When Amphitrite was absorbed by the tree-shaped symbol atop the staff, her heart jolted at first. But then she remembered that she was already Bolos's follower—there was no reason for him to harm her.
So, she ceased resisting and was drawn into a small dot on the divine staff.
From the outside it looked like a dot, but once Amphitrite entered it, she realized it was an embryonic world.
Within this space, there was neither light nor darkness, no concept of time or space.
And yet, streams of information naturally began to flow into her mind.
The information fell into two main categories. The first involved how to absorb faith and condense Divine Power, as well as the methods of using Faith-based Divine Power to ascend as an angel.
Amphitrite knew this was the divine path represented by the holy light behind Bolos.
What she had received was the "Kingdom" foundation, representing the material world's origin. She was destined to govern Polo's divine kingdom and administer the primordial material realm.
The Tree of Life had given her a path of faith that corresponded to this purpose.
Unlike Bolos, who needed to start from the Kingdom and ascend step by step to the peak of the Tree of Life—and perhaps transcend it entirely—
Amphitrite's path of faith was rooted in Bolos himself. The stronger he became and the more followers he gathered, the stronger his Divine Power would be.
"The Book of the Kingdom," huh?
The specific methods of divine cultivation had been passed to Amphitrite by the Tree of Life in the form of The Book of the Kingdom.
She didn't rush to study the book's contents. Instead, she began receiving the second type of inheritance.
This second inheritance was rather eerie—a path to godhood known as "The Tyrant."
Sailor, Wrathfolk, Seafarer, Wind's Follower, Ocean Singer, Calamity High Priest, The King of the Seas, Cataclysm, Thunder God, Tyrant.
From lowest to highest, this sequence outlined a method for a mortal to become a true god.
"No… that's not right. Mortals don't possess transcendent traits. They couldn't walk this path at all."
It was then that Amphitrite realized what the green leaf Bolos had given her really was.
Contained within it were all the transcendent traits needed from Sequence 9 to Sequence 0 of this divine path.
All she had to do was fully merge these traits into herself, comprehend the mysteries behind the path, perform a few rituals, and she could embark on a unique road to divinity.
"According to what's written, a Sequence 0 Tyrant should be comparable to a Supreme God who has founded their own divine system."
As the Queen of the Seas, Amphitrite had long become a Supreme God. Though she had yet to create her own pantheon, she understood the power of that level quite well.
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After Amphitrite entered the origin point of the Tree of Life, Bolos did not leave her temple. Instead, he sat on her divine throne and began flipping through The Book of the Kingdom that had appeared in his mind.
As Amphitrite's master, whatever she received within, Bolos also received.
This sacred book outlined a method for affirming faith and using the "Kingdom" foundation to become an archangel or even a vice-sovereign of the heavenly kingdom.
To Bolos, it wasn't of much personal use. It was likely a divine path derived from the Heart of Celestial Tree's transformation into the Tree of Life—intended for his future angels.
An archangel was equivalent to a Supreme God. A great archangel surpassed that, and as for a vice-sovereign of heaven, Bolos wasn't sure if such a being could rival this world's Super Primordial Gods.
After finishing the book, Bolos noticed Amphitrite was still receiving information inside and didn't rush her. Instead, he began playing with the divine staff wrapped in Tree of Life leaves.
Looking at the staff, he thought of The Goddess of Love and Beauty, Aphrodite.
He hadn't expected Uranus's last daughter to sell him out so thoroughly.
If she had held back even a little—hadn't exposed the fact that Bolos had inherited Uranus's Divine Artifact—he might have given her another chance.
After all, this Sea-Stabilizing Needle, once wielded by the first King of the Gods, inherently suppressed the power of the earth.
If it attracted the attention of Mother Earth Gaia, Bolos feared he might not even be able to step on land for some time.
"Let's hope Mother Earth Gaia isn't interested in coming after me."
Compared to The King of the Gods Zeus, Bolos was far more wary of Gaia.
All three generations of King of the Gods were her descendants. Nearly ninety percent of the Divine Beings in existence carried her bloodline.
In the original mythological cycle, the gods of Olympus were nearly all buried by the passage of time and replaced by Yahweh's heavenly pantheon.
Only Mother Earth Gaia still existed, surviving as Gaia's consciousness—never truly extinguished.
While playing with the Staff of Life, Bolos pondered the road ahead, completely unaware that the Law of Lust embedded within the staff had already been activated, seeping into the empty Divine Temple.
As the staff's master, Bolos was unaffected by its influence and thus didn't notice.
Only when a message came from the Tree of Life—indicating that Amphitrite had temporarily finished absorbing the information—did Bolos return to himself.
"Do you want to stay inside and comprehend the two divine paths, or come outside to study them?"
Bolos's voice traveled inward and was heard by Amphitrite.
She represented the "Kingdom" foundation—a road Bolos had already walked—so he could freely control whether she entered or exited.
This was unlike Metis, who represented Wisdom—a path Bolos had yet to traverse, making it hard to manipulate that foundation's origin.
"I'll come outside. For Sequence 2 Cataclysm, Sequence 1 Thunder God, and Sequence 0 Tyrant, I'll need to perform rituals in the real world to ascend."
Upon hearing Amphitrite's reply, Bolos understood clearly: the furthest power he could currently draw from Metis's "White Tower" path was that of Sequence 2 Wisdom Angel.
Metis's strength was less than Amphitrite's, and within the Wisdom foundation, she could likely only reach Sequence 3 Insight Seeker.
After all, different systems required step-by-step ascension to reach the summit.
Bolos controlled the Tree of Life and released Amphitrite from within.
Once outside, Amphitrite respectfully saluted Bolos. "Thank you, my Lord, for your blessing."
After reading The Book of the Kingdom and learning about the vast path within, and receiving the divine system of the "Tyrant," she truly felt she possessed the foundation to become ruler of the sea—and was now fully devoted to Bolos as her god and sovereign.
"Grow well. I look forward to your future."
Bolos was about to teach her one of the Ten Arts of Fate, when suddenly, he noticed a faint blush on the goddess's face.
Her cold and elegant expression now held a trace of charm, and her commanding aura was tinged with a subtle allure that stirred desire.
"My Lord, you are…"
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