Chapter 28: The Incompetent Asura God: Where Did You Get This Divine Thought From? And What the Hell is This God of Slaughter?!
The Divine Realm, the Divine Realm Committee.
The unchanging majesty and solemnity were shattered at this moment by unprecedented shock.
Five majestic figures sat on their respective divine thrones.
Their gazes were all fixed on the "celestial canopy" formed by divine power in the void, their faces showing completely different astonishment.
When they saw the two inconceivable rewards descend from the celestial canopy, even these five enforcers standing at the pinnacle of the Divine Realm fell into a brief silence.
"Asura!"
A deep and oppressive voice rang out, it was the God of Destruction who spoke.
The God of Destruction's signature purple eyes were filled with rage and incomprehension.
The aura of destruction surrounding him became unstable as a result.
"What's going on with this celestial canopy? What right does it have to use your divine thought?
And create some 'God of Slaughter' out of thin air?
This is a provocation against the rules of the entire Divine Realm!"
With the God of Destruction's question. The gazes of the God of Kindness, the Goddess of Life, and the God of Evil all converged on the figure seated at the head of the table, clad in dark red armor and exuding a chilling aura.
The God of Asura.
At this moment, this strongest enforcer of the divine realm also had a deeply furrowed brow.
The God of Asura did not answer immediately, his mind racing as he examined himself.
His divine soul was intact, his divine sense vast as the sea, without the slightest flaw.
He was the very source of the God of Asura's divine sense; if even a wisp of it had been stripped away, he could not have been unaware.
"My divine sense is perfectly intact," the God of Asura finally spoke, his voice cold and calm, yet it shocked the other four God-Kings even more.
"Perfectly intact?"
The God of Evil stroked his chin with interest, a playful smile curving his lips.
"That's interesting.
Could it be that this celestial canopy 'copied' a wisp of your divine thought out of thin air and then bestowed it upon that mortal as a reward?"
Copiing the divine thought of a supreme god-king out of thin air?
This conjecture sent a chill down the spines of all the gods present.
This meant that the power level of the celestial canopy had exceeded their comprehension.
It wasn't "borrowing," but "creating"!
"The key point isn't just divine thought,"
the Goddess of Life, who had been silent until now, spoke softly, her emerald eyes filled with worry.
"And what about that nascent form of the 'God of Slaughter'?"
Upon hearing this, all eyes turned to the God of Asura once more.
Because in the divine realm, all authority related to "slaughter" belonged to the God of Asura.
For the first time, a genuine look of confusion appeared on the God of Asura's usually cold face.
The Asura God spoke slowly, his voice echoing in the empty temple:
"Under my command, there is indeed a first-level deity who wields the power of 'killing,' named the 'God of Slaughter.
"His divine position is bestowed upon those who possess a strong sense of righteousness, who use killing to stop killing, and who uphold the order of the world."
The Asura God paused, his tone becoming even more solemn .
"But this 'God of Slaughter'... the word 'slaughter' represents a rule, a concept, far more fundamental and far more... chaotic than mere 'killing.'"
The gods immediately understood the difference.
"The God of Slaughter" is the executor of order, an extension of the Asura God's authority.
But if the "God of Slaughter" truly takes shape, he will represent the act of "slaughter" itself!
Indiscriminate of good or evil, right or wrong, existing solely for slaughter!
This is an ultimate, pure power, approaching the fundamental laws, its potential so great it might even touch the realm of a God-King!
"A completely new divine position, unrecorded by the Divine Realm Committee… decided by a mortal himself…" the God of Goodness murmured, his beautiful face filled with worry.
"This… how much uncertainty will this bring to the lower realms?"the God of Destruction scoffed:
"More than just the lower realms!
This is shaking the very foundation of our Divine Realm Committee!
The inheritance and establishment of divine positions have their own laws; when did it become the prerogative of an unknown entity like the Heavenly Canopy to interfere?"
The Asura God didn't participate in their argument; he simply stared intently at the figure struggling painfully on the blood-red throne within the Heavenly Canopy—Tang Chen.
He finally understood the key.
"The Heavenly Canopy... it's not 'bestowing' a divine position."
The Asura God's voice abruptly silenced all the arguments.
"It's 'creating' the possibility of a divine position!
It combines a wisp of divine thought containing my primordial power with the endless killing intent that mortal gathered because of the City of Slaughter, using this as a 'seed.'
It planted the embryonic form of a 'God of Slaughter.'"
"As for whether this seed will eventually take root, sprout, and grow into a new god, or wither away... that depends on that mortal named Tang Chen himself."
Speaking of which, the Asura God felt a deep sense of resentment.
Because Tang Chen was originally his successor to the Asura God position.
If it weren't for the interference from the Rakshasa God in the final test, causing him to go mad,
Tang Chen might have already succeeded him and become the second-generation Asura God.
But now the Heavenly Canopy suddenly appeared.
And Tang Chen, who went mad and was parasitized and trapped in the City of Slaughter, received the Heavenly Canopy's reward.
He will become independent of his Asura Godline and become the God of Slaughter.
This made the God of Asura somewhat irritated.
Being out of control made him very unhappy, but he was powerless to do anything about it.
Upon hearing this, the four God-Kings all gasped.
They finally understood the terrifying nature of this celestial canopy.
It wasn't breaking the rules, but using the rules to create them!
It was leveraging the fundamental laws of the universe in a way they couldn't comprehend, pushing a soul that should have been destroyed in its descent onto an unprecedented path to godhood!
For a moment, the entire God Realm Committee fell silent again.
The gazes of the five Supreme God-Kings were all focused on the celestial canopy, their expressions varied, but the same thought arose in their minds:
What exactly was the origin of this celestial canopy?
And where would the chosen mortal, Tang Chen, go?
In an instant, all the God-Kings understood.
This celestial canopy wasn't "borrowing" the power of the God Realm, but "creating" it!
It was like a supreme creator, overlooking all living beings, scattering miracles and divine grace at will, and the divine realm seemed to be merely one of its objects of observation.
This feeling caused the five supreme god-kings, the rulers of the divine realm, to feel a chill for the first time…
"We must find out the origin of this celestial canopy!" the God of Destruction roared, his throne trembling slightly under his rage.
"How do we find out?" the God of Evil countered.
"It is formless and intangible, pervading all realms; we cannot even detect its existence.
For now, we can only passively observe and respond to the various changes it brings to the lower realms."
(End of Chapter)
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