Those Who Never Ascended to the Divine Throne...

"There's nothing to say, it's just an old story of the victors and the vanquished."

You lived through the era I lived in, so you must have some understanding of the once-prevalent Faith of the evil gods in Dolgo D.

Afros's first words immediately pulled Cheng Shi's thoughts back to that chaotic Life Era.

Indeed, Cheng Shi does understand the evil god; he even played the role of Believer of the evil god alongside Zhang Jizu.

"The Isle of Hope is not the birthplace of the gods; they, whichever one of them, came from the distant Starry Sky."

When enough people on this continent Faith in them, they will attract their attention, and when the Faith crosses a certain threshold that interests them, the gods will descend.

This is the reason for their appearance.

Afros seemed to be caught up in the complex emotions of his memories as well. He stared blankly at the center of the long table, his eyes unfocused, and slowly began to speak.

Cheng Shi and Hong Lin subconsciously tensed up, feeling both secretly pleased and uneasy. They listened intently to the history the other was telling them, not daring to miss a single detail.

"Therefore, in the beginning there was no fixed number of Divine Throne; there were as many Divine Throne as there were people who descended."

However, not all of them will give real blessings and visible protection to Believer. Only the few with the most cohesive Faith and the largest number of Believer will truly bless life under the divine. Therefore, in order to pursue Divine Majesty, people have created what is known as the wave of Faith.

I often feel that Faith does not begin with piety, but rather the flow of desires brings piety into Faith.

It was precisely because I understood this principle that I became His Believer in the second era.

Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, thinking to himself that this was in line with the understanding of the development of the era and the change of the times. It was not wrong for Mortals to pursue Divine Majesty, especially in the ignorant times. Serving the gods was probably what Mortals pursued throughout their lives.

"These gods, who have a large number of Believer, were previously called true gods or True God."

Those Believer with few Cencha, varying degrees of piety, and who possess little or no divine gifts or whose gifts are tantamount to curses, cannot sustain the spread of their Faith due to the fear brought about by their unknown and mysterious nature. They have never appeared on the Stage of world Faith, so these beings are called evil gods or Wild God by Mortals.

But whether they are good or evil, true or false, they are still themselves, all high and mighty gods.

However, not all of them can receive... the Naming of "*He".

"???"

Cheng Shi's gaze sharpened, wondering why [Origin] was here again.

Yes, He created everything and is naturally related to all of them, but the question is, what does "Naming" mean?

He didn't dare to ask any questions, afraid of interrupting Afros's train of thought, and chose to continue listening in silence.

"In the First era, both the true and the false coexisted in harmony."

But when the era came to an end, apart from [Life], all the other gods... vanished.

Fortunately, they returned in the second era, but this time, they were powerless to wrest Divine Authority from [Life].

However, Divine Authority is not limited to [life]. In the second era, several of them ascended to the pinnacle of Faith, and so, when the era ended, they... formed [the Sinking].

"!!!"

What constitutes "Sinking"?

Are the three gods of Path of Fate, [Sinking], combined together?

Aren't they the order of the evolution of time? Apart from natural evolution, is there any other combination for this Path of Fate "Sinking"?

Who put them together?

[Origin]!

It is the [Origin]!

The moment the question arose in Cheng Shi's mind, he Cheng Shi knew the answer: everything concerning them was influenced silently "behind" by [*He]. However, the matter of the "group" didn't sound like it was influenced "behind"; it sounded more like [*He] had directly stepped into the limelight!

Considering what Afros previously said about the Origin One appearing at the end of each era, therefore...

He will appear at the end of each age and Naming the gods that appear in that age.

The "being given the Divine Name and having all Divine Authority handed over" that God of Merriment spoke of must mean the same thing!

Ah?

So the truth about the gods of the Cosmos is that there is a group of gods waiting for the end of the era, and then they want to fight for the few remaining spots in the hands of the [Origin]?

Wait, what's going on here? Is this some kind of competitive job selection process?

So, are the sixteen True God currently the winners of the competitive selection process, and [Origin] is the HR who issued the "promotion" quota?

Holy crap, where did I get this?

The world is Apocalypse, and players are starting to worship gods, and you're telling me the gods are just here to "test" us?!

But the era of Nothingness hasn't ended yet, so how come Deception and Destiny have already taken over?

Cheng Shi was stunned. He blinked in shock, his mind a jumbled mess. He looked at Hong Lin with a complicated expression, only to find that Big Cat was just as bewildered as him. The two exchanged a glance, and after seeing the shock and disbelief in each other's eyes, they suppressed their thoughts, concealed their expressions, and said nothing more.

"But this situation Change in the third era."

Order has arrived; He descended with supreme Divine Authority before His Believer had even stirred up a wave of Faith.

He bestowed divine pronouncements over the development of Civilization, annihilated countless evil gods who disrupted Order, and in place of... He also granted the lawful Wild God a 'position,' a position subordinate to [Order].

The [Thunderclap] you found is one of them.

However, I need to clarify that the extermination here does not refer to God War, but rather the evil gods offering their necks for slaughter out of fear.

After that, whether it was Thunder, Blazing Sun, or any of the others, under the witness of Order, they became the pieces of the Cosmos puzzle that guarded Order.

However, even with the approval of the Order, they could not survive until the end of the era.

So, when Chaos began, Order found them again, but by then some gods no longer believed in Order.

For example, [Blazing Sun] insisted that [Order] had not fulfilled its promise, so it broke its promise and plunged into the embrace of [Chaos], becoming its Emissary... [Wrath of Abomination].

Then came the era of the [Existence], who arrived with Divine Authority like [Order]. At this time, there was already discord among the gods, but under the mediation of the Dominion of the era, everyone was still relatively at peace.

Until... until my brother, you told me that God War has taken place in this era!

So, why did they begin the God War, and what was the outcome of that God War?

Afros stared intently at Cheng Shi, demanding an answer.

Cheng Shi gave a wry smile and said:

"If I had regained my Memory by now, you would know the answer today, because it's not a secret at all."

But now, all I can say is that I don't remember why they started the God War. I only know that after the God War ended, the [Covenant] protected the Sixteen Divine Thrones, and as for the others...

They're probably already waiting for the next era of revenge.

If so.