Only God

He felt a tightness in his heart, his entire being shuddering as if his heart were pierced by something sharp, shattered, leaving him standing motionless in the Great Library.

"No, it can't be, it can't be."

After what felt like a long while, Eden recovered his senses, instinctively denying it,

"If even the Lord has fallen, what would people believe in?"

Although Eden understood, even if the Divine had fallen, the oblivious mortals would still worship, just like the once King of Gods, who even in his own era had countless mortals building temples and conducting sacrifices for him.

Yet Eden still explained it this way.

Suddenly, Eden thought of something.

He abruptly reached out and clutched the stone pendant at his chest,

"I... I have it, I can change this future, O Lord, I can do it."

Holding the pendant at his chest, Eden finally calmed down slowly, his breathing no longer rapid but steady.

Then, Eden closed the book in his hand, turned his head, and looked through his glasses at the fairy.

"Are you... the chronicler of all this?"

The fairy did not nod but pointed toward the throne.

It appeared that the deceased King of Elves on the throne was the recorder of this book.

Eden thought for a moment. He felt that the King of Elves on the throne was probably not the Fairy Queen of his own era, as too much time had passed and it was logical for throne changes through such an extended period.

"Is the Sea of Souls... also destroyed by the beast mentioned in the book?"

Eden asked.

Before his eyes, in the glasses, the fairy suddenly trembled violently, showing deep panic.

Just as Eden thought he was caught in the terror of a beast devouring Gods, he saw the fairy shake its head.

Eden was taken aback.

From the fairy's action, he read a significant amount of information.

For a moment, it felt as though a myriad of words was stuck in the fairy's throat.

Eden saw the fairy's features become fierce and then its eyes twisted, showing a strange expression that seemed both crying and laughing, then he slowly descended, searching for something among the endless books of the Great Library, and finally, he slowly ascended and handed a piece of parchment to Eden.

This piece of parchment, just like an epic fragment lost in an endless desert.

Eden picked up the parchment and, under the effect of the stone pendant, understood all the text on it.

In this ancient fragment, there were only these few lines:

Beast, you have devoured Gods, yet how come you never feel sated?

We crawl at your feet, do you still wish to devour us?

Beast, we have forsaken the pledge of our clan, becoming the accomplice to a tiger.

King of Kings, King of Kings, ah, King of Kings,

Beast, do you crawl at His feet?

Because of our sin,

Our God has destroyed our nation.

...

Seeing this, Eden pressed his forehead like he'd seen a ghost, numerous thoughts clashing in his mind, even feeling somewhat dizzy.

He clearly remembered that the fairies believed in the Lord of the True Religion.

But how could the Lord, the Lord destroy their nation?

Not only would He not destroy the fairies' realm, how could he tolerate that so-called beast causing havoc everywhere?

Endless questions surged, continuously crowding Eden's mind, he kept trying to find an explanation, but with each thought, he couldn't help but shake his head.

Finally, Eden caught on to something; he couldn't help but ask:

"Did you... did you convert to the King of Kings?"

In the glasses, the fairy nodded.

Eden nodded slightly, at this moment, many clues could finally be somewhat linked together.

The beast that devoured the Gods... lied prostrate under the feet of the King of Kings, causing countless Divine to face their doomsday, thus perishing.

And the Fairies, betraying their oath, acted as accomplices to the beast, participating in the action to destroy the Country of Divines.

And the King of Kings, due to the sins of the Fairies, destroyed the Sea of Souls.

Tens of thousands of Fairies were annihilated on the spot, the kingdom that had stood for thousands of years went up in flames, and the King of Fairies died upon the throne atop the Sea of Souls, leaving only this one survivor, who, through some unknown means, hid away and lived on, only visible through the reflection in a mirror.

"King of Kings..."

Eden muttered lowly about this unknown Divine.

This Divine, revered by thousands on Earth, had countless faithful, their numbers enough to rival the world of the True Religion.

The faith of those heathens was not unfounded, not only was it not unfounded, but the Divine they worshipped... possessed the power to destroy the Country of Divines.

Thinking of this, Eden could not help but tremble, shivering with cold.

"Lord... Lord, why have you arranged my fate this way?

The Divine worshiped by the heresy, who destroyed the Country of Divines, now rules the entire Celestial Kingdom, owning nearly half of the land, with countless nations and mortals prostrating under His power, and I... what can I do for you? I am neither a Prophet nor an Angel, how can I bear such a mission, Lord, have you really assigned such a mission to me? I, a Heresy Priest, how can I contend with such a Divine?"

Trembling, Eden prayed involuntarily, calling out, he closed his eyes, his heart empty, not knowing how long it had been, his faith failed to soothe his spirit, and that warm, stable feeling disappeared, as if... his Lord had gone away, was no longer there, never to return.

Fear filled Eden's heart.

"If... if it's not the Lord's arrangement...

But instead... the so-called arrangement of the King of Kings?

No! That would be too terrifying!"

Eden strongly denied this in his heart.

After a long while, the Priest completely calmed down, clutching the Stone Pendant tightly.

I... I can still change the future.

Lord, I am capable...

And now, the pressing matter is... to obtain the power to change the future.

Eden looked at the Fairy again, and asked out loud:

"Do you... do you know where in the Sea of Souls, to complete the Ascension of the Creator's Path?"

In the reflection of the mirror, the Fairy widened his eyes, showing a look of astonishment, and in those eyes, there was a faint trace of reminiscence and nostalgia.

This reaction... could it be that in this era, due to the shattering of the Sea of Souls, no one studies the Creator's Path anymore?

After a moment, the Fairy nodded, raised his hand pointing in one direction, signaling Eden to come with him.

Eden followed the only survivor, they left the Great Library, returned to the shattered Sea of Souls, moving through the ruins, weaving their way through.

Eden was not sure if it was his illusion, but as they walked, the winds of the Spirit Realm seemed to grow wilder.

Soon after, the Fairy led Eden upon a cloud, where a great Invisible Tower stood.

Looking at the clouds in front of him, Eden was puzzled; here, he could visibly see nothing, yet somehow, he sensed that a tower stood in this place.

"So this is the place... for the Ascension Ceremony, blending the Ancient Language, facing oneself?"

Eden whispered to himself.

In his own era, almost all Miracle Workers who underwent the Ascension Ceremony saw everything on the Sea of Souls as blurry and unclear, like a stack of color blocks.

The Fairy extended a hand, pointing towards the Invisible Tower, gesturing for Eden to enter.

Seeing this, Eden took a deep breath and stepped into the Invisible Tower.

The sight in front of him gradually grew blurry and chaotic, something within the depths of his soul seemed to be stirring.

His own sensations became indescribable, the clouds underfoot started to swirl, transforming, as Eden pressed onward into the Invisible Tower, continuing forward, yet seeming never able to reach the end.

This feeling… was so familiar, so similar to previous Ascension Ceremonies.

Eden thought to himself.

Inside the Invisible Tower, he did not notice that outside, the winds of the Spirit Realm were growing increasingly restless and turbulent.