After forcefully initiating the sacrificial ritual with Nast's faith stars, Aaron gave Dlink Augustus, who had been dragged into the Nation of Disorder, no chance to resist.
The boundless dark-gold mist transformed into a rapidly spinning vortex, unleashing a terrifying suction force generated by the forced Convergence of Beyonder characteristics due to his status, slowly extracting the Beyonder characteristic from this Balancer's body!
Dlink Augustus, already severely injured from his entanglement with Nast, was helpless. He, who hadn't even figured out who his opponent was, could only watch in despair as his body was completely lifted by the Hand of Order and fell into the boundless dark-gold vortex.
Moments later, the vortex dissipated, and Aaron's figure was outlined once more. His right hand tightly clutched a six-sided crystal radiating a golden halo, which was the Balancer's Beyonder characteristic.
He chose not to directly accommodate it, not only because at Aaron's current status, even accommodating another Sequence 2 Beyonder characteristic wouldn't significantly improve him, and he would instead have to expend energy to balance the influence of residual spiritual imprints.
More importantly, he intended to use this to test the knowledge he had analyzed from the charm given by the Underworld Daoist at the tributary of the River of Eternal darkness deep within Calderon City.
Even though the corresponding knowledge was fragmented and incomplete, and the charm itself had already been handed over to the Evernight Goddess, for Aaron, who truly controlled the Sefirah, it was enough to glimpse and deduce the system of bestowal that the Western Continent had explored over thousands of years.
"Perhaps there's an even better option..."
His raised hand paused slightly. Aaron's spirituality was touched, and the bestowal ritual of the Uncertain Mist, which he had analyzed with his True Sight, couldn't help but surface in his mind.
He was capable of extracting the essence and discarding the dross from the paths of Boons, which were somewhat similar but distinct from the traditional potion system of Beyonder Pathways. Even if he failed, it would only cost him some effort to completely pulverize this characteristic.
As he made up his mind, Aaron used his finger as a pen. The power of the Sefirah was immediately activated, solidifying into complex, three-dimensional symbols that merged into the Beyonder characteristic in his hand. An indescribable, peculiar sensation instantly surged into his heart, constantly strengthening with the washing of the Sefirah's power.
"The idea is correct, but it still needs to be nurtured for some time. I can start looking for a test subject, or rather, a lucky one!"
"To be safe, it must at least be a demigod, and belong to the Black Emperor or Justiciar Pathway."
"Hmm, Audrey's second brother, Alfred, is quite suitable. His level is sufficient, and he is trustworthy..."
Carefully sensing the changes in order, Aaron nodded with satisfaction, suppressing his thoughts and tossing the golden light cluster, which was constantly contracting and expanding like breathing, into the pile of miscellaneous items.
Most of the battles in the various mausoleums ended after George III's demise. Duke Jorna of the "New Moon" and Azik Eggers were already suppressed by the absolutely superior Beauty Goddess Barranca and the Tree God, who made his debut in reality, so they naturally couldn't prevent their escape.
As for the Sage of the Moses Ascetic Order entangled by Bernadette, he was directly taken away by the escaping Hidden Sage. In the end, only Dlink Augustus remained, like a turtle in a jar.
After cleaning up the aftermath, Aaron no longer hesitated. He directly descended to the Minsk Mountains on the outskirts of the 7th Relic via the prayer stars, where he met the simple priest, whose expression was gentle as if he were waiting for him.
"The Primordial One's will has been stimulated, and its recovery has exceeded expectations. I need the River of Eternal darkness water in your hand!"
As Adam handed Aaron Groselle's Travels, whose cover had been mostly eroded by shadows, a black, high-backed chair appeared behind him.
He clasped his hands over the silver cross pendant on his chest, his eyes, clear as a child's, scrutinized the deep fissure in the mountains, enveloped by a layer of illusory, viscous black mist, and calmly added:
"I have isolated this area from the corresponding collective subconscious sea. At least for a certain period, no corruption or defilement will contaminate the islands of consciousness."
As he spoke, a luminous cross quietly rose beside him.
Looking at "Charles Castiya I" impaled and fixed by blood-stained wooden stakes on it, Aaron's eyes narrowed slightly. He resisted the Convergence instinct deep within his spirituality, glanced at Adam, and then raised his hand.
A colorless drop of liquid, carrying a strong aura of eternal stillness, immediately emerged and fell into the deep black, cold pupil, filled with dark blue cracks, behind the bronze door on the cover of Groselle's Travels.
The will of the Primordial God Almighty, which was gradually becoming active, immediately receded into eternal slumber. The blood-stained wooden stakes impaling "Charles Castiya I" on the luminous cross also vanished.
Even though he had anticipated Adam's choice to fulfill his promise, Aaron was still uncontrollably stirred when he actually obtained Charles Castiya I's corpse and the last Hand of Order characteristic.
He only needed to accommodate and digest the remaining characteristics, complete the ritual of becoming a God, and he could even transcend the limitations of Sequence 0 and directly become half an Outer Deity!
After completely sealing Charles Castiya I and sacrificing him to the Nation of Disorder, Aaron calmed his slightly agitated emotions and, following Adam's gaze, looked towards the source of the defiling aura, asking:
"The barrier between the Abyss and reality has been opened. I cannot constantly keep my energy here. That Devil Monarch is always a hidden danger!"
"Did you foresee this day, or was this always the future you wove?"
Adam, who was indifferent to Aaron taking Charles Castiya I's corpse, sighed lightly. He did not answer Aaron's question, but simply spoke in a calm, self-absorbed manner:
"The Primordial God Almighty once accommodated the City of Calamity and the Tenebrous World. After his demise, his residual will still influenced high-level beings who came into contact with him."
"In the Fourth Epoch, Tudor and Cheek's mad attempts ultimately failed, but they also awakened the Primordial One's consciousness within them."
"As for Farbauti, the Devil Monarch in the Abyss, his body contains the fallen evil thoughts of the Primordial God Almighty. This is also the essence of his ability to barely balance the Mother Tree of Desire's corruption."
"And after they meet, whether willingly or not, the strong Convergence instinct will greatly awaken the Primordial One's will within each of them."
"For a considerable period in the future, Cheek will no longer be able to interfere with reality, and Farbauti can avoid being completely eroded by the Mother Tree of Desire, thwarting this Outer Deity's plan to create a dual-Pathway True God within the barrier."
No wonder the Mother Tree of Desire directly gave up on joining forces with the Uncertain Mist to contend for the Black Emperor Uniqueness at that time, and even seemed a bit exasperated... Aaron nodded slightly in thought, his expression undeniably strange as he glanced at the now calm Groselle's Travels in his hand.
Such news was of great significance to him; at least when preparing for his own ritual of becoming a God, he no longer had to worry about the threat of the Primordial Demoness and the threat of the Primordial Demoness and the Abyss.