The Main God's radiance illuminated the Chaotic Void. Even the disordered Abyss seemed to regain a brief semblance of order beneath His light.
Previously, when Tao Yu and the Venerable Daoist fought the other four, the shock waves from their battle had constantly rearranged the Abyss. The destruction and rebirth of various laws had easily suppressed the affected area.
Yet the Radiant Main God had only to arrive for His boundless radiance to suppress everything. It was a difference in kind.
That supreme, ruling power made even beings like the Venerable Daoist and the Undying Heavenly Emperor bow their heads.
Whether they did so willingly or not, at least they had done it in appearance!
But even in the face of such might, such supreme power,
Tao Yu could only sigh.
"The human path I walk prevents me from letting this happen. I'm afraid I can only 'make a fool of myself'..."
Tao Yu's words gave Radiant pause. He seemed not to have expected Tao Yu to actually refuse his recruitment—and for such a ridiculous reason, no less.
For the sake of those ants?
"The human path... That's a rare path in the Abyss, though it's not unheard of. Why are you so stubborn, insisting on bringing everything you see under your command? There are countless worlds like this one. There's no need to cling to this one, and you couldn't manage them all anyway.
"I can arrange for you to spread your teachings in a comparable independent world. I have no Subordinate Deity who follows the human path, either, and I can hand you the affairs of the Real World to manage."
The Radiant Main God considered Tao Yu a rare talent. As a true god from among the pioneers, he also had many advantages over these native gods