The feeling was strange.
—When Xu Yuan had first returned, he hadn't thought much of it. He had merely taken the Ancient God's place.
At most, he'd had one thought—
Once he had accumulated enough Merit, he would activate "Incense" and visit the Three Realms again, talk things over with the Universe, and find a way to achieve Ascension.
Who could have imagined—
He looked at his hand.
It supported an entire city. Boundless power surged from within him and flowed down his arm.
That power was beyond compare!
Fortunately, the Floating City had been built from materials sturdy enough to withstand being lifted with one hand.
"This feels good..."
Xu Yuan murmured under his breath.
He hovered in midair, carrying the city as he flew slowly toward the Fortress. When he reached it, he called out:
"Hey! Where's a safe place to put this thing?"
Olifia flew out and shouted back, "Head east. The Ancient Sedimentary Basin is over there."
Xu Yuan flew east for a while, then descended gently. He crouched and slowly lowered the entire Floating City to the ground with both hands.
All was quiet.
Nothing went wrong.
Lines of faintly glowing text appeared before Xu Yuan's eyes:
"You have attained the position of Ancient God. The Origin of Truth is gradually infusing you with Origin of Truth Power." "Your body is being tempered by Origin of Truth Power." "This process will take time." "Please wait patiently."
Then he would wait.
To be honest, living beings had almost no way to deal with an Ancient God.
The Black Coffin Universe had gone to great lengths to create the Song of Boiling Blood, only for the Truth monster parasitizing the Ancient God's brain to break it during the last battle.
—Even the Universe would have