Then the image vanished. Li opened his eyes and asked with a frown, "System, what exactly is going on?"
The system sighed softly. "Don't you understand yet? I deceived you."
"Deceived me?" Li was slightly taken aback. In truth, he had long sensed that the system had been hiding things from him. It even felt somewhat strange and eerie, but he had never paid it much attention. Back then, he had not been strong enough, and he had merely assumed that, no matter what, the system would not make a move against someone as weak as him, right?
But now, Li was strong enough. There were stories where the protagonist possessed some divine artifact, which helped them grow stronger before ultimately seizing their body. Could the system be the same?
"There were once twelve beings in this world who maintained order. They were known as the Executors, and I was their leader." As the system spoke, Li recalled that there had indeed been a beautiful female voice in the image called the Chief Executor. "At that time, we fought against attacks from other multiverses. But later, a problem arose: our energy reserves were about to be depleted. The others chose a path—you could call it the path to godhood. They would choose a race, have those people worship them, and become something like guardian gods."
"Like Titan?" Li frowned.
"Yes, like Titan. All eleven of them chose that path, even though they knew that destruction awaited at its end. According to the prediction we made when the twelve of us discussed this matter, at most one person who chose that path could remain in the end."
Li nodded. "Then why did you come to my side?"
The system let out a long sigh. "Because you are my lover. At that