"You just said not all mystical gods are like you. What did you mean by that?"
"Is it because of the Authority?"
Zixin slowly recovered her composure, but still couldn't bring herself to look at Baixuan's face. Her fair cheeks still carried a faint flush of pink, yet her curiosity was unquenchable. She lowered her head and asked quietly.
"Partly."
Baixuan extended his right hand. The various elements in the air gathered around him affectionately, even rushing to merge with his body.
"Different worlds have different requirements for what constitutes a god. When a person's power surpasses everyone else by too great a margin, they become the god of that world."
"But a true god must possess their own divine Authority. Without Authority, one cannot be called a god."
A god without Authority is not recognized by heaven and earth — they are merely a self-proclaimed god, or one others call god.
Then there are those gods created by the faith and worship of sentient beings. Though they possess great abilities, these powers are not Authorities.
And the main point is:
"I am different from gods in other worlds."
"They walk their own path to its limit, gain recognition from heaven and earth, receive their Authority, and become gods."
"I was granted Authority from the very beginning. As my power grew and my understanding of nature deepened, I became a god."
"This is a difference in sequence."
"Most importantly, I am different from them."
At the very least, among all the inheritances from the gods whose powers he'd absorbed and merged with the Nature Goddess Authority, there was no god who had been blessed so profoundly by heaven and earth — granted heaven's Authority while still mortal.
And unconditionally, without reservation, that Authority was bestowed upon him.
Eternity, reincarnation, the great sun, moonlight, heaven and earth, all things…
Though it was the [Nature Authority], the abilities he could wield were far too numerous — encompassing everything in existence.
Even time, space, and destiny fell within the scope of his [Nature Authority].
Across all worlds, how many had received such treatment as Baixuan?
Granted such profound blessing from heaven while still mortal — Authority bestowed without reservation?
Very few.
Although abilities are not the same as Authority.
Baixuan could use the [Nature Authority] to freely wield these abilities, but that didn't mean he held those Authorities in his own right.
Abilities and Authority are different. Abilities are merely derivatives of Authority; Authority is granted by the world.
The two exist in a hierarchical relationship.
But Baixuan's [Nature Authority] encompassed a broad enough range that it included these concepts as well. His control over these rules through the [Nature Authority] was no less than that of gods who truly held those Authorities.
And in the future, it wasn't impossible for Baixuan to acquire those Authorities.
With that thought, Baixuan shook his head. Those were too far away for him.
He hadn't walked far enough on the path of holding the [Nature Authority] — let alone acquiring more Authorities.
And also…
"Are you not listening?"
Baixuan looked at Zixin before him, her face flushed red, her earlobes and skin all tinged with pink, and couldn't help but find it amusing. How could it be this extreme?
She'd covered her eyes, yet just from his voice she was still blushing this much.
"I can't help it either…"
Zixin said, on the verge of tears.
She was already not looking at Baixuan's face, yet simply the sound of his voice made her involuntarily conjure his appearance in her mind — and then her body just couldn't resist the shyness. Her heart raced wildly.
She felt she needed to return to the Angel Civilization to calm down first.
She was already a Guardian Angel to a male god, had sworn the Guardian Angel oath, and she couldn't even understand the changes happening to her now.
It was a longing and craving from deep within her genes.
At this moment, Baixuan exerted an gravitational pull on Zixin like a black hole.
Baixuan, for his part, was unaware of Zixin's current thoughts. After teasing her, he checked his own status.
Having merged with the [Nature Goddess Authority], his [Nature Authority] had progressed far beyond what it was before — and his life form had formally stepped into the realm of gods.
Prior to this, although Baixuan could be called a god, his body was still a human body.
He could use the [Nature Authority] to wield powers akin to a god's, possess a lifespan as long as a god's.
But his body was still far, far from that of a god.
Now, he had truly crossed the threshold of the divine realm.
Therefore, he gained a new ability.
[Divine Realm: Only gods can harm gods; only gods can kill gods]
[Absolute immunity to any attack that is not from a god]
Having ascended to godhood, Baixuan entered a new realm.
This realm wasn't about the strength of one's power — it was a difference in dimension.
Just as Uchiha Obito's Kamui shifted himself into another dimension, where all attacks in reality couldn't touch him — so too was any person who had not reached the realm of gods unable to harm Baixuan.
In theory, this was the case.
Even One-Punch Man's Saitama, or Son Goku from Dragon Ball before he transformed into a Super Saiyan God, their attacks couldn't harm Baixuan.
But as always — only in theory.
Baixuan wouldn't be so naive as to believe he could rely on this to be invincible against them.
In any world, one must abide by that world's rules.
Clearly, the rules of One-Punch Man and Dragon Ball contained no stipulation that gods couldn't be harmed by mortals.
Of course, the rewards of entering the divine realm didn't end there — the rest remained for Baixuan to discover and experience for himself.
...…
At the same time, the celestial phenomenon triggered by Baixuan's ascension to godhood was visible across the entire globe.
But that rain stopped solely at the borders of Huaxia.
The commotion this phenomenon caused was not limited to Huaxia, but Huaxia's reaction was actually the calmest.
After a brief discussion, someone put forth their own theory.
Someone had become a god.
No one was foolish. In this era, no one would deceive themselves.
Their ears had already told them everything.
The voice that rang out from the void was not any earthly language, yet everyone could understand it.
It was the prayers of unknown beings to a god — reverence, worship, faith.
The great God of Nature!
The Sovereign above all gods!
Wielder of all things, eternally great!
These words practically announced to them that a god had appeared within Huaxia.
Either a god had descended, or a god had been born.
But the former was undoubtedly impossible.
A god descended? From where?
A god from myth?
Then shouldn't they be speaking Huaxia's language?
*(End of chapter)*
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