“Not bad!” William observed Jesus’s performance, noting that his punch was quite impressive. “What are your plans for the future?”
Jesus pondered, “I heard from Alice that Earth is quite interesting these days. I’d like to check it out.”
“It is fun,” William chuckled. “But you’d better not use your powers carelessly, or that world might not withstand your might.”
“Mr. Johnson, you and Alice are planning to live on Earth eventually, right?… If I go there, I just want to live like an ordinary person. Why would I randomly start fights with others?” Jesus replied.
“Then, when you’re there, try to abide by the local laws and regulations,” William advised, knowing well that Earth was too fragile for the powers of beings like them.
Jesus, being a reasonable sort, was known for advocating love, mercy, peace, forgiveness, faith, and redemption. It was unlikely he would do anything too outrageous on Earth.
“Do you want to say goodbye to Alice and the others?”
“No need for goodbyes. If it’s meant to be, we’ll meet again. Saying goodbye just makes it awkward.”
“Then I’ll just send you to Earth.” With a wave of his arm, William found himself in the Maldives of the Divine Realm, while Jesus was already on Earth.
“William, where’s Jesus?” Alice, seeing William return without Jesus, couldn’t help but ask.
From their perspective, Jesus and William had disappeared without a trace, and then only William returned.
“He’s gone to Earth,” William explained. “We might run into him again someday.”
“Oh!” Alice muttered, “He could at least have said goodbye before leaving. Next time I see him, I’m definitely making him buy me coffee.”
Alice couldn’t quite grasp Jesus’s manner of leaving without a word.
William didn’t say much, turning his attention to Rhadamanthus: “What about you? What do you wish for?”
Rhadamanthus, a rather straightforward individual who had followed Hades through countless battles to become one of Hades’ three major guardians, seized the opportunity to express his wish: “My desire is to become the strongest in the Divine Realm!”
That wish…
William thought for a moment, “I can’t make you stronger than me,that’s beyond my capabilities.”
Rhadamanthus smiled, “I believe you can find a way.”
“Like making me just a bit weaker than you, and then… you never return to the Divine Realm.”
“You…” Alice felt Rhadamanthus’s wish was a bit excessive.
The Divine Realm was full of powerful beings, and making Rhadamanthus the strongest, second only to William, and then asking William to leave the Divine Realm seemed a bit much.
“Miss Alice, this is the wish Mr. Johnson agreed to fulfill for me. I trust Mr. Johnson will keep his word,” Rhadamanthus said with a smile, his normally honest face showing a hint of cunning.
Since it was a wish, it should be ambitious.
Like Jesus, who went to watch the Cosmic Entity Guardian battle—what did he gain from that?
What tangible benefits did he receive?
“Your wish isn’t impossible to fulfill!” William said, and Rhadamanthus disappeared from their sight.
“What did you do?” Alice asked, “You didn’t kill him, did you? Rhadamanthus’s wish was excessive, but…”
William shook his head, “Why would I kill him? I just helped him fulfill his wish.”
“I created another parallel world’s Divine Realm for him, where he is the only one. Naturally, he’s the strongest there.”
“Is he trapped there, unable to leave?” Alice was unsure how to feel about William’s method. It seemed somewhat unfair.
He had encouraged Rhadamanthus to make a wish, and now, by fulfilling it in a twisted way, William had trapped him in another “Divine Realm.”
Was that fair?
William explained, “I left five sets of secret techniques, ten top-
tier divine artifacts, and the power of ten divine halos there. If he diligently seeks these items and enhances his own strength over some years, when he returns here, he should indeed be the strongest in the Divine Realm.”
“I promised to take you on a honeymoon, so I can’t leave the Divine Realm just yet,” William said to Alice. “This way, I’ve also kept my promise to him.”
The secret techniques, divine artifacts, and the power of the ten divine halos William left for Rhadamanthus were not merely the power of the Cosmic Entity’s divine halos but had been modified by William based on those powers.
If Rhadamanthus could calm his mind and obtain these items, he would surely achieve greatness.
But if he chose to leave the Divine Realm William created for him without seeking these items, they would disappear.
Unaware of what had happened, Rhadamanthus found himself on a desolate, dark planet. His divine sense swept across the planet, findingno life forms, and in front of him stood only a stone tablet inscribed with two words—Divine Realm.
“Well done! Mr. Johnson, truly worthy of being the honorable William the Obliterator!” Rhadamanthus laughed wildly to the sky, “Is this how Mr. Johnson fulfills my wish?”
William was unconcerned with what Rhadamanthus might think,he had done what he felt was necessary.
Having fulfilled the wishes of all companions who had been with Alice for five years, William now just wanted to travel around with Alice.
After saying goodbye to Loki, Alice’s intensive training journey was also officially concluded.
Now, only Alice and Zeus remained by William’s side.
“Do you need a mask?” William pulled out three masks, offering them to Alice, “Your current appearance might attract too much attention in the Divine Realm. Wearing one of these masks can help conceal your aura.”
“Did you make these masks yourself?” Alice examined the masks in William’s hands. They were exquisitely crafted, with ancient and mysterious patterns that she instantly adored.
“This one…” Alice picked the simplest mask.
William handed it to her casually, and Zeus, watching from the side, couldn’t help but feel a surge of awe. Others might not know, but he was well aware that each mask William crafted was infused with a part of his power, not merely for concealing one’s aura.
The mask Alice chose was apparently the first one William had ever made. Zeus remembered how, when Poseidon was still a child, he had secretly taken this mask out to play and had slain countless ancient beasts with it.
Wearing this mask could grant supreme divine power.
After Alice put on the mask, the Sword Spirit of the Sword of Soulbreaker couldn’t help but cheer, “Master, with this mask on, your power can now break all the seals imposed on me!”
“You better not do that!” William cautioned, “This mask is meant for hiding your aura. If you use its power to break the seals on the Sword of Soulbreaker, unless you wear it for life, you won’t be able to control the sword’s power afterward.”