Chapter 147: Knowledge

"Then let's continue!" Chumen hasn't even mastered his newly acquired Authority yet!

This time, almost all of Leodero's Authority was swiped by him; aside from the "Authority of Empty Imagination," this "Storm" Authority will be the second True God-level Authority he has replicated.

The remaining Authorities replicated from the Unique, such as "Fooling," "Error," and "Distortion," did not undergo True God-level qualitative changes.

And upon hearing that they were to continue, Leodero, who had just been knocked out of a light-speed state, changed complexion.

For some reason, He always felt that the "Storm" Authority in Chumen's hands seemed a tiny bit stronger than His own...

In reality, Chumen's Authority came entirely from Him, with no difference in strength; it was just that Chumen used the Dream Sea to execute the light-speed state.

The Dream Sea is composed entirely of Dream Phosphor, which is roughly equivalent to that world of Grey Fog in "Sefirah Castle," belonging to an extension of Source Quality.

Under such circumstances, unless Leodero charged in with Chaos Sea water, He could only be suppressed by Chumen.

Ha! Who is the true "Tyrant" now!

Aside from Leodero, Herabogen and Salinger also exited their Mythical Creature Form.

Their complexions were also ugly to the extreme; fighting Chumen was truly too disgusting for a god—one moment of inattention and the other party would steal their Authority away.

Of course, at this moment, they were not without a sense of relief; the unlucky one was Leodero, as most of their own Authorities were still unique.

Shall we continue?

The three True Gods exchanged a glance, all having the intention to retreat.

"Dream Highness, stop fighting!" The Seven Pure Lights Above the Spirit World manifested into human form, pleading from afar, not daring to approach.

"If you keep fighting, the Spirit World will collapse!"

The Spirit World naturally would not collapse; at most, it would fall into chaos for a period of time due to this intense God War.

During this time, all divination methods would be subject to a certain degree of interference, and unlike the Astral World, which is similar to the dead and silent Starry Sky, the Spirit World has "indigenous inhabitants."

If this God War were to continue, it would certainly cause a huge impact on these "indigenous inhabitants."

"Ah, is that so," Chumen glanced at the manifested Grey Fog, "Then let's go to the Astral World to continue!"

The three True Gods opposite him felt their brows twitch, feeling very resistant.

It was also at this moment that a faint figure suddenly appeared in the Spirit World; it was a beautiful Goddess wearing a complex long dress, with her head resting on the Red Moon and the stars.

Immediately following, the Mother Goddess of Earth, who radiated the aura of life, held a phantom infant, and wore a flower crown with a holy and dignified appearance, also appeared in the Spirit World.

"That is enough, let it end here."

Both Goddesses expressed this sentiment.

Chumen's smile faded, yet the Dream Bubbles protruding from behind him and the waving Dream tentacles showed no signs of retracting.

Hum!

A cross covered in shadows quietly appeared in the Spirit World, and the Shadow Curtain beneath the cross gradually pulled open, revealing deep, dark eyes inside.

The Authority of Distortion changed the Rules of the Spirit World, and an Emperor stepped forward, His majestic gaze sweeping across the True Gods opposite.

The "God of Combat" and the "Eternal Blazing Sun," who were still locked in a struggle, also separated at this time and did not continue.

All the True Gods of the world were here.

The Seven Pure Lights Above the Spirit World were speechless for a moment; their status was very high, second only to the gods, but lacking corresponding power, they were truly inconspicuous in such a scene.

With a full ten True Gods confronting each other, the entire Spirit World fell silent.

"If you want to let this matter pass, that is also fine." Chumen suddenly relented, causing the increasingly cold and dead atmosphere in the Spirit World to loosen.

It was best if they didn't have to fight; the rest was just negotiation.

"But how can you provoke me without leaving something behind?" Chumen chuckled, his gaze falling on Herabogen and Salinger.

"I want the 'Knowledge' Authority of the 'White Tower' and the 'Eternal Sleep' Authority of the 'Death' god."

The "Knowledge" Authority represents the source of the "White Tower's" power; "knowledge is power" has never been an empty phrase in this world.

And "Eternal Sleep" is one aspect of the "Death" Authority, which is just somewhat useful for Chumen's research on himself.

The reason it wasn't the entire "White Tower" and "Death" Authority was to leave some room for maneuver; otherwise, Herabogen and Salinger would absolutely not agree.

However, with the "White Tower" having been plucked of the "All-Knowing Eye" and "Knowledge," what remains might only be "Wisdom" and the misfortune brought by "Knowledge" itself.

But this is the price for Him personally taking action against Hermes and Bethel.

Hmm...

As for why Chumen did not demand that the other participating "God of Combat" pay with Authority, it was purely because he really didn't think much of it...

Chumen proposed the conditions for a ceasefire; whether to agree or not depended on Herabogen and Salinger.

The gazes of all the True Gods were concentrated on these two at this moment, making the complexions of the two True Gods look exceptionally ugly.

"Hmm?" The "Eternal Blazing Sun" made a sound of dissatisfaction and casually drew a spear from His God's Kingdom.

The Spear of Destiny, the murder weapon that once slew the Creator.

Even now, the tip of the spear was still stained with the never-drying blood of the Creator; besides that, there were two grey and red auras entwined around the spear like thorns.

—The two Pillar auras that Chumen had once captured, which were later solidified onto the Spear of Destiny by him using the Authority of Reality.

And the moment the Spear of Destiny appeared, the gazes of all the True Gods were concentrated upon it, each with their own apprehensions.

Chumen scanned the circle without speaking, but the word "threat" was already written on his face.

"Let it end here." The Evernight Goddess reiterated her stance.

"What's wrong with giving it to him?!" Leodero was likely just watching the show without fearing trouble; His "Storm" Authority had been completely replicated, and now seeing Herabogen and Salinger about to suffer made His mood very subtle.

"Fine!" Salinger nodded with a cold gaze; "Eternal Sleep" was not a very important Authority to Him, and since it was a replication and not a true loss, it was acceptable.

In this way, only Herabogen remained.

The gazes of all the True Gods were concentrated on Him; He even felt the pressure coming from His allies.

"Knowledge" was one of His main Authorities, after all; in terms of importance, it was no less than the "Hidden" of the Evernight Goddess.

"... Fine!" But in the end, Herabogen still nodded.

"That's more like it!" Chumen chuckled, pointing out a "Myriad Phenomena" rune, which landed in Herabogen's hand.

Herabogen hesitated for a moment, reached out, and grasped it; a faint white light flickered, and the Myriad Phenomena rune broke free from Herabogen's hand, having already transformed into a symbol composed of knowledge.

This symbol returned to Chumen's hand, and he once again pointed out a "Myriad Phenomena" rune, which landed in Salinger's hand.

Following the same process, a dark-colored rune carrying the aura of eternal silence landed in Chumen's hand.

"Haha." Chumen put the two runes away and looked at the opposite side, "If there are such matters in the future, then the more the better! Of course, Leodero, you should not come again."

Hearing this sentence, the expressions on the faces of the several victims lost control and became distorted, and the "Tyrant" almost lost his head again.