United Front

"Good thing it wasn't us..."

At that moment, on the plaza, the many priests felt the Slaughter Divine Domain emanating from Arthur and drew a deep breath, a sense of unprecedented relief washing over them.

To them, Arthur's ability to condense a Divine Domain in such a short time and obtain the power of his own authority was certainly astonishing.

But what drew the most attention was his choice.

Once the power of a Divine Domain took shape, it meant that one's path for the future had been set. From then on, one had to keep moving in that direction. There was basically no changing it.

A newly ascended Demigod would often come into conflict with an existing god over their authorities.

The reason was simple. Every authority of any significance in this world had long since been claimed by those who came before. The gods of the past had occupied them outright, leaving no room at all.

Understanding an authority wasn't enough to claim it.

It was like a system with one spot for each position. It didn't matter if you could take on the role yourself; there had to be a position available for you to fill.

And if someone had already taken the position, what could a newcomer do to claim it?

There was only one way.

They had to wage a divine war and forcibly seize the authority from the previous god.

That was the main way for a Demigod to ascend.

Under normal circumstances, gods held an enormous advantage as the owners and pioneers of their authorities. They could look down on later Demigods and had little reason to pay them much attention.

But the situation here was different.

The gods had fallen into dormancy. At present, not a single god on the land was