Fu Qian was never blindly optimistic.
If everything were to develop in the worst direction, he would likely confront an Ancient Deity face-to-face.
And the likely purpose of the other party would be to take control of him and then wipe out his SAN Points.
In this situation, becoming a Pseudo-Divine Being would undoubtedly be an extremely effective artifact.
The only problem is that the duration of this artifact is limited, so when to use it becomes a difficult question.
Fortunately, Fu Qian has always been good at tackling difficult questions, and he had determined the answer early on—the moment of first contact.
Although what the Indigo Witch said seemed reasonable, in reality this is definitely not an issue of putting good steel to best use.
Even after successfully advancing to the Second Phase by integrating traits, there is still a considerable gap compared to a fully intact Ancient Deity.