"Could it be that he leaped straight from the peak of the Demigod Realm to the Ruler Realm?"
An Evil God could not help crying out.
"Impossible. No matter how monstrous a genius he is, he cannot advance directly from a Demigod to a Ruler. At most, he could become a High-God—and that alone would make him one of the universe's greatest prodigies. To go straight from Demigod to Ruler? Isn't that madness?"
An Evil God shook its head.
"If that's the case, then what exactly happened before?"
An Evil God was utterly unable to figure it out.
"Without a doubt, we misjudged him. We were completely deceived by this fellow. The Lord of the Furnace was likely a Ruler-level god all along, and only now has he truly revealed himself."
The Fate Evil God's expression twisted savagely. "No wonder all our plans failed. No wonder those Evil Gods guarding the Void Monster nests were killed. So this fellow possesses the combat strength of a Ruler."
It clenched its fists, fury surging beyond restraint. This was the first time it had ever been toyed with so thoroughly.
This was simply the greatest humiliation.
"But that doesn't add up. Not even a single god could be born in the Hell World before. How could this fellow have already been a Ruler? It makes no sense at all."
An Evil God still found itself brimming with doubts.
"Do you even need to ask? This fellow must be a remnant of the previous Hell era. By some unknown means, he escaped the universe's origin and survived into this cosmic era."
The Fate Evil God sneered. "At first, he merely recovered the strength of the Demigod Realm. But as the Hell World's spiritual energy revived, he gradually regained the power of his prime and