The moment Abandoned Heaven Emperor turned his gaze toward Shin, invisible chains in the void had already bound him.
"Mm!" Abandoned Heaven Emperor let out a surprised sound. Looking at the chains around him, he raised a brow. His protective aura was still active, yet these chains could pass through it directly. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
"Heh, the Heavenly Chain really works!" A smile appeared at the corner of Shin's lips. This was the opportunity he had been seeking. Ever since earlier, he had been pondering what item or technique could possibly work, and the Heavenly Chain had come to mind instinctively.
This Treasure Tool from Gilgamesh's treasury, second only to Ea, possessed greater binding power against those with stronger divinity.
During the previous Myriad Worlds Tournament, this Heavenly Chain had been practically useless, because most of the opponents had no divinity at all.
In truth, divinity was a very strange thing. It was difficult to define, and the rules of different worlds varied greatly, making it even harder to distinguish.
But one thing was certain: divinity was interconnected across all worlds.
Especially those innate gods born alongside their worlds—the aura they carried was what was known as divinity.
Or, to put it another way, divinity was the manifestation of certain laws of a world, because innate gods themselves possessed some degree of mastery over the world's laws.
Take Shin, for example... before he connected with his Divine Kingdom, he had possessed no divinity whatsoever. Even when he used the Hōgyoku to strengthen himself, his power had risen without limit, yet no divinity had emerged.
But once he connected with his Divine Kingdom, the aura of a deity naturally appeared. That was because he had grasped the laws and authority within his own