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Varna on the stage said somewhat forlornly:
"Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. Even deities are toyed with by fate."
"Alista Tudor's desperate gamble actually succeeded, achieving the Red Priest. He became mad but didn't lose control, and even grew stronger."
"This result verified the conjectures of many deities, but what Father didn't expect was that the six-god alliance, which had originally supported him, gradually developed greater divisions and hostility than during the First Solomon Empire."
"This also laid the groundwork for the outcome of the War of the Four Emperors."
Varna paused, a hint of mockery appearing on his face, and continued:
"After the War of the Four Emperors ended, the Underworld Emperor, or Death, from the Southern Continent reaped the greatest benefits."
"He seized Alista Tudor's Red Priest Uniqueness and attempted to accommodate non-adjacent characteristics, ultimately ending in failure, madness, and near loss of control."
"Hmph... But this also warned the deities, leading them to compromise in their confrontations and gradually form the current situation of fragmented nations and alliances among the gods."
Aaron was also greatly surprised, his mind racing with constant speculation:
"Alista Tudor's successful advancement to Red Priest gave those True Gods hope of accommodating high-level characteristics from other pathways across pathways."
"After all, for them, deities have basically emerged from adjacent pathways, making the hope of accommodating high-level characteristics from adjacent pathways too small and too difficult."
"If they could truly accommodate high-level characteristics from non-adjacent pathways at the cost of only madness, they would be more confident whether dealing with True Gods from adjacent pathways or Outer Deities after the Original Creator's Barrier shatters."
"Madness might be countered by expanding the number of believers, increasing the number of anchors, and strengthening one's self-awareness."
"And if that were the case, the empires established by the Four Emperors would become obstacles to their expansion of faith."
"What if all four Emperors died? They could not only divide the vacant faith but also gain the Uniquenesses of these True Gods, preparing for further advancement."
"It's hard to say the stances of other True Gods at the time, but there's a high probability that the God of Combat took action."
"The Night Emperor's Uniqueness, which is the Trunsoest Brass Book, is currently in the Twilight Giant Hall outside the capital of Feysac, Saint Millom City, numbered 0-02."
"I remember after the War of the Gods ended, the God of Combat perished, and the Chief Shepherd of the Church of the God of Combat, Larrion, fled, taking 0-02 with him."
"As for the Red Priest Uniqueness that disappeared after the Pale Disaster and the demise of Death."
"It is highly likely that it is 0-01, sealed at the headquarters of the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom."
"Solomon's Black Emperor Uniqueness should have fallen into Adam's hands, and Adam was thus able to help Emperor Roselle and George III become Black Emperors."
"The Death Uniqueness, within the Bizarro Sea formed after the demise of Death, also became the basis for the Numinous Episcopate to resurrect Death."
"It evolved into the 'Artificial Death,' affecting all high-sequence powerhouses of the Death pathway."
Before Aaron could finish his thoughts, Varna on the stage continued:
"I've strayed a bit. Let's go back to the Blasphemer Amon."
"Father introduced him to me in detail. He is the King of Angels of the Marauder pathway."
"He is already Sequence 1 and has accommodated the Marauder pathway's Uniqueness, similar to his brother."
"Father once said that they, along with Mr. Door, Bethel Abraham, were the beings with the most hope of becoming gods after the Four Emperors."
"To do a favor, and also for the considerations of the entire empire."
"Father and Amon plotted a hunt together. His brother might have also been involved."
Varna glanced at Aaron below the stage, whose expression was calm, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow:
"The Jacob family, also part of the Tudor Empire, also had a Sequence 1 Angel of the Marauder pathway."
"Through careful planning, Amon, with Father's help, secretly killed the Sequence 1 Angel of the Jacob family and impersonated him for a long time."
"Alas... The most solid defense is often broken from within. That Sequence 1 Angel of the Jacob family only understood this truth upon death."
Aaron below the stage felt a slight tremor in his heart but didn't show it on his face. He finally understood a point of confusion and thought to himself.
"Amon in the Fourth Epoch replaced that ancestor of the Jacob family, but how did he do it?"
"Even with a surprise attack, it shouldn't have caused a Sequence 1 Angel to perish so silently."
"In the Fifth Epoch World War, Amon, with the help of his brother who was already a deity, hunted Pallez Zoroast. The old pigeon of the Storm quickly discovered it."
"Although this was influenced by Pallez Zoroast's long experience and awareness of evading Amon's pursuit, and also Klein's help."
"But this also indicates the strangeness of Amon replacing the ancestor of the Jacob family."
"And it turns out this was with the help of the Night Emperor."
"With the rule restrictions from the Night Emperor's divine rank and Amon's inherent Sequence suppression from the Uniqueness, that ancestor of the Jacob family didn't die unjustly!"
Varna naturally didn't notice Aaron's inner changes and continued on his own:
"However, for the God of Deceit, the so-called 'inside' or 'alliance' are just tricks to achieve a goal."
"To prevent Amon from going back on his word, Father created a contract with the rank of Arbiter."
"Father and Amon signed a contract. The contract stipulated that Father would help Amon replace the Sequence 1 Angel of the Jacob family and obtain that Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic."
"Amon would steal the life and time of the Jacob family and, on Father's behalf, help several demigod-level personal guards extend their lifespan significantly."
"And they agreed with Father to provide assistance in the future when the Trunsoest family seized the Sequence 1 Conqueror Beyonder characteristic of the Red Priest pathway as an exchange condition."
"That contract and the key to opening the Specter Empire were secretly handed over to me by the head of the personal guards, Elvin Gallow."
"The contract has a seal personally made by Father back then and is currently in a state of absolute sealing."
"It can block Amon's senses. This was the last gift Father left for me."
"And those demigod-level personal guards whose lifespans were greatly increased were ordered to carry high-level Beyonder characteristics of the Arbiter, Black Emperor, and some other Sequences into the Specter Empire ship."
"Father received help from the Evernight Goddess, putting all the personal guards into slumber to avoid losing control and going mad due to long-term confinement."
Upon hearing this, Aaron's just-calmed emotions surged again:
"Stealing life and time and bestowing it upon others, only an Angel of the Marauder pathway has the ability to significantly extend the lifespan of those at the demigod level."
Aaron couldn't help but recall the 'Ghost Picture Frame' inside Amon's tomb on the outskirts of Backlund.
This Sealed Artifact belonging to the Amon family also had the effect of accelerating the flow of time and stealing life, but its level was clearly not high, at most a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact, corresponding to the demigod level.
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