"It's about time."

Daniel murmured to himself, then immediately used Meteor Arrow Rain to pierce through the copy he had created.

In the blink of an eye, the copy lost all of its HP.

Ever since this copy had been created, Daniel had given it no room to grow.

Without the support of a faith system, this copy was incredibly weak.

For a god of the Ancient God Pantheon, without the power of faith, it was like a snail without its hard shell—only left to be slaughtered at will.

Thus, the copy had no means of resisting Daniel's attack.

With the help of the magic formation, the Ancient God Pantheon's Infinite Divine Position was extracted.

Daniel looked at the godhood in front of him. It felt familiar yet strange. He then slowly raised his hand.

"The next step is to fully merge the Ancient God Pantheon's godhood."

Daniel thought to himself, before directly merging the Ancient God Pantheon's godhood with his own.

Almost instantly, everything before his eyes was replaced by darkness.

Fortunately, Daniel could still feel his God Rank Skill was on the verge of being triggered at any moment.

This assured him that he was most likely in an illusionary realm or another space entirely.

With that in mind, Daniel stood up and began walking forward.

However, the farther he walked, the more he felt a sense of oppression surrounding him.

Although it seemed vast, there was an indescribable feeling of heaviness in the air that loomed over Daniel.

At that moment, Daniel noticed a patch of pitch-black, muddy ground ahead.

This blackness was unlike anything he had ever seen before. It resembled a truly vile and corrupted existence.

Daniel had seen many things in his time, but this kind of filth-like blackness was something he had only encountered once!

It was the Filth of God that poured out of Apollo's body before his fall.

So, could this swamp be filled with the Filth of God?

Just then, the Filth of God in the swamp began to coagulate into a humanoid form.

Daniel couldn't discern the figure's appearance, but there was an odd sensation, almost as if the figure was staring at him.

And indeed, the humanoid figure made of Filth of God did look toward Daniel and spoke.

"Hello, myself."

"To be precise, this is our first meeting."

"I believe, with your intelligence, you must have already guessed my identity, right?"

Daniel's expression remained calm, and he lightly nodded.

"That's right. You must be my inner god."

"But I need to make something clear. You are not me, so don't call me by that title."

"You're just an inner god."

Upon hearing Daniel's attempt to establish boundaries, the figure made of Filth of God revealed a grotesque expression.

"Looks like you're quite wary of my existence."

"However, even if you deny it, it won't change anything."

"We are one and the same. You are me, and I am you."

"Right now, I am far stronger than you. So, the name Daniel should be inherited by me."

Daniel didn't engage with the figure's senseless ramblings and instead began to focus on the progress of his godhood fusion.

The fusion of the godhood was still ongoing, though it was happening slowly.

Just then, Daniel seemed to have an epiphany and looked toward the inner god.

"If I'm not mistaken, you deliberately brought me here, didn't you?"

The inner god nodded, not hiding his thoughts in the least.

"Exactly, I figured you, with your intelligence, must have realized this."

"In fact, if you continue to develop the way you have, I might never have a chance to appear in this world."

"Daniel, we are originally two sides of the same coin. If you abandon the fusion of the Ancient God Pantheon godhood now, I will willingly merge with you."

"You should understand that after merging with me, you'll gain part of the inner god's power."

"At that point, even the high-ranking gods won't be able to threaten you."

"Of course, I can guarantee you won't lose your sense of self. We can coexist and live together."

"Even if you reach the level of god, or even inner god, I can ensure that you'll retain half of your consciousness."

"Think carefully. This is much stronger than that so-called third divine system."

"Just by merging with me, your power will rival that of gods."

"And I can assure you, you'll be one of the rare gods who can still maintain their sanity at the inner god level."

"Compared to Aurelia, you're already quite fortunate. If Aurelia could get these conditions, I believe she would agree without hesitation."

Despite the inner god's temptation, Daniel maintained his calm composure.

He glanced at the figure before him, which looked almost identical to him, and casually replied,

"To be honest, are you in a hurry?"

Upon hearing Daniel's relaxed words, the figure's expression darkened, but it only lasted for a moment before it returned to its usual form.

"Daniel, don't you understand?"

"There's no deep hatred between us. The right choice is for the two of us to cooperate."

"And honestly, you're underestimating me."

Daniel didn't respond to the inner god's words but instead stared at the figure deeply.

"You've said so much, but you still don't truly understand me."

"If you really understood me, you would know that when it comes to survival, I never cut corners."

"So wanting to take half of my consciousness is nothing but a fantasy."

"I think even if I die, I will never merge with you."

Upon hearing such a firm statement, the inner god's face didn't show any signs of anger. Instead, he fell into deep thought.

"If we each control half, it seems it wouldn't affect you much."

Upon hearing this, Daniel simply smiled and shook his head.

"You really don't need to keep debating this, because you can never become me."

"Rather than keep pushing this point, I think we should have a more honest conversation."

"If we continue arguing over this, then I don't think there's anything left for us to discuss."

After saying this, Daniel closed his eyes and prepared to leave this space.

"Wait!"

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