Among the many ancient legends still told in Ereel, there was never any shortage of stories about mortals who ultimately ascended to become deities.
Yet the scriptures the churches sealed deep within their temples tended to be extremely vague about the actual process. Filled with prayerlike hymns and exaggerated rhetoric, they were clearly artistic embellishments created by later mortals from incomplete fragments.
No one in the Material Plane knew the core knowledge that truly touched upon the method of becoming a god. Even legendary powerhouses might spend their entire lives without glimpsing so much as a fragment of it.
And yet, at this moment, a Legendary Mage who sought to attain godhood stood quietly before Renato.
No, perhaps Pure White had already crossed the threshold into the mythic realm. If he was a demigod mage, the nearly miraculous feats he had demonstrated earlier would make perfect sense.
It was simply too staggering. For a moment, Renato did not even know what to say. He opened his mouth and closed it again, repeating this two or three times before finally squeezing out a question:
"Could this so-called 'ritual' be the key to ascending into a deity who exists eternally?"
The Legendary Mage who had once faced a Demon Lord alone, and now sought to attain godhood in a mortal body, merely raised his eyebrows. Looking perfectly at ease, he asked with a soft chuckle:
"Do you want to become what mortals consider an immortal, to pursue a life without end? If longevity is all you want, there's really no need to take such a roundabout route as attaining godhood."
"Many simple spells can solve the problem of bodily aging, extending your life until your soul begins to decay. For instance, you could possess someone else's body with Magic Jar, create a