The storm died down, and the thunder faded.
The sea, once shrouded in endless dark clouds and violent energy, finally saw daylight again.
Golden sunlight pierced the remaining clouds and fell across the devastated sea, illuminating countless floating monster carcasses and the lingering waves of energy still crashing against one another.
At the center of the Eye of the Storm, the suffocating pressure had vanished completely.
Qin Chuan hovered silently in midair. Power surged through him like a raging river, each cycle bringing a deeper transformation.
Within the Shadow Domain, the newly absorbed Wind-Thunder Divinity Power began to intertwine with the existing Shadow Law, forming a more complex and stable domain.
The God Realm Seed suspended deep within his consciousness gave off a faint glow. Like a cosmic singularity waiting to awaken, it held infinite possibilities.
With Divine Kingdom Transformation sixty percent complete and the God Realm Seed in hand, only a few steps remained between him and the realm of true gods.
"The Divine Skeleton Guardian... Near-God Tier..."
Qin Chuan thought back over the battle.
Without a killing move like Origin Shot, which struck at the very concept of existence, defeating a Near-God Tier being with a Divine Kingdom Prototype that had begun to merge with a Divinity Fragment would have been no easy task.
Even he might have faced a grueling fight, perhaps one that forced him to reveal more of his trump cards.
"Ascension to Godhood Level 6: Path of Determination..."
Qin Chuan turned his attention to the system notification.
[Quest requirement: Define your core path and use it as the foundation to begin forming your Godhead. Available paths include Shadow, Space, Time, Assassination...]
Choosing was often harder than fighting.
This was no simple matter of specializing in a skill. He had to establish the