The Divine Child sank into slumber, harboring hope. But the outcome... the outcome might not be satisfying.

With a heavy heart, Carlotta picked up the seventh stone tablet.

[I woke up. Unfortunately, it wasn't a god who greeted me, but the people of the Central Continent. Yes, before I fell into slumber, I chose this continent. Before sleeping, I also passed down a portion of the Path of Faith cultivation method. Thus, the people of this continent greatly respect me, calling me the Supreme god. I don't know what happened with the result of the Divine War, but there are many pressing matters at hand. I must arrange affairs on this continent first, then seek news of the war's outcome...]

On the seventh stone tablet, the Divine Child was extremely busy. Revered as the Supreme god, he had countless matters to attend to, he couldn't simply ignore them.

Of course, he hadn't abandoned his efforts to learn the consequences of the Divine War. But within this world alone, it was difficult to obtain any information. He needed to travel to other worlds. However, the Tower of Babel has not yet opened its gates.

If gods still existed, it wouldn't matter whether the Tower of Babel was open or closed, he could have reached other worlds regardless. But now, without any gods, such a feat was naturally impossible for the Divine Child alone.

He could only wait.

Thus, the seventh stone tablet recorded nothing but these mundane affairs.

Carlotta then picked up the eighth stone tablet.

Then the ninth, the tenth, each contained similar content, detailing the Divine Child's activities on the Central Continent.

He widely spread the Path of Faith, enabling everyone on the Central Continent to walk this road. He organized divine hierarchies, ensuring everyone had a favorable environment for cultivation.

He busied himself with many tasks and earned the recovery of many.

Throughout this process, his heart remains restless and uneasy.

This world remained peaceful and unharmed. Did that mean their side had won the Divine War?

Yet the gods never reappeared. Did that suggest they were lost?

What exactly was the result?

The Divine Child had no way to determine it. He could only wait.

After finishing the tenth stone tablet, Carlotta picked up the eleventh.

[The Tower of Babel has finally opened. I don't know how long I've waited, but I must go and investigate. I know the passages to all worlds. Even though the Tower of Babel changes the location of its passages each time it opens, there is still a discernible pattern. The first world I sought was the one ruled by the God of Eternal Darkness. But... but this world has been utterly devastated. Only a small fragment remained, floating in the void of space. This is terrifying. Has the entire world been annihilated?]

On the stone tablet, the Divine Child arrived at world after world, filled with complex emotions. Yet no matter where he went, what he saw was the same, scenes of drifting ash. These sights were too horrifying, making his entire body tremble.

He returned in a daze, unable to determine the result of the Divine War. He could find no one left to provide him with information.

Frowning, Carlotta picked up the twelfth stone tablet and began reading.

[To me, everything is muddled and incomprehensible. I can only wait, perhaps for a favorable outcome. With nothing else to do, I must focus on developing the Central Continent. But my condition is deteriorating, I periodically fall into prolonged slumber. Yet, because I cannot die even over vast stretches of time, the people of the Central Continent revive me even more, believing me truly to be the Supreme god. My name grows increasingly ethereal. But I know, the true god is not me...]

Next followed accounts of the Divine Child's development of the Central Continent.

This process wasn't entirely peaceful. There were always those who envied the position of Supreme god, believing they could replace him, and thus sought opportunities to assassinate the Divine Child during his slumber.

But such attempts ended only in their own deaths.

For a being like the Divine Child, even during deep hibernation, automatic counterattacks were possible.

After these incidents became known, the Divine Child's reputation on the Central Continent grew ever more awe-inspiring.

Even people from other continents frequently traveled to the Central Continent, drawn by his fame. For a time, the Central Continent became the strongest of the three continents in this world.

The Path of Faith became the most flourishing path.

These related events continued until the fifteenth stone tablet.

Then, with the sixteenth tablet, the content finally underwent a tremendous change, heart-shaking content appeared.

[I don't know how long I slept this time, but during my slumber, I strangely sensed something amiss, a threatening presence appeared. So I woke up.

Then, I discovered the Outer Devils. Those accursed Outer Devils, appearing from who-knows-where, had arrived on the Central Continent and were battling our people. I immediately captured several Outer Devils and interrogated them.

To my horror, I discovered that our side had lost the Divine War. Numerous gods had perished completely. Yet the Outer Devils' side didn't fare well either, their Outer gods had also mostly fallen. How many remain alive, I don't know. But before dying, our gods sealed the surviving ones within the void of space, perhaps on the sun, perhaps on the moon. I dare not go look.

These sealed Outer gods can still emit faint disturbances. Although they know our gods have all perished, they suspect whether we've produced any new gods. This is likely a deception crafted by our gods before their deaths. Thus, the Outer gods specifically sent some Outer Devils to investigate. And so, numerous Outer Devils have arrived on the Central Continent.

I understand. I absolutely cannot let these Outer gods detect our weakness. Even if I have to bluff, I must bluff convincingly.

In secret, I acted decisively, pretending to be a true god, quickly suppressing the Outer Devils and making them relay false information back to the Outer gods. I don't know if this will work, but I have to do it.

As for what use the time bought through this method will serve, I don't know either. But to me, every matter is about buying time, moment by moment.]

Next followed a long period of delay.

The Divine Child consistently used the most forceful means, fiercely striking out, pretending their side still had gods.

But would this be effective?

Carlotta picked up the seventeenth stone tablet and looked at it. Her expression gradually became surprisingly serious.

[An Exalted being has appeared among the Outer Devils... No, perhaps that phrasing isn't quite accurate. It should be said, a Demi-God.

Yes, there are still Demi-Gods among the Outer Devils. I believe this is my opportunity. If I can kill a Demi-God, others will surely believe our side still has gods, since normally only a god can kill a Demi-God. And I, due to my unique nature, killing a Demi-God is not an issue.

I began seeking opportunities, secretly striking, ensuring each blow was fatal... At first, it went fairly smoothly.]

Carlotta's gaze turned complicated.

According to the seventeenth stone tablet, the Child of God's initial actions had truly gone smoothly, slaughtering demigods among the Outer Devils, until eventually only a single demigod remained among them!

This outcome scared the Outer Devils into utter disarray, suffering continuous defeats, being utterly crushed and trampled by the Central Continent's forces.

But then, a sudden change occurred.

[The last demigod, the Demigod of Ruin, sought help from the Outer Gods. Yet the Outer Gods still doubted our situation. They ordered the Demigod of Ruin to continue probing, offering certain assistance.

Even though sealed, they forcibly transmit fragments of divine soul power. After fusing this divine soul power, the Demigod of Ruin underwent tremendous enhancement, becoming as powerful as me.

Yes, he has become as strong as me. I can no longer suppress him. He is already leading the Outer Devil armies, provoking us outside. I must go fight him now. I don't know if I'll ever return.]

The seventeenth stone tablet ends here.

Carlotta quickly picked up the eighteenth and final stone tablet, reading it.

[This is a battle I will give my all for. I can no longer afford to consider anything else. I can only fight desperately, kill relentlessly. For this reason, I was forced to activate the hidden measures I'd left behind within the Path of Faith...]

Yes, the Path of Faith in this world wasn't exactly the same as the Path of Faith in other worlds, it contained hidden measures left by the Child of God. At a critical moment, he could forcibly convert everyone who had walked the Path of Faith into his own believers, drawing upon their faith to become much stronger and more terrifying in a short span of time.

[I've gone this far, yet still cannot completely suppress my opponent. Because the Outer Gods backing the Demigod of Ruin, even sealed, can still transmit certain power through the cracks in their seals, further strengthening this fellow. I can only continue fighting desperately.

I don't know how long it lasted, perhaps many years. In the end, I succeeded in eradicating the Demigod of Ruin, but I myself became barely alive. I know I won't last much longer. My injuries are too severe. No matter how hard I try, I cannot change this.

At that moment, I turned my head and only then realized: across the vast world, only boiling oceans remained. The immense Central Continent had been utterly obliterated by my battle with the Demigod of Ruin, and countless lives from the Central Continent had perished...

Actually, few died directly from the aftermath of our clash. Their true cause of death was having their faith forcibly drained dry by me. Yes, I killed them.

But I had no choice. Without doing this, I cannot defeat the Demigod of Ruin. Although even after defeating him, I don't know what I should do next. Because... I am already someone without a future.

Future person, if you ever get the chance to see this, it means our world at least still exists when you read these stone tablets. Then there is still hope.

The Sun and the Moon likely harbor Outer Gods. They were also severely tragic and remained sealed, in far from ideal conditions. Hurry and find the strongest being in this world now. Make the strongest being do everything possible to exterminate the Outer Gods before they break free. I know this is difficult, something even I couldn't accomplish. But I don't know what else to do.

Or... is there anyone who could become a god? If you see someone unbelievably talented, you must do everything possible to nurture them, because they might be someone with the potential to become a god... although such a chance is also extremely slim.

In the end, you must win.]

The Child of God still died.

Defeating the Demigod of Ruin was already his final effort. But he truly couldn't hold on any longer. In the end, he could only vanish from this world alongside the silent Central Continent, leaving behind only these eighteen stone tablets and related legends.

Carlotta sighed softly.

No wonder the Central Continent mysteriously perished back then, actually, it wasn't mysterious at all. Everything was traceable.

No wonder after the Central Continent sank, all those who walked the Path of Faith instantly disappeared without a trace. It turns out they had all died from having their faith drained dry.

Back then, people probably sensed something was wrong. That's why, even though some cultivation methods of the Path of Faith remain, no one dared to practice them. Thus, over time, the Path of Faith nearly disappeared entirely from this world.

These eighteen stone tablets reveal many truths to Carlotta, leaving her feeling especially heavy-hearted.

Because all of our world's gods had completely perished.

Yet the Outer Gods weren't just one of several, some sealed within the Sun, others sealed within the Moon. But they were real, existing threats. How should she face such beings?

Besides myself, was there anyone else in this world capable of threatening those Outer Gods?

Carlotta felt a headache coming on.

"What's wrong? So troubled?"

Amelia asked from nearby.

Earlier, when Carlotta kept pulling out stone tablets to read, she'd leaned over to take a look. But the writing was completely unrecognizable, she could only vaguely feel it resembled the script of the Central Continent.

As a knowledgeable person, Amelia's judgment was quite accurate. Even if she couldn't recognize a single character, she could still identify it through the contours of the script.

"It's like this..."

Carlotta didn't hide anything from Amelia, immediately recounting the stone tablet's content to her.

Upon hearing it, Amelia's face also revealed surprise.

She truly hadn't expected to hear the truth behind the Central Continent's sinking at this moment.

Nor had she expected that the true identity of their long-standing enemies would be revealed now.

The existence of the Outer Gods filled Amelia's eyes with solemnity, beings capable of killing gods were extremely terrifying. And such beings weren't just one of several.

"We can't think too negatively."

Amelia rubbed her temples. "It's been many years since the Central Continent's destruction. During such a long time, the sealed Outer Gods couldn't accomplish anything. It's probably not that they didn't want to act, but that they truly couldn't do anything. So we still have time."

She believed in Carlotta's abilities. If in this vast world, even Carlotta couldn't become a god, then she believed no one else could either.

"I hope so."

Carlotta also knew those Outer Gods currently couldn't do anything. Otherwise, they would've acted long ago.

She just hoped the time left for her would be a little longer.

But...

The Demigod of Destruction had appeared. The Impression Entities had revived. It seemed all these events were hinting at something.

Just how much time was left for her?