The Impending Disaster (First Update)

"No wonder he didn't dare let the churches know."

George became even more certain of his guess.

Christai had told him during one of their conversations that the Seven Great Churches had jointly decreed that kings of all nations in this world could be Beyonders, but they absolutely could not exceed Sequence Five.

If their Sequence exceeded Sequence Five, they had to abdicate in favor of their successor.

The reason given by the churches was that once one surpassed Sequence Five and became a demigod, one was no longer human and possessed a lifespan beyond that of ordinary people.

An ordinary demigod lived for around three hundred years. Those of certain special pathways could live even longer.

The people would then discover that their king did not age, which could easily arouse suspicion.

After all, while most ordinary people believed in deities, they did not know Beyonders existed.

However, that was merely the churches' official explanation. George felt those were secondary reasons; the main purpose was to keep the royal families in check.

If a king sat on the throne for too long, he would inevitably develop other ambitions and become difficult to control.

Therefore, if George III wanted to switch pathways and advance to become the Black Emperor, he first had to break the churches' rule, surpass Sequence Five, and advance to Sequence One of the Justiciar pathway.

Naturally, such a matter had to be carried out in secret and concealed from the churches.

But it made sense. As the ruler of a nation, anyone with even a little ambition would not want to remain suppressed by the churches forever.

Once he advanced to the Black Emperor, he would stand on the same level as the Seven Orthodox Deities, and the churches would no longer be able to do