What was destruction? Withering, shattering, vanishing, being left incomplete.
At that moment, as Hodan slaughtered his way through the battlefield, his understanding of the Destruction Rules advanced rapidly. Ever since he had made up for his lack of foundation, he hadn't properly cultivated the Destruction Rules. His Destruction Clone had always cultivated them on its own.
Now, he was surrounded by endless slaughter. Countless Four Divine Beasts Clan warriors fell by his hand. Mountains crumbled and rivers ran dry; even space was riddled with cracks. From above the Tianji Mountain Range, it looked as if abysses had opened everywhere, each one linked to the seven-colored Spatial Turbulence beyond—a bizarre sight.
Hodan had already possessed an extraordinarily monstrous talent for the Destruction Rules, thanks to his bloodline's transformation into a Destruction Giant. He had also accumulated considerable insight into the rules during this time. This earth-shaking slaughter finally ignited all that accumulated insight.
As he slaughtered, Hodan savored the rush of his rapidly advancing understanding of the Destruction Rules. Even his Death Rule, already at the peak of the Mid-God level, was deeply stirred.
Alarmed, he quickly stopped pursuing enlightenment. He had already gone too far. If his Death Rule also broke through to Highgod under the Chief Sovereign's watch, he would draw far too much attention. Across countless divine planes, not many people had three Divine Clones. Yet Hodan had three Highgod Divine Clones, and two were Paragons?
The Chief Sovereign might take an interest in him. And right now, Hodan had no way to protect himself from a Chief Sovereign.
It was a shame he couldn't slaughter to his heart's content and rapidly increase his strength, but when it came to power and staying alive, Hodan knew what mattered most.
Fortunately, his accumulated insight into the Destruction Rules was