Chapter 715-716

Speaking of which, Li Mochen's own authority as 'God King' was still only at the ultimate level.

This divine authority could not be studied through meditation; it could only be elevated by gathering luck, power, and prestige.

After the year 4010 of the Light Calendar, the Mandate Divine System had grown to dominate the entire Bright World. Li Mochen held supreme prestige within the system, yet his authority as 'God King' had reached its peak and could rise no further.

And Li Mochen, who was proficient in 'Fate', could sense their effects. This meant that any contract within the divine system would become more stable, his control over the gods would increase, and they would subtly influence the decisions of all deities in the system.

This was also recognized as one of the most effective abilities against the Chaos God 'Tzeentch'. Unfortunately, there were few God Kings across the myriad worlds who possessed such authority.

Secondly, there was the influence on 'Fate'.

Li Mochen could sense that those around him—such as Eliza Targaryen and Boros—had more stable fate marks, and their personal luck had grown considerably. This would eventually feed back into the divine system, making it stronger and harder to shake.

Then there was the biggest surprise: a ninth strand of merit purple qi had formed on the 'Divine Xia Spiritual Fortune Purple Gold Tower'!

This strand of purple qi was different from the others; it was unstable and tinged with a hint of gold. Yet its effect was no different from the other strands of merit purple qi. It could strengthen divine authority and also fortify the physical body.

"Interesting. So this so-called dragon qi has such an effect?"

A hint of surprise first appeared in Li Mochen's eyes, mixed with strong anticipation.

But then Li Mochen shook his head and extinguished the flame that had arisen in his heart.

He had instinctively wanted to gather more 'dragon qi' and merge it for his own use. But in less than a second, Li Mochen realized this was impractical.

Dragon qi was not the more the better; they came from different sources and could not fully harmonize with each other. The more 'dragon qi' Li Mochen collected, the greater the conflicts among them.

Cultivation afterward was also problematic. As the saying goes, a pond cannot contain a true dragon. The Mandate Divine System he now controlled could barely accommodate these four strands of dragon qi.

It must be noted that any one of them, if obtained by another, would be enough to create a millennium-long dynasty of considerable size.

Moreover, dragon qi itself carried karma.

In short, there were all kinds of troubles, and in the end, the gain would not outweigh the loss.

But this unexpected boon could already help him accomplish many things.

Li Mochen first gathered all nine strands of merit purple qi into the Fate divine authority. Regrettably, he could not go further after obtaining complete 'Truth' and derive his own law-based power from it.

He thought this was probably the limitation of merit purple qi: they could help him push open doors ahead, but they could not create a door for him.

Li Mochen's divine authority could thus approach creation infinitely, but he could never create his own law—an insurmountable chasm.

Yet this alone was enough. Nine strands of merit purple qi could already allow him to delve deep into the door and see the deepest scenes within the room.

"I wish to comprehend the Truth of Fate in the shortest possible time!"

At that moment, over seventy billion strands of merit qi on the 'Divine Xia Spiritual Fortune Purple Gold Tower' collapsed and dissipated in an instant.

Most of this came from the mosquito-eradication war. Although Angela was the protagonist, Li Mochen, as the main planner, had reaped no small harvest. This time, the accumulated colorful spiritual light on the 'Divine Xia Spiritual Fortune Purple Gold Tower' had increased by over two hundred billion.

Afterward, Li Mochen quietly entered a meditative state, sinking into contemplation. Everything happened as if by natural course; countless inspirations burst forth in his mind, surging and pushing him deeper into the root of existence.

It was not until nine days later that Li Mochen withdrew most of his divine consciousness from within the Gate of Truth.

—The reason for saying 'most' was that Li Mochen had left his mark deep within the root, in the deepest part of the net of truth.

And when Li Mochen awoke, a vast net of fate spanning the world began to appear before his eyes.

Previously, Li Mochen had to use merit purple qi to achieve this, but now it was truly his own power.

Next, Li Mochen hesitated slightly before making a second wish.

"I wish to comprehend the Truth of Time in the shortest possible time!"

Li Mochen now had dual primary divine domains, which meant that to advance to Divine Rank 20, he must also elevate the Time divine authority to the Truth level.

However, Li Mochen's study and control of 'Time' lagged far behind his mastery of Fate.

So Li Mochen was not confident; he did not know if his wish would succeed.

And as the spoken words faded, a full one hundred fifty billion strands of merit on the tower were all burned away.

Then the dragon qi sealed in the 'Scepter of the Time King' seemed somewhat wilted.

Clearly, this one hundred fifty billion strands of merit were far from enough, so the 'Divine Xia Spiritual Fortune Purple Gold Tower' had made up the difference from elsewhere. This 'dragon qi' seemed to have the function of substituting for merit in fulfilling wishes.

Moreover, the success of Li Mochen's wish also benefited from the generation of the ninth strand of merit purple qi.

If before, any wish of Li Mochen's reduced consumption by 80% due to the existence of merit purple qi, now it was 90%. In reality, it was not that exaggerated; this was merely a description. But Li Mochen had indeed reduced his losses by two-tenths, making his wish possible.

What followed was identical to before: countless inspirations and ideas surged in Li Mochen's mind. The obstacles that had blocked his path on the road of Time were all smoothly resolved.

"Finally reached this point—"

When Li Mochen awoke from his meditative contemplation for the second time, he was filled with infinite emotion. From this moment on, he had finally mastered Truth-level 'Fate' and Time, opening the path upward and initially grasping his own destiny.

From here to the 'God Above Gods', the road was smooth; he had already cleared the way ahead. The next step to 'God Above Gods' was only a matter of time, and he also had to resist external enemies.

No! Even if he wished, as long as he was willing to pay the price, crossing this step would be effortless.

If he failed, leaving the Twin Worlds and fleeing far away was also an option. He believed he now had the ability to protect his relatives and subordinates and extricate himself from the chess game of these many 'Path Creators'.

When these thoughts arose, infinite joy, pleasure, ease, and ten times more fatigue surged together into the depths of his heart.

Over the years, the pressure he had borne was immense. Although Odin was dead and Ahura had been forced out of the game, the Four Chaos Gods and the Emperor, along with two powerful beings from the previous era, constantly exerted tremendous pressure on him.

He felt as if he were dancing under the gaze of lions; any slight movement from any of these parties would turn the current situation of the Mandate Divine System into a dream bubble.

Only today had he finally taken a step ahead and gained a slight advantage.

At this moment, Li Mochen wished he could fall into a deep sleep for ten days and nights, allowing his divine nature and soul to relax.

But he knew now was not the time. The first thing Li Mochen did next was to elevate his divine rank.

His accumulation of divine power had long been sufficient; whether it was the surging law primal force in this world or his faith, both were abundant sources of divine power.

Now, as Li Mochen's divine authority rose, he easily stepped over the threshold of Divine Rank 20.

And the improvement in divine power quality would greatly strengthen his divine authority.

The step from Divine Rank 11 to Divine Rank 20 could raise his divine authority rank by half a tier, and the greatest gap between a Vice God King and a God King lay here.

Next was to enhance his control over the root. Li Mochen used his own power to 'refine' the world's root once more, making his imprint in the world's root more stable and unshakable.

Only after completing these did Li Mochen withdraw his mind, let his avatar return, and fall into an unconscious state.

He indeed needed a long sleep now to dissolve the fatigue accumulated in his divine nature.

At that moment, almost all beings of God King rank or near that level within the Mandate Divine System sensed something.

Although Zhuanxu was not a member of the Mandate Divine System, he was the first to notice the anomaly. This one, who was a guest at the Magic Tower of Fate, looked up and then smiled.

"Achieving God King in one hundred twenty-one years, and with the supreme divine authorities 'Time' and 'Fate'—looking across the myriad worlds and billions of years of all heroes, truly no one can surpass my junior brother!"

Prometheus, who was assisting with drug trials, also sensed it. He looked toward the top of the Magic Tower of Fate, his eyes filled with infinite joy.

Before joining the Fate Divine System, he knew he would not be limited to Divine Rank 19, but he never expected this day to come so quickly.

"I feel that Your Highness seems very pleased."

The Virus God Carlson glanced at him and then looked toward the center of the divine kingdom.

"Has something good happened within the divine system?"

"It is a very uplifting matter, but I must keep it secret from you for now."

Prometheus came back to himself: "So, can this third vaccine be distributed worldwide within three days without issue?"

"No problem!"

Carlson's expression was very confident: "All necessary experiments have been done; safety is not an issue, and the epidemic prevention effect is ideal. I was worried that Nurgle would do something targeted to render our vaccine ineffective. But now it seems he may not be able to spare enough power."

Meanwhile, in the Divine Kingdom of Wisdom, Athena was momentarily stunned, then chuckled softly.

"Truly worthy of His Majesty! Truth-level Fate power—mastered so quickly?"

She had long ago inferred that Li Mochen's Truth 'Fate' and Truth 'Time' might rely on external forces, or even the power of the 'Divine Xia Spiritual Fortune Purple Gold Tower' itself.

This also stirred great emotion in her. That was 'Fate', the highest authority above many divine powers.

But Athena quickly composed herself; her divine nature was expanding, her divine power was boiling.

The threshold of Divine Rank 20 was before her—a threshold that had been unattainable in the era of the Olympian Divine System, but now she could step over it with ease.

"Thanks to His Majesty's blessing, I have finally reached this step!"

Athena sighed and then stepped forward without hesitation.

At the same time, in the Dark World, on a battlefield in the eastern part of the world where Blood Feast Demon Insects were being eradicated.

Apollo also sensed it. He paused in the midst of battle. Fortunately, his current opponents were a group of fleeing insects, their powerful individuals already cleared away; otherwise, his situation would have been very dire.

"What's happening?"

Artemis landed beside him, her bow continuously twanging, killing any demon insects that might pose a threat ahead.

"Your mood now makes me curious—shock, surprise, and anticipation..."

"I feel the path ahead has opened."

Apollo interrupted Artemis before she finished: "Artemis, there are no more restrictions ahead of us."

"You mean His Majesty?"

Artemis's pupils contracted, and then she saw Apollo place his index finger to his lips, making a shushing gesture.

She understood and then said incredulously: "This is too fast? I thought it would take twenty years, or even a hundred."

Artemis's mood was also caught between shock, surprise, and anticipation.

Since she had only made 'Nature' her primary divine domain seventeen hundred years ago, her pace was slightly behind Apollo's.

According to her current speed, she would hit the wall Apollo had encountered—the restriction imposed by their lord—in at most half a year.

"Since everyone guessed wrong, we also underestimated His Majesty again."

Apollo looked ahead; immeasurable light was gathering behind him: "Let's finish this business quickly. I find it utterly boring now."

Artemis knew her brother was not sparing divine power; consuming so much divine power on these weak insects was clearly not cost-effective. But Artemis had no intention of stopping him; she also wanted to end this eradication operation quickly.

"Are you preparing to take that step?"

"No! I guess Prometheus and Athena will do that. I don't have to crowd with them. Judging by His Majesty's intention, he doesn't seem to want to publicize it widely. He might not want our enemies to notice, or he might be planning something with this."

Apollo finished with speculation and then shook his head: "My preparations are also insufficient. I really didn't expect His Majesty's breakthrough to come so early."

Artemis shook her head: "I doubt it can be hidden. At most a month, and everyone in this world who needs to know will know."

"Then you overestimate our divine system and underestimate the Four Chaos Lords. I estimate at most three days, maybe five! His Majesty's early promotion should stabilize some people's hearts and make them think twice."

Apollo's expression was solemn: "But in any case, this news must never leak from us. No matter what others do, we siblings have no reason to betray His Majesty."

At that moment, beams of crescent-shaped 'Solar Flame Blades' shot out from the sun behind him, slicing, burning, and melting all the fleeing blood-colored insect swarms on the ground!

This also caused the people on the nearby warships and the many Skywing Knights chasing the demon insects to look at Apollo with surprise.

They were all astonished at how the Dawn Lord's combat style had suddenly changed so drastically!

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Li Mochen was awakened by an explosion. As his consciousness revived, surprise appeared in his eyes.

He had intended to sleep for ten days and nights, but when he woke, it was already half a year later.

This showed just how much fatigue had accumulated in his divine nature.

Then Li Mochen flashed to the top of his magic tower and found that the fiftieth floor, which was under construction, was in shambles.

A massive magical energy explosion must have occurred here, leveling all the walls already built on this floor and severely injuring the mages and magisters involved in the construction. Several of the most serious cases were on the verge of death.

"What happened?"

Li Mochen directly sought out Conshil to ask: "How did the explosion suddenly occur?"

Li Mochen placed great importance on his magic tower. The expansion work had always been entrusted to Conshil.

Li Mochen trusted his maternal grandfather, who was also skilled in magic tower construction.

Conshil frowned deeply: "I can't determine the cause now. I can only guarantee that all procedures, all magic rune arrays, and all structural elements strictly followed your blueprints."

He mused: "I think the Eastern True Martial Emperor's judgment might be correct. Your magic tower may have reached its limit and cannot be expanded further."

"It's the 'One that Escapes'!"

Zhuanxu's figure appeared in time: "The great expansion number is fifty, but its use is forty-nine. It's not that it can't be expanded, but Your Majesty must capture that escaping one. This is very difficult, but once accomplished, Your Majesty's magic tower will undergo a qualitative change."

While Li Mochen felt a headache, a vague premonition also stirred in his heart. He guessed that this 'One that Escapes' was most likely related to forbidden spells.

The so-called 'forbidden spells' are essentially the analysis and simulation of creation-level divine authority.

And the magic tower is an indispensable tool for guiding 'forbidden spells'.

This 'One that Escapes' that Zhuanxu spoke of might very well help him truly touch the 'Path Creation level', or even imitate part of the authority of creation.

But as Zhuan Xu said, this was very difficult—extraordinarily difficult. It was no easier than pushing his own timeline up to the level of truth.

"Then suspend work for now and clean up this floor."

Li Mochen sighed: "This was my mistake. Double the pay for all the mages involved this time."

He raised a finger, and instantly all the injured mages on site were healed from the inside out, their souls and bodies restored completely intact.

Kang Xiuli's pupils tightened, then showed joy. He could see that Li Mochen's move was not merely simple healing but a rewriting of the past to a certain extent, reducing the severity of everyone's injuries to varying degrees.

At this moment, Li Mochen stared blankly at the magic tower before him, lost in thought.

"What are you thinking about, Junior Brother? I sense your emotions are turbulent." Zhuan Xu glanced over, asking with slight curiosity.

For a God King, such a state should not occur.

"I was just thinking that I might have found a way to solve all the problems."

Li Mochen pointed at the magic tower: "I might have a way to complete the blueprints for the fiftieth floor within a month, but I can't make up my mind yet."

How to describe this feeling? It was like when he had been diligently, cautiously, and unscrupulously expanding and increasing his own strength, only to look down inadvertently and discover that he seemed to have grasped the ability to overturn the chessboard.

Zhuan Xu first raised an eyebrow, then said with understanding: "First, you're unsure whether this 'One That Escapes' of the magic tower can allow you to exhaustively explore creation; second, the cost is enormous, leaving you hesitant?"

Li Mochen smiled bitterly: "If I do this, my combat power will be reduced by at least thirty percent. The key is that the future is chaotic and unclear; I can't see through the consequences of this action, nor what the future will really be like. This will be a last-ditch effort."

"This is indeed a difficult choice."

Zhuan Xu didn't know what to say either; he fell into deep thought: "Let me ask you, if you follow your original plan step by step, can you resist when the Emperor and the Terra Empire's army arrives?"

Li Mochen frowned, his mind already leaning: "Fifty-fifty. I have no certainty of victory; after all, he is the most powerful Creation God in this world. But if this 'One That Escapes' can truly help me master creation, even if it's false creation, it would multiply the weight in my hands several times. And... if I miss these few years, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to find a suitable time to build this fiftieth-level magic tower."

At this moment, the powers of the three Chaos Gods—Slaanesh, Khorne, and Nurgle—had been successively thwarted by him, and they would likely need a long time to gather strength. Meanwhile, Tzeentch remained hidden; this one's schemes ran deep, probably intending to support him against the Emperor.

Looking back, Li Mochen realized that Tzeentch had likely contributed a great deal to his gradual growth into the master of a vast pantheon.

This one's handiwork was extremely subtle, previously unnoticed by him. Only when Li Mochen truly attained the status of 'God King' and mastered the two mythical armaments, 'Ancient Dust Mountain Seal' and 'Life Authority Seal,' did he discern traces.

His success involved too many coincidences—an astonishing luck of 'when the time comes, heaven and earth lend strength'—but this was more the result of external manipulation.

Yet Li Mochen did not feel fortunate; instead, he felt a creeping dread. He firmly believed that the Chaos God of Hope and Deception would never allow him to escape control.

As for the Emperor, according to intelligence from the Aserans, he was still asleep. And the Terra Empire's army had neither fully assembled nor prepared for an expedition.

Thus, if he missed this opportunity, it would be very difficult to complete the fiftieth level of the magic tower.

Even if his enemies failed to grasp the variable of the 'Destiny Manor Magic Tower' that could elevate him to the top, Li Mochen would have no other suitable chance.

Because as time passed, the pressure on him would only increase.

Zhuan Xu continued to ask: "Then let me ask you again, after reducing that thirty percent combat power, will it weaken your control over the pantheon and the situation?"

"No!"

Li Mochen thought that even if he lost those few strands of Meritorious Purple Qi, even if divine authorities like War could not be elevated to the Truth level through the 'Divine Fortune Purple Gold Tower,' his current strength was still greater than half a year ago—several times greater.

First, truth achieved through external means cannot be equated with truth truly mastered.

Second, the divine rank of twenty greatly amplified his power.

Finally, Li Mochen had initially taken control of this world, his status equivalent to that of the world's creator god, which gave him a massive combat boost in the vicinity of the Twin Worlds.

"It seems Junior Brother has made up his mind." Zhuan Xu sensed Li Mochen's violently fluctuating divine thoughts. "If you really can't decide, why not first observe the situation? You've been asleep for half a year, and both worlds have changed greatly. Also, soon there will be the Myriad Realms Trade Fair; perhaps other changes will occur."

Li Mochen was already clear about the changes over the past half year.

'Mystery-Spying Angel' Reinhardt would summarize intelligence from both worlds daily and deliver it to him in report files.

Although the accumulated information over the half year was vast, as a God King, Li Mochen could sweep it all into his sea of consciousness with a single mental scan.

In the half year, countless events, large and small, had occurred in the Twin Worlds. But only a few were worth Li Mochen's attention.

First, the plague that had swept the world was initially brought under control.

Several vaccines and specific drugs developed by the Destiny Alliance were very effective, preventing the virus from spreading.

After the mosquito plague, Nurgle's power had noticeably weakened, at least in terms of virus mutation speed, which had dropped to a tenth of its peak.

Then the divine spells granted by Li Mochen and his pantheon also played a significant role.

Although Li Mochen had been asleep for half a year, he himself was an automated wish-granting machine with a nearly perfect algorithm and response mechanism. So even if his main consciousness was asleep, it did not affect the granting of divine spells or the response to wishes that should be answered.

Second, the power of the Slaanesh Church and the Aesir Pantheon was also curbed. Subsequent research results from Professor Einstein and Paracelsus, along with the divine spells Li Mochen mastered, exposed many corrupted individuals among the major powers and high-level governments.

This once triggered social unrest, but it was quickly suppressed by the powerful Destiny Alliance.

Only the 'Ecstasy' series of drugs continued to spread worldwide. Their low price and extreme pleasure caused many poor people to fall deeply into addiction, and the Slaanesh Church's power among the lower classes increased rather than decreased.

And the Destiny Cabinet's 'Three Hundred Billion Middle Class Plan' had only just begun.

Third, the submission of Venus and Pandora. Since he was in seclusion at the time, only Queen Angela could receive these two Olympian gods.

Their joining increased the global birth rate by twenty-seven percent in the following six months.

Especially surprising was America, where the birth rate turned from negative to positive.

Fourth, the first batch of seventeen astral battleships was finally completed and began testing, giving the Destiny Alliance an explosive growth in military power in the astral realm and the dark world.

Originally, it wouldn't have been this fast. The construction cycle for these astral battleships was at least five years.

But recently, the Aserans had sent three 2.5-billion-ton 'gravity shaping machines,' greatly accelerating their production progress.

The function of these machines was equivalent to forging presses, used for processing metal components. Currently, the largest die forging press in America was only 500,000 tons, and the hydraulic press was 90,000 tons.

From this, one could see how enormous the technological improvement brought by the 'gravity shaping machines' was to the light world.

In addition, there were 'nuclear furnaces' and various other top-tier industrial machinery and machine tools, making many materials that were previously difficult to refine, synthesize, and process now easy.

Currently, the construction cycle for the new model of astral battleship designed by Guangmo Industries had been reduced from the initial five years to two years and three months.

Fifth, Li Mochen's previous layout within the pantheon had begun to bear fruit.

A host of gods holding modern divine positions—such as the God of Energy, God of Gravity, God of Attraction, God of Pressure, God of Electromagnetism, God of Automation, God of Workshops, God of Welding, God of Precision—had mostly grown to the point where they could initially play a role.

They would become the greatest boost to the light world's mechanical production capacity and influence the future situation.

Sixth, eleven gods and archangels in the pantheon—'Doom Giant' Surtr, 'Dawn God' Apollo, 'Supreme Dragon God' Io, 'Prophecy and Foreknowledge God' Prometheus, 'Winter Goddess' Hela, 'Sea Goddess' Thetis, 'Language, Fairy Tale, and Legend God' Grimm, 'Divine Power Angel' Heracles, 'Order Angel' Mithras, 'Wisdom Angel' Athena—had broken through to divine rank twenty.

It was expected that within the next three years, three more—'Venom Angel' Fenrir, 'Earth Angel' Moon Rabbit, 'Nature Goddess' Artemis—would also break through.

Seventh, in the dark world, due to the emergence of the sun and light laws, as well as the demand for magical energy materials, human colonies in the dark world had also begun to expand explosively.

In the past half year, the territory occupied by the Destiny Alliance alone had expanded by 50 million square kilometers. They had built 52 fortresses, 350 high-level farms, and developed 3,200 mines of various sizes, with the total population increasing to 239 million.

The boom in the dark world also spurred the rise of security companies, expeditionary forces, mercenaries, and private armies.

According to statistics from 'Mystery-Spying Angel' Reinhardt, various armed forces in the dark world had reached the scale of 1,300 full-strength divisions.

Eighth was also related to military affairs, and it was good news.

Thanks to the Destiny Alliance's talent strategy entering an explosive period, the alliance's military strength had grown tremendously in the past half year.

Just three days ago, the number of Divine Wing Knight Orders was officially expanded to seventy-five, though twenty-five were not at full strength; at the same time, the forty-fifth Divine Will Legion was formally organized.

The expansion of Divine Will Legions was slow. Among the forty-five legions, fifteen were the product of downsizing, and some were even empty shells. The quality of soldiers was also worrying; many were just filling numbers.

But even Bismarck, who was skilled in management, could do nothing about this. He couldn't conjure more angels or more souls capable of enduring combat. It was expected that in the next few years, the number of Divine Will Legions would not increase further. They would focus on filling vacancies and improving soldier quality.

Even so, the military power under the Destiny Pantheon had already exceeded the total military power of all pantheons during the year 4000 of the Light Calendar.

In addition, the armies of various countries, as well as organizations like the FBI and the Magic Shield Bureau, also had powerful warriors whose combined strength was no less than ninety Divine Wing Knight Orders.

Duke Dak said that unless they had 220 Divine Will Legions, they could resist the Terra Empire's invasion.

But if their Divine Wing Knight Orders had enough vehicles to support long-term operations in the outer realms, they had actually met the requirement.

In addition, they had 310 astral destroyers, 85 cruisers, and 17 astral battleships about to be commissioned—all results of the industrial explosion over the past half year.

The result of the entire alliance's military surge was that the scale of the Blood Feast Maggots was also curbed. In both worlds, almost all organized swarms were broken up.

Currently, these maggots could only roam around, evading the Destiny Alliance's relentless pursuit under the cover of the Slaanesh Church and the Aesir Pantheon.

Li Mochen did not think they could completely eradicate these pets of Khorne, so he was already very satisfied with the military's current achievements.

He especially praised the 'rotation warfare' strategy formulated by the General Staff, which pulled newly formed armies into battlefields against the Blood Feast Maggots and the Aesir Pantheon to gain limited combat experience.

If one only looked at these, they would conclude that the Destiny Pantheon's situation was excellent, and indeed it was. If the external environment were ignored, the Destiny Pantheon's power had indeed grown tremendously over the past half year.

But the next two changes were not good news.

The first change was the Olympian Pantheon. After the betrayal of the three gods including Venus, Zeus did not contract his forces but instead pushed Mount Olympus closer to the material world.

Over the past half year, they had deployed military strength equivalent to forty 'Divine Will Legions' along the Atlantic and Mediterranean, tying up a large amount of the Destiny Pantheon's and the Light Church's forces.

Moreover, according to observation results, Mount Olympus's defensive strength had not decreased; they still maintained a large army within the mountain.

In Reinhardt's original estimate, the Olympian divine army should have at most 1,500 war bands.

Surprisingly, these suddenly increased troops were not affected by the world's will. They seemed to originate from the native world and could maintain full strength within the material world.

The second change: several magic users related to power and stars had successively discovered three large armies, even larger than the previous Blood Feast Maggot army, approaching the light world.

The closest one was only eight months' travel away from the light world.

But in fact, according to intelligence from the Aserans and the Pangu Pantheon, the situation was far worse than what the magic users observed.

Currently, the army under Khorne advancing toward the Twin Worlds consisted of five races and twenty-two grand legions.

Each grand legion had a military force exceeding one hundred Divine Will Legions.

"This is Khorne's consistent style: dragging people into the mire of hell through endless war, ultimately being captured by Him."

In the Destiny Pantheon's cabinet meeting, Zhuan Xu shrugged helplessly: "No matter how the war ends, Khorne's power in this world will grow enormously. It's just that this time, He's invested a bit more capital. Don't think of Him as reckless; even if His army fails, the Terra Empire will fight you in successive great battles, and the flames of war will ignite this star region. His divine body will eventually descend directly into this world."

Li Mochen nodded, but he didn't intend to worry about the threat that would arrive in over half a month.

Khorne's first wave of attacks would have been a great threat if it had come during the time of the Blood Feast Maggots. But now, this Chaos God seemed to have underestimated their strength.

Li Mochen was more concerned about the threat close at hand. He asked those present: "What do you think about the Olympian Pantheon?"

"Our military advisory group unanimously believes we must eliminate them before the new threat arrives. Recently, Mount Olympus's power has grown greatly, but this hasn't fundamentally changed the balance of power. Especially after the astral battleships were built, we have a basis for attacking Mount Olympus."

The God of Strategy, Garcia Feren, said coldly: "However, Loki, Athena, and Prometheus all opposed our proposal, while Bismarck and several lords like Kang Xiuli remained neutral."

Li Mochen's gaze immediately shifted to Athena: "What is the reason for the opposition?"

In his original plan, the day these astral battleships were completed and commissioned was the day the Destiny Pantheon would attack Mount Olympus.

Seventeen battleships, along with the Destiny Manor Magic Tower, would be enough to offset all the 'terrain advantage' of Mount Olympus.

Besides, now they had sixteen gods of divine rank twenty.

“Obviously, there have been drastic changes within the Olympian pantheon.” Athena responded frankly: “They have received support from some external force, and it is substantial. I personally suspect it is the Terra Empire, trying to maintain the balance of this world. If my guess is correct, then the current Mount Olympus must possess power beyond our predictions. It will be a trap, a bloody quagmire prepared to consume our strength.”

Li Mochen frowned. He opened his ‘Titan’s Eye’ and ‘True Dragon Vision’ to gaze toward Mount Olympus.

With the truth of ‘Observation’ and truth perception, along with a host of discerning divine powers, Li Mochen’s observational ability had increased at least a hundredfold compared to a year ago.

But at this moment, in his vision, the interior of Mount Olympus remained chaotic, and even the threads of fate were blurred.

Li Mochen then checked the latest intelligence and found that several of his personally arranged informants had not sent him any information for over half a year.

“Now, the faith in the Olympian pantheon has nearly collapsed worldwide. As the source of chaos in this world, their reputation is hardly better than that of the Aesir.”

Prometheus said: “Unless the Olympian pantheon’s military strength continues to increase, they are no more than a negligible threat compared to the Slaanesh Church and the Blood Feast Maggots.”

“Then let’s stop!”

Li Mochen thought that the judgments of the Angel of Wisdom and Prometheus were correct. His only confusion was how the Olympian pantheon’s expanded army had gained recognition from this world. Was it through some treasure?

He tapped the table with his fingers, lost in thought: “I feel that the current military construction plan is somewhat insufficient in intensity.”

Originally, they had planned to build, within the next ten years, one hundred and fifty Paladin Knight Orders, seventy Divine Will Legions, and a total of twelve thousand astral warships, including two hundred and ten Astral Battleships.

But the pressure from outside made Li Mochen deeply feel the inadequacy of their armed forces.

Bismarck sighed after hearing this: “I also feel that our current military strength is insufficient, but Your Majesty, our military power has already placed a heavy burden on the entire society. The Aserans have indeed given us a large deposit, making us financially well-off. But inflation has begun across society. A year ago, our people could buy a small loaf of bread for one gold shield. Now, three gold shields can’t buy one. However, meat prices have not yet risen significantly.”

They were indeed wealthy now, with vast riches stored in the treasury, and all citizens had at least a 30% salary increase. But if this money could not be converted into food and supplies, having so much money in society was useless.

“Moreover, our current pool of mages and technical talent remains limited. The expansion of the military will squeeze our industrial capacity and also affect the development of the Dark World.”

Li Mochen frowned, knowing that this, like the Divine Will Legions, was a problem they could not solve.

The total population of the Light World was only so much; it could not be conjured out of thin air.

It was like the Teutonic Empire in World War II: the more troops deployed at the front, the more it affected industrial capacity and food production.

Therefore, they had to continue advancing automation and mechanization in various industries.

Athena then reminded: “Your Majesty, expanding the military to resist the Terra Empire is a necessary evil. But if our society becomes overly militarized, it will eventually backfire on us. To avoid this, I believe we need to make some preparations in advance. We must not ignore the lessons of Teuton and Japan.”

She feared that the entire Destiny Alliance might turn into a monster in the near future.

Li Mochen nodded thoughtfully. The Destiny Alliance was his tool for harnessing the power of gods and mortals, but if one day this tool grew strong enough to hold him hostage, that would be very unfavorable and certainly not what he wished to see.

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The final result of the cabinet discussion was to expand the military by another ten percent, provided it did not affect industrial and food production. Additionally, there was a resolution to further support Eastern Europe, South America, and the Indochina Peninsula of South Asia, transferring some light industries there.

This was because, at this time, the Hua Kingdom also had no surplus; their industrial workers were equally strained.

Although Eastern Europe, South America, and the Indochina Peninsula were generally considered less capable than Hua, their industrial genes still had certain advantages compared to other regions.

After this imperial council, which had been convened after a gap of over half a year, Li Mochen again received the two goddesses Venus and Pandora, as well as the Afterthought God Epimetheus.

The latter had become another of his Archangels, the ‘Angel of Innocence’. According to Prometheus, his foolish brother, if he could not become an angel and bask in His Majesty’s glory, he would be unable to sleep with worry.

Pandora also expressed agreement, and even specifically begged the great Lord of Fate to arrange a reliable and intelligent assistant for Epimetheus.

In ancient times, although Pandora was ordered by Zeus to marry Epimetheus, using the latter to release disasters and thereby strike at Prometheus.

But in the thousands of years since, Pandora had always faithfully followed the Afterthought God, never betraying her marriage, a stark contrast to the wanton ways of the Olympian goddesses.

However, when Li Mochen received the two women, he sensed something unusual.

He gazed at Venus, his eyes showing a probing intent, but he appeared natural, as if simply admiring the composition of Venus’s divine power, divine nature, and divinity.

“Very good! I hope you will continue to do your best, Lady Venus. I hope that within the next ten years, the global birth rate can increase by another seventeen percent on the existing basis. You should know, Lady Venus, that I never stint on rewards for those with merits.”

At the same time, Li Mochen issued a warning: “I generally do not inquire into the private lives of my subordinate gods, but you, Lady Venus, are different. I have heard of your romantic escapades over the past half year.”

Upon hearing this, Venus’s face flushed slightly, as if very shy.

Li Mochen pretended not to see. Sleeping with thirteen male gods in half a year was not something an ordinary woman could do.

He would be foolish to believe that this goddess of love and desire had any sense of shame.

If he had any other choice, he would never have accepted this goddess of desire.

“Of course, as long as it is mutual consent and both parties are willing, I will not interfere. But for the long-term stability of the pantheon, I hope that when choosing partners, Lady Venus will consider the harmony of the pantheon and avoid causing conflicts among the gods. Otherwise—”

Li Mochen’s eyes turned cold: “I can give you everything you want, and I can also take away everything you have.”

Venus immediately prostrated herself, showing fear and trepidation.

Then Li Mochen looked at Pandora. His tone toward this goddess of hope was much more amiable: “Lady Pandora, I have only one request for you: please do your utmost to harvest the hope primordial force of this world. The entire Destiny Pantheon will be your backing. Additionally, would you be interested in becoming a subordinate goddess of Angela?”

Pandora agreed without any hesitation: “Your Majesty! It is my honor.”

A simple truth: now under Li Mochen’s command, there were already more than ten god-king-level beings. And below them, there were over fifty major gods, including the many archangels. Among them, Pandora was not particularly conspicuous.

But under Angela, there were only two major gods so far.

Although she would be the subordinate of the Empress, she had heard that the relationship between the Emperor and Empress of the Destiny Pantheon was very loving and harmonious, completely different from the Olympian pantheon. The resources Angela could provide were definitely not comparable to those of an ordinary major god under the Lord of Destiny.

Moreover, ‘Hope’ and ‘Wish’ were inherently strongly connected.

“Do you think Venus is problematic?”

At the end of the audience, Angela emerged from behind the hall and leaned beside Li Mochen.

“If so, our troubles are not small.”

Her expression was unusual, her gaze quite solemn. In the past half year, she had followed Li Mochen’s pre-arranged orders to put Venus to work immediately on ‘procreation’.

And this goddess of desire had thus spread her divine power across the entire world.

“Venus herself is not the problem; someone has hidden a subtle method on her, which even she herself cannot detect. If it were otherwise, she could not have evaded my observation and perception.”

When Venus defected to the Destiny Pantheon, Li Mochen was in seclusion. But that did not mean his divine powers of ‘Observation’ and ‘Insight’ could not function.

Angela was his empress; in many situations, she could share Li Mochen’s authority.

Just as Hera to Zeus, or Frigg to Odin.

In fact, if Li Mochen’s own realm, strength, fortune, and authority had not greatly improved recently, and if he had not obtained the ninth strand of merit energy, he would likely have overlooked Venus’s slight anomaly.

“But the babies born under the influence of Venus’s divine power number at least a hundred million! If this group of people goes wrong, it could shake the entire society and the entire pantheon.”

Angela still could not let it go; after all, she had personally accepted Venus into the pantheon: “Your Majesty, the power of Slaanesh must not be taken lightly.”

She could guess with her heels whose handiwork this was.

Unfortunately, when she accepted Venus, although she was cautious enough and even invited gods including Loki to help her scrutinize, there was still a loophole.

But Li Mochen’s expression was calm: “The situation is not as serious as you think. Being sufficiently covert means it cannot cause widespread harm for now. I already have a way to solve it.”

In fact, the method he could currently adopt was extremely crude; Venus would inevitably die, and there would be some lingering consequences.

But that did not mean he would have no way later. Venus’s situation had made him determined. If Slaanesh could plant such a hidden seed, what about Tzeentch? That was his real nemesis.

Over the next three months, the situation in the Light World remained relatively stable.

Although wars continued to rage in the Dark World, with the Light camp and the Dark Abyss clashing in large-scale battles involving at least four hundred gods and godly abominations almost every seven days, and in the Light World, the Destiny Pantheon continued to hunt down dark forces including the Slaanesh Church, the Blood Feast Maggots, and the Aesir priests.

But these battles, large and small, rarely affected human society.

As for the Olympian pantheon, although they deployed four thousand eight hundred Chosen Warrior Regiments near the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, the two sides did not directly engage, only confronting each other along coastlines and some islands.

The main pressure fell on the Old Continent nations, which were precisely the weaker areas of the Destiny Alliance.

Li Mochen was somewhat concerned about the situation there, but after a month, his attention to the Old Continent waned.

After receiving support, the Olympian pantheon had grown bold enough to enter the material world and confront the Destiny Alliance. But Zeus clearly lacked the courage to take the initiative and start a war.

This cunning king of gods had no intention of pulling chestnuts out of the fire for the Chaos Gods. His purpose was merely containment.

The stations of the four thousand eight hundred Chosen Warrior Regiments also maintained spatial connections with Mount Olympus at all times. Thousands of teleportation arrays ensured they could withdraw from the material world at any moment.

This left the military advisory council led by Garcia helpless; the annihilation plans they had formulated could not be implemented.

This also confirmed Athena’s speculation: the method of shielding external forces to enter the Light World without loss had its limits.

If the Terra Empire had such capability, their armies would be invincible across all realms. No force could stop their invasion.

The opinion of the pantheon’s cabinet and council on this matter was to maintain vigilance and strengthen monitoring.

The Old Continent was not their core interest. At present, the pressure exerted by the Olympian army on the Old Continent nations was, on the whole, more beneficial than harmful to the Destiny Pantheon.

Although it tied up part of the pantheon’s military strength, while the Light Church had to focus on the Dark World expansion, the Old Continent nations were forced to lean toward the Destiny Alliance. This also further strengthened and expanded the pantheon’s faith in the Old Continent.

Especially in economically depressed areas like the Balkan Peninsula, the Destiny Alliance’s expansion was particularly rapid. The number of believers in this region had reached a staggering 2.2 billion.

However, Athena and others also believed that if possible, they should quickly ascertain the situation inside Mount Olympus. They feared that the Terra Empire and the Chaos Gods were plotting something within.

But at the current stage, the internal troubles within the Destiny Alliance were more concerning to Li Mochen and his gods.

“One is corruption, the other is sabotage. They are attacking us with every means.”

Eliza Targaryen, who had assumed the divine duties of review, audit, and management, serving as the ‘Scribe’ of the divine kingdom, said helplessly in a routine report: “Corruption mainly appears at the bottom of society, mostly among Chaos believers and the tainted. Due to cost, we cannot frequently conduct large-scale screenings, so it is hard to eradicate. But corruption itself is not fatal; it is the Chaos believers entrenched in the grassroots of government and church that are truly terrifying. Their work style undermines the church’s faith and the government’s credibility.”

Li Mochen also found this matter tricky. Although he could ensure the purity and clarity of the upper echelons and leadership, it was precisely the grassroots that directly interacted with the people.

“Then there is the deliberate sabotage of production lines and materials by workers. This month alone, over a thousand factories reported incidents. This is a flaw of highly automated production: a single problem in one link can cause the entire production line to stall or be damaged. And it is getting worse, affecting our industrial plans. Prince Heydrich has been working very hard—”

Eliza was essentially pleading for Reinhard Heydrich. The ‘Angel of Secrets’ had submitted a very poor report previously.

“They are everywhere, using every means. As far as I know, Prince Heydrich is busy almost every moment. The Information Department of the church under his guidance is the busiest department, catching up to ten thousand Chaos believers every day.”

“I am not blaming him.”

Li Mochen shook his head: “To have achieved this under the pressure of the four Chaos Gods, Reinhard is worthy of being the strongest god of intelligence in this world.”

He looked at Reinhard with appreciation: “Do your best. I understand the opponents you face and the resources they have. Beyond that, I hope you and Prince Clark Banfield can improve your divine powers as quickly as possible. That is the fundamental solution.”

Reinhard’s progress was actually already very fast. His divine powers of ‘Insight’, ‘Investigation’, ‘Intelligence’, and ‘Discernment’ had all reached the ultimate level, and his strength was sufficient for the position of ‘Archangel’.

He had always been one of Li Mochen’s main beneficiaries, but Reinhard’s own talent was the main factor.

In comparison, another intelligence magnate under him, ‘God of Investigation and Espionage’ Clark Banfield, was progressing more slowly. His main divine power of investigation was still only at the high level.

So much so that Li Mochen had to consider entrusting the god of fraud and fire, Loki, to establish a new intelligence system.

This was not to balance the ‘Angel of Secrets’, but because Loki, as a god of fraud with a divine rank of 20, should surpass the current Clark Banfield in intelligence capabilities.

His divinity needed only to lean slightly in this direction to gain powerful divine authority in this area. The foundation of this god of deception was also quite solid; in areas such as insight, illusion, and concealment, he had at least high-level ranks.

In fact, Li Mochen had already done so. During this audience, Loki was present as an observer.

In the past, he would have been concerned about this one's overly powerful abilities, as well as the Fenrir siblings and the Frost Giants behind him. He would have worried that delegating power to this one would lead to an imbalance among the factions under his command.

But now, Li Mochen only sought to maintain stability within the pantheon and the Bright World over the next three to five years, preventing the power of the Four Chaos Gods from continuing to spread among mortals.

Reinhard's expression, however, was very calm: "I will certainly do my utmost, but I also ask for your understanding. Human abilities have limits, and so do those of gods."

He felt that his own divine power would not see much improvement in the coming decades, even with the support of Li Mochen's Wishcraft.

On one hand, the massacres he led as a mortal had put his merit in the negative; on the other, his talent, though outstanding among humans, was still more than a level below that of ancient deities like Hela, Athena, and Apollo.

And these ancient gods with noble bloodlines all had accumulations of thousands of years. This was something that new gods like them could never hope to match.

"Also, in recent months, I have deeply felt the inadequacy of my own abilities. Your Majesty, to strengthen the intelligence capabilities of the Church's Information Department, I sincerely request that you appoint a powerful deity related to wisdom as our department's advisor."

Li Mochen was somewhat surprised: "Related to wisdom? You mean Athena?"

Reinhard nodded slightly: "If the Wisdom Angel could serve as our Information Department's advisor, that would be ideal. But besides Her, there are also Lord Prometheus, Lord Eistandin, Lord Conshuli, and others. Their divine authority and wisdom could greatly enhance our efficiency and capabilities."

Loki, standing nearby, raised an eyebrow and then curled his lips: "This is a very good idea, Your Majesty. Any one of Athena and the others joining the Church's Information Department would vastly improve their intelligence analysis. The Information Department's strength in intelligence gathering is not weak; what they lack is the ability to synthesize and analyze, to discern the truth from clues."

Li Mochen was secretly amazed. He thought that this 'Black Prince' of the Third Reich indeed possessed outstanding political wisdom and a keen sense.

Using Athena to counterbalance Loki? That was a brilliant idea.

As for Loki, he would likely welcome it. Sufficient checks and balances would best alleviate Li Mochen's suspicions and allow him to act freely.

However, the intelligence-gathering and purge capabilities of his 'Secret-Seeking Angel' indeed needed further strengthening.

Li Mochen had already decided to purchase another mythical equipment related to insight and intelligence for Reinhard at the upcoming Myriad Realms Auction, preferably at the Pseudo-Truth level.

Reinhard's achievements and status warranted receiving a powerful divine artifact from him, and this was also the fastest way to enhance his strength in a short time.

"I will give this matter careful consideration. But I need to consult the cabinet and their personal opinions. Let's say, within three days at most, I will give you an answer, Reinhard. Then, I noticed that the Information Department has lost over forty people in probing the interior of Mount Olympus, right? And they were all elites we have cultivated over the years, as well as experienced deep-cover agents."

"Your Majesty, these sacrifices are necessary." Reinhard's expression was cold: "Although the cabinet's opinion is to probe the interior of Mount Olympus as thoroughly as conditions permit, I personally believe that the cabinet has not paid enough attention to Mount Olympus and the Tera Empire."

Li Mochen was actually no longer very concerned about the situation inside Mount Olympus, considering it irrelevant.

Over the past few months, he had been deducing the fiftieth floor of the magic tower, overturning everything before and recalculating.

And as his research deepened, he had come to identify more and more with this 'One That Fled' and looked forward to it.

He was ready to bet on this: if it succeeded, everything would be settled; if it failed, he would find another way.

Li Mochen believed the chances of success were quite high. And since this emperor's chessboard was destined to be overturned by him, whatever lay inside Mount Olympus was not worth his attention.

When the game can no longer continue, who cares how many pieces the opponent still has?

But after a moment, Li Mochen's expression shifted slightly, and a hint of a smile appeared in his eyes: "I trust your judgment, but given the current situation, any more manpower we deploy would be futile sacrifice. It's really unnecessary."

He reached out slightly and summoned all the numerous mythical armaments to his side.

"There is a simpler way to find out what's going on. I'll go and see for myself, and then the truth will come to light."

Loki immediately frowned deeply: "Your Majesty, this is too rash. Inside Mount Olympus, there are not only the forces of the Chaos Gods but also at least four top-tier God-Kings. Their actions may well be a trap to lure you in."

He knew that Li Mochen would not be restricted by the laws and nets inside Mount Olympus, but it was still very dangerous.

'Secret-Seeking Angel' Reinhard Heydrich was also stunned, then broke out in a cold sweat: "Your Majesty, please think twice! I believe that whatever is inside Mount Olympus is not as important as your safety. The safety of the entire pantheon now rests on you."

He had never imagined that his insistence would provoke his sovereign to consider venturing into danger.

If anything went wrong, even if His Majesty only got a scratch inside Mount Olympus, the many important ministers of the pantheon would surely tear him apart!

Li Mochen, however, was unconcerned. He was already fully armed, and with a single step, he arrived outside Mount Olympus.

He first fixed his gaze deep into the divine realm, then let out a cold laugh.

In an instant, a huge 'sun' appeared outside Mount Olympus.

During the battle with the Blood Feast Worm, Li Mochen had divided his annihilation power into twenty equal parts to maximize area damage.

But now, he concentrated the Truth 'Annihilation' and Truth 'Light' into a single point.

The massive heat from annihilation triggered fusion, and the gravitational and dimensional pull of this artificial sun tore the outer spatial walls of Mount Olympus into a tangled mess.

"Who dares to violate the great Olympus domain?"

From within the mountain came a voice full of majesty that sounded somewhat familiar to Li Mochen. He focused his gaze and saw that it was the war god Ares, whom he had killed once before.

Upon seeing Li Mochen, Ares's face changed drastically, and he immediately tried to teleport away from the sight of the Lord of Fate.

But at that moment, a blinding white light burst from behind Li Mochen, and the heavy particle beam cannons, now increased to sixty thousand, fired simultaneously.

Amid a scream, Ares's divinity and body were completely shattered and incinerated under the massive light tide.

"Your Majesty!"

It was the Supreme Dragon God Io, who had arrived upon hearing the news. His figure appeared behind Li Mochen: "I believe you don't need to take such a risk. Please consider carefully."

Li Mochen replied leisurely: "I'll stop while I'm ahead, Minister Io."

As his words fell, he stepped into this divine domain belonging solely to the Olympian gods.

Io, having just arrived, was powerless to stop him. He could only look reproachfully at the few who arrived behind him: "Are you just going to watch?"

"Like you, Io, we are powerless to stop His Majesty."

Prometheus's face was full of resignation: "Think on the bright side, Io. Do you believe Mount Olympus has the power to threaten His Majesty's life?"

Io frowned. He had some understanding of Li Mochen's survivability.

The ability to fix his life at a certain point in time alone ensured that Li Mochen's 'immortality' was unmatched in the Bright World.

Moreover, the Lord of Fate also possessed many related authorities.

Inside Mount Olympus, there might be powerful and fearsome forces lurking, but to say they could threaten His Majesty's life was absolutely impossible.

"Besides—"

Prometheus looked into the torn divine domain: "My divine authority does not sense danger."

He had mastered the Truth 'Prophecy', which meant that even those Creator-level Overgods could not completely shield him from the premonition of danger.

"I, for one, welcome this." It was Athena's voice, and her lips curled slightly: "What we haven't thought of, the enemy might not have thought of either. If not for certain concerns, I would have suggested Your Majesty go in and explore months ago."

Prometheus felt the same. Both he and Athena, as defectors from the Olympian pantheon, were constrained by their identities and dared not propose many more reasonable opinions for fear of being suspected of ulterior motives.

While the Fate Gods outside the domain were discussing, Li Mochen had already entered the interior of Mount Olympus. The ancient Greek gods within the domain responded immediately.

The moment Li Mochen set foot in the sky of the mountain, a trident carrying vast and majestic cold power flew across the sky.

Without even blinking, he ignored it entirely, his figure illusory yet real, letting the sharp divine weapon and the cold force that could freeze the entire Greek peninsula pass through his body.

The same happened with Hades's bident; the death force did not penetrate Li Mochen's body at all.

These two powerful mythical armaments did not even make contact with him.

Li Mochen did not intend to target these two. He could sense that both deputy god-kings of Olympus were holding back some of their strength, especially Lord Hades, who was practically coasting.

But as Li Mochen approached the summit of the mountain, a roar full of malice and rage shook his eardrums like thunder.

"You overestimate yourself, Andrei Li Wiltonstein!"

In an instant, two giant stone figures appeared before him. They wielded thunder and controlled all natural forces, striking at Li Mochen with massive fists.

The fists shattered the void, crushed the timeline, and pursued Li Mochen's figure as it moved between dimensions.

But the next moment, the two imposing stone figures collapsed into particles. Li Mochen's annihilation power had detonated directly at their chests.

The immense explosive force and shockwave swept through everything around.

Once Li Mochen's timeline and fate truly reached the 'Truth' level, he freed up all his merit purple energy to strengthen other divine authorities.

Battle, War, Light, Thunder, Annihilation, Eternity, Vitality—now, whenever Li Mochen wished, he could simultaneously strengthen at least four of these Pseudo-Truth-level divine authorities.

"Come down!"

It was Gaia again. A tremendous gravitational pull, though failing to drag Li Mochen down from the sky, still interfered with his timeline power.

At the same time, two massive thunder spears shot toward Li Mochen.