Chapter 146: The Everlasting God

Within the Divine Realm, Adis stood tall, his thoughts flowing as he gazed upon the fruits nearing their final maturation. In truth, these fruits were born from the inheritance of his own natural divinity. Each possessed a fragment of that essence, yet due to their incompleteness, they remained far inferior to Euralis, who had inherited the entirety of his power of slaughter. If Euralis could be called the Son of Slaughter, these fruits could only be deemed Children of Nature. Though powerful and gifted with supreme aptitude, appearing as favored children of destiny wherever they might be, they lacked the profound divine essence of a true god-born.

"Still, the time has come," Adis turned. A Godhead suddenly materialized, pulsating violently. Its once plain and unadorned form began to shift, blooming with a radiance that seemed both eternal and transcendent, quietly enveloping it. This was the Godhead of Destiny, which had begun to stir ever since Adis suppressed the Demon God; now, it appeared fully awakened.

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Within a magnificent star system, a vast Divine Kingdom appeared, revealed in the distance, showcasing scenes of past prosperity. The splendor within the kingdom silently narrated its former glory, only to slowly fade, crumbling into specks of dust. As the dust settled, an ancient path emerged amidst the ruins, as if it were a road once meant to welcome deities. Adis stepped onto it silently, observing the surroundings, his golden eyes shimmering with divine light. Everything before him seemed incredibly real, yet he knew in his heart that this scene was but an illusion—a manifestation of the past, derived from the memories of another eternal existence.

*Click...*

With an ancient sound echoing once more, a gate ahead swung open, casting forth eternal radiance as if inviting Adis to enter. Seeing this, Adis did not hesitate and walked straight inside. Upon entering, he found an ancient, cracked statue standing in silence, with a youth waiting at its base.

"Is this your former self?" Adis approached, looking at the massive, fissure-ridden statue and sensing the long-lingering aura upon it.

The youth nodded with a smile and waved his hand. With that gesture, the scene shifted instantly. A grand, desolate aura permeated the space. The once-magnificent Divine Kingdom dissolved into dust, and a vortex quietly emerged. Within the vortex, an immeasurable amount of World Source Power churned, containing a light that seemed to hold the mystery of transcendence. Deep within it, a consciousness emerged—one akin to a world consciousness, yet infinitely more profound and powerful—carrying a sense of profound sorrow.

"This is the Cosmic Core, the origin of all," the youth remarked.

Adis’s eyes narrowed. The Cosmic Core was the heart of a Great Universe, containing the consciousness of the cosmos itself; it did not reveal itself easily. The scene changed once again. Countless lights flickered within the Cosmic Core, revealing a terrifying spectacle. Myriad deities, radiating divine might and awe-inspiring majesty, battled in the void, their Divine Kingdoms colliding along with the worlds they bore. It was an incredibly vast battlefield that engulfed an immensely powerful universe. In the end, countless divine corpses littered the ground, and one deity—whose face remained obscured by a hazy shadow—stood above them, his body radiating the light of transcendence. It was a horrific sight: eternal gods falling, kingdoms shattering, and slaughtering one another until only one victor remained.

"You have inherited my legacy; you should understand that perspective is relative," the youth said, looking at Adis. "To ordinary life, what one sees is the earth beneath their feet. To some powerful transcendents, what one sees is the entire world, or even the entire universe. But for us, what we see is the entire Multiverse."

"The Multiverse is composed of countless Great Universes, each with differing laws. Some cannot conceive transcendent power, while others are so powerful they can give birth to beings who transcend the Great Universe itself." The youth smiled. "The universe I belonged to was one such place. It was a universe where gods ran rampant, powerful to the extreme. The entire cosmos was occupied by deities, to the point where they could cross the barriers between Great Universes to invade others."

"What happened afterward?" Adis asked after a while, looking up with a hint of confusion. It was undeniably a terrifying universe, one that few in the Multiverse could rival, yet its final fate was annihilation—a shocking outcome.

The youth smiled at Adis's question. "The pursuit of transcendence."

Adis was stunned by this answer.

"You should know that, in reality, from the first to the sixth level, while one is transcendent and possesses the power to destroy worlds, one is far from the standard of immortality and will still be submerged by the passage of time."

"The seventh level is the realm of immortality. In our universe, this level was called a True God—a truly immortal existence. A seventh-level being is eternally undying, having transcended the influence of time and law. Their soul and body are immortal, meaning they have no lifespan limit; unless the universe itself collapses, they will not fall."

"And above this, there exists the eighth level." The youth walked forward toward a stretch of land. It was only then that Adis noticed a vast field of tombstones, each engraved with a name. "In the Multiverse, a seventh-level existence is already an absolute powerhouse. An eighth-level being is even more formidable, capable of roaming the Multiverse alone to spread their glory."

"And above that, there is the ninth level."

"Ninth level?" Adis paused, lost in thought.

Seeing his expression, the youth smiled. "You must know that in every world, there are legends of a Creator God. Whether it is this universe or your original one, it is the same."

Adis’s heart flashed with sudden realization. "The Creator God—are you saying?"

"Exactly," the youth nodded. "In fact, when any Great Universe is formed, it begins as a chaotic expanse of crystal walls. Most of these walls gradually perish, returning to chaos. But a very few are able to condense their own power, birthing the first life within the universe. This first life often concentrates the entire power of a Great Universe, born with the mission of creation and possessing supreme, ultimate power."

"This level is the true ninth level, also known as the Creation Grade. It is an existence capable of opening up a Great Universe through its own power alone."