The Seal Is Broken

Moerae muttered to herself, her voice brimming with sorrow, despair, and madness. "Only I am. Only I am..."

But before she could finish...

Cong Yu had already arrived before her, beneath the gaze of Moerae's bloodshot eyes.

At that moment, Cong Yu held a longsword forged from Faith Power, one that looked somewhat familiar...

Perhaps it was to give the Sword of the Seven Emperors at least a little sense of participation.

(Sparkly Sword: It's already taken on Yaochuan Guang's form--)

Cong Yu raised the sword, its blade covering half his face. Moerae's half-reflection appeared on the pristine blade.

The left half of his own face and the right half of Moerae's face reflected in the blade fit together almost perfectly, creating an image both divine and demonic.

"I am the god. None of you are!"

Cong Yu declared this.

Seal Release

It might have been a little counterintuitive...

But in truth, mortals were the closest to gods.

It was "gods" who were farthest from godhood.

For Cong Yu, the path to becoming a god had always lain before him...

It could even be said that from the moment he truly came into contact with "Faith Power," he could have become a god whenever he wished.

Of course, that was only if he truly had a "conviction."

Only humans possessed conviction.

The Cong Yu of before truly did not know how to voice the convictions in his heart, and so he was naturally more like a god than humans were.

But now, Cong Yu had finally experienced the expectations of the world, carrying with him the desire to answer them...

And became a god.

20XX, X Month, X Day, Sunday.

During the two and a half days of sleepless, relentless battle between Cong Yu and Moerae, the people