As Iver's body shook violently amid the Spacetime Turbulence, his consciousness became unnaturally clear.
So that was it.
No wonder the basic ability of the Ninth Path was Sacrifice...
No wonder Ai Shiping, despite being the Reincarnation Angel, was the Ouroboros of the Son of the Serpent Father...
No wonder the Serpent Father, despite being so gentle that he would not even permit members of the same race to be used as ritual materials, was so single-minded in his pursuit of transcendence—so cold and heartless...
Everything fit together.
Turning back the clock and reversing heaven and earth—this was truly the greatest and most meaningful change in history!
And to pursue victory and success, he had been willing to offer up everything he had... This, too, was the greatest transcendence!
Before the Serpent Father fell, neither the Fallen Angels nor the Ring Angels had possessed the ability to become a New Pillar God of the River of Change. It was not because they were not strong enough, but because the Serpent Father had already accomplished the supreme feat—
"...Ugh."
Iver let out a pained groan.
Spacetime shook violently, and a force that seemed capable of shattering everything tore at him. He felt as though he were inside a rainbow-colored, winding tunnel. It was as if he had fallen from an extreme height, repeatedly slamming into every bend along the way. His body, which had reached the level of an Angel, quickly became battered and broken under such tremendous impacts.
Just then, the Golden Apple suddenly burst into rainbow-colored radiance.
That was the light that represented hope!
Under the protection of that light, the damage the Spacetime Turbulence inflicted on Iver abruptly fell to a minimum.
Iver curled up like a baby, placing as much of his body as possible within the