In an instant, Dunn understood.
What he still lacked to ascend to elder divine power was not Faith Power, but the uniqueness of his divine portfolio!
A divine portfolio was not inherently unique. One deity obtaining a divine portfolio did not mean that no subsequent deity could obtain it.
Moreover, because the deities had yet to fully develop their divine portfolios, identical portfolios did not noticeably draw away the power and faith of other deities with the same portfolio. Thus, they paid little attention to other deities possessing the same portfolios as themselves.
Dunn had entertained similar thoughts before, but he had no way to stop other deities from obtaining the Death Divine Portfolio, and it had no effect on him for the time being, so he had ultimately taken no action.
But things were different now.
Only by becoming the sole deity in the world to wield the Death Divine Portfolio could Dunn successfully ascend to elder divine power!
Dunn swept his gaze across the battlefield. After a year of fighting, he was already thoroughly familiar with the abilities of every deity.
There were currently three deities on the entire battlefield with the Death Divine Portfolio. In other words, he only needed to kill those three.
As for the deities outside the battlefield, Dunn was unsure whether any of them possessed the Death Divine Portfolio. But that was fine. He had already passed the hardest hurdle. If killing these three deities did not allow him to ascend, at worst, he could visit the others one by one and clear them out. Even if it took some time, it would be worth it.
After all, dealing with that lot would be far easier than fighting dozens or even hundreds of deities.
Once he had locked onto his targets, Dunn acted