To a certain extent, gods did not belong to humanity.
Although there were beings who had ascended to godhood from mortal bodies, they were exceedingly rare. Between Innate Gods and Acquired Gods lay an unbridgeable gulf.
Though the outside world called them gods, they actually referred to themselves as the God Race. The God Race was innately powerful, born with innate knowledge. From birth, they possessed Epic Grade combat power, and some of the most outstanding individuals could even leap straight into Myth upon reaching adulthood.
If not for their tiny population and the difficulty they faced in reproducing, there would have been one—and only one—strongest world.
"...Their numbers are small?"
Listening to the Pink Haired Girl beside him, Bai Zhi turned to look at her, somewhat puzzled.
"But if we're talking about gods, shouldn't that be..."
"That came later. Where do you think the path to becoming a god came from? The God Race developed it themselves."
The Pink Haired Girl curled her lip.
"On one hand, they gathered the most exceptional geniuses from various worlds and used special methods to turn them into their own Subordinate Gods. On the other, they used those Subordinate Gods to spread their bloodlines and produce countless Demigods. That's how the [Divine Realm] developed. Otherwise, how could the God Race, with numbers so incredibly small, have built up an entire world? At most, they would have been considered a powerful race."
"Hmm... then what about those who ascended to godhood from mortal bodies?"
After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi spoke up.
"By your logic, wouldn't they, along with those Demigods, all count as Acquired Gods?"
"No. Only those who ascend to godhood from mortal bodies are called Acquired Gods. Those Demigods don't possess mortal bodies."
Without looking back, the Pink Haired Girl