Crossover: The Problematic Human of Arcadia — Shaper of Anime Worlds Chapter 307: Turmoil in the Upper Levels

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"Godslayers? Campiones?"

"About them..." Ryo froze for a mont before frowning. "Do you an humans who kill gods, or are you talking about the Last Trial?"

In Little Garden, there weren't many beings known as Godslayers, but the most famous ones were tied to the Last Trial of Humanity.

Demon Lords born from the cracks of the world—manifestations of causes that could lead to humanity's destruction.

Shiroyasha was once one of them too. But after submitting to the Twin Goddesses, her spirit rank was suppressed, leaving her as the harmless figure she appears to be now.

Still, based on Ryo's guess, Oga was likely referring to humans who defied the odds, slew gods, and took their Authorities. After all she also said Campiones.

But sothing like that being produced in batches? The thought made Ryo's expression turn a bit strange.

To create a Godslayer, you need a God who becos a Heretic. Would the gods of Little Garden really willingly take on that role in bulk? Otherwise, how would large numbers of Godslayers even co into being?

"The forr."

Oga's tone held a hint of amusent.

"Pandora's ritual is interesting, but not exactly unbreakable. The thod to force gods into becoming Heretic Gods is a bit annoying to replicate, but still just a small hurdle."

"A little brat who climbed to three-digits spent two months on it and cracked the whole thing."

Hearing that, Ryo couldn't help but cover his face. He honestly hadn't expected that.

The Pandora's ritual and the Circle of Usurpation were elegant works, but to the gods of Little Garden, nothing too difficult to reverse-engineer.

And as for forcing gods to incarnate as Heretic Gods—those ancient monsters among the three-digits would only need a bit of tinkering before they figured out their own version.

So, with Heretic Gods prepared, and a "hero" backed by divine forces... yeah, mass-producing Godslayers wasn't so impossible after all.

And truthfully, these Godslayers would be watered down.

Because the gods they killed wouldn't truly die. They'd rely return to slumber within their mythos, and the Authorities obtained would be fragnts, not complete forms.

Honestly, with Little Garden's scale and the gods' thods, they probably wouldn't even need to enter slumber at all.

Still—this filled in the last missing condition for mass-producing Godslayers.

And as for why the gods in the upper layers would want to do it... Ryo already had a guess.

He didn't bother dancing around it and asked Oga directly: "Your Majesty, are the gods in the upper layers trying to produce Godslayers to fight over faith quotas in the lower realms?"

To survive in the three-digit upper realm of Little Garden, you needed at least a four-digit power level. Getting up was easy—getting back down was not.

three-digits were absolutely forbidden from descending, and even four digits, unless they were part of the Indra Army guarding the borders, would find it extrely difficult to return below once they ascended.

The ironic part? It was the lower realm—the four-digit layer—that had the greatest influence over the external observation universes tied to Little Garden.

Godly factions that held vast faith networks in the lower realm could extend their influence outward and secure a larger share of faith from the countless observation worlds.

And the more faith they held, the more easily they could comprehend their Authorities... sotis even sparking true inspiration.

That was exactly why the Greek Pantheon could sit comfortably with a group of three-digit-level outliers still choosing to remain in the four-digit layer.

After all, the four-digit Zeus was soone who could go head-to-head with top-tier three digits.

And if Zeus ascended now, he'd make a na for himself among the upper ranks. Because with no two-digit stepping in, not many gods could outmatch him.

Even Poseidon, though weaker than Zeus, wasn't far behind.

And alongside Poseidon were Apollo, Athena, Ares, Artemis—divine beings on that level.

Yet they all willingly identified as four-digit gods and stayed in the lower levels.

That was the power of faith—the greatest advantage exclusive to gods and one that dominated Little Garden's mainstream systems.

So if a thod existed to force gods into Heretic forms, it was almost certain that so pantheon leaders in the upper realm wouldn't resist the temptation. They would either mass-produce Godslayers or enter the field themselves to seize faith quotas from below.

The gods themselves might be barred from descending, but Heretic incarnations were not.

The treaty upheld by the upper realms was rigorous, but it never accounted for the existence of Heretic Gods. That loophole alone could change everything.

For gods already starved of faith and desperate to advance, the temptation to slip through that loophole and personally intervene was imnse.

So imnse that even Ryo admitted... if he were in their place, he wouldn't be able to resist either.

"That's just a side detail," Oga said softly, still faintly smiling.

"A side detail?"

Ryo blinked. If fighting over faith was just a side plot... then what was the main one?

He didn't have to wait long. Oga sighed lightly.

"The passage to the Full Authority Realm has opened once again."

Ryo's pupils contracted sharply. He found himself speechless.

He steadied himself, taking several minutes before he finally asked quietly, "What do you an, it has opened again?"

"You only need to know that to reach the Full Authority Realm, you must gather vast and powerful Authorities."

That one line made Ryo's expression turn... complicated.

"They're planning to beco Godslayers themselves?"

Oga didn't respond aloud, but his silence was as good as confirmation.

"This is just..." Ryo didn't even know how to react.

Three-digit powerhouses needed to collect Authorities to open the passage to two digits.

Based on what he'd just learned, that ant that so three-digit beings were likely planning to reincarnate as humans, slaughter gods, and beco Godslayers.

They intended to use this thod to seize Authorities and carve a path to the three-digit realm.

If that were the case, even if the gods above didn't want to incarnate as Heretic Gods... there would be powerful forces forcing them into that role.

When reaching two digits was on the line, anyone expecting three digits to play fair was deluding themselves.

At that mont, Oga's gentle voice continued:

"The upper layer of Little Garden is preparing an elimination tournant. A few months from now, many gods will beco Heretic incarnations. And "so" will seal their mories and undergo reincarnation."

Ryo's lips quirked up into a mocking smile. "Heh? I guess they need a way to justify throwing the weaker gods in as prey?"

Force the weak to beco Heretic forms, offer them up as huntable targets—it'd look bad without so kind of compensation.

Like... The bounty for slaying a God-King would definitely be generous—tempting even to deities.

And likewise, attracting Heretic Gods to target those reincarnated God-Kings would speed up their own Godslayer ascension, letting them seize Authority quickly.

Oga didn't clarify, only offered a calm reminder:

"Prepare yourself for the impact. Once the upper realm's elimination tournant ends in a few months, the lower layers will be hit hard."

A sense of urgency settled in Ryo's chest.

"Of course," Oga added with so amusent, "that's just the influence you've had on the environnt."

"You're a lot more disruptive than I expected."

Ryo paused blankly, and then heard Oga's gentle, smiling voice. "The World Dragon has personally mobilized. She seems to be heading toward the new observation world you discovered."

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