After Gula’s shout, several messages appeared at once.

[As a reward for passing the first trial, the rank of Righteous Heart has been changed to EX, and its effect has been expanded from Mana Cultivation to Mana Technique.]

[As a reward for passing the second trial, you have gained the ability ‘Indomitable Will (Special)’.]

[As a reward for passing the third trial, you have gained the aptitude ‘Clear Mirror, Still Water’.]

[You have gained the Authority ‘Godslaying (Grade Unknown)’.]

Seol Jihu’s eyes remained fixed on the last message.

As much as he was intrigued by the first three messages, he knew that the fourth one was the most important.

Black Seol Jihu had stressed several times the importance of the Authority ‘Godslaying’.

[I… wasn’t chosen.]

The Unchosen One.

It was one of Black Seol Jihu’s many nicknames.

Although his martial prowess was top-notch, none of the gods had appointed him to be their Executor or had awarded him with a divine vestige.

[I understand the Seven Gods’ choice. I was half crazy at the time and didn’t really care about Paradise.]

[I did regret it later on. If I had the Authority of Godslaying or at least the Spear of Purity….]

Black Seol Jihu smiled bitterly, saying he had no choice but to rely on techniques based on Reinforced Sword Qi, which consumed a lot of mental energy when confronted with the Army Commanders.

Seol Jihu tightened his grip on the Spear of Purity.

Mortals couldn’t defeat immortals.

Because immortals, by definition, were undying.

However, Seol Jihu had just become an exception to that absolute rule.

Godslaying was an Authority that only gods could bestow, giving its holder the power to kill a god, or, more precisely, the power to destroy a god’s divinity.

This meant that Seol Jihu now had the means to kill not only the Army Commanders but also the Parasite Queen.

Of course, it didn’t guarantee his victory. Godslaying was only a right, and it was entirely up to Seol Jihu to exercise that right to produce results.

‘Other than Godslaying….’

Seol Jihu checked the remaining three messages one by one.

His eyes slowly became...