Ding! Main body has slain Belphagor! Seven Deadly Sin ability —
Ding! Rule of Sloth obtained! Seven Deadly Sin Effect 8 unlocked: Sloth's Recovery — while in a state of rest, the main body's recovery ability is enhanced by 500%! The
Ding! Main body has slain
Ding! Rule of Envy obtained! Seven Deadly Sin Effect 9 unlocked: Envy's Plunder — the Seven Deadly Sins have gained the rule of infinite evolution, capable of plundering the effects of other divine artifacts and rule-based magical artifacts!
The succession of system notifications popping up one after another put Leilin in an excellent mood.
Behind him, the Nightmare Hydra's body had completely solidified. Its nine grotesque serpent heads, each carrying a different rule, continuously drew out the emotional power of original sin from all sentient beings, forming a dense black mist that coiled around the massive form.
Ding! The rules of the Seven Deadly Sins have been completed! Main body's bloodline origin — Nightmare Hydra has evolved into its complete form!
At that moment, the Chip issued another notification, widening the smile at the corners of Leilin's mouth.
In what felt like an instant, he sensed his bloodline power had been strengthened to its absolute limit, beginning to touch upon an ineffable threshold that existed somewhere beyond mortal comprehension.
Terror-inducing spatial and temporal forces blocked the way before that threshold, forming a fearsome barrier.
Leilin knew with perfect clarity — this was the bottleneck to breaking through as a Ninth-rank
Humming... the power of original sin within his body rumbled and roared, its pitch-black hue growing ever deeper, while the crimson veins upon it became more spirited still — they even began to squirm slightly, as though carrying some strange life force of their own.
After being infused with the power of original sin, the Path of Original Sin — vast as a great river — manifested behind the Nightmare Hydra, radiating an aura of perfection.
The previously incomplete rules had all been filled in. Leilin's path was now trending toward completion, missing only one crucial element.
"Gluttony,
Leilin's gaze fell upon
If he could just absorb the other's essence of evil, his path would be perfected in an instant, and he could immediately advance to the peak of Eighth-rank Wizard!
Yet Leilin restrained his impulse with tremendous willpower.
"Right now, although the Dream power that serves as the crucible for my rules has reached its peak, it still isn't truly perfect..."
"I must force the Dream World to submit and yield its most fundamental Nightmare power. Only then will my foundation be utterly perfect, and I can advance in the strongest possible manner..."
Having come this far, Leilin naturally wanted to bring everything to the most perfect state possible.
The current peak-level Dream power was already sufficient to bear the rules of space-time, but Leilin wanted far more!
He didn't merely want to break through as a Ninth-rank Wizard — he wanted to stand among the strongest of Ninth-rank Wizards, accumulating enough power to pursue the Realm of Eternity in the future!
Thus, the peak Dream power that would have been more than enough to satisfy — even provoke the envy of — other peak Eighth-rank Wizards was, in Leilin's eyes, still not perfect enough.
Only the Dream World's purest essence power — the Nightmare power that would emerge after the peak Dream power evolved to the next level — was the true strength Leilin valued!
"Perfect! That plan I've been plotting for so long — I now have enough power to see it through..."
Leilin didn't spare another glance at Nessus, who was already more than half destroyed, and his figure vanished directly from the deepest layer of Hell.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Three consecutive tremors shook the entire multiverse.
Whether gods, demon lords, or deeply hidden beings such as powerful liches and death kings, all turned their horrified gazes toward
There, a golden divine realm radiated infinite light, spreading rapidly and resolutely toward the bottom three layers. Before long, it had completely absorbed the remaining three layers of Hell.
The entirety of Baator Hell was now unified as one, emanating the glory of a god. The surging primordial force was entirely converted by the divine realm, and the torrential world power made even Greater Powers tremble.
The change of ownership over the Nine Layers of Hell marked the annihilation of the devils.
The seven Lords of Hell, together with Asmodeus, King of the Nine Layers, were beings who made even Greater Powers frown. Even under divine assault and the Blood War against the demons, the devils had never lost a single layer of Hell — they had even launched repeated counterattacks into the Abyss.
But now, all the devils had been wiped out by the wizards. The Hell devils, as a vast power, were the first to exit the stage during the Twilight of the
A wave of divine rank ascension rippled across the entire multiverse, causing numerous beings to furrow their brows.
"Our Lord! You are the protector of our souls, the star in the heavens!"
Within Leilin's divine realm, under the leadership of Pontiff Typhos, all the petitioners, believers, and even the devils began to pray devoutly.
The power of faith continuously converged, even forming a holy tide.
"You who have gathered our souls — you are the God of the Nine-Layered Hell! You are the protector of strength, the God of Tyranny and Dominion, the ruler of devils!"
Amid the multitude of prayers, the fully transformed Nine-Layered Baator Hell roared as the surging world power poured directly into Leilin's Chip avatar.
"This level of power already rivals the divine realms of Greater Powers, doesn't it?"
"With this as a base, it could withstand the siege of several Greater Powers for a very long time... Lord Leilin has truly secured an excellent territory in the
For a moment, a complex array of emotions flickered through Mother Core's pupils.
Using the absorption of the Nine Layers of Hell and the acquisition of new rule powers as catalysts, Leilin's divine rank began to soar. In almost an instant, it broke past 14, climbing to 15, 16, all the way to divine rank 17! It nearly made Mother Core think Leilin intended to have his avatar charge toward the realm of Greater Power.
Subsequently, the tide of faith slowly subsided under the complex and relieved gazes of numerous beings, and Leilin's level settled at divine rank 17.
Divine rank 17! The absolute peak of Intermediate Power! Just one more rank to reach divine rank 18 — the domain of Greater Power!
At the age at which Leilin had ascended to godhood, this was virtually an inconceivable feat in the history of the World of Gods!
Atop the Holy Mountain, within the divine temple, the Chip avatar also opened its golden eyes. Countless bolts of lightning, intermingled with the birth and death of worlds, seemed to flash before the god's eyes in an instant.
Ding! Avatar's divine rank has increased. Current rank: 17!
Blue light flickered before Leilin's Chip avatar's eyes. If before, Leilin's divine avatar had been the avatar soul operating the Chip, then this current avatar was primarily the Chip's intelligence, manipulating a body formed from a portion of divine power.
Since the Chip and Leilin's soul had originally been one, the subsidiary Chip could also accept faith and was equally under Leilin's control. Moreover, the split soul had been reclaimed, meaning there was absolutely no drawback of being held hostage by the power of faith.
Massive amounts of information streamed past the Chip avatar's eyes: Divine rank ascension received! All attributes +5!
Main body
Ding! Divine rank ability obtained — the Fall of the Seven Deadly Sins!
Divine rank abilities were unique to true gods, marking the definitive boundary between them and false deities. Every single point of divine rank increase brought a terrifying boost in power.
Thus, most gods focused their attention on how to increase their divine rank, attaching less importance to physical attributes and other aspects.
Leilin glanced at his status panel: Divine Name: God of Slaughter —
Leilin focused his attention on the Fall of the Seven Deadly Sins, and the Chip immediately displayed a description: Divine Rank Ability — the Fall of the Seven Deadly Sins: As the master of original sin, the main body can utilize any sinful emotion to corrupt targets through the influence of the mind and nightmares. This effect also applies to beings of rules!
"So even beings of rules — as long as they still harbor the emotions of the Seven Deadly Sins within their hearts — can be drawn in and corrupted by me, eventually becoming my slaves?"
Leilin stroked his chin, feeling a measure of wonder.
The beings of rules in this world, whether gods or wizards, had hearts ruled by emotion. That meant even they could potentially become Leilin's puppets.
Even Eighth-rank or peak Eighth-rank beings were not emotionless stone figures. At most, their minds were powerful enough to eliminate or repel emotions the instant they arose.
But how terrifying was the power of the mind? Even peak Eighth-rank beings — as long as they harbored any flaw within their hearts — could be exploited by Leilin!