In the pitch-black expanse of space, Shin, having received all of Dark Gaia's origin, wore a thoughtful expression.
His strength had not soared merely because he had obtained Dark Gaia's origin.
In truth, what he had gained was not something related to power, but Dark Gaia's very "status"... the one and only such existence in the multiverse. It was the proof that would allow him to grow stronger in the future and ultimately become a ruler capable of devouring the entire multiverse.
According to the memories he had received, Dark Gaia had already been incomparably weak. Its final reserves of power had all been used to hold this Myriad Worlds Contest, leaving not a shred of excess power for Shin.
That was precisely why Myriad Worlds Continent was so barren, and even the universe itself had been created in such a crude fashion.
If Dark Gaia had been at its peak, creating a central universe similar to the "Primordial Universe" would have been no problem at all. How could it have ended up as nothing more than an empty shell like this?
Because of Its own weakness, It had not even dared to bring in characters above the "god-tier" for this contest.
The only few gods had joined for various reasons.
For example, Orochi had come due to the Four Heavenly Kings' summoning. In Dark Gaia's original plans, It should never have appeared.
Then there was Abandoned Heaven Emperor, who had descended entirely of his own will.
Speaking of it, Abandoned Heaven Emperor had known Dark Gaia since an extremely early time, dating back to before Pili World had even been created. As an innate deity born from the origin of destruction, Abandoned Heaven Emperor had briefly come into contact with Dark Gaia back then.
Dark Gaia had already been