"Unfortunately, the power unleashed by the root's first liberation wasn't particularly strong." Afterward, Naimus studied the "Outer-Origin Existence" trait further and reached a more accurate assessment of its power.
The power released by the True Spirit was not strong.
Strictly speaking, it was not far removed from that of the Steel Breed.
The root's first liberation might have merely been the beginning of an orthodox supernatural system in the world of his previous life.
There was no need to expect too much from the intensity of this power.
What made it special was that it came from another world: the symbolic power brought by a force different from those of this world, along with the possibilities derived from that symbolism.
This might also have been one reason why the Sun God no longer needed the True Spirit.
He had once relied on the True Spirit's uniqueness to complete his path toward becoming the strongest god.
Yet this was ultimately a possibility from another world. If one cared too much about things from another world, it would be difficult to ascend to the highest seat of this one.
When something foreign stole too much of the spotlight, it was not necessarily a good thing.
Thus, the Sun God could borrow the True Spirit's symbolism, but He could not allow the True Spirit to dominate His own symbolism.
Unfortunately, the True Spirit possessed an extremely obvious Source Effect.
The Sun God might have been able to stop the True Spirit's rise and fall and retain it completely, but doing so would have made Him lose the possibility of becoming the master of this world.
He could not abandon everything He already had, so He chose to let the True Spirit continue rising and falling, thereby driving more possibilities and the birth of