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Compared to the Malevolent Gods, the Orthodox Gods of this world were actually decent. At the very least, they had consistently maintained global stability and protected the common folk. While their primary motivation was largely to preserve their own anchors, they had, nonetheless, performed many practical deeds for humanity.
Thus, George did not intend to drive them to extinction; he merely regressed them to Sequence 2.
Boom!
The Divine Kingdoms of the four Orthodox Gods collapsed simultaneously. Combined with the prior collapse of the God of Combat's kingdom, the barrier left by the Original Creator became riddled with holes.
The Outer Deities, who had long been waiting with ravenous impatience, struck at once. In an instant, the Original Barrier was shattered into countless fragments.
Suddenly, the sky above Earth was filled with Outer Deities, each possessing a physical form comparable to the size of a planet.
The Mother Tree of Desire, the Goddess of Depravity, the Pristine Hunger, the Goddess of Fate, the Circle of Inevitability, the Supernova Dominator, the Indefinite Mist, the Monarch of Decay, and the Inextinguishable Ravings.
Each one of them was at least a Great Old One, with some approaching the level of a Pillar.
The ordinary people below felt their world plunge into darkness. Looking up, they saw colossal shadows looming over the entire planet. Though the distance was vast enough that they only perceived shifting silhouettes, every human heart was instantly gripped by a paralyzing terror. They felt as though they might perish in the very next second.
"George, you were too impulsive!"
Sensing the overwhelming power of the Outer Deities, the Evernight Goddess's expression shifted drastically. Roselle and Lilith shared her alarm. They hadn't expected George to be so decisive, showing such utter disregard for the impending Apocalypse.
George was powerful, yes, but at most he was a Great Old One. In this situation, even a Pillar might not necessarily be able to handle the onslaught. It might be possible if George could devour the five pathways of God and simultaneously merge the powers of the Lord of the Astral Realm and the Celestial Worthy while perfectly controlling the Chaos Sea and Sefirah Castle—but there was clearly no time left for that.
"Don't worry. I'm not afraid of them coming; I was afraid they wouldn't show up."
Watching the Outer Deities draw closer, George felt the timing was perfect and snapped his fingers with a sharp crack.
A massive black hole manifested before him. It expanded at an impossible speed, swallowing everyone in the sky in the blink of an eye. This included the Evernight Goddess, Roselle, Lilith, the four demoted Orthodox Gods, and every single Outer Deity charging toward Earth.
"Where are we?"
The gods, engulfed by the black hole and thrust into what felt like an entirely different world, looked around with confused expressions. The laws of reality here were completely foreign to the ones they knew.
"My world. You can also think of it as my Divine Kingdom," George explained.
With a wave of his hand, countless chains of Law manifested from every direction, lashing out to seal the Outer Deities. At this moment, George no longer needed to hide; he could unleash his full, unrestrained strength.
Previously, he feared scaring the Outer Deities away, knowing they would be difficult to track if they hid in the far corners of the universe. But just now, he had exploited their eagerness to breach the barrier and descend upon Earth, catching them all in one net and pulling them into his own Multiverse.
His Multiverse was equivalent to forty worlds. Even if he didn't attack at all, it would be nearly impossible for these Outer Deities to break out and escape.
"A Divine Kingdom? This kingdom is... a bit too powerful!"
The Evernight Goddess, Roselle, and the others stared at the endless expanse of the universe, their faces masks of awe. Simultaneously, their eyes widened in disbelief. They realized that under the assault of the chains, the Outer Deities—despite unleashing their terrifying, world-ending powers—were looking pathetically overwhelmed.
"Here, let me add a little more pressure for you."
George waved his hand, utilizing the Fool's ability to summon projections from the Historical Void.
In an instant, he summoned the Three Fairies—armed with the Mixed Primary Golden Bucket and the Golden Dragon Scissors—Iluvatar the Creator of Middle-earth, Mokona the Creator of the Cardcaptor Sakura world, Aurelion Sol the Star Forger from League of Legends, and various other Creators and powerhouses from countless worlds.
Consequently, the Outer Deities who had intended to gang up on George found themselves being ganged up on by the Creators George had summoned.
Although these were projections from the Historical Void, George's own foundation was sufficiently vast. Thus, the summoned projections could exert roughly 80% of their true strength, if not 100%.
It didn't take long before the Outer Deities were severely wounded and sealed one by one.
"So... you were hiding your true strength all along!"
Only now did the Evernight Goddess and Roselle understand George's true depth. Meanwhile, the four Orthodox Gods looked at each other, their expressions turning exceptionally meek. Their only prayer now was to stay alive; any thought of revenge had vanished. The gap in power was too vast—greater even than the distance between a mortal and a True God.
"I had no choice. If I had exposed myself too early, I was afraid I'd scare these Outer Deities away."
"Scare... them... away..."
After seizing the Uniquenesses and Beyonder characteristics of all the Outer Deities, George brought the still-dazed Evernight Goddess and the other gods back to Earth.
He pulled out the Uniquenesses and characteristics of the five Almighty and Omniscient pathways and swallowed them all, shattering the reviving consciousness of God with a single spiritual slap. Without hesitation, he then gulped down the Uniquenesses and characteristics of the Outer Deities as well.
He intended to devour and merge the vast majority of this world's Uniquenesses and Beyonder characteristics before seizing the Sefirot. This was the fastest way to master the bulk of this world's power.
The energy level of this world was remarkably high, roughly equivalent to the sum of twenty ordinary multiversal worlds. Even with his current strength, it would take a significant amount of time to fully absorb and integrate it all. However, once he held nearly all the Uniquenesses and Sequence 1 characteristics, alongside the Sefirot, it would only take a few days to fully merge this world into his own Multiverse.
Just as George finished devouring the Outer Deities' essence, a terrifying consciousness began to awaken within his body. This consciousness was over a hundred times more powerful than that of the Celestial Worthy or God; it was the consciousness of the Original One.
"Shatter!"
In his mental world, George delivered over a hundred consecutive slaps, finally blowing the Original One's consciousness into oblivion. From this moment on, there would be no more "revival" of the Original, the Celestial Worthy, or God. Their powers had been completely consumed and absorbed by George.
"Time to take the Sefirot!"
Having digested the essence of the Outer Deities, George let out a breath that dispersed the mists shrouding the Western Continent, revealing it to the world once more.
"The Celestial Worthy really was a crafty one... but it seems things didn't quite go according to his schemes. A deviation occurred."
George's spiritual sense swept across the Western Continent, quickly locating every Sefirah and gaining a general understanding of the situation on the continent.
(End of Chapter)