The Judgement Society's oracle was enraged.
He got serious.
Not only did he instantly crush the force blocking him, but even the pagoda standing in the center of the city began to sustain damage.
"The entire city is a Half-God?"
"Then I want to see what means you have to stop me."
The oracle said coldly.
"Death!"
The other three Half-Gods said nothing, but the supernatural rule controlled by the Judgement Society's oracle surfaced in all their minds.
They had begun to come into contact with the power of rules from the Ninth Rank onward.
The division of Ninth Rank strength was actually a clash of the strength of rules, as well as an understanding and mastery of them.
But.
A Ninth Rank's use of rules was ultimately only a matter of "borrowing" and "taking."
Broadly speaking.
It was like needing a drink of water, so you went to the lake and filled a bucket.
The lake represented the rules.
You could draw from it.
But it did not truly belong to you.
To advance to Half-God, however, you had to become the lake itself, merging with the rules.
Was that difficult?
Of course it was.
People could use water to water flowers, cook meals, and clean things.
But could you imagine a person turning into water?
Perhaps someone might say,
After death.
Once you rotted, wouldn't you become Corpse Water?
That was true.
But could you still use that Corpse Water to make tea for someone?
You were already dead.
That was why the difference between a Half-God and a Ninth Rank was even greater than the difference between an ordinary person and a Ninth Rank. This difference was reflected not only in strength, but also in a complete disparity in their levels of life.
A Ninth Rank could