"What did you mean when you said not all Mystic Category deities were like you?"
"Was it because of Divine Authority?"
Zhixin gradually calmed down, but she still did not dare look at Bai Xuan's face. Her pretty face remained faintly flushed, yet unable to suppress her curiosity, she lowered her head and asked softly.
"That is part of the reason."
Bai Xuan stretched out his right hand. All kinds of Elements in the air gathered around him intimately, even eagerly trying to merge into his body.
"Different worlds have different requirements for gods. When a person's power surpasses everyone else's by far, he becomes that world's Deity."
"But a true god must possess his own Divine Authority. Without Divine Authority, one cannot be called a god."
Gods without Divine Authority were not acknowledged by Heaven and Earth; they were merely titles given by themselves and others.
Or they were deities created by the Faith of all living beings. Though they possessed powerful abilities, those abilities were not Divine Authority.
And most importantly—
"I am different from the deities of other worlds."
"They sought their own paths, walked those paths to their limits, and were granted Divine Authority after receiving the recognition of Heaven and Earth, becoming deities."
"I was bestowed Divine Authority from the very beginning. Only as my strength continuously rose and my understanding of nature deepened did I become a god."
"That is the difference in sequence."
"Most importantly, I am different from them."
At least, among the inheritances he had received through fusing with and absorbing the Goddess of Nature Authority, no deity had ever been so favored by Heaven and Earth that he had been granted the authority of Heaven and Earth while still a Mortal.
And it had been unconditional, with the authority bestowed