There are only two conventional paths of power that one can take after transcendence. The path of perfection and the path of Godhood. In some planes, practitioners of each side are hostile to each other for various reasons. In some other planes, both paths don’t exist at all, maybe one or the other. For example, the path of Godhood doesn’t exist in the home plane of the divine dragons. For one, they don’t have any need for divinity because they are eternal, they live forever unless killed. The most important reason for the lack of gods is that no dragon will bend his head in the worship of another. They are proud and believe that faith is silly and stupid. They believe only weak and stupid races will worship a member of their own race and give him or her power over the rest.
The major reason why people hate gods is because of all the chaos they cause in their pursuit of faith. Faith wars, religious bigotry, and divine strife caused by different ideology is the major reason for war in this rather peaceful day and age. The strong people usually leave the plane because there’s nothing here for them to fight for. The gods don’t leave, they can’t leave because their faith binds them to the plane. They stay here and cause wars among the people to further their agenda. The wars they cause create a need for them amongst weak people. Their presence is seen by the authority of the plane as a source of chaos.
In some other planes, the two paths exist in harmony without war and strife between each other. Each path has its advantages and disadvantages. Whatever the case may be, it is known that the minimum requirement to remove the limit on the power of the plane is to wipe out the gods. A plane cannot allow for pure power over the level of a transcendent, hence the suppression of those above that level. It doesn’t mean that titans and transcendents are equal, even with the suppression of the plane, the fundamental difference between them is too great to allow a transcendent a fighting chance. A transcendent can attack a titan of law all day and not be able to overcome the defense of the titan of law at all. But two titans of law will not be able to show their difference in power easily because they are fundamentally the same.
The limit of the plane can be lifted to allow for the release of powers up to the level of a sovereign. This will make the plane a higher plane but it needs a sacrifice. Only a single path can be supreme in a plane for it to become a high plane. That means that either the path of gods disappears from the plane or the path of perfection.
So Guntu’s idea is to have fun while trying to get rid of the gods. He gets to fight, destroy things and let loose while being a hero for it. What’s not to like about that. It’s like killing two birds with one stone. It’s a genius plan aimed at having fun and doing good for his race.
The removal of the limit will lead to a comprehensive upgrade of the entire plane, its size will increase and the quality and quantity of mana will improve which will make its inhabitants have a higher chance of breaking the barrier to transcendence. And most importantly, it will prepare the plane to accept the baptism of origin energy. This baptism will make Origin energy available in the plane, it will not be as abundant as on the ancient battlefield but it will lead to a sudden rise in the number of lords and kings. This baptism can only be carried out if a world god from that plane petitions and pays the price for it. If mother high heaven agrees to it, it will occur, but the plane must have removed the limit placed on it. And he, Guntu will be the pacesetter that sets off the wave of development.
“My name will be known for eternity for something good too. I won’t be just the eye of destruction anymore. I’ll be the battle sage monkey that brought about the downfall of the gods.”
He could already hear the praises of worship and admiration.
“Honestly, this is my best decision so far. It is better than that time I tricked some titans into eating shit. That was so good.” He laughed.
That occurred the last time he came to the plane. There were no sovereigns around so his target of trickery was the titans of law. He picked up the dung of some animal on his way to the city and told the titans that it was a medicine that will help them control their powers. They ate it up like the most precious pills. There was this particularly zealous titan with some power of illusion that was desperate for more.
“It was both sad and funny at the same time.” He laughed even more
It is a common thing for him to try and trick his juniors into doing something embarrassing. He had gotten an origin god to drink from his sun wine this time around.
“I’ve still got it. But I’ll take up the mantle of responsibility and be a hero.” He thought in pretend solemnity. He knows that he mostly causes trouble, but the war will make be viewed in a new and better light.
What he is about to do will be difficult. It is why no one has attempted it yet and the ones that are strong like him spend their time on meaningful things. Certainly more meaningful things than pranking innocent titans whose lives were at risk into animal shit.
The advantages of removing the limit of a plane are immense but it is also difficult to perform. It is too difficult to kill all gods because gods are difficult to kill permanently. This usually leads to a drawn-out war that affects the plane as a whole. While it is a huge burner of resources and manpower, the endeavor will never fail as long as an origin god joins in. It will be an easier victory if the racial council endorsed the war.
The presence of a collective force called the racial council or the plane conference will ensure the mobilization of the entire force of the plane. The weakness of gods is their need for faith, it makes them easy to starve and besiege if they refuse to fight.
Gods dwell in a plane adjacent to the main plane called the divine plane. It is their home ground and can only be visited by transcendents. Gods have an advantage in the divine plane because they can use their full power there and will be able to suppress their counterparts on the path of perfection. Only demons, dragons, and some other unique races can unleash their full power in the divine plane. To end the era of gods, all the gods must be killed and the divine plane destroyed. The destroyed divine plane will then serve as fertilizer that will remove the limit of a plane. As long as the divine plane is destroyed, new gods will not be able to ascend and the era of gods will end.
While gods have an advantage in the divine plane, they can’t even express power that reaches that of an ascendant in the main plane. This makes it possible for any transcendent to kill any god that dares to walk the main plane with his or her main body. The dynamics of the situation often lead to a stalemate, but as long as faith is banned in the entire plane and it is strictly enforced, the gods will be wiped out. Faith is the crux of the matter, it leads to the rise of gods, and can also cause their demise.
God’s aren’t parasites as some would like to think. They also serve a purpose. The presence of the divine plane defends the plane from invasion on all sides. For a plane to be invaded, it has to be done through the planar portal. The divine plane is like a protective bubble that limits access to this one entrance. With it gone, then people from other planes will be able to easily bypass the planar portal as long as they have the coordinates of the plane. Of course, some individuals will be able to bypass the divine plane but the gods will be able to track them down in the main plane. The divine plane also actively defends the plane from invasion from demons. The gods are in an eternal battle with demons and their removal will allow demons access to the plane. So the removal of the limit of a plane is a double-edged sword and must be seriously considered. But it must be done or the plane will never progress.