Gods were the highest-tier class holders.
In this plane.
This had been a fact established by the various Gods Above Gods since the Beginning of Creation's second genesis.
No matter how hard the other extraordinary beings tried, they could not cross that chasm.
At most, they could approach the gods; they could never surpass them.
The Demon Lords within the Bottomless Abyss were typical examples—barely worthy of being called godlike or akin to gods!
Thus.
The unique power they possessed was also called quasi-divine power!
Gods were beings of a higher order.
It was as though they lived in a higher dimension, existing on an entirely different level from mortals.
Under normal circumstances, what ordinary people witnessed of them was merely an incomplete shadow.
Without energy of a sufficiently high level to shatter the gap of time and space.
Mortals did not even have the right to harm gods, not even the strongest among class holders.
That barrier and disparity were like ants being unable to bite through steel.
Even if their teeth broke, it would be futile!
Thus.
For the many races.
If they wished to surpass a certain god, the simplest way was to become gods themselves...
Equivalent to the saying, "If you want to defeat magic, you can only rely on another kind of magic."
And this directly caused the number of those attempting to ascend to godhood to grow by the day.
In this regard.
Even Koma could sense the favoritism of the Gods Above Gods.
In his eyes, the gods of this time and space were much like the Planeswalkers from his homeland.
They were all beings blessed by heaven.
From birth, they possessed all sorts of advantages for no reason at all.
They were the lucky ones chosen by the heavens!
As long as