The Infernal Realm's blood-red sun slowly rose, shining over its boundless lands and Heaven-Reaching Peak, the tallest peak in the Skyrite Mountains. Just as its light reached the summit-
"Rumble..."
A peculiar fluctuation of the Laws of Heaven and Earth descended.
"Whoosh!"
Four figures appeared on Heaven-Reaching Peak. They were Lei Ding, Nimo, and the others. All four looked up at the descending fluctuation of the laws. Everyone present was all too familiar with it: this was the fluctuation that descended from heaven and earth when someone became a deity. Not only had each of them experienced it several times, but with the Hall of the Gods' current membership, someone advanced every day, bringing down a fluctuation of the laws.
The Four Divine Beasts all gazed eagerly at the still-closed stone door. Their eldest brother had already been able to sweep across the Four Overgod Planes as a Midgod. Now that he had broken through to Highgod, just how powerful would he become?
Inside the secluded chamber, a Divine Spark radiating purple light flew out of Rhodes's body.
As the Laws of Heaven and Earth transformed the Divine Spark, Rhodes's soul also began to transform, changing from a soul at the very limit of the Midgod level into a Highgod soul.
At the same time, he obtained the portion of willpower belonging to a Paragon. The next instant, he gained another half-portion of willpower. Combined with the willpower heaven and earth had granted him as the universe's first life-form, he now had two full portions of willpower.
Although he now possessed two full portions of willpower, the amplification was not as powerful as Rhodes had imagined. Instead, his dream of a Lightning Paragon army had been shattered.
Rhodes slowly opened his hand. A little purple powder still remained on his