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*****
The gods wore strained smiles.
How strong.
Su Wen had actually withstood the God of Destruction's "Heaven-Destroying and Earth-Shattering" attack unscathed.
Regardless of how he did it, his defensive capabilities had definitely reached the God King level.
As for his other aspects—
Whether he had stepped into the realm of the God King or not, they were unsure, but he had certainly surpassed the limits of a First-Class God.
Furthermore, the God of Destruction had clearly appeared furious, yet his methods were not intended to kill. Reflecting on it now, one would notice that the God of Destruction had stopped after just one "Heaven-Destroying and Earth-Shattering" strike.
No matter how you look at it, it seemed as if the God of Destruction was cooperating with Su Wen to verify his strength.
So...
Did the God of Destruction approve of this reform?
Could he even be one of the masterminds behind this reform?
The thought was terrifying.
Yes, the God of Destruction is the one currently in control of the God Realm's core.
Could he truly have been unaware of the Douluo God Realm's ascension to the God level?
Looking back, one often discovers too many oversights and mistakes.
The difficulty lies in discovering them.
When one jumps out of the logical framework and watches from the outside, the errors are glaring; but if you fall into the trap of that logic, you just drift with the current and fail to notice any mistakes.
"Very well, it seems everyone has come to a realization. Within three days, complete your final handovers," Su Wen said, looking at the gods and setting the final deadline.
"Everyone, the God Realm should expand, and there is no need to rush into drifting through the universe."
"After all, allowing subordinate planes of the Douluo God Realm to break through to the God level means that there will be normal god-level cultivators beneath us. You don't have to rush to leave the Douluo territory; you can remain in the subordinate planes within the Douluo God Realm's domain as normal cultivators in the universe."
Guidance for the planes?
Do as you please.
It is fine to return to your respective hometown planes.
Building your own forces, nurturing juniors, cultivating god-level practitioners, and promoting your hometown to the god-level—Su Wen does not object to any of this.
This is also part of the reform.
Nurturing subordinate planes.
Cultivate a few more god-level planes to serve as the vital forces of the God Realm.
Upon hearing Su Wen's words, the gods were tempted.
Looking at it this way, it didn't seem like a bad idea.
Retiring in the God Realm versus retiring in one's hometown plane seemed to be no different.
Most of the reasons they couldn't stay in their hometown planes before were due to the restrictions of the God Realm's rules; otherwise, who wouldn't want to stay in their own home and nurture their own descendants?
The reforms in the God Realm were completed in a very short time after Su Wen became a god.
There was no room for maneuver.
Because strictly speaking, the reform itself did not touch the interests of the "retired" gods; it merely forced them to transfer their interests.
To make them move house.
This was the biggest impact on their interests.
And regarding this point, Su Wen's strength was already enough to convince them.
Su Wen did not stay in the God Realm for long.
Time in the God Realm flows too fast.
He had only fought two battles and spoken a few words, yet by the time he returned to the Douluo Continent, several days had already passed.
Upon returning to the Douluo Planet, Su Wen did not linger and immediately headed into space.
He had gained new insights.
Only by entering the God Realm could one discover its uniqueness.
It is a sublimation of dimensions.
The transformation from a small world to a plane is a dimensional shift—a transition from three dimensions to four. The transition from a plane to a god-level plane is the shift from the fourth dimension to transcendence; the plane possesses its own rules, gains a foothold in the universe, and earns the qualification to imprint its own origin onto the universe.
A god-level plane can already spread its own domain within the universe, expanding the scope of the plane and growing within the universe.
And above the god-level plane is the God Realm.
Having personally visited the God Realm this time, Su Wen felt what made it different.
It is transcendence in time.
Or rather, it is true transcendence—transcendence in space.
It is no longer the kind of transcendence where the origin is simply powerful enough to "cooperate" with the universe, as seen in the shift from a plane to a god-level plane.
Before reaching the God Realm, all transformations did not count as true transcendence; "transcendence" was simply a convenient term for the situation at the time.
In reality, the so-called transcendence from a plane to a god-level plane refers to transcending from the "unranked" to have enough standing in the universe.
True transcendence is the transformation from a god-level plane to the God Realm. This is not a dimensional shift, but a true, meaningful transcendence from the space of the universe itself, establishing an independent dimension.
I am a dimension.
My time flow, my material changes, are different from the changes of the universe.
The God Realm is independent of the operation of the universe; it has initially achieved independence.
However, to achieve this, the God Realm was opened at an extremely high dimension, with a huge gap from the real dimension where matter resides. This makes the God Realm extremely unstable; a single turbulence in space-time could destroy it, and even if it weren't destroyed, the turbulence would be enough to cripple it.
Yet such space-time turbulence could not deal a devastating blow to even a non-god-level plane.
It is possible that the material plane would not even be affected at all.
This is the price of evolving into a God Realm.
It is indeed independent of the universe's operation and has formed its own system, but it is extremely fragile, situated in such a high dimension that it is in a state of potentially collapsing at any moment.
Therefore, the concept of a "God Star" emerged.
A God Star is the God Realm of a material plane.
By pulling the God Realm down from a high dimension and establishing a firm footing in the material plane again, the rules of a God Star are sufficient to exist independently of the universe's operation within a normal dimension, twisting all the laws of the universe.
After a trip to the God Realm, Su Wen realized many things and found a direction for the development of his "Little Heaven and Earth."
"Perfecting it to the level of the God Realm is a topic for later; my Little Heaven and Earth should also try to break through to the god-level plane. The various small worlds are not urgent, but the three small worlds of Essence, Qi, and Spirit have the opportunity to break through to the plane level."
Of course, Su Wen sought stability. He planned to try this only after raising his soul power above level 120—that is, reaching the Super God level.
The Super God level corresponds to a Second-Class God in the God Realm without a divine position, which is also about the level of a normal plane master.
Su Wen's Little Heaven and Earth actually had less potential than a plane bred by the universe; it was not large in volume, so once he reached the Super God level, he could attempt to upgrade the world to a god-level plane.
Actually, the main factor was his three small worlds.
The three small worlds of Essence, Qi, and Spirit were founded on Su Wen's own Essence, Qi, and Spirit. Only when his own Essence, Qi, and Spirit reached the Super God level could he support the three small worlds in advancing to planes. Only after they advanced to planes could they provide feedback to the Little Heaven and Earth, pushing it to the next level.
Time passed.
Two years later, thunderclouds rolled in space again, and lightning poured into the sea.
Three more years later, the thunderclouds billowed, and the entire Douluo Planet felt it.
The core of the gathering thunderclouds this time was further away from the Douluo Planet, yet the impact on the Douluo Planet was even greater.
Su Wen had broken through.
After five years, he had broken through twice in succession, reaching the Super God level.
And the heavenly tribulation that the universe descended upon him arrived as promised; the entire surrounding area of the universe transformed into an ocean of lightning.