Laaste and I used GPS to arrive at the S-level world that Jiang Ran was exploring, in a remote village wedding hall.

My brother also arrived here. Seeing that he was in danger, I had no choice but to send Laasta to rescue him first. Under the watchful eye of "God," I couldn't reveal myself. My brother had actually become an SS-rank ghost storyteller. Not bad, my plan had once again coincided with reality!

I did not die, but the human form of Arceus no longer exists. This caused the other half of Rhaast's contract to be in a state of being disconnected but not disappeared. I made Rhaast establish a contract with my brother, and thus, a strange three-way contract was formed.

My quantum state has invisibly influenced my younger brother. We may be combining to form some unknown quantity. I am not afraid of this, but rather extremely excited!

My talent has manifested! It has become my brother's replacement for the SSS talent! I was surprised to find that I could also control this talent. In principle, I should be sharing my former talent with my brother. Two people, one talent. Did I lose or gain?

When my younger brother used his power, the world changed, and the Soul Lamp appeared in his hand. My control over my power became more refined, and the changes in the world were not random or advantageous. I could control more things!

Using the increased power of my abilities, I changed my state again. With the double effect of my talents, the black mist surged into my body, as if cleansing my entire being. I was finally able to break away from Rhaast and exist independently. Now, I probably can no longer be called "human".

I've been wondering what exactly "talent" is and where it comes from.

I'm back, as a bizarre creature!

"Never go to an SSS-rank ghost story world, he'll go crazy." —Was that right?

So I told Jiang Ran—

"If you want to know the real answer, look for it in the SSS-class ghost story world at the end of the year."

This game of chess cannot be played by the "Director," nor by the Dean; it can only be played by me, Arceus!

I'm almost touching the truth of this world!

I want to play chess with the gods. Jiang Ran, please join the game!

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With this, the early part of the story comes to an end, and the book has reached 500,000 words. I can't believe how much I've written. Thank you to all the readers who have made it this far. Without your support, this book might have been canceled at some point, and it wouldn't have achieved what it has today.

Thinking about it carefully, the storylines of these worlds have been a bit too serious, so the next world will be less serious. This will allow me to organize my thoughts and properly plan the final SSS-level dungeon. I hope that I can still see you all by then.

Here are a few questions for everyone—

Who is your favorite/least favorite character?

What is your favorite/least favorite dungeon?

What do you consider to be the strongest/weakest talent?

Of the remaining twelve gods, which one would you most like to see appear first?