Fu Qian had never been blindly optimistic.
If everything went in the worst possible direction, he would most likely have to face an ancient god.
And the other party's goal was probably to take control of him and drain his Sanity Value.
In that situation, False God Incarnation would undoubtedly be an extremely effective tool.
The only problem was that the tool's effect was temporary, so when to use it became a difficult question.
Fortunately, Fu Qian had always been good at difficult questions. He had settled on the answer long ago: the very first moment he made contact.
Although the Indigo Witch's words seemed reasonable, this wasn't a matter of saving one's best steel for the edge of the blade.
Even if he successfully advanced to Second Order after merging the traits, he would still be far from matching an ancient god in its prime.
Fu Qian knew, of course, that the figure before him was only a projection. The problem was, there was no way to know when the other party might become real.
Facing her at close range, if he didn't use it immediately, he might never get another chance.
"Heh. You deliberately chose those words. Are you trying to provoke me?"
In response to the extra hour Fu Qian had mentioned, the Indigo Witch showed no anger at all.
Of course, the little phrase she had added to her reply betrayed no joy, either.
"I never expected a Higher Being who's lived for who knows how many years to be so lively."
She repeated Fu Qian's words from earlier.
"Your words and actions seem to contradict each other once again. You know that emotions, for me, are largely a performance, yet you think I'll be like those people who met their end at your hands and