I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

First plinth, Old Palace of Alaya, prayer room.

It should be noon now, but the sky outside the window is gradually turning into dusk.

In the twilight glow, the clouds above the Holy Throne's canopy were gradually dispersed, revealing a colossal, unknown celestial body. It was slowly approaching this world, its massive form obscuring half the sky.

This celestial body looks like an irregular five-pointed starfish, its body rolling and writhing like ocean waves, with countless eyes slowly opening on its surface.

Its appearance blocked out the sunlight, plunging the world into darkness. But those eyes shone with a faint light, illuminating this dim world as if it were dusk.

This majestic deity, radiating the glow of twilight, appeared in the sky two hours ago. He seemed to come from the distant Fifth Foundation and approached this place at an extremely fast speed within two hours.

He is now close to the First Foundation, seemingly intent on engulfing and devouring it. The people of the Holy See and the Holy City have tried everything to stop Him, but to no avail.

As He approached, the First Foundation remained unaffected. But the earth was tearing apart.

Within the majestic holy city, countless buildings floated into the air along with the shattered earth, and people fled in all directions during this apocalyptic event.

The knights, priests, and angels of the Church of Light and Shadow were frantically flying into the sky to meet the attack, but they were like snowflakes rushing towards the sun, melting away in the twilight gaze of the gods as soon as they passed through the clouds.

The gods in the heavens are constantly killing those 'heretics' who dare to look directly at Him, while His minions, known as the 'Twilight Wizards,' along with the angels and followers who have submitted to Him, are cleaning up the rebels on Earth and maintaining order.

Just like the tragedy that had befallen Malod, the gods turned a blind eye. The Pope also fell into a long silence.

Gradually, more and more people prostrated themselves in the shadow of the god of doomsday, crying out and beginning to repent to the god of twilight. Then a beam of light would descend from the sky and transport them into the Holy Throne.

Thus, the penitents were redeemed, and the God of Doomsday became the savior.

Those believers who remain loyal to their former church will be thoroughly wiped out in this end times.

The Pope of Andorra once said that in the events to come, we should try our best to cover the eyes and ears of the gods.

The restoration of the Dawnlight was carried out with the gods' permission, and no one was worried that the gods would see the wizards' actions.

But people worried that the gods had seen and heard too many things and knew the secrets of the world.

The gods' followers are their ears and eyes. The fewer people who believe in the gods, the later it will be for the gods to know their secrets.

Therefore, we should minimize the number of believers in the gods, or at least prevent more people from praying to the Kingdom of Heaven.

However, there are millions of devout believers within the Holy City and the Holy See, making it extremely difficult to convert them to other faiths.

In an effort to change their faith, the Pope of Andorra devised numerous methods. He used decrees, deception, and lies; he even took advantage of the Dawn Order's takeover of the Holy City to have wizards spread the truth within the city.

But no matter what method was used, the results were minimal. To make matters worse, the conservatives were secretly sabotaging things, causing many things to ultimately fail.

Now, the deadline set by the Thousand-Eyed King has arrived. The Orbis have still failed to fulfill their promise to the Thousand-Eyed King on time. So the Thousand-Eyed King took matters into his own hands.

As the King of a Thousand Eyes said, there is not much time left in this world to waste. If no one is willing to use such ruthless methods, then He will be the villain.

Thus, those who grovel live, and those who defy die; as long as they repent, they will find redemption in the forgiveness of the gods. But those who remain obstinate will face the judgment of the twilight of the end times.

The King of a Thousand Eyes' method was very simple and crude, but it was extremely effective.

In those short two hours, He accomplished what the Orbis had failed to do in the past six months.

Those who firmly believed that the gods would extend their great hand to bestow power melted into the twilight as they charged toward the sky.

Those who are confused, fearful, and standing on the ground will not be harmed by the twilight. The wizards' barriers and magic will also grant them temporary protection, preventing them from being harmed by flying debris from the ground. This will give them time to make their final decisions. When the last piece of land on the ground floats into the sky, the sixth fragment of the foundation buried underground will be exposed. At this time, the magical barrier protecting the world will lose its effect, but those within the barrier will not die.

They would be banished to the East and subjected to profound transformation within the wizarding community.

Those who receive 'redemption' through confession and are sent to the Holy See will learn the 'new Bible'.

This new scripture will be written by the reorganized 'New Cult of Light and Shadow', and in this new scripture, the God of Twilight and the God of Pure White will be included in the divine mandate of the gods of heaven.

The believers will worship and pray to the God of Twilight as the God of Heaven. Then they will leave the Holy See to spread this new scripture.

When everything is set in stone, the gods of heaven will make room for Twilight in their realm.

This change will naturally be seen as a 'battle of faith,' something the Twilight God did to leave himself a way out.

Perhaps the gods will settle scores with him in the future, or perhaps they will welcome this wizard who desperately wants to become 'his own god'. In any case, until the 'rope' is repaired, the gods will tacitly approve of all of Twilight God's actions.

The future will be a happy one for the gods and the God of Twilight. Only those who persist in serving the gods even when death is imminent will suffer.

In any case, the Church of Light and Shadow will be completely disbanded today.

"Time is indeed of the essence, but Mr. Leonard's methods are a bit too extreme."

Standing by the window of the prayer room, Olivia looked at the scene outside, her face somewhat grim.

“Diana,” Roland said slowly, “So, when my father-in-law told you that He wanted to rebuild the Church of Light and Shadow for you as quickly as possible, what methods did He use? He’s not some benevolent person; He’s an evil god. And right now, He’s dealing with heretics who don’t believe in Him. You know, if there were no gods in this world, this old thing would be the biggest villain in the world.”

The moment you chose Him, you should have been able to guess how 'efficient' He is.

Olivia was speechless for a moment, then said angrily, "I didn't expect Him to be so cruel! He promised to give the believers a chance!"

Roland had mixed feelings about the Thousand-Eyed King's actions. To be honest, if he hadn't witnessed the 'end of the Church of Light and Shadow' today, he would have wholeheartedly supported his father-in-law's efficient plan.

Because it can save the world at least three generations' worth of time!
But after witnessing all this, Roland felt a pang of pity. Countless knights of light and shadow rushed headlong into the doomsday god in the sky, dissolving one after another into the twilight light.

The scene was so moving that Roland couldn't help but want to sing a dirge for these warriors.

Moreover, it is not only these knights who have died today. Even though the wizards made many preparations before the war, and even though they tried their best to protect the people during this war, it is still a war.

There are definitely a lot of civilians who die in accidents.

The number of wizards who died was also considerable.

Therefore, Roland could understand Olivia's feelings—she hoped to handle the matter in a more moderate way. If the Thousand-Eyed King arrived and continued with the original plan prepared by the Pope of Andorra, instead of superficially agreeing but actually breaking his word, then with a little more time, the whole matter could be resolved peacefully.

Therefore, the King of a Thousand Eyes' actions today are despicable; at the very least, he has broken his promise to the Pope of Andorra.

But Roland could understand the Thousand-Eyed King's decision—delay would only lead to unforeseen changes! With each day the Church of Light and Shadow existed, the risk of its secrets being exposed increased. Moreover, the world could no longer afford to waste time; external pressures were mounting, and humanity needed to resolve its internal conflicts as quickly and thoroughly as possible.

If given a choice, no one would want to see this war today. After all, whether the dead are believers or wizards, they are all human beings, all of our own.

Humanity is waging a civil war over a group of masters who don't care about them.

But the war had already begun; it had started long ago.

Once war begins, no one can stop it. Everything is left to fate. (End of Chapter)