Chapter 928: Chapter 379: Pretend Becomes Real_2

There was no gathering of forces, no special anomaly.

Yet the God of Stars Amon could vaguely see a portal made of flowing starlight slowly taking shape there.

From obscurity to clarity, from dazzling to mundane.

At one moment, the God of Stars Amon even felt that this peculiar portal was about to transition from illusion to reality and fully arrive in the Material Realm.

However, at the next moment, the ethereal Gate of Starlight lightly flickered, as cracks began to appear on its surface.

“…Come.”

Witnessing this scene, Hermes with his right hand raised in a supporting gesture showed no panic or disappointment.

For he knew very well that what was happening before his eyes was nothing out of the ordinary.

After all, everything he had been preparing was still far from sufficient.

Without even a foundation set, how could he expect to manifest the ‘Truth’ he yearned for as a reality.

So with a low shout, he did not wait.

As if he was holding up a heavy burden, Hermes’ right hand began to slowly approach his face.

Little by little, inch by inch.

The distance shortened, but the deterioration of the portal continued.

Time slowly passed, and just before the Gate of Starlight shattered, this entity hovering between existence and non-existence slightly trembled, and then became completely imprinted within Hermes’ eyes.

As if he had put down a heavy burden, it was only then that the Great Alchemist finally let out a long breath of relief.

“Lord Hermes, what are you doing?”

As though he had seen nothing, from beneath the seventh column of the underground space where he had been observing, the God of Stars Amon expressed his puzzlement at the right moment.

Standing in the center surrounded by columns, Hermes couldn’t help but reveal a smile that came from the heart.

“Nothing much, Lord Amon… I was just trying an experiment.”

“But as you can see, I failed.”

“The device was successfully activated, but in the end, nothing happened.”

Feeling in high spirits and sensing the door within his eyes finally stabilizing, feeding off something of his own for the time being, Hermes couldn’t help but reflect deeply.

Today’s experiment was not his first attempt.

But since creating ‘Amon’ at the Circumterrestrial River beyond time and space and allowing Solomon to offer Blood Sacrifices on the battlefield, this really was his first attempt.

It was not a success, which was to be expected.

After all, what he had to construct the ‘Truth’ was far from sufficient, so it was natural for it to collapse.

But in terms of results, it wasn’t a complete failure either.

At least it lasted until he tried to bear it with his body, which was already a qualitative breakthrough.

With a slight smile, recalling past events, Hermes could not help but be surprised by his own boldness and fortune at this moment.

A traveler through many worlds.

An apprentice in pursuit of truth.

The former Hermes ignited his strength to ‘Travel’ and ‘Journey’ in the illusory world, passing through the portal that separated the present from falsehood, and successfully arrived in the world beyond the door.

For him at that time, everything in the Real World was undoubtedly the ‘Truth.’

And now, standing at the pinnacle of the Mortal World within the Real World, he began to reverse the process, using his own existence as an anchor to try to reconstruct that portal of the past.

This was not only the path to his Ascension but also his tool for exploring a higher realm.

By manifesting this portal between existence and nonexistence, he might ascend to the throne of God.

What would he gain by fully manifesting the ‘Truth’ hidden behind the portal?

“All paths… lead to the same ultimate destination.”

“For the former me, everything in the Real World was the ‘Truth.'”

“And if I could manifest all ‘Truth,’ wouldn’t that mean omniscience, and likewise, omnipotence?”

Casting aside this somewhat arrogant speculation, Hermes didn’t get too excited.

For as he said himself, the destination of all paths is the same.

Alchemy is such, ‘turning the false into the true’ might reach the end of the path.

But from the perspective of a Deity like Chaos, haven’t they also had a similar path for long?

If Zeus with his Sovereign rule managed to govern everything above and below, and then in turn used the Power of God-King to rule the heavens.

Then when he eventually shattered the destined fate and grasped all of the world, he too is ‘all-knowing’ and ‘all-powerful,’ the Lord of all Gods, the King of Kings revered by all worlds, it’s just that he clearly cannot achieve this yet.

Therefore, seeing the end is one thing.

But the gap between seeing the end and achieving it is still vast like the heavens and the abyss.

With a satisfied smile, at this point, the prior preparations were finally complete.

After exchanging a few words with the God of Stars Amon, Hermes then excused himself.

Returning to the top of the high tower, he found the Fates who had been waiting for a long time.

With sparks of subtle starlight flashing in his right eye, Hermes spoke with a smile.

“Lachesis, I am now ready.”

“If you have no other questions, then we can set off.”

“Of course not.”

Nodding profoundly, Lachesis turned around and sized up Hermes before her.

Seemingly no different from before, she wondered what he had been preparing…

With this thought mind, she felt a vague sense of wonder.

For some reason, at this moment, the instinct of the Fates to feel a kinship was more intense than ever.

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