"You're finally back."
The golden mist swirling around the Golden Divine Kingdom dispersed, making way for Gustavo to enter, and at the same time, Lancelot's voice echoed in his mind.
Gustavo rolled his eyes and Earth Dao, "You two both possess the combat power of True God Tier Nine, while I'm lagging behind. How can I not be anxious?"
Gustavo was also speechless. He was clearly on the Devouring Path, which had the fastest advancement speed, but he was always suppressed by these two guys, which was extremely frustrating.
This time, we must surpass them, or at least be on par with them.
With this determination, Gustavo passed through the passage, returned to the Golden Divine Kingdom, and easily arrived at the God's Cage on the Golden Star.
Originally, this God's Cage was built by Logo to bind the golden-armored god who escaped from the God-Creation Project. Later, it was expanded step by step, with the addition of Rune Array and the replacement of materials. Unbeknownst to many, it had already been promoted to the level of Middle God Artifact, and its quality had even reached the Legend level.
Currently, the God's Cage contains over a hundred half-dead True God, including Upper God, Middle God, and Lower God. Some of them come from the Eight Gods' Realm, while others come from various civilizations in the Prado Universe System. Without exception, they are all powerful beings who were defeated in their clashes with the Golden Divine Kingdom.
Logo always adhered to the principle of making the most of everything. He first used his Eye of Insight to study the composition of the Divine Realm of these True God, then had Lancelot Replication it with the Steel Feather Cloak, and then had Gustavo devour it.
This can be considered as squeezing the value of these True God to the extreme.
Besides the living True God, the God's Cage also contains a large number of divine remains, blood, bones, fragments of the Divine Realm, and fragments of Divine Law —all of which are meant to be Gustavo's provisions.
Gazing at the towering, mountain-like cage before him, and the countless runes surfacing on its surface, Gustavo rubbed his hands together, preparing to enter.
But they were stopped by a suddenly appearing golden light membrane.
"Absorb the Black Hole Origin Heart first to lay a solid foundation. Otherwise, although the Mind Beast won't pose a threat, the sudden surge of Divine Law will put immense pressure on your Devouring Divine Law. If you're not careful, it might even turn the tables!"
Logo's words drifted down from above, carrying a warning tone.
Then, a black crystal appeared in front of Gustavo.
This crystal is irregularly shaped with perfectly smooth edges. It beats slowly like a heart, and its powerful gravity distorts the surrounding space. If it weren't for the sealing array imposed by Logo, the entire Golden Star would have been swallowed up by this inconspicuous little thing and dragged into Black Hole.
With a sudden burst of light, Gustavo felt his heart pounding violently, and the Devouring Divine Law, as if encountering a delicious feast, trembled wildly and hurriedly took the Black Hole Origin Heart.
The moment the two touched, Gustavo felt as if his blood was boiling and roaring.
"Absorb it as soon as possible. The combat power ceiling for the Demon-Hunting War is being raised again and again. With your current strength, it will be extremely difficult to achieve outstanding results and catch the attention of the Prison Lord."
"Damn it! Don't think that just because you're stronger than me now, you'll always be stronger. I'll catch up to you soon!"
Gustavo raised his fist and looked up at the sky, only to be met with a soft laugh from Logo.
The surrounding space suddenly cracked open, and an extremely energy-rich alternate dimension appeared before Gustavo's eyes. This was the training ground that Logo had specially prepared for him.
Gustavo, of course, didn't stand on ceremony with Logo. He swaggered in and transformed into his true form.
With his current strength, the Dragon-Hunting Spider Spider's true form, in its normal state, is almost as large as a Void star, absolutely deserving of the title of Void Behemoth.
However, being too big also has its drawbacks. He is a more conspicuous target when he moves around, so Gustavo usually transforms into a human form, a chubby-cheeked, fair-skinned boy who looks quite harmless.
No one could have imagined that this boy with pure eyes and an innocent, naive face harbored a ferocious beast capable of devouring the universe.
With his eight sword-like legs curled up to partially support his body, Gustavo opened his mouth and swallowed the Black Hole Origin Heart.
As soon as the substance entered Gustavo's stomach, it entered his digestive space. Then, with a deafening roar, the digestive space, which was equivalent to Gustavo's stomach, exploded instantly, turning into a terrifying, constantly rotating Black Hole. Endless gravitational forces spilled out from it, tearing at Gustavo's body.
The excruciating pain traveled from his body to his soul, causing Gustavo to let out a low growl.
In an instant, countless cracks appeared on his body, and blood poured down as if it were free.
The entire alternate dimension was submerged in Gustavo's blood, with countless runes flashing incessantly, resisting the blood's erosion.
"Do you need to help him?"
Lancelot spoke to Logo in his mind, adding that he had also been keeping an eye on Gustavo.
"No need." Logo shook his head directly. "Recovering from destruction is very beneficial for his physical strength; what he needs is this painful tempering."
Lancelot nodded slightly and said no more.
The pain persists.
The low growls continued incessantly.
But as the pain spread, new changes also began to appear in Gustavo.
His foundation, which was already comparable to that of the Main God, became even more Sturdiness and reliable.
The insights gained from the Black Hole Origin Heart made him, in a daze, seem to transform into a terrifying Black Hole celestial body stretching across the Void. Countless energies and matter were devoured and digested by him, becoming his own energy and evolving into corresponding rules and order.
In the vast darkness, the Black Hole seems to exist forever, endlessly revolving and expanding, undergoing one energy cycle after another, eventually growing into a terrifying celestial body that would frighten even the Main God.
However, everything has its rise and fall; what is at its peak must decline.
The Black Hole hole, having expanded to its limit, finally exploded one day. In an instant, the chains formed by various rules and orders shattered and flew away. After the Black Hole core shattered, it flew away into the Void like a meteor, leaving behind a trace deeper than darkness.
At that moment, countless insights flooded his mind, and Gustavo's understanding of the Devouring Divine Law began to soar rapidly, as if he had been given a cheat code, quickly crossing the threshold of the Middle God and stepping into the stage of the Upper God.
Although it's just a comprehension and hasn't officially evolved into Divine Law, it undoubtedly means that the bottleneck in Gustavo 'Main God has been swept away. Next, he only needs to absorb and grow step by step to advance smoothly.
Logo had already made preparations for this.
The eerie green spider eyes opened one after another, their chilling light piercing through the barrier of the other dimension and falling into the God's Cage.
The True God, who were already half-dead, seemed to sense a fatal threat and trembled simultaneously.