Under the watchful eyes of countless powerful beings, Little Garden finally began its complete integration.
The enormous world slowly merged into Izumi's universe.
And at the exact moment the fusion reached its critical stage—
Gaia and Alaya made their move.
A supreme authority descended upon the world.
An overwhelming force instantly enveloped the entirety of Little Garden.
Then, before anyone could react, the world's laws began to change.
The very foundation of reality was being rewritten.
The gods of Little Garden immediately sensed the alteration.
Many frowned.
Some instinctively attempted to resist.
After all, the laws governing their existence were being forcibly modified before their eyes.
However—
Before any meaningful resistance could begin, another overwhelming power descended.
Boom.
An authority even greater than the first crushed all opposition.
Every attempt at resistance was suppressed instantly.
Not only that, but the force actually accelerated the rewriting process.
The expressions of countless gods changed.
Single-Digit authority.
There was no mistaking it.
Only beings standing at the absolute summit could wield power on such a level.
After realizing this, the gods quickly abandoned any thoughts of resistance.
No matter how proud they were, none of them were foolish enough to challenge a Single-Digit existence.
A sense of helplessness spread throughout Little Garden.
Many gods sighed inwardly.
Their status had effectively changed overnight.
From now on, there would be several beings standing above them.
Existences they could neither oppose nor ignore.
Just as they were struggling to accept that reality—
Something even more shocking occurred.
Certain weaker gods began to disappear.
Their bodies dissolved into countless particles of light.
Then those lights shot across the world toward unknown destinations.
"What?!"
"Their divinities are disappearing!"
Some gods immediately tried to intervene.
Unfortunately, it was already too late.
The newly established laws had already taken effect.
No one could stop the process.
All they could do was watch as countless divine authorities merged together.
The phenomenon resembled what had once happened to Athena.
Long ago, different versions of Athena had been unified into a single existence.
The stronger divinity absorbed the weaker one, creating a new and more complete goddess.
The current situation was similar.
But there was one crucial difference.
Previously, the process had been voluntary.
This time, it was mandatory.
Izumi had no intention of allowing endless duplicate gods to continue existing after the merger.
Therefore, as the worlds fused, identical divine authorities were automatically consolidated.
The stronger origin absorbed the weaker.
The weaker returned to the stronger source.
It was an elegant and efficient solution.
Naturally, the outcome varied from case to case.
Many gods from Izumi's universe absorbed their counterparts from Little Garden.
At the same time, there were also instances where gods from Little Garden absorbed weaker versions existing within Izumi's world.
The determining factor was simple.
Whichever version possessed the stronger origin survived.
The weaker one became part of the stronger whole.
For many gods, this unexpected development was an enormous blessing.
Their authorities expanded.
Their origins grew more complete.
Their power increased dramatically.
Yet for others—
It was effectively the end of their individuality.
One notable example was the Norse Pantheon.
Within Izumi's universe existed a Loki who had already absorbed countless alternate versions of herself over the years.
She had become an extraordinarily powerful existence.
Therefore, when Little Garden's Loki became subject to the assimilation process, the result was inevitable.
Streams of divine origin flowed directly toward the Loki of Izumi's world.
The smile on her face widened immediately.
The gains were tremendous.
Not only Loki, but a large portion of the Norse divine system was consolidated in a single sweep.
After all, the Norse gods within Izumi's universe had joined his Divine System long ago.
Their foundations were far stronger than those of their counterparts.
The result was completely one-sided.
Throughout the newly merged world, similar scenes unfolded endlessly.
Divine authorities merged.
Origins assimilated.
Entire pantheons underwent reconstruction.
Of course, not everyone was affected.
Some existences remained completely untouched.
The Buddhist factions were among them.
Likewise, the Twin Goddesses of Creation stood outside the process entirely.
These beings possessed unique positions that had no equivalent counterparts to assimilate.
As a result, they merely observed the changes from afar.
Silent witnesses to the transformation of an entire world.
Meanwhile, Gaia and Alaya steadily expanded their control over Little Garden.
The fusion continued smoothly.
The new laws became increasingly stable.
And as the process advanced, the rules governing Izumi's universe were deeply engraved into the minds of every god within Little Garden.
Whether they accepted it or not—
They had officially become part of a new world.