"If someone were to continually maintain that specific relationship, the ’Ship of Theseus’ would undoubtedly be an immortal existence.

No amount of time or power could destroy such a concept, just as billions of years couldn’t eradicate a mathematical theorem."

Upon hearing this, the [Sailboat Collector] couldn’t help but leap up, as if he had seen a wide and clear path open before him. He gesticulated wildly, exclaiming with excitement,

"The Ship of Theseus is the specific relationship between the parts with spatiotemporal continuity!

It’s brilliant, just brilliant!

How did I not think of that?

This is the most crucial pillar in the Fifth Order Forbidden Ritual, the ’Ascension Stairs to Godhood’—the Immortal Stairway, the path to immortality! This time, I will surely anchor that eternal symbol firmly.

I will become the first human on the Old Continent in the new era to attain immortality! Huh?"

Suddenly, he sensed something awry.

He looked up only to see a young man and woman of striking appearance quietly make their appearance on the street not far away, leaving him feeling utterly self-conscious by their grace.

The young man was dressed in a Hightings Navy commodore’s uniform, while the young woman was dressed in a shirt and trousers, looking like a confidential secretary. Judging by the red flush not yet faded from her face, she seemed to have just been "performing her duties."

Looking around, he noticed, without knowing when, that one, two, three... a total of fourteen Third-order Great Wizards had silently encircled him, many with blood yet to dry on their hands.

On the other side were [Guardian Knight] Bruh, [Blood Red Whiskey] Alfred... nearly ten Third Order pirate officers, along with a disgraced Fourth Order [Blue Hair].

The Ghost Ship "King Edward" had also silently approached the shore.

Onboard, two Fourth Order officers and over a dozen Third Order undead officers all pointed their cannon muzzles and swords at him.

With so many Mid-Sequences Transcendents gathered together, their resplendent Supernatural Auras nearly lit up the night sky, yet the National Border Lock hid them all, leaving no one to notice the anomaly.

In this world, even a god could perish under the siege of ants.

If they were willing to spare no expense, their terrifying formation was already enough to besiege and kill an unscathed Fifth Order [False God].

"[Sailboat Collector] Mr. Mordent Gray, it is indeed you."

Just now, the two giant wolves had alerted Byron to the quiet arrival of ill-intentioned humans on the island.

He had no choice but to quickly change his and Violet’s clothes and launch a counter against the "Sailboat Fanatic" who had just been spotted by the eyes of two Ravens.

While throwing out a theory well known to the people of his previous life to attract the collector’s attention, he completed the encirclement. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

However, at this moment, he did not order his people to fight to the death against a Fifth Order, as even a victory would come at a great cost to his hard-earned estate.

Instead, he nodded to him and said,

"Mr. Mordent Gray, please do me a favor!"

The [Sailboat Collector] faced the sudden trap and was about to make a preemptive move when he heard those words, his movement immediately pausing.

He subconsciously wanted to continue listening to what this seemingly ’Holy Spirit-possessed’ and extraordinary Holy Mr. Byron had to say.

But then he saw Byron flip a golden card at him.

"Catch!"

The card vanished into light, and when it reappeared, it had transformed into a colossal golden scale.

The pans of the scale fell above the heads of him and the [Sailboat Collector].

An authoritative voice rose in their minds:

"Dominion Scale rules: According to social status, a compulsory subordination is determined. The one of higher status enjoys complete command over the one of lower status. This higher-status individual can exercise three absolute commands, excluding suicide, with a valid time limit of one day!"