Chapter 386

Chapter 386: Debate Among Rivers

“How much wealth is needed to elevate the God of Theater to the true god level?”

Su Wen asked, as this question was his primary concern.

“I’ll go and ask,” Yuan Bao replied seriously. After a moment, he opened his eyes with a mix of complexity and excitement.

“God of Wealth, this time, I successfully gathered some benefits from the river of time.”

“The river of time explained that the Faith Half-God, limited by the rules of this universe, can only reach the level of a Demigod and cannot become a true god.”

“At most, through years of accumulated faith power, they may develop a deep and profound energy.”

“Using the river of time’s Demigod rating system, a Faith Half-God would only be at a two-star level.”

“A Divine Power Half-God, refined by the power of the true god, has a faint, almost imperceptible chance to open the door to the true god.”

“The more divine power granted by the true god, the stronger the combat power of the Divine Power Half-God.”

“But success and failure both hinge on divine power.”

“A Demigod relying on the true god’s divine power will be tightly constrained when attempting to open the door to the true god.”

“The river of time mentioned that there’s a slim chance because, among the beings they’ve encountered, there are a few formidable individuals.”

“After becoming a Demigod through the true god’s power, they used cunning to eliminate the true god who granted them divine power.”

“Seizing this opportunity, they then opened the door to the true god.”

“In terms of rating, the river of time awards four stars.”

“The third method is to achieve an Immortal Half-God through the cleansing of the power of time and space or the power of fate.”

“The strength of an Immortal Half-God speaks for itself.”

“As long as they cross to the other side, they can open the door to the true god.”

“Moreover, whenever an Immortal Half-God experiences a breakthrough in power, they can faintly sense the presence of the true god’s door.”

“If the Immortal Half-God has enough confidence and believes they can leap over the dragon gate like a carp, they can use their Immortal Trait to guide the arrival of the true god’s door.”

“Then, they begin to forcefully cross to the other side and open the door!”

“The river of time’s rating mechanism considers this method to be ninety-nine stars.”

Su Wen was startled and asked, “How come the first two were two stars and four stars, and now the third method jumps straight to ninety-nine stars?”

How could it skip levels like that?

Yuan Bao remained calm and replied, “God of Wealth, don’t you understand the dark river’s nature? The third method comes from it and the River of Fate, so of course, they’d praise it more!”

“And this rating mechanism is something the river of time created itself.”

“If it’s their own system, isn’t it up to them to decide?”

Su Wen nodded slightly, feeling that Yuan Bao made a valid point.

Self-praise, after all, was the nature of the river of time, wasn’t it?

It made perfect sense!

"You can go on."

"Alright."

Yuan Bao went on, "The river of time says an immortal half-god can break through their limits up to nine times."

"The more you break through, the tougher it gets."

"But the more times you break through, the better your chances of becoming a true god."

"And once you’re a true god, the more breakthroughs you’ve had, the stronger you’ll be."

"A true god who’s broken through once won’t match up to one who’s done it nine times."

"The river of time can help you and your comrades break through these limits quickly, as per your request, God of Wealth."

"You can explore the Ocean of Rules and reach the other side."

"With enough wealth, you and your comrades can even witness where rules are born, all under the river of time’s protection."

"By then, you’ll all see big improvements."

Su Wen thought for a bit and asked, "Is this help guaranteed to work?"

Yuan Bao closed his eyes, then opened them and said, "The first breakthrough is a sure thing, but after that, the chances drop."

"By how much?"

"It depends on your foundation and how well you understand the immortal rules."

"Is it dangerous?"

"Not under the river of time’s protection."

"So, my comrades and I need to aim for at least ten breakthroughs?"

"That’s right."

"Okay, I get it."

Su Wen sighed. With over nine hundred million in wealth, he knew the river of time would be interested.

He might not even need to go to the next sub-timelines. Just starting to use the service to become a true god could drain his wealth fast.

The dark river sure knows how to sell!

It always has what you want!

If it doesn’t, it’ll make it for you.

Thinking this, Su Wen remembered the river of time’s info on divine power half-gods.

Most half-gods in the demigod clan are divine power half-gods!

And this clan is tied to the Great God of Wealth from the Eighth Era!

So, these half-gods probably got their powers from the Great God of Wealth to become half-gods.

Their chase after him isn’t just about corruption from the remnants.

They want to kill him to take something that’ll help them become true gods, right?

If they didn’t want anything, the remnants wouldn’t have corrupted them so easily.

"Ask the river of time, where’s the New Year’s gift?"

Su Wen suddenly changed the subject, "Is this how they treat their celestial officers?"

"I won’t even talk about the time an internship destiny seat hosted a celestial officer."

"Is it right to not give gifts to celestial officers during the holidays?"

The River of Fate is shy.

If it gives wealth, others will return the favor.

But the river of time is shameless!

If you offer money first, they’ll take it without giving anything back.

At most, you’ll get a thank you.

So, you need different strategies for different rivers.

"God of Wealth, the river of time says it noticed when the River of Fate broke the time and space barrier to use the power of fate to connect and open sub-timelines."

Yuan Bao said, "But the river of time always thinks about what’s best for the God of Wealth. When it saw this was good for you, it didn’t say anything."

"In fact, it even stepped back when needed."

"Letting the River of Fate connect, letting the River of Fate…"

While talking, Yuan Bao suddenly spat and said, "Pah! This dark river, so shameless!"

"I can see it clearly; it couldn’t hold its ground and was overtaken by the River of Fate, yet it claims it stepped back for the God of Wealth."

"What a disgraceful river!"

"No, I can’t say the rest."

"God of Wealth, wait for me. I’m going to argue with the rivers!"