"I thought the whole world had it out for the 'King of the Underworld'?"
Seeing Afu's reaction, Gu Shen could not help but sigh in relief. "So you just didn't notice my 'authority'..."
His Authority Power was too weak.
It was even weaker than the power contained within those three authority items.
"???"
Afu's reaction was extremely complicated. He circled Gu Shen once, then said, "Are you really the 'Lord of Authority'?"
"Genuine, no substitutions." Gu Shen smiled. "What... don't I look like one?"
"No, not at all."
Afu was first shocked, then asked in confusion, "But if you truly are the 'Lord of Authority' who possesses a Gospel Box Fragment, why didn't the First Vessel give any notification?"
Gu Shen raised his brows. "Perhaps... because my Authority Power is too weak. I haven't started refining the Gospel Box Fragment yet."
"No, that's not right."
Afu hurriedly denied it. "Miss Xiao Man's Authority Power is even weaker. The master's standard for judging a 'Lord of Authority' has nothing to do with the Authority Power one emits."
"Then what does it have to do with?"
Gu Shen's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that he truly was a Throne of God excluded from the rest?
"It has to do with..."
Afu opened his mouth, then stopped himself.
He found himself unable to explain it.
"I don't know. In short, from the First Vessel's perspective, you are not a 'leader.'"
In the end, that was the only answer Afu could give.
Yet within Gu Shen's world, he had seen vast, boundless vitality. Aside from that towering tree, there were countless drifting Soul Spirits.
This was power that controlled life and death. It was absolutely a miracle only a "leader" could create.
The Pure Land Domain dissipated, and Gu Shen and Afu