Ten thousand years ago
God Realm.
At the pinnacle of the ethereal God Realm, a towering building pierced the clouds. Within it, in the God Realm Committee's council chamber, five figures sat facing one another.
They were discussing something.
Destruction frowned slightly and turned to Electrolux. "Old Yi, why did you hide this from us? Those divine beasts are actually Su Wen's soul pets? If that's the case… the God Realm absolutely cannot allow this."
"I agree with Destruction." The God of Life beside him nodded slightly.
Ji Dong and Lie Yan hesitated for a moment, then also nodded.
When all was said and done, this was the God Realm. It could never become a one-man show. No matter how powerful someone was, they had to be kept in check. If almost the entire God Realm were to fall under the control of soul beasts loyal to Su Wen, it would mean that the God Realm itself would become Su Wen's domain.
Calling it a one-man show would be an understatement—it would be…
Destruction and Life were both God King-level existences. With the addition of the Death God Electrolux, who already favored Su Wen, three members of the God Realm Committee at the God King level would be his soul pets, plus several elemental gods and over a dozen first-rank gods.
That was nearly half the God Realm, all covered under his influence.
Destruction's temper flared. The more he looked at Electrolux, the more pissed off he became. He had always been against dictatorship. Before leaving, Evil and Kindness had also supported Tang San precisely to prevent him from becoming a dictator.
This was the rule that every God King abided by:
No one was allowed to grow too powerful.
But now…
An outsider intended to seize the entire God Realm. This was far more egregious than anything Tang San had done!
"Old Yi, you owe us an explanation." Destruction said flatly.
"If Tang San hadn't come to me today and told me the truth, I'm afraid you really would've fooled us all."
The more Destruction thought about it, the angrier he became.
When Tang San had first come to him, he'd been completely dismissive, mocking Tang San for having gone mad with hatred for Su Wen.
But when Tang San produced evidence, he had been utterly dumbfounded.
All the divine beasts selected for godhood had formed contracts with Su Wen. That human brat could evolve soul beasts.
And so, in a very short span, he had reached a temporary alliance with Tang San.
"Hehe…" Electrolux chuckled and shook his head.
He did not argue.
Destruction snorted and ignored Electrolux, instead turning to Ji Dong and Lie Yan. "Remember this: from now on, there must be strict conditions on soul beasts becoming gods. We have to thoroughly investigate whether there is any human contract in their bloodline. As for Wind God and the others, they must also be informed one by one. Strictly forbid them from passing on their god positions to that Gale or Li Ya…"
"Yes." Ji Dong nodded slightly.
"Death God Electrolux, and that brat Su Wen, they'd better not fall into my hands! Otherwise… hmph!" Destruction had always been hot-tempered. Being schemed against on the scale of the entire God Realm—and almost being taken in—naturally left him furious. He wasn't about to show any kindness.
"Destruction…" Life still kept her rationality and tugged at his sleeve.
Since the Death God was still in the God Realm and still a God King-level colleague, they couldn't let the relationship become too stiff. If something happened in the future, they still needed to be on the same side.
"Please don't mind him. He's always been like this." The Goddess of Life said apologetically.
"Hehe, I don't mind at all. But my disciple might have something to say…" Electrolux still wore his smiling, squint-eyed expression.
He stroked his chin.
"That brat would actually dare come question me?!" Destruction exploded at the slightest provocation and nearly jumped up, his eyes flashing red as he glared at Electrolux.
"…"
"Looks like Destruction God has a big problem with me."
The space around them rippled slightly.
In a spot no one had paid attention to, a figure slowly emerged.
Su Wen smiled as he studied the Destruction God, whose pupils suddenly shrank.
Something was off, very off…
When had this brat ascended to godhood?
Recently, aside from the Asura God, there had been no changes among the gods—no new inheritances or replacements. So which god's power had he inherited?
And this power… was terrifying.
He had appeared here without a sound, right under the noses of four God King-level beings, and none of them had noticed.
At this level of strength… he was at least God King realm.
"Brat, we'll settle the matter of your plotting against the God Realm another time." Destruction snorted coldly, his gaze dark as he stared at Su Wen.
"But barging into the God Realm Committee without permission is a grave crime in itself!"
"Originally, in consideration of your talent and strength, I'd intended to pass the Asura god position to you, but now it seems…"
"Do you intend to lock me away in the God-Forbidden Land?" Su Wen asked with an exaggeratedly surprised look.
Destruction sniffed coldly, staring him down.
He wouldn't go that far, but a good scare was the least he could do.
This brat's courage was reaching the sky—he even dared to scheme against the God Realm. It was about time someone chopped off the hand he'd stretched out too far!
"Since the God Realm doesn't want to play with me, then there's nothing I can do…" Su Wen sighed.
"Old Yi, let's begin."
Su Wen glanced at Electrolux in the distance, his lips curving into a smile.
"Hahahaha…"
The master and disciple shared a look, reading the joy in each other's eyes.
Electrolux had long understood Su Wen's current situation.
He also knew what his disciple had in mind.
Yes… to create his own God Realm.
Strictly speaking, this would be a Great Divine Circle-level God Realm, the same sort as the ancient God Realm created by the Dragon God—the Divine Dragon Domain.
Or, more accurately, the "God Realm" of an entire star domain.
Su Wen had no intention of loosening his grip on this star-domain-spanning God Realm. With over twenty star-domain-level God Kings at his command, he would reclaim the authority of all other "God Realms" within the star domain and place them under a single, unified control.
Only then would future gods truly have a godhood with real weight.
Ignoring the utterly dumbstruck gods, Su Wen narrowed his eyes as his body slowly merged into chaos. Countless timelines flowed around him. He locked onto the current one and summoned one soul pet after another.
Each one that appeared began to gather the star domain's authority—indeed, to plunder it.
Destruction, Life, Ji Dong, Lie Yan, and all the gods big and small in the God Realm, now wore looks of naked fear.
The power and authority they were so familiar with, that had always flowed so easily at their command, was rapidly slipping away.
"Su Wen, what are you doing?!" Destruction roared in fury, unleashing endless destructive power as he struck at Su Wen.
But his power was blocked by the golden body that had formed around Su Wen, and even rebounded upon him.
"Pff…" Destruction spat a mouthful of godly blood, staring at Su Wen in horror.
Only then did he realize that Su Wen had become something like the Dragon God of old.
This was the original power of creation itself—the power of world origin!
He was creating a world!