Instantly Killing a True God and Skill Enhancement

The Radiant Angel True God descended forcefully onto Radiant Angel Continent, clad in layers upon layers of defensive abilities through the Gate of Paradise. This continent was one of its primary sources of faith. Unlike humans, angels could not reproduce as quickly—populations of tens of trillions required millennia to replenish. So, the moment it arrived, the Radiant Angel True God chose to prioritize saving its slaughtered people.

As for the five Death Angels that had openly revealed themselves, the Radiant Angel True God immediately expanded its Law Domain, attempting to imprison them.

But at that very moment, the five Death Angels were instantly recalled into the Netherworld Rebirth Scroll.

Meanwhile, Rosen, who had been hiding inside the Mysterious Study Room, unleashed his World Domain through the Window of the World, completely enveloping the Radiant Angel True God. Immediately after, his Divine Territory descended and overlapped with the World Domain, followed by the decisive activation of Tenfold Annihilation.

The entire Divine Territory collapsed in on itself, its dimensions imploding—and along with it, the Radiant Angel True God.

Sensing the imminent threat of death, the Radiant Angel True God struggled with all its might to break free, but nothing could stop the disintegration caused by dimensional collapse.

This was different from when Mother of Flesh and Blood had died within the True Realm of the Ancient God, where all records of its demise had been erased by the True Realm and the Mysterious Study Room. At present, aside from the two Draconic True Gods and a few Taboo Deities, the rest of the world still remained unaware of Mother of Flesh and Blood's death.

But this time, the Radiant Angel True God's demise occurred directly in the Main World, with no means to obscure it.

At that moment, an unprecedented turbulence rippled through the Laws of Light across the Main World.

Countless streams of radiant divine rain descended from the sky—an undeniable proclamation of a True God's fall.

Rosen had specifically chosen Tenfold Annihilation to execute the Radiant Angel True God because he had uncovered another shocking truth—this Angel True God had another identity.

Among the Seventeen True Gods of the World Government, the True God of the Doctor Sequence was none other than the Radiant Angel True God.

One part of it was a deity of the Angel Race; the other part was a deity of the World Government.

It had remained perfectly balanced between the two factions, upholding a façade of absolute neutrality.

If not for the numerous prodigies of Taboo Sequences who had been forced to sign contracts with the Seventeen True Gods, discovering the true identities of these deities would have been nearly impossible. Out of the Seventeen True Gods, only six were actually human—while the remaining eleven were all non-human deities.

As time passed, the last remnants of the Radiant Angel Continent's angelic population were nearly wiped out.

Meanwhile, the corpses of hundreds of millions of Transcendent Angels had absorbed the life essence and divine origin of tens of trillions of fallen angels. Through the Death Angel Rebirth Pool within the Netherworld Rebirth Scroll, they successfully completed their rebirth—returning as Death Angel units of varying ranks.

Rosen retained the elite forces while relocating all Death Angels below Sequence 3 into the Death World Fruit.

Estimating that it was almost time, Rosen deactivated Descent of the Painted Realm, retracted the Netherworld Rebirth Scroll, and used Data Transmission to flee.

Mere minutes after his departure, the remaining Angel True Gods finally descended upon the Radiant Angel Continent.

But by then, the perpetrator who had slain the Radiant Angel True God was long gone.

The only clues left behind pointed to a Painter—one who wielded an army of aberrant Angelic Lifeforms.

This alone was enough to confirm that the culprit was a Human Noble.

Their first suspects were the Human True Gods of the World Government, yet every single one of them had airtight alibis.

Then, suspicion fell upon the other non-human True Gods of the World Government, but one by one, they were cleared of any involvement.

With no other suspects left, they were forced to consider the possibility that a Great True God was responsible.

After all, to instantly kill the Radiant Angel True God—who had passed through the Gate of Paradise—there were few powers capable of such a feat besides a Great True God.

The Angel Race neither had the strength nor the audacity to question the Great True Gods. In the end, the Radiant Angel True God's demise could only remain an unsolved mystery.

With no other choice, they appointed the True God of Suffering Angels to replace the fallen deity in the World Government, while the entire Angel Race dedicated all their efforts and resources to resurrecting their lost True God.

...

Inside the Painting World Fruit, Rosen focused his senses on his Mind Canvas, which had now fully fused with the Painter Sequence's Transcendent Essence.

After ascending to Sequence 1 in the Painter Sequence, all of his abilities had been enhanced.

However, Divine Stroke, Mind Canvas, and Glorious Blood Seal had yet to be upgraded.

Originally, he had planned to enhance these abilities first at Sequence 2, then advance to Sequence 1.

But after multiple attempts, he realized that upgrading them at Sequence 2 would not allow them to evolve into the truly unique abilities he desired.

Moreover, his Painter Sequence's Transcendent Essence was already rich with accumulated power.

So instead, he reversed the process—ascending to Sequence 1 first and then using the vastly strengthened Painter Essence to further refine these three core abilities.

Rosen took a fragment of the Small World Tree's core and infused it into Divine Stroke within his consciousness.

Then, he retrieved a piece of the Painter Sequence's Ancient Tree Core and merged it as well.

In just a moment, Divine Stroke completed its transformation into a unique skill.

[Divine Stroke: Allows the user to shape a personalized Divine Brush through Transcendent Essence and the Laws of Painting, transforming all Painter Sequence abilities into Innate Abilities.]

[Divine Brush: Divine Relic]

[Rank: Sequence 1]

[Attribute: Grants mastery over the Laws of Painting, significantly amplifying all Painter-related abilities.]

[Divine Art: True Painting—All creations made with the Divine Brush become permanently real.]

[Miracle Trait: Eternal Flame of Civilization—Capable of reigniting the embers of a lost civilization.]

With this transformation, Divine Stroke no longer occupied any of his Divine Core's strength capacity.

Not only had the core ability been enhanced, but its greatest limitation had also been removed.

Meanwhile, the Divine Brush, which served as the heart of Divine Stroke, had undergone a qualitative evolution.

Especially True Painting—now, the Divine Brush was on par with the legendary brush wielded by Ma Liang the Divine Painter.

Previously, anything created by the Painter Sequence, no matter how lifelike, was ultimately just manifested paint.

A painted loaf of bread could be eaten and would satiate hunger, but if left untouched, it would eventually fade back into the painting.

Now, however, a loaf of bread painted by the Divine Brush could exist permanently, indistinguishable from a real one.

The Divine Brush had granted the Painter Sequence the genuine power of Creation.

This ability largely stemmed from the Small World Tree's World Laws, which inherently contained the power of creation.

Rosen then turned his attention to evolving Mind Canvas.

This process was even simpler. The Netherworld Rebirth Scroll was already inscribed upon the Mind Canvas, meaning that the conditions for its transformation had long been met.

He had merely been suppressing the final metamorphosis—until now.

[Mind Canvas: Miracle Skill]

[Miracle Attribute: The Painter can use any sensory input as a medium to paint and imprint upon the Mind Canvas.]

[Miracle Traits: Mind Projection, Arcane Reflection, Ashen Veil, World's Sole Canvas, Eternal and Indestructible]

The original Mind Canvas had been, at best, a half-formed Miracle Skill.

But now, it had fully transformed into a true Miracle Skill.

It now possessed an ability akin to that of a Photographer, allowing Rosen to imprint anything he perceived directly onto the Mind Canvas as a Spiritual Painting.

This meant he could completely do away with the tedious process of repetitive manual painting.

Beyond its attributes, the skill's Miracle Traits had undergone a qualitative transformation as well.

Mind Projection now allowed him to bypass certain divine defenses and project the Mind Canvas directly into a being's divine consciousness.

Previously, he had been able to do this, but without the crucial ability to ignore divine defenses.

Since even Demi-Gods guarded their Divine Core with utmost caution, the Mind Projection ability had been nearly ineffective against them. It had only been useful for dealing with lower Sequences.

Now, however, with the ability to bypass divine defenses, even True Gods would suffer heavy losses when facing Mind Projection.

Next was Arcane Reflection, a Miracle Trait that allowed him to replicate any Miracle Trait of his choice.

Previously, he had used this to copy World's Sole Canvas, granting his Mind Canvas dominion over all Mind Canvas-related abilities.

But now that the Mind Canvas had fully ascended into a Miracle Skill, it no longer needed to copy World's Sole Canvas—it already possessed that trait naturally.

This meant that now, Mind Canvas could selectively replicate any Miracle Trait as needed.

For example, if he copied Dragon-Slayer Bind from the Dragon Binding Chains, his Mind Canvas would gain an overwhelming advantage against dragons.

Under such a state, if he were to use Original Painting Sealing Technique, he could instantly seal any Sequence 1 Dragon into a painting.

By replicating different Miracle Traits as needed, he could push the Painter Sequence into terrifying new heights.

The final Miracle Trait, Ashen Veil, had changed the least.

Previously, it required kindling and firewood to function, but now, merely reflecting upon the ashes was enough to reveal the cause of their existence.

Using this, he could channel the Eternal Flame of Civilization from the Divine Brush to rekindle lost civilizations.

Having familiarized himself with the enhancements to Mind Canvas, Rosen turned to upgrading Glorious Blood Seal.

For this evolution, he didn't just use the Renown accumulated through the Authority of Glory.

He also integrated the Flame of Civilization from Brilliant Kingdom, the Faith of its citizens, and the Transcendent Bloodline Power of the Noble Sequence.

But the fusion failed—again and again.

Each failure came with severe backlash.

The power of Renown would deplete, forcing him to gather it once more.

Faith would be lost, requiring him to rebuild the devotion of his people.

The Flame of Civilization would be damaged, necessitating the strengthening of Brilliant Kingdom as a whole.

And his Transcendent Bloodline would take damage, requiring him to consume Divine Core Crystals from the Flesh Mother to heal the depletion.

After repeated failures, Glorious Blood Seal and the enhancement materials slowly began to harmonize.

Finally, once they had reached a state of perfect compatibility, Glorious Blood Seal underwent its transformation.

[King's Blood Seal: Divine Authority Skill]

[Attribute: Contains the power of Royal Authority. Can imprint a Crest Seal onto any entity, forming a Crest Lock, allowing for absolute control over the target and boosting its overall attributes by a minimum of 100% and a maximum of 999%.]

[Divine Authority Traits: Royal Seal, Royal Guardian, Royal Glory]

The original Glorious Blood Seal could only enhance Spiritual Paintings.

But now, it could empower anything.

Rosen took out Dragon God's Wrath, then split open his palm, allowing the Ancient Human Transcendent Blood to flow out. The blood gathered in his palm, forming the King's Blood Seal, which he then imprinted onto Dragon God's Wrath. Countless crimson runes, formed from his blood, seeped into the artifact, eventually solidifying into a Bloodline Crest Lock.

Any Transcendent Relic marked with the King's Blood Seal could not be used by anyone else without his permission.

Under the power of the King's Blood Seal, all attributes of Dragon God's Wrath doubled.

The essence of the King's Blood Seal was to infuse the power of Royal Authority into all things, fully unleashing its dominion and its ability to enhance anything it touched. In theory, this ability could even merge with Transcendent Source Essence and grant mastery over all Transcendent Sequences.

Of course, that was beyond the seal's current capabilities. The skill itself was still unstable, barely maintaining its form.

Moreover, using the King's Blood Seal consumed a massive amount of Ancient Human Transcendent Blood.

Just by imprinting and enhancing Dragon God's Wrath, he had already depleted nearly half of the Transcendent Blood in his body.

Recovering it fully would take years.

Though it hadn't reached his ideal level of enhancement, the King's Blood Seal had immense potential. It fused the core powers of both the Painter Sequence and the Noble Sequence. As his mastery over Royal Authority deepened, the King's Blood Seal would continue to evolve.

With the Painter Sequence now perfected, Rosen finally turned his attention to processing the remains of the Light Angel True God he had slain.

At this moment, his Divine Domain was undergoing reconstruction, fueled by vast resources.

The domain structures he had previously relocated were now reintegrated.

Then came the spoils of war—remnants that even Tenfold Annihilation hadn't entirely erased. These included a Divine Core Crystal, a True God Divinity containing the Angel Sequence, Doctor Sequence, and Light Law, along with a True God Miracle Relic and a True God Transcendent Relic.

The loot wasn't particularly abundant—hardly matching the status of the Light Angel True God.

But that was understandable. A significant portion of the god's Divine Core had been absorbed as foundation for his Divine Domain.

After some thought, Rosen sent the Divine Core Crystal, True God Divinity, and Light Angel War Spear into the Mysterious Study Room.

Through Cross-Dimensional Transfer, he delivered them all to his Yinglong Clone.

By using the Star Core Seal to suppress these relics, the Yinglong Clone could now wield a fraction of the Light Angel True God's power.

Anything related to Solar Power was among the most precious forces in the Old World.

Finally, Rosen turned his attention to the item he was most eager to examine—the True God Miracle Relic.

[Light Guardian Cross: Miracle Relic]

[Level: True God]

[Miracle Property: Can summon an incomplete projection of the Light Angel True God.]

[Miracle Traits: Light Guardian, Light Possession, Light Symbiosis, World's Sole Light, Eternal Radiance.]

This Miracle Relic was unexpectedly powerful.

Since it was a trophy, Rosen quickly refined it for his own use.

Activating its Miracle Property immediately drained his Divine Power, reducing it to a mere fraction.

The divine energy was absorbed into the Light Guardian Cross, manifesting a projection of the Light Angel True God before him.

The projection's strength was directly proportional to the amount of Divine Power he expended.

However, it lacked all of the Light Angel True God's offensive abilities and could only utilize defensive and support skills. The Miracle Trait: Light Guardian ensured that the projection would instinctively activate all of its defensive and supportive abilities.

Meanwhile, Light Possession allowed the projection to merge with Rosen's body.

In this state, Rosen could indirectly wield Light Law.

If that was all the Light Guardian Cross could do, it wouldn't deserve to be classified as a high-quality True God Miracle Relic.

However, with the Miracle Trait: Light Symbiosis, everything changed. This ability allowed the Light Guardian Cross to merge with different Divinities, enabling the Light Angel True God's projection to wield the power of any Divinity it was fused with.

Rosen also sent the Light Guardian Cross to his Yinglong Clone. With this, there was no longer any need to worry about his clone's safety.

After handling the spoils, Rosen took out the Sequence 1 Ancient God True Blood produced by Tenfold Annihilation.

He attempted to use it to forcibly fuse Little World Tree with his Nen Ability, aiming for complete integration.

It failed.

A single drop of Ancient God True Blood wasn't enough.

That wasn't a problem, though. He had been at Sequence 1 for years, and his Ancient God Heart Aperture had already produced another drop of Sequence 1 Ancient God True Blood. He tried using both drops together, yet even then, it still didn't work.

"The Sequence 0 Little World Tree is too powerful..."

Rosen fell into deep thought, searching for another approach.

If he couldn't fully fuse Little World Tree and turn it into his clone, then he had to explore another path—perhaps by making Little World Tree a Hunter Sequence pet and using Nightmare Shackles to connect it with his Nen Ability.

That might fulfill his requirements.

Rosen immediately began testing his idea. He used one drop of Ancient God True Blood to enhance his Nen Ability and the other to strengthen Nightmare Shackles.

[Nen Ability: Miracle Skill]

[Miracle Property: Can manipulate one's own essence and combine it with divinity to generate and control Essence Nen Aura.]

[Miracle Traits: Law Manifestation, Law Fusion, Law Symbiosis, World's Sole Truth, Eternal Existence.]

[Nen Manifestations: Godslayer Crossbow, Gluttonous Nen Beast, God-Hunting Evil Eye, Golden Apple Tree, Magic Seeds (Seven Deadly Sins Nen Beasts), Universal Printer, God's Palette, Tree Spirit.]

After being strengthened by Ancient God True Blood, his Nen Ability was no longer limited to his own essence—he could now generate Essence Nen Aura from any source.

Rosen quickly integrated all the Authorities and Laws he had mastered into his Nen Ability, using the Miracle Trait: Law Fusion to create different types of Essence Nen Aura. With this enhancement, all of his Nen Manifestations grew significantly stronger.

However, the greatest change was the Miracle Trait: Law Symbiosis.

By infusing his Nen Ability into Authorities and Laws he had yet to master, he could instantly take control of them.

Although this process consumed a vast amount of Essence Nen Aura, it provided an unparalleled boost to the development of World Laws.

Additionally, the newly born Tree Spirit was specifically created to merge with Little World Tree.

By combining it with Law Symbiosis, he could temporarily treat Little World Tree as his clone.

It wasn't a permanent clone, but for now, a temporary one would suffice.

Rosen then turned his attention to Nightmare Shackles, which had not only fused with Ancient God True Blood but also absorbed the power of Dragon-Binding Rope.

[Ancient God Shackles: Miracle Skill]

[Miracle Property: Can manipulate Ancient God Shackles to perfectly control the Miracle Relic: Dragon-Binding Rope.]

[Miracle Traits: Ancient God Seal, Miracle Plunder, Ancient God Contract, World's Sole Truth, Eternal Existence.]

Now merged with Dragon-Binding Rope, Ancient God Shackles no longer merely restrained dragons—it had gained a degree of suppression over all life forms.

Once bound by Ancient God Shackles, the Miracle Trait: Ancient God Seal would lock down the target's Transcendent Power.

The strength of the seal depended on Rosen's Divine Strength. Any being with a lower Divine Strength than him would have their powers entirely sealed. Even those stronger than him would find a portion of their power restricted.

Essentially, any True God bound by the shackles would be weakened to Sequence 1.

Next was Miracle Plunder, which allowed him to embed Miracle Relics into the shackles to gain the abilities of other Miracle Relics.

This was originally a function of Nightmare Shackles, but now that it had become a Miracle Trait, it was significantly more powerful.

Lastly, Ancient God Contract—the core Miracle Trait shaped by Ancient God True Blood.

This trait allowed him to forcibly sign a contract with any target that had lost the ability to resist.

With Ancient God Contract, forming a contract with Little World Tree was effortless.