Had Avram Krell backed down at the first sign of trouble? Jiang Hao noticed the look on his face and decided to give him a little help.
"The fog shrouding the Main Plane has lifted. Nothing will obstruct the gods' view of it anymore..."
Nothing will obstruct the gods' view of the Main Plane? They can see what happens there? Has the Goddess of Ice and Snow been watching me all along? Avram Krell's pupils contracted. A chill swept through him, leaving his whole body cold.
An image sprang into his mind: a thief, believing the homeowner was blind, sneaked inside to steal. Halfway through, he discovered the homeowner smiling at him.
All at once, he understood why Ieta Cavendish had fallen.
Pulling tricks under a god's gaze while thinking the god knew nothing—it would have been stranger if he hadn't fallen.
Becoming a god is far too dangerous. The gulf between mortals and gods is too vast. They outclass us in both power and cunning. Trying to deceive a god is like putting one foot in the grave... As Avram Krell thought this, he happened to catch Jiang Hao looking at him. His heart tightened.
Why am I thinking of backing down? Am I afraid to die? If I don't advance to demigodhood or become an Undead, I'll die eventually anyway. Better to take a chance than lie in a tomb after death, worrying that someone might dig me up one day and turn me into an Undead slave. If I succeed, my future will be glorious.
And His Highness has invested so much in me. If I back down now...
Panic suddenly showed on Avram Krell's face.
"Thank you for the information, Your Highness. I'll find a way to break away from the Goddess of Ice and Snow