Around the time when Lee Gun was waking up Hugo, the thirteenth furrowed his brows as Sagittarius made his appearance. It seemed the god of the sun had tried his best not to be discovered by the thirteenth.

[Did you think I wouldn’t find out about you staying hidden near my son?]

Sagittarius was silent when he heard the words full of barb.

In the past, he had been the thirteenth’s older brother. He had been part of the Creator tribe, yet he had never developed the Creation ability. This was why he became covetous of the power of the Creators and killed his tribe members along with his accomplices.

However, Sagittarius had also been murdered in the same fashion when the thirteenth had carried out his revenge.

Unlike the others, Sagittarius had his core absorbed by the Construct that killed him, so his original personality had remained.

Of course, it hadn’t been long since he had remembered the memories from his days as one of the original owners.

‘I recovered all my memories right before Lee Gun went into the Devil’s Tower.’

In the end, Sagittarius spoke to the thirteenth.

[Since you’ve been revived, you should get rid of me. You should complete your revenge.]

[No. I won’t.]

[What?]

[Now that I’ve gotten older, that task has become annoying in many ways.]

[...!!]

The thirteenth glanced at the surprised Sagittarius.

[Of course, it’s probably the fault of the Sagittarius Construct, who ate a core that wasn’t purified. Or maybe, your personality was left behind because the blood of the Creators flows within you. Anyway, you had a curse placed on you.]

[That’s....]

[It’s fine. Since you helped my son, I’m willing to forgive what you did in the past.]

However, the thirteenth then laughed in a nasty manner.

[Of course, I never plan on helping you revive your hair and your problem down there.]

[...!!!!]

Sagittarius’ face crumpled. Was the thirteenth letting him off because he was enjoying this...!!

The thirteenth didn’t care as he furrowed his brows.

[Anyway, I want Hyung-nim to stay by Gun’s side and look after him. Someone out there is aiming for the power of the Creators.]

[!]

[This bastard might have goaded you to kill your parents.]

Of course, this didn’t change that Sagittarius’s actions were unforgivable.

On the other hand, Sagittarius looked taken aback.

[Why are you leaving him to me? Why can’t you stay next to him?]

[I’m someone who should have died on that day. The dead should disappear. Gun is the thirteenth Zodiac, and he’s now the owner of the Serpent Bearer temple.]

[!]

[Still, I want to be a bit selfish. I want to disappear after I see my daughter-in-law and my grandchild.]

The thirteenth smiled as he thought about Lee Gun.

[Anyway, I told Gun that you’re his uncle. Good luck.]

[??!!]

Sagittarius almost screamed. Why the hell did he have to tell Lee Gun about that?

Once Lee Gun found out about the truth, he would go harder against him! Sagittarius was about to say something, but he almost throttled his younger brother when he saw the thirteenth’s expression.

[You told him on purpose, right?!!]

[No way. Why would I do that? Do you have something to hide, Hyung-nim?]

Sagittarius despaired when he saw the thirteenth flash a bright smile, as if nothing was wrong.

‘I should have never left the Divine world.’

If he had stayed in the Divine world, he wouldn’t have come face-to-face with Lee Gun.

Suddenly...

[!]

The thirteenth’s expression changed, surprising Sagittarius.

[What’s wrong?]

[A problem must have occurred on Gun’s side.]

The thirteenth quickly disappeared.

* * *

Bbah-gahk!

The Zodiac Saints and the disciples were shocked by what was happening in front of them. Lee Gun had suddenly kicked the revived Hugo. So they grabbed Lee Gun.

“Hey! Have you lost your mind?”

“I get how you feel, but... this isn’t it!”

Lee Gun ignored them as he looked at Hugo with cold eyes. “How dare you pretend to be Taeksoo? You want to die?”

The Zodiac Saint and the disciples, who had been trying to hold Lee Gun down, were surprised.

“He’s pretending to be Taeksoo...”

“That’s not Hugo?!”

The Chun siblings look at Hugo in surprise. Everyone who saw Hugo’s expression was shocked.

Normally, Hugo would have gotten angry before saying something. However, he had an odd smile on his face right now.

“Hmmph. As expected of the Zodiac of the earth, you noticed. I can see why the Great Spirits are focused on you.”

“!!”

The Chun siblings immediately broke away from Hugo.

“Who are you?” Lee Gun’s eyes flashed in anger. It didn’t matter who this bastard was. “I’ll ask nicely. Bring Taeksoo. Are you trying to cheat me?”

“Even if you say that— Kuh-huhk!!!”

Lee Gun stepped on his head as if to shut him up. “I’ll get rid of a finger each time you talk. Hurry up and bring me Taeksoo!”

In the end, Lee Gun was going to get rid of him with Death. But...

Flash!

A light descended from the sky.

“!”

At the same time, the light changed into a hologram. A holographic man appeared at the scene with a smile.

[Even if you get rid of it, your Construct won’t be returned.]

“!”

Lee Gun looked at him as if he were speaking nonsense. “Are you the culprit? Stop talking nonsense. Hurry up and hand over Taeksoo.”

[I don’t want to.]

“What?”

[You’re a Zodiac from the border with no title, yet you possess an amazing Construct. This is why it’s getting pretty crazy in the Divine world.]

“??!”

[Even a god cannot have a faith of more than 200%, yet he has 600% faith. It is unheard of. That might be why he’s on a different level compared to the other high-rank Constructs. As if having a special ability wasn’t enough, he possesses the power to replace 600 high-quality Constructs. It caused a big fuss within the auction house.]

Lee Gun feigned laughter as if he was dumbfounded. In other words, the Divine world had been turned on its head because the gods coveted Hugo. This was why the god of the underworld had ignored his official request and sent a different soul.

At this point, Lee Gun’s gaze moved to a different location. “Hey! You want to die! You told me I could bring him back! You said you were friends with that god of the underworld!”

It seemed Lee Gun had realized the thirteenth was lurking around in the shadows.

In the end, the thirteenth appeared as if he was reacting to those words. He was sweating profusely.

[I have no idea. There is no way Hades would act so stingy.]

The god inside the hologram laughed when he heard those words.

[It has been a while, and my father is no longer here. I already helped my father retire.]

The thirteenth continued to sweat.

‘There was already a transition of generations.’

His son’s gaze felt very prickly. The thirteenth looked aggrieved as he spoke.

[Why the hell did he have to lose his seat... Kuhk!!]

In the end, Lee Gun choked the thirteenth. “Why the hell did you have to send Taeksoo to the underworld of all places?”

[No! If I hadn’t sent him there, he would have been exterminated by Confusion! His soul itself would have ceased to exist! At that point, no god would have been able to revive him! This is better than losing him forever!]

“#$*&*!” Lee Gun wanted to immediately send the thirteenth flying, but he held himself back. The reason Hugo was sent there wasn’t important right now. “I paid the fee, and I asked him to be returned through the official channel. You will be reprimanded if you deny the request.”

[It doesn’t matter. It won’t be a problem if I just have to send back an item worth equal in value.]

“!”

[That’s why I sent you a substitute. In terms of specs, he’s on par with the “Pushover.” In fact, he’s one of the highest-ranked Constructs that might rank much higher than the other one. He is a special one that used to be owned by a Great Spirit. He’s someone precious that everyone covets. That should be enough, right?]

Was this bastard playing with his words? Lee Gun said, “I don’t care about specs. I need that particular soul.”

[Alright. I’ll return him. Instead, you should give me the Serpent Bearer’s holy ground, the earth.]

“What?”

[I’ll return it after five hundred years.]

In the end, murderous intent appeared in Lee Gun’s eyes. The bastard was getting too smug because Lee Gun wasn’t doing anything. He was talking nonsense.

[Ahhk! Gun! I’m being sold!]

“Dad!”

At that moment, a familiar voice came from the hologram. Hugo sounded like he was being chased by a goddess.

[Ho ho ho. Your face is not bad, and your abilities are quite useful. I’ll let you be my 19,788th husband.]

[Ahhk! I’m a married man! I have two kids!]

Death started to leak out from Lee Gun’s body. “This is my last warning. Give him to me.”

[Ha ha. I’m an exalted great Zodiac. I have more disciples than the people populating the earth. I’m the ruling god of the Pluto Dimension. A rookie like you being able to use the 600%-faith Construct to acquire such a land as a holy ground should be enough.]

The god of the underworld laughed after saying that.

[With him, a god could reach the mysterious stage 6, which no god has accomplished. This is why everyone is excited. You should give up something as good as him to your elder! You’re merely a poor god from the outskirts!]

This was how the hologram ended. Lee Gun’s patience reached its end.

“U...Uncle? Ahhhhk!!!”

Boom!

As if reacting to Lee Gun’s rage, stage 6 of both Life and Death surged forth.

[Those maggots...]

“U...Uncle?” They had never reached stage 6, yet they were acting this way?

[I never planned on going to the Divine world since it was too annoying.]

Lee Gun’s eyes flashed with menacing light.

* * *

[Lee Gun is the only god of the earth.]

[Lee Gun has saved the earth.]

[Every temple is taking care of the remaining remnants of the monsters.]

[The monsters are on the run after losing all their masters.]

[With the Serpent Bearer at the center, the lands belonging to humanity are being recovered.]

The world was abuzz. The monarchs, which had invaded the earth, were gone. Consequently, the monsters within the Red zone and Black zone had lost morale.

The disciples of the earth, who followed the Serpent Bearer, were cleaning them up. All the Zodiac Saints had stepped onto the battlefield as they joined the extermination.

Of course, they felt like dying because their Zodiac (Lee Gun) chastised them even if they slipped up a little.

Anyway, the Zodiac Saints and their substitutes were cleaning up the monsters, who were running away.

“That’s why I’m not handing over the title of Zodiac Saint for the Serpent Bearer! Noona can take over the Zodiac Saint seat for the Libra temple! In fact, Uncle said to pick out the Zodiac Saints for the other temples!”

“Oh really? You’re trying to pick a fight with me because you grew a bit taller?”

“Yes! Let’s do this! Come at me!”

Stevens shook his head from side to side. He watched Chun Sungjae and Carly fight and growl at each other.

Thanks to Lee Gun’s power, humanity was smoothly recovering its lands. However, the task would take several more months of work, and the idea of traveling with these two sounded dreadful.

‘At this speed, I’ll just have to endure it for half a year.’

“Zodiac Saint-nim! Come here for a bit!”

“We found something strange!”

“!”

The disciples seemed to have discovered something within the crack in the ground.

The Zodiac Saints rushed toward the disciples who had called them. What they saw surprised them.

“This is...!”

“I think we killed it when we were getting rid of the monsters. However, its appearance is odd.”

“What the hell? That isn’t a monster. Isn’t it a god?”

The being looked too odd to be a Construct of the twelve Zodiacs, whom they were familiar with. It had an odd appearance that they had never seen before.

On the other hand, Kevin bit his tongue. “Is it an outer god...?”

It wasn’t a complete match, but this being smelled similar to the outer gods that Aries had brought along with him.

‘Did it come from the same place?’

Of course, that wasn’t important right now.

“The other gods are getting interested in the earth and the human disciples, since we possess a power that they’ve never seen before. Was it on reconnaissance?”

“Lee Gun did say others might invade to steal the human disciples.”

“Then...!”

“There is no downside to being guarded. We do have the blessing of the Serpent Bearer.”

“What about Lee Gun?”

Chun Sungjae stood a bit taller at those words, but he soon bit his tongue. “Ah. Uncle went to the ob/gyn with Mom...!”

* * *

“That’s why you should take care of yourself, Miss Jiwoo. You have to keep this with you at all times. Also, the child can come at any moment, so you should stay at home.”

“Oh my, Lee Gun-nim! You already said that over twenty times. Also, I’m only three months into my pregnancy. How could the child come out?”

“Ah. I guess you’re right.”

They had come to the ob/gyn with Yooha and Yeonwoo. Lee Gun nodded. “Anyway, I’ll bring Taeksoo back before this child is born. If something happens, you should immediately speak to Yeonwoo. Yeonwoo can travel freely between the earth and the Divine world.”

Chun Jiwoo nodded in response.

Lee Gun entrusted Chun Jiwoo to the person he trusted the most. He saw her off to make sure that she was careful, then he said to Yooha, “None of you guys have reached the Divine rank, but some have developed a bit of Divine status, right?”

“Yes. Jaewon Oppa, several Zodiac Saints, and I...”

All of them were over level 10.

“Yooha will come with me. I’ll call for a couple of them when the time is right. That’s why I want you to speak to Sungjae. I want him to make sure they level up and become a Construct rank.

“The monsters will act as nourishment for them, so it won’t be too difficult. I want you guys to send Contributions toward me too... Ah. Should I ask Hailey to come with us?”

“!”

Hailey originated from the unknown civilization, which the gods feared. They would probably faint if they realized a monarch rank had entered the Divine world.

“Yes. I’ll take her with me.”

Yooha and Yeonwoo were surprised by those words. This was especially true of Yeonwoo, who seemed anxious for some reason. She opened and closed her mouth as if she wanted to say something.

𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Oblivious to this, Lee Gun flicked his finger. It made the slime hop toward him and jump on top of his head.

[Clump of Creation Clay says it wants to go too.]

Lee Gun looked at the slime in suspicion, but he soon ripped the item that he had taken from the Dimensional manager. He had never expected to use it like this.

[You have used the Divine World Pass.]

The voice of the Divine world’s representative rang out.

[Greetings to the Zodiac of the Serpent Bearer temple.]

[Do you have a destination?]

“I want to go where Hades is.”

[You will be moved to Region A.]

[The Zodiac of the Serpent Bearer temple (rank unmeasured) is ranked last in the pecking order.]

[The Divine world is full of gods higher up in ranking, so please be careful.]

Finally, a beam of light appeared before him. Lee Gun walked toward the light pillar. He had never planned on going to a place like the Divine world, but...

“I’ll crush all of those bastards.” Lee Gun let out an evil laugh.

Finally, the door to the Divine world opened.