Chapter 294: Revealing Strength

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You've already become an obstacle to my progress, so don't blame me for hindering your cultivation.

Of course, Tang San was also well aware that he did not hold absolute authority in the Divine Realm.

After all, there were five God Kings in the Divine Realm Committee, and Tang San was merely one of them. Even though he had presided over the Divine Realm's core for ten thousand years, he had not managed to establish a particularly powerful faction.

After all, the God of Destruction was from the first generation, having lived for an incredibly long time. He was connected to many deities within the Divine Realm.

However, today was the day to give the gods of the Divine Realm a clear message.

Even if Su Yu managed to pass the gods' vote, Tang San still wanted to establish the authority of the Sea God among the pantheon.

Today, gods who had friendly relations with the Sea God could openly voice their support. Gods from the God of Destruction's faction could speak up as well, but the rest—the neutral ones—would be best advised to remain silent.

The God of Destruction's gaze swept over the gathered deities before settling on Su Yu.

Su Yu's eyes conveyed a single message: battle.

Pick the softest target to strike first.

"The Divine Realm's Source is tied to the safety of the entire realm," one god spoke up, expressing their view.

Su Yu narrowed his eyes and looked at the speaker.

"You must be the Butterfly God, correct?"

"Oh? You actually know me?" Butterfly God looked surprised as she faced Su Yu.

"I wonder, Butterfly God, have you fully assimilated the level granted by your divine position?"

"Of course I've already assimilated it!" Butterfly God frowned, not understanding Su Yu's question.

"Then have you taken it a step further—have you elevated your divine rank to an even higher level?"

"How could that possibly be easy?" Butterfly God felt Su Yu was joking.

If advancing one's divine rank were so easy, then the Divine Realm wouldn't have only five God Kings, and there wouldn't be so few first-level gods.

"Sigh. The Divine Realm is such an ideal place—its dimensional level is so high, so close to the laws of the universe. To cultivate in such a blessed environment and still lack ambition?" Su Yu sighed.

"If you don't want to strive forward, that's your choice. But why block my path?"

Su Yu's aura changed in an instant. His soul power surged wildly, exuding pressure that targeted Butterfly God.

Butterfly God's expression shifted dramatically.

How could this be?

Such a powerful aura!

This… this can't possibly be the power of a soul master who hasn't even broken into godhood yet!

But Su Yu gave no chance for reaction.

Boom!

Su Yu transformed into a beam of light and shot toward Butterfly God.

The Divine-Slaying Sword appeared in his hand, and with a single wave, countless sword energies surged forth, rapidly forming a river of sword qi aimed straight at Butterfly God.

Butterfly God, staring at the sword in Su Yu's hand, was both shocked and envious.

A divine weapon!

He actually had a divine weapon!

The other gods present were equally stunned.

Their first assumption was that the weapon had been given to Su Yu by the God of Destruction. But on closer inspection, they realized it wasn't one of the Divine Realm's known divine artifacts. That meant Su Yu had acquired it entirely on his own.

Super divine weapons were typically wielded only by God Kings. Rarely would a first-level god possess one. The only exceptions were the Sea God and the God of Emotions, which also elevated their status among the pantheon.

Of course, even for the Sea God and the God of Emotions, their divine weapons were only on the verge of becoming super divine—they had only partially entered that level.

As for standard divine weapons, they varied widely, and many gods didn't have a weapon they could truly call their own.

Butterfly God, for example, lacked a personal divine weapon.

However, being from the Douluo Continent, he had a pair of sharp butterfly wings, which served as weapons in their own right and, when combined with his soul skills, were not inferior to a divine artifact.

Whoosh!

A flash of light erupted as a pair of blade-like wings unfolded behind Butterfly God, cutting through the sky and clashing with the river of sword qi.

Boom!

Behind Su Yu, a colossal projection of Blue Silver Grass materialized instantly.

Tang San's expression changed as he stared at Su Yu's martial soul in shock.

That's the Blue Silver Grass martial soul?

He actually cultivated it to this level?

From Su Yu's martial soul, Tang San could feel the laws of life, the cycles of death and rebirth, and the birth of an entire world.

What kind of martial soul was this?

Tang San was certain that Su Yu's martial soul was just an ordinary Blue Silver Grass—it didn't even possess the Blue Silver Emperor's bloodline.

Yet Su Yu had evolved it to this extent.

"Tang San, watch closely. This is the correct path to cultivating the Blue Silver Grass martial soul." Su Yu finally spoke the words he had long wanted to say.

Behind him, the Blue Silver Grass radiated an intense power of life and death.

The energy of life and death filled the entire battlefield, instantly forming a domain of reincarnation.

On Su Yu's body, battle armor materialized.

Reincarnation War Armor—Merge!

Once fused with the Super Battle Armor, Su Yu's aura skyrocketed.

With the supplementation of spiritual, vitality, and other types of soul rings, and the fusion of all three types, Su Yu achieved a complete trinity. His strength took another leap forward.

At that moment, Su Yu was in full release, and his aura was completely on par with Butterfly God's.

Within the Reincarnation Domain, Su Yu's power rose once again.

The key advantage was that Su Yu's techniques were nearly impossible to guard against. He directly harnessed the power of laws to fight. Even within the Divine Realm's dimension, his strength showed no signs of weakening.

God-level beings from the universe would automatically have their strength reduced by one level upon entering the Divine Realm, creating the illusion that the closer a dimension was to the laws, the weaker one became.

But it wasn't because controlling laws became harder.

It was because it became easier.

Deities of the Divine Realm, through the level granted by their divine positions, found it much easier to manipulate the laws—making them stronger within the Divine Realm's dimension.

God-level beings from the universe, by contrast, mostly relied on brute force to wield the power of laws.

Upon entering the Divine Realm, brute-force manipulation of power remained just that—crude. It could never compare to the manipulation supported by a divine position.

But Su Yu was different.

He had always relied on his own understanding and perception of power.

As a result, although he had once estimated himself to be at the Super God level in the universe, upon entering the Divine Realm, he could directly contend with second-level gods—those on the same tier as Main Gods.

In fact, within Su Yu's Domain of Life and Death Reincarnation, Butterfly God's aura quickly began to weaken.

Her life force was being stripped away, replaced by a thick aura of death that surrounded her entire body.

It wasn't just Butterfly God—many of the surrounding deities were visibly alarmed.

Bear in mind, the battle had lasted less than a minute so far. Su Yu's domain continued cycling through the forces of life and death, and already, Butterfly God was struggling to keep up.

Despite both possessing auras of the same tier and explosive force at an equivalent level...

Su Yu was suppressing Butterfly God with ease.

This—

This was the overwhelming power of superior technique.

Su Yu's abilities operated at the level of the laws themselves, giving him a decisive edge.

Yet even now, this was not Su Yu's full strength.

He began to invoke the power of time.

After completing the fusion of his three soul rings, Su Yu's spiritual power rose to yet another level.

At the same time, his understanding of time deepened, elevated by the soul ring breakthrough to a higher state.

He manipulated the power of time to alter the dimensional alignment of his three core soul nuclei.

Instantly, the soul nuclei—which had previously resonated at the same level—underwent dimensional shifts, fundamentally changing their relationship.

The flow of soul power within Su Yu's body began to change as well.

Based on the foundation of the triple-fused soul rings, his vitality, spiritual energy, and soul power temporarily merged and began operating in a higher dimension beyond the limits of his body.

Yin and Yang in perfect balance!

Combining resonant alignment with yin-yang complementarity, Su Yu achieved a compound state that caused his aura to surge once more.

"What?"

He could still become stronger?

Tang San's expression changed drastically. He glanced at Butterfly God.

He had underestimated Su Yu.

He was already somewhat shocked when Butterfly God couldn't defeat him, but now that Su Yu's aura had risen again—faintly surpassing all second-level gods—Tang San could no longer remain still.

"Tang San, what do you think you're doing!?" the God of Destruction shouted loudly.

"Right now, the gods are voting on whether Su Yu should be allowed to enter the Source of the Divine Realm. Butterfly God merely voiced her opinion. I should be the one asking you—what is Su Yu doing?" Tang San declared righteously.

"Could it be that Su Yu intends to use force to intimidate all the gods present?" he shouted, casting his gaze over the entire assembly of deities.

Many of the gods looked down in silence, unwilling to confront the Sea God publicly at this moment.

But that didn't mean they agreed with his statement.

Use force to intimidate?

This world had always operated under the law of the jungle. The strong survived.

The reason the Sea God held the position of Divine Realm Enforcer was because he had also inherited the God of Asura's divine status—his strength was undeniable.

And now, the reason Su Yu's opportunity to enter the Source of the Divine Realm had to be put to a vote among the gods was because of that very strength.

"Tang San, you seek death!" the God of Destruction roared, seeing Tang San prepare to attack Su Yu. He instantly unleashed his destructive power and collided with Tang San head-on.

Boom!

"You've elevated the Sea God's divine position to the level of a God King?"

The God of Destruction was stunned.

No—something wasn't right. It wasn't the Sea God's divine position itself.

"No… your divine rank is still slightly lacking. But that trident in your hand…" The God of Destruction stared in shock at the Sea God's Trident in Tang San's grip.

Tang San had somehow forged it into a super divine weapon without anyone realizing.

No—that can't be!

"Tang San, your Sea God status clearly grants you God King-level combat power. Why didn't you use it during the siege of the Golden Dragon King?"

"Hmph. The power of the Asura God Sword was more effective in countering the Golden Dragon King," Tang San replied coldly.

"Hmph!" The God of Destruction snorted. "Your Sea God abilities are control-based. Against the Golden Dragon King, that power would have been even more effective and could've minimized the Divine Realm's casualties."

"You simply didn't want to expose your hand for your own selfish reasons!"

As the argument intensified, the Goddess of Life entered the battlefield as well, joining forces with the God of Destruction to counter Tang San's pressure.

Upon entering the Divine Realm, raw brute-force manipulation remained just that—crude. It could never match the refined power amplification granted by a divine position.

But Su Yu was different.

He had always relied on his own insights into the laws themselves. As a result, although he had once estimated himself to be at the Super God level in the universe, here in the Divine Realm he could directly challenge second-level gods—even those on par with Main Gods.

Indeed, within Su Yu's Domain of Life-and-Death Reincarnation, Butterfly God's aura rapidly weakened. Her life force drained away, replaced by a dense cloud of death energy that swirled around her body.

It wasn't just Butterfly God—every deity nearby shivered. In less than a minute of combat, Su Yu's domain had cycled countless times through birth and death, and even a god of Butterfly's tier was struggling to endure.

Though both wielded auras of equal magnitude and explosive force at the same tier, Su Yu suppressed Butterfly God with effortless ease. This was the overwhelming advantage of mastery at the level of universal law.

Yet even this was not Su Yu's full power. He began to call upon the power of time.

After fusing his three soul rings, Su Yu's spirit realm soared to new heights. Simultaneously, the breakthrough inspired a deeper comprehension of temporal force. He bent time itself to reshape the dimensional harmony of his three core soul nuclei.

Instantly, the three nuclei—once resonant at the same level—shifted dimensionally, transforming their interrelationship. His soul power flow reconfigured, merging vitality, spirit, and soul into a singular stream that operated in a dimension beyond his physical body.

Yin and Yang in perfect balance!

With co-resonance and yin-yang complementarity interwoven, his aura exploded.

"What?" Tang San's eyes widened as Su Yu's power surged again—subtly surpassing every peak second-level god. He glanced at Butterfly God and realized he had gravely underestimated Su Yu.

"Tang San, what do you think you're doing?" roared the God of Destruction.

"Right now, the gods are voting on whether Su Yu may enter the Source of the Divine Realm. Butterfly God merely offered her opinion. I should be asking you—what is Su Yu doing?" Tang San proclaimed, meeting every deity's gaze.

Many bowed their heads in silence, unwilling to oppose the Sea God openly—but that did not mean they agreed.

Use force to intimidate? This realm had always operated on "might makes right." The strong survived. The Sea God himself held the Divine Enforcer role precisely because he had inherited the Asura God's divine status—and Su Yu's chance to enter the Source was on the line only because of that strength.

"Tang San, you're courting death!" the God of Destruction thundered, unleashing a wave of destructive energy that collided with Tang San.

Boom!

"You've elevated the Sea God's divine rank to a God King level?" he gasped. No—before him was Tang San's trident, now gleaming with super-divine power. He realized, in shock, that Tang San had quietly forged a super divine weapon.

"Your Sea God form clearly commands God King-level might. Why didn't you deploy it against the Golden Dragon King?" demanded the Destruction God.

"Hmph. The Asura God Sword's power was more effective there," Tang San replied coolly.

"Your Sea God skill—control-type divine art—would have bound the Golden Dragon King far more efficiently, minimizing casualties!" the Destruction God snapped.

"You simply didn't want to reveal your hand for your own selfish reasons!" Tang San shot back.

As their debate raged, the Goddess of Life leapt in to support the God of Destruction, bracing against Tang San's pressure. Meanwhile, Su Yu seized the moment to intensify his assault on Butterfly God.

His life-and-death power coalesced into a massive millstone that enveloped her. "Ah!" Butterfly God cried as her divine energy teetered on the brink of collapse. Worse still, she felt a force probing deep into her being, intent on stripping away her own divine status.

Though fully assimilated, her Butterfly God rank still held immense import—it embodied rule itself, guiding her further comprehension of universal law.

Su Yu now completely embodied the towering projection of Blue Silver Grass. He and the grass became one, both merging into the Reincarnation Domain as its life-and-death cycle spun on.

At the domain's edge, nine god-level soul rings ascended into view—nine soul rings befitting a god, though Su Yu had not yet claimed godhood. Each granted him a soul skill of divine caliber. Beyond that, he wielded manifold methods of rule-control.

Butterfly God was defeated.

The domain collapsed. When the two reappeared, Butterfly God lay grievously wounded, death energy clinging to her. Her wounds refused to heal, ensnared by swirling life-and-death power.

In Su Yu's hand hovered a brilliant orb of light.

"A divine rank!"

"He has extracted Butterfly God's status!" gasped the assembled gods. Su Yu had outright severed Butterfly God's divine position. His strength utterly crushed hers—a feat no peer or even partial first-level god could claim.

There was only one conclusion: Su Yu's displayed power did not even touch his true limit. His mastery of law itself granted him an intrinsic edge—much as two equal-tier soul masters might differ in strength due to the quality of their martial souls.

"Is there anyone left to oppose my entering the Source of the Divine Realm?" Su Yu asked, sweeping his gaze across the assembly. Not a single god dared dissent.

Clearly, power was the final arbiter. Su Yu's performance had been too staggering: though not yet god-ranked, he already wielded peak second-level might and could rival some first-level gods.

This was the true magnitude of his potential. Should he clear this final threshold and transform his very life essence, he would most likely ascend to the pinnacle of first-level gods—or even attain God King status.

Even the original Sea God had not demonstrated such awe-inspiring power before ascending.

Tang San and the God of Destruction ceased their combat. Tang San's face was ashen—today's display, meant to showcase his own might, would now be overshadowed by Su Yu's brilliance. None would rush to join his faction; if anything, future overtures would be met with greater caution.

Su Yu had far exceeded all expectations.

"Very well," the God of Destruction conceded, a note of satisfaction in his tone. "Let Su Yu enter the Source to cultivate."

He departed, and Su Yu stepped slowly into the Source of the Divine Realm.

Immersed in the unfathomable flux of universal law, Su Yu's eyes gleamed with wonder.

"The gap between the Source of the Divine Realm and the origins of the Life Planet is staggering!"

Here, he confronted rule itself—each thread intertwining to form divine ranks, each deity's power laid bare before him.

(End of Chapter)