Rody stayed in the City of Starlight for three days. Although the Star Goddess couldn't restore his God King powers, she awakened his past memories.

Despite being mentally prepared, Rody still felt a great headache.

His God King memories were still deeply sealed, and only the various memories from his reincarnations were awakened, but even that made Rody feel dizzy and overwhelmed. The Star Goddess dared not awaken Rody's final God King memories because once awakened, Rody would advance to the divine rank, making it difficult for him to continue living on earth. Moreover, the gods of the Sky Divine Realm, coveting his throne, would certainly take advantage of his still-recovering powers to seize it.

The Star Goddess decided it would be better to slowly awaken his divinity when Rody's strength was assured.

Human progress is the fastest, and with Rody's potential surpassing all, the Star Goddess believed it would take no more than a thousand years for Rody to fully recover his previous divine powers and return to the Sky Divine Realm... Of course, she also had a slight selfish desire, as Rody living with her on earth meant they could enjoy their world together.

Once they returned to the Sky Divine Realm, that might no longer be possible.

“I want to learn divine spells, the language of the gods,” Rody felt he must release the divine fire and chains binding him, otherwise he always felt shackled.

“Your chain was forged by the Craftsman God, and the flame is a spark of the Fire God. They are both mid-tier deities, nothing extraordinary. If you wish, you can completely command them with the authority of a God King!” The Star Goddess said with a charming smile. “Although you haven't recovered your divine power, they fear you from the bottom of their hearts!”

She drew a star-shaped pattern on Rody's forehead with her jade hand and then gently kissed it.

Rody felt an extremely wonderful sensation from her warm, jade-like lips, as if his wisdom was infinitely expanding. Finally, a strange yet familiar language awakened in his mind, feeling incredibly miraculous.

With a bit of excitement, Rody opened his mouth and could fluently speak the language of the gods.

The Chain of Binding Gods, under the command of the divine spell, quickly detached from Rody's body. It coiled into a ball and finally condensed into a small orb of light. Rody was astonished by the authority of his command; even such a powerful divine artifact as the Chain of Binding Gods obediently followed his orders, proving his true identity as the former God King! Similarly, the blazing divine fire also rapidly left his body, turning into a hovering flame.

“These little trinkets dared to harm your noble body. As a God King, you should punish them!” the Star Goddess suggested.

“…” Reflecting on his thoughts, Rody almost wanted to praise them.

Without them, he probably would have been fleeing from the angels' pursuit until now.

Without them, he would never have reached the Demon Abyss.

Even if he had reached the Demon Abyss, he probably wouldn’t have been able to smoothly arrive at the City of Starlight. Without the divine fire and chains to protect him, the countless demonic insects would have devoured him as a delicacy long ago. So, in his heart, Rody actually felt somewhat grateful for these two divine artifacts.

“How should they be punished? Can I turn them into weapons?” Rody found a method in the divine incantations of the deities to take divine artifacts for his own use.

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“That would be letting them off too easily! As items crafted by mid-tier deities, it would be an honor for them to become your weapons! You should grant them a slave-like existence, enslaving them forever!” The words of the Star Goddess startled Rody; wasn’t that a bit too extreme?

“Right now, I need weapons and armor more. Turn this divine chain into a glove for my hand!” Rody thought, if he had a pair of divine artifact gloves that could grasp anything, wouldn’t that be perfect? As for slaves, he could have as many dark slaves as he wanted through contracts, so why worry about not having anyone to command? Besides, he already had over a hundred 'daughters' who, with their diligent and obedient nature, would probably make it difficult for him to find others to command.

“Drop a drop of blood on it, then draw this kind of divine contract…” Even if the Star Goddess hadn’t mentioned it, Rody somewhat understood now, but he was still grateful for her careful reminder.

“Okay.” Rody was overjoyed to see the Chain of Binding Gods, which had bound him for half a year, transform into a right-hand gauntlet.

“Turn this ball of divine fire into a fire bird! It burned your body, causing you immense pain; it should be enslaved as penance!” The Star Goddess was constantly upholding Rody's dignity.

“But my divinity hasn’t awakened, I’m not yet sufficient to grant it life!” Rody searched his memory and found his current capabilities were very limited.

“My love…” The Star Goddess, blushing, whispered something into Rody's ear.

“This, there’s no rush for now!” Rody felt his heart race upon hearing her, but he thought it was better to do something else first. There would be time to consider her suggestion of an adult ceremony later. Seeing the Star Goddess trapped within the halo, her feet bound by a chain stronger than his own, he asked, “How can the chains on your feet be removed?”

“They can’t be removed until you regain the power of the God King. It’s the ‘Chain of Suffering’ made by the collective effort of the gods, and I must endure this hardship. But don’t worry, I can move freely, just by turning it into boots. I don’t want to do that because my feet are as perfect as the Silver-Footed Goddess of the Divine Realm. I don’t like wearing boots, especially in front of you!” The Star Goddess smiled sweetly, “I don’t mind it as it is; I don’t like to move around anyway.”

“Can I endure this hardship for you?” Rody felt deep sympathy, as the Star Goddess had been trapped here for thousands of years, her perfect feet bound by chains, which was a truly pitiable plight.

“Wuwu, I’m so touched!” The Star Goddess cried, hugging Rody, her tears flowing freely.

“Wearing boots every day is nothing for me, if I can switch them…” Before Rody could finish, the Star Goddess, moved, kissed him on the lips. The wonderful sensation was like electricity flowing from their lips through their bodies. Instinctively, Rody embraced the still-crying Star Goddess in the midst of the wonderful kiss, passionately sucking the spiritual essence from her mouth.

After a long while, their lips reluctantly parted.

Strictly speaking, this was Rody's first kiss. Although it was his first time kissing a girl, he almost made the Star Goddess faint. His past life memories seemed to lack this particular experience, but this was his natural instinct; without awakening or learning, just a moment’s contact was enough to understand how to kiss dominantly and tenderly.

The Star Goddess's face was flushed, even her neck turned pink.

She gasped slightly, her chest heaving, her lips kissed to a tender red adding to her enchantment.

“God King, my love, I wish to hold you like this forever...” The Star Goddess embraced Rody tightly, contentedly breathing in his scent.

“After performing that, I mean the adult ceremony, can it unlock my Star of Potential?” Rody suddenly remembered the prophecy from the Saintess, ‘The key lies in a girl very close to you, or, in a woman who dwells in darkness.’ Could it be referring to this Star Goddess?

“It’s not for me to unlock your Star of Potential,” the Star Goddess kissed Rody's forehead and smiled, “It should be a human girl, right?”

“Is that so…” Rody wondered which girl close to him it might be.

Was it Jill?

Or the female boss? The Succubus sisters? He didn’t seem to know many girls… So, it was very likely among them. If only he could use the Dark Crystal Magic Mirror to find out, it wouldn’t be such a hassle to search for them one by one.

“My love, I cannot unlock the Star of Potential in your human body, but I can grant you two ‘Stars of Divine Power’,” the Star Goddess boldly sat in Rody's lap, pulled his head down, and gently kissed his lips, tenderly saying, “I have prepared for you for thousands of years, my love. The faith of the entire Demon Abyss has been condensed by me. It can form the ‘Power of Faith’ for you, which will continually enhance your divine power through the spiritual power gained from devout faith! Furthermore, as your divine wife, I will also dedicate the purest ‘Power of the Starry Sky’ to you.”

“The Power of Faith?” Rody didn’t need to ask what the Star Goddess’s power was, but he was unclear about the Power of Faith, as his final God King memories were still deeply sealed.

“The ice crystal stone beneath me is where I collect the devout faith of all creatures in the Demon Abyss, like the demonic insects and demonic flowers,” the Star Goddess answered, leaving Rody stunned.

“So immense?” Rody knew the significance of tangible spiritual power. Even forming an ethereal avatar nearly exhausted all his spiritual power, but here was a tangible ice crystal giant rock. If it were purely formed from spiritual faith, how powerful must this force be?

“The thoughts of demonic insects and demonic flowers are minimal; they mostly rely on instinct to survive. They are far inferior to human spirits. Their only advantage is their devoutness. Once loyal, they are unlikely to betray easily. God King, my love, you must gain the faith of humans to rapidly strengthen yourself. Otherwise, even if you defeat the gods with millions of followers, they will recover through the unceasing power of human faith,” the Star Goddess suddenly bit her finger and drew a blood contract on the ice crystal stone.

Instantly, the entire ice crystal stone trembled.

Millions of streams of spiritual power flowed like creeks into Rody’s mind, causing him to be engulfed in a sea of spiritual faith. Millions of faith powers rapidly condensed into a shining star in the depths of Rody’s soul.

The star flickered, absorbing more spiritual power, exponentially strengthening and brightening the ‘Star of Faith’.