Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 313 God Can Only Bow His Head
"You are truly a very willful being, even more willful than my old friend," God said with a sigh. Then, looking at Roland, He suddenly said, "Actually, I can sense another power in you that is different from the Celestial Venerable's, but closer to mine. May I ask, where does it come from?"

Is this referring to the shadow of time?
Rowling raised an eyebrow, smiled at God, and said, "It comes from a being countless times greater than you. Perhaps you would like to know His name?"

“No, there’s no need to tell me the name of that person.” God shook his head, looked at Rowling and finally said, “I accept your bet, but I still don’t think anyone can do it.”

Lorin wasn't really going to reveal Bubble's real name, since some names shouldn't be said carelessly, in case he actually summoned the other party.
Although he'll definitely be alright, who knows what might happen to the world.

So Rowling simply smiled at God and said, "You've finally made a wise choice, Mr. God. Let's wait and see!"

God seemed to chuckle at this, and then said, "Then let us sign a contract?"

“Sure!” Luo Lin nodded indifferently.

Thus, with the most outstanding notary as witness, the bet was officially established.

After signing the bet, God gave Rowling a deep look and then closed his eyes.

Ocycus opened his eyes, still somewhat dazed, clearly overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information that had just occurred.

“God is not trustworthy, even though His reputation is much better than that of the Heavenly Venerable,” the Sun God said at this moment.

“I know I don’t believe in Him, but I believe our God is a wise man.” Rowling smiled. Did he believe in God? Of course not!

But Rowling believed that with God's intelligence, once He knew of His existence and position, He would never again form an alliance with the Outer Gods as in the original story—unless Rowling drove Him to the brink of despair.

But this doesn't mean that God will stand on Earth's side. Just as Rowling was wary of God causing trouble, God was equally wary of him causing trouble, so God would never easily step in to help them.

The reason why Rowling proposed the bet was not simply to humiliate God, but to provide a place for cooperation between the two parties, a bridge, and even a guarantee.

—If God loses the bet, it means a new God will be born. In that case, how will He help the Earth fight against the Outer Gods? Naturally, He will rely on the summoning of the Shadow of Time.

For God, this is akin to a resurrection in another sense.

He believed that God could see this as well, which was why God did not react to Rowling's somewhat excessive words.

And Rolin wouldn't mind gaining another top-tier fighter for Earth, even if it's not a very popular one.

Therefore, the bet is destined to be made, only the details may differ.

All the tug-of-war between the two sides was actually an attempt to gain more initiative in the bet, but unfortunately, God couldn't outmaneuver Rowling.

As for whether anyone will break the contract?
—Leaving aside the difficulty of breaking the contract, just consider this: breaking the contract means that both parties have completely severed ties. Therefore, neither party will easily break the bet until they have the ability to completely deal with the other. The Sun God naturally saw through the intricacies of this bet. Upon hearing this, He nodded and said, "It's good that you know your limits."

"Lord, what exactly is going on...?" Osekus couldn't help but ask. He wasn't stupid, but what had just happened was a bit too far beyond his comprehension.

“That’s not important.” The sun god didn’t explain anything. Some things are not suitable for too many people to know, so He just looked at Osekus gently and said, “What’s important is how to help you suppress the will of God’s resurrection.”

Upon hearing this, Osekus's face immediately showed some shame, and he said, "Over the years, I have actually been researching how to suppress the will of God's resurgence, but I haven't made much progress."

"Is it possible that you're researching in the wrong direction?" Rowling said, stroking his chin. "I bet your research isn't about human nature."

“Uh… indeed.” Osekus gave a somewhat awkward laugh. He hadn’t actually studied methods of using human nature to suppress God, but had been thinking about other methods, such as using the primordial God in the mirror.

This is actually the consensus of most Sequence 0s or angels. Although everyone relies on anchors to maintain humanity, so far, no one really thinks that relying solely on humanity can fight against God or the Celestials.

For example, Adam had been single-mindedly focused on doing fancy tricks.

"But the truth is, humanity is the only thing you possess that you can use to suppress the will of the ancient gods." Roland shook his head, looking at Osekus with a disappointed expression, and said:

"Isn't this an answer that can be obtained very easily? The will of the ancient god originates from extraordinary characteristics, and extraordinary characteristics have long been integrated with your souls. In essence, you and the will of that resurrected god have long been one. Each of you is a spiritual Frankenstein's monster."

"In this situation, you are actually equals, like two personalities fighting each other. External factors can certainly affect the outcome of your battle, but only you yourselves can truly determine the winner."

Lorin truly couldn't understand how this group of Sequence 0s and Angel Kings from the Mysterious World could manage to fill in answers randomly under such an obvious outline.

“Mr. Lucifer, not everyone’s humanity is enough to fight against God. I… I once thought that humanity alone would be enough, but the truth is I lost, I lost miserably in this struggle.” Osekus gave a bitter smile and said, “That’s why I went to look for other paths.”

“That only shows that your humanity is not deep enough.” Roland glanced at Him, shook his head, and said, “Forget it, we really can’t expect too much from you. If everyone could rely on their humanity to fight against the ancient gods, then the true Old Ones wouldn’t have appeared until now.”

Osekuston gave a slightly embarrassed smile.

After thinking for a few more seconds, Roland suddenly looked at the Sun God and said, "Why don't you call Him 'my son'?"

Of course, Rowling could see that Osekus had a bit of an Oedipus complex towards the sun god.

Of course, this is normal. After all, the ancient sun god was truly a savior-type father figure. It's not surprising that anyone who grew up by the sun god's side would regard him as a father. Even Rolin couldn't guarantee that if he had grown up by the sun god's side, he wouldn't have regarded him as a half-father in the same way.

The Sun God gave Roland a subtle look and said, "Are you serious?"

(End of this chapter)