What followed was much simpler.
After passing the Ascension Ritual, Xu Fan not only advanced directly to the god-tier.
He also gained three powerful companions: Anubis, Bastet, and Osiris.
This time, his gains were exceedingly abundant.
With a wave of one hand, Xu Fan instantly shattered Osiris's magical barrier.
With a mere thought, he guided the land beneath Xia Yi and the others' feet to fly before him.
As Xu Fan withdrew from the Descent of the Heavenly God state, his body returned to the size of a normal human.
Seeing this, Anubis, Bastet, and Osiris also shrank their bodies.
Of course...
Aside from Bastet, who took on a human form, Anubis and Osiris both retained their human-bodied, beast-headed appearances.
Xu Fan clenched his fist.
He tried spreading out his Observation Haki.
Now, he was a genuine god-tier being.
The Observation Haki he spread out could even cover the entire Forbidden Land.
Whether they were Forbidden Land contestants from other countries, terrifying ferocious beasts, native inhabitants of the Forbidden Land, or the Ancient Ruins hidden underground, Xu Fan could easily sense their presence with a single thought.
Their whereabouts.
But most crucially...
Xu Fan was astonished to discover...
After stepping into the god-tier realm, his Observation Haki had reached an unprecedented level.
Now, he could sense not only the Forbidden Land.
He could even sense Blue Star.
The feeling was incredibly strong within him.
It was as though, if he wished, he could bring other people over from Blue Star.
"Since our next goal is to resist the invasion of the void creatures,"
"we might as well unite more people."
Xu Fan took a deep breath and explained his current condition.
Perhaps he could cooperate with the Security Bureau.
They could select suitable candidates from Yan Kingdom
and bring them