The final stage is the Dragon God Level. At the Dragon God Level, one utilizes concepts to form an overwhelming suppression over lower existences.
This is one of the reasons they possess such Power; furthermore, there are indeed differences in the forms of life.
It is precisely because they didn't organize a complete system like Rias has that the Great Red and Ophis haven't made any progress for so many years. Conversely, the God of the Bible within this world reached the same level as the Dragon Gods.
It's just a pity that the God of the Bible died too early.
Of course, no one can say for sure what the truth is~
Returning to the main topic, after the Dragon God Level, there is only the intensity of Power and the quantity of concepts.
To take a step further, one needs to condense Power.
Although Rias's Power intensity is still a bit lacking, she has already condensed fragments of Power, and her status has already surpassed the Three Great Evil Gods by half a step.
The path ahead involves accommodating more concepts, evolving the essence of life, and excavating one's own Power until reaching the limit—that will be the new path.
Condensing Power and spiritual authority, constructing Pantheons, and controlling the world's great Power through a worldview—that is Omnipotence.
After Omnipotence comes Full Authority. This classification and growth method from weak to strong is the system Rias has organized.
"Though I lack the ability to construct a system right now, I can start preparing by collecting knowledge and concepts regarding worldviews."
Taking one step while calculating three steps ahead—that is a pioneer.
Before reaching the level of Transcendents, she had already calculated the path of the Dragon God.
After reaching the Dragon God Level, she calculated the path to Omnipotence and Full Authority.
She strictly follows her own plan, discovering and organizing more along the way.
And to ensure she doesn't stray onto the wrong path, she adjusts her route at any time.
"Although the God of the Bible died before he could finish organizing it, it is certain that the current Biblical system represents the kabbalah tree of life."
"And Rizevim represents the qliphoth, and he indeed created a terrifying calamity."
'Kabbalah' is a mystical philosophy of Judaism, rumored to have its most primitive roots in Egyptian culture. The Tree of life is the core of 'Kabbalah' thought; it is viewed as the blueprint by which God created the universe, or the structural diagram of the Divine Body.
The 'qliphoth' is known as the Tree of Evil, representing 'unjust spiritual energy' in Jewish mysticism. It stands in opposition to the kabbalah tree of life.
According to the records in Genesis Chapter 2, verses 8-9 of the Old Testament, the Tree of life is located in the center of the Garden of Eden. Kabbalah uses this to describe the path leading to God (often referred to as 'Yahweh' or the 'Divine Name' in Kabbalistic literature) or the way God created the world from nothingness.
In other words, the two most important functions of Kabbalah are: one, the path to God, and two, the process contained within it of God creating the world.
According to theory, Kabbalistic thought uses the 'Tree of life' growing in the Heavenly Kingdom to symbolize the entire universe, its meaning being profound and difficult to decipher.
In Rias's impression, there is indeed a Garden of Eden in the Heavens, located on the Fourth Heaven.
At the same time, the Garden of Eden indeed has a Tree of life, and even fruit, but the tree no longer bears fruit; the original fruit withered after the God died.
Compared to Little Garden, no matter how you look at it, the Pantheons of this world are just saplings... Continuing the topic, in theory, it is generally believed that the Tree of life signifies the vast universe, the human body as a Cosmo, and the spiritual traversal to reach the realm of God.
This Tree of life is composed of ten circles (Sephira) and 22 paths (Pass).
Humans reside in individual Kingdoms and travel through the 22 paths to the ten circles on a journey of meditation until reaching the Crown.
Furthermore, it is said that each circle has an Archangel who guards and guides people.
The Tree of life can roughly be divided into basic structures such as the three pillars, ten Sephirot, four worlds, and twenty-two paths.
It's a pity the God of the Bible died before completing the kabbalah tree of life; that is likely why a Transcendent failed to emerge among the Angels.
Because the positions of the Angels are fixed, like the support pillars of a house—they aren't things that can be easily moved.
But as the house grows and expands, the pillars themselves also expand.
If the kabbalah tree of life were completed, the ten Great Archangels might all have been able to reach the domain of Omnipotence.
If a complete system can be formed, it represents a complete path of promotion.
Crown, Wisdom, Understanding, Mercy, Severity, Beauty, Victory, Glory, Foundation, Kingdom.
The line formed by connecting 1 through 10 in sequence is also known as the "Path of the Flaming Sword."
By ascending from the lowest Kingdom, one can elevate their spiritual realm, transforming from human to God.
However, this has nothing to do with Rias, because Rias is not walking the 'Path of the Flaming Sword'; she is constructing it.
Overall, the kabbalah tree of life includes the macrocosm, the microcosm of the human body, the corresponding promotion system, and the guardians and trials one must face at each stage. It is entirely a massive worldview.
The qliphoth is the same; corresponding to the kabbalah tree of life, it is a worldview that exists interdependently with it.
But this is not opposition; it is like light and shadow, or reality and a mirror.
I shall speak to you of the keys to the Kingdom of Spirits.
This key shares the same numerical value as Yetzirah [Formation].
All spirits rely on the myriad things of nature and the widespread hierarchies.
Three controls, three endings, and the spirits described by the three mediums are distributed above, below, and in the middle:
If you joyfully climb the sacred ladder, if you replace ascent with continuation, you will surely find the opposite levels outside the shell, or the spirits of the departed.
Only you shall know the virtues and Powers of the Heavenly Kingdoms that no one else knows.
These are the scales by which spirits ascend and descend the sacred ladder.
Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and the others—these are not their names but their titles of Power.
Atheism, Stupidity, Rejection, Apathy, Cruelty, Ugliness, Lust, Greed, Instability, Materialism.
Just as the ten Sephirot of the kabbalah tree of life have Archangels guarding them...
The qliphoth also has ten guardian demons.
Thinking carefully, the God of the Bible in this world seems to have set up a very large game.
But this has little to do with Rias.
Although Rias is also a creature of the Biblical system and intends to construct a Biblical worldview, she does not plan to construct it in this world, nor does she plan to rely entirely on the Biblical worldview.
If one wants to be 'Unique,' it is better to forge one's own path; Rias has always done this.
However, only by constructing a complete Biblical worldview and possessing a vision of the same level can one truly walk their own path.
Because the higher one goes, the greater the gap becomes.
"Trash bin, qliphoth..."
Rias looked at the 'lump of meat' in front of her and said softly: "It seems I can perform some interesting experiments~"
"Then... let's try to complete the kabbalah tree of life of the Biblical system~"
Setting the Angels aside for now, on the Devil's side, there is an original and primordial one.
Lilith (Instability).
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