Yes, the opportunity Dunn had been waiting for was the appearance of a God Ascender.
Perhaps to the Eye of the Firmament and the others, Deification was merely another path to greater heights.
But Dunn knew very well that this was the prelude to a new era that would far surpass the Age of Exploration.
The age of the gods would surely come.
Over the past two years, amid increasingly frequent failures at Deification, Dunn had seen the Eye of the Firmament's experiments draw ever closer to success.
So, in a flash of inspiration, Dunn immediately thought of holding his legendary advancement ritual after a God Ascender appeared.
The Wizard Council certainly would not permit a second emperor to emerge, even an [Emperor of the Sea].
Once Dunn began his advancement, even if Atlantis lay deep within the Storm Sea, sheltered by the Wizard Tower Eddinger had left behind.
The Wizard Council could still easily storm in and wipe Dunn out.
As it was currently the most powerful force in the entire world, Dunn had no doubt that the Wizard Council possessed such strength.
So, if Dunn wanted to advance safely, a major event would have to occur, one significant enough to draw the vast majority of the Wizard Council's attention.
And the appearance of a God Ascender fit that requirement perfectly.
Once the first God Ascender successfully emerged, subsequent God Ascenders would surely spring up one after another like shoots after the rain.
The opening act of the Age of the Gods would officially begin as well.
Of course, the newborn gods certainly could not yet shake the Wizards' position.
After all, the gods had not even fully figured out the role of faith yet.
But even so, the newborn gods' standing and strength would far exceed those of