novel bin Chapter 466 - 80: Thousand Faces and Forms, Each with Ulterior Motives
Chapter 466 - 80: Thousand Faces and Forms, Each with Ulterior Motives
Lince nodded.
However, in that brief moment, the Mother of All Things’ gaze toward the God of Thousand Faces held a renewed sense of suspicion and apprehension.
"Thousand Faces, what a brilliant move."
"We all laid our plans for the three worlds at roughly the same time, yet you somehow know so much?"
"It seems your power has infiltrated the Black Prison Race, hasn’t it? Have you even deployed your power throughout the surrounding World Communities?"
Hearing this, the God of Thousand Faces turned to the Mother of All Things with a nonchalant shrug and a light chuckle.
"I can’t hide something like this from you. Besides, I never intended to."
"It’s just the nature of my Ability. What can I do about it?"
"A thousand faces, a thousand forms. Every sliver of my power is a source of my growth."
"I’m quite curious. When my Black Prison Race ’face’ ascends to the Divine Tier, just how much power will it feed back to me?"
"Honestly, if I could, I’d love to have the Lord of the Black Prison’s power all to myself. As long as I seize His Divine Realm, hehe, you know what that means. Perhaps I’ll be the next Pillar God!"
Lince’s brow furrowed upon hearing the God of Thousand Faces’ words.
The God of All Machines, however, had already started cursing.
"Thousand Faces, your Ability is truly disgusting!"
"Right here, in my presence, I’ll ask you again, Thousand Faces: You haven’t planted the seeds of your power among my Sinful God descendants, have you?!"
"Answer me under the witness of the Cosmic Contract, Thousand Faces!!!"
As the God of All Machines finished speaking, the Mother of All Things also frowned and added:
"Thousand Faces, regarding my descendants, you also need to give me another answer!"
"Even though it hasn’t been a thousand years, since we’re on the topic, you must answer us under the witness of the Cosmic Contract!"
At the same time, the Mother of All Things sent a mental message to Lince.
She gave him a rough explanation of the God of Thousand Faces’ Ability, which stunned Lince.
Although the God of Thousand Faces had just revealed a little, and Lince had guessed some of it, once Lince learned the full details, he couldn’t help but become even more wary of the God of Thousand Faces.
The God of Thousand Faces.
His name said it all.
The core of this god’s Ability was to endlessly create avatars.
Of course, His avatars were not so simple as traditional clones.
Every one of this god’s avatars could be considered his main body.
They each had their own thoughts, and even belonged to different Races.
In short, any being parasitized by the God of Thousand Faces’ power would quickly come to believe that they themselves were the God of Thousand Faces’ main body.
In fact, they could genuinely be considered the God of Thousand Faces.
This was because while each of the God of Thousand Faces’ avatars had a different Race, will, and mindset, every single one possessed the ability to commandeer the power of other avatars and merge it with their own.
This Ability was terrifying.
Different Laws, different Deities, a thousand faces, a thousand forms—all these powers intertwined and fused together.
Even the God of All Machines and the Mother of All Things couldn’t imagine how exaggerated the resulting qualitative change might be.
Moreover, the God of Thousand Faces’ power was extremely stealthy.
Even if the descendants of the God of All Machines or the Mother of All Things were parasitized by him, they would never discover it unless they conducted a meticulous inspection.
And indeed, the God of Thousand Faces had planted his seeds among their descendants before.
Fortunately, the two of them had quickly found the God of Thousand Faces’ avatars and "humanely" eliminated them.
Regardless, Thousand Faces’ own power was terrifying enough to evade the detection of Authority Level Deities.
Therefore, if there was a true master of concealment in the Cosmic Game, it had to be the God of Thousand Faces.
No one knew just how powerful the God of Thousand Faces currently was.
After all, it had been a very long time since the God of All Machines and the Mother of All Things had fought him with their full strength.
No wonder!
At that moment, Lince finally understood why the God of All Machines and the Mother of All Things had shown such animosity toward the God of Thousand Faces from the start, even when faced with Lince, an Outer God.
’So, what about my Dragon Race?’
As Lince’s expression also turned hostile, the God of Thousand Faces immediately raised his hands in a cheerful gesture of surrender.
"Whoa now, the two of you—no, the three of you. Aren’t you being a little too sensitive?"
"I turned over a new leaf a long time ago."
"The Star Sea World is vast. Now that we’re friends, why would I go looking for trouble?"
"Besides, even if my Ability is strong, and even if I eventually ascend to the rank of Pillar God, I’ll still need a few true friends."
"Otherwise, when that time comes, if I don’t have a single friend to speak my heart to, wouldn’t that be dreadfully boring and dull?"
"So, please stop looking at me like that."
"I am willing to declare once more, under the watch of the Cosmic Rules and Contract, that I have not spread my power among the Clans or descendants of the three of you. Is that acceptable?"
Although Lince didn’t understand why the God of All Machines and the Mother of All Things had to question the God of Thousand Faces every thousand years, that didn’t stop him from immediately receiving feedback from the True Game after the God of Thousand Faces gave his answer.
After receiving the feedback, Lince frowned slightly. But after staring at the God of Thousand Faces for a long time, his expression slowly relaxed.
Lince now also understood the reason for the thousand-year questioning.
Every thousand years, the souls between this god’s avatars and his main body were swapped!
This was equivalent to saying that every thousand years, the God of Thousand Faces the three of them encountered was not the same one as before!
The God of All Machines and the Mother of All Things might not be aware of this point.
But the True Cosmic Game could perceive it. So, as fellow administrators of the game, they too would receive a system feedback message every time the God of Thousand Faces changed.
Knowing this, Lince finally understood why the god seemed a bit unhinged.
A thousand faces, a thousand forms... with different Laws, rules, souls, and consciousnesses interfering and merging with each other, the fact that this god hadn’t exploded or gone insane was a clear testament to his formidable nature.
His true nature was far from the harmless facade he presented.
In any case, at that moment, Lince raised his guard against the God of Thousand Faces even higher.
’Besides, souls and wills only swap identities every thousand years?’
This was something Lince absolutely refused to believe.
After all, since everyone knew about it, if the God of Thousand Faces truly had malicious intent, he would definitely find a way to circumvent it.
Moreover, the God of Thousand Faces was the one who had discovered the Cosmic Game first.
Who knew if this mysterious god, like Lince, also grasped some of the True Game’s core power.
’We’re all thousand-year-old foxes; why bother with the charade?’
In short, the level of importance Lince assigned to the God of Thousand Faces instantly rose to the highest possible level.
It was now comparable to how he viewed the unknown Lord of the Black Prison.
A thousand faces, a thousand forms... even if the God of Thousand Faces didn’t yet possess a thousand avatars comparable to Main Gods, Star Gods, or even Authority Level Deities...
...when all that power merged and stacked, who knew just how strong he would become.
Therefore, taking into account that the other two Deities in the Cosmic Game had not yet been stripped of all their power by him...
Lince made a conservative prediction: this god possessed power comparable to the Lord of the Black Prison, and was perhaps even infinitely close to the power of a Pillar God.
In any case, it was better to be safe than sorry!
Faced with such a Deity, Lince had to be cautious.
After all, this was the only god who had the ability to pose a potential threat to Lince’s control over the game’s entire Authority.
Therefore, for now, Lince could only bury this gravity and apprehension deep in his heart.
"Find friends to speak your heart to? I’m afraid you want us to be your subordinates!"
"Hmph, cut the act. It’s sickening to watch. As long as I live, Thousand Faces, a disgusting creature like you will never succeed."
The God of All Machines didn’t have much of a filter, his straightforward personality leading him to snort coldly.
In response, Lince said nothing. The Mother of All Things also remained silent.
Evidently, none of them were the type to make empty threats beforehand.
Besides, Lince’s growth was not slow.
Currently, in a barren Fixed Star System near the Oakland World, a star being absorbed by Lince was on the verge of being completely extinguished.
Thus, he would soon meet the condition to enter the next stage: devouring ten stars.
Once he achieved this step, Lince should be able to stabilize his state at the Initial Entry stage of the Authority Level.
If one were to create a detailed classification for Main Gods, Star Gods (Dominators), and Authority Level Deities...
...these three tiers should each possess the stages of Initial Entry, Stable, and Perfection.
These three stages corresponded to the progression from a Weak Divine Power Deity to a Powerful Divine Power Deity.
In short, Main God, Star God, Authority—each promotion was a major leap and a qualitative transformation.
Therefore, all things considered, Lince felt that it was still uncertain which of the four in the True Cosmic Game would be the first to step into the Pillar Divine Realm.