Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

Some things, when experienced enough, the first reaction is to remain calm.

For instance, when Zhang Haoyun stumbled upon Midel, or when Lin realized who Doctor A was.

Zhou Baiyu was very calm, because in such matters, he was passive.

"Lin, you know me, I'm the kind of person who never actively provokes others," Zhou Baiyu said.

"Back when I was passing through the endless mode on the cruise, I acquired an item, one that could be brought out across all versions."

"Initially, I dared not use it for fear of side effects."

"But later, after the defense mode arrived, I had no choice but to use it..."

Zhou Baiyu began to recount the entire process, indicating throughout that he reluctantly boarded Doctor A's pirate ship.

Lin's reaction, however, was quite amusing—not that of a disciple betraying their sect and stealing from others.

What she needed was an attitude, one where as long as she asked, Zhou Baiyu would tell her the truth.

Because passive events were unavoidable.

The God of Difference and Chaos's inheritor, who had experienced a variety of strange events, also had a higher likelihood than other professions.

She and Mel had their fair share of bizarre experiences back in the day.

So, Lin was quite forgiving of such things. The main thing was...

Zhou Baiyu had no such obligations.

So, knowing Zhou Baiyu's attitude, Lin was quite open-minded.

After hearing the entire story, Lin roughly understood:

"No wonder you could contend against eternal night. I probably learned about some of the situation from Mo Sangyu. Mo Sangyu can't see what happens in dreams, but she can see some things outside of dreams."

"You must have benefited from A's power to confront eternal night head-on."

"However, there's one thing to correct."

A smug expression appeared on Lin's face:

"You're not his inheritor. He's not qualified enough for that."

Zhou Baiyu remembered that new gods did not have the privilege of succession, only followers.

Lin also quickly said:

"Survival and evolution, these two Divine Embryos, are certainly not simple. You might have underestimated the abilities of these two Divine Embryos. However, no matter how great the potential contained within the Divine Embryos, new gods are new gods, and can never be compared to the old gods."

"New gods cannot have their own inheritors, only followers."

"There is an essential difference between inheritors and followers. Inheritors have a complete path to ascension, and even without a Divine Embryo, with enough pioneer value, they can attain almost divine power. It can be said that every great pioneer, every Saint, has the qualification to become a god."

"However, not a single person has truly achieved Divine Enthronement. In the conflict between new and old, to prevent any Saint from becoming a god, new gods massacred Saints extensively."

"Among them, the one who perpetrated the most brutal killings against our lineage was the God of Games and Entertainment."

"As for the followers, they are a product created by these new gods when they truly want to spread their power. Once followers reach a certain level, they get stuck."

"Many demon-level beings who want to advance to Demigod status are frustrated because they cannot cultivate a Divine Embryo."

"So essentially, a pioneer is more noble than a purist."

But the existence of the Holy Sanctuary might be a step above even the pioneer.

Lin did not voice this last sentence.

Because regarding the Holy Sanctuary plan, she did not know much. All she knew was that the war between gods was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

New gods had their backups, and so did the old gods.

At least on the surface—

Inheritors are few in number, but have a complete upgrade path and do not need a Divine Embryo to harness god-like power in the future.

The line of the purists, as well as the followers, have virtually no upgrade path. They enhance their divine power by performing certain specific actions or by spreading their influence around them.

But to achieve Divine Enthronement and complete the Divine Endowment, they still need to find a Divine Embryo.

The reason why there were so many new gods rising after the King God's death was that these new gods found a bounty of divine mysteries after the King God fell.

In essence, the King God's demise paved the way for a surge of new gods.

That was the advent of the Divine Endowment night.

Zhou Baiyu said:

"So in a way, am I A's follower?"

Lin nodded with interest and said:

"Yes, what followers need to do is to align with the Divine Embryo's intent."

"That is, survival, evolution. You previously looked down upon these two Divine Embryos, feeling they didn't seem very powerful."

"But in fact, these are significant Divine Embryos. You've already encountered several contaminated beings; you will find that what the contaminated do is expand the contamination, right?"

"You've also encountered purists, and you will find that although purists do not spread contamination, they do mimic a certain form."

Zhou Baiyu thought carefully. Taking the second defense mode as an example, Ryan, a follower of the god of sincerity, did indeed spread sincerity, causing people to lose the capacity to lie.

He expanded his own strength in this way.

As for the purists, taking Constantin as an example, though he didn't spread contamination... Constantin espoused the god of strong liquor and debauchery.

As a result, Constantin appeared decadent, fond of drinking, and behaved promiscuously.

Previously, Zhou Baiyu thought it was for this reason that Constantin was chosen by this god.

But now it seemed... perhaps Constantin also did it deliberately, emulating that god to gain more power.

Lin, seeing Zhou Baiyu's sudden realization, guessed he had figured out the difference between followers and inheritors.

"To some extent, the only advantage for purists is that they can use their pioneer value to obtain a portion of the power of faith, accelerating their own advancement. But that's about it."