"Becoming a god! I never thought I'd see the day I became one."
Ariel paid no attention to Qiu Lie. Instead, she gazed up at the sky, her thoughts swirling as she sighed with emotion.
Her soul had been damaged, and its strength had already reached its limit. She had long since lost the qualifications to become a god, yet through a fortunate accident involving Shiraori's Parallel Consciousness and the immense energy Fu Hua had brought out, the door to godhood had been opened for her.
If Lady Sariel knew, she would probably be happy for her!
Yet Ariel was not particularly happy about becoming a god. Her wish had never been to become one, and godhood had disrupted her original plans.
Once one became a god, one broke free of the system's restraints and was no longer affected by it. All skills and titles became invalid and were redistributed to suitable people. Even the most overpowered skill, [Gluttony], had disappeared.
Gluttony's disappearance did not affect Ariel much. After using it for so many years, she had already completely figured out how it worked. Given some time, she could recreate the ability herself.
What affected her the most was the loss of the [Demon Lord] title.
The demon race only recognized someone with the [Demon Lord] title as their leader. She had originally been dropped into the position from nowhere, and the demons had never truly acknowledged her as their Demon Lord.
Now that she no longer had that title, those demons would be even less likely to recognize her as their former Demon Lord!
And who would the new Demon Lord be? Ariel had absolutely no idea.
Sigh...
The star-like energy Fu Hua had possessed was gone now, and Ariel was no longer the Demon Lord. She could not