Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

He could also see the twelve Cecilia figures standing on the altar at that moment.

Eleven bodies were dissolving and disintegrating around Lilith's final seal, while one of them stood atop a towering altar, looking down upon this inferno like a god—and watching Rhodes approach.

"Rhodes, you can't stop me."

At this moment, Cecilia's clones sent out two more bodies to the front to watch Rhodes as he approached.

Even though the two were nearly a hundred meters apart, their eyes remained fixed on each other.

Three against one.

Moreover, Cecilia is by no means weak now.

It seems that Cecilia is now imbued with a powerful resentment due to the goddess of lust, and her power has reached the level of a seventh ascension.

"Who knows?" Rhodes replied calmly, the [Star Punishment Dragon Sword] in his hand still gleaming. "My dear maid."

Rhodes's indifferent expression instantly increased Cecilia's pressure, making her breath catch in her throat; at the very least, her hands were already trembling slightly.

She understood that the guy in front of her, the guy she liked the most... was, in essence, someone she could never have predicted.

They are powerful and patient, and even if they are absolutely certain, they will not say things like "I can easily kill you".

Therefore, she could only constantly use those emphasized words to fill her confidence, saying things like "I will definitely win," in order to try to erase the lofty image of Rod in her mind.

Even so... it was completely useless.

"Darling, do you think this battle will be very interesting?"

"I think it will be very boring."

“Is that so?” Cecilia’s lips curled up. “By the way, even if you really defeat me, it won’t make a difference, right? As long as Lilith doesn’t revert to being a Star God, the Linlank Empire will still be destroyed.”

"Those hidden imperial taboos will certainly not miss their chance to become gods. Didn't you already know that in your previous life?"

“As long as they haven’t realized that the gods are dead, a new god will appear,” Rhodes replied in a deep voice.

"Oh?"

Cecilia narrowed her eyes—but she didn't want to know what method Rhodes was going to use to fake the fact that the Star God was alive.

At this moment, she was merely using conversation to buy time for the seal to be broken.

【3:28】

three minutes.

In just three more minutes, the seal will be broken, and she will be able to instantly merge with the divine position and revert to being a pseudo-demon god—

wait.

She was waiting, but wasn't Rod also waiting?

[You have hunted a large number of demonic creatures; their resentment has been absorbed.]

Your promotion level has been increased.

[Upgrade Level: Upgrade six times]

[Faith Deity: Outer God (Unique) (Abnormal)]

[Talent: You can fuse the characteristics of all other divine species to create entirely new talent skills.]

[Current number of God Seeds obtainable: 1]

Please choose a new faith to make your divine seed even more terrifying.

Finally, a complete breakthrough was achieved.

Just now, he released the Stone Giant from the Creation Clock, which is constantly reaping witches from afar.

The reason he was chatting with Cecilia was simply to wait for this thing to arrive.

Without even a moment's hesitation, Rhodes made his decision to choose the new divine seed—

The Twelve Gods.

【God of the Wasteland】, 【God of the Dead】, 【God of Mystic Arts】, 【God of Dreams】, 【God of the Sea】, 【God of Ingenuity】.

He has not yet chosen any of the remaining gods.

Among them, there was actually a god—a god that Rhodes hesitated to choose, yet who was in fact quite powerful.

He ranks third among the twelve gods, second only to the Dragon God and the Star God, the two strongest gods.

【The God of Wasteland】.

Born from the desolation of heaven and earth, bearing the most savage hope of life—it carved a bloody path from ancient times, opening up the first territory for humankind to survive.

He is the purest and most clumsy god in the world, yet also an existence with unparalleled combat power.

There are several reasons why Rhodes did not choose this god.

First, it is essentially a warrior god, so its faith is very similar to that of the dragon god.

Secondly, he wanted to save the Desolate God's skills as a last resort, as a safety net.

"Come on, God of Wasteland, as the last resort, give me a good skill. Whether I can easily resolve this depends on you."

Chapter 190 Seven Ascensions, Eternal Sage

World dust storms.

The moment the deity of the desolate god was cast upon this land, the black soil beneath Rhodes' feet, corrupted by resentment, instantly turned into a field of yellow sand.

At that moment, a sandstorm began to sweep out from beneath him, churning and gushing forth wildly.

Thunder from the sky, sand from the earth—the brute force of antiquity was now held in Rhodes's palm and unleashed.

【Wild God Seed】.

A completely new divine aura appeared in Rhodes's brain.

At the same time, the handwriting came into view—

You have acquired a new divine seed, new skills, and improved attributes.

[Level Upgrade: Six times]

【property】:

Physical Fitness: 4721→6312

[Agility]: 4544 → 5842

[Physical Constitution]: 4624→5952

[Spirit]: 4998 → 6510

[Faith in a God: Outer God (One) (Anomaly)]

Improved attribute panel.

Although it may not seem like much, it was enough for Rhodes.

Even without acquiring new skills, after successfully breaking through to the sixth level, his attributes are still sufficient to fight against opponents who have been upgraded to the seventh level.

Because... the most crucial aspect of a breakthrough is acquiring entirely new skills.

You have acquired a new skill.

【Alien God Wasteland LV.1】

Having merged with countless divine beings, you have successfully grasped the meaning of authority. The righteous and incorruptible gods, as your new power, will bestow upon you the most authentic divinity.

[Effect]: When the skill is activated, your divine attributes will merge and converge into one, forming the original divine rune. All base attributes will be increased by 10%, and for each additional enemy attacked, your attribute value will increase by 2%, with a maximum bonus of 20%.

When the skill clearly appeared before Rhode's eyes, the weight that had been hanging over him was finally lifted.

"Come and fight." Rhode's eyes closed gently, unleashing all his skills in that instant—

【生命龙心LV.4】【创生之星LV.5】【聆听生之龙曲LV.4】【星惩龙剑LV.5】【重构领域LV.5】【天星巨龙之勇LV.1】

In that instant, all the stacked attribute skills he had acquired were activated, and he even used his own power to crush the two stone giants created by the Creation Clock.

【Creation Clock LV.1】: You can create two stone giants of the same rank, whose attributes are inherited by 100%. When each giant dies, your health is restored by 20% and your physique is increased by 10%.

That's right.

At this moment, he rarely used this skill to gain this 20% physical enhancement.

It was precisely because of this masterful use of his skill that his attribute values ​​began to surge instantly, his muscles were throbbing with excitement, his blood was boiling wildly, and the divinity surrounding his body reached its peak.

The light of the Star God wrapped around the Star Punishment Dragon Sword and expanded outwards, staining the world's blood red with a light blue hue.

The divine runes of the [Desolate God] also covered his entire body in that instant. As the dragon god's scales transformed, his physique became as powerful as that of an ancient deity.

The instant all these changes occurred, the [Reconstruction Domain] covered the entire altar, and even an area spanning several kilometers in radius—

At this moment, Rhodes's attribute values ​​had skyrocketed to a level that satisfied him.

The panel clearly displayed his strong foundation.

Physical Fitness: 6312→16789.5

[Agility]: 5842 → 15057

[Physical Constitution]: 5952→15304.5

[Spirit]: 6510 → 15435

This is his basic status attribute value after activating all his skills.

It has already reached the level of being promoted seven times.

It doesn't even take into account the 110% damage dealt by [Rupture Execution] when it hits the enemy 100% of the time.

Furthermore, he did not use the Holy Light Dragon God Slash, and even—

The suppression of the [Thorn Crown].

At this moment, as Rhodes's aura reached its peak, the crown unleashed a powerful suction force, and the resentment from the entire Demon Realm began to surge towards him like a raging tide—

Already embroiled in a sandstorm, the arrival of this vengeful spirit completely altered the landscape of this infernal scene.

boom!