"What?"
The Queen Halloween was stunned by Su Mo's words.
It wasn't just her; Shiroyasha and Canary also shot him looks of shocked disbelief.
"The entire Church, plus a two-digit god in the Full-Authority Domain... is that all they have?"
Su Mo repeated himself, making his point clearer.
"That's correct," Canary confirmed with a nod.
"Even if other pantheons have a hand in the Demon Lord Alliance, only one can be the leader. Once this is exposed, given how the pantheons operate, if the Church's plan fails, the others will be more inclined to observe and cut ties rather than be dragged down with them."
Despite the Demon Lord Alliance supposedly being a collective will of the pantheons, they weren't actually that united.
At the very least, based on Canary's own network, a significant number of gods would never participate in a conspiracy to overthrow Little Garden and existing human history.
For example, a god like Zeus, the great father god of Greek mythology, was so deeply intertwined with human history that it was impossible for him to abandon the current Little Garden or the human history that had developed to this point.
Therefore, if a direct conflict were to break out with the masterminds, only the Church would likely step forward.
But—
"Even so, making an enemy of the entire Church is an almost impossible fight to win!" Shiroyasha added worriedly.
"As Little Garden's strongest pantheon, the Church's foundation is unfathomably deep. The Son of God alone, at the Full-Authority Domain level, is an insurmountable mountain, not to mention their Another Cosmology and angelic legions."
She then looked at Su Mo, patiently trying to reason with him.
"Don't be fooled by the fact you wiped out two legions of light. With two billion followers and two millennia of accumulated faith, the Church can summon their fallen deities from mythological history whenever they're willing to pay the price."
"Even in terms of three-digit figures, the Church is by no means weak. They have plenty of archangels below their top four."
The recorded archangels of the Church, such as Remiel and Raziel, were essentially all three-digit beings. While not as powerful as Michael or even Gabriel, they were not to be taken lightly.
"Forget our current lineup—even if I regained my Geocentric Theory and returned to the two-digit Full-Authority Domain, it would be difficult to fight the entire Church!"
Shiroyasha hesitated for a moment before boldly grabbing Su Mo's sleeve, as if to stop him from doing something rash.
She felt she had said enough. With their current strength, including a resting Algol and Jibril, and even throwing in the entire Arcadia Grand Alliance, they still wouldn't be a match for the Church.
The only reason the Seven Great Demon Kings had caused such a ruckus back then was because Sun Wukong's spiritual essence was unique, and the Heavenly Court was reluctant to truly act against him.
Trying to pull the same stunt against the Church was suicide.
"Although what Shiroyasha says is rather demoralizing, this time, even I have to agree with her."
After Shiroyasha finished, the Queen Halloween sighed.
"If we act rashly, not only will we fail to get revenge, but we will also expose our existence and risk destroying the human history that Little Garden has accumulated thus far."
"Even I know what the right choice is here."
Even the Queen Halloween, who rarely cared for the bigger picture, was forcing herself to be calm when faced with a situation that could upend all of Little Garden.
Everyone looked at Su Mo. They all believed that with the intellect and composure he had shown so far, he wouldn't be lured in by this bait or make an impulsive decision.
However, after listening to everyone, Su Mo nodded slightly in understanding.
Then, just as they all began to relax, he asked again in the exact same tone as before, as if for confirmation:
"A mere two millennia, a mere two billion, one two-digit, and less than thirty three-digits... is that all?"
"!"
All of their eyes widened in disbelief.
From the sound of it, he still wanted to fight?
"Lord Su Mo, you don't have to do this for my sake..."
The Queen Halloween's lips tightened, her heart in turmoil.
Of everyone present, she had the deepest grudge against the Church. Su Mo, on the other hand, had no real reason to make an enemy of them.
So, if he was this insistent, who else could it be for?
Even as a noble Queen, a being second only to those in the Almighty Domain, to be cared for like this for the first time... she couldn't help but feel a scorching warmth spread through her.
At her words, Su Mo glanced at the Queen.
"It's not entirely for you. The Demon Lord Alliance has a treasure worth investigating. If I can obtain it, I will gain power rivaling a two-digit being. The situation won't be as dangerous as you think."
Another Cosmology, Avatāra.
According to the memories he'd taken from Michael, the Demon Lord Alliance was in the process of creating Kalki, and this Gift had already been granted to them.
As a Another Cosmology from the Indian pantheon, Avatāra's function was simple: for every Sun Authority the wielder acquired, a portion of their Gifts and spiritual essence would be completed.
Strength unattainable by man, wisdom unattainable by man, starlight unattainable by man...
When this Another Cosmology, which contained the power of ten Almighty Domains, obtained ten Sun Authorities and perfectly filled the slots for its ten avatars, the user's spiritual essence would be completed to the two-digit level.
In other words, it would allow the wielder to ascend directly to the two-digit Full-Authority Domain.
If Su Mo obtained this Gift, his own power would instantly ascend to the next stage, reaching the level of a Seventh Order single universe.
At that point, his rank would be equal to that of the Son of God.
Full-Authority Domain versus Full-Authority Domain—Su Mo was confident of victory.
"Power rivaling a two-digit being?"
Canary was utterly dumbfounded.
In Little Garden, she was often said to be "so wise as to be demonic," and her sharp mind was feared by many.
No one would have ever imagined that this famously foxy woman would find her brain short-circuiting time and time again in front of Su Mo, having her entire worldview shattered.
In a Little Garden where the only one-digit being was a semi-retired Demon Lord of Decadence, the Full-Authority Domain was the de facto supreme existence. Their numbers had been more or less fixed since the birth of Little Garden, and more than half of them weren't even present.
Given that, one could imagine how difficult it was to ascend to the Full-Authority Domain. Even the Queen Halloween was only a special-rank three-digit.
And now, Su Mo was saying he could ascend to the Full-Authority Domain?
Beyond her utter shock, Canary found that the most terrifying thing was that she didn't doubt him for a second.
"Su Mo, you..."
Even Shiroyasha, a member of the Full-Authority Domain herself, was stunned.
As one who had once been the strongest in the Full-Authority Domain besides the Demon Lord of Decadence, she knew better than anyone how difficult it was to ascend.
If she hadn't been born as the manifestation of the Primordial Star, with a spiritual essence equivalent to the material world itself, she never would have been able to achieve that miraculous convergence.
To think Su Mo had already found a way to step into the Full-Authority Domain.
Recalling his absurd growth rate from the chat group, Shiroyasha didn't doubt his words either.
"Sigh. I doubt you'd listen even if I tried to talk you out of it now... But if you can really ascend to the Full-Authority Domain, then with you, me, and the Queen, it's not an impossible fight!" she said after a quick mental calculation of their forces.
Two in the Full-Authority Domain and one special-rank three-digit were enough to suppress all of the Church's top brass.
As for their legions of light and darkness, Algol alone would suffice.
"And you can add Scáthach and my other knight orders to that!" the Queen declared, looking deeply at Shiroyasha and betting all her chips. "Since this is my revenge, it would be a laughingstock if I showed less resolve than a mere Shiroyasha."
She knew how great a sacrifice it was for Shiroyasha to give up her status as a Floor Master and the trust she had painstakingly built over the years.
Even if Shiroyasha's primary motive was for Su Mo and not to help her get revenge, she had to accept this favor. That was the Queen's way.
"..."
Shiroyasha rolled her eyes at her.
At that moment, the two of them were in perfect sync, no longer bickering.
For them, this was a do-or-die operation.
If they failed, there would likely be no place for them left in Little Garden.
"Lord Su Mo, it seems we will be fighting side-by-side from now on!"
Glancing at the hand Shiroyasha still had on Su Mo's sleeve, the Queen Halloween gracefully extended her own, intending to shake his hand as a pre-battle ritual.
Shiroyasha's eyes lit up at the sight, and she and a grim-faced Canary also extended their hands.
However, just then, Su Mo looked up at them and asked the million-dollar question.
"When did I say I was going to fight with you?"
"?"
"Huh?"
"Eh?"
At his words, a dead silence fell over the room once more.
The three of them stared at Su Mo, their eyes filled with shock.
Could he possibly mean... that he intended to challenge the entire Church all by himself?
Was that even possible?