The newborn Godhead hovered silently above Qin Chuan's palm. Every pulse sent a shiver through the gods around him.
It held the Essence of War that had belonged to Helion, now joined by Qin Chuan's overwhelming power to devour all things.
"A Godhead... He actually... He actually forged Helion's Godhead anew!"
Hunting Goddess Artemis cried out. Utter shock twisted her cool features.
She could barely hold on to the Star Longbow. Her fingertips had gone cold.
As a Main God of the God of Light System, Artemis knew better than any other god what a Godhead meant to one of their kind.
It was Divine Authority made manifest, the source of power, proof of existence!
Helion had been eradicated. His Godhead should have vanished with him, or slowly dispersed over the ages and returned to the World Origin.
Yet Qin Chuan had not only eradicated Helion. By some inconceivable means, he had gathered Helion's scattered Divine Authority and forged it into an entirely new Godhead!
In that instant, Artemis understood exactly what Qin Chuan intended.
In those pitch-black eyes, there was not a trace of reverence for a fallen god. There was only naked hunger for power.
He was not simply clearing the battlefield. He was plundering it!
He was seizing everything a fallen Main God had left behind, in a way no one had ever seen before!
"How... how dare you!" Artemis's voice rose sharp with fury and fear. She jerked up her Star Longbow and aimed it at Qin Chuan, but the starlight on its string looked pitifully weak.
Qin Chuan ignored her anger. He merely lowered his head and calmly studied the Dark Gold Godhead in his palm.
A cold smile touched his lips.
"The Divine Authority of war... Interesting."
He spoke softly, as though appraising a