The God of Destruction cast a disappointed glance at the God of Arrogance.
"Haven't I already taught you before? To become a God King, one must walk their own path and fully realize its essence. Each person's path is unique, and no matter how much I explain, you won't grasp the intricacies if you lack insight.
Though this mortal has only just formed his divine position, it's clear to me that he has already walked his own path.
Though his paths are many—fire, creation, wisdom, light, darkness, space, earth, water, fire, wind, and thunder—and he possesses numerous divine authorities beyond that, these paths have been harmoniously integrated into his divine position. This shows his mastery over each path is extraordinary, allowing him to unify even conflicting divine authorities into his power.
I can confidently declare that, barring his untimely demise, this individual will undoubtedly become a new God King within ten thousand years."
At the end of his statement, the God of Destruction cast a meaningful glance at Tang San.
The pie in the God Realm was limited. Tang San's desire for more power would surely be affected by the emergence of a new God King. Though the God of Destruction cared little for power himself, seeing Tang San suffer setbacks brought him immense satisfaction.
As for the other gods, they were astonished by the sheer number of divine authorities contained within Ye Wen's divine position.
Inherited divine positions aside, those who created their own divine positions were limited by their mortal lifespans and energy. It was impossible for them to pursue so many paths, so they typically specialized in one.
A new god like Ye Wen, possessing over ten divine authorities, was something they had never seen before.
And yet, the gods who had initially mocked Ye Wen found it hard to believe that such an existence was being hailed by the God of Destruction as a future God King.
This dramatic reversal left many gods feeling unbalanced.
The God of Envy, in particular, bit his thumb and asked the God of Destruction:
"Lord God of Destruction, what do you think this new god's divine position might be?"
Before the God of Destruction could respond, Tang San interjected coldly:
"Isn't it obvious from that armor?
This guy either wants to become the God of Forging or the God of Wisdom."
Once again provoked by Tang San, the God of Destruction's expression soured.
But unwilling to remain on the losing side, the God of Destruction decided to regain the upper hand. After all, he was the strongest in the God Realm! How could he tolerate being repeatedly disrespected by newcomers?
"Let's continue watching!
But I don't think some waste who ascended through inheritance can possibly defeat a genius who formed their divine position independently."
The God of Destruction's words carried a pointed meaning, and Tang San's face darkened further.
Yet, what the God of Destruction said was true.
Especially since Da Ming had inherited the relatively weak Tier-2 Snake God.
Though Da Ming's cultivation had currently reached Level 109, in the realm of gods, where the mastery of laws was paramount, someone like Ye Wen—who had ascended through self-created means—often possessed a deeper understanding of their own laws than Da Ming did of his.
Thus, even though Ye Wen had only sent a fragment of his divine consciousness to empower the Xuan Yue Rou Ling Battle Armor, it was still able to fight Da Ming evenly—and even gain the upper hand.
Jiang Nannan desperately wanted to join the fight, but without her four-character Battle Armor, she was merely an ordinary Title Douluo. Having faced the terror of near-death, it was already a testament to her resilience that she hadn't collapsed.
Da Ming had now entered his full-power state, clad in azure-colored divine armor, unleashing his full strength against Ye Wen!
"Azure Annihilation Divine Light!"
After forcibly pushing the Xuan Yue Rou Ling Battle Armor, imbued with Ye Wen's consciousness, aside, Da Ming was acutely aware that his target wasn't to defeat Ye Wen's possessed armor but to eliminate potential threats like Jiang Nannan.
Though she didn't currently possess a divine inheritance, who could say what the future held?
Jiang Nannan, your future is too dangerous! I must kill you here!
Strangely, however, Ye Wen didn't intervene to stop Da Ming's attack.
Da Ming felt a fleeting sense of unease but brushed it off. Right now, his sole focus was on killing Jiang Nannan.
But soon, Da Ming understood why Ye Wen hadn't interrupted him.
"Invincible Barrier???" But how could such defense exist?
Da Ming's confidence began to waver.
In his understanding, the current limit of soul-guided devices on the Douluo Continent was still at the Level 10 threshold, equivalent to a Level 99 Limit Douluo. Yet, his Azure Annihilation Divine Light had already reached divine-level power. Even Xiao Wu's Invincible Golden Body from ten thousand years ago couldn't withstand attacks of this magnitude!
Taking advantage of Da Ming's momentary confusion, Ye Wen once again fused the Battle Armor onto Jiang Nannan's body, protecting his disciple.
Back when Ye Wen had first met Jiang Nannan and helped her add her fourth soul ring, he had immediately let her abandon the Invincible Golden Body skill.
There were three reasons for this.
First, invincible barriers already existed in this era.
Second, Jiang Nannan wasn't a hundred-thousand-year soul beast like Xiao Wu. Her Invincible Golden Body skill could never reach Xiao Wu's level of invincibility for three seconds below the divine realm.
Finally, Ye Wen had immense confidence in his own soul-guided technology. Given enough time and materials, creating a divine-level invincible barrier was child's play.
This was another layer of protection Ye Wen provided for his disciples.
While breakthroughs in life-or-death situations were great, Ye Wen wasn't arrogant enough to assume all his disciples were destined favorites of fate, assured of overcoming every danger.
Throughout Ye Wen's life, the principle of caution was deeply ingrained in his bones.
Da Ming, being intelligent, quickly pieced together the reasoning. However, Ye Wen appeared to be nothing more than a newly ascended god at the Divine Official level.
Achieving godhood was already impressive enough, so in terms of accumulating and breaking through divine power, Da Ming assumed the opponent couldn't match him. At this moment, Da Ming discarded all fancy techniques and focused on one thing:
"Azure Annihilation Divine Light × N!!!!!!"
Da Ming transformed into a super cannon, recklessly expending divine power in torrents as he sought to annihilate everything before him.
Though Da Ming considered using his temporal domain to suppress the opponent, he realized that since the enemy had also ascended to godhood, their spatial domain would negate the effects of his temporal domain. Thus, brute force remained his only option!
The opponent wasn't physically present, so under Da Ming's spiritual lock and this barrage of relentless attacks, they couldn't redirect or teleport away.
He could kill Jiang Nannan!
As Da Ming felt Ye Wen's defensive barrier gradually crumbling, his expression grew increasingly excited, as if victory was within reach!
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