"I have always declared that it was not I who defeated Supreme Heaven, but his wanton atrocities. I have never believed that the credit for that battle belonged to me.
"In the end, I replaced Supreme Heaven as a Pillar God because I was the only one who could do it at the time. I was the only Angel born from the Path of Strength who dared to rebel against Supreme Heaven. Only I could take his place... After all, the throne could not remain vacant."
Arthur turned around and looked at the dusky yellow sky together with Iver.
He was silent for a while before slowly saying, "Apart from me, three other Pillar Gods directly participated in the War of Heavenly Punishment. Two Pillar Gods did not take the field directly, but provided assistance. Including me, a total of six Angels participated in the battle. Two other Angels fell during it. As for the Apostles who took part, there were too many to count.
"After the battle, the number of Phantom Demon Eggs condensed by the Material Realm because of the fallen Apostles increased more than sixtyfold over fifty years. Even after five hundred years, some of the Apostles who fell in that battle still have yet to complete their resurrection and return to the Dream Realm."
Iver's eyes widened when he heard this.
Without a doubt, this was the highest-level occult knowledge.
No book in the Material Realm had ever recorded it—the secret behind the succession of a Pillar God, told by someone who had been there!
"In terms of contributions, my strength could not surpass those three Pillar Gods, and my sacrifice could not compare with those two Angels. The Apostles were even more worthy of respect.
"I still remember the ten battlefields opened up in the