In the ancient room, Beo spread open his palm and stared at the lone leaf hovering above it, his brow filled with bewilderment.
A throne and an Authority Fragment were enough to create an "Ancient One."
Yet the throne in his hand...
Had already been under his control for hundreds of millions of years!
For all those hundreds of millions of years, the "Ancient" he had painstakingly pursued day and night had actually been in his hands all along?
And not just him.
The Gods' Proxies scattered across the Universe had also possessed priceless treasures without realizing it, yet still had to risk their lives for "Divine Favor"?
"The 'Ancient' I speak of refers to the true Ancient Ones of the [Ancient Hall], not the gods' lackeys!"
Heaven's Mandate seemed to see through Beo's thoughts. His gaze swept over the faintly green leaf as he said unhurriedly,
"[Evil Fall] bestowed upon you a Leaf Realm Divine Kingdom, allowing you to become a Deputy Executor. It could also pluck off more leaves and forcibly elevate you into some so-called 'Ancient One.'"
"But these leaves, these Divine Kingdoms, ultimately belong to [Evil Fall]!"
"He can bestow them, so naturally, he can take them back..."
Heaven's Mandate raised his gaze, his wooden eyes meeting Beo's as he said indifferently,
"When that time comes, can you stop him?"
"Stop the Divine Lord?"
Beo looked as though he had been struck by lightning. A trace of confusion flickered through his widened eyes.
Let alone seriously considering that question, merely thinking about it was already blasphemy.
And it was one of the most unforgivable kinds!
Even though countless blasphemous thoughts had flashed through his mind in the dead of night before, he had never dared imagine fighting a god over ownership of Authority!
"So..."
Beo swallowed,