"But isn't the amount of this Ultimate Skill a bit too much?"
Rin was sensing how much Ultimate Skill this Authority could bring him after returning to the Cardinal World.
Violet's answer truly shocked him.
Because this one Authority alone was enough to rival two Ultimate Skills of the seven deadly sins level.
To draw a comparison, it was roughly half of Velzard's Ultimate.
This was no longer astonishing, but terrifying.
"Just one Heretic God Zeus can provide us with so much Ultimate Skill?"
Rin didn't think Zeus's performance just now could reach a level comparable to Lord of Ice Gods.
If it were to be benchmarked, it would have to be Chaos from the Campione worldview to provide such a vast amount of Ultimate Skill, right?
Although it might sound a bit harsh, Zeus alone truly didn't deserve such a reward.
"It's not just Zeus."
Violet said, "Through the circle of usurpation, I didn't just plunder Zeus's power. I also plundered the Authority of the entire Greek pantheon."
The 'plundering' here was not theft or forceful seizure.
Violet only needed a law sample.
So her so-called plundering was more like copying a portion of Authority from the Greek pantheon.
Then, quantitative change led to qualitative change.
Just like that, she forcefully created an Authority for Rin that had the potential to evolve into Gods Ultimate.
"It can be done like that?"
Rin asked, "So if I summon another Greek god, can I plunder it again?"
"No."
Unfortunately, Violet had already obtained that part of the origin of Greek mythology.
She was no longer interested in the gods of Greece.
Of course, if the summoned god was merely wearing a Greek mythology disguise, and also had identities from other pantheons,
Then Violet could still trace the origin through the opponent and plunder Ultimate Skill from another mythological system.
"Master?"
Diablo didn't immediately interrupt Rin's realization. He waited for a while before asking, "Shall we continue the Heretic God summoning ritual?"
"Continue."
Rin calculated the distance between Doni, Marquis Voban, and Athens.
After allowing enough time for evacuation, he should be able to summon two more Heretic Gods.
"Yes!"
Thus, Diablo once again manipulated the ordinary people of Athens to begin summoning a new Heretic God.
This time, the one who descended was Zeus's brother, the Sea God Poseidon.
Although his status was not as high as Zeus's, it was quite similar.
In terms of combat power alone, Poseidon's strength was not much weaker than Zeus's.
He wielded the Authority over the ocean and was also the God of Earthquakes and Storms.
"Rin?"
Testarossa returned to her human form. She stood beside him and asked, "Are you going to slay him to obtain new Authority?"
"The Authority of the Greek pantheon holds little significance for me."
Rin had no interest in Poseidon's Authority. He had his own plans in this regard.
Greece, Egypt, Ancient Babylon, Celtic, Norse, Hebrew, Japan, Scarlet Land of China.
Rin didn't care about Authority.
What he wanted was to use the great feat of slaying a god to obtain the key to opening different pantheons, and then let Violet plunder the Ultimate Skill of those pantheons.
Furthermore, the strength of a Campione was unrelated to the number of Authorities.
In terms of Authority, the development of Campiones mainly followed two paths: deep cultivation of a single Authority, or quantitative change leading to qualitative change.
The representative figures of these two paths were Luo Hao of China and Marquis Voban.
A Campione's magicules would not multiply with the number of Authorities.
The number of Authorities, at most, only provided the Campione with more options.
Theoretically, even if a Campione only had one Authority,
As long as it was developed deeply, it could still derive various abilities.
What's more, Rin's Authority, In the Name of the Father, was all-encompassing, practically an omnipotent domain.
In other words, even if Rin obtained Authorities like ocean, earthquake, or storm,
To him, they would be truly unnecessary.
Because In the Name of the Father possessed all these abilities, and there were no restrictions where indirect usage would weaken them.
"Poseidon's Authority, Diablo, you shall usurp it."
"Then next, Testarossa, it's your turn."
It is not so easy for a Campione to gain new Authorities.
If a fair and just duel cannot be held, even if a Campione ambushes or scavenges a Heretic God, he will still not be able to obtain an Authority.
Rin had previously exploited a loophole in the circle of usurpation using Violet's Authority.
However, some things can happen once or twice, but not thrice.
Rin had completed his transformation from a human to an earthly demon king.
Even he, if he wanted to obtain another Authority, would have to defeat a Heretic God head-on with his own strength.
As for Hinata, she still had a chance to become a Campione by borrowing Luminous's power.
As for Diablo and Testarossa... if they wanted to usurp power, they could only rely on one-on-one combat to directly defeat a Heretic God.
"The opponent's strength doesn't seem to be as strong as Zeus's."
Diablo's battle with Poseidon ended very quickly.
Poseidon wasn't as strong as Zeus, and Diablo had already figured out the specifics of a Heretic God, so he immediately unleashed his ultimate move.
With a burst of power, Diablo successfully crippled Poseidon.
Then... as Diablo's longsword, transformed from his purgatorial flames, and the Morning Star stolen from Lucifer, two divine swords simultaneously pierced the Sea King's chest.
With that, the Lord of the Ocean in Greek mythology was forcibly sent back to myth.
However, not even a moment was spent mourning Poseidon's death. The next Heretic God to descend was the eldest brother of the three, the Underworld King Hades.
"The King of the Underworld?"
Testarossa was one of the three pillars in the primordial era, her strength comparable to Diablo's.
Moreover, Lilith also possessed the Authority of death.
"I feel like I can usurp an Authority from him that is very suitable for me."
Testarossa's battle with Hades did not take the form of Satan. Instead, she fought him as the Blood Goddess Lilith, wielding a giant scythe.
However, Hades's strength somewhat exceeded Rin's and Diablo's expectations.
Hades was stronger than Poseidon.
Even compared to Zeus, he was only slightly weaker...
(To be continued.)
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