"I lost, but I didn’t lose to the other Sun Gods; I lost to my initial choice."

Aten sighed leisurely, yet his tone did not reveal any hint of regret.

"When I saw that the ’Sun Hunter’ initially took the path of devouring the sun, I took it for granted that his trial was meant for later generations to retrace his path."

"To devour the suns of the heavens, to become the sole light illuminating all realms..."

"Unfortunately, I took the wrong path, and the ’Supreme Divine Format’ rejected me."

"Then, the other Sun Gods struck me down, leaving me in this current state."

Upon hearing this, Li Hao blinked and then asked.

"So what is the true path of inheritance?"

Although Aten did not explicitly say, Li Hao vaguely sensed some sentiment in his words.

Clearly, Aten seemed to understand what the correct path of inheritance was, prompting such a remark.

"The true path of inheritance?"

Suddenly, the perspective shifted, and Li Hao saw Aten for the first time after his fall.

It was a colossal hand reaching out from a decaying sun, a hand extending skyward like a Heaven Supporting Pillar.

"Successor from the future, have you ever thought about what is the strongest path in this world?"

"The power that crosses time and space? The energy that destroys the universe? Omniscience that perceives all?"

"No, none of that!"

"Or rather, none of these are the ’strongest path’ pursued by Sun Hunter Ra!"

Amidst the flames and desert, rolling thunder resounded as Aten lamented with endless regret.

"Any power that involves selection or renunciation is not the ’strongest path’ pursued by Ra."

"When a power can only be mastered by a fixed group, it can only be regarded as privilege, not a true path to strength."

Ignoring Li Hao’s bewildered look, Aten continued murmuring softly.

"In Ra’s view, a path’s strength does not lie in the heights it can achieve but in its universality."

"From the lofty Gods to the humble ants, they can all proceed along this path and ascend to the pinnacle!"

"Only such a path can be called ’the strongest’!"

"They are not picky about users, require no innate talents, nor are they confined to fixed races..."

"The only thing that can determine their height is the upper limit of the world nurturing them!"

"A path all can grasp, everyone can use; only such a universally applicable path deserves to be viewed as ’the strongest’!"

At this point, Aten’s voice suddenly ceased, and he sighed deeply.

"Successor from the future!"

"Since your era no longer has legends of this world, it means that someone has certainly passed this trial."

"Now, I only wish to know who completed Ra’s succession ritual?"

"What kind of path did he find? To satisfy such stringent requirements of the ’Supreme Divine Format’?"

Aten’s words successfully plunged Li Hao into contemplation.

It’s not the pursuit of the upper limit of power, but the pursuit of the most universally applicable path of growth...

Why does Li Hao feel that such a description sounds somewhat familiar, as if it were something he had long taken for granted?

[Wait? The most universally applicable path of growth?]

Li Hao seemed to have realized something and suddenly asked again.

"Aten, in your era, are Gods beings that are innately born?"

Upon hearing this, Aten immediately grasped and queried back.

"Aren’t Gods innately existing beings?"

"We are born as Gods, guides for all sentient beings, leading them from birth to death..."

"This is our responsibility, accompanied by an obligation born with our power."

Increasingly convinced of his speculation, Li Hao paused in silence and then asked once more.

"Then, in your era, are there any exceptions of mortals becoming Gods?"

The enormous hand paused unconsciously, and Aten was finally no longer so composed.

"Are you referring to those Desecrators?"

"They steal the God’s power, plunder the belief of all beings; have they already become mainstream in your time?"

"No, that absolutely cannot be the path Ra pursued!"

In the face of Aten’s unsettled denial, Li Hao just smiled calmly and said.

"I am not talking about those Desecrators..."

"I am merely speaking of a possibility, a possibility that mortals could become Gods as well."

Upon these words, Aten’s silence was deafening.

For he had already realized what Li Hao was talking about and understood why the [Supreme Divine Format] had vanished.

"In our era, besides the Natural Gods born of the world, there were also Civilization Gods nurtured by civilization."

"Of course, in general classification, both Natural Gods and Civilization Gods belong to the category of Innate Gods."

"And beyond the concept of Innate Gods, our era also had the concept of acquired gods..."

"Acquired Gods... as the name suggests, they are beings opposite to your type of naturally born Gods." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"They are Gods who ascended to the Divine Throne from mortals, a special existence growing from humble ants to Gods."

"And the path where humble ants grow into Gods is known to us as the ’Ascension Ladder’!"

With a tone full of amazement and deep emotion, Li Hao admitted he had underestimated the magnanimity of the Celestial Fathers.

Even someone like Sun Hunter Ra, who once almost destroyed All Heavens and Myriad Realms, had a far-reaching magnanimity and vision far beyond what normal Gods could imagine.

"It turns out... the first ’Ascension Ladder’ in All Heavens and Myriad Realms was born in Ra’s world!"

"It turns out... the ’Ascension Ladder’ we later took for granted was a miracle that did not exist in this era!"

Not the Desecrators who became Gods by plundering the God’s power, but the acquired Gods who raised the Divine Throne as mere mortals.

This concept shattered the common sense Aten had formed since birth, and made him feel genuine anger.

"Ra’s succession ritual... was never meant for us Gods from the start..."

"He wanted to choose a successor who was a mortal, one who could carve a bloody path among the Sun Gods..."

"Ridiculous! Simply ridiculous!"

After venting his anger, Aten inexplicably felt sorrow.

He thought that by understanding Ra’s real intent, he could touch the [Supreme Divine Format] once more, becoming a true Transcender.

But now it seemed he was merely a vessel for Ra to cultivate an Ascender.

Once the first Ascender achieved the glory of raising the Divine Throne as a mortal, the [Ascension Ladder] would spread through All Heavens and Myriad Realms.

This was a predestined fate and the last legacy Ra left to All Heavens and Myriad Realms.

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