In the Cultivation Room, Qin Chuan withdrew his consciousness from the outside world.
The death of Saint Law Goddess Aetheria stirred little in his Divine Soul.
The God of Light's show of force had been more of a farce.
Proclaiming his strength by erasing one of his own was, in itself, a sign of weakness.
A true hunter quietly sharpened his weapon.
Qin Chuan sank his will into his Divine Soul Core. The newborn [Assassination] Godhead rotated slowly and steadily.
With every turn, the laws of the entire Shadow Domain pulsed with it, growing more solid.
His attention fell on his Personal Panel.
More than four million units of Divine Essence sat there, untouched.
Those vast reserves were the foundation for raising his divine rank.
But the God War Era had begun. A higher rank alone would not translate entirely into combat power.
Against someone like the God of Light, he needed something more targeted.
His Divine Sense swept across the [Divine Authority System]. The Assassination God was his foundation.
When he had raised the [Sniper God] talent to Mythic-grade, it had given rise to [Origin Shot], his strongest finishing move.
Now he was a god, wielding true Divine Authority.
Could he use his Supreme Godhead as the foundation, Divine Authority as the core, and four million units of Divine Essence as fuel to derive an entirely new offensive divine art—one that belonged to him alone?
An idea took shape in Qin Chuan's Divine Soul.
"Use the Divine Authority of 'Assassination' as the core to derive a new offensive divine art."
Qin Chuan gave the command.
The next instant, the Divine Essence count on his panel began to plummet.
``` [Divine will command detected... connecting to core Divine Authority...]
[Derivation target: new offensive divine art.]
[Derivation path locked: conceptual attack,