He became the White-Haired Evil God after wearing the Seven Curses Rings.

"Atonement?"

"That's right. Her Majesty has decided to take advantage of the situation to unify the Northern Continent, so some people need to go and explore the vast Stormy Lands in the north to find out the truth."

With that, Thanatos turned and left.

"Wait, what about the others besides me? How are they?"

"Like you, I was assigned to explore the Stormlands together."

"What?"

Just as the man in white robes was puzzled, a familiar voice came from beside him.

"You idiot, what exactly happened? Tell me everything right now!"

"Iris? Wait, let me explain..."

"What are you trying to say? Explain yourself clearly or I'll smash your head in with this staff!"

……

"So, you've already completely integrated the North? That fast?"

Xie Bai was somewhat surprised when he saw the battle report that Brandon handed him.

In less than ten days, Thanatos led his unified army to sweep across the vast northern border and recruited nearly 80% of the northern lords to his cause.

Brandon bowed slightly in response to Xie Bai's praise.

"This is all thanks to His Excellencies Thanatos and Streifana. I was just handling some trivial logistical work behind the scenes."

As he spoke, Brandon pointed to the top of the map.

"Next, we can use the name of Azsharax to take over the central area."

Then, using this area as a springboard, they could achieve the unification of Stormwind.

The environment there might be a bit harsh; we could ask the Wind Witch for help.

Upon hearing Brandon's request, Xie Bai nodded.

"Okay, by the way, speaking of Azsharax, why don't I feel like I've seen her lately?"

At this moment, Brandon put his hands behind his back.

"She is currently undergoing further studies on holistic education, so it's normal that we haven't seen her for a while."

Xie Bai nodded after listening to Brandon's explanation.

"Alright then, but I have a question. Azsharax is a dragon who has lived for tens of millions of years, so why does she seem like a child? I thought she was joking before."

"To answer this question, we need to start with the origins of the dragon race."

As he spoke, Brandon straightened his collar.

"As a pinnacle mythical race, the dragon race was born from the world and is highly bound to it."

As long as the world doesn't end, their lifespan seems almost infinite.

Therefore, age is not very important for dragons; their maturity mainly comes from the accumulation of experience.

Someone like Azsarax, who has lived in seclusion in the center of the northern continent for most of his life and has hardly ever seen the world, is just like an ordinary human child.

After listening to Brandon's explanation, Xie Bai felt that some parts made sense.

"In that case, I understand how she mastered skills like playing the victim and acting cute without any instruction."

As he spoke, Xie Bai looked at Brandon.

"Have you handled the issues regarding the founding of the nation?"

In response to Xie Bai's question, Brandon answered calmly.

"Our unification of the North has already had a profound impact on the world."

Those people knew very well how terrifying a united Northern Frontier, constantly embroiled in civil war, would be, especially with nearly a hundred demigod lords in the North.

Next, we need to unify the entire Northern Continent. As for the other forces, they no longer want to see a second Audu Empire.

Faced with Brandon's question, Xie Bai pondered for a moment.

"Since being too powerful will arouse suspicion, let's simply ignore those suspicions."

Fortunately, I have a good relationship with the Aodu Empire. With just a notification, the Aodu Empire can establish diplomatic relations with us.

Even if others don't acknowledge us then, it doesn't matter. Faced with a massive alliance spanning two continents, they won't dare to openly confront us.

But we can't let the opportunities hidden in the shadows slip by. We can infiltrate the Wheel of Fortune's forces elsewhere, using this place as our base to provide behind-the-scenes support.

After listening to Xie Bai's explanation, Brandon nodded.

"Yes, sir. Once the arrangements for the Northern Lord are settled, we will formally announce the establishment of the Empire and then plan the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Audu Empire."

"Oh well."

After the dust settled, Brandon raised another question.

"By the way, sir, what are you going to do about the Chaos Cult that Mr. Thanatos reported?"

"This one..."

Xie Bai thought for a moment.

Xie Bai didn't really take those guys who were always tinkering with plans to destroy the world to heart.

"Let's leave it for now. These Chaos Cults haven't had any opportunities to develop lately and can't stand up. For the development of the Wheel of Destiny, I think we still need some villainous organizations as foils."

"Yes, sir. If there's nothing else, I'll go and visit Azsarax."

After saying that, Brandon left.

"Hmm... By the way, is Azsharax going through a rebellious phase right now?"

Putting aside the issue of Azsharax, Xie Bai casually opened the panel information.

[Time elapsed since game closed beta began: 10 days, 18 hours, and 58 minutes]

"It's about time. Let's go back to Gami's place via Guiying later."

Thinking of this, Xie Bai took out the Time Doll he had obtained from the ruins.

"I remember this thing can be adjusted to resemble any historical figure. Speaking of which, did any of the previous Azsharax figures have a human form? If so, then based on her ideas, wouldn't it be a tall, muscular man...?"

As if sensing Xie Bai's thoughts, the puppet in his hand automatically changed its shape.

With a flash of white light, Xie Bai saw the Time Doll in his hand transform into a cartoon character...

Uh… a cute, blue-haired dragon girl?

"Cough cough..."

Faced with this scene, Xie Bai almost didn't react.

"What's going on? Did Azsharax look like this before?"

The puppet in Xie Bai's hand at this moment was almost identical to the current Azsharax, the only difference being that its clothing was more retro than it is now.

"That explains why she was so skilled at transforming before, but why did she transform into this form in the first place...?"

Thinking of this, Xie Bai shook his head.

"I hope it's not what I'm thinking..."

After adjusting the Time Doll back to its initial form, Xie Bai stood up from his chair and stretched his back.

"Hmm~ I haven't been very active lately, only managing to slay a few weak Chaos Demigods. It's time to go to those timelines and test my skills against those true gods."

After deciding on his next steps, Xie Bai combed his long hair while browsing the control panel.

Apart from the invulnerable necklace he had previously obtained from Julius, Xie Bai was covered in shiny divine artifacts.

Although demigods can use divine artifacts, in reality, only a handful of demigods possess them. Even ordinary true gods dare not guarantee that they have a divine artifact by their side.

A unique artifact is, in some ways, even more noble than a true god.

The true god can be seen in every timeline, but artifacts are not available in every timeline.

Most of the artifacts are hidden in the main timeline, while a small number of artifacts may be scattered in other timelines.

For example, the withered flowers and fallen leaves that Xie Bai wore on his head were found by Xie Bai in the independent space provided by Jia Mi.

"Is it possible that every true god initially possessed uniqueness, but after the timeline became fragmented, that this uniqueness was broken, and that uniqueness needed to be re-established by integrating the divine essence of the branching lines, just like how a demigod becomes a true god?"

Thinking about this, Xie Bai suddenly realized a crucial issue.

"Wait, I remember Gami saying that the Void Godheads from other timelines were destroyed, so isn't this one-of-a-kind item I have now the only Void Godhead?"