‘I’ve come pretty far, now that I look at it.’ Brahm laughed wearily at the sight before him, where rays of light descended onto an endless green horizon. 

[The god ‘Odin’ has entered the instance stage ‘Garden of the Gods!’]

[The god ‘Jade Emperor’ has entered the instance stage ‘Garden of the Gods!’]

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The Garden of the Gods was a name for the temporary stage that was created for the pledges to be carried out. It was rather flashy...for a location that would disappear once everything was finished. 

‘It must be because of their trifling pride.’

Two conditions were required of those who attempted to enter this garden. The first condition was that they needed to have been afflicted with Heavenly Demon Disease, and the second was that they needed to have been supreme gods or in positions at that level in their respective societies… Only those who could prove they were “kings” were able to stand here. And because they were beings at the pinnacle of all divine beings, their arrogance and confidence were towering. They believed that only they were true gods. They didn’t acknowledge the beings they ruled over as equals. 

Brahm...