In the supernatural system, a Tier 4 supernatural being who wielded the Proxy of Divine Power was undoubtedly the envy of others.
But only people like Byrne, the so-called God's Emissaries, knew that while acting as vessels for divine power, they also exposed themselves to the gods' gaze.
For a human, this was an extremely dangerous thing.
In the Primordial Age, the gods came from the stars and descended upon the earth.
Some willingly fell from grace, allying themselves with giant beasts and Sky Demons, and became demons or Fallen Angels.
Others stood with the gods and the Ancient People, becoming legends in various pantheons in later ages.
The seas changed and the stars shifted.
As the years passed, the gods' bodies had long since vanished, but the emergence of Tier 4 supernatural beings proved that the gods' wills still existed.
Otherwise, Tier 4 supernatural beings could not have become their "emissaries" on earth.
There was no doubt about it.
God's Emissaries could obtain divine might and all kinds of supernatural powers, far surpassing Tier 3 supernatural beings.
But unlike the cultivation systems of the East, the power of Tier 4 supernatural beings came from the gods rather than themselves.
Their power was obtained by "borrowing" from the gods.
Since it was a "loan," there naturally had to be "collateral," as well as "interest" to repay.
What God's Emissaries put up as collateral was their own bodies. The interest came in many forms: it could be their lifespan, or it could be something else.
That depended on what the god was interested in.
Take Byrne, for example. As the Angel of Time, Kull was interested in "time."
Therefore, every time Byrne borrowed his power, he had to repay it with his own "time."
Once he could no longer pay the