The maid squad is too strong, what use is there for me, the Demon King?

As for the title "Goddess of Holy Light," which resounds throughout the prime plane and is chanted day and night by countless believers, its origin is simple to the point of being straightforward.

"Holy Light" originates from the core power attribute that He wields—light.

The use of the word "sacred" does not imply that its power is inherently sacred or inviolable. Rather, it serves a positioning and packaging purpose, distinguishing it from ordinary light attributes and endowing it with supreme, unquestionable authority and a sense of holiness to facilitate the spread and consolidation of faith.

The term "goddess" simply refers to the fact that she was female when she was a human being.

Even after ascending to godhood and transcending his original nature, he did not change his initial gender identity. Or rather, for him who had already become a god, it was already an insignificant appearance.

The combination of these two elements forms the title that has ruled the faith of the main plane for millennia—the Goddess of Holy Light.

Maintaining the sophisticated and brutal "cycle" system of the main plane is not always smooth sailing.

Occasionally, a demon king with extraordinary talent and power will appear, whose power level has reached the peak of the tenth rank.

Facing a demon king of this level, the contemporary heroes created by the Goddess of Holy Light through faith are essentially "borrowed" in terms of power. Although they can contend with it due to the advantage of light attribute, it is almost impossible for them to achieve a cross-level kill like the "original hero" in ancient times who relied on his own talent and faith to defeat a tenth-level demon king from the ninth level.

Therefore, to reliably deal with this overpowered demon king, even a modern-day hero must reach the tenth rank to ensure the flawless completion of the "pruning" task.

Once the hero successfully slays the Demon King and completes his mission, the Goddess of Holy Light will naturally reclaim the core power of that "blessing".

However, some exceptionally talented heroes, after experiencing a life-or-death battle with a tenth-tier demon king and briefly wielding tenth-tier power, had their potential fully unleashed. Even without the blessing of being a "hero," their magic power level remained firmly at the tenth tier and did not drop!

These "top ten heroes" who remained in the main plane possessed great power, had experienced the glory of saving the world, and had lost their clear mission, undoubtedly becoming an extremely unstable factor in the order of the main plane.

They might establish their own schools of thought, build dynasties, or bring about new chaos due to their unbalanced mentality.

To eliminate these potential troubles, and also to bolster the power of the Celestial Realm (after all, angels are few in number), the Goddess of Holy Light would extend an olive branch to these "former heroes"—recruiting them into the Celestial Realm and placing them under her direct command.

These recruited former level 10 warriors will be given new identities and responsibilities after entering the [Celestial Realm].

In order to deify this process, the Church of Holy Light embellishes it in its scriptures as follows: After completing their mission, the valiant warriors of Holy Light are inspired by the Goddess, and their souls are elevated to a divine existence, dwelling eternally in the Kingdom of God.

This is the true origin of the "angels" recorded in the Holy Light Church's scriptures and longed for by countless believers.

They are not divine creations born of nature, but rather... retired former Tier 10 warriors seeking re-employment.

This fact is undoubtedly the most brilliant irony to the Holy Light Church's sacred narrative.

Whether these "angels" retain some of their original intentions during their long service to the gods, or have long been assimilated by the atmosphere of the "heavenly realm" and become loyal tools for the Holy Light Goddess to maintain her rule, remains unknown.

For other beings that have reached the tenth rank, the Goddess of Holy Light has taken similar measures as she has taken for angels. Not only White Scale, but also a few other non-angelic tenth-rank beings exist in the [Celestial Realm].

……

"I am atomic——!!!"

With Grena's final roar, as if she had poured out all her strength and will, the purplish-black torrent of destruction, condensed to its extreme, completely devoured the tattered body of the Holy Light Goddess.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a more profound annihilation, as if even existence itself had been completely erased.

That dazzling divine light, that remaining divine power, that last trace of the plane's lord's aura, all vanished completely in that destructive magical radiance, like marks erased by an eraser, leaving no trace.

The light faded, leaving the spot empty.

Gray was breathing heavily, and the boiling magic around him slowly subsided.

He stared into the emptiness, and a kind of confidence, originating from the depths of his soul, welled up within him—the Goddess of Holy Light had completely fallen!

The supreme god who controlled the eternal cycle of the main plane finally met his end at the hands of this demon king from another world.

Just as the aura of the Holy Light Goddess completely dissipated, an unimaginably vast torrent of information, like a river bursting its banks, forcefully flooded into Gray's mind without warning!

This information stream contains countless rules, mysteries, operating mechanisms, historical secrets, and even a deep understanding of the nature of power that the Holy Light Goddess, as the ruler of the plane, knows about the main plane and the [Celestial Realm].

Its sheer volume of information is enough to overwhelm the consciousness of any mortal being in an instant, plunging it into madness or a prolonged coma.

However, Gray only swayed slightly and his eyes were momentarily dazed before he quickly regained his senses.

The severe headache he had anticipated did not occur, and he accepted and initially understood the massive amount of information almost without any obstacles.

'Ah…' Gray immediately understood, 'This is probably thanks to my experience when I received the Demon King's legacy from the 'Sage'.'

That transmission, too, was forcibly instilled in the form of an information flow. Although the process was painful, it greatly trained and broadened his mental endurance and information processing speed.

Having undergone that "baptism," receiving this information shock from the fallen god now seems... effortless.

In an instant, he understood more of the truth and realized the imminent crisis.

One of the most crucial pieces of information is the upper limit of the power of living beings in the main plane, and the cruel rule that once this limit is forcibly broken, one will no longer be able to stay in the main plane for long!

He could clearly feel that after killing the Goddess of Holy Light and completely releasing all restraints, the magic power within him was spontaneously growing and transforming at an unprecedented speed, as if it were about to naturally break through that invisible ceiling and move towards a completely new and higher level!

Once he truly breaks through, he will become like the Holy Goddess of Light back then, an existence that the main plane cannot accommodate. He will be forced to stay in the [Celestial Realm] or other similar high planes, and it will be difficult for him to easily return to the main plane he cares about, and to return to the side of Philippa, White Scale, and the Ten Shadow Attendants!

"Don't even think about it!" Gray's eyes narrowed, and almost without hesitation, relying on his strong will and his subtle control over his own power, he forcefully suppressed and restrained the surging magical power within his body that was trying to break through on its own!

He forcefully suppressed the ever-increasing power, stabilizing it at the peak of the tenth rank. He was only a hair's breadth away from the final breakthrough, yet it seemed like an insurmountable chasm.

Only after doing all this did he breathe a slight sigh of relief. Although his power was temporarily suppressed and he couldn't unleash its full potential, he gained the right to freely return to the main plane.

In his view, this deal was an incredibly good deal.

He turned his head and looked at Philippa, who was still in shock and confusion not far away. He also sensed the aura of the anxious angels (former heroes) outside the Celestial Realm and knew that there was still a lot of "aftermath" to deal with.

But regardless, the act of slaying a god is a done deal. The shackles of reincarnation that have bound the world for millennia have been severed by his own hands!