"Water possesses an unpredictable nature. It can carry boats across the vast ocean, yet it can also stir storms and create malevolent waves. It is inherently the most virtuous of entities, but it can also become the most wicked. The ocean embodies both of these extreme characteristics simultaneously. So, which side does the Sea God lean toward?"
"Life! The Sea God's power leans more toward the virtuous side of water, so it represents life." Thinking of the Sea God's Light, which was shaped with a portion of power taken from himself, the Angel God had already understood the answer.
Looking back, the conflict that arose between the Sea God and himself before the Sea God ascended to godhood—when the Sea God seized part of his power and turned into an enemy—might have had far greater implications than previously thought.
"Yes, life."
The four fingers on Chen Ming's hand shimmered with the attributes of justice, evil, judgment, and life, representing the powers of the God Kings. Only the pinky finger remained unused.
"What about destruction? Among the three gods of Douluo, there isn't a god with destruction or a similar attribute! Could the Asura God be targeting the God of Destruction?"
"The God of Destruction isn't the only being in the God Realm with the attribute of destruction. Isn't there also a creature in the Forest of Divine Beasts with pure destructive power?"
"The Golden Dragon King! Yes! The Golden Dragon King also possesses the attribute of destruction! Moreover, wasn't the Dragon God split into two by the Asura God in the past? He has every capability of taking what he desires."
At this moment, the Angelic Holy Sword began spinning chaotically in mid-air, as if glitching, while the Angel God's divine consciousness was on the verge of exploding from sheer turmoil.
"Goodness, evil, judgment, life, destruction. These are exactly five forces. These five forces form the core of the Three Realms Judgment Sword."
The power of Chen Ming's five fingers resonated, and under his control, a force that surpassed conventional limits was born. Although it only existed for an instant, it brought immense pressure to both Qian Daoliu and the Angel God.
"If it were any of the other four God Kings, it would be impossible for them to advance toward becoming the Supreme God King by devouring other types of divine power. Only the Asura God can. This is because the vessel for the Three Realms Judgment Sword is Asura himself."
"Among the remaining four God Kings, even if one of them were lost, the remaining three could still use the Asura God as the vessel to unleash the Three Realms Judgment Sword, albeit at a slightly lower power level. However, if Asura were lost, even if the remaining four God Kings worked together, they wouldn't be able to recreate the Three Realms Judgment Sword."
"So, theoretically, only the Asura God can take this path of devouring the attributes of other God Kings to advance."
"Angel God, do you remember how my second martial soul neutralized the bloodlines of the Golden Dragon and the Silver Dragon?"
"First, I used the blood of the Ice Dragon and the Fire Dragon to fuse, then extracted half of it to merge with the Silver Dragon's blood. Afterward, I took the Earth Dragon's blood, using one half to merge with the Golden Dragon's blood and the other half to fuse with the Ice and Fire Dragon's blood."
"Finally, through phased integration, with similar powers acting as buffers, the otherwise incompatible Golden Dragon and Silver Dragon bloodlines achieved an indirect fusion."
"Yes, yes, yes, is that correct?!"
The Angel God's divine consciousness emitted waves of anxious emotion. "My divine position contains the influence of Asura God's power of judgment. The Rakshasa God's divine position contains a part of my divine power as well as part of Asura God's power. The Sea God's power also contains part of my influence. In other words, there is a shared power between the three of us gods?!"
"I understand why I died. I also understand why the Rakshasa died."
"My power has been interfered with by Asura from the beginning. The Rakshasa was cultivated by Asura using both my power and his own, making her attributes the closest to his and the easiest to devour. So, the Rakshasa died first, becoming the first to be consumed. After that, my true self was ambushed, and Asura God likely devoured part of my power as well!"
"After devouring my true self's power, Asura God's power and the Sea God's power became somewhat connected. This means he might even be able to devour the Sea God. But for a more perfect devouring, he would need another method to further integrate their powers."
"This would require an extremely long time and immense energy as nourishment. Only then could he erase the parts of our powers he doesn't need and fuse the rest, elevating his power even further?"
"With enough time, this could be achieved in the vast universe after transferring his divine position. As for the immense energy required..."
The Angel God's divine consciousness looked toward the Douluo Hall, thinking of his millennia of accumulated power, and nearly boiled with rage.
"Asura, you bastard! You scumbag! You piece of ***, I **, you **, ***!"
"You ****, you ****, you take everything from me—my life, my wealth—and now it turns out my entire existence has been nothing but working for you!"
The situation was now crystal clear. Asura God's hand was in the creation of the three Douluo gods. He likely guided the formation of their divine positions in secret, resulting in the Evil Rakshasa, the Kind Angel, and the Life-bearing Sea God. This was all to devour the three of them in their entirety.
As for the attribute of destruction, the Golden Dragon King in the Forest of Divine Beasts was the best target. While overseeing the seal, Asura God could easily pluck the Golden Dragon King's essence without anyone noticing. Even if the Golden Dragon King resisted, it would only appear as if Asura God had wisely discovered the Golden Dragon King's unrest, making his actions seem justified.
After devouring the origins of the three gods and part of the Golden Dragon King's essence, Asura God would need a tremendous amount of power to erase the traces of the four and further enhance his attributes. This power would conveniently come from the Angel God's accumulation.
Asura God only needed to kill the Angel God, shatter her divine consciousness and divine position to ensure she could never speak again, and then escape with this power. The plan would be almost flawless. Even if the God Realm discovered Asura God's treachery, they wouldn't be able to find him in the infinite vastness of the universe.
Through this revelation, Chen Ming and the Angel God understood the extent of Asura God's ambition and knew he wouldn't stop there.
The Rakshasa God's divine position had already been refined by Asura. While the Angel God's divine position hadn't been fully seized. Combined with the powers of destruction and potentially parts of the Sea God's power, the Angel God cursed Asura while Chen Ming silently pondered. Both came to the same conclusion.
Since Asura God could devour other gods in an attempt to advance, could they try to turn the tables and devour Asura God's divine position instead?
PS: So the original Sea God in the original died after leaving the divine realm with Asura. Asura completed all his plans like Aizen.