After his planet opened up to the universe, its population grew rapidly. The average level was still the sa for now, but it would soon increase quickly. Those who didn’t push themselves to their limits would simply be left behind by others who put in more effort.
Along with opening its doors to the universe, Kayden also reduced the amount of resources available to people on the planet. This created a scenario where there were more people than resources. The forr peace was gone; now, each person had to fight for even simple things like food.
The previous pride no longer existed. With scarce resources, the world beca a hellish place for the weaker individuals, and it only worsened as more capable people appeared in different parts of the planet daily. This drove the world into a fast-paced cycle of developnt.
The laws remained the sa, so when combined with the reduced resources and lack of punishnt for those in power… the world beca a literal hell where the strongest dominated and oppressed the weak at every turn.
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Ti continued to pass quickly. Kayden hadn’t improved his strength in the next hundreds of thousands of years; he was rely waiting for the right mont for his plans. Unfortunately, this would take a while, but given that he had already waited far longer, he would simply wait as long as necessary. His patience was infinite for his objectives.
Atlas hadn’t advanced in rank either. His confrontation with Athena had left him completely paranoid about reaching a perfect level of strength in his current rank before attempting to advance. This was different from his siblings; besides Athena and Atlas, the others had already reached the Ninth Realm and were now facing the curse that all False Gods faced.
The strength of a god was achievable for False Gods after billions of years of cultivation and improvent, but, unfortunately, the level of a god was impossible for them to reach. It was a double-edged sword—they had the power of a god but would never be able to beco gods.
With each passing year, ti was running out. Yan refused to teach any of his children the path to divinity; the only person who had received his teachings was Amanda, but she didn’t seem capable of achieving divinity. The truth was that her soul wasn’t capable of it yet; the soul of a god had to be completely stable, and hers was still being repaired after being taken from another tiline.
In the end, Yan was fated to lose everything due to other gods, but he wouldn’t leave this universe without fighting for his family. This was obvious to all the gods, so as they prepared to leave the universe, they were also preparing to face Yan with all their might—at least, that’s what everyone expected.
"What’s the purpose of this invitation, God Yan?" Kayden and Yan were sitting in armchairs floating above the clouds on Yan’s farm; Kayden received the invitation on a random day.
"To what extent has your soul manipulation reached, Kayden?" Yan replied with another question as he took a sip of his tea.
The liquid they were drinking was equivalent to nearly half a Class A planet in just a few liters, a type of tea made from leaves of the true World Tree, hidden from all and known only to a few madn familiar with its secrets.
"I can’t say; I have no master and no one to compare to," Kayden replied honestly to Yan’s question.
The two fell silent for the next few minutes. Yan was contemplating billions of scenarios and possible variables within seconds, while Kayden simply enjoyed the taste of the tea.
"Do you know what makes a False God beco a god?" Kayden received an unusual question and remained silent, signaling he had no idea. "We are beings with souls but no paths; that’s the problem. I am the only one who has grasped a path and was able to convert my soul into true divinity."
Kayden wasn’t very surprised; he had already suspected that divinity had sothing to do with souls since it was simply the only thing strong enough to propel soone to the level of a god, in his view.
"Your path is the path of monarchs, isn’t it?" Yan looked a bit surprised at Kayden, who had reached this conclusion effortlessly, a discovery that had taken Yan an unimaginable amount of ti.
"Yes, only the path of the monarch and its variations can perfectly align with False Gods and allow us to solidify it into a soul path toward divinity." Kayden finally understood why Yan had been able to beco a god upon studying him.
"You’ve seen many monarchs, so why only when you studied could you reach divinity?" Kayden asked and received an answer he didn’t expect.
"I don’t know; I have no answer to that question." Kayden stayed silent; if even a god couldn’t answer this, there was no reason for him to waste ti pondering it.
"I understand—you want help with Amanda, don’t you?" Kayden again hit the mark, seeing in Yan’s eyes emotions he should have been fully capable of suppressing, but when it ca to his soulmate, he couldn’t.
"Yes, her mind isn’t strong enough to beco a monarch, and her soul is still sowhat broken." Kayden understood this was a desperate request after millions of attempts.
"Why wasn’t I your first choice? I made Atlas a monarch." Kayden asked, already knowing the answer.
"Atlas hasn’t been the sa person since becoming a monarch; I can’t imagine Amanda in any way other than how she is." Even with every precaution taken, Atlas had undergone radical changes in his personality and soul, though they weren’t entirely Kayden’s fault.
"Amanda won’t be the sa either, but you don’t have ti, do you?" Kayden understood the pain Yan was feeling at that mont, he knew what he was capable of doing for Athena after all.
"Yes, it’s only a few million years away and I don’t think she’ll be able to heal her soul and then move on, there’s not enough ti." Kayden understood that ssing with souls was sothing delicate and couldn’t be rushed.
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