I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods

Chapter 728 - 25: Ideals and Reality

Apprentice Death Gods of Tier One and Tier Two bully ordinary people, while those of higher tiers regard the lower ones as mere ants, engaging in mutual strife.

In the face of private desires, the meticulously crafted rules within the Death God Organization often appear powerless.

He also saw that the Death Domain did not diminish with humans mastering power; instead, it spread like a festering parasite, expanding with human activity.

There are even signs that, when Apprentice Death Gods excessively use their power or suffer moral decay, the energy they emit can catalyze the birth or strengthening of the Death Domain.

Power, while saving, also breeds new disasters.

The Monarch’s vision extended further than his peers; he realized that the power of the Death God Sequence, in essence, remains scarce, favoring only those whose souls are strong or have a special affinity.

The majority, unable to obtain power, are destined to be sacrificed as the bedrock in this new order where power reigns supreme, much like the relationship between the upper-class nobles and the lower-class populace at the end of the Golden Era. Only now, the tool of oppression has shifted from technology to Soul Power.

A cold and resolute thought took shape in the Monarch’s heart, growing stronger with every witnessed tragedy.

He understood one thing—the power itself is the root of chaos.

As long as the power of the Death God Sequence is widely present in the world, as long as the chasm between the "Extraordinary" and the "Mortal" exists, oppression, injustice, and depravity will never cease.

Thus, the Monarch made a decision.

He must reclaim all of the Death God Sequence Power, either sealing it away once more or concentrating it within himself alone. Only he...only the "Philosopher King" possessing this power, can prevent the world from getting worse.

He needed to restore humanity to an "equal" state without Extraordinary Power, relying on pure wisdom, unity, and courage to rebuild civilization on the wasteland.

And there is only one means to reclaim the power: to annihilate all Apprentice Death Gods, forcibly stripping and reclaiming the dissipated Soul Power from their bodies.

However, this ideology came into irreconcilable conflict with another sage—the "Saint".

The Saint, who perceived all things, also witnessed the Death Gods’ depravity and human suffering, yet arrived at a completely different conclusion.

He firmly believed that power itself was neither good nor evil; the key lay in guidance and the user’s intent.

He saw that some Apprentice Death Gods still harbored ideals, and he also recognized the role Death God Power played in combating the Death Domain.

The Saint’s goal was to save everyone, aspiring to bridge the gap between ordinary people and Apprentice Death Gods through refined systems and mental guidance, and to find a way to completely purify the Death Domain.

He believed that, if guided correctly, power would eventually become the ladder to the revival of civilization, rather than a shackle of destruction.

Annihilate all Death Gods? That was too cruel; he could not accept the Monarch’s radical method of sacrificing Death Gods to protect mortals.

The clash of ideologies grew increasingly intense, developing from initial debates to internal divisions and friction among their supporters.

Old comrades drifted apart, with rifts widening like the Death Domain eroding the land.

Finally, on a twilight later known as "Judgment Day".

In the core of a vast relic stood the "Heroic Spirit Hall", a sanctuary laid by three sages, symbolizing unity and ideals, which now became the stage for their rupture.

The war between the Monarch and the Saint erupted atop the ruins.

The heroes who once stood side by side to save humanity now became eternal enemies.