At that time, he keenly noticed that his divinity naturally began to guide those departed souls, drifting towards Seraken.
Logically, at this point, the Shadowlands should dispatch Kyrians to bring these souls before the Arbiter.
However, this was not the case.
Obsidian witnessed them descend, yet they ignored the souls of his followers, only taking away those who did not believe in him.
He temporarily could not determine the reason, only guessing that the Kyrians might have believed these souls were not yet due to return to the Shadowlands, or perhaps it was because these souls already bore his imprint?
But no matter what, overtime was unavoidable.
He took some time to formulate the'Seraken Supplicant Rules, First Edition'.
When these followers arrived at Seraken, there was only one trial before them.
A test of faith.
Only those individuals with firm will and pure faith could maintain their 'existence' amidst cold, darkness, and doubt, thereby reforging themselves with the fire of faith.
The successful ones gained new life—becoming Dragonkin.
They would gain eternal life, combat power, and complete personalities in the Divine Kingdom, becoming warriors of the Flame Keeper.
The failures? They would not go to the Shadowlands, nor would they be plastered on the 'Wall of the Faithless'.
They would return to nothingness, quietly dissipating without a trace.
Obsidian knew the cruelty within it.
He had originally thought the test he set was very simple, only requiring devout faith in him.
However, before KaIgnas, twelve souls had already turned to dust before this threshold.
This was by no means the scenario he had hoped for.
If they had not chosen to convert to Obsidian, they could have been judged in the Shadowlands, thereby beginning a new life after death.
However, he blocked this path, because he would never allow souls bearing his imprint to go to the Shadowlands.
At the same time, he also did not provide them with any other viable path.
...It can't all be their fault.
Obsidian flipped over in the lava pool, They only believed in me for a few months, then suddenly died, without even a word of comfort, and then were directly thrown into a life-or-death trial—that's not right.
It's not that their faith wasn't enough, but that the trial was too inhumane.
He began to reflect on his mistakes; after being a god for too long, it's truly difficult to think from a mortal's perspective anymore, Not everyone is like KaIgnas, able to firmly believe in me in a short period.
This set of rules must change.
Just refer to the Kyrians' method; after death, they go to the Marginal Areas (border regions) of Seraken, train there, and prepare for the trial.
Obsidian began drafting the new version of the rules, A time limit must be added; they can't just keep not participating in the trial.
Hmm, let the supplicants who pass the trial manage them. When there are more supplicants, they can also be allowed to guide souls...
Soon, a draft of the'Seraken Supplicant Rules, Second Edition' was complete.
The framework of the new rules quickly formed in his mind, with extremely high efficiency.
Just as he was about to continue refining the details, his movements suddenly stopped, and his lava-like golden vertical pupils slowly turned towards the entrance of the Divine Palace.
Hmm, it seems the purification process is over.
He could clearly sense that the long-lasting, violently fluctuating energy in the 'Light Layer' of the Divine Palace had finally subsided.
Nefarian's aura also changed significantly—the originally chaotic, gloomy, and NZoth-corrupted dark aura had now settled, becoming deep and stable.
That feeling was like dark silver metal thoroughly forged by holy fire.
Although his body still retained its dark essence, the most dangerous parts—madness, whispers, and the will of destruction—had been completely stripped away and purified.
How do I feel like I've become the God of Barbecue? First, I roasted a squid, and now I'm roasting a black dragon?
Obsidian shook his head, driving away the sudden strange thought. It was time to assign Nefarian a new task.
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