Preparations

Ouroboros's meaning was actually quite clear: he could roughly guess the decision the True Creator would make.

However, this kind of thing can't be guessed by him; he needs solid evidence so that he can truly and justifiably choose to sit idly by.

Otherwise, you'll always feel like you've betrayed your Lord.

Now that he has received the answer from the True Creator, he can comfortably remain uninvolved.

After handing over the Beyonder Characteristic to Kronos, Ouroboros walked somewhat unsteadily toward the edge of the Holy Mountain.

The True Creator gave him freedom and the opportunity to choose, so he no longer needed to stay here.

Watching Ouroboros's retreating figure, Kronos felt a pang of sadness.

It seems I've changed quite a bit of the plot myself.

The True Creator is now completely alone.

Perhaps Adam didn't even need to scheme against him. He could simply come to the Holy Mountain alone and use the power of the Blasphemy Slate to stir up the Chaos Sea, thus merging with him without anyone noticing.

However, this is actually a good thing.

Adam was inherently more divine than human, because he was born an Angel and had never experienced what humanity was.

After the Ancient Sun God awakened from his body, his divinity was further amplified.

A strong person who has never been human is indeed quite dangerous.

If he could merge with the True Creator, the immense humanity within the True Creator would absolutely allow him to become completely normal.

Just as Kronos was thinking about these things, he suddenly felt a power he had never felt before Descent.

This was a very strange power, and when this power Descent, the Beyonder Characteristic of the silver object in Kronos's hand suddenly changed.

It transformed from a flowing, Beyonder Characteristic into a small silver Little Snake, which floated before Kronos.

If Kronos is not mistaken, the Beyonder Characteristic power that allows him to activate the Snake of Mercury must be the so-called power of Fate.

Whether it's Fate or time, this power objectively exists even if no one controls it.

Therefore, those who Wheel of Fortune Pathway believe in Fate itself.

Long ago, Kronos knew that Fate favored him greatly because of the Authority of Time, which was why he received so much kindness from it.

But he never felt the power of Fate.

Whether it was because his own power was strong enough, or because he possessed the Beyonder Characteristic and Uniqueness of Sequence One, this was the first time he had felt the power of Fate.

The small, silvery-white Little Snake was thrashing about anxiously in front of Kronos, as if it wanted something from Kronos.

After a moment's thought, Kronos roughly guessed what it wanted, since it was the only thing he possessed that was connected to it.

Without much hesitation, Kronos took out the Dice of Probability from the Mask Space. After all, Fate was on his side and shouldn't harm him.

After the Dice of Probability was taken out, it was lifted up by that force.

As it floated upwards, the die gradually shrank until it reached the same level as the silver Little Snake.

Immediately afterwards, the silvery-white Little Snake moved and swallowed the Dice of Probability in one gulp.

After swallowing the Dice of Probability, it bit its own tail, forming the shape of an ouroboros.

Then, the entire ouroboros transformed into a mark, which landed directly on Kronos's right arm.

Throughout this entire process, Kronos remained an observer, as he had no idea what was happening.

After everything was over and the power of Fate had vanished, Kronos finally realized what had happened and began to examine what had occurred.

This mark is not an Beyonder Item, but simply a combination of the Beyonder Characteristic of the Snake of Mercury and the Dice of Probability.

This mark allows Kronos to sense the presence of Fate.

Logically speaking, the Authority of Time within Kronos has not yet reached the level of True God, so it is impossible for it to contain the authority of Fate.

However, Fate seemed to have found a new kind of "seem," allowing him to experience the power of Fate ahead of time.

However, its power is extremely limited; it can only help him sense things and cannot produce any other effects.

Even with just this one ability, it was still a significant help to Kronos.

After the power of the Authority of Time reached Sequence One, Kronos already possessed the ability to alter the past.

This ability sounds impressive, but its negative effects are also quite severe.

Changing the history of this world will first and foremost lead to its backlash.

If it were something insignificant, affecting only ordinary people or Beyonder in the Low Sequence of extraordinary individuals who would never break through in their lifetime, then the backlash would indeed be nothing to Kronos.

However, if Kronos inadvertently affects something significant, involving Demigod or even Angel Level, or time itself, the backlash will injure Kronos, perhaps severely.

However, if one were to use this ability to influence the Hidden Sage or someone of Stiano's caliber, the backlash might wipe Kronos out of the world.

Changing history comes at a price, because it has an impact on the present.

Therefore, Kronos has never used this ability even once.

The power of time alone is insufficient for Kronos to accurately determine the magnitude of the impact of any event.

But now things are different; with the power of Fate, Kronos is able to make judgments.

Why are time and Fate considered a perfect pair?

Guided by Fate, time will unleash its full power.

Now Kronos can precisely avoid events that he cannot handle.

If it's truly unavoidable, Kronos can still find a way to make amends through Fate.

If something is destined to happen, then Kronos can stop it at one point in time and then push it forward at another point in time.

This will still cause backlash, but it's much less damaging than if a significant event were to completely destroy everything.

Therefore, Kronos is now able to control the Authority of Time of Sequence One more freely.

Having confirmed this new ability, Kronos left the Holy Mountain.

After leaving the Holy Mountain, Kronos whispered softly, "Adam, take me back."

Whether through the True God or through the Visionary Pathway, Adam could ensure that "everything he spoke would be known."

So Kronos simply called out, and a rift opened up in front of him, leading to the Spirit World.

Without hesitation, Kronos stepped inside.

Guided by Adam, Kronos left the Forsaken Land of the Gods directly through the Spirit World.

Only Adam could do this; it's tantamount to smuggling himself into the Divine Kingdom of the True God.

Adam then led him directly to the Corpse Cathedral.

Adam had something to discuss with Kronos.

After Kronos stopped, Adam asked directly, "So? Did you achieve your goal?"

Kronos smiled and nodded, then said, "The deal with Ouroboros went smoothly; the Beyonder Characteristic is now in our hands."

"That's good," Adam said. "I'd like to ask, how is Ouroboros after his Beyonder Characteristic were stripped away?"

Adam was willing to help Kronos for two reasons: firstly, to invest in his ally, and secondly, because it would also be of considerable benefit to him.

If Ouroboros were to trade away his Beyonder Characteristic, then let alone the power of the King of Angel, he might not even be able to possess the power of Angel Level in the short term.

This behavior also caused him considerable harm.

In Adam's subsequent plans, Ouroboros is a significant obstacle, so understanding Ouroboros's state is also important.

Kronos had already guessed that Adam would ask him about these things, so he wasn't surprised.

He asked with great certainty, "Is your next plan to merge with the True Creator?"

Adam did not answer this question.

Although this was hardly a secret anymore, and anyone with the power to access such secrets could guess it, Adam remained extremely cautious.

Seeing that Adam did not answer, Kronos continued, "If that's the case, perhaps you can go now."

The implication behind these words was quite shocking, yet Kronos saw not a trace of emotion on Adam's face.

No wonder they're considered the ancestors of the Spectator; they're absolutely masters at counter-observation.

Therefore, Kronos had no choice but to continue speaking.

He recounted his transaction with Ouroboros after arriving at the Holy Mountain, which naturally included the True Creator and Ouroboros's current situation.

The True Creator did not reject it; in fact, He even dismissed Ouroboros.

It has to be said that this Message was truly good Message for Adam.

If Adam could have acted in the Forsaken Land of the Gods, he wouldn't have needed to take advantage of the chaos, since the True God outside wouldn't have been able to sense it.

In the original story, Adam chose to take advantage of the chaos mainly because he was afraid of being stopped by Herabergen, Leodero, and Aucuses.

Although Adam planned to rely on his own strength to Imagination three Pathway to help himself advance in rank.

But these three are unaware of this, and if Adam turns around and plans to attack them, they need to be on guard.

Therefore, Adam took advantage of the chaos when Mr. Door returned, when the True God intervened to stop the Apotheosis Ritual, and when the Mother Goddess of Depravity intervened.

But if the current situation is indeed as Kronos described, Adam wouldn't need to go through so much trouble.

The isolation effect of the Forsaken Land of the Gods is enough to make everything happen without anyone knowing.

Moreover, it's closer to the Chaos Sea, making it even easier to stir up the Chaos Sea.

However, Adam was always a cautious man, and it was impossible for him to make such a dangerous decision based on a few casual words from Kronos.

What if this was all a setup to deceive Kronos and deliver false Information to Adam's ears?

If he were to go there rashly, he would be putting himself in danger.

Therefore, he still needs to observe more closely.

Having roughly grasped Adam's thoughts at that moment, Kronos said, "However, I must remind you that the True Creator in a conscious state would make that decision, but not necessarily now."

"When he's Loss of Control, he's driven only by instinct, so even out of instinct, he won't let you succeed so easily."

Adam smiled and said, "Thank you for reminding me, I will pay attention."

After reminding Adam, Kronos left the Corpse Cathedral.

Kronos had no intention of interfering in what happened next, as he had more important things to do.

Instead of returning to the Midseashire or Backlund, Kronos went to the Fog Sea and found a Deserted Island outside the safe route, where he stayed.

Although he now possesses new abilities and dealing with the Hidden Sage doesn't seem so difficult anymore, he doesn't intend to go directly to the Hidden Sage.

Before that, he felt he needed to test his abilities thoroughly to be fully aware of them before applying them in combat.

The ability to change the past—just thinking about it is a little exciting.

As for what Kronos planned to do, he had already figured it out when he was in the Forsaken Land of the Gods.

The Advancement Ritual of Hermit is to disappear into history, leaving no Information of themselves in this world.

This Ritual isn't actually too difficult. For an King of Angel, as long as he does his best to destroy, he can always destroy all the people or things that have Record him.

If we just let it drag on a little longer, his Information will eventually be forgotten.

However, this method is still very time-consuming, and Kronos doesn't want to drag it out for that long.

Having the Authority of Time, he clearly had another option.

All Information in this world is disseminated through various methods.

If he could return to that point in time and intercept Information related to his identity, then very few people would know his Information.

Minor issues can be simply intercepted, but for more impactful matters, better solutions are needed, such as placing the issue under someone else's or one's own False Identity.

Although the False Identity points to oneself, as long as the Information is completely different from one's true self, the outside world will still not know Information about oneself.

Although this approach will still have some impact on the present, if handled properly, the backlash will not be too great.

Therefore, Kronos doesn't need much time at all; he just needs to familiarize himself with the abilities he has just acquired on this Deserted Island.

In the process of familiarizing themselves with their abilities, they can gradually complete their Apotheosis Ritual.