Obsidian squatted alone on the elevated platform of the demiplane, staring at the divine personality panel before him.
He knew that igniting the divine flame meant true apotheosis—greater power, greater influence—but it also meant sharing honor and disgrace with his believers through their faith.
In the rules of DnD, a god's power directly depends on the number of his believers.
Without believers, a god would weaken, even risking his downfall.
Just like Amar'aunator, after all his believers died out, even his divine authority was divided among other gods.
Ever since defeating Saritus, Azeroth's rejection of him had become increasingly evident.
Igniting the divine flame would only make things worse; Azeroth would never allow him, with his greater destructive power, to move around freely.
Obsidian was not in a hurry to open the three divine authority options.
He put away the panel, reined in his divine sense, and even retracted his claws, simply standing silently on the rock formation, gazing at the dark sky.
Igniting the divine flame was no small matter.
It was a one-time deal.
With a divine personality, believers, and a domain, he was at most a demigod.
Only by igniting the divine flame would he become a true god. But the cost was also clear—
First, universal registration.
Although he didn't know how this universe worked, in DnD, all true gods were recorded by the Crystal Sphere's rules.
This was also the principle by which the Pantheon operated.
In other words—"You're on the list."
Titans, Void, Death, Life…all major forces would notice the emergence of an existence of equal rank.
They might not find him immediately, but they would certainly know.
Second, and the biggest problem, faith could not disappear.
Gods were not immortal; in fact, the downfall of gods was not uncommon.
Once the divine flame was ignited, the soul would be permanently bound to the divine personality.
If all believers died, at best the divine domain would collapse; at worst, he would be dragged down with it.
This was the cage of divinity—while becoming stronger, he was also forever trapped in his divine position.
Obsidian lowered his head, his dragon eyes flickering slightly.
Fortunately, with the help of the already unbound system, he would not have such trouble.
Losing all faith would only cause him to lose the strength faith provided, but he would not be harmed by it.
Moreover, thinking in reverse, the advantages of becoming a god through faith were also very obvious.
Especially in a place like Azeroth.
Obsidian was well aware that even if the major powers like the Titans, Void, Death, and Life fought among themselves, they wouldn't understand what kind of system "faith-based divine personality construction" was.
There was no precedent.
In the universe constructed by Blizzard, divinity was a "predetermined reality"—who you are, what you do, where you come from, these were all already decided.
Wild Gods, loa, Titan Keepers…each had their own template, responsibilities, and operational logic, but none had ascended from mortals.
There was none now, but there would be a Vol'jin in the future.
But becoming a god through faith? Accumulating divine power little by little through the number of believers, prayer frequency, and the purity of the divine flame?
There was no reference sample for this in this universe.