[Main Quest: Advancement to Sequence Zero 'Visionary']
[Advancement Ritual: Make the development of the era match one's own expectations, then at a critical point, consume the Beyonder potion within the predetermined flow of the era!]
[Reward: 0-02 Trunsoest Brass Book]
The Advancement Ritual for Sequence One was not as complicated as before.
Under the 'script' pre-planned by Ankewelt, he smoothly became the Sequence One 'Author' with almost no obstacles.
Looking back now, after White Zetsu gained consciousness, his inexplicable choice to betray 'Adam' and his gradually mad thoughts clearly had the shadow of Ankewelt pushing behind the scenes.
Moreover, because White Zetsu was deeply involved with him, at the moment of Advancement, he completed the 'digestion.'
The uniqueness of the Visionary Pathway, after completing the Advancement task, was directly merged and accepted by Uchiha Sogetsu.
Of course, accepting the 'uniqueness' was not simple. It required time to slowly assimilate it.
When fully assimilated, Uchiha Sogetsu would truly become the first person below Sequence Zero, the genuine 'King of Angels'!
In the setting of 'The Lord of the Mysteries,' a Sequence One who has accepted the 'uniqueness' is called the 'King of Angels.'
This existence ranks just below Sequence Zero. Once the opportunity is right and the ritual is complete, he can immediately advance to the 'True God' realm.
In other words, now Uchiha Sogetsu is only half a step away from Sequence Zero!
What he lacks is no longer the Beyonder potion, but the 'opportunity' of the era!
"Finally, I have reached this step."
From the Sea of Collective Subconscious, Uchiha Sogetsu's pale golden slit pupils shimmered with enchanting ripples like cracks.
At this moment, His consciousness completely controlled the Sea of Collective Subconscious, extending outward to perceive countless living beings' thoughts, ideas, and even their every moment's intention.
The feeling of merging with the Sea of Collective Subconscious was incredibly marvelous!
Where there were words, they must be known!
He could borrow the Sea of Collective Subconscious to cast his gaze into the depths of anyone's soul and easily change their subconscious.
What the Quill of Alzuhod could do, He could now do as well, even stronger!
For example, pulling a meteorite down directly from outer space was also possible. Although such things defied 'logic,' at most it only consumed more energy.
This was the power of the 'Author,' involving not only the realm of 'omniscience' but also the realm of 'omnipotence.'
"No wonder the ancient Sun God, after rebirth, took the Visionary as a foundation."
After understanding this meaning, deep within Uchiha Sogetsu's heart grew an even stronger yearning for the full gathering of the five great Pathways of 'omniscience and omnipotence' and what power one would possess after fully ascending to the 'Great Old One.'
"Congratulations, you've taken another step closer to 'Sequence Zero.'"
At this moment, Adam smiled and stepped forward, clapping in celebration. "But from your expression, it doesn't look like you're very happy?"
"Many things have happened."
Uchiha Sogetsu shook his head and sighed.
"That Adam, since he didn't come out with you, is he already dead?" Adam asked.
"Almost."
Uchiha Sogetsu sighed again.
Regrettably, the Hokage 'Adam' was forever trapped in the world of the 'Groselle's Travels.'
His personality was completely replaced by Ankewelt. Whether he could be saved or not was beside the point. Even if he could be rescued, Uchiha Sogetsu no longer dared to believe it.
"How do you plan to deal with White Zetsu?"
Adam asked curiously. "Since you've already 'ascended' successfully, theoretically, you shouldn't need it anymore, right?"
Uchiha Sogetsu shook his head while looking at the notebook in his hand. "No. White Zetsu still has a great use. I plan to make it the 'cornerstone' of the Omnipotent Domain and let it continue to shine."
Adam, knowing about the five great Pathways of 'Omniscience and Omnipotence,' immediately guessed his intention. "The Sun Pathway?"
After carefully considering the current situation, this conclusion was easy to draw.
To ascend to the 'Old One,' the conditions were to gather the five adjacent Pathways, have a sequence one Beyonder Characteristics, uniqueness, and accommodate the 'Sefirot.'
The primary goal was the omniscient and omnipotent authority corresponding to 'God Almighty'—the five adjacent Pathways: The Visionary, The Hanged Man, The Sun, The Tyrant, and The White Tower!
Among them, The Visionary and The White Tower involved the authority of the 'omniscient' domain.
While The Tyrant, The Hanged Man, and The Sun involved the authority of the 'omnipotent' domain.
Of course, this division wasn't entirely exact. For example, The Visionary also involved part of the omnipotent authority, and The Hanged Man involved some omniscient aspects.
Uchiha Itachi was associated with The Hanged Man Pathway. He possesses sequence two Beyonder Characteristics of Tyrant Pathways, and one sequence one Beyonder Characteristics of The Visionary Pathway.
Orochimaru belonged to The White Tower Pathway but was too far from sequence one, so he was currently useless.
So the answer was clear.
The Pathway left for White Zetsu could only be 'The Sun,' just like the ancient Sun God, acting as the 'cornerstone.'
"That's right. White Zetsu as 'The Sun' couldn't be more fitting."
Uchiha Sogetsu nodded slightly, then lowered his head to look at the book with the dark brown cover and said calmly, "Besides, as long as this notebook exists, we don't need to worry about it losing control."
The 'notebook' created by Ankewelt possessed absolute restraint, and its holder could freely alter the stories within the book.
Unless White Zetsu could surpass Ankewelt, it could never escape the 'notebook.'
"Surpass Ankewelt? Hahaha."
Uchiha Sogetsu couldn't help but laugh aloud. It seemed that possibility would never happen.
"By the way, I'm afraid you might have forgotten."
Adam suddenly spoke up, saying, "Along with White Zetsu, the one who went in together was Uchiha Obito. You wouldn't have forgotten him, right?"
"How could I?"
Uchiha Sougetsu laughed, "Do you think my memory is that bad?"
"Useless now?"
Adam raised an eyebrow and asked, "According to the plan, wasn't he supposed to start the Fourth Great Ninja War?"
"When did I ever need him to start the Fourth Great Ninja War?"
Uchiha Sougetsu shook his head lightly and said calmly, "The reason for keeping Uchiha Obito was simple—back then, it was to find out what was happening on the moon. Now he's useless."
Obito's role basically ended after discovering the situation on the moon.
The only reason for keeping him now was to deal with the 'Abomination.' For now, he can just stay in the 'Groselle's Travels.'
"The tide of the era is about to begin."
Uchiha Sougetsu's eyes were deep and distant, as if gazing into the future.
After a moment, he turned to Adam: "It's time to return. You will take my place and lead the Twilight Hermits."
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