"If we can't use Ultimate Skill…"
Testarossa, uncharacteristically, said, "Then we can only rely on our physical abilities and magicules."
"Yeah."
Rin nodded. "Although the restrictions are tough, the quality of our magicules remains, so we can still injure, or even kill, Heretic Gods."
Where there were restrictions, there were naturally benefits too.
Like stealing the divine position of a Heretic God.
At the cost of not using Ultimate Skills, if they successfully hunted a god, they would become God Slayers.
Not only that, once they became God Slayers, they could also gain an identity in the new world and wouldn't have to worry about rule repulsion anymore.
If it were Rin, he would definitely pick this path.
Compared to Heretic Gods, becoming a God Slayer was indeed more suitable for Rin.
In addition, Rin had another idea.
If that idea was truly workable, his efficiency in collecting Ultimate Skills would increase drastically.
"There's also the option of descending with your main body."
Choosing that meant declaring war on both the Heretic Gods and the God Slayers at the same time.
The advantage was obvious.
Using one's own power, relying solely on brute force.
The downside was that the stronger the existence, the heavier the suppression they would face.
And they wouldn't be able to obtain authority through the God-slaying ritual.
"If we can't get authority, we can't get new Ultimate Skills."
Rin said, "So the third option doesn't help in acquiring power."
But!
That didn't mean descending with the main body couldn't be used.
At a critical moment, if anyone got in the way of Rin's plan, and they couldn't be dealt with under the rules…
Then a nuclear bomb to flip the table was the best option.
If I can't beat you, can't I just blow you up?
At a critical moment, as long as Rin tossed Veldora into the God Slayer Universe, who could stop the chuuni dragon's world-ending power?
"Three methods, huh…"
Hearing the three options Rin proposed, everyone fell silent in contemplation.
After becoming an Awakened Demon Lord, to break through again, one had to enhance the strength of their soul.
However, soul strength equated to potential, and it wasn't that easy to raise.
So the only choice was to first acquire an Ultimate Skill, then prove one's Dao by force, thereby expanding the soul's strength.
With Rin present, that was absolutely doable.
"You can also understand them as three factions."
"Heretic Gods, God Slayers, and being an enemy of the entire world!"
Great Sage analyzed the essence of the three options Rin laid out for Rimuru.
[Notice: Please first consider the host's objective.]
'Objective, huh?'
Rimuru thought for a moment, then quickly found her answer.
"The Heretic Gods and descending with my main body both seem wrong for me."
Raising her hand, Rimuru said, "Honestly, I still want to go back to Earth as a normal person someday."
Without a doubt, Rimuru chose the God Slayer faction!
"Of course you can."
Rin chuckled. "But if we find a Heretic god, you'll have to come and help."
"No problem!"
Though she liked to mess around, Rimuru still knew when to stay grounded.
"Rin, are there any myths or legends about demons in that world?"
Diablo, on his side, was visibly excited, like he'd found a brand-new path!
They were never good at doing good deeds.
If there were ready-made demon personas, then the Four Primordials were absolute professionals at causing chaos!
"There are."
After Rin replied, Violet immediately shared intel with the Four Primordials.
And through that, they found the most suitable path for them.
Without question, the Four Primordials could completely hijack the myths surrounding the Seven Deadly Sins or Solomon's Seventy-Two Demon Pillars, and then descend as Heretic Gods.
And to supplement—
The authorities they obtained could be freely used in the God Slayer World.
For every authority acquired, Violet would also obtain one, and extract an Ultimate Skill from it.
Once there were enough Ultimate Skills, Violet could synthesize a new one.
As for how powerful the synthesized Ultimate Skill would be…
That depended on the number used in the synthesis.
As long as there were enough Ultimate Skills, Violet could even help Rin create a new god-class Ultimate!
Some might ask—
If Rin bestowed an Ultimate Skill to his subordinates, what would he do?
In reality, after Rin bestowed an Ultimate Skill, his own version didn't disappear.
That's right, it wouldn't disappear!
Although each bestowal could only happen once and couldn't be duplicated again, it was more than enough as a reward for subordinates.
As for Rin himself…
He didn't need those flashy Ultimate Skills.
Rin would integrate all the obtained Ultimate Skills into the Void God, raising its power ceiling.
Just like now.
Don't be fooled by how his subordinates each held ten or more Ultimate Skills while Rin only had a few.
In truth, Rin's Void God had already integrated all of his subordinates' Ultimate Skills.
The power within it was equal to the combined strength of Rin and all his subordinates.
"I and this guy will go with the third option."
Velzard wasn't interested in playing any role-playing games. She didn't like hiding her identity.
As for giving up Ultimate Skills to go slay gods, that sounded like too much work.
Compared to the other two options…
Velzard felt she and Veldora were more suited to serve as Rin's off-field support.
Always ready to respond to Rin's summons!
Exactly!
At Rin's command, the Dragon God descends from the sky!
What Netherworld, what reincarnation, what parallel worlds—everything would be shattered!
Of course, that would only be a last resort.
If the God Slayer Universe really were destroyed, Rin would be heartbroken.
Such a prime breeding ground for Ultimate Skills.
If it disappeared, Rin would have nowhere to cry.
"The specific time is set for one week from now."
Rin wasn't in a rush to lead everyone into the God Slayer World for an adventure. He still had unfinished business in the Monster Nation.
The Eastern Empire and Scorch Dragon wouldn't act so quickly, so there was no need to hurry.
His goal was to crush the Kingdom of Falmuth and Clayman's puppet kingdom.
After that, Rin could head off to slay gods and obtain authorities in peace.
(To be continued.)