Unique God Realm Aura

Above the sea, the intensity of the divine battle suddenly soared to an unprecedented level. Nether Monarch Astaroth's shadowy tentacles intertwined with Eternal Silence Throat Mortis's Death Silence Domain, tightly binding War God Helion; meanwhile, Bone Nightmare Weaver Sylvia's nightmare phantoms continually interfered with Hunting Goddess Artemis, preventing her from easily locking onto her target.

The Abyss side was even more ferocious. The Lord of Destruction's will struck like a tangible siege ram, while Myriad Devouring Deep Throat Grum's dark-corroding slime and Soul Devouring Monarch Grego's Scarlet Chains drove the already weakened Dies Martin and Night Lady back step by step.

"You pack of mad dogs!"

Helion roared.

With every swing, the Golden Holy Sword shattered vast swaths of shadow, but the Undead Gods charged forward without fear of death, leaving him thoroughly irritated.

He could feel his divine power being rapidly depleted, while these undead seemed endless.

The Gods frantically unleashed their respective Authorities, their Law Power violently colliding and annihilating itself within the cramped space.

The scattered Law Fragments splashed outward like a torrential rain, each one containing terrifying power capable of severely wounding a demigod.

Yet when these raging torrents of energy neared the former site of energy chaos at the center of the sea, they seemed drawn by some invisible force and were silently swallowed within.

At first, this devouring was extremely subtle, buried beneath the thunderous upheaval of the divine battle and its Energy Fluctuations, making it difficult to notice.

But as the battle continued, more and more Law Fragments and pure divine power were drawn in. That region seemed to become a bottomless black hole, greedily consuming everything around it.

"Hm?"

All-Devouring Deep Throat Grum, who had been entangled in battle with Dies Martin, paused slightly in its amorphous shadowy body.

It keenly sensed that when part of the dark-corroding slime it had sprayed approached that core region, the corrosion laws contained within were stripped away by an even more tyrannical force. It was like a clay ox sinking into the sea, without even raising a ripple.

The sensation instinctively made it feel a trace of unease.

"What's going on? Is that little thing still absorbing energy?"

Myriad Devouring Deep Throat Grum's will carried shock and suspicion, and its attack involuntarily slowed for an instant.

It was not alone. Nearly every God caught in the fierce battle gradually noticed this bizarre phenomenon.

Whether it was the Saint Flame of light, the deathly stillness of darkness, the destruction of the Abyss, or the emptiness of deception.

These Law Powers, which should have clashed and annihilated one another, were quietly devoured like rivers flowing into the sea when they approached that vortex, without stirring the slightest disturbance.

It was as though a furnace beyond all known laws existed there, capable of breaking down and reshaping every scrap of energy thrown into it.

"He's digesting the power we're leaking!"

A trace of astonishment flashed through Nether Monarch Astaroth's will.

It tried probing it with its Authority of Eternal Silence, only to find that the devouring force was exceptionally pure. It even carried a trace of annihilating stillness unfamiliar to it, more complete than its own eternal silence and closer to the origin itself.

This made Astaroth's greed burn even hotter, though it also deepened its wariness.

Just as the Gods stood uncertain and alarmed, a unique fluctuation slowly spread from the center of that energy vortex.

This fluctuation was not powerful, yet it carried the primal essence of creation itself, as though a brand-new domain was being formed and an unprecedented order was emerging from absolute chaos.

"Is this... the aura of a God Realm being established?"

Disbelief tinged Hunting Goddess Artemis's cool voice.

Her Starry Sky Longbow lowered slightly as her sharp gaze pierced toward that Energy Core.

A God Realm was the extension and symbol of a deity's power, the tangible manifestation of its laws.

Yet although the aura before them possessed the rudimentary form of a God Realm's creation, it was mixed with an indescribable sense of deathly stillness and devouring, utterly unlike any known God Realm.

It was unlike the splendor of the God Realm of Light, unlike the silence of the Dark God Realm, and even less like the chaos of the Abyss. It was a void that... embraced everything while devouring everything.

"No, this isn't merely a God Realm!"

Dies Martin's will fluctuated violently.

That power made even its Authority of Deception tremble from its very essence.

"This power... is reconstructing everything in an entirely new way! It's devouring laws and creating laws of its own!"

That Newborn fluctuation grew clearer and more resilient, like a seed nurtured in ashes finally breaking through the soil. It began greedily drawing in all the nourishment around it, preparing to grow into a towering tree beyond anyone's prediction.

Its roots had already sunk deep into the sea of laws, drawing sustenance from the battle among the Gods.

"Damn it, what kind of monster is this?!" For the first time, a trace of fear entered the Lord of Destruction's irritable roar. "It can even devour and transform our power?!"

Soul Devouring Monarch Grego's Scarlet Chains froze in midair for an instant. Its greedy gaze remained fixed on that region. "A God Realm? A being that hasn't even become a god is establishing a Proto-God Realm? This is simply unheard of!"

The slaughter on the battlefield stalled for a moment because of this sudden development.

Every God, foe and ally alike, was shaken by this unimaginable sight.

That Energy Core was no longer merely a tempting seed. It was more like a massive egg about to hatch an unknown horror.

This brief silence was like a bowstring pulled to its limit, lasting only an instant before being completely torn apart.

The Lord of Destruction's roar exploded first. Its immense will, carrying the scent of sulfur and destruction, echoed among the Abyss Lords. "What are you waiting for?! Before the seed completes its transformation, seize it at any cost! Otherwise, smash it to pieces once and for all!"

"The Lord of Destruction is right!" Myriad Devouring Deep Throat Grum's amorphous shadow writhed violently as it let out a teeth-grating growl. "If this unique seed falls into the hands of those hypocrites from the God of Light System, or if those two wastes, Dies Martin and Night Lady, manage to protect it, wouldn't our trip have been for nothing? Its value far exceeds anything we imagined!"

These words were like ladling boiling oil onto blazing flames, instantly igniting the suppressed greed and deeper fear in every God's heart.

That unknown power was simply too tempting.

On the other side, the two Main Gods of the God of Light System wore expressions as grim as iron, and even the air around them seemed frozen by their will.

"Helion, the situation is worse than we expected!" Hunting Goddess Artemis spoke urgently. The Starry Sky Longbow in her hand shone brilliantly as pure laws of hunting and purification frantically gathered upon its string. "This Shadow power is growing far too quickly, and its nature is too bizarre! Moreover, unlike the Shadows of the past, it is reconstructing laws in a way we cannot understand! We cannot let it fully take shape, or the consequences will be endless!"

War God Helion's rugged face twisted savagely. Blazing fury burned in his golden eyes, along with a trace of wariness he refused even to admit to himself. "Those damned Shadow Remnants can actually pull off something like this! Artemis, prepare the Light of Holy Judgment! I don't care what kind of damned thing it is—today, it must be wiped from this world completely, along with this cursed sea!"

He roared as the Saint Flame around him became more blazing and violent than ever before, as though it would burn the entire sky to ashes.

The shadows around Nether Monarch Astaroth churned violently like living things. Its deep gaze remained fixed upon that region that continued to devour all energy, while thoughts raced through its mind like lightning.

This power was more terrifying than it had imagined—and more tempting.

It was not merely powerful. It represented an entirely new possibility, a horrifying potential capable of overturning the existing order of the divine systems!