The Lord of Glory had truly succeeded!
He had smoothly stepped into great divine power, becoming the fifth Lord God in the world after Order, Chaos, Good, and Evil—and the only one to attain great divine power through his own efforts, after the fact.
He went to greet the Lord of Order, then returned to the Court of Victory.
Apart from a handful of powerhouses such as Sui Xiong and Jormungandr, almost no one noticed that he had left for a while. Every god's attention was still captivated by the astonishing sight of the Great Cycle pausing for a moment. Quite a few gods were carefully reflecting on everything they had seen and heard at the instant the Lord of Glory suddenly spoke, pondering it over and over.
Meanwhile, the three people in the Primeval Forest resumed their conversation.
"He really succeeded..." Sui Xiong sighed with mixed feelings. "The era to come will be humanity's era, won't it?"
"No, quite the opposite." The God of Conspiracy chuckled twice and said with malice brimming in his voice, "Humanity's era ended at this very moment."
"What?!" Sui Xiong froze. Just as he was about to press for an explanation, he saw the God of Conspiracy clench his fist and slam it into his own chest.
"Badi, I'm leaving what comes next to you!"
Before his words had even faded, he completely collapsed, turning into countless motes of golden light that flowed into the colossal tree that seemed capable of holding up the sky.
In many well-hidden altars and temples across the Main Plane, worshippers dressed like they had stepped out of Assassin's Creed stared blankly at the statues before them—the statues that had been glowing with holy light moments ago had lost their radiance once again.
"Your Majesty... what are you doing?