Naturally, Imu had no idea that the Five Elders were "quietly" discussing a grand plan capable of affecting the entire World Government.
However, Saint Warcury's speculation about Imu was correct.
The reason he had granted the Five Elders divine offices—
Was indeed because the World Government's structure was growing ever larger, and the number of affiliated nations would only continue to increase in the future.
So, he wanted to enhance their administrative abilities through divine offices.
The four elemental spirit kings, the Twelve Divine Beasts, and the other gods were the same.
The former were responsible for ensuring that Sea Star's natural energies as a whole did not fall into disorder.
The latter assisted the World Government in managing every field more efficiently.
They also dealt with natural disasters that might arise in various places.
Imu could not guarantee that new gods or Divine Beasts would not emerge in the future.
But he could guarantee that every one of them would serve Sea Star and the World Government.
Dankan, the God of Forging, and Albertrion, the Heavenly Pool Divine Beast, were examples of this.
In short, Sea Star's "gods" needed to shoulder responsibilities and obligations.
Each had duties they had to fulfill, so naturally, they would have less freedom.
Imu had modeled this after the "gods of the Heavenly Court," which was why he had previously called it "conferring divine offices."
June 9th.
The energies of the five surrounding planets were nearly exhausted.
Imu, dressed in a white robe threaded with gold, maintained a state of both existing and not existing.
He sat cross-legged above Sea Star, which had grown nearly tenfold in size, his eyes closed as he immersed himself in a profound enlightenment beyond description.
This "Five-Star Sea Unification" had also brought him quite a few experiences and