Chapter 18: Explosive Power, Peak Divine Power! 1
"The Book of Creation, the book that created the evolving world, devours chaos, the elements... creates a new world!" 4
This bold idea, like a spark, ignited within Tartarus's heart, instantly filling his mind with the force of a prairie fire.
"Stop!"
Tartarus quickly restrained his thoughts from continuing.
He concentrated his divine consciousness to the utmost. The once gloomy abyss seemed even more serene, as if the gods within it had completely vanished.
The idea was bold, but this was the world of Chaos.
Chaos, neither human nor god, was a world of gods, with certain established rules appropriate to the current world. 1
He hadn't yet grasped the rules of this world.
He wasn't sure if Chaos could hear the voices of every god and all creation.
But with Tartarus's current strength, he didn't want to challenge that.
If a thought is repeated too often, it's possible that a certain thought might slip through his mind without him realizing it.
Or perhaps, if repeated too often, Chaos might discover it.
Currently, his power is far inferior to that of Gaia, the Earth Mother, let alone Chaos's world.
"Right now, my most pressing concern is how to achieve the God of Chaos and deify my true form into the Abyss."
Tartarus quickly shifted his focus: "Devour clones. Devouring them can make me stronger, but there are too few gods right now, and all creatures haven't yet been born."
"Except for Eros, the god of love and lust, all the others are stronger than me. I can't devour them through battle, and the opportunities to devour them are even fewer. It's difficult to quickly break through to the medium divine power stage and reach the great divine power stage."
"Even if I reach the great divine power stage, I'll still be far behind gods at the peak of divine power. Only after I achieve the Abyss divine form can I possess formidable strength."
"If the Abyss divine form were here, this crisis wouldn't have happened. The Sky God attacked and nearly caught me devouring my clone. I must accelerate the devouring and fusion of this Chaos Origin."
Thinking to himself, Tartarus realized that the vast amount of Chaos Origin within the Devouring Space had completely flowed out and into the Abyss.
He controlled the Chaos Origin to spread as widely as possible throughout the Abyss.
Divine power circulated, digesting and integrating this vast amount of Chaos Origin...
Between the earth and the abyss, in the darkness and night, in the unknown depths beyond the reach of any other deity.
Erebus, the God of Darkness, spoke: "Nyx, Uranus, the God of Sky, is too powerful. You shouldn't be so obviously siding with Tartarus. It's dangerous for you."
"What's the danger? Gods are immortal, and I'm not afraid of him." Nyx, the Goddess of Night, said: "You've seen that Brother Tartarus possesses the Devouring Divine Power. In the future, he will be able to devour vast quantities of Chaos Origin."
"To return, we need to guide the Chaos Origin gradually from the darkness and night, drawing it into the Abyss. But that won't be necessary later."
"We only need his Devouring Divine Body to enter, and it will quickly devour the Chaos Origin that's harming us."
"With the disappearance of so many Chaos Origins, our growth will accelerate. Now, united, our strength is comparable to that of the God of Sky." "I've learned too much, and I'll be able to surpass him in the future."
"That's not true." Erebus, the God of Darkness, said, "Sky poses a greater threat to me than Earth. His future power may surpass all of us gods."
"You should have sensed that angering him wouldn't be good for us. Besides, he can illuminate the earth, eliminating night and darkness."
"If we anger Sky, he will fill the earth with light, and night and darkness will disappear, leaving no place for us. Once we reach Earth, our strength will be greatly weakened, and the danger will be even greater."
"Sister Gaia is the most powerful. She makes me feel the beauty of the earth. She treats the rest of us gods with kindness, and she won't allow Sky to act recklessly," said Nyx, the Goddess of Night, firmly.
She added, "Brother Tartarus helps us and treats us well. The Sky God is too arrogant and looks down on us. Erebus, we should stand on Brother Tartarus' side."
Erebus, the God of Darkness, frowned slightly, his tone becoming more serious. "Let me emphasize this: you and I were born at the same time; we share the same origin."
"Gaia, the Earth Mother; Tartarus, the God of Hell and the Abyss; and Eros, the God of Love and Lust. These three gods only call us brothers and sisters, but they are not close relatives."
"You and I are siblings. Trust me, I won't harm you. But you must be wary of the other gods."
"Gods are immortal, but serious injuries can cause a drop in their realm and weaken their power. If sustained, they could even fall to the level of Eros."
"But Eros controls lust and desire, and even has other mysterious abilities. If we were to fall to that level, we would be no match for him."
Nyx, the Goddess of Night, frowned and said nothing more. Erebus, the god of darkness, continued, "Darkness and night envelop the earth, clinging to the abyss. It is only then that we perceive them most fully."
"The earth is not entirely beautiful. It also has a chaotic side. You should have sensed the terrifying amount of chaotic energy contained within it."
"It's only because of her outward beauty and the vast amount of life energy we can clearly perceive that we initially perceive Gaia as beautiful, but in reality, Gaia is also dangerous."
"Similarly, if I hadn't communicated with Tartarus, I would have perceived the abyss as the most dangerous, terrifying, mysterious, and the one I least want to approach."
"The sky god was born from Gaia, and the sky belongs to the earth. Therefore, angering the sky god might also be angering the earth. Stay away from them. Only by completely merging with darkness and night can we be safe."
"Thank you, my brother Erebus. I will consider it."
The two gods disappeared, and the dark night fell silent.
Eros, the god of lust and passion, sometimes appears on earth, sometimes in the dark night, and sometimes above the abyss.
He senses the earth is peaceful, the sky is calm, the dark night is calm, and the abyss is calm.
Everything in Chaos's world is tranquil.
But this tranquility is only what the eyes perceive.
He controls lust and passion with divine authority, amplifying all passion and passion, and keenly sensing the emotions of all things.
So, while he appears peaceful, he perceives a profound unrest.
Beneath this tranquility lies a turbulent wave, about to erupt.
It is the turbulence of the gods!
The world is in turmoil!
"The Chaos world is in chaos! With the birth of the first love, will there be a second? Or should I guide the second?"
Eros looked up at the sky and disappeared...
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Before achieving the Devouring God, Tartarus's Abyssal Body absorbed and integrated the Chaos Essence at a relatively slow pace.
After achieving the Devouring God, the Devouring God's divine power encompassed not only the ability to devour, but also the ability to rapidly digest and integrate.
This allowed the Abyssal Body to integrate the Chaos Essence at an extremely rapid pace.
Measured by the time of his previous life, approximately ten years had passed.
Tartarus had finally digested and integrated this vast amount of Chaos Essence, and his strength had entered a new stage.
The initial stage of peak divine power! 4