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I will surpass you.

"Anyone I cross will only be able to look up at my back for the rest of their lives, until they can no longer see me at all."

"You're too arrogant, Kong Yang."

“No, this is not arrogance, but stating a fact. Ota, it took me a few months to grow from an ordinary person to someone who surpasses you, while it took you more than ten years. How can you surpass me?”

These words immediately silenced all of Ota's words.

Although it sounds harsh, it is true. Kong Yang's growth rate can only be described as 'horrifying'. In just a few months, he has surpassed what others have accomplished in a lifetime.

Especially Ota, who had witnessed Orario's true glory, understood even more that the stronger one became, the more difficult it was to improve.

Take him, for example. It's incredibly difficult for Ota to improve himself right now. The biggest improvement he's ever made in all these years was after he was defeated by Kong Yang, which significantly boosted his strength.

"I will not give up."

"Whatever, I don't care."

Ota remained silent, while the four Flame Gold Warriors looked at Kong Yang with conflicted expressions.

This guy is terrifying. First Allen, then the four of them, and now even Ota has been defeated by him. He's just too terrifying.

The other adventurers around stared wide-eyed. Orario's ultimate weapon, the only level 7 adventurer, had actually been defeated?

[P.S.: One bonus chapter still owed!]

Chapter Thirteen: Mission, Divine Power Crystal! (Second Bonus Chapter)

At the guild's underground altar, the gods debated for a long time but ultimately could not reach an answer.

No one is a fool, and no one is willing to abandon their own child for someone else. After all, if their own child dies once Orario is restored to peace, even if Orario is saved, they will still suffer a huge loss.

As for threatening Loki and Freya, to be honest, they wouldn't dare.

Neither Loki nor Freya are pushovers; these two were the ruthless ones who drove Zeus and Hera, along with their kin, out of Orario.

Most importantly, their clan is the strongest in Orario. If you really want to coerce them, you don't even have the confidence to back it up.

“Uranus, since you have no answer, then let’s go back. As for what happens to Orario, we don’t care. Putting everything else aside, our children can still hold our ground.”

"I think so too. Our clan is strong enough to protect itself."

At this critical moment, Loki and Freya united as one. As the two strongest kings, once they cooperated, no one dared to mess with them.

Whether human or deity, strength speaks volumes. Since the other deities are not strong enough, they can only watch helplessly.

“Loki, I need to issue a mission to your clan, or more precisely, to one of your clan’s adventurers.”

"Hmm? Our child?"

"That's right, that child who is comparable to an ancient hero."

This statement contains a profound meaning: in that lower realm where the gods had never interfered, monsters roamed freely, and the reason why humans were able to survive in such a world was because, under such dire circumstances, one human hero after another was born.

Without any favors or help, relying solely on his own strength, he grew to the point where he could slay powerful monsters.

Throughout history, only a handful of heroes have left behind epic legends.

“Our children don’t have an ancient hero like Uranus.”

“That child has that kind of aptitude.”

"He will never be a hero, he will only be a strongman."

"Is this what the child means?"

"That's right, he said it himself. Compared to a hero, he is more likely to become a demon king, no, a demon god."

"What an interesting child, but that's precisely why he's indispensable."

The other gods were completely baffled, watching the two gods seemingly exchanging cryptic messages.

However, Freya, Takemikazuchi, Hestia, and the few remaining gods of Soma understood that they were referring to Kong Yang.

Freya, in particular, as the only goddess who had a 'deep' conversation with Kong Yang, knew perfectly well what Kong Yang's true nature was.

He is the embodiment of lust and desire, the embodiment of original sin. A hero? Don't be ridiculous, he can only become a demon king.

"Uranus, put all that aside for now, tell me, what task do you want to give him?"

"Deep into the underground city to uncover the truth."

"Impossible, I'm telling you, even if I die, it's impossible."

“Loki, you know, this is the only hope.”

Loki fell silent. Having previously bestowed favors upon Kong Yang, she naturally understood that Kong Yang was a walking monster.

But that's precisely why she didn't want him to come into the sight of the gods.

God's eyes can see through the human soul. If any clues are discovered, Kong Yang will be in trouble.

"No matter what you say, we will never agree, Uranus."

"No, Loki, the success of this mission does not depend on you, but on that child."

What did you do?

"It's nothing, I just had someone assign him a task."

"Damn it!"

Enraged, Loki immediately turned and ran outside. The dungeon was now a den of demons; once inside, there was no way he could ever come back.

Meanwhile, outside the Tower of Babel, many adventurers dispersed, and those who remained went to find a place to rest, since no one knew how long they would have to stay there.

Meanwhile, on Kong Yang's side, a guy dressed in a black robe appeared.

Fels, the former sage, is now Uranus's personal mercenary.

"It's you~"

Ais recognized Fels immediately. Fels had met Ais before and had given her a mission to gather information at Uranus's instruction, but they hadn't had much contact.

"Fiora, it's been a long time."

What are you doing here?

"Go find the collector Kong Yang and deliver a task to him."

"what?"

Now, Kong Yang has once again become the focus of attention.

Even Kong Yang himself was somewhat surprised and puzzled. What did this Skeleton Sage want with him?

"This is a private task that Uranus has given you."

"tell me the story."

"Go to the underground city, investigate the cause of this riot, and if possible, resolve it."

"Wow, this is no easy task. So, what will I get after completing it?"

"The Divine Power Crystal can help you break through the limitations of grace."

"A crystallization of divine power? Breaking the limitations of grace?"

"Yes, the grace of the gods has its limits. After all, grace itself is just a 'game' that the gods started while playing in the human world. Since it is a game, it naturally has an upper limit."

"So, can I understand that the so-called crystallization of divine power allows me to shatter grace and break free from the system of grace?"

"Yes."

Everyone around was stunned. Good heavens, their strongest was only Ota, a level 7. Above that, there were level 8 and level 9. Now, judging from the tone of this black-robed man, had Kong Yang reached his limit?

He's only been an adventurer for a few months, yet he's grown to this level?

Especially Ota, who had just said he wanted to surpass Kong Yang and was ridiculed.

Fels' words dealt him a heavy blow. Good heavens, he hadn't even started moving forward, while Fels had already reached the finish line. What was the point of playing at all?

"Okay, I'll take this task, but the reward will be paid in advance."

"can."

After saying that, he took a box out from inside his robe, which made Kong Yang raise an eyebrow. Was this something he had prepared in advance?

All eyes were fixed on the box—a crystal of divine power, a divine object capable of breaking the limits of grace.

Kong Yang could sense a divine power emanating from within the box.

The door to the child was slowly opened, and inside was a golden, rhombus-shaped gem.

The moment this divine crystal appeared, everyone around gathered around, their faces filled with curiosity.

[P.S.: One bonus chapter still owed!]

(P.S.: That's the end of the extra chapters~~~~)

Chapter Fourteen: Precepts - Lust!

Holding the divine crystal in his hand, Kong Yang suddenly felt an urge to swallow it whole.

This surprised Kong Yang greatly, and he was also a little puzzled.

"Fels, how do you use this?"

"Just eat it."

"Eat it?"

"Yes, those are Uranus's exact words."

Kong Yang weighed the divine power crystal in his hand. Uranus? Kong Yang wasn't entirely at ease with it.

In the original work, the shadow of this ancient deity is behind many things, such as the filthy immortals and heretics. In addition, it is unclear whether this so-called crystal of divine power has any drawbacks.

[Divine Power Crystal: A crystallization of divine power. Absorbing it grants divine power, fully unleashing divine grace, and transforming one into a demigod.]

Upon seeing this last sentence, Kong Yang immediately understood: the demigod was trying to drag him into the 'god's' side as well.

In this world, there are no demigods, because gods and humans cannot have offspring, let alone gods who have proclaimed their divine power.

However, Kong Yang didn't care. God or demigod, he didn't care in the future anyway. As long as he was strong, no trouble would get involved.

Under the watchful eyes of Fels and the others, Kong Yang swallowed the divine power crystal in one gulp.

For a moment, countless people around him stared at Kong Yang, curious about what would happen if he broke through the limits of grace.

After Kong Yang swallowed this crystallized divine power, it transformed into a ball of divine power that merged into his body, blending with the blessings engraved within him.

In the end, the entire blessing shattered completely and then merged entirely into Kong Yang's body.

The favors bestowed upon Kong Yang have also vanished. It's no exaggeration to say that Kong Yang could now seek another favor from Loki, but there's no need for that anymore.

But this is not the end; the divine power possessed by gods is naturally not that simple.

After fully activating the grace, this divine power merged with Kong Yang, beginning to promote the transformation of Kong Yang's bloodline, and the power of his bloodline gradually increased.

'Boom~'

In an instant, Kong Yang directly entered demonic transformation. Dark demonic patterns appeared on Kong Yang's forehead, and dark power filled his surroundings. Standing there, he was just like a living demon god.

Within Kong Yang's body, divine power and the dark sea merged into one.

Divine power and original sin intertwined in the dark sea, and under the impetus of the power of original sin, a power that existed only in Kong Yang's memory was born.

Precepts and Lust

In The Seven Deadly Sins, in order to quell the chaos in the demon realm, the Demon King divided half of his power into ten commandments, and those who obtained these commandments became the Ten Commandments, the Demon King's strongest fighting force.

Now, within Kong Yang's body, divine power and original sin, in the sea of ​​darkness, have given birth to precepts belonging to Kong Yang.

Kong Yang's magical power instantly increased by nearly double. Although he was still at the limit of the Demon King level and had not broken through to the Transcendent level, his overall strength, especially his magical power, increased by double.

[Commandment: Lust: Born from the union of divine power and original sin, the Commandment of Original Sin states that anyone harboring lustful desires before Kong Yang will become his captive, their soul and will enslaved by him.]

After digesting all of this, Kong Yang was incredulous. This power was simply a derivative version of the original sin of lust.

As the embodiment of original sin, Kong Yang can also enslave those with lustful desires, but he is not as domineering. Anyone who has lustful desires in front of Kong Yang will be enslaved.

This is somewhat similar to the commandment of Zeldris, 'Honor the God,' except that Zeldris requires the other person to be leaning against him, while this one requires the other person to have lustful desires.