Seeing how well Aslan and Luo Hao got along, the monkey's eyes immediately lit up.
"Oh? How rare. Based on my shallow memory, the relationship between a God Slayer and a God shouldn't be this good, right?"
The monkey scratched its ears and shook its cheeks, speaking with a curious expression.
"No? You're not a God? Not that either? Human? No, no…"
As it spoke, the monkey's expression turned slightly sad as it looked at Aslan, speaking with a hint of regret.
"What a pity. My name is sealed, and my original abilities are gone. I can't see what's unusual about you."
Aslan slightly curled the corner of his mouth, replying with a smile.
"Fiery Golden Eyes? I'm curious how you'd see me."
In terms of Authorities, they are broadly divided into two directions: omniscience and omnipotence.
Almost all Authorities ultimately develop toward these two paths.
The first means what you can know, encompassing abilities like clairvoyance, Spirit Vision, and so on. However, omniscience often cannot be achieved by individuals alone; it's generally akin to a search engine, retrieving data from a specific source.
In the Little Garden, all omniscience means an Authority connected to the Little Garden's Central Core. Omniscience-type Authorities often represent access permissions to the Core.
However, in this world, omniscience is linked to the Netherworld and mythology.
So Aslan was still very curious about what he, as a God in the Little Garden, would be perceived as.
"Oh? So it's called Fiery Golden Eyes? Nice name. Too bad, even if I heard it, I'll forget it in a few days."
The monkey sighed, then stood up from the straw pile, sat down, and looked at Aslan.
Suddenly, its gaze sharpened, and it spoke in a serious tone.
"What exactly are you? I've never seen such a strange existence. Or rather, are you really a being from this world?"
"Oh? Isn't your Divine Authority sealed?"
Aslan said with slight surprise.
"This is a spiritual world, and after recalling the name of my Divine Authority, I can at least use it a little."
"And though you've covered it up well, the hatred toward the Gods can't be faked."
The monkey said, looking at Aslan with a serious expression.
"It's not your hatred toward the Gods, but a kind of greater will that wants to devour the Gods…"
At this point, the monkey suddenly faltered. It didn't know how to describe what it saw.
"Like the collective will of all humanity?" Aslan said with a smile.
Hearing this, the monkey was stunned for a moment, then said with great excitement.
"Yes, exactly like that."
In a sense, the monkey's words weren't entirely wrong. After all, devouring mythology in his current way was indeed somewhat difficult.
Swallowing the Domain of Immortality, tearing apart the Gods, and seizing Divine Authorities was easy.
But the key was, even if all the Gods were beheaded, as long as this planet still existed, as long as humans still existed, new mythologies would inevitably arise sooner or later.
Although Aslan developed magic-tech in this world and seized the power of mythology, the concept of mythology always existed, independent of humans.
Whether through technological advancement, new concepts might replace the ecological niche of mythology, but if so, Aslan would be at a loss.
Even if he emptied the Domain of Immortality and killed all the Gods, it would only amass sheer volume.
The core concept of mythology couldn't be taken away.
Yet, the most critical part of forging a False Mythology Canon was the concept of Mythology itself.
Even if he destroyed the Domain of Immortality, the concept of Mythology would only vanish, not be acquired by Aslan.
But his current Spirit Status didn't allow him to do anything with Mythology.
Arthur? He himself was a member of the Gods.
Planeswalker? Though his Spirit Status was extremely high, rarely matched even in the Little Garden, it had no connection to Mythology.
Except for his alter-ego, the Last Trial of Mankind. In a sense, the Last Trial of Mankind was the manifestation of the will of Human History, the embodiment of the evolutionary possibilities of Human History.
With the Last Trial of Mankind alter-ego, representing humanity's possibilities, devouring mythology would make Mythology fully part of Human History.
Only then could Aslan harvest the complete concept of Mythology.
Of course, the consequence would be triggering an extraordinary Historical Transition Period, completely igniting the enmity between Human History and Divine History in the Little Garden.
It would bring the possibility for Human History to devour Divine History and advance further.
Except… it was a bit unfriendly to the Gods.
In any case, Aslan hadn't expected that he only wanted to harvest Mythology to forge an Authority Artifact. How did it end up like this?
But no matter. After this Historical Transition Period fully erupted, Aslan's Last Trial of Mankind alter-ego Spirit Status might swell to rival Dystopia.
As long as this world was observed, it could significantly delay the speed and risk of the Historical Transition Period's eruption.
Overall, it wasn't much different from the plan he envisioned, just with slightly more serious consequences.
From a Two-Digit entity wanting to destroy this world to a Two-Digit entity wanting to tear him apart.
"No need for more talk."
Luo Hao stepped forward at that moment.
"Sun Wukong, I've come to kill you today!"
"Oh, so my name is Sun Wukong."
The monkey looked enlightened, then scratched its head.
"But for me to get out, I need a Dragon-Snake manifestation… Hmm?"
Sensing the clear power of a Dragon-Snake God outside, the monkey's movements paused, and it looked at Aslan with fiery eyes.
"Interesting, it seems you've come prepared!"
"Of course!"
Aslan signaled Ena to use the Zanryuuto Sword for Disaster Purification and break the seal.
"It seems you want to fight me?"
"Exactly. Capturing demons and eliminating evil is my duty!"
The monkey said, observing Aslan from head to toe, and chuckled softly.
"No more pretending, Outer Demon God! I knew you weren't human at a glance!"
Aslan was stunned for a moment after hearing Sun Wukong's words, then spoke with a nostalgic expression.
"Outer Demon God, it's been a while since I heard that title."
At that moment, the monkey also chuckled.
"Since you know you're an Outer Demon God, don't run! Let this Grandpa Sun crush you with one swing of my staff!"
"Not quite. You're a bit strange. Your body even carries the divinity of a world savior…"
The monkey scratched its head in frustration.
"If I hadn't seen the Divine Sword of Salvation, I'd almost think your sword was the Divine Sword of Salvation!"
"I actually think my Star Holy Sword is quite fitting for the Divine Sword of Salvation. After all, both are Holy Swords that save the world."
The corner of Aslan's mouth curved slightly, speaking with a hint of joy.
"And my Star Holy Sword, in a sense, is far more useful than that weird Divine Sword of Salvation."
"At least the Star Holy Sword doesn't drain the life force of Earth Goddesses."
At this point, Aslan spoke with slight enthusiasm.
"Oh, by the way, you seem to have the qualifications to be the King of the End. How about this: see, I also have a Holy Sword of Salvation, and the King of the End has the Divine Sword of Salvation."
"How about you let me be the King of the End? Later, I can let you hold the King of the End position for a few days. What do you think?"
Aslan put his arm around Sun Wukong's neck, chuckling and whispering in its ear.
"Too bad, the source of the King of the End's power is The Great Ritual of the Old Covenant, which requires the recognition of the Gods, not the Divine Sword of Salvation."
The monkey dispelled Aslan's illusion.
"The King of the End position—how could a demon like you take it?"
"And the Power of Historical Correction has already identified you as its archenemy. No matter how well you disguise yourself, an Outer Demon God can't become a Savior!"
"Sigh."
Aslan shook his head helplessly, speaking with a hint of sadness.
"I'm genuinely saving the world, so why do people always think I'm an Outer Demon God?"
However, Aslan was indeed somewhat curious about The Great Ritual of the Old Covenant.
He knew the general secret behind it.
The so-called Great Ritual of the Old Covenant referred to the great secret held by the King of the End: gaining the support of the Power of Historical Correction, the heavens, earth, and stars, with the Hero God who slays Devil Kings, receiving protection from the Gods of heaven and earth.
Its effect was to gain magical power beyond limits when exterminating Devil Kings. As far as was known, it provided roughly a three-to-tenfold amplification.
This effect was long-term after activation, making it an extremely powerful magical force.
However, Aslan didn't think The Great Ritual of the Old Covenant alone could match him.
"You don't think The Great Ritual of the Old Covenant can match me, do you?"
The monkey was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"It's been a while since I've seen someone as arrogant as you, thinking The Great Ritual of the Old Covenant, which gathers the power of all the Gods of heaven and earth, can't match you."
The monkey said, then stood up, chuckling.
"I only hope you can withstand a few swings of my staff later."
After speaking, its body slowly turned gray and white, gradually transforming into a stone statue from head to toe.
During this process, it stared at Aslan without moving.
"Come on, let the Disaster-Purifying Himeragi use the Zanryuuto Sword to let me reclaim my sealed true name. Let's cause an unprecedented ruckus!"
Seeing this, Ena took a deep breath, raised the Zanryuuto Sword, slowly channeling magical power, chanting the seal-breaking incantation.
"I am not Saru-gami no Kimi (Monkey God). I am Heaven, an existence equal to Heaven—I am the Monkey King born from stone, with boundless magical power, a thousand transformations. Stealing immortality pills, drinking wine, stealing immortal peaches in the Heavenly Palace. Practicing martial arts, turning evil, showing wickedness! My surname is Sun, my name is Wukong. I call myself the Great Sage Equaling Heaven!"
"I pray for purity without dust! Because my six sensory roots are pure, my five inner Gods are calm! Because they are calm, I share the same root as the Gods of Heaven and Earth! Now grant me a sacred body and divinity."
"Fiery Golden Eyes, head and arms of iron, back and body of copper. I have eaten the immortal peaches of Heaven, drunk spiritual wine, and consumed immortality pills to become a steel-forged body. Trained and tempered in the Eight Trigrams Furnace, able to withstand sword slashes, axe cuts, and unscathed by lightning strikes."