Chapter 145: Ascending to Divinity

With the existence of the Cthulhu Fruit.

Gunie advanced very quickly in seclusion.

Unbeknownst, half a year swiftly passed.

A dim cave.

Gunie was sitting cross-legged on a cultivation platform.

At this moment, the entire cave was filled with an extremely dense aura of divinity.

Although it was only the aura of a first-level deity, the might of its divine power rivaled that of a second-level deity.

And the source of this divine aura was naturally Gunie.

The power of the Cthulhu Fruit was beyond doubt.

Gunie, a late-stage demigod, used the Cthulhu Fruit and easily advanced to the peak demigod realm in less than half a month.

Then Gunie used the Cthulhu Fruit to attempt the breakthrough to the divine realm.

A solid foundation, a perfect soul after reincarnation, a perfect body, and demigod divine power.

Coupled with Gunie's own profound insights into the three major principles.

This allowed Gunie to complete the transformation from demigod to deity in just three months.

Gunie, far surpassing ordinary demigods in many aspects, upon becoming a deity, already had a foundation not inferior to that of an ordinary second-level deity.

The most intuitive manifestation was.

Now, Gunie, at the early stage of first-level deity, rivaled a second-level deity in the might of divine power.

After more than two months of stabilization.

Now Gunie had completely stabilized his realm at the first-level deity stage and was beginning to advance toward the mid-stage of first-level deity.

Apart from Gunie's dense divine aura permeating the entire cave.

There was also another aura, though relatively weak, completely surpassing that of a deity.

Cthulhu aura!

The Cthulhu Fruit's enhancement of the divine lineage's cultivation was indeed remarkable.

But in reality, the greatest boost the Cthulhu Fruit gave Gunie was to the Cthulhu embryo within his body.

More precisely, the Cthulhu embryo inside Gunie had now taken initial shape.

Now, Gunie could be considered a weak Cthulhu creature.

Although the Cthulhu embryo was weak, in essence, it completely surpassed deities.

Early first-level deity, weak Cthulhu creature.

This was Gunie's true form now.

Whether it was the ascension from demigod to deity.

Or the growth from Cthulhu embryo to a weak Cthulhu.

Both were enormous transformations for Gunie.

"Hoo..."

After a long exhale, Gunie, sitting cross-legged on the cultivation platform, slowly opened his eyes.

Feeling the transformation in his own strength.

And the elevation of his life form to a higher level.

A smile couldn't help but curl at the corner of Gunie's mouth.

"Back then, in the area of the Crystal Glass Tree, as a late-stage demigod, I feared those powerful fourth-level deities."

"But now, I have become a deity, and my Cthulhu life form has taken initial shape. I think it should be those fourth-level deities who fear me."

"The Cthulhu scriptures empowered by cosmic momentum, and my own Blood Sea that perfectly aligns with cosmic momentum."

"These powerful means are hard for any fourth-level deity to withstand, and even some fifth-level deities might not be able to resist them." Gunie pondered inwardly.

The biggest difference between a Cthulhu embryo and a Cthulhu creature is the utilization of 'cosmic momentum.'

The birth of cosmic momentum was the foundation for Gunie becoming a Cthulhu embryo.

But a Cthulhu embryo cannot control cosmic momentum.

Once one becomes a Cthulhu creature, it's different; they can control cosmic momentum.

When Gunie's Cthulhu embryo gradually grew into a Cthulhu creature.

Gunie found that he could control the cosmic momentum flowing through his body.

Cosmic momentum!

It is the most mysterious power between oneself and the entire cosmic world.

Ordinary beings cannot control it at all.

The only ones who can control it are Cthulhu creatures.

And this is the most essential difference between Cthulhu creatures and ordinary beings.

Infusing cosmic momentum into scriptures and powerful abilities elevates their might to an entirely new level.

It can be seen as a dimensionality reduction strike.

A one-sided devastating blow.

Currently, Gunie's Cthulhu body is still relatively weak.

The cosmic momentum he controls is also weak, let alone cultivating and comprehending cosmic momentum.

Once Gunie's Cthulhu body gradually grows and fully controls his own cosmic momentum, and begins to comprehend more cosmic momentum, only then will Gunie be a true Cthulhu creature.

At the same time, cosmic momentum will naturally flow within him and the surrounding universe.

He will inherently be an unseeable, unspyable, indescribable existence.

As he pondered, Gunie looked inward at his body. The four originally huge Cthulhu remains, the three smaller ones had been completely digested.

And the originally largest one was only a third left.

In about another month, it would basically be fully digested.

Half a year ago, Gunie's Cthulhu body had not yet taken shape.

Gunie estimated it would take five or six years to digest.

But after the Cthulhu body took shape, Gunie clearly underestimated the Cthulhu body's demand for Cthulhu remains.

The absorption speed increased more than tenfold.

As a result, in just half a year, the Cthulhu remains inside Gunie were nearly depleted.

"Continuing to use the Cthulhu Fruit to accelerate the cultivation of the Cthulhu body without Cthulhu remains would be very slow and waste most of the fruit's power."

"There are only eight fruits left."

"Such fruits will likely be hard to obtain for a long time; I need to use them sparingly."

"It seems I need to go out and search for more Cthulhu remains." Gunie mused.

"Now that I have become a deity and my Cthulhu body has taken initial shape, my strength has greatly increased in all aspects. There are not many powerful beings in Mount Ermoco who can threaten me."

"And with reincarnation and multiple soul placements, I don't have to worry about being trapped in dangerous places."

With this thought, Gunie stood up.

"This place is relatively close to the middle layer of Mount Ermoco."

"I remember that in the middle layer, not far from me, there is a highly dangerous area called 'Ermos Land.'"

"There, it is said that even fourth-level and fifth-level deities dare not enter casually."

"Entering carries the risk of death."

"At the same time, it is a place where many Cthulhu treasures are born."

"Therefore, many deities use avatars to explore it."

"Going there with my encounter system, I can certainly find some good things."

"If I can find some powerful Cthulhu abilities, even better."

"After all, I now have twelve idle slots, but only three Cthulhu scriptures."

"The other nine idle slots, when I'm in seclusion, are essentially wasted."

"This trip to Ermos Land, I hope to find more Cthulhu remains and some Cthulhu scriptures."

"When I return to seclusion, I can both improve my realm and use the idle slots to upgrade scriptures—an excellent effect."

Thinking it over, Gunie made a decision!

He silently opened a passage, identified the direction, and then flew toward the dangerous middle layer of Mount Ermoco, the 'Ermos Land.'