Divine Authority

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Divine Authority
Original Name	权柄
Nature	Supernatural power associated with a deity’s laws or conceptual domain 127 335.
Role	Determines available supernatural skills, divine capabilities, and many rivalries between deities and their followers 2 11 127.
Users	Deities, empowered followers, and individuals who acquire or assimilate divine power; it can also be embodied in artifacts 256 467 591.
First Appearance	Explained as the basis of deity-specific supernatural skills 2.

Power Progression

• Scope: These milestones track Su Yi’s documented acquisition and integration of Divine Authorities, rather than a universal leveling sequence for Authority itself.

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Unity Authority acquired	239	Merging with the Gate of Unity raises Su Yi from Level 23 to 30. Matter Programming becomes Matter Unification Programming, enabling him to rewrite Bandwidth-bearing targets and extract their essence.
Planet-bound Steel and Soul Authorities	256	The Mist Horn joins with Kevin-9’s Dragon Vein and faith. Su Yi rejects full godhood by removing it, but retains remote control and access to its Authorities within Kevin-9.
Direct compilation of Void Abyss power	420	Absorbing the soul-form Teleportation Gate raises him from Level 49 to 53. Dark Matter Compilation Program can directly compile matter, souls, and Void Abyss structures.
Return to Dark Matter Mastery	426	External alterations from the Stigmata Totem, Mechanical Father, and Golden Saint King peel away from his Talent, restoring its original form.
Initial Destruction Authority mastered	445	After two months in the destructive tide, Su Yi forms an eye that reveals material weaknesses. He uses it to dismantle and reforge Ancient Artifacts.
Origin Dharma Form awakened	465	Absorbing the fourth Bronze Gate gives him a law-based body capable of bearing other deities’ Authorities without being overwhelmed or controlled by them.
God-Destroying Eye’s remaining Destruction Authority absorbed	466	Its ownerless remnants merge with Su Yi, expanding his ability to destroy both physical and intangible targets.
Shadow King’s Authority claimed and integrated	509 510	The Divine Blood Cloak devours the Authority. Su Yi transfers it into the Gate of Unity for safe absorption after its immense power nearly overwhelms his body and soul.
Fifth Bronze Gate and Void Emperor’s power absorbed	548	Gains access to Dragon Veins and space-time doors, greater control over his True God body, and stronger command of souls, space, and death. Creates the Void Incarnation.
Eternal Fire Authority absorbed	582	Gains precise control over high-energy particles, supplying finer control and new applications for his accumulated powers.
Unity Authority nearly restored	584	Su Yi states that he has recovered nearly all of Unity’s Divine Authority and is approaching the complete Unity True God.
Three Ancient True Gods fully absorbed	632	The Stigmata Totem and Supreme Dao willingly surrender their Authorities; these combine with the Shadow King’s power to restore the Black Abyss Overlord’s power. Further absorptions restore the Mother of Immortality’s power. Together with the Void Emperor, three Ancient True Gods are fully absorbed.

Nature and Mechanics

Authority, Skills, and Bandwidth

• Authority defines access: A follower’s deity determines which supernatural skills they can purchase through their Void Abyss Projection 2.
• Skills can overlap: Followers of different deities may learn the same skills when their deities’ Authorities overlap 11.
• Skills are not identical to Authority: Skills have ranks from D through SSS. The player-facing Divine Authority system places Authority above Talents and skills 11 467.
• Costs depend on the application: The Divine Authority Shard system consumes Void Abyss Energy rather than Bandwidth. Leg Kicker’s Binary Magic Authority, however, rapidly drains his Bandwidth without Su Yi’s supplementary energy connection 467 482.
• Authority and energy supply are separable: Su Yi retains Authorities after losing his body and Faith Power, although soul recovery and energy requirements constrain their use 426.
• Divine Authority does not require completed godhood: Su Yi possesses and uses divine power while explicitly remaining unascended and able to act freely in the Material Universe 499.

Sources of Divine Power

Leg Kicker’s revised classification distinguishes four categories of gods 335.

Category	Source and dependence
Rule True Gods	Draw power from the universe’s fundamental laws 335.
Ancient True Gods	Embody fragments of those rules. Their universe-scale powers do not require sacrifices to maintain their existence 335.
Void Abyss Gods	Arise through pure thoughts or energies of sapient life. Their existence and strength depend on faith and sacrifices 335.
Planetary Old Gods	Identified as a fourth category; its underlying mechanism is not explained in the supplied account 335.

• Divine descent does not guarantee Ancient True God standing: Leg Kicker identifies the Shadow King and Loving Father of Light as beings whose Authorities may derive from Ancient True Gods but whose current existence depends on faith and sacrifices 335.
• Territory matters to Void Abyss Gods: Their headquarters concentrate followers and offerings. Abandoning that territory leaves their Authority intact but greatly weakens their power; entering another deity’s domain can make them prey 468.
• Faith can extend reach: Fervent devotion and sacrifice allow Su Yi to establish a connection across millions of light-years beyond his previous limits 489.

Authority and Allegiance

A deity’s Authority constrains its conduct as well as granting power. Choosing an Authority establishes a path that neither the deity nor its followers can easily escape 127.

Example	Effect on allegiance or rivalry
Lord of Wildfire	His Authority commits him to chaos 127.
Eternal Scales	Equality and balance place the deity within order 127.
Twins of Pleasure and Lord of Evolution	Both are neutral, but the Twins hunt the Lord of Evolution to devour his Fertility Authority 127.
Goddess of Black Cinders and Eternal Scales	Their Authorities do not overlap. This does not guarantee friendship, but prevents the rivalry described as mortal enmity 127.
Emma and Mokaka	Their related Authorities provoke immediate hostility and allow them to recognize each other’s religious affiliations 127.

• Shared alignment is not shared interest: Deities within the same faction can fight and devour one another 127.
• Practical cooperation remains possible: Maria and Su Yi negotiate around their shared need for order despite their organizations’ moral differences 127.
• Authority can outweigh personal will: Kavelyn explains that Ancient True Gods are bound more tightly by the roots of their Authorities than by their own desires 594.
• Inherited Authority can become a burden: The Twins of Pleasure seek successors because their malformed ascension has made their Authority and Thrones an enduring source of suffering 545.

Acquisition, Transfer, and Fusion

Fragmentation and Reclamation

• Divine death can divide power: After the Supreme Venerable of the Grand Unity fell, his Authority split among Primordial Mechanism, the Steel Savior, and the Mechanical Father 416.
• Fragments attract one another: The Authorities of divided ancient gods exert a strong mutual attraction, encouraging their holders to reclaim related powers 599.
• Devouring grants possession before mastery: Su Yi completely claims the Shadow King’s Authority through the Divine Blood Cloak, but initially has neither digested nor learned to wield it 509.
• Fusion does not automatically preserve identity: Supreme Dao and the Stigmata Totem spend five thousand years trying to recreate the Black Abyss Overlord without surrendering their individual wills, making no progress 584.

Gifts and Inheritance

• Authorities can be divided deliberately: The Twins of Pleasure give Emma and Dora portions of their own Authority while preparing them to inherit their Thrones 545.
• Authority can be bestowed on followers: Su Yi grants divine domains to his Saints as rewards and responsibilities 591 592 600.
• Authority can anchor lives: Players who merge with Time Hounds become bound to Su Yi’s Unity Authority, gaining time-related powers but losing unlimited revivals and some freedom 590.
• Boss fragments provide a player route: Certain bosses and minibosses drop Divine Authority Shards, which Sister Ya at the Eternal Wall can turn into Authorities for Players 467.

Recipient	Bestowed role	Domain
Tentacles Aren’t Evil God	Unity Saint	Faith and fusion; channels devotion and reconciles forces 591.
Girlfriend	Lord of the Dead Realm	Souls, death, and the boundary between life and death 591.
108	Lord of Heavenly Tribulation	War and Heavenly Tribulation 592 593.
Mountain Dog	Shadow-Returning Venerable	Draws power from shadows cast by inequality and passes judgment 592 593.
Iron Pillar	Godslayer Overlord	Slaughter; senses killing intent and appears where killing occurs 600.

Major Applications

Unity

• Analyzes, edits, connects, and assimilates the structures of other powers 239 467.
• Rewriting an ability through Matter Unification Programming initially costs Su Yi ten times that ability’s Bandwidth expenditure 239.
• Enables navigation through otherwise unstable space by establishing coordinates centered on Su Yi 577.
• Approaches control over time through the space-time doors unlocked by the fifth Bronze Gate 548.

Destruction

• Reveals weaknesses as red cracks across Su Yi’s black-and-white vision 445.
• Allows controlled fracture, with the process taking years or occurring in 0.01 seconds 445.
• Expands from breaking matter to destroying intangible things after the God-Destroying Eye’s remaining Authority is absorbed 466.

Steel, Magnetism, and Programming

• The Mist Horn controls planetary metal, moves metal lifeforms through its interspace, and enables travel through steel subjects 256.
• The Supreme Venerable’s Authority uses magnetic fields as a data-programming system, supporting control over metal, magnetism, electricity, and programs 445.
• Binary Magic can rearrange material structures and reconstruct identities; Leg Kicker uses the Unity Divine Eye to rewrite the souls and personalities of two Sainz heirs 481 483.

Souls, Death, and Faith

• Soul Mastery can control, compress, warp, dominate, and devour souls within the Mist Horn’s planetary domain 256.
• Death Authority supports unconventional travel through the concept of death, exceeding the Six-Winged Angel’s speed by more than tenfold, but cannot be applied broadly 426.
• The Unity Saint redirects the Soul Dominator’s followers’ faith, weakening the deity during battle 623.

Energy and Immortality

• Eternal Fire creates, controls, and collides high-energy particles. Its strength lies in energy control rather than broad conceptual effects 582.
• The Mother of Immortality’s restored power makes Su Yi effectively immortal for as long as the universe survives 632.

Artifacts and Limitations

• Mist Horn — Bears Steel and Soul Authorities separately from Su Yi. Its planet-scale form has listed zero costs and cooldowns, although releasing Ancient War Mist consumes 1,000 faith units per second 256.
• Ether Sword Hilt — Amplifies compatible Authorities through gravitational waves and enables long-range resonance and control. Careless fusion with the Mist Horn threatens planetary minds and magnetic fields 416 417.
• Azure Wolf Banner — Reforged from the Ether Sword Hilt; extends communications, resonance, and distant projections 445.
• War Command Armor — Manifests the Shadow King’s power and elevates its wearer beyond Demigod rank, but attempts to corrupt and bind Su Yi 467.
• Divine Blood Cloak — Combines multiple Authorities around devouring and assimilation; can envelop an Earth-sized planet when driven with Su Yi’s full strength 491.
• Myriad Heavens Tribulation-Annihilating Blade — Forged on Unity’s foundation within a Destruction framework. Further development requires divine blood, Authorities, and souls before Vulcan completes its forging 508 623.
• Suppression and stripping — Nightmare-powered World Stone weapons can seize and strip the Shadow King’s released Authorities; the Human Emperor’s Eye’s detonation also creates a region that suppresses Void Abyss-derived supernatural powers 507 509.

Notable Quotes

“Faith determines sides. Divine Authority determines friends and foes.”
— Maria 127

“When you chose a Divine Authority, it also gained power over you.”
— Narration 127