Chapter 188: Approaching the

Chumen returned directly to Fantasy Land, his consciousness entering the Dream Kingdom.

In fact, before he had even awakened from his state of being lost, the invitation to attend the meeting had already been issued from the Dream Kingdom.

It was just that the matters he needed to handle were somewhat complex, delaying his entry until now.

"Sorry for the wait." Chumen sat in his own seat and nodded gently to the other three attendees.

Perhaps it was a coincidence from the start, but when He initially arranged the seats, He placed Himself on par with the Four Pillars; now, it truly is...

"Initial Dream," a purity and peace that even the "Creator" could not obtain; only such a Symbol is worthy of comparison with the Four Pillars that exist in the universe.

"Your state is still not right." Amanises's gentle voice rang out, as if pacifying Chumen's tense spirit.

All three of them had sensed through the Dream Mark that Chumen's state was not quite right.

The previous act of awakening Chumen had also been an intentional behavior on their part.

"This state of being 'about to become but not yet' is the greatest trap." Sasriel looked at Chumen and sighed.

He had once experienced such a state and understood it deeply.

"Indeed, only after truly reaching 'Quasi-Old One' can one realize the difference from a 'Half-Old One'." Chumen and Sasriel always shared the empathy of "fellow patients."

Back then, after Sasriel's original body became the "Creator," He had already obtained the true Authorities of "Creation," "Omniscient and Omnipotent," and "Lord of the Astral World."

That state made Him uncontrollably lean toward the true "God," truly becoming that Him.

"Quasi-Old One," "Half-Old One"...

The other two Goddesses heard these terms and understood their meanings; their eyes lit up, waiting for the knowledge to be shared.

"Those who have not fully occupied adjacent Pathways, but can already utilize Source Quality to a certain extent, can be called 'Half-Old One'."

"You can roughly refer to the previous me and the Ancient Sun God for the intensity," Chumen explained.

"And 'Quasi-Old One'..."

"Those who have occupied all relevant Pathways, can drive the power of Source Quality, and have initially mastered the complete Oldest One Authority, being infinitely close to the true Oldest One, can be called 'Quasi-Old One'," Sasriel added.

"The difference between them is very large."

"And in my experience, the state of a 'Quasi-Old One' is not good enough."

All the gods wanted to look at Chumen.

"It is indeed not very good," Chumen admitted frankly.

After Sasriel became a "Quasi-Old One," He could already peek into the memories of that true "God" through "Omniscience," but this in itself was a delicious poison.

The trait of the "Omniscient and Omnipotent" is that the more one knows, the closer one is to "God."

Chumen's current state is slightly different; he will not face the situation of someone waking up inside his body, but it is still not good.

After initially mastering the "Dream" Authority, He is also constantly approaching the Initial Dream; this process will gradually erode Chumen's humanity, returning to indifference, returning to eternal silence.

The "Initial Dream" should not be real, but should be the way of existence during the First Epoch.

That is, everyone knows He exists, but everyone seeks it and cannot obtain it.

The "Initial Dream" cannot even be touched by the "Creator," sought but not obtained; this is likely the final destination of "Dream."

And Chumen's existence is naturally to refine the false into the real, pursuing "Reality."

"Then how do you handle your problem? Should we kill you once? A second Banquet of Betrayal?" Lilith pondered slightly and thought of a "good method."

"..."

No! Why do I feel like you've had some sort of explosion of humanity and started getting excited...

Chumen looked at Lilith speechlessly: "Thanks, but my humanity is sufficient; I can resist for a long time."

"But it is dangerous in the end." Amanises also seemed somewhat moved.

"I agree." Sasriel raised his hand, his enthusiasm extremely high.

I suspect you are taking revenge for my assassination of you back then... Chumen rolled his eyes slightly and ignored this suggestion.

"I have already thought of a way to maintain myself."

Chumen stated his method.

"First, Faith Anchor, to anchor my existence so I don't sink deep into eternal silence."

"Second, hold the corresponding ritual to re-accommodate the Unique."

Two methods, starting from strengthening the self and suppressing eternal silence, both can stabilize His state.

"Hmm... as for believers," the believers on the nine planets on the other side of the Starry Sky had stood their ground even under the encirclement of the Outer Gods' faith, possessing quite a few believers.

But he still needed more.

"I want to add a position of 'Dream Angel' to the Scripture of all deities and write about his deeds extensively."

As long as the title "Dream Angel" is deeply rooted in people's hearts, Chumen can almost obtain all the believers in the North and South Continents.

The other three gods all had strange expressions.

"They have been scared out of their wits; they will agree."

Even when their God's Kingdom was forcibly pressed against the Original Barrier, they dared not resist; now they would be even less daring.

"After that, I want the Authority of all deities."

Replicating more than half of the Sequence True God Authorities.

This is the best ritual for Chumen to re-accommodate the "Myriad Phenomena" Unique.

He already possesses the complete True God Authorities of "Imagination," "Sun," "Storm," and the True God-related Authorities of "Red Priest," "Death," and "Judge" obtained because he killed the three Emperors.

And there are twenty-two God's Pathways in the entire world.

He needs at least six more types of True God Authority.

Obviously, relying on the "defeated side" can no longer fill this entire hole.

Then it would be better to use the lingering power of this war to conduct a "heavy taxation and extortion" on all True Gods, directly taking all True God Authorities into his own hands.

"..." This request made the three opposite him silent for a moment, then they nodded slightly.

The Authority of a single Pathway is important to Them, but Their gaze extends far beyond this.

"Afterwards, notify Herabogen and Badehaier, and have Them send the Authority over."

"If there are any problems, you can have Them come to 'Fantasy Land' to find me."

It is possible to walk into 'Fantasy Land', but whether one can walk back out is unknown.

The current Chumen can almost ignore all Rules.

"Very well." Amanises and Lilith both nodded.

It stands to reason that those True Gods would not dare to enter 'Fantasy Land' either.

"Don't you think that by doing this, you are moving toward the 'Initial'?" Sasriel suddenly reminded him.

The atmosphere in the Dream Kingdom instantly froze.

"I know." Chumen's expression was calm; he had already considered the relevant matters.

"Just as you know that reading the memories of 'God' brings one closer to Him, if I want to completely achieve reality, I need to get closer to the 'Initial'."

"Then how can you be sure that the 'Initial' will not be reborn within you?"

Indeed, would the "Initial Creator" wake up from His own dream?

The "Initial Dream" is what the "Initial Creator" longs for; would He, like "God" and the "Lord of the Mysteries", also be a "Seeker"?