In the sky, the paths of the sun and moon finally formed a closed cycle.
The gears of the Origin Realm's Bottom Layer Logic clicked into perfect alignment.
Then the entire vault of heaven seemed to burst like a water balloon filled with energy. Two pillars of law, far too massive to measure in meters, followed the newly formed paths of day and night and slammed into Qin Chuan and Alesha.
This was no ordinary infusion of energy. It was the direct return that came when the concept of a "world" took shape.
The Night Crystal drawn from Alesha moments ago returned to her brow the instant it touched the pillar of law.
Not only was everything she had expended restored, but the crystal itself changed from pure black to a deep Dark Gold Tier hue under the wash of the Origin Realm's essence.
Her aura began to climb wildly, beyond her control.
The barrier at Peak Upper God did not last even a second against the power that had shaped the Prototype Universe. It shattered on the spot.
Ripples of law belonging to a Main God erupted from her, turning the night sky over the western half into something tangible.
That night was no longer mere darkness. It carried an indescribable pulse of life.
"Main God Tier..." Alesha looked down at her hands, disbelief written across her face.
The gulf that had held her back for ten thousand years had been forcibly filled in just a few minutes.
She could even feel that her command of the Night Law had moved beyond the Pantheon's rigid system and touched the universe's fundamental rules.
She did not hesitate.
Alesha knelt on one knee in the Void and folded her hands over her chest.
"Thank you for this gift."
Every word was