The second teaching through the [Godkin Ranking] had worked better than the first.
An Kai had considered the reasons.
It simply came down to his words matching the mindsets of the beings currently inhabiting the Divine Realm, Insect Realm, and Abyssal Beings.
That was why they had resonated so strongly.
He had openly stated that "slaughter" needed no reason, that it was done for resources and the like.
These were precisely the thoughts most beings harbored but dared not voice.
If someone said such things in public.
They would inevitably be branded an "evil heretic."
Even Abyssal Beings trying to clean up their reputations and integrate into places like the Divine Realm would never openly declare, as An Kai had, "slaughter for resources," "slaughter for pleasure," or "slaughter needs no reason"...
Compared to An Kai, some Abyssal Beings hardly qualified as Abyssal Beings at all.
Let alone those sanctimonious beings of the Divine Realm.
They were even less likely to say such things.
An Kai's appearance had, in a sense, successfully given voice to countless beings' innermost thoughts.
When it came to selfishness, no one was better at it than they were.
In such a murky world, someone as untainted as Will stood out all the more.
Come to think of it, An Kai had enjoyed quite a connection with [Domain] lately.
First, his own [Meditation Method] had evolved a [Domain] that he had mistakenly believed was a "Divine Domain."
Now, he had obtained a genuine [Divine Domain Prototype].
Once he completed the four trials and increased his strength, he could fuse it with himself.
On top of that, An Kai was currently inside the [Divine Court Fourth Layer], a complex of palaces evolved from Teacher Goudan's [Domain].
His connection with [Domain] was certainly no small thing.
An Kai had