For El, "Genesis · Eden" was indeed a perfectly suited method. It could be said that this divine spell, or rather, this demiplane, was completely the nemesis of gods, a true means of god-slaying.
Compared to this, so-called things like the "Chains of Heaven" or "God-Slaying Spears" were mere child's play, at most effective against incomplete gods, such as demigods who only possessed part of a god's nature, or deities who had lost true ether and were slowly dying.
Only "Genesis · Eden" was a method that truly targeted gods themselves, capable of slaying even deities at their peak.
After understanding the principles of "Genesis · Eden," El could not help but feel deep wariness toward Alaric.
To be able to create such a power that slaughtered gods and annihilated demons, just how terrifying was this seemingly mortal man?
[Yet, to possess such power and not use it himself, instead handing it over to me, what a foolish act.]
[No matter what kind of trap lies within, power held in one's own hands is the only real power.]
With such thoughts, El readily accepted this power, along with the seed of the demiplane.
After repeated testing and inspection, El found no traps within the divine spell, nor any mental imprints within the demiplane seed.
Without such things, it meant the power could be used freely without precaution.
The other party had no intention of scheming against him through "Genesis · Eden", it truly could become his power.
Thus, El accepted it with satisfaction.
In truth, Alaric had indeed not played any tricks here.
Even he could not use petty soul-based methods to control a god-king. But that did not mean he was so kind as to hand over a god-slaying power to an outsider without any plan.
His true setup lay in the demiplane seed itself.
The spell was merely a method of utilizing the demiplane, without the demiplane, "Genesis · Eden" was nothing but emptiness.
After this, Alaric handed El two divine artifacts.
"The Pool of Angelic Reincarnation."
Holding a golden cup filled with water glowing with white light, Alaric introduced it to El. "This is for creating your subordinates and your army."
"Subordinates? An army? With this cup of water?" El found it somewhat ridiculous, though he did not fully voice it.
He did not believe that any kind of mystical liquid could grant someone the power to fight gods, at least the power to participate in battles between gods, simply by drinking it.
And without such power, no matter how large the army created, it would be of no help to him.
Seemingly ignoring the other party's skepticism, Alaric continued.
"This water is to be used within 'Genesis · Elysian Heavens.' When that demiplane matures, you can excavate a pool in that world, pour this cup into it, and the 'Pool of Angelic Reincarnation' will come into being."
"Then what does it do?"
Though he held no expectations, El still asked politely.
"Its function is simple." Alaric smiled faintly. "As long as you inject divine power and a soul into it, the pool will give birth to winged spiritual warriors, I call them 'angels.'
Depending on the strength of the soul and the amount of divine power infused, the strength of the angels will vary.
The strongest among them can even contend with chief gods in an environment where true ether is severed."
"This… is that really possible?" El was dumbfounded. Creating life, especially intelligent life, was no simple matter even for gods.
Otherwise, many pantheons would not resort to creating only a small number of humans and letting them reproduce to form populations.
He simply could not believe that such a divine artifact existed, one capable of creating spiritual beings powerful enough to fight gods.
In fact, aside from the "Pool of Angelic Reincarnation," there was another divine artifact with a similar function, the Valhalla of the Norse Aesir.
However, even Valhalla merely selected the souls of warriors from the battlefield, transformed them into spiritual beings, and strengthened them over time.
This strengthening required effort from the spirits themselves and considerable time.
Even at their peak, such Einherjar were only cannon fodder on the battlefield of the gods, ordinary soldiers.
The "Pool of Angelic Reincarnation," however, was far more powerful. It was one of the ultimate results of Alaric's research into soul materialization magic and materialized life.
Aside from Alaric himself, his student Daedalus had also contributed greatly to the creation of this artifact.
Together, they forged this unparalleled divine artifact, and created an entirely new race: angels.
Souls that entered it would be completely reverted to their original state before birth, allowing them to be reborn through the "Reincarnation Pool."
The pool's water functioned like amniotic fluid in a womb, nurturing the growth of the angels.
This simulated process of life being born from a womb allowed the resulting angels to completely discard everything from their previous lives, becoming entirely new beings.
The time required for this process was roughly equivalent to human gestation, from conception to birth. Of course, stronger souls required slightly longer, but never more than three years.
This was also why the technology of the Reincarnation Pool could replace the method of creating "artificial pseudo-souls" and growing them into true souls, becoming the new foundation of spiritual weapon development, because transforming pseudo-souls into real souls through contact with true souls took far too long.
During this "gestation" process, the pool would compile the soul according to preset magical formulas, generating a corresponding spiritual core based on the characteristics of the soul.
This was also why the strength of the soul determined the strength of the resulting being.
Afterward, divine power would construct the angel's body based on this spiritual core.
Depending on the amount of divine power infused, the angel would develop a corresponding number of wings, the more divine power infused, the more wings the angel would possess.
"In that case, let me show you the results." Hearing El's disbelief, Alaric spoke.
Then, he snapped his fingers.
"Ikaros."
In an instant, a winged girl appeared behind Alaric.
She had uneven, layered long pink hair, with two long braids tied behind her, wrapped with red ribbons.
Her cute face bore a cold, indifferent expression, and her emerald-green eyes emitted a chilling light, though in truth, she was simply spacing out.
Above her head floated a glowing golden halo, and around her neck was a peculiar collar.
Though she looked like a cool and adorable girl, unlike a human, she had a pair of wings on her back.
Her wings were a soft pink, covered in delicate feathers. Her entire body was clad in sexy yet ornate metallic armor, giving off a distinctly mechanical feel.
"Entertainment-purpose multifunctional angel Ikaros responding to your summon. My master, please issue your command."
Cold, emotionless words left the girl's lips. To those who didn't know better, she might appear to be a distant, icy beauty.
But in truth, Alaric knew, she was simply an airheaded girl.
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