Odin felt that if it had been possible before, then it was possible now.
After all, once certain things had been done once, doing them again would naturally feel like the right thing to do.
But...
Odin had thought that Lake, like the previous Heaven Overlord, merely wanted an explanation. So Odin had given him one. As it turned out, that explanation was not what Lake wanted.
No.
It should be said that this was exactly what Lake wanted.
An explanation he could use as an excuse to blow up.
I've already become the Heaven Overlord, and you still expect me to cozy up to you, Odin, shamelessly putting on this "you're good, I'm good, everyone's good" act?
What are you thinking?
The split between Heaven and Asgard was only the first step.
Lake believed that, with Odin's dark history being exposed so explosively, soon every living being and lifeform throughout the World Tree would follow Heaven's example and directly rebel against Asgard.
And more importantly!
One had to know that Odin currently used Heaven as Asgard's external army. The soldiers stationed throughout the other parts of the World Tree were also soldiers of Heaven.
It was just that this group of soldiers had effectively been leased to Odin outright.
So Lake needed an excuse. He needed Odin to give him an excuse that would allow him, as the Heaven Overlord, to summon all the Heaven soldiers stationed outside back to Heaven.
Most importantly—
Although Odin had ruled the World Tree through despicable means, Lake had always preferred playing the hero. Even if it was merely psychological, heroes received quite a substantial boost to their victory buffs.
"Silence!"
Odin suddenly roared. In an instant, the entire World Tree Universe fell silent. It was as if even all creation had completely