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Realizing this, Zicomo decided to take some time to go back and see the two fingers.

While you're at it, destroy that two-finger's body to prevent it from giving birth to a new soul imprint and becoming a new two-finger.

While he was pondering, Zicomo had already completed the absorption of Thanatos.

This absorption gave Zicomo an unprecedented feeling of fullness.

He felt that his body was undergoing some kind of transformation.

Zicomo had a premonition that this transformation would bring him a great boost.

Thanatos's divine body lost all its power and eventually turned into dust, dissipating into the underworld.

However, the authority He possessed as the God of Death remained.

After this invisible authority appeared, it merged with the one that Zikomo had previously placed in front of Thanatos.

It then suddenly flew towards Zicomo and entered Zicomo's body.

Zicomo was slightly surprised because a message had been sent to him from the power of death.

It is said that there must be a Grim Reaper in this world to maintain the stability of the underworld.

That was practically a direct statement to Zicomo, saying, "You must become the new God of Death."

However, Zicomo did not want to become the Grim Reaper.

After all, becoming a Grim Reaper means being confined to the underworld and unable to easily descend to the human world.

Although the authority is not complete now, the restrictions may not be so strict.

But Zicomo didn't want to gamble on that possibility.

Because the remaining authority is in Melina's hands.

Who knows if, once he goes back, that part of the power will transfer from Melina's body to his own?

Therefore, it is meaningless to gamble on whether power is complete or not.

Just as Zicomo was struggling with his dilemma, he suddenly felt that his "Zen Garden" had gained a strange yet familiar aura.

It is unfamiliar because it has never appeared in the "Zen Garden".

It's familiar because Zicomo knows who it belongs to.

The aura originated from the 'Spirit Trainer' Rodelica; Zicomo hadn't expected it to enter the 'Zen Garden' so quickly.

Rodrigo's appearance suggests that the Round Table Hall has likely been burned to the ground.

At least the demi-human blacksmith Shuko has definitely returned to the embrace of the Golden Tree.

However, Rodrigo's arrival gave Zicomo an idea.

Zicomo located Rodrica's position and conjured a phantom image directly in front of her.

Upon seeing Zicomo appear, Rodrika performed a noble salute to him.

She said, "Lord Zicomo, Rodrika reports for duty! Um, what is this form of yours...?"

Rodrigo then noticed that Zicomo's figure was an illusion.

Zicomo waved his hand and said, "My true self is not here; this is just a temporary illusion I have created."

"I see."

Rodrigo nodded and then said, "Your private space is beautiful, sir! May I ask where I work?"

She looked around the "Zen Garden" and felt that her upcoming work environment was not bad.

It's much better than a slightly oppressive place like a round table hall.

However, Rodrigo may be disappointed, because Zicomo has arranged for her to work in a different location.

Zicomo did not answer Rodrigo.

Instead, with a thought, he moved Rodrika to the stone gate of the Death Altar.

He said to Rodrik, "My true form is behind this stone door. We can talk when you come over."

Rodrigo nodded and stepped through the stone gate.

Chapter 320 The Core of the Underworld, Systemic Considerations

However, nothing happened after Rodrika stepped through the stone gate.

She was not transported to the underworld.

Rodrigo asked in confusion, "Lord Zicomo, what's going on?"

Zicomo felt a pang of embarrassment, almost forgetting that he hadn't used any materialization attempts on Rodrika.

Rodrigo is restricted to the "Zen Garden" and the border area.

Zicomo said, "Wait a moment."

He suddenly had an idea, and after greeting Rodrigo, Zicomo withdrew the illusion.

Zicomo silently asked in his mind, "System, are you there?"

[Host, I'm here. What do you need?]

Zicomo asked, "You should know where the core of the Underworld is located, right? Can the 'Zen Garden' swallow it up?"

That's Zicomo's method.

The fusion of the Phoenix Clan's blessed land last time gave Zicomo inspiration.

Since the Phoenix Clan's blessed land has a core, the Underworld must also have one.

Rodrika can't cross over to the underworld, can she?

Why not just turn the underworld into part of the "Zen Garden"?

Upon learning of Zicomo's idea, the system silently praised Zicomo as a genius.

As expected, its host would never disappoint it when it came to taking advantage of others.

In order to save a chance to materialize, Zicomo actually thought of moving the entire underworld away.

The system is considering whether to simply remove the constraint on the realization opportunity.

Zicomo will always find a way to exploit loopholes.

Moreover, the initial limitation on the ability to materialize was simply to prevent Zicomo from materializing objects beyond his current capabilities.

It turned out that it had worried too much.

The host it chose was a very cautious person.

I will absolutely not act recklessly unless I am absolutely certain of success.

Therefore, it has no need to worry at all that Zicomo will cause him to die from recklessness.

The system is still considering whether to remove this restriction.

However, this did not prevent it from answering Zicomo's question.

The "Zen Garden" can merge with the core of the Underworld and has already provided navigation guidance to the host regarding the location of the Underworld's core.

As soon as the words were spoken, the system conjured a ribbon of light, guiding the way to the core of the underworld, much like a guide in a typical game.

"Thanks, system."

Zicomo was surprised that the system was so thoughtful, even including real-time navigation.

[Host, you don't need to be so polite]

After replying to Zikomo, the system figured that Zikomo probably wouldn't need it anymore.

So it went into standby mode again.

Lani saw the band of light in front of her that resembled a blessing point at the border.

She asked Zicomo curiously, "Your Majesty, what is this?"

Zicomo replied, “This is a band of light pointing to the core of the underworld. Let’s go, let’s turn the underworld into part of the ‘Zen Garden’.”

Lani's eyes lit up slightly upon hearing the words "core of the underworld".

Even a simple core of a blessed land could bring her great rewards back then.

This time, however, the core of the underworld is much larger, with thicker spatial barriers and more complete rules than ordinary blessed lands.

Lani had a premonition that her skills in spatial manipulation would definitely take another step forward.

She was glad she had suggested to Zicomo that they come along.

Otherwise, they might miss this opportunity for promotion.

The two followed the guiding light and arrived at a desolate area.

To be precise, the entire underworld is a desolate wasteland, and it's a mystery how Thanatos has managed to stay there for thousands of years.

However, the place in front of the two was different; Zicomo could clearly feel that the space here had an unreal quality.

It seems that the core of the underworld is hidden behind this space.