feasible.
Praying across the river of ti was possible, so it stood to reason that reaching the future should not be impossible either.
Moreover, because the scene was described very ticulously at the ti, Lynn still rembered the general process of that ceremony.
It wasn’t complex.
The key to success was that the protagonist possessed a Holy Relic corresponding to that god.
With this thought, Lynn’s heartbeat quickened slightly.
His partiality towards the faith of "Annihilation" wasn’t rely due to its strength as a belief.
But because it was his best choice at the mont.
Once Lynn succeeded in activating this faith, it ant he would beco its only follower.
No one would be able to grasp his secrets; they would be deceived by the various Extraordinary Abilities granted by his faith.
He wouldn’t need to worry about this action binding him too closely to that woman, making it impossible to escape later.
Because at the mont, Ivyst hadn’t achieved Divinity, so the faith of "Annihilation" didn’t exist in the world.
Not even a trace of it.
Moreover, as a God Forsaken, he had already been rejected by most faiths within the Saint Laurent Empire.
"If I truly wish to beco a Transcendent once more and possess powerful strength, perhaps there is only one path."
"Betray the human faction and worship those ancient demons."
"That is simply a path to death."
"So, right now, the only option Lynn considers while balancing strength, secrecy, and legitimacy is the ’Doomsday’ faith."
"As for the current Ivyst, she is unaware of what will happen in the future."
"And the future Ivyst cannot forcibly change the past."
"Lynn can take advantage of this information gap to extract enough benefits."
"If anything does happen later, it’s not a big deal to just cut ties."
"After all, not only can gods abandon their believers, but believers themselves can also choose to change faiths."
"Quite a few High Rank Transcendents have embarked on a different path this way to gain stronger abilities."
"With a motive in place, it’s ti to consider the thod."
"Obviously, to do the sa thing as the original male protagonist, he must possess his prerequisites."
"Holy Relics..." Lynn picked up his teacup and sipped it, sinking into thought once more."
"This term had also appeared in Christianity in his previous life."
"Like the shroud of a saint."
"What exactly makes this piece of cloth a Holy Relic?"
"Is it because it has co into close contact with Him, imbued with Divine Power and the breath of life?"
"At the end of the day, Holy Relics are defined by the believers."
"Originally, it might have been just an object left behind before He beca divine, but over ti, it has evolved into a legend and thus, cloaked in a shroud of mystery."
"So Holy Relics may still possess extraordinary abilities while so are just extrely ordinary objects."
"Even if there are real relics left behind, their commorative significance is far greater than their real value."
"Lynn slowly ca to a realization."
"If that’s the case, could objects infused with Ivyst’s extraordinary power and life essence also beco Holy Relics to communicate with the future Doomsday Witch?"
"It’s worth a try."
"Lynn thought to himself."
"Creak—"
"Just then, the door to the lounge was pushed open."
"Lynn quickly returned to his senses and looked up."
"His Highness has finished receiving guests and would now like to see you."
"The housekeeper Kasha said emotionlessly."
"Therefore, Lynn temporarily set aside the series of thoughts he had earlier and nodded, picking up the stack of Extraordinary Contracts from the table."
"Kasha’s gaze lingered on the stack of contracts for a few seconds, her eyes revealing a hint of surprise."
"Under her lead, Lynn quickly arrived at the study room door."
"It was at this ti that the door was pushed open."
"The middle-aged man in clerical attire held the doorknob while saying gloomily, ’I implore Your Highness to consider our church’s proposal carefully.’"
"Scram."
"A cold voice laden with murderous intent emanated from the study."
"To dare command priests of the three major churches so brazenly, she truly has that woman’s style."
"Lynn even doubted, if soday in the future Saint Laurent VI angered her, whether she would show the sa attitude towards her own father."
"After the clergyn from the Heavenly Principle Church had completely disappeared down the corridor, Lynn then slowly entered the study at Kasha’s gesture."
"Gazing at Ivyst’s fiercely beautiful face, Lynn bowed."
"He didn’t know what the Heavenly Principle Church had demanded to infuriate her like this."
"Lucky for him, he was here to bring good news; otherwise, he might unavoidably have been caught in the crossfire."
"He thought silently."
"anwhile, as Ivyst saw who had co in, the coldness on her face eased slightly."
"What is it?"
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