Thus Medea, with divine blood, had to spend millennia erasing the lingering will in her bloodline bit by bit; whereas the old man without divine blood, even if he used external forces to extract and eliminate the influence of the God of the Stars on his divinity, the foreign nature of this power naturally repelled him when he ascended to demigod status.
In the end, not only did it not extend his life, but it became a heavy burden that oppressed his flesh and soul.
By now, the old man had completed his bodily transformation, but the influence of the God of the Stars' divinity had become even more severe due to his wounded soul.
Fortunately, all of this was expected… Forcing himself to stay strong, the old man's nearly shattered soul was very calm beneath his handsome and perfect body.
Since the power of the mortal realm cannot remove this influence, then why not I become a god?
Even if it's momentarily falsehood, it would be enough to erase Astraeus' remnants within me.
