"So you're all staying right here."
Qin Chuan raised a hand and snapped his fingers.
The Main Divine Artifact, Moment of Utmost Darkness, flew out and hovered in midair.
"Temporal Acceleration, activate. I'll hold time here at a hundred times the speed outside," Qin Chuan ordered. "Your job now is to sit down and fully comprehend the laws you gained when you became Upper Gods. You can go back to fighting once your Divine Fire stops wavering."
"Got it!"
No one complained. They immediately spread out, each finding a quiet corner to sit and meditate.
Even the usually restless Water God obediently sat cross-legged and let the Law of Heavy Water wash over his body again and again.
Alesha and Dies Martin walked over to Qin Chuan.
"A hundredfold acceleration means one day outside is more than three months in here." Dies Martin rubbed his chin. "Is three months enough to stabilize an Upper God status they were forced into?"
"No." Qin Chuan looked up at the six Divine Kingdoms slowly revolving overhead. After a pause, he added, "But I've gained a great deal from merging the Divine Kingdoms this time, too."
No sooner had he spoken than a deep rumble rose from the earth of the Origin Realm.
It was not an earthquake. It sounded more like some sleeping giant beast turning over.
Qin Chuan turned his head. His gaze crossed tens of thousands of kilometers and settled on the shadowy tentacles connecting the six Divine Kingdoms to the Origin Realm.
Before, those six Divine Kingdoms had been ravenously drawing nourishment from the Origin Realm.
Now they were full, and they had begun to give back.
"Watch your footing," Qin Chuan warned.
Before Dies Martin could react, he felt the gravity beneath his feet triple without warning!
And it