Odyssey of the Blind God

In the following six months, Nial didn't leave the arena once. He sent some of his Infernal Devils and Shadow to follow Milo Necandril to inform all Leaders about his arrival and challenge. 

The Leaders were also informed about the fight against the rest of the universe and that they could decide for themselves whether they wanted to fight side-by-side with him, the Asura, the Army of Devils, and the Infernal Ancients.

Nial wouldn't force anyone to fight but it was clear that many would join once he was acknowledged by the Leaders. The four Gigalorian Galaxies hadn't been in a huge war for countless years despite being a race full of warriors that sought the blood of their opponents.

It was only given but they wanted to get back onto the battlefield. Nial's request asked for exactly that. 

Most would probably follow his request even without the need of their Leaders' acknowledgment. That was how desperate some were for the blood of powerful enemies.

Fortunately, Nial broke through the Advance rank of his Cursed Divinity, officially becoming an Ancient God. His strength increased drastically and he got to know more about the powers he had unlocked not too long ago.

Half a year was enough to become an Ancient God and to start fighting the Leaders of the four Gigalorian Galaxies. 

Nial's fights were always remarkable, and intriguing to watch and learn more about the Successor of the Late Darkness God. 

It didn't take long before the Leaders realized that Nial was not someone they could take lightly. He was powerful, could adjust his combat style quickly and it was only a matter of time before he defeated close to a hundred Leaders.

He used healing potions and other means to replenish his energy. His Devils were sent out to conquer a bunch of dungeons. They brought back the loot and all the dungeon monster's corpses. Devouring them, it was quite easy to keep up with the high demand for energy he had. In fact, his Cursed Divinity and Cursed Divine Ability worked much faster while fighting and after a tiresome fight. It allowed him to progress faster and be always ready with enough reinforced dark energy to use.

The amount of nutrition accumulating in his cells was massive and Nial learned how to use the excessive nutrition properly. He fed Goldy and Psy with the nutrition, allowing them to store more energy and advance rapidly.

Half a year was not a long time for Cultivators but it was enough to become stronger as long as the most efficient training regime was applied. Nial did use the best possible tactic to increase his strength without even realizing it.

The Asuras and Infernal Ancient who had been around Nial for six months were fully aware of his rapid growth. They were stunned and wondered how much longer he would need to defeat them as well.

With his growth, it wouldn't even need centuries before he could fight Elya Necandril head-on. 

That was quite shocking for most, even for Elya, who didn't expect Nial to enter a state of rapid progress.

But it was a good thing and he was quite pleasantly surprised. He increased his support toward Nial's request and gathered all Lords in a matter of days.

There were hundreds of them, and Nial was all by himself.

No, that wasn't right. He had the support of many, his Familiars, and the small group of Devils by his side.

And that was what Nial made use of.

He was told that the Leaders were fine fighting the Devils as long as he used them as his direct representatives. If they lost against the Leaders, they wouldn't support Nial.

That was the deal, and Nial agreed to it.

However, the rules changed a little with the arrival of a particular letter.

A letter signed by the Divine Gods, more than 80 of them at that.

-[If you don't want us – the Divine Gods, Primordials and Ancients – to attack your territory, gather your forces and fight us once and for all all in the Dead Ykaln Galaxy during the Day of Eryn Yeager Titan Festival!]-

The content was pretty clear; the Divine Gods, Primordials, and Ancients wanted to fight him, and they wouldn't accept a no.

Facing a full attack of the Divine Gods, Primordials and Ancients was not something the Orion Shelter would be able to handle, not now, never. 

'Did the Advocate come up with this idea?' That was what Nial thought at first but he shook his head.

He expected the Advocate to come up with some petty tricks to injure him before launching a full-blown attack.

'Come to think of it, Damian's memories said that all Advocates of the Pryard are some sort of shapeshifters, able to change their appearance, gender, and so on. The Pryard must have given them these powers to allow the Advocates to scheme however they'd like without their identity getting found out.' 

Nial shook his head, ignoring this thought. There was something more important he had to pay attention to.

By fighting in the Dead Ykaln Galaxy, where no living being could survive for a long time, not even Divine Gods, the Second Great War would have to go all-out from the beginning. There wouldn't be a grand scheme, or a big and long-lasting strategy in an attempt to wear out the opponent.

On the contrary, the Second Great War would be short and bloody. 

At the same time, no innocent people would have to face danger since the Dead Ykaln Galaxy was not occupied by any living race.

Neither of those two factors should have been important to the Advocate. In fact, Nial was pretty sure that Advocate of the Pryard didn't like that no big long-lasting strategies would work.

However, that was also quite troublesome for Nial.

'I won't be able to fully utilize Devour and the Heart of Gluttony. They don't want me to fully digest the corpses of Gods and all other powerhouses that die on the battlefield.' Nial figured.

'That's smart…but will it be enough?'

Only time could tell…and the course of the Second Great War.