I, the Lord of the Fifth Throne, am the source of all things!

“【Приидите, поклонимся и припадем Христу（Come and worship before the seat of Christ.）]”

"【Вскую прискорбна еси, душе моя (My soul, why do you fill the void and weep endlessly?)】"

"【Песней, и притеснители наши - веселья（因掠袭我们之敌，欲使我们玩乐尔）】"

The chanting did not come from one person, but rather from several singers singing this sacred and solemn prayer together, like a grand chorus.

The overlapping chimes echoed in the ears of every member of the Black Round Table.

As they listened to the chanting, they gradually felt something being taken from them.

However, despite the ominous feeling, they did not panic at this moment, but instead felt a strange sense of peace.

The sense of peace seemed to lull them to sleep at that moment, into an eternal slumber.

"【Пропойте нам из песней Сионских.（Now at this time, I offer this to my people—a song to Zion.）】"

"【Аллилуйя(Hallelujah!)】"

Click!

The next instant, a series of seemingly hallucinatory sounds, like blades crashing down, rang in the ears of every member of the Black Round Table.

An unexpected change caused all of them to become serious and solemn.

With the sound of the decapitating blade falling, the soul armor that allowed each demon to defy the laws of physics was stripped away at that moment.

This means that they can be harmed by ordinary attack methods.

There is also the possibility of death.

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Chapter Fifty-Eight: A Brand New Godhood System, Splitting the Soul

The decapitating blade crashed down.

Now, all the members of the Black Round Table in Suwahara feel as if a layer of their skin has been cut off.

He was forcibly stripped of the soul armor he had formed by devouring a large number of souls.

Similarly, the Holy Grail Valyria, which uses Reinhardt's body, naturally lost its "indestructible solidity" as a Holy Grail.

"Well---!"

Lisa, who was taking care of Duanmu Lian in the church room, suddenly changed her expression. Her hand, which was peeling an apple with a knife, involuntarily loosened, causing the apple and knife to fall to the ground.

She frowned and clutched her chest.

Feeling the stinging pain of her soul armor being severed, she realized the seriousness of the situation.

"nun?"

Seeing Lisa Brenner's unusual behavior, Duanmu Lian, who had expected it, looked puzzled and asked.

He knew what happened.

The Eastern Orthodox Church had the audacity to come to Suwahara and confront the Thirteen Knights of the Holy Lance, these otherworldly demons, because they had made thorough preparations.

Although they came at the invitation of Beatrice, they had no intention of following her steps.

The guillotine, the sacred relic that future Fujii Ren will control and wield, which houses the soul of the seeker of truth, Margaret, was transported to the exhibition hall in Suwahara today.

Using the curse of the guillotine, which possesses divine attributes, the Eastern Orthodox Church successfully stripped the Black Round Table of a crucial layer of protection for the demons.

"I-I'm fine. Fujii-kun, you should get some rest. I have to go out for a bit!"

Having been thoroughly humiliated, Lisa smiled and shook her head at Duanmu Lian on the bed. After picking up the knife and putting it away, she hurriedly ran out of the room to find the Holy Grail Valyria.

Seeing this, Duanmu Lian maintained her doubtful expression on the surface.

Even if there's no one else around, there's still a god sitting in the highest seat overlooking this horror show.

Even knowing that the other party is unlikely to pay attention to someone as insignificant as herself, Duanmu Lian, as an actress, will not relax her professionalism in the slightest.

He would not reveal even the slightest bit of his true feelings in this world.

"......"

At this moment, he closed his eyes and pretended to fall asleep, beginning to communicate with the real Duanmu Lian personality.

At the same time, he began to examine his reincarnation memories in the [Records of All Things] during the Eternal Return.

How this horror story will unfold can be changed by the smallest details.

For example, the effort Duanmu Lian put into Himuro Rei and Sakurai Hotaru will lead to changes in the future.

That change was beneficial to him, but not so much to Fujii Ren and Mercury Serpent in the future.

After all, it was possible for Margaret to successfully transform into the domineering goddess of twilight and take her seat.

It's impossible for Fujii Ren to do it alone.

For example, in the Mary route within the game's storyline, Fujii Ren successfully transforms Mary into a domineering god, engaging in a fierce battle with the golden beast.

After a final, all-out battle between Fujii Ren and Reinhardt, he was defeated.

However, with the help of Himuro Rei and her other friends, they managed to turn the tide and win.

If Himuro Rei hadn't lent a helping hand to Fujii Ren at his most critical moment, would he have been able to defeat the Golden Beast?

If the Golden Beast wins, the opponent will definitely fight the Mercury Serpent next.

At that time, Reinhardt's self-destruct factor will awaken, and his power will increase to the point where he can perish together with Mercury Serpent.

Finally, the eternal cycle will inevitably restart.

Of course, this is just one possibility.

However, Duanmu Lian will deliberately increase the probability that this world will move in a similar direction.

Having gone through so many cycles, the world's trajectory is not limited to just the few world lines in the game.

He is like that little butterfly; although he cannot overturn the world at present, he can still have a significant impact on it and interfere with it.

This is what he has been doing throughout the Eternal Return; what he wants to overturn is the Eternal Return on the fourth day, not the reincarnation on the fifth day.

Before he defeats the Mercury Serpent, he won't allow that guy to leave the stage without permission, so he'll naturally try to pull some tricks during the other's horror show.

"After I get through this point, I will leave Suwahara. At that time, I will usher in a relatively long period of peaceful development, but I will need to increase my value to Red Spider."

The true Duanmu Lian personality pondered this deep within her subconscious.

In order to leave Suwahara alive and avoid being eliminated by Red Spider, he needs to reveal a little bit of value that is advantageous to him.

In this way, he can live as long as possible and buy himself time to develop.

After all, his usefulness was greatly reduced once he could no longer monitor Himuro Reia and Sakurai Hotaru.

In countless cycles of reincarnation, there have been instances where Red Spider secretly disposed of him.

...thing...

Inside the space.

Duanmu Lian did not relax after seeing that things had temporarily stabilized.

Now, as a nobody who isn't even a small fry, his influence on the entire God Throne world is negligible.

Moreover, having already gone through so many cycles, each subsequent generation of Duanmu Lian has developed a sense of urgency.

They must overturn the entire world before returning to eternal damnation on the fourth day and transitioning to reincarnation on the fifth day.

Because it is not just a dream of Duanmu Lian, but also the goal for which countless Duanmu Lians have devoted themselves.

Having reincarnated so many times, even if he could influence and interfere, the chances of Margaret becoming the goddess of dusk and successfully taking her seat are not zero.

Currently, thanks to the efforts of countless generations of Duanmu Lian.

In terms of size and strength, he is now capable of confronting the Mercury Serpent head-on.

However, they have not yet fully overcome the challenge of [Eternal Return].

In the game of the Gods, the only one who can directly block the return of eternal calamity is the Lord of the Sixth Throne, [Mara], whose soul is comparable to the immeasurable number.

With the cyst present, the power of the Bo Xun will expand infinitely, and its terrifying size can forcefully reverse the time of [Eternal Return] and stop it.

However, that is not entirely absolute.

If the Mercury Serpent can return to the throne, it is possible for him to successfully activate Eternal Return.

But the probability of success is so small as to be almost non-existent.

In the original game, this took place many years after the goddess of twilight ascended to the throne.

Mara was born with his deformed cyst, and Mary and her three subordinate gods, Gold, Mercury, and Setsuna, fought against Mara.

The Mercury Serpent, which survived the war, took its seat again and initiated Eternal Return, returning from the fifth day to the fourth day.

If they fail to defeat Mara, the throne will enter the sixth heaven, the Great Desire Realm, the Heavenly Dog Path, where the storyline of "Divine Mantra, Divine Power, and Divine Music" will unfold.

Therefore, based on the above information, Duanmu Lian needs to defeat the Mercury Serpent present.

Alternatively, one could possess strength comparable to the immeasurable number of Mara, defeating the Mercury Serpent through sheer power and using its terrifying size to prevent its eternal return.

Alternatively, having the power to defeat the Mercury Serpent, they also found a way to deal with the eternal return.

There are only these two options at present.

Before she could find a way to resist the eternal return of the calamity, Duanmu Lian could only strive to match the power of the Sixth Heaven, Bo Xun, and others in the group, such as Rufus and Alovena, and continuously improve her own strength.

"Lord Duanmu seems a bit impatient."

Just as Duanmu Lian was sitting cross-legged on the ground, communicating with herself outside the space, she heard Liu Zi's comforting voice from behind her.

He turned his head and saw that the pink-haired Shuji and Liu Zi, who had returned from Mebius's place, were looking at him.

Mebius has been strengthened by Duanmu Lian and now has the ability to protect himself.

She has now started a company in Mu Continent and secretly created a savior organization called Ouroboros.