When the plot-skips players into the game world

The gods subtly "educate" a group of people who align with the Source River philosophy through the career system, guiding their development in a direction closer to their own. In most cases, this is achievable—postnatal education and guidance can indeed determine most of a person's character.

Just like... although all are on the path of transcendence, the Serpent Father, the Serpent Celestial Marshal, and the Fallen Celestial Marshal clearly represent three completely different directions.

The most widespread career is the Fallen Celestial Marshal, which equates to "educating" all the Transcendents inclined towards the path of transcendence into a fallen state. Therefore, the more emphasis placed on education often grants more strength to the career... thus competing for "students" with other Celestial Marshals on the same path, gradually increasing their number of Angel Envoys and preventing competitors from growing stronger.

Those who completely disregard their careers probably include the Serpent Father and Amber.

Amber is simply not fully awake, while the Serpent Father doesn't care at all—had it not been for the requirements of the Hourglass, he might not even have left behind his career.

For the Serpent Father, whether one possesses the qualification to become a Transcender is a form of "natural selection" in itself. He doesn't believe that those who achieve little will make it far on the path of transcendence, nor does he believe that those easily deceived or beguiled will go far. The saying "a forcibly twisted melon is not sweet" applies here; gaining strength through controlling the weak holds no meaning for him.

He won't actively preach like the Fallen Celestial Marshal but instead champions a "believe if you want or leave if you don't" attitude, teaching the Heaven-defying Technique only to those with great determination, wisdom, and perseverance.

Even when the Lord of Scalefeather once stole the "Eight Diagrams" from the Serpent Father, he wasn't angry. The Serpent Father's indifferent nature makes him utterly unconcerned with anything beyond himself.

It is through such purity that he becomes increasingly powerful... and it's precisely this immersion in thought that, following the Serpent Father's rise to the Seat of the Pillar God, catalyzed the evolution and upgrade of civilization. Before the Serpent Father, the scale bearers and winged ones maintained a tribal society for a long time. Everyone lived in a muddled way, without thoughts of "improving" or "becoming better," considering mere survival into tomorrow as a victory.

The heritage of the "Heaven-defying Technique" provided by the Serpent Father is the prototype of the rituals used by today's Great Sorcerers.

In stark contrast to the Serpent Father stands the Red Calamity—

He is perhaps the most eager Pillar God seeking human recognition.

For the Path of Authority has been completely drained—the evolution authority of the Food Path's "Rain of Predation" was acquired by the Serpent Father and later stolen by the Lord of Scalefeather; the "anti-civilization" wild violence of the King of the Earth's barren land might have been taken by the Stone Celestial Marshal; after consuming the Heaven-eating Giant Beast's carcass and donning the bear's pelt, the Supreme Heaven's rite authority was seized by the Serpent Celestial Marshal; the "battle survival" authority of the warriors was claimed by the Lord of Scalefeather...

—The War Path is in an unprecedented state of weakness.

But precisely because of this, he must not reveal his weakness.

As the weakest Pillar God... the newly ascended Red Calamity has mortgaged over half of his strength to the career system, granting numerous careers in one go and endowing them with substantial power, even generously willing to convert original Path of Authority Transcendents to the War Path—the "difference" in between is compensated by Red Calamity himself.

At the same time, all the careers on the War Path are significantly stronger than those of the Path of Authority.

Red Calamity hopes to conceal the "unprecedented weakness of the War Path" through this method, persuading people to confidently embark on this road, believing he had bested the Lord of Scalefeather fairly to acquire the Pillar God's seat, and that the War Path is far stronger than the Path of Authority.

It's akin to a "grand opening promotion" offering incredibly favorable membership cards, distributing excessive benefits post income burn to construct the initial funding pool.

Yet, it is clear that he couldn't even deceive Aiwass.

Aiwass didn't even need to inquire from the Lord of Scalefeather to know what Red Calamity was thinking.

—As for what to do after overextending so far?

The future will take care of itself~