What if you ascend to the wrong world?

"So you're saying you agree?" Ivia's expression was a little strange.

“I will follow the will of my Lord,” Isaiah said solemnly.

To put it bluntly, He was quite afraid of death.

As the seventh Pope of the Church of Dawn, and the only Sanctuary professional among all the Popes of Dawn, He established the secret chamber that records the 'darkness beneath the dawn', and understood the value of 'free will' long ago.

But in the end, he chose to give up his freedom and become a four-winged angel under the Lord of Dawn.

Ultimately, isn't it just because they're afraid of dying?

After all, there's hope while alive, but not while dead...

Then you'll really have nothing left.

He had already made this choice before, and now a great being, even more powerful than the Lord of Dawn, capable of easily seizing the divine identity, is right before him.

Is death the choice?

Or should we follow our hearts and follow this great being who has seized the title of Lord of Dawn?

Anyway, He didn't want to die.

"So, are you sure you want to be the pope?" Ye Tu asked.

Ok?

Judging from Ye Tu's words...

It seems they really intend to make her the 'Pope'?

"Never mind, never mind," Ivia quickly shook her head.

She just had a sudden whim; she had no interest in the Dawn Pope or anything like that.

More than that, she wanted to be the Pope of the doujinshi world...

Cough!

"If I were to become the pope, your image would probably be completely ruined."

Family members know their own affairs best.

When she was a level nine archmage, she once led a project.

If a small group of only ten or so people can create such a mess, then the pope of a theocratic state must be even more chaotic.

He truly became the Pope of Dawn...

I'm afraid that in a few days, the believers of the Dawn Church will start to doubt whether the god they worship has lost his mind.

"Isn't that perfect?"

"Eh?"

What's the perfect thing?

"Gods are not worthy of reverence, and this blind faith in the Lord of Dawn should change."

Although he is now the Lord of Dawn, the supreme god worshipped by this kingdom.

However, he personally disliked the situation where the will of the gods determined everything, and the masses were devout yet ignorant.

If everyone did this, the country would be far too boring.

Ivia was puzzled when she heard this.

"But Yetu, aren't you the Lord of Dawn?"

Not worthy of respect...

The people of the Dawn Empire no longer respect and believe in the Lord of Dawn, which is not good for you either, is it?

"So, I don't need faith," Ye Tu said with a smile.

He hoped that the people of the Dawn Empire would realize that the gods were not omnipotent, nor were they saviors who could relieve all suffering.

As for whether the people of the Dawn Empire still worshipped the Lord of Dawn after that...

Is it important?

If he truly valued these things, he wouldn't have released the beings from the [Return to Truth and Evolution Diagram] in the first place.

"Compared to those, I would much rather see a completely different Dawn Empire."

He had already seen it once.

That kind of thinking broke free from constraints, and the collision of wisdom from all beings created a new era.

"..."

Completely different...

The Dawn Empire?

A strange glint flashed in Isaiah's eyes as he knelt on the ground.

……

……

The next morning.

As dawn broke and the first rays of sunlight fell, fervent believers spontaneously gathered in Qiming Square because of the arrival of the true God.

"O God who brings light."

"When dawn breaks through the darkness, all things awaken in the grace of the Lord. A new day is a gift from You, and infinite life belongs to You. We cannot control every second."

The sound of hymns resounded.

"To be honest, this scene is quite impressive."

Edge of the square.

Ivia was wearing the archbishop's robes that the Church of Dawn had hastily made overnight, and she was also holding a scepter inlaid with gold gems.

Although I can't become the Pope.

But it's still worthwhile to get a taste of what it's like to be an archbishop by simply registering your name.

Some people are still worrying about graduating from a Buddhist academy at the age of nineteen.

And her!

The most outstanding mage in a century, he was already the archbishop of the Church of Dawn at the age of nineteen.

It's truly heartbreaking...

Let's take a picture later and show it to the teacher.

Hey!

She tightened her grip on the staff and looked up at Ye Tu beside her.

"But Ye Tu, why don't you disperse them?"

Don't you want to see a completely different Dawn Empire?

"Because it's useless."

If you drive them away, they will no longer believe in the Lord of Dawn?

Do not!

They would only doubt themselves, wondering if they were guilty or if they had offended the Lord of Dawn.

"It didn't work?"

"If there is a primordial 'god' in this world, what do you think He would be like?"

Ye Tu suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question.

“The first god…” Ivia pondered for a moment.

"The Origin of Grace states that the first deity in the world should be the 'Ancient God'..."

Ye Tu shook his head slightly:

“You don’t seem to have heard my question clearly. I asked about ‘God’, not ‘deities’.”

Is it a god?

Rather than gods?

What's the difference?

"I don't know, what is it?"

"It can be wind, fire, or lightning—all real phenomena that are incomprehensible."

This was also said by the Great Celestial Venerable of the Divine Path in his original world.

'God' and 'deity' are different.

In his vision, the original 'god' was more like a phantom, a 'totem' created by the thoughts of all living beings.

"Because they couldn't understand it, people created an omnipotent 'god' in an attempt to explain and articulate those incomprehensible phenomena."

Thoughts have power.

At the very least, in this world where magic and extraordinary powers exist.

The thoughts of all living beings can influence the entire world.

What were originally objective phenomena were transformed into 'authorities' that could be passed on because of the attempts of all beings to define the world.

Gods were born from this.

Through the light of their own spirituality, they comprehended those inexplicable phenomena, took over the authority belonging to God, and transformed illusory totems into real, existing entities.

According to that great deity, this is 'cultivation'.

Ivia was confused and didn't quite understand what was going on.

"What you're saying has nothing to do with the question I'm asking?"

"It is precisely because they cannot understand that they believe in God."

I'll say it again.

The foolish are devout, the ignorant are pious.

Faith is powerful; in this world where extraordinary powers exist, faith can even create gods.

But faith is also very fragile.

When they understand why the wind rises and why the fire burns, will they still believe that it all comes from the power of the gods?

"Just like you, if a god appeared in front of you and said that everything you have now was given to you by Him, would you believe it?"

emm...

Ivia glanced down at the golden-white divine robe she was wearing, then at the divine staff she was holding.

"I definitely don't believe it!"

She got to where she is today entirely through her own hard work and wisdom!

"I understand."

Hearing this, Ivia finally understood.

They never need to be forced to do anything.

Once they learn more and understand the world, they will naturally begin to doubt the so-called 'gods'.

At that time, this almost foolish belief will no longer exist.

So what do you plan to do?

These things sound complicated; they can't be done in a day or two.

Leaf Diagram...

Is this a plan to stay in the Dawn Empire long-term?

"The Mage Association should be happy to cooperate."