They all call me an Outer God.

Lilith, what are you saying?

“I will dedicate your authority to my Lord, can’t you hear me, you fool?”

"Since your two Rising Sun Families are so eager to die, you don't need to delay any longer. You should hand over your authority and go see the sun as soon as possible."

Lilith's words were quite ruthless, but what was even more terrifying was that her tone didn't sound aggressive at all; instead, it was filled with cruel seduction, as alluring and flamboyant as a venomous snake.

Meanwhile, Ria, who was in the independent space, was clearly taken aback. Seeing his strange expression, Rolte asked him what had happened.

“Someone is offering me a sacrifice. This person is of a very high status, and the things offered are hard to refuse.”

Lolt raised an eyebrow behind his mask: "Could this be a trap?"

“It’s obviously a trap,” Ria said seriously.

So what are you going to do?

"I don't know, it's so troublesome. Plans can't keep up with changes, and there are always people trying to sabotage my performance."

His meaning was clear: Ria intended to respond to the summons, even if it was a trap. Those who made a deal with him could not go back on their word and had no chance to do so. However, to avoid all risks, Ria did not intend to use Swarth's body to be resurrected this time.

If such a risk were to occur, it could easily be implicated again. Currently, besides relying on mythical creatures, there is actually another option for revival.

“You mean—” Rold seemed to see through his intention, and Ria nodded at him.

"I intend to use my true self; only in this way can I minimize the risks."

Upon hearing this, the two mentors in the distance suddenly turned their heads and glanced at him with inexplicable expressions, but did not say anything to stop him.

Sooner or later, Ria will have to face all of this. The eye on the back of his neck has long since disappeared. Due to the continuous pollution, Ria has begun to become indistinguishable from a true god.

He is divinity, and divinity is him.

Gradually, Ria closed her eyes, and her consciousness faded into nothingness.

In the darkness, he saw a huge golden eye, and through it, he seemed to be able to see more things. However, he couldn't understand what he was seeing. He just felt a strange noise and commotion, but in the noise, he also found peace.

Sleep, never wake up, sleep, never wake up—

Sleep, never wake up, sleep... never wake up!

The voices repeated these words to him, and his eyelids grew heavier and heavier until he finally succumbed to a complete loss of consciousness.

On the chessboard, the piece named "King" moved.

……

Enderles, sea area.

The surging waves had subsided into stillness. Most of the once-powerful supernatural creatures had been wiped out by the dragon horde. The arrogant creatures then violently flapped their dragon wings, creating gusts of wind.

A giant golden eye appeared in the sky, but the thick fog obscured it, and all people could see was a chaotic yellow shadow, like a giant sun pressing down on the ground.

Soon, the shadow disappeared, so abruptly as if everything that had just appeared was an illusion. Only Schwarz knew that it was not an illusion. It suddenly became anxious, looking left and right. Then it saw a person appear in the sacrificial circle, carrying a cane and slowly walking towards it. The lens of its monocle gleamed silver.

Instantly, Schwarz's pupils contracted sharply. Almost instantly, it condensed the surrounding mist into sharp tentacles, piercing the man to the ground. Then, it extended its claws towards him, as if to crush him into mud.

"What are you doing, Swarth?" Ria reached out and grabbed the tentacle with some annoyance, then forcefully pulled it out of the heart area, the wound healing at a visible speed. "Haven't seen me in so long, are you being affectionate? Or do you not recognize me?"

He got up and patted Schwarz's paw, noticing that it was much larger than before, and seemed different from something else.

The dragon roared, and the next second, it suddenly shrank back to the original four-clawed owl, then puffed up its feathers and pounced on Ria, cooing incessantly.

"Gurgle!!!"

It sobbed and stretched out its tentacles to wrap tightly around Ria, even penetrating his flesh and wrapping them tightly around his heart. Ria was somewhat helpless; they had only been separated for less than half a month, and he hadn't expected it to be so clingy.

"Alright, alright, stop crying. It's my fault for not telling you beforehand. You killed the War Knight and resurrected the dragons to become their leader? That's amazing!"

"Coo!" Little Swarth made another "coo" sound, and kept cooing as if he wanted to tell Ria about everything that had happened these past few days.

It's no wonder it didn't recognize itself at first.

Ria reached out and picked up a strand of hair from her chest.

Perhaps because he is using a divine power to avatar, his hair has become very long, forcing him to use his tentacles to tie it up.

But these are not the key points. The key point is that his current demeanor is completely different from the past, like a completely different person, as if his humanity has been completely stripped away and he has been reduced to a machine under the rules.

But Lia felt it was inappropriate to judge people by their aura. He didn't feel any change in himself. If he had to say where he had changed, it would probably be that he now preferred gold coins.

"Lord Kercha, it's been a long time."

Just as Ria was still debating whether or not to cut her hair, a slightly hoarse but charming voice suddenly came to her ear.

He turned his head and saw the man in white standing in front of him, jokingly saying, "Many years ago, you were a witty and elegant gentleman, and now you have become the father of a mythical creature. Time really flies."

"You are Ms. Lilith?"

"It is indeed me. You must have met Leilana at the tea party. She and I praised you."

"It's my pleasure."

"Lia said slowly, then her gaze shifted to the immobile black shadow behind her. The white light in the shadow's pupils was exceptionally terrifying."

"Are you offering me a sacrifice?"

"Yes."

"How could I possibly ask an angel to condescend to make a deal with me, and even to use honorifics when addressing me?"

Ria casually pulled out a tentacle from the flesh and blood, accidentally tearing out the heart. He then casually stuffed it back in, and the internal organs automatically returned to their original positions.

Throughout this process, his expression remained completely unchanged.

"You are too modest. You are a renowned deity. Not to mention angels, even demigods would treat you with utmost respect."

"But I think you also know that I invited you here not for casual conversation or mutual business flattery, but for Him—"

(End of this chapter)