Scorching Domain.
Within an asteroid belt that had been blasted into a ring by the aftermath of battle.
"So, what's your decision?"
Black Star urged Black Whale, whose expression was conflicted.
"There's really nothing to hesitate over, is there?"
"Unless Eternal Night knocked your brains loose earlier, you'd choose to form an alliance with me."
"As the saying goes, the more friends you have, the more paths you have."
Black Whale glanced at Black Star, but his thoughts were not led astray by him.
There was naturally nothing wrong with the saying that more friends meant more paths.
But the problem was that Black Whale did not need too many "paths."
What he needed was to keep moving along the route he had already mapped out, until he completed his divine spark and ascended the divine throne.
Just as he had done before, keeping a low profile and acting in secret.
Among those blessed by gods, those who made a grand spectacle of themselves mostly died young.
It was precisely to avoid such terrible outcomes that, after becoming one of God's Chosen Ones, Black Whale had quietly remained in the God Realm for nearly three hundred years!
Only occasionally did he return to the real world, secretly gathering information he wished to learn.
He had thought that by proceeding this way, he could easily sabotage Octopus Lady's trial, seize her authority and divine spark, and thereby fulfill his own goals.
Yet, at the crucial moment, unexpected incidents had arisen one after another.
As a result, not only had he failed to advance even half a step according to his plan, he had even suffered a loss to his own divine spark.
He had even somehow provoked a formidable enemy named Eternal Night!
If he agreed to Black Star now and