Witch, Fireball and the Evil God of Steam-Chapter 738 - 109: Day 6

In fact, the Old Gods present had no interest in soulless beings at all; in their eyes, they were no different from a bunch of moving wood. The only reason they were gathered here was in response to Ethan's call.

Even so, Bazatous advised, "It's not worth wasting time on them."

Wood is, after all, just wood. It doesn't change simply because they can move a bit. With that in mind, he thought Ethan might as well continue delving into the art of flesh with him. As it happened, the Nightmare Witch was also in the Imperial Capital recently, and Bazatous Film Company was preparing several films and would greatly benefit from Ethan's expertise to offer some advice.

Unless, Ethan's dream was to become a wood sculptor, in which case Bazatous could only respect Ethan's ambition.

"Maybe you're right, they might just be wood."

Ethan said, "But they've also achieved some remarkable results, especially in the film industry."

"The film industry?"

"In fact, many of the concepts I mentioned to you earlier are derived from them."

"In that case, we can't just sit by idly."

The six-eyed woman demonstrated the Old Gods' version of "on the other hand" in action to Ethan. They were gathered today not only to discuss matters of species but also to address another more significant issue, such as the feasibility of spatial relocation for the entire region on a practical level.

Even the Old Gods had never accomplished such a feat, yet it was crucially linked to them—essentially like casting a polluted zone into the real world, representing the distance between them and the "plane of reality," and the barrier painstakingly set by True Gods and Middle-Level Gods of yore.

Once this last step is completed, it marks the day of "Doomsday" as foretold in human prophecy.

"You should know what that means." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Kane gazed at Ethan with interest. The prophecy of "Doomsday" was something he hinted to Ethan before. At that time, Julius's Church Court had not yet fallen, and Kane only wanted to ignite the world with a single flame.

A war that would sweep across the world, lasting for a hundred years, where the souls of all living things would become the cheapest fuel, stoking the fires of chaos and hatred.

"The experiment you are conducting is the future that humanity's 'gods' least wish to see."

They laid their cards on the table at this council because they all felt Ethan was more akin to them. According to the prophecy left by the True God, when the barrier is destroyed and "Doomsday" arrives, the resurrected Evil Gods would divide or destroy everything in the world.

Kane had once scoffed at fate, yet the triple trials played out in the "Abyss" and this meeting occurring in the Imperial Capital seemed to unexpectedly turn prophecy into reality.

According to Ethan's theory, the empire established by Henry I had already met its demise the day the new cabinet was formed. Royal power no longer dominates everything; the current empress and members of the royal family have distanced themselves from politics, becoming symbolic entities.

This aligned with the "civilization decline" theory proposed by the God of Trickery, Kadela.

That is, they were actually in the early stagers of the Seventh Epoch, which was also the date of "Doomsday."

Human civilization would perish in the Seventh Epoch.

However, those pushing the fate forward came with surprising and unforeseen purposes.

"You should also know, we're not the only existence from the old world."

Anapolis reminded Ethan, "After all, among us is someone like Sincaro, and perhaps by then, they too will break through this final barrier."

"But nothing is more alluring than the truth, is there?"

Argos sided with Ethan. He had once left this plane on the eve of war to seek the truth, which even caused him to miss the opportunity to become an "Evil God." "Aren't you curious? Cynthia and those humans have seen a future even older than ours."

The time node of the Seventh Epoch and the observation of civilization decline were knowledge even the Old Gods did not possess.

More importantly, that war left behind many unresolved enigmas.

Argos had never directly participated in that war, therefore he could stand at a more impartial and objective angle.

"They grew weary of living as marionettes, viewing freedom as enlightenment. So, who enlightened them? If I remember correctly, during the time I was away, they were playing the roles of kings, warriors, and heroes within their own domains, seemingly without grievance for the power they gained from us."

Argos returned to this familiar place, having traveled across the world and heard much history of the past.

In the time Argos was away, the land underwent overwhelming changes, but when humanity praised the great deeds of the True God, he noticed some abnormal aspects.

It seemed like a temporal narrative trickery.

The enlightenment of thought, the attempt to break away from the Old Gods' manipulation, the people fighting for freedom...

In that grand war, only the narrative of enlightenment was missing; it was as if, suddenly one day, their chosen of God reached a consensus overnight, seeking new values in life and resenting the marks of the old era, and so even at the risk of losing immortality, they sought to erase the imprint left by the Old Gods on them.