I Became the Progenitor Vampire

1 million Power of Faith.

Lide saw the number on the attribute panel and his eyes shone brightly; after months of hard work, he finally saw the payoff.

He looked up at the sky where it seemed a giant hand was stirring the dark fog, a cold curve forming on his lips.

Without any hesitation, the Power of Faith began to be channelled into the Twilight Godhood.

"Ding~ Do you want to consume 1 million Dark Faith Power to activate the Twilight Godhood?"

"Confirm."

The moment he confirmed the activation, Dark Faith Power burst forth from the panel like water gushing from an opened dam gate.

But the shocking power showed little reaction upon entering the Twilight Godhood, as if the thumb-sized black sphere was a black hole that could devour the starry sky, never to be filled, regardless of the energy it consumed.

The terrible energy caused uncontrollable vibrations in the surrounding space, and the scent of Dark Faith Power permeated the air.

Such an obvious action immediately caught the attention of the God of Twilight.

The Abyss Evil God, hidden in the dark fog, invisible in form, went insane upon seeing the Divine Status in his hand.

Black fog formed into countless demon claws, frantically shredding Lide's transparent Barrier.

Crackle~ Like millions of demons surging from the darkness at this moment, the barrier with a radius of 3 blades began to slowly shrink under the force of the assault, rapidly depleting its energy.

"My Divine Status?! You dare to covet my Divine Status! You cannot succeed!!"

"Damn Vampire! I will pull out your soul, stuff it into worms, and then throw you into demon excrement to soak for a million years!!!"

"Ah!!"

Mad roars, heart-wrenching screams.

Abyssal blasphemy caused the black fog to rise in towering waves, as if a gigantic beast thousands of feet tall was rolling within the fog.

The countless demon claws around him were more frenzied, constantly tearing at the transparent Barrier.

From a bird's-eye view from above, the transparent Barrier now resembled a sole canoe in a towering wave, seemingly at any moment it could be submerged by the high waves.

Previously, the God of Twilight planned to use his home field advantage to slowly wear down Lide, especially since Lide was in the Abyss, far from the Main Plane, and this was his territory.

His plan had been effective earlier, at least in the eyes of the God of Twilight.

The Evil God sensed every day the weakening of the power within Lide's body, the power he had devoured from the Snake Clan God being rapidly consumed.

Each day, the God of Twilight felt a step closer to his goal.

But at this moment, Lide's actions had undoubtedly crossed the God of Twilight's bottom line.

This damned Vampire dared to devour the Twilight Godhood right in front of him!!!

That was his source of power; how could he tolerate this??

This was even more unbearable than being bullied in front of his own eyes!!

Enraged, the God of Twilight carelessly began a furious assault on Lide despite the limited power within his own body.

He wanted to kill this bastard! Crush his head, dry his flesh, and tear his soul to pieces!!

Lide was very much aware of the God of Twilight's actions; those terrifying black fogs were transformed from the Divine Power and soul energy of Twilight City, containing extremely terrifying forces.

If an outsider had come, even a legendary one would have already been devoured.

But he was not fighting alone; a hint of cold light flashed in his eyes, as he channeled a wave of Dawn Sect's Power of Faith into the Divine Body of the Snake Clan God at the moment of activating the Godhood.

The God of Twilight wanted a life-or-death battle...

He deserved it?

The complete Divine Body, upon receiving the Power of Faith, seemed to touch a critical node and then suddenly erupted with a terrifying force, pushing the surrounding transparent Barrier outward by 3 blades, reaching a radius of 6 blades.

Although he had absorbed the power of the Snake Clan God, he had kept a trick in hand, a hidden trump card that was activated now, forcibly blocking the God of Twilight's attack.

The Snake Clan God, though sealed for countless years and greatly weakened, still retained the essence of Divine Power within its Divine Body; the weakening of power did not alter its nature.

Using his spear against his own shield.

The Snake Clan God could never have guessed that his summoning of the God of Twilight was supposed to help him kill Lide and save his own life.

But he hadn't anticipated this hand of abyssal checkmate brought by Twilight City, causing the altar that sealed the Snake Clan God to shatter due to the terrifying Plane Power after being transmitted to the Abyss.

This directly resulted in his Divine Body appearing right before Lide, who then fiercely devoured his soul without giving any time to react.

The Divine Body, containing all the unutilized power of the Snake Clan God, now became Lide's spoils of war.

The summoned assistant ended up killing himself, and his body became the capital for Lide to confront the God of Twilight.

If anyone knew all this, they would surely judge the Snake Clan God as the most wrongfully dead character in "Glory"—Glory Dou E.

Realizing this change, the God of Twilight's anger surged, but faced with a force of the same level, he had no choice but to clash directly.

If his divine status were still intact, let alone one vampire, even ten or a hundred would be mere worms—he could easily erase this area with a single Divine Art.

But the weakening of his powers left him unable to cast Divine Arts, and having lost his divine status in the previous Battle of the Gods, he could only resort to the most primitive methods to clash with Lide.

Lide had long seen through this, which is why he was able to integrate divine statuses here with such impunity.

Therefore, although vigilant, he still followed the pre-set plan—integrating the divine status.

Divine status, as the most fundamental power of a divine being, like divinity and divine position, is the source of divine power.

Divine status is akin to a human heart, divinity is like blood, and divine position is like human consciousness; they form an organic whole, lacking any one of which would greatly reduce the power of a divine being.

At this moment, Lide held the source of the God of Twilight's power in his hands, which was tantamount to controlling his lifeblood, driving the God of Twilight into a frenzy.

With the infusion of the Power of Faith, the Twilight divine status began to emit a faint glow, reminiscent of the twilight after the sun sets, invigorating the spirit.

The immense Power of Faith caused the long-dormant divine item to slowly awaken, bursting forth with vitality.

Power was surging.

Lide could clearly feel that after the infusion of the Power of Faith into the divine status, the aura it radiated towards him became increasingly benign and affectionate.

Because the Twilight Sect had millions of believers, he had already mastered 0.01% of the Twilight Divine Position. Although minimal, this was purely activated by himself.

For this reason, the Twilight divine status felt exceptionally affectionate toward him.

As more and more Power of Faith was infused, the divine status, the size of a thumb, began to rapidly brighten, and the emanating fluctuations grew increasingly astonishing.

When the light touched Lide, his spiritual power actually reached into the divine status, and he discovered that the restrictions originally closed off to him inside the divine status had quietly been lifted.

Realizing this, Lide's thoughts moved, and spiritual power began to flow into the divine status, then wandered through the most mysterious and fundamental core of power in this world.

When his spiritual power reached a certain threshold in the divine status, it seemed to activate something, and a flood of vast, patchy information began to transmit into Lide's mind.

Exploring the structure of the divine status, a shock thrilled through Lide, and then scenes that astounded him appeared before his eyes.

The sunrise arose, and the sun hung high in the sky,

The sunset fell, and the bright moon floated in the Star River.

The cycle of the sun and moon, the rules were repeating.

Day after day, flowers bloomed and withered, day after day, fruit trees decayed, and time never ceased.

That wondrous feeling made Lide feel as if he was witnessing the most fundamental rules of the world turning.

His soul cheerfully trembled in jubilation at this moment.

Twilight Divine Position… So this was what Twilight Divine Position meant.

Regardless of sunrise or sunset, a day always came to an end, and twilight always arrived.

Twilight referred to the time after sunset when darkness gradually fell, but it didn't solely represent the weather. In the interpretation of the Original Rules, Twilight represented an era of rules reaching its end, with significant changes about to occur.

This divine position meant he could control the direction of this significant change at the end...

The deeper Lide delved, the richer he found the connotations of the Twilight Divine Position to be. It was far more than just a metaphor for the time after sunset.

Also due to the Twilight Divine Position, Lide gained a deeper understanding of the Bloodline and Blood divine positions.

Bloodline didn't just represent the vampires as a group of beings; it also represented the birth, growth, and death of a race—extraordinary implications.

And Blood represented power, life, regeneration, and also decay...

Assorted thoughts surged through his mind at this moment.

Lide also realized for the first time that the power he commanded held so much potential to be unearthed—his previous perspective was childishly simplistic.

Yet, as the God of Twilight ferociously attacked, he suddenly halted, for he sensed the change in Lide's aura.

It was the aura of twilight, a sensation he could never forget, even over millions of years.

This damned vampire, he had actually managed to integrate his divine status!

A hint of uncontrollable panic rose in his heart.

After the panic, the God of Twilight plummeted into extreme madness.

He felt that if it continued like this, he might actually have his power stolen by this despicable vampire—right before his eyes.

But what enraged him most was that even though he knew what Lide was doing and that he was right in front of him, he lacked the power to shatter that damned shield!

"I can't just wait like this anymore!!"

The God of Twilight, watching Lide, whose aura was growing stronger, made a decision.

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A series of complex and obscure spells resonated within the surrounding black mist, and after a moment, it spread like a blast wave to a far distance.

Lide furrowed his brows upon hearing the spell; although he sensed the actions of the God of Twilight, at that moment his attention was fully captured by the Twilight Godhood.

Seasons changed, the sun and moon revolved; no matter the time, place, or object, nothing could escape the theme of twilight.

Even on the Elemental Planes, where there were neither sun nor seasons, the traces of twilight were indelible.

This was the law of change, utterly irresistible; even planes that had existed for hundreds of millions of years faced twilight, aging was twilight, collapsing mountains were twilight, drying rivers were twilight...

Birth, growth, decline, death, and twilight represented the process from decline to death.

The experience this Divine Status provided to Lide was invaluable; it was his first time truly understanding what a Divine Position meant.

Only when the Dark Faith Power on the attribute panel dropped from one million to zero did Lide's experience with the Twilight Divine Position end, and the Twilight Godhood in his hand was fully activated.

The faint light emitted from the Godhood in his hand gave Lide the comfort of walking down a tree-lined path after sunset.

Whoosh~ Just as he was deeply experiencing that feeling, the Twilight Godhood, like a bolt of lightning, flew straight towards his chest and without any hindrance, merged directly into his heart.

Ah~

That feeling...

It was so fulfilling.

A hint of intoxication flashed across Lide's eyes.

After merging with his heart, the Twilight Godhood began to emit an even more potent power; this power directly coursed through his heart, inflating every blood vessel and bone in his body like a pump.

Thump, thump~

Thump, thump~

His heart, already strong and vigorous, became like one cast of steel, each beat bringing him immense power.

At this moment, his blood vessels surged like lava flowing.

Lide's aura began to rise step by step; even the already near-perfect Golden Ancestor Bloodline began to automatically replenish itself under this terrifying energy.

It takes a million Dark Faith Power to activate a Godhood; the level of this Divine Status and the power it contained are staggeringly impressive.

Lide's aura rose rapidly; now, he couldn't afford to be distracted, only striving to rapidly devour the surging power within his body, using it to transform his physique once more.

Amidst the overwhelming power, the space around him contorted and distorted.

Everything around blurred, Lide could no longer hear the malicious curses issued by the God of Twilight in the language of the abyss, nor perceive the black mist around him that seemed like demon claws tearing at him.

At this moment, the sound of his heartbeat overwhelmed all other noises.

All he could hear beside his ears was the thump, thump—the pulsing of his blood following his heart's beat.

Under the baptism of this immense power, he vaguely saw sunrises and sunsets, stars moving, the laws of Glory displayed before him, allowing him to comprehend the true essence of the Twilight Divine Position.

He felt exhilarated, but the God of Twilight was nearly driven mad.

Under the gaze of this Evil God, the familiar faint light began to spread from within Lide's body, replacing the barrier set up with the Snake Clan God's power, and even expanding its breadth to a radius of 15 blades.

The dark light swallowed all the light around, and the God of Twilight could only watch helplessly as Lide disappeared from view, unable to observe what was happening inside.

Even more infuriating for him was that this dark glow was the Power of Twilight, which had once belonged to him!!!

In a furious rage, the God of Twilight began to assault the Dark Barrier formed by the dark power, reckless of the cost.

But what terrified him was that the surrounding black mist, upon colliding with the Dark Barrier, had no effect at all, not that it couldn't shake the barrier, but rather the Dark Barrier was actually absorbing his energy and replenishing itself...

Filled with reluctance and resentment, the God of Twilight experienced for the first time what it was like to be hindered by the Power of Twilight, unable to endure how Lide was handling it.

"Vampire!! You wouldn't want to know the terrifying taste of enraging me!!"

As the God of Twilight grew increasingly irate, a sound of footsteps resonated within the black mist, then a chilling tone emerged.

"Great God of Twilight, your believer, heeding your call…"

"Please issue your divine command, my god…"

That was a voice with a foreign accent, not possibly human, seemingly older and more sinister than the language of abyssal blasphemy.

The God of Twilight fell silent for a moment before his voice boomed like thunder cascading from the heavens.

"Within the Dark Barrier, a foreign vampire whom I captured has stolen my treasure!!

That damnable heretic must not be left alive!!

My loyal followers, breach the barrier, kill that vampire, and retrieve the treasure, and I will reward you with great power!!"

At that moment, the blasphemous language of the Abyss, high and mighty, was filled with divine pressure, inducing unavoidable fear.

It was in stark contrast to his previous impotent fury.

It seemed that only now was the God of Twilight truly manifesting himself, not diminished in power in the slightest, testing the loyalty of his believers as if it were merely a formality.

The race speaking ancient and evil languages shouted excitedly.

"By your command, our god, any who dare to profane your glory deserves to have their heads chopped off!!"

This was followed by a burst of strange, eerie cries.

Moments later, those evil lives rustled through the gaps parted by the black mist, coming towards Lide.

Once a portion of the Abyss life emerged from the passage, they immediately revealed their true forms.

Had Lide seen this scene, he would have been utterly astonished, for these were not any ordinary race but the Upper Race — the Naga — with red sharp spines on their backs, four robust arms, and serpentine lower bodies.

He would have never expected these evil lives he had once encountered in the Underworld to be followers of the God of Twilight.

The only good news was that these Nagas were not particularly powerful; aside from their leader who was level 19, the other thirty-odd Nagas were around level 10 and none were Transcendent.

The level 19 Naga leader was a robust male with a particularly striking black eye in the middle of his brow.

Upon seeing the Dark Barrier, the Naga leader, instead of attacking, showed a change in expression and hesitated.

He sensed a power from the barrier that felt familiar, and that power was indeed the power of the God of Twilight.

Moreover, the Twilight Power inside the barrier was even denser and more potent than that concealed within the black mist by the God of Twilight himself.

Compared to the God of Twilight instructing them to attack the barrier, it seemed that the entity inside the barrier was more deserving of their devotion.

What's happening?

All Nagas, sensing this, looked at each other, suddenly at a loss.

It was as if their master had sent them to catch a thief, but upon arriving, they found that the master appeared to be the thief because the thief resembled the master more.

Moreover, in the midst of the heavy flow of Twilight Power around them, the traces of belief in their minds blurred, leaving them even more unable to discern the true from the false...

Watching the Nagas hesitate to act, the God of Twilight was seething with rage.

What are these fools doing? If they wait any longer, that damn vampire will consume my Divine Status!!

"Nagas! Break that barrier! Kill the blasphemer inside!!

My loyal followers, that thief has stolen my divine object and is now converting the divine power within it. Do not hesitate, strike and kill him!

After you kill that vampire, you will receive my blessing!!"

Hearing this, the Nagas steeled their hearts, and their gaze toward the barrier sharpened, but just as this group of Nagas decided to act.

Suddenly, a voice from within the Dark Barrier made them falter.

"My children, I am your father god.

That damnable Fake God took advantage of my seclusion to recuperate and sneaked into the sacred area, attacking me...

The feeble power of the Fake God did hurt me, but that was all.

You are merely pawns the Fake God brought to disrupt my recovery. He is already trapped around here...

My children, come into the Dark Barrier, I will protect you...

Once I regain my power, that already wounded Fake God will have his soul annihilated by me!

The Divine Body of the Fake God is already dead, only his soul remains wandering outside! He cannot escape!"

What is this situation??

The leader of the Nagas, sensing that familiar twilight aura, suddenly widened his eyes, at a loss.

A Fake God attacking?

Is this divine entity inside the barrier the true God of Twilight? Is the one outside the Fake God who attacked the God of Twilight?

This revelation threw the Nagas into confusion.

If they were not in an environment rich with Twilight Power distorting their perception, they naturally could have discerned clearly who the enemy was.

But the problem was, they could only sense the presence of their god of Twilight, but couldn't discern exactly who it was...

The God of Twilight, upon hearing Lide's shameless words, exploded with rage almost to the point of detonation, roaring furiously.

"Damn you, Vampire!!! You liar!!

I will devour your soul!!

Drain your blood!!"

But just as the God of Twilight raged, the glow of the Dark Barrier suddenly surged, and while the Naga looked on dumbfounded, it quietly enveloped them.

Because the power was so familiar, they didn't think to resist, and the wariness in their eyes vanished in an instant, for they felt no danger.

Instead, being engulfed by the Dark Barrier gave them a very comfortable sensation, like returning to their mother's embrace, secure and warm, even their inner power rising gradually...

If initially they had doubts, now almost all Naga were swayed, thinking this one must be the true God of Twilight.

The feeling was too splendid.

No one but the God of Twilight could possess such pure Twilight Power. Could a Fake God have such power??

Ultimately, it was because the Divine Status within Lide's body was originally that of the God of Twilight, and as believers, the Naga were very familiar with the Twilight Power, that's why they switched sides so quickly.

At this point, another major problem was that the God of Twilight simply couldn't prove it was itself.

Now both parties possessed Twilight Power, but the Divine Status within Lide contained power that was purer and richer than what the God of Twilight currently had.

Thus, the roles reversed.

"My children, stay here and wait for me...

That Fake God's Divine Body is here, help me guard it. Once I regain my strength, it will be time to annihilate that Fake God's soul."

Lide spoke with a fatherly tenderness, and amidst the spreading aura of Twilight, these Naga were instantly lost.

It wasn't that they were too foolish, but the power of Twilight was simply too authentic, how could such a high level of power be stolen?

In comparison, the God of Twilight hidden within the black mist seemed more like a counterfeit.

Moreover, because the Dark Twilight Power also contained the Power of Faith, it had already begun to slowly enhance their strength.

Compared to the impoverished God of Twilight, the difference was simply too great.

Everyone prefers to believe that the Divine Power they worship is stronger.

As Lide's words fell, the dark light flashed, and the Naga saw the Divine Body of the Snake Clan God.

That gigantic figure, four blades long, was so conspicuous at the moment, especially with the divine fluctuations it emanated, startling the Naga, almost like the last straw breaking the camel's back.

This was indeed a true Divine Being.

Even in death, the divine authority that penetrated the soul was still vast, an existence unimaginable to ordinary life.

These Naga were now completely convinced by Lide's words.

After all, compared to the bland God of Twilight, Lide, whether in terms of the emitted Twilight Power, his rhetoric, or the Divine Body before them, was far more persuasive.

The Naga leader thought this, immediately kneeling on one knee before the blurry figure of Lide, his eyes filled with guilt and regret.

"Your Majesty, that damned Fake God deceived us!!

This unforgivable error, we will defend your dignity with our lives!"

After these words were spoken, Lide suddenly heard a system notification chime.

"Ding~ You have obtained the loyalty and faith of the Kabar Naga Clan; you gain 100,000 character experience."

Lide, hearing this sudden prompt, twitched the corner of his mouth, almost bursting out in laughter… this was undoubtedly his most bizarre deception to date.

The minions summoned by the God of Twilight had actually defected to him…

If it weren't for the need to focus his mind at this moment, he would certainly have delved into why these Naga were so peculiar… Can't they even comprehend the Divine Power they worship??

He did not notice that the divine power surrounding them had twisted the Naga's perception; furthermore, the Divine Status was originally that of the God of Twilight. The Naga were followers of the God of Twilight, but how were they to judge who was the God of Twilight?

Of course, it was judged by whose power was purer, how could Lide, who held the Divine Status, be compared to a ghostly God of Twilight?

Thus, this extremely bizarre scenario was indeed unfolding.

The God of Twilight upon hearing this nearly suffocated.

If he knew profanity, he would certainly curse these Naga's ancestors for eighteen generations... I prompted you to eliminate that vampire to prevent him from devouring my Divine Status.

But now, not only do you not stop him, you actually defected to him?

!!!!

"You fools!! I am the God of Twilight!!

Damn Naga!! You are as foolish as that Vampire!!"

Hearing the God of Twilight's curse, the Naga were not happy.

At this moment, in their eyes, Lide, who emitted an even stronger aura, was the true God of Twilight. This despicable Fake God attempting to steal divine power was utterly unforgivable!!

The leading level-19 Naga chief took two steps forward, his gaze cold as he looked at the swirling black mist in the sky, and spoke indifferently.

"Damn heretic!! Your divine body has already been killed by our god! Yet you still try to deceive your way through!!

How dare you try to glimpse the majesty of our god?!

You filthy insect, your head should truly be stomped into the mud!!"

The God of Twilight was almost exploding with fury.

What did he hear?!

This damn Naga, daring to insult him to his face?!!

They dare to insult the god they worship!!

The God of Twilight almost felt an energy rush directly to his soul. This Evil God was truly maddened by immense fury.

"You!!!

Ah!!!"

After the roar, the black mist in the sky turned directly into a giant black fist hundreds of feet long, then fiercely bombarded the Dark Barrier.

Bang~

The ground shattered, forming dense webs of cracks, and stones scattered across the sky. Even the Dark Barrier faded a bit under this terrible attack.

At this point, the God of Twilight didn't care about the consequences.

The black mist was his soul transformed, the denser these mists the stronger his power. Similarly, when these black mists disappeared, he would utterly perish.

Each of his attacks consumed a portion of the black stone mist.

At this moment, the God of Twilight's attacks seemed tremendously terrifying.

As the giant hammer struck the ground, the surrounding black mist again condensed into soul crows, tens of thousands of crows swarming like locusts toward the Dark Barrier. Each soul crow burst apart upon colliding with the barrier.

The exaggerated scene slightly terrified the Naga.

But thinking of their god's divine power behind them, they instantly gained full courage. Even several Naga spellcasters cast spells to bombard the crows, and the Naga chief furiously cursed the God of Twilight...

This scene was like fuel to the flames, driving the already furious God of Twilight even madder.

The intense attacks were like divine punishment of apocalypse; even tens of thousands of troops would struggle to withstand them, likely to be annihilated in an instant.

While the God of Twilight was going mad, Lide's integration with divine status had reached a critical point. Secretly, his level on the attribute panel had already reached level 24.

One more step, and he would break through to Legendary.

Legendary and Transcendent are absolutely not from the same realm.

If Transcendent is like a city's foundation, Legendary is like the foundation of a nation, functioning like a nuclear arsenal.

A country without Legendary could never grow strong; this is the peak deterrent force on the Main Plane. Even among high-level beings of the Abyss, Legendary is an extremely powerful existence.

After breaking through to Legendary, one can seek the true peak—Divine Enthronement.

Achieving divinity is indeed the ultimate pursuit of all life.

Because only by becoming a divine entity can one obtain eternal and immortal life, probe into the original power of this world, and freely roam across the multi-dimensional planes.

Under the washing surge of terrifying power from the divine status, Lide could clearly feel the power within him enhancing.

His soul became more resilient, his bloodline could contain more power, his body grew stronger, and his bones more solid...

He was undergoing a rapid transformation.

Correspondingly, his control over the Twilight Divine Position was also increasing bit by bit.

1%...2%...5%...10%...until finally an exaggerated 30% before slowly stopping.

Controlling 30% of the Twilight Divine Position felt wonderfully exquisite.

Everything seemed to reveal its patterns before his eyes; he could even predict when the surrounding Naga would age, when they would move from their peak to twilight.

This is the power of rules, having touched the core of this world's original source.

The power of Divine Status was overwhelmingly immense.

Lide had progressed from Level 23 to Level 24, using less than 30% of his power, while the remainder gradually accumulated, elevating his body, consolidating his soul and optimizing his Bloodline.

Step by step, he was moving towards Legend.

At a certain point, when the power of Divine Status reached its extreme, Lide suddenly felt an epiphany, as if he could step into the realm of Legend at any moment—if he so desired.

Yet, deep inside, he felt there was more power to be absorbed, more elevation to be achieved, similar to when he had leapt from Level 19 to Level 23 during his breakthrough into Transcendence.

Ultimately, Lide forcefully restrained the impulse to break through to Legend immediately, not only because he could deepen his foundation but also because last time he had transcended, he had slept for months on end.

He was unsure what commotion breaking into Legend would cause. With the God of Twilight ever watchful, if he sought death, he must at least find a suitable place.

Having made up his mind, Lide continued to absorb the power of Divine Status until it was depleted, yet he remained at Level 24.

But when he opened his eyes, how much stronger did he feel than before?

Quasi-Legendary.

He had already perceived the domain of Legend, an unprecedented realm, but now was not the time; he could only stand at the threshold without stepping through.

His aura slowly receded, and naturally, the system's notification followed.

"Ding~ You have merged with the Twilight Godhood and gained the Power of Twilight, mastering 30% of the Twilight Divine Position.

You have automatically comprehended the following Divine Arts.

Twilight Radiance—Consume 10,000 Power of Faith to unleash a ray of light imbued with the Power of Twilight, capable of depriving an opponent of Life, aging their soul.

Twilight Barrier—Consume 10,000 Power of Faith to release a barrier, within which the life of any being will be plundered to replenish the barrier's power, the wider the barrier's range, the more Power of Faith is consumed.

The Approach of Twilight—Consume 10,000 Power of Faith to cast a light of twilight, briefly shifting the opponent into old age, the stronger the target, the more Power of Faith is needed."

Upon reading the system's prompt, Lide's eyes brightened.

Three Divine Arts?!

This was akin to striking it rich overnight.

Furthermore, all these Divine Arts were offensive in nature, fundamentally different from the Twilight Sect's Faith Enhancement and Soul Assimilation.

Divine Arts are the most powerful offensive methods of Divines, essentially, the strength of the Divine dictates the power of the Divine Arts, but even the weakest Divine's Arts are not something ordinary beings can withstand!

Above Forbidden Curses, only Divine Arts reign supreme.

Lide slowly rose to his feet, his gaze shifting toward the black mist outside the barrier.

That Evil God was recklessly bombarding the barrier, causing the earth itself to tremble.

A Divine's wrath must not be taken lightly, even if the adversary had lost most of its power.

With a wave of his hand, the dark glow dissipated, and Lide, revealing his true Bloodline form with half-spread wings, appeared before the eyes of the Naga.

Seeing Lide, the deceived Naga were instantly thrilled to the utmost.

For they had only known the God of Twilight as soul energy and had never seen his form; naturally, Lide's appearance excited them immensely.

"My God, your humble believers plead for your forgiveness, we have sinned!"

The leader of the Naga was the first to step forward and kneel, his narrow eyes filled with remorse, having almost been deceived by that Fake God—unforgivable.

Lide nodded in satisfaction, he always preferred to conquer his enemies without bloodshed...

"Rise, my children, the cunning of that Fake God is beyond your imagination."

His gaze then turned cold.

"Next, it's time to kill this damnable blasphemer!"

With a fierce wave of his hand, under the astonished gaze of the Naga, Lide floated up and plunged into the dense black mist.

"Thief! Scoundrel! You wretched Vampire!! I will crush your soul!!"

When the Evil God saw Lide emerge, brought near soul collapse by rage, it finally found a vent.

Endless power surged toward him; the Evil God no longer cared for anything else, determined to drag Lide down even in death.

Countless Soul Crows with chilling killing intent attacked, targeting only Lide.

Feeling the surging power rushing towards him, the corners of Lide's mouth slightly lifted.

"Pathetic Fake God, it seems you have misunderstood one thing... Now, I am the God of Twilight!"

After the words fell, his right hand stretched out, and a faint light diffused from his palm, the Power of Twilight wafted out.

The Power of Twilight, something he comprehended after mastering 30% of the Twilight Divine Position, was similar to the Power of Crimson but was not a Skill; it was control over the Twilight Divine Position.

The surrounding Soul Crows, the instant they flew near him, were like entering a time tunnel, each rapidly disintegrating.

Like moths to a flame, the Soul Crows were directly disintegrated by the Power of Twilight.

Twilight, signifying the proximity of destruction and death, accelerated their march toward death.

These Soul Crows were utterly futile against such a high-level power.

Tens of thousands of black soul crows, dragging long black energy tails in the air, charged directly at Lide, but they were obliterated before even getting close to him.

The scene looked as spectacular as an apocalyptic myth.

The God of Twilight, seeing this, felt as if his heart was bleeding; that was his power! All of this should have been his!

Sigh~

Upon realizing that ordinary attacks were ineffective, the God of Twilight decided to risk it all.

A thick black mist began to madly condense in the sky, and a giant hand hundreds of blades long slowly took form.

If this hand were to strike down, it would be enough to make the earth burst open.

Upon seeing this, Lide was inspired and looked toward the Divine Art he just comprehended—Twilight Radiance—that could strip away the opponent's life, making their soul age and decay.

It seemed that this Divine Art was specifically prepared for the God of Twilight, who naturally couldn't possess a body having lost his Divine Status, and with the battle having reached this point, any trump cards should have been used by now.

Watching the giant hand still condensing in the sky, Lide's sharp perception spread out, and he instantly realized that the God of Twilight, to increase the hand's power, was now gathering his soul inside it too.

Lide's expression was quite spectacular as he witnessed this.

This exploration of the Divine relics indeed had twists and turns; nobody expected things to develop to this extent...

Now, it was time to end it all.

"Twilight Radiance!"

The newly comprehended Divine Art had no restrictions on using the Dark Faith Power. There were still over 300,000 units of the Power of Faith on the Dawn Sect's panel, and at this moment he straightforwardly smashed 100,000 units of the Power of Faith to cast this Divine Art.

Below, dozens of Naga watched as a terrifying aura that made their souls tremble diffused from Lide's palm.

In the sky, the giant hand also formed at this moment, the surrounding black mist thinning out due to the formation of the hand, one could imagine the price the God of Twilight had paid this time.

It's a long story, but all this happened in just a few breaths.

The moment the giant hand formed, carrying with it the aura of shattering star rivers and splitting the sky, it smashed down, seemingly poised to penetrate the earth and turn mountains and seas upside down.

Lide spread his fingers open, then slightly brought them together, touching his thumb to his middle finger, exerting a little force.

Snap~

A crisp snap echoed through the sky.

Then, under everyone's gaze, the God of Twilight's conjured giant hand was instantly eroded by a dark energy, and in just two blinks, like ice meeting boiling water, the black hand began to rapidly retreat.

Ice thawed, tiles disintegrated.

"No?! How could you possibly comprehend Twilight Radiance?!"

Accompanied by a screech filled with extreme agony and reluctance, that black power burst like fireworks,

exploding in the sky.

Black fireworks; this moment had a different flavor.

Lide hovered above the ground, his already extraordinary figure illuminated by the fireworks of black Divine Power above him, made sublime by the surroundings, inciting an urge for adoration and kneeling submission.

The majesty of a king.

God descends upon the world.

The Naga below, upon seeing this scene, couldn't help but be mesmerized. With just a snap, that powerful Evil God disintegrated into a black mist and dissipated.

Adoration nearly spilled from their eyes.

This was the Divine they worshipped!

Truly magnificent!

Praise our God!

These Naga, unaware that the explosion was actually their worshipped Divine, were still moved by the grandeur of the scene...