The [God of Radiance] had earned his position of [Divinity Ranking: 985] thanks to a tiny bit of effort on his part
And the [God of Light]'s extensive nurturing.
His talent had been forcibly elevated, propelling him into the top [100] of the [Divinity Ranking].
He had also become a divinity with a place on the ranking.
Among all [Fifth-Rank Divinities], the [God of Radiance] was one of a kind.
The [God of Radiance] had held the position of [Divinity Ranking: 985] for thousands of years.
He had never imagined this.
Today, someone had surpassed him, reducing him to [Divinity Ranking: 986].
"Who was it?"
"No, that doesn't make sense. Apart from me, none of those powerful divinities have descended into the Divine Realm. Without descending, even maintaining their condition is difficult enough. How could they possibly improve?"
"Could my Lord have intervened?"
"Helped another divinity improve their talent?"
"Is this preparation for descending into the Divine Realm?"
"Preparing to summon the [Divine Court Ninth Layer] ahead of time after I summon the [Divine Court Eighth Layer] early?"
"So he bestowed powerful talent upon them, allowing them to enter the [Divinity Ranking] and happen to push me down a place?"
"Yes... that must be it!"
In mere moments, the [God of Radiance] had concocted a reasonable explanation for being surpassed on the [Divinity Ranking].
To be fair, the [God of Radiance]'s reasoning would have been the only possibility if An Kai had not existed.
Unfortunately...
An Kai existed in the Divine Realm.
He was simply that unreasonable.
"We're about to reach [Chaos Sea: Good People Island]. I've heard it's one of the Divine Realm's ten great forbidden zones. Should we stop to rest?"
As the [God of Radiance] pondered, a divinity up ahead sent him that question.
The [God of