"Freedom..." Hearing that word, Din couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

Thinking about it, he had never truly enjoyed it.

"Tell me, what do I need to do?" Din asked as his expression turned serious.

Hearing this made Void chuckle.

"Good lad," Void began.

"I have my blood here, the blood that will transform you but also make you side with the demons," Void said.

"Wait... what? Demons?" Din asked.

"Oh, I didn’t tell you?" Void asked as Din frowned.

"My name is Osiris, and I am the father of all demons," Void spoke as Din’s eyes widened.

Void looked on excitedly, ready to see what decision Din would make.

Would he waver, or would he still go through with it?

"I will still do it," Din spoke.

Void nodded.

Just as he thought.

Which one would one choose? To be a demon and live freely, or be a disposable tool for the gods?

Of course, the choice was clear, and Din didn’t let Void down.

"Alright, you should swallow it," Void spoke as a small drop of crimson-red blood appeared before him.

Din observed the blood as it squirmed around.

Then, finally, he clenched his fist, took it, and swallowed it.

The instant he did, a dark-red light exploded from his body as a divine aura descended.

"Noooo! How could you?!"

Layered voices were heard as a divine presence descended.

But it was too late.

The forest within a thousand-kilometer radius was instantly turned to ashes as a terrifying aura was released.

At the front line, a giant ten-meter-tall demon was battling over ten Rank 1 entities and still holding his ground.

But at that instant, while floating in the sky, he stopped.

The others did the same as they felt the terrifying Rank 1 aura.

At the same time, deep underground, the last sword shattered as the beast that had been bound, the one who had been scammed by Nuk, rose.

"ROAAAARRR!"

A loud beast roar echoed around the world as another Rank 1 aura was felt.

Din’s eyes were crimson red.

His body bore marks of infinity as a deep, unsettling voice sounded.

"Finally, a manageable body..." Void muttered as a wide grin spread across his face.

As for Din, well, his soul was still alive to witness everything.

"Hey, what the hell did you do?! Why can’t I control my body?!" Din shouted from within his consciousness.

"Relax, idiot. I’ll give you back your body. I’m just having fun for a while," Void spat as his crimson eyes retreated, and Din was back in control.

The first thing Din did was touch his body and move around.

Only after realizing he was truly in control did he calm down.

But when he looked at his surroundings, he couldn’t help but gasp.

It was like a land of ashes.

As far as the eye could see, all he saw was ash after ash.

"What did you do?" Din asked, stunned.

"Do? Please. Your awakening did this. And congratulations, you are now a Rank 1 entity," Void spoke.

"And you are free from the gods," Void added as Din’s eyes widened.

---

At the front line.

A ten-meter-tall demon could be seen frowning, his expression anything but calm.

If before everything was still going well, now it was getting out of hand.

At first, he and the ten Rank 1 beings of this world had been locked in a stalemate.

None of them could do anything to the other.

But it wasn’t like Vakim was weaker.

As a demon of the Bull Horn Race, they were far stronger physically.

And he was above these beings.

He was only cautious of the twelve other hidden Rank 1 beings.

He could sense their auras.

They could pose a threat to him.

But he noticed that as long as he remained in a stalemate with this bunch, they didn’t make a move.

So he got the demon army to attack from the rear, slowly destroying this world.

With each death and every act of destruction, this world grew weaker, and those twelve hidden beings indirectly grew weaker as well.

But now, all of a sudden, two strange and unaccounted-for Rank 1 auras had appeared.

And neither of them was weak.

"Hmm, do I need to call for extra hands?" Vakim narrowed his eyes as he thought.

Although he was a Peak Rank 1 demon, he was facing a High-Level World all by himself.

It was never meant to be easy.

But if he could take it for himself, then his breakthrough to Rank 2 would become much easier.

Vakim sighed.

"No... not yet. I’m still not in danger," Vakim muttered.

Taking everything into consideration, even if everyone became his enemy, none of them were at Peak Rank 1.

He might be severely injured, but he would survive.

At least, that was what Vakim thought.

But he had failed to account for one more player in this war.

The gods.

---

Gods Realm...

In a hidden, isolated section of space lay a divine realm filled with purity.

The once-mythical creatures filled the skies as beast roars echoed endlessly.

Giant kingdoms, which should have been filled with divine glory and manifestations of each god’s element, had now turned into depleted ruins.

After a long time without faith, the gods had grown weaker.

They chose to sleep in order to survive longer.

After all, without faith, gods would vanish.

Not die.

As long as faith returned, they would appear once more.

Only it would no longer be them, but another god born from that particular element.

And at this moment, all the gods were awake.

All forty-five of them.

Each at least at Early Rank 1.

And they were all gathered together, their bodies glowing with divine light.

But despite their ranks and godhood, every one of them wore expressions of anger and frustration.

"How did you let this happen?" Looking at the female god with her head hung low, the God King of the gods, the God of Light, spoke, his eyes flaring with fury.

"I didn’t know... I just thought he was one of those space entities. I mean, I could use him to make the vessel stronger," the Goddess of Life spoke.

"What? Why didn’t you check again? You allowed our enemy to gain access to our vessel? We used all our divinity for this. If this fails and we can’t descend, then the gods will cease to exist," the God of Light spoke in fury.

The other supreme gods also stepped forward, their expressions filled with anger and rage.

"I’m sorry," the Goddess of Life spoke again.

But sorry didn’t cut it.

The other gods were furious.

"Wait, wait... it might not be over yet," suddenly the God of War spoke.

"Everything happening could be to our advantage."

He paused.

"What if this war expands more than intended and space shatters? Would it be possible for the sealed realm to open?"

Turning to the God of Space, the God of War asked.

"Theoretically, yes. But the war would have to expand far beyond this," he answered.

"Well, we are in luck. After all, it is already happening," the Goddess of Luck smiled as she spoke.

"It will happen. But just as we gain our freedom, so will the immortals," the Goddess of Faith said.

"Well, so be it. Let all the ancients be born once more. This time we will kill the immortals and the pests who helped them seal us."

"Hahaha! He never knew they would turn against him. His hatred must be greater than ours," the God of Darkness said with a wild laugh.

"So be it. Everyone, be prepared to awaken once more," the God King, the God of Light, spoke.

"The Twelve Immortals and Osiris will be slain once we awaken."

The God of Light’s aura spread throughout the Divine Realm.

The crumbled divine kingdoms of the gods came alive once more as the eyes of all forty-five gods glowed with an eerie silver light.