As the Earth God tried to win Houka over, Houka learned more ancient secrets.
The Earth God also made no shortage of disparaging, contemptuous remarks about the Fate God, a rat who excelled only at schemes and tricks.
If Houka had been a child of destiny thoroughly brainwashed by the Fate God,
the Earth God would have already struck hard and started a war.
But he discovered that Houka, a child of destiny with heaven-defying luck, might have already broken free of the Fate God's control.
He might even have become a third force, standing alongside their two factions.
As long as Kozuki Houka stopped serving as the Fate God's lackey, even if he refused to cooperate with the ancient gods and became an independent third force,
the Earth God could accept that outcome.
At worst, he could wait until Imu completed the Devil Shadow Zone, then keep waiting for the next person to attain godhood.
There were already two demigod-level brats over there alone.
One of them was even a descendant with ancient giant blood.
That gave the Earth God even less reason to worry. He had all the time he needed to wait.
Once Kozuki Houka was targeted by the world will and fell out with the Fate God, he would understand what the curse of godhood meant.
In truth, Houka's growth had also completely exceeded the Fate God's plans.
He had never expected that not only would Imu overcome his psychological shadow and ascend to godhood, but that a brat like Houka would also become a god in such a short time.
Even the Fate God found Houka's terrifying luck inexplicable.
He had explored the lost space within the rainbow mist himself, and there had been nothing inside.
What on earth had happened?
Still, whether he