The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

Orpheus was having a headache; this person's topics kept going in circles, when would it ever end...?

Chapter 119 Omniscience and Omnipotence

"The omniscient and omnipotent Demon Lord, the ultimate form of the earliest serpent worship, the first and the last worship, an infinite representation, from whom everything in the world originates. He is the supreme deity representing the matriarchal society. The concept of gods derived from him includes Isis of Egypt, Nuwa of China, and even the feathered serpent god you just met who loves wrestling. Ah, that somewhat silly little girl named Ishtar is also one of them."

Qi slowly began to speak.

“Serpent, infinity, matriarchal society… Although Babylon is already patriarchal (right?), you rule Uruk as a woman, so you can be categorized that way too… In short, it suits you well, doesn’t it?”

With that, Qi spread his hands.

"Of course, we can't really turn you into an omniscient and omnipotent demon lord... because you don't have the 'quality' to bear such a fate right now. But that doesn't mean we can't exploit some loopholes and set it up as a reincarnation, a new consciousness, or an avatar. That's why your divinity is much higher than it should be."

"...You seem to have said that fate is random."

"Yes, just randomly pick a world with a legend of an omniscient and omnipotent demon lord but no such person, and then directly assume that identity. In the end, although many gods have emerged from it, the omniscient and omnipotent demon lord is more of a concept. Basically, no world really has such a cheat-like thing... In this world, only the Root deserves such a title."

"Then, what's the point?"

Forget about reincarnation, clones, or consciousness. Even if Orpheus were placed in the position of a truly omniscient and omnipotent demon lord, he wouldn't be truly invincible. He would simply possess that identity.

In a sense, without sufficient power to back it up, such an ethereal deity is no match for a powerful figure like the Lord of Uruk.

Therefore, Orpheus could not understand why Prayer did this.

"It's a matter of adaptability. As long as I give you this identity, your adaptability to my power will increase significantly, and the corresponding fusion speed will also increase exponentially. Moreover, this is an identity directly engraved in your destiny. Your spiritual level will also be greatly improved as a result, much better than that broken treasure vault that you can only use for a short period of time at most."

Qi explained, shaking his head, and then looked down at the lively scene below.

"Originally, it didn't matter whether I became Gilgamesh, Solomon, or just a beggar on the street. Choosing the King of Heroes was simply to maximize my benefits... But to be honest, the result was beyond my expectations."

As he said this, he looked towards Orpheus.

"At least you've met some interesting little guys, haven't you?"

Orpheus remained silent for a long time before raising his head.

"So, since Qi said the time limit has expired, does that mean the fusion is about to be completed?"

"Yes."

Qi readily admitted it, then floated over and sat down next to Orpheus.

"Because of the resurrection, your body instinctively wanted to incorporate some of my abilities into the process of building your body, so it increased the intensity. I can't hold on for much longer now."

Despite saying this, Qi's face showed no gloom; on the contrary, she appeared quite composed.

"You felt it too, didn't you? Absorbing me won't increase your power... there's no such thing as increasing power in the infinite, but it will give you other abilities. For example, the power of destiny that you suddenly possessed before was actually a product of fusing a portion of my power... that's why you can see the future but I can't."

"...There are two questions."

"Ok?"

"First, why me? Second, why not just replace me directly?"

Qi pursed his lips at Orpheus's question.

"These are two fairly standard questions. Let's start with the first one. The answer is simple: because you are infinite."

"unlimited?"

"That's right. Actually, you probably don't know, but even among the Ouroboros, as far as I know, there are only two whose main concept is 'infinity,' including you. And the other one was killed by my own hands. Of course, I don't think you're interested in my dragon-slaying feats, so let's get straight to the point... Haven't you ever thought about what the limit of infinity is?"

"...The limit of infinity?"

Orpheus paused, then seemed to understand.

Although this question is quite absurd, considering Qi's obsession...

The limit of infinity she talks about is probably omniscience and omnipotence, right?

but……

"This is a paradox, and even Qi can't be sure."

"Of course, so I'm just giving it a try. Even if I fail, it doesn't matter, since I'm going to die anyway, right?"

Qi smiled casually and did not delve further into the matter.

"As for the second question... You're right, I do have the ability to seize your consciousness and take your place. To be honest, I did consider that. But unfortunately, the Ouroboros are a perfect race. Even if an external consciousness could replace the original consciousness, it would make the whole thing imperfect, which would contradict my goal. So I didn't do that."

After hearing Qi's answer, Orpheus nodded, his gaze towards Qi somewhat complicated.

From Qi's perspective, she was only using Orpheus and even considered possessing her. However, it cannot be denied that Qi helped her a lot in various ways and has now made a significant leap in her strength.

Given Orpheus's personality, she doesn't really care much about being used or possessed, so she is quite grateful to Inori.

"Any other questions? Then let's not delay and begin the final steps immediately."

However, Qi's eagerness to die left Orpheus speechless...

"My knowledge and memories are too heavy for you. If I were to directly instill them into you, it would probably turn you into another version of myself. My path has already failed, so that cannot be allowed. I will select the information that will be helpful to you and compile it into a compressed file and put it in your brain. If you need it, you can just pull out the information you want from it yourself."

Qi shrugged again.

"Actually, I have already had a great influence on you. Ouroboros are a species that is in balance of yin and yang and should not have genders, but you are not only female in terms of physical characteristics, but also have the same figure as me... It is truly a miracle that your personalities are completely opposite."

As she spoke, Qi pressed her forehead against Orpheus's head.

"As for how to use your abilities, you'll have to figure it out yourself. But I can help you with a name, how about 'Omniscient and Omnipotent Star'? It might not be quite fitting for the name right now, but it'll definitely sound more impressive, won't it?"

"Well then, this is the last one. Congratulations on being omniscient and omnipotent—this is a blessing from fate."

As Orpheus watched with a complex expression, Qi's body transformed into golden specks of light and merged into Orpheus's body, eventually disappearing completely.

Chapter 120 The Star That Created the Divergence of Heaven and Earth

"Damn it, damn it, damn it..."

In the underworld, Ereshkigal bit his nails, looking extremely agitated.

At this moment, the goddess was dressed in a black dress, and her Hades Spear was fully unfurled (fully upgraded). The goddess's aura was even greater than when she fought Orpheus.

Countless bolts of purple lightning shot out from all directions of the space, constantly striking Tiamat.

Every second, heat equivalent to Ishtar's Noble Phantasm was scorching the Mother Goddess of Creation.

"In this underworld, even my foolish little sister who wreaks havoc in the sky is reduced to a mere unit of measurement for combat power... But..."

Looking at Tiamat, who had become fully grown and was now lying on all fours, looking more like a beast than a human, and the chaotic tide that was constantly corroding the underworld, Ereshkigal was quite troubled.

Although they knew the Mother Goddess was very strong, she was still too difficult to deal with. Even the power of the Underworld could not cause Tiamat fatal damage, but instead made her even stronger after recovering.

Ereshkigal could also sense that, due to the Chaos Tide, his control over the Underworld was weakening.

Even so...

"I said I would seal her soul in the underworld. Even if she is my mother, I will never forgive her for stealing my prey!"

Countless crimson spears of the underworld rained down upon Tiamat.

"Tiamat is now a full-fledged Beast II! We absolutely cannot let her return to the surface, or the world will be completely destroyed! In less than a day, she could cover the entire Earth with black mud!"

On the other side, Roman also spoke anxiously.

Even if that's what the doctor said...

Ritsuka was also quite troubled. They were already using all their strength to deal with the Chaos Tide and Raphm, let alone fight Tiamat.

"The Chaos Tide, which is derived from Tiamat's own power, and Raphm are not considered life forms. In this Underworld, they can be completely defeated!"

"Okay, I understand..."

Ritsuka pouted helplessly, then looked at her Servant.

Mash was too busy protecting herself to participate in the battle, and there was no way she could expect to kill Tiamat with her shield.

There was also Altira, left behind by Orpheus... According to her, there was still a source of magic power within her body, but it seemed to have become very weak, so in order to conserve magic power to deal with Tiamat, she could only reduce her attacks for now.

"Lengominiad!"

Riding a white horse that transformed into a pillar of light, Lily descended from the sky and struck Tiamat, but without causing much damage, though Tiamat was now panting heavily.

Lily wasn't very skilled with guns to begin with, and in this situation, the lance was indeed somewhat ineffective.

After all, you can't expect to break through the creator god by charging in.

“Aaaaaaaa───”

Tiamat flicked her tail, slamming Lily into the ground. Faced with various disadvantages, everyone felt a sense of despair.

"This is?!"

Just then, the flowers covered the black mud.

"This is... the flowers have depleted Tiamat's power?"

Roman exclaimed incredulously.

"Sorry, I'm a little late because of some things."

Merlin appeared in the underworld at some point, standing in the center of a sea of ​​flowers, and looked at Lily, who had fallen to the side, with a light laugh.

"So, King Arthur, would you rather have this sacred sheath in my left hand, which protects everything, or this sacred sword in my right hand, which brings victory... Pfft?!"

"There's no time for jokes, Lord Merlin. Please prepare for battle as soon as possible."

Lily shoved the scabbard Avalon directly into her body, then gripped Excalibur and assumed a fighting stance, looking solemnly at Tiamat.

"That's really going too far... I went out of my way to find your sword and scabbard, and even ran all the way from Avalon to here, you know? After all, I don't like sad farewells, so I twisted my beliefs a little and rushed out of the Tower of Imprisonment to see you."

Pressing his stomach, Merlin got up with a wry smile.

"Moreover, when facing an enemy capable of destroying stars, the Star Holy Sword is indeed necessary."

"This is not the time to talk about this. Tiamat is about to take off! If this continues, she will successfully return to the surface!"

The doctor seemed quite anxious, even interrupting his idol.

Merlin smiled slightly as he looked at Tiamat, whose wings had been restored after being damaged by the two goddesses.

"Yes, the chains of heaven, the goddess's obstruction, and the methods of the heroic spirits have brought us to this point. We can't let all our previous efforts go to waste, so... let others fill in the last piece of the puzzle."

"The strongest assassin who has abandoned the Grand rank!"