The battle with the God of Light still lay ahead. For now, what mattered most was completely conquering the Land of Divine Remains.
Qin Chuan stood motionless before the throne, his mind wholly immersed in the False Blood God's transformation.
After the Blood Divine Throne transformed and purified vast quantities of Divine Blood power, it poured in an endless stream into the figure seated upon it.
Beneath the False Blood God's tightly shut eyes, its body was undergoing a drastic change.
The Divine Patterns once woven from shadow and Divine Blood seemed to come alive, slowly moving across its skin. Each movement released astonishing energy and traced ever more intricate, ancient designs.
These designs were no longer mere patterns of energy. They looked more like rules made manifest, the beginnings of Divine Authority.
Crimson light seeped from every inch of the False Blood God's body, making it look as though an Ancient Blood God had truly descended.
Its ancient, imposing aura, steeped in ruthless violence, was no longer a mere imitation of the Heart of Divine Remains. It had begun to take on qualities of its own.
A will that existed solely to kill and dominate was awakening and taking shape within that body.
Qin Chuan devoted a sliver of his attention to sensing the False Blood God's changes.
He could tell that, as Divine Blood continued to pour in, the concentration of Divinity within this "counterfeit" he had made with his own hands was soaring at a terrifying rate.
Its connection to the Land of Divine Remains was also growing closer. Rather than passively receiving sustenance from the Heart of Divine Remains, it had begun to draw on and wield the region's power for itself.
Most active among them were the Law Fragments representing blood and space.
The False