The others had already left. The common people who had evacuated due to the battle had not yet returned, so for a time, the entirety of Jialing Pass was unusually quiet.
"Is there something else you need, staying here?"
Wang Nan looked toward the distance. Ye Guyi, who had left earlier, had returned.
"Senior," Ye Guyi bowed toward Wang Nan.
"No need to be so formal. In truth, I'm not much older than you."
Despite Wang Nan's words, Ye Guyi treated them as simple humility. Her respectful expression did not change.
"Senior, ever since I achieved my breakthrough to Titled Douluo, this place has been subtly drawing me. Then I heard you speak of the God Realm…"
Ye Guyi paused, then quickly added, "Junior has no greedy intentions toward the Gods. I only wish to seek clarification from Senior."
Wang Nan looked toward the towering walls of Jialing Pass, wondering whether what stood before him had once witnessed that God War ten thousand years ago.
Pulling his thoughts back, Wang Nan smiled faintly. "Very well. It's not truly a secret. Roughly ten thousand years ago, the Angel God and Rakshasa God joined forces here to fight the Sea God, but they were defeated."
Even after ten thousand years, that God War had gradually blurred into legend, though fragments of truth still lingered.
Ye Guyi had expected Wang Nan's account to resemble the myths she had heard in her youth, yet his narration was extraordinarily detailed, as though spoken by someone who had personally stood upon that battlefield.
"Senior," Ye Guyi asked hesitantly, "if the Angel God symbolizes light and justice, and the Rakshasa God represents darkness and evil, how could they possibly have joined forces?"
No matter how distorted legends became, certain fundamentals did not change. The Angel God and the Rakshasa God were natural enemies.
And yet, Ye Guyi did not believe Wang Nan would fabricate such an obvious contradiction. An abnormal answer often pointed closer to the truth.
"Perhaps this is the difference between creating a God Position and inheriting a God Position," Wang Nan replied calmly.
"What?" Ye Guyi looked at him in confusion, but Wang Nan did not immediately explain.
Such was the nature of God Positions.
Those who create a God Position need only walk their own Dao with unwavering resolve.
Those who inherit a God Position, however, face a far more complex reality.
Creating the Sea God Position requires protecting all life within the sea and the sea itself, yet one who inherits the Sea God's power may not even possess water-related abilities.
The Food God might not be capable of cooking well. A God symbolizing judgment might knowingly violate laws. A God symbolizing justice might ally with an ancient enemy out of personal desire.
If one breaks through to the God Realm through their own power, they may ignore worldly matters and live freely.
But if one enters the God Realm by relying on a God Position, what justification do they have to escape the responsibilities of a God?
With the God Realm already in chaos, how could the Worlds beneath it remain peaceful?
What Wang Nan intended to do was use the long rod in his hand to shatter the distorted rules of the God Realm and reestablish order.
"Alright, let's return to your earlier question," Wang Nan said, his gaze settling on a specific point. "In my memory, you are the first Spirit Master in ten thousand years with an Angel Spirit to break through to Titled Douluo.
What's drawing you here should be a fragment of a God Position."
As he spoke, Wang Nan extended his right hand, causing Ye Guyi's eyes to widen in shock.
His forearm seemed to vanish into thin air. Upon closer inspection, however, it had merely reached into another layer of space.
As a Titled Douluo, Ye Guyi possessed some understanding of spatial force, yet she was certain that no Spirit Master could control it with such precision. The mental force required far exceeded what an ordinary Titled Douluo could possess.
The next moment, Wang Nan withdrew his arm. In his palm, a tiny golden light darted back and forth restlessly.
The light had no fixed shape. The instant it appeared, Ye Guyi's Spirit manifested unconsciously, radiating golden brilliance that resonated with the fragment.
There was no doubt that this fragment belonged to the Angel God.
Yet neither Wang Nan nor Ye Guyi expected what followed.
The moment Wang Nan opened his palm, the tiny golden light circled Ye Guyi once, then returned to Wang Nan's hand, settling quietly within it.
Wang Nan felt a sudden realization. If the Angel God Position had not shattered, perhaps even he would have had the opportunity to contend for it.
Although Ye Guyi did not fully understand what had happened, having witnessed the power of a God firsthand, she knew she could not remain here any longer. Even if Wang Nan appeared gentle, no one seeking divinity would willingly share such a path.
"Thank you, Senior, for your guidance. I shall take my leave."
"Mhm." Wang Nan smiled and nodded.
Watching Ye Guyi depart, Wang Nan withdrew his gaze. After briefly glancing at his hand, he looked toward the empty space before him.
God Position fragments possess their own consciousness.
Or rather, the will of a God is condensed within a God Position.
The fragment of the Angel God Position had chosen Wang Nan. When Ye Xishui chose to end her life, the two fragments belonging to another God within her had already detached and concealed themselves within space.
Under Wang Nan's mental force, their hiding places were clearly revealed. He repeated the same method, extending his right hand until he made contact with the two escaping fragments.
However, what returned with his hand was a purple shadow of light.
Wang Nan flipped his wrist, and the Coiling Dragon Staff appeared in his grasp. His two Spirit cores rotated as mental force, spirit power, and vital energy fused into one. His intent flowed forward along the staff.
The fluctuations emitted by the Coiling Dragon Staff were compressed into an extremely small range. As a result, the power within became even more concentrated.
With a single strike, the purple shadow shattered.
Immediately afterward, two tiny purple lights flew toward Wang Nan, captured within his palm by his mental force.
Golden light flickered within Wang Nan's eyes. Sensing the two completely opposite powers resting in his hand, his gaze shifted toward something deeper.
In that instant, Wang Nan understood why the God of Love had suddenly spoken of Spirit cores before leaving Qiankun Asking Love Valley.
A God Position, which is a Divine Core, is fundamentally the same as a Spirit core.
The fragments in Wang Nan's hand originated from two entirely different Gods, containing completely different powers, yet they shared intrinsic similarities.
The structure and composition of a Divine Core are no different from a Spirit core. The only difference is that a Divine Core is constructed using a higher-level form of power.