An immense light enveloped the Great Deity's palace.
Kugugung!!
As the palace shook, the gods screamed. Under the powerful force, the palace floor cracked, and walls began to collapse.
And the source of that power was none other than Igeon.
[Cycle]
Cycle was a rare power that only manifested when Life and Death coexisted.
Thus, Igeon, who had summoned both death and life simultaneously, flashed his eyes.
Kugugung!!!
Boom!
The gods were terrified by Igeon's aura that shook Olympus.
They had no choice but to be.
‘Impossible!’
‘Two 5th-rank divine statuses?’
Once a divine status reached the highest 5th rank, it was absolutely impossible to cultivate another divine status.
Because at the 5th rank, that divine status was already deeply embedded in the soul.
In other words, a secondary divine status could at best reach 3rd rank. The absolute limit was 4th rank (intermediate).
In fact, hadn't Igeon himself been forced to choose between death and life?
Thus, divine statuses were one per god. Usually, even if one obtained a divine status, they would delegate it or pass it down.
But to have two 5th-ranks!
Didn't that alone rival the 6th rank?
But what was even more shocking was not that.
[Life and Death combine]
[The divine status of Cycle opens its eyes]
"!!"
At that power, the gods doubted their senses.
They had no choice but to.
‘Wait, this power, could it be...!’
Their expressions changed as if they realized something.
On the other hand, Igeon lifted the corners of his mouth.
In truth, the trickery with the register of the dead had merely been a stepping stone to gather the higher gods in one place.
The real goal was this.
‘It’s the power that sent the Monarchs away in one blow.’
It would surely be considerably effective against the Great Deity as well!
Of course, back then, he had been in a rampage and unable to discern the system, but now it was different.
[Cycle is a divine status generated only when Life and Death are each completed]
[By simultaneously activating Life and Death, one can transform into the divine status of Cycle]
Simply put, it was a transformation-type divine status.
It was right then.
Flash!
Finally, a different light surged from Life and Death.
And with that divine status alone, Cycle perhaps already surpassed the ruling gods.
The red hair that the Scorching Lord had dyed with his authority returned to its original color under the powerful force of Cycle.
At that sight, the gods grew desperate.
They didn't know how such a brat snake could wield power on the level of a Great Deity, but that wasn't important.
"Block it. We can't let that thing rampage here... Aargh!"
Before they could even finish their words, Igeon's power mercilessly struck Olympus.
At the same time, an astonishing thing happened.
"Ugh!"
"Aaaargh!!"
Those caught in the power of Cycle soon turned pale white.
They had no choice but to.
‘My body is stiffening!’
Whether their divine statuses were being sealed or disappearing, their divine power was vanishing.
Even when they tried to use their power, it was strangely sucked into Igeon. As if even their power was being used as fuel.
And the gods felt an unbearable rage.
‘A lowly human-born!’
Finally, they shouted.
"Great Deity of Olympus!!"
"Counterattack!"
From the start, the only one who could oppose such a divine status was the Great Deity.
But the Great Deity's answer was unexpected.
[I cannot use my power before that]
"What? What do you mean!"
That the Great Deity couldn't use his power, what nonsense!
But the Great Deity, who had instantly recognized Igeon's power, was troubled. It wasn't that he couldn't use 6th-rank power, but that power was the worst.
‘That is one of the powers of the King of Gods.’
The king who manages the gods.
Soon, his subordinates cried out.
"Great Deity!"
The Great Deity then spoke.
[The gods of Olympus possess many projection-type authorities. And no matter how they use that power, it will only become prey for that power. A power source]
"Excuse me?!"
[The compatibility with us is the worst]
"……!"
In fact, the Great Deity had been greatly interested in Igeon.
Not only had he created a follower with 600% faith, but he had also killed Hades.
‘He must also possess the power of that healing god.’
And with that level of power, he would bring great benefit to Olympus.
But instead of recruiting him to Olympus, a far more troublesome divine status had emerged.
[Cycle 1st Rank]
"Aaargh!!"
Finally, the power of Cycle that had threatened the gods swept across all of Olympus.
Turrng!!
Then, a shocking thing happened.
The buildings of Olympus caught in the light of Cycle began to collapse.
No, they weren't collapsing.
[Returning the barrier of Olympus to a state of nothingness]
[Returning the structures of Olympus to before they were built. To materials]
[Creation ▶ Destruction]
The Great Deity's palace of the Olympus sanctuary, which boasted an endless history, transformed in an instant into its appearance before it was built.
And that wasn't all.
Kugugung!!
Starting with the Great Deity's palace, all of Olympus's domain began reverting to nothingness.
At that sight, the ruling gods bit their lips.
‘It's unmistakable!’
‘That is the lost ancient power!’
Long ago, in the position of the highest god, there was a supreme god called Cycle.
And Cycle was one of the many authorities that ancient god possessed.
Thus, among the countless divine statuses in the divine realm, they were the most primordial and powerful.
Of course, the ancient divine statuses had all been recovered after being stolen, but Cycle was a power that had gone extinct without leaving any records or traces.
Therefore, everyone had striven to revive that divine status.
From insignificant creatures to higher gods, it was the same.
But all the gods who had proclaimed themselves gods of Cycle and revived the power of Cycle were mere imitations.
They were merely wind gods who spoke of the cycle of the seasons, or economic gods of circulation, or medical gods in charge of blood circulation.
‘Those twin snakes at least managed to imitate it somewhat...!’
The original owners of the Snake Lord constellation. The baby snakes that Asran had raised.
Those were now Yeonu and Junu.
But they needed to be together to imitate Cycle, and even if they used it, by the standards of gods, it could at best change the fate of one person.
Thus, they were closer to the gods of Life and Death respectively than to the god of Cycle.
But that bastard is different.
That is truly a power that can meddle with the order of the universe!
And indeed.
[Divine Status ▶ Non-Divine Status]
[Immortality ▶ Death]
…
[Beauty ▶ Ugliness]
[Ugliness ▶ Ridiculously Worse Ugliness]
[Rich ▶ Beggar]
[Man ▶ Woman]
[Woman ▶ Man]
[God ▶ Human]
"Aargh!!"
All gods struck by the light of Cycle lost their divine statuses.
It was truly death as a god.
Some died on the spot, unable to withstand their age.
And that power was the 1st rank of Cycle.
Simply put, it was the power to reverse origin and attribute to their exact opposites.
Both Life and Death had been dealt with using this power.
And the ruling gods, whose forms had changed and divine statuses vanished, seemed to fall into a mental panic.
It was understandable, because of Igeon, they had become beings who were not immortal, lowly creations.
"You bastard!!"
To turn them into humans who couldn't even use divine statuses!
"How cowardly!"
"Fair and square...!"
They glared, but Igeon smiled ferociously.
"Kneel."
"!"
At the same time, an oppressive divine authority hammered down on the gods' heads.
Boom!!!
A strong pressure pressed down on the heads of the gods—no, now beings who were no longer immortal.
"Ugh...!"
"You bas... cough!!"
Igeon flashed his red eyes as if asking how they dared raise their heads.
"How dare a creation threaten a god?"
"……!!!"
"And who was it that said. That a lowly human dares to think of butting into the great Tower of Gods."
The ruling gods froze.
And indeed.
With a chilling smile, Igeon brought the power of Cycle crashing down to the floor.
Boom!!!
And finally, when the intense light fell once more, all buildings from the 1st to the 20th floor were destroyed.
Kugugugung!
"Aaaargh!!!"
The millions of gods in Olympus were all caught in the light of Cycle.
It was truly the destruction of Olympus.
And for this purpose, Igeon had deliberately thrown Hyugo, Yeonu, and Yuha elsewhere and come alone.
Because he couldn't comfortably rampage with them around!
But at the sight of the disaster running wild, the Great Deity glared.
[You insolent brat!]
That Igeon used that power was shocking, but it didn't matter.
Rather, as a Great Deity, a ruler of the divine realm, he knew that power better than anyone.
And in fact, the method to counter Cycle was not difficult.
[It's a power that, if used once more, will return everything to its original state!]
"!"
Since he had reversed it once now, reversing it again would simply bring it back to the starting point.
It was a power that could instantly turn everything into nothingness or into existence.
So the Great Deity had deliberately allowed Igeon to expend his power.
Because Olympus, which had vanished, and the gods with reversed attributes could be restored to their original state with Cycle!
And there was no need to ask Igeon for that.
‘I can simply take the divine status and use it.’
Of course, all gods found it difficult to cultivate and handle more than one divine status.
But a Great Deity was a magnate capable of handling several, even all the divine statuses of his subordinate gods!
Extracting the divine status from such a greenhorn and using it temporarily was nothing.
And indeed.
The lightning of the Ruler of Heaven's Mandate shot out in all directions. Then the lightning giant, which had been several meters tall, transformed into a person.
A man appeared.
And he was the Great Deity of Olympus.
"Brat snake. That power is still too early for you."
Sure enough, the light began to gradually fade from Igeon's body.
[Accumulated power is nearly exhausted]
[To use the power of Cycle, 100% experience in both Life and Death is required]
[Experience reset (0%)]
[Requires experience and divine authority recharge]
[Current divine authority 17%]
[Cycle divine transformation is released]
Even the glowing patterns that had risen on Igeon's body began to blur.
The Ruler of Heaven's Mandate let out a laugh.
He too had been caught in the power of Cycle and his body’s state reversed, but he was not a Great Deity for nothing.
For him, the effect was temporary.
"One who doesn't even know how to use the power. Once your power is released, I'll straighten out that insolent attitude right away."
But Igeon lifted the corners of his mouth.
"You should fix your own attitude first, you bastard."
"What?"
It was right at that moment.
The Great Deity and the ruling gods froze. For no other reason.
Ddeuk, ddeuddeuk!!!
Could it be because Igeon's power of Cycle had reduced even the barrier of Olympus's territory to nothingness?
The ceiling cracked, and the sky of Olympus split apart.
That wasn't all.
Ddeuddeuk!!
The floor also began to crack.
Then, shouts came from below.
"Here they are! The ruling gods!"
"Damnable Great Deity of Olympus!!"
The criminals who had been exiled into the cracks of the floors were invading.
But now, all the gods here were in a state of being human because of Igeon.
"Kill them!"
"Those bastards!"
"……!!!"
At the sight of the criminals charging at them, the ruling gods turned pale white, but also found it absurd.
That wasn't all.
"Now, a question for you."
"?"
"You see, I've been diligently spreading my pheromones since earlier."
"Pheromones??"
Come to think of it, though the other gods hadn't noticed, Igeon had been emitting a strange scent.
"It's a product that roughly intensifies my scent by 10 million times. I spread it to lure a guy I know well, and so it would fly far away... Ah, looks like he's coming soon."
"???"
"Anyway, guess. Who do you think I sent this scent to call?"
They looked at him as if asking what he meant, but instead of answering, Igeon smirked and tossed the item he had kept to the Great Deity.
It was none other than the arm of Hermes that the sea god had summoned.
Hyugo had kept it, saying it might become material.
And right at that moment.
Ddeuk! Ddeuddeuk!
"!"
An ominous aura was felt through the cracks.
But the ominousness was brief, as a shocking figure appeared through the rift in the sky.
Boom!!
[Who dares steal the prey I was eating!]
"!!!"
The gods froze.
The Lord of the Abyss had barged into the divine realm.
(Continued in the next episode)