NOVEL NEXT Chapter 169: Simulation Rewards, SSS-rank Annihilation Gift
How powerful was a Type 4: Tier 5 existence?
For starters, the Outer God in Terra was only at the peak of Type 5: Tier 1.
Currently, Linsley was at the initial stage of Type 5: Tier 1. With his current power, defeating the Outer God was almost impossible.
Linsley's Invisible Providence Ascendence could only affect an entire solar system, and that was due to his power as an Upper True God at the initial stage. In contrast, the Outer God could influence multiple solar systems due to being at the peak of Type 5: Tier 1.
But if he became a Great God (Type 4: Tier 5), he'd be able to affect an entire galaxy with his Invisible Providence Ascendence avatar.
As long as he reached Type 4: Tier 5, he could defeat the Outer God and free Terra from its enslavement. The Avatar Syndicate would finally rule over Terra, uniting those in the resistance.
If that happened, Linsley could finally begin interstellar travel and recruit the god-level subordinates from the Avatar Syndicate to join his Sinclair Pantheon. Then he could send them to other worlds, spreading the religion of the Sinclair Order.
All of that was only achievable if he managed to eliminate the Outer God in Terra.
The Outer God wouldn't awaken for a few more decades, as it was still in slumber to prepare for a breakthrough to Type 4: Tier 5.
As long as Linsley stayed one step ahead, he could finally fulfill his duties as the World God of Terra and eliminate that cancerous existence.
While Linsley hoped the system wasn't glitching and incorrectly displaying the Level 9.9 Overlord's Type 4: Tier 5 power level, the system finally responded to his question.
[I can't fully answer the host's question, as it involves secrets of the Diviner World which the host must uncover.]
[However, I can say that the power of diviners in the Diviner World is "suppressed."]
[Since the host will inherit the power from the simulated self in the Diviner World and will no longer be within the Diviner World's universe, your power will no longer be suppressed. You'll display the power of a Type 4: Tier 5 due to your power as a Level 9.9 Overlord.]
Hearing that answer, Linsley was relieved—it wasn't a system error in displaying the power level of a Level 9.9 Overlord.
In other words, as long as he received his simulation rewards, he could finally deal with the Outer God!
However, Linsley wasn't in a hurry to receive his rewards and instead asked another question, "System, since the power of diviners is suppressed, is the Sinclair Order Island artifact just a mere island, or is it an entire galaxy?"
The system responded:
[It's just an island in terms of size and territory. But the rules, flux storages, and the Holy Spirit of Judgment are all at the level of a galaxy.]
[In other words, the host's dream rule can be realized, but the host may need to expand the size and territory of the Sinclair Order Island.]
At first, Linsley considered choosing the Loyal Servant: Zephyrax the Space Dragon Overlord as one of his rewards. But since the Sinclair Order Island artifact's power and rules spanned the scope of an entire galaxy and was something he had painstakingly built over three years, he preferred to choose it over loyal servants.
Having a galaxy-level thug might be appealing, but the Sinclair Order Island was essential to the expansion of the Sinclair Order and Sinclair Pantheon.
If he could expand the Sinclair Order to the scale of a galaxy, it would make recruiting believers within Terra's galaxy far more efficient.
Linsley was well aware that the Outer Gods weren't only present in Terra but also in other solar systems across the galaxy.
In his idealistic dream of achieving utopia, Linsley's first step was clear: to eliminate all cancerous existences across infinite realities, starting with the Outer God Race.
After the system answered all his doubts, Linsley had already decided which rewards to choose.
The Universal Key (Gold) talent was crucial, so Linsley chose it along with the Level 9.9 Overlord power.
That left him with only two reward options, and Linsley decided on the Sinclair Order Island artifact for its convenience in establishing the Sinclair Order and Sinclair Pantheon.
With one reward option left, Linsley preferred the SSS-rank Annihilation gift over having Zephyrax as his loyal servant.
After all, the SSS-rank Annihilation gift was the second awakening of Ted's SS-rank Destruction gift.
In the Diviner World, when a diviner mastered their gift and tapped into its full potential, they could experience a second awakening, allowing their gift's grade to increase along with their upper limit.
No matter how hard some diviners worked, many would be stuck at certain levels due to the limitations of their weak gifts. But if their gifts underwent a second awakening, their upper limit would increase.
Although his SSS-rank Real Fantasy gift was incredibly versatile, its versatility was also its weakness.
As a gift that was a jack of all trades but a master of none, Real Fantasy could indeed replicate other gifts' abilities, but with higher flux consumption than those diviners who specialized in a particular gift.
For example, Linsley could replicate the power of Lucy's SSS-rank Fallen Angel: Lucifer gift, but the flux he would consume would be more than what Lucy would need.
Having the SSS-rank Annihilation gift would allow Linsley to have exceptionally strong attack power with less flux consumption, so he didn't hesitate to choose it.
In summary, Linsley chose Reward 1, 2, 3, and 4.
After receiving the rewards, Linsley felt a surge of power course through his body as his life level increased. He was no longer a Type 5 existence but had now ascended to a Type 4 existence.
In other words, he could survive in black holes, bathe in the sun, and travel between galaxies without even needing to use his power. His life level was no longer that of a mere mortal who could die easily.
With his current power, Linsley even felt that, given enough time, he could create an entire galaxy using his Real Fantasy gift!