Ian clicked his tongue. "Before I kill you, can you please tell me what the difference is between you and the so-called true gods in your mouth? And, how do you harness Divine Ki?"
"Gods haven’t truly fused Divine Ki to their souls, and I’m at this level. Only capable to destroy a galaxy. True gods, on the other hand, had unified their soul and Divine Ki, capable of destroying an Entire Universe. Additionally, true gods are the ones responsible for maintaining the balance of the eighteen Universes. There can only be one true god in each Universe."
"Ohhh... You actually answered me?" Ian said in surprise. ’Eighteen universes, huh? Why am I not surprised?’
"Tchh..." The Dark God clicked his tongue in annoyance. "I answered it because you’re nothing but a dead monkey now. But don’t be sad, you are the first mortal to force me to use my Dark Form."
At this time, the Dark God’s height increases by two feet. His body began to transform into muscle. Biceps, deltoids, abdominals, legs, and back. In just a few seconds, the body made of pure darkness fully evolved. The previous red eyes turned azure. Finally, a tail grew out visibly at his butt.
"This is my Dark Form. In this state, my Dark Divine Energy reaches a qualitative leap and a partial fusion with my soul. Although not permanent, and not complete. I can harness the power infinitely close to those True Gods! Hahaha!"
"Dark Form, huh? Even the names of your transformations are as boring as you." Ian gave a chuckle as a response.
Based on the energy spike, Ian had to admit that he wouldn’t be able to defeat the Dark God in his Dark Form with just his base form.
"Do you think you’re the only one who could transform? Have you forgotten I can also do that? You stupid deity. Your conceited behavior would be your downfall."
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With the activation of his bloodline, Ian’s aura spiked. His hair rose due to the intensity of his aura. Gradually, Ian’s aura took the color of grass. His eyes, eyebrows, and hair also turned grass green. It’s not over yet. Lightning began to flicker along with Ian’s aura.
The sky darkened with Ian’s full transformation, and a magnitude fifteen Earthquake occurred throughout the Curtained Imperium. Buildings crumbled, and the casualties began to rise.
Every Dark Race tried their best to stabilize the situation. The top powerhouses united to protect others for the first time.
In the Blood Empire, the Grand Elder and all the Seated Elders stood on top of the rooftop. They remained rooted on the ground even with the massive Earthquake that was happening.
Screams and panic could be heard in the background. They were at the scene of chaos below them. Lesser vampires scurrying around, trying to dodge the collapse of buildings. The true vampire is trying to prevent a stampede. Higher vampires that constantly issued commands and prevented the collapse of towering buildings. The screams of help of civilian vampires as the very Earth itself devoured them.
One of the elders opened his mouth. "Is this really a battle? This aura had far surpassed my imagination. How can one even achieve such a power level? I can’t believe that the king who had disappeared for a long time would come back to exact his revenge." His gruff voice echoed.
"Grand Elder, is the King really fighting a God? If so, is our world done for? How is it even possible to defeat a god?" Alaric clenched his fist, his face full of despair.
The Grand Elder looked at the distance as if trying to peek through something. However, the battlefield where Ian and the Dark God were was just too far from them to watch. If they tried to get near, they might suffer as collateral damage and die just from the energy residuals alone, so the Grand Elder knew not to be impulsive.
However, although they can’t watch the battle alone. The spike of energy levels is something everyone could feel even with thousands of miles away of distance.
"I do not know. We can only hope that the king emerges victorious." The Grand Elder showed a bitter smile for the first time in ages. "Previously, when I was with the king, his power level at his full strength had reached planetary-scale. Now, based on his energy level, I’m afraid both he and the Dark God have reached the peak of stellar in terms of raw amount of energy alone. Just their tiny residual of energy is enough to turn us to dust."
"Damn! That exaggerated? Where did that Dark God even stay hidden all this time? What was his purpose here in our world?"
"Maybe the Dark Gods are banished from the Realm of Gods or something and are trying to recuperate? Of course, feel free to ignore me because I’m just talking nonsense."
The Grand Elder clapped his hands at this time to get their attention. "You fools. If there is really Realm of Gods isn’t something we are qualified to discuss. Go, and help to calm the situation below instead."
One by one, the seated Elders began to control the situation to prevent more casualties.
Elder Alaric stayed beside the Grand Elder and whispered, his voice barely even above a whisper. "Have the King reach the power of the Gods?"
The Grand Elder looked at Elder Alaric. "Since Ian values you, I’ll tell you a secret... He had eaten a fruit that had given him an extremely high upper limit, and this is definitely not the limit of his strength."
"The king is really amazing!" Alaric couldn’t help but sigh in admiration as he heard the answer. He nodded at the Grand Elder and followed the others."
"That Brat Ian really knows how to show off." The Grand Elder smiled.
At the same time, the various leaders assigned by Ian to manage their race, including the Dark Queen of Elves, Zombie Emperor, One-Eyed Ghoul King, and many more, were also paying attention to the world-destroying battle between Ian and the Dark God. The majority were curious about the origin of the god, while others despaired at Ian’s terrifying growth rate.
"It seems the Curtained Imperium will be ruled by him for a very long time." The One Eyed Ghoul King sighed.