The five gods of God's Great World met through Illusion, conversing as they watched the battle unfold.
"I sense Arthur Luce's aura. He's competing with us for the Level Five soul essence!" Earth God said, his expression somewhat peculiar.
There was no anger on Earth God's face. Although Level Five soul essence was precious, for gods who ruled the entirety of God's Great World, it was a resource they harvested continuously.
Take the Level Five believers, Level Five priests, and sacrificial priests of the various temples. After death, unless their souls were seized on the spot, the rest would return to the small world of their faith.
Gods were like shepherds, and believers were like sheep. During life, they harvested the believers' faith; after death, they harvested their souls.
Earth God had not encountered anyone capable of competing with the five gods for their harvest in many years, so he found it rather novel.
"Perfectly fair. Arthur Luce has the strength to compete with us for ownerless Level Five soul essence. It comes down to ability," God of War said calmly.
God of War acknowledged David's strength. Although that strength had only been achieved with David's reliance on three god-level beings, the fact remained that he had fought God of War to a draw.
God of War had acknowledged David's existence at the time. Thus, unless God of War intended to turn hostile, he would regard David as an equal.
The souls of the two Level Five Zergs did not belong to believers of any god in God's Great World. Moreover, Lord Arthur had taken part in this battle, so he had the right to claim the spoils.
"Arthur Luce is nearby. Why not take this chance to meet him? He has ties to the Zerg World and warned us