Satan and Jonir's ascension to godhood had been entirely within Sui Xiong's expectations.
There was no need to mention the former. His preparations over the years—especially the final act of crushing the not-yet-dispersed will of the ancient god, which gave him the strength to take that crucial step—had been carried out by Sui Xiong himself. As for the latter, though it usually kept a low profile, its foundations were in fact extremely deep. Just from how it had managed the Great Swamp within Ash Forest into what was practically an independent world, one could tell that its strength was already formidable, and its realm had long surpassed that of an ordinary demigod—the Great Swamp already vaguely possessed the feel of a divine kingdom.
"Skeleton Devourer" Jonir was more or less one of the strongest creatures on the Main Plane. The reason it was merely considered a legendary monster, not even a demigod powerhouse, was mainly because its inferior intelligence had held it back.
Of course, there were gods in this world who were genuinely dim-witted. But generally speaking, if one wanted to become a demigod, or even a true god, it was still better to be a little smarter. Even if one did not belong to a highly intelligent race, one should at least not be an idiot. Even an idiot needed the intelligence of a child at minimum; if one was truly as stupid as a slime or the like, then there was really very little hope.
Jonir had previously suffered precisely from its low intelligence. Though it had already become powerful enough, it had never been able to truly unify its strength. Its power remained scattered and chaotic, turning it into a gigantic gelatinous monster—when, based on the nature of its power, it ought to have become a