After his figure vanished from view, Brunhilde finally let out a breath and wiped away a cold sweat.
She looked calm on the surface, but she had been incredibly tense inside.
"Phew, that scared me to death, Sister Brunhilde. Do you think Lord Thor will participate? There's absolutely no way anyone could defeat a god that terrifying."
Slumped on the floor, Goll could not help worrying about that question.
Although King Gilgamesh had been powerful enough to kill Main God Anu, she felt there was no chance of victory against that terrifying Norse thunder god.
"He will. Absolutely. And he'll be the gods' vanguard!"
Based on Brunhilde's understanding of the gods, they would definitely send Thor out for the first match.
That answer left Goll dumbfounded. This would be a match doomed to defeat from the very start.
The sisters returned to Akasha's Chamber.
"What is it, Sister?"
"Someone came in!"
Brunhilde had intended to continue searching for humans capable of opposing the gods and urgently activate the Akasha System, but she sensed that someone had used the Akasha System while they were away.
Who? Could it have been someone from the Babylonian Pantheon?
She did not know, but checking the surveillance footage would reveal it. Walking into a hidden corner, Brunhilde took out a Pinhole Camera.
The gods were indeed far too arrogant and dismissive of things created by humans, and that carelessness had allowed her to record them.
She inserted the Memory Card into the Tablet, and sure enough, it had captured the intruder. However, the person was not a god from the Babylonian Pantheon, but from another mythological system.
That group was also tampering with the Akashic Records.
It seemed they were afraid she might find someone. Now that was interesting!
The intruder was one of the Supreme Four Pillars of Demons from a certain pantheon.
The Supreme Four Pillars referred to the four great monarchs who ruled the four directions among the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons.
First: Baal—the first demon among the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons. His rank was King. He was one of the Supreme Four Pillars and commanded sixty-six legions, ruling the East.
Second: Bael—the ninth demon among the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons. His rank was King. He was one of the Supreme Four Pillars and commanded twenty-five legions, ruling the West.
Third: Astaroth—the twenty-ninth demon among the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons. His rank was Duke. He was one of the Supreme Four Pillars and commanded forty legions, ruling the South.
Fourth: Asmodeus—the thirty-second demon among the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons. His rank was King. He was one of the Supreme Four Pillars and commanded seventy-two legions, ruling the North.
The person caught on the surveillance footage was Astaroth, the monarch who ruled the South.
That amused Brunhilde.
Did the Supreme Four Pillars Gods also wish to hide something? Did they not want her to find someone?
Were they somewhat similar to the Babylonian Pantheon?
Then who were they trying to conceal?
It had to be someone connected to humanity. So among humanity's seven million years of history, which human had ties to the Supreme Four Pillars Gods?
Who else could it be? A single name entered Brunhilde's mind.
"Hehehehehe, hahahahahaha...!"
"Sister Brunhilde!"
Seeing her sister laugh so wildly and terrifyingly, as if she had gone mad, made Goll even more worried.
The pressure really had been too much, hadn't it?
"Didn't they just take the initiative to help me find the most suitable candidate?"
Grabbing her own face, Brunhilde was too excited to contain herself.
Previously, someone from the Babylonian Pantheon had let something slip, allowing her to discover the abnormal existence known as King Gilgamesh.
Now, the Supreme Four Pillars had guided her toward another person.
Good. She activated the Akasha System and entered the name of another Human King. She just did not know how the Supreme Four Pillars had altered and concealed this person's information.
The next second, all the relevant information on the person appeared. Let her see how it had been changed.
"What—?!"
Brunhilde's azure eyes widened in disbelief, and her naturally beautiful face showed an unsettled expression.
Something was very wrong. Far too wrong.
The information displayed differed greatly from what Brunhilde had expected.
In Brunhilde's expectations, the tampered personal information should have portrayed this king as an ordinary and unremarkable Human King.
The records should have depicted a plain king, perhaps a wise ruler, but not one capable of standing on a battlefield.
In short, among humanity's history, there should have been countless kings more outstanding than him.
That was how the information should have been presented, making her overlook this king and believe he lacked the qualifications to become one of the thirteen chosen people.
It should have been deceptive information like that, yet the information now displayed was the complete opposite.
This king's personal achievements, which had appeared before her, were practically an outrageous legend.
If what was written above was true, this ruler absolutely had the qualifications to become one of the chosen.
Honestly, aside from King Gilgamesh, Brunhilde could not think of anyone more qualified than this ruler.
So should she summon this ruler now, calling him forth from history?
At Brunhilde's side, Goll saw how strongly her sister had reacted and squeezed closer to look at the profile Brunhilde had found.
"S-Sister, isn't this a little too exaggerated?"
After skimming through the general contents, Goll also cried out in disbelief.
The introduction was no less outrageous than King Gilgamesh's, perhaps even more so. Goll began to doubt whether it was real.
"Sister Brunhilde, this might be a trap!"
It was simply too unbelievable, which was why Goll thought so.
"Mm."
Brunhilde also felt there was a strong possibility that Goll was right. This might be a trap.
They had deliberately fabricated such an exaggerated figure so that, after discovering him, she would unhesitatingly select him as one of the thirteen.
Then, once the battle of Ragnarok began, he would appear as someone impressive only on the surface but weak within, causing humanity to lose a round just like that.
But if she summoned this Human King, could she not learn the truth directly from him?
Wouldn't that immediately expose the forged information?
Then there was another possibility: this Human King might be someone obsessed with saving face, someone who loved boasting and flaunting his presence, the sort who liked pretending he was formidable.
In that case, the Supreme Four Pillars' actions this time were deliberately meant to cost her one candidate slot.
If that was true, it was truly a despicable and shameless move.
But was there really any need to stoop so low?
The gods were proud. Normally, they would disdain such petty tricks.
Unless, as with Babylonian mythology, there had been an exception—an anomaly like King Gilgamesh—and they wanted to conceal something?
Was the purpose of putting this Human King forward to cover up some truth?
No matter how much she thought about it, Brunhilde could not guess the truth behind it.
In that case, she would use the old method. She only needed to travel to that era and witness it with her own eyes.
The information displayed before her could be forged, but the holographic viewing that allowed her to descend upon that era could not be falsified. Those were the genuine Akashic Records.
Still, if they were going to forge something, could they at least put some effort into it?
Brunhilde had actually seen the forged information before. It was nearly identical to what was written in a book.
This forged information had clearly been copied straight from that book.
The book was called The Key of Solomon.
Though that was its name, the book had no direct connection to King Solomon. It had been written in the Middle Ages by a group of humans fascinated with mysticism.
Those people had drawn upon King Solomon's stories and added mythological elements to them.
Simply put, it was merely a self-indulgent tale fabricated by humans to satisfy their vanity, believing that mythology was not something humanity could never defeat.
Very well. She would see what truth was being hidden in the shadows.
She began calibrating the time and headed for the ninth century BC to see what truth the Supreme Four Pillars were concealing.
A One-Time Skill: Revelation
In the ninth century BC, within a Judean royal family by the Mediterranean Sea, such a figure emerged.
This person held a pivotal position and exerted a tremendous influence in human history.
That person was King Solomon, also known as the King of Wisdom.
His reign was the kingdom's golden age. His army was powerful, trade flourished, and the Divine Temple of the Heavenly Pantheon's Main God in the Human Realm, along with a magnificent royal palace, were built one after another. Thus, he was regarded as the greatest king of ancient Judea.
Historically, Solomon inherited the throne at the age of seventeen. Ambitious by nature, he strengthened his position through political marriages.
He married the daughters and sisters of kings from various lands, including the daughter of Egypt's Pharaoh. Through cooperation with the Egyptians, he built his nation into a mighty power.
During his reign, he further expanded the kingdom's territory, reaching northeast to the Euphrates River, southeast to the Gulf of Aqaba, and southwest to Philistia and Egypt's border.
So, were the surviving records truly factual?
Current progress: 50%, obtained one-time skill Revelation
As those words appeared before his eyes, King Solomon of this era, Bai Yue, paused slightly in the middle of a meeting.
He remembered that the skill's effect was to listen to the Voice of Heaven and take the ideal action.
For example, if he were traveling, the skill would allow him to choose the most suitable route.
Simply put, whenever he wanted to do something, it would guide him toward the best possible outcome.
Suddenly, a wave of dizziness struck him, and the surrounding view distorted.
He should have been in the conference hall, yet now he found himself inside an enormous white Divine Temple?
Sensing something, he looked ahead. There stood an incomparably massive divine throne, upon which sat a giant-like figure dressed in a white robe, radiating intense Holy Light.
Around him were numerous beautiful, curvaceous bodies, each with pure white wings behind their backs.
Simply put, the alluring female figures surrounding this person, whose appearance could not be seen clearly, were a group of female angels.
Each one pressed herself intimately against him, gazing at him with infatuation.
Then this giant-like figure was most likely the Main God of the Heavenly Pantheon.
"Solomon, what is your wish?"
God rested one hand beneath his chin and held a book in the other. His gaze fell downward, and his voice sounded gentle, cordial, and human, yet Solomon sensed only loftiness and indifference.
And that gaze was like casually glancing at a stone by the roadside.
In response to those words, he chose to answer.
"Wisdom."
That was his wish.
Perhaps because his demeanor was too calm, because his gaze held neither reverence nor worship but only indifference, the lofty god radiated a faint trace of displeasure.
"A very good choice. Then I shall grant you incomparable wisdom."
To others, it would have sounded like praise. It was praise from a god, an honor.
But to King Solomon, it carried nothing but mockery and malice.
Malice?
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