One must be able to accommodate 100 units of divinity before they can fuse with a pathway completely. So they must have 10 souls to achieve it.
This requirement can be met using the aid of faith. But those who have ten souls don't need faith to achieve it.
So, according to the information in the god of dreams' mind, going after the god of knowledge won't be as easy as subduing the god of dreams. They would have to become a bona fide god before they can make the attempt.
But they don't need the god of knowledge anymore, so there is no need to worry about what kind of power they would need to subdue the god of knowledge. What they gained from the god of dreams was enough for them to plan how to gain access to the origin and become an Absolute.
The god of dreams was in a bad situation. The Mind Plague in his mind was burning through his mind like wildfire and destroying every inch of his mind.
