"God of War Interface, I remember you said that was a God of Creation," Gu Qingshan asked silently.
"That's right. The other party acted exactly like the Gods of Creation. There was absolutely nothing wrong with my assessment," the God of War Interface replied.
"So you decided they were a God of Creation? What if they weren't?" Gu Qingshan asked again.
The God of War Interface replied indifferently, "You must still remember what that god said to you. Now that you think back on it, was there anything that seemed off?"
Gu Qingshan froze, then quickly recalled what had happened.
The spirit girl had pointed out that the god was a fake. Now, as he revisited the past and the scenes hidden in memories from long ago, a blind spot gradually came into view.
Gu Qingshan felt a cold sweat break out across his back.
Too much time had passed.
If he hadn't weathered so many storms, if he hadn't grown to where he was now, if he hadn't looked back and thought it all through again—
Gu Qingshan could hardly believe that such a shocking secret had been hidden in that incident.
"There were two things it said that seem suspicious now," he silently told the God of War Interface.
"Which two?" the God of War Interface asked.
"'If you put in enough sweat and effort, you'll become the most versatile wielder of the God of War Authority'; and 'I hope this gift will help you, wielder of the God of War Authority,'" Gu Qingshan replied.
"You understand now?" the God of War Interface asked.
"I understand some of it. It really wasn't a god," Gu Qingshan said.
"It wasn't a god to begin with. But you were so weak back then—what did you expect me to tell you?"