498: divine authority

Lin Chen stared at the system panel, unable to react for a long time.

This System upgrade brought about too many changes.

The three most important information columns—true spirit, Divine Body, and Dao—had disappeared!

"Could they have... merged?"

Lin Chen looked at the primal origin body option thoughtfully.

"System, explain this?"

Lin Chen voiced the question in his heart.

Soon, the System's childlike voice rang out.

"Host, starting from the Divine Venerable stage, the Physical Body, true spirit, and Dao have reached Perfection and merged into one."

"They are no longer separate from each other."

"From now on, the Host only needs to improve the primal origin body to achieve a Breakthrough in Realm."

"Of course, the primal origin body contains these three powers: the true spirit, Physical Body, and Dao."

"After the primal origin body improves, these three powers will increase automatically."

"Each stage of the primal origin body corresponds to 100 progress points, which are the sum of the three powers."

Lin Chen nodded slightly.

So that was how it worked.

The primal origin body was a collective entity.

In fact, he had long had this thought.

The Physical Body, true spirit, and Dao had already fused long ago.

Now, he only needed to improve his primal origin body.

By mastering the primal origin body.

When Lin Chen fought, even a casual punch would contain the ultimate power of the three fused forces!

"System, you mentioned before that in the God Emperor Realm, there would be an opportunity to improve my star-level Aptitude. How do I do that?"

"Host, you first need to Breakthrough to the Half-Step God Emperor stage."

"Upon breaking through to Half-Step God Emperor, the primal origin body will transform into the Emperor Dao True Body."

"After the transformation, your divine ability power will experience a massive surge!"

"Only then can you improve your star-level Aptitude."

"Afterward, the Host must prepare for Undergoing Tribulation of the God Emperor."

"The God Emperor Tribulation is divided into the true spirit Tribulation, Physical Body Tribulation, and Dao Tribulation."

"Only after passing these three tribulations can you condense the Emperor Soul, Emperor Body, and Emperor Dao, truly reaching Perfection with the Emperor Dao True Body and attaining the position of God Emperor!"

Emperor Dao True Body? God Emperor Tribulation?

Lin Chen's eyes lit up.

"System, regarding that God Emperor Tribulation you mentioned, can I directly absorb energy for it?"

"Host, naturally you can."

"As long as you have enough Energy Points, there is no need to undergo the tribulation; you can use Energy Points to directly condense the Emperor Soul, Emperor Body, and Emperor Dao."

Lin Chen was delighted to hear this.

It was good that he could absorb energy.

This was simple and direct!

"System, how do I Breakthrough to the God Dao Realm later on?"

"Host, the God Dao Realm involves the highest authority in the Sea of Dimensions—the Divine Dao Authority!"

"At that time, the Emperor Dao True Body will transform once more into a God Dao Body, mastering the Divine Dao Authority!"

Divine Dao Authority?

A trace of shock flashed in the depths of Lin Chen's eyes.

How vast was the Sea of Dimensions?

It contained countless Dimensional Worlds.

Starting from the sixth dimension, all the way to the ninth.

Of course, this was only the information known to the Heavenly Palace Realm.

Whether there was anything beyond the ninth dimension was unknown.

"System, what is the highest dimension among the Dimensional Worlds in the Sea of Dimensions?"

"Host, the highest is the ninth dimension; the ninth dimension represents the limit of the Sea of Dimensions."

Was it really only nine dimensions?

"Then what is the Divine Dao Authority?"

Lin Chen continued to ask, his curiosity piqued today.

After this System upgrade, the information it knew had increased!

"Host, there are five great authorities in this world!"

"The Slaughter Authority, Life and Death Authority, Order Authority, Creation Authority, and Origin Authority."

"All things in the world, including the countless Dimensional Worlds within the endless Sea of Dimensions, are governed by these five great authorities!"

"The Slaughter Authority encompasses slaughter, weaponry, thunder, and so on—all authorities associated with slaughter."

"For example, if your self-created Dao is the Great Dao of Fire, you can use this Dao to leverage a sliver of the Slaughter Authority. Once mastered, you can Breakthrough to the God Dao Realm!"

"The Life and Death Authority is the law of the life cycle, encompassing life, death, Reincarnation, and so on—all authorities related to life and death!"

"The Order Authority is the law of universal rules, encompassing space-time, Karma, fate, sealing, and so on."

"This authority is the underlying operational rule of the world!"

"The Creation Authority encompasses creation, Grandmist, Chaos, and so on; it is the beginning of all things and also an important authority for the maintenance of the world."

"Finally, the Origin Authority encompasses Origin Qi, Dao Rhyme, and so on; it is the energy core authority of the world."

"The Origin Authority governs the extraction and transformation of the Origin energy of the heavens, making it a crucial authority for maintaining the balance of the energy cycle!"

"In short, these five great authorities are the ultimate rules of the entire Sea of Dimensions and the foundation upon which countless Dimensional Worlds exist."

Lin Chen was incredibly shocked at this moment.

This explanation from the System gave him a brand-new understanding of the essence of the world.

A door leading to the true 'Peak of Martial Arts' had opened before him.

No, it was no longer just so-called martial arts.

It was Godhood!

This was a path to becoming a god!

Only now did Lin Chen understand the true meaning of the three stages of the God Realm.

Divine Venerable, God Emperor, and God Dao.

The final path was the True God Realm!

If he mastered the ultimate essence of this world—the five great God Dao Authorities—would that mean becoming a god?

However, Lin Chen guessed that the so-called God Dao Authorities were definitely not that easy to master.

The most important thing for him now was to lay a solid foundation for godhood.

That meant the Emperor Dao True Body and the subsequent God Dao Body... Only with a stronger foundation for godhood could he possibly master more authorities in the future!

Lin Chen speculated this in his heart... then he continued to ask the System for more related information.

It was exactly as he had suspected.

An average expert in the God Dao Realm could only master a sliver of the five great God Dao Authorities.

To master different God Dao Authorities, one must first completely master one type!

However, so-called complete mastery was already beyond the God Dao Realm!

Namely, the True God Realm!

The System said that True Gods existed within the Sea of Dimensions... Lin Chen immediately thought of those high-Dimensional Worlds.

In the seventh, eighth, and ninth Dimensional Worlds, there should be so-called True Gods!

After slowly pulling back his thoughts.

Lin Chen looked at the system panel.

"In that case, let's Breakthrough!"

Buzz—

2 trillion core Energy Points were consumed.

Instantly, Lin Chen's body floated up.

Boom—

Endless immortal light erupted from within his body.

The true spirit, Physical Body, and Dao all began to undergo ultimate sublimation!

After the three fused.

He only needed to improve the primal origin body.

The true spirit, Physical Body, and Dao would transform automatically!

Just like that, Lin Chen once again immersed himself in secluded cultivation for a Breakthrough.

Time flew by, and another three months passed.

On this day, Lin Chen had a premonition.

Sensing something was wrong, he instantly entered the Place of Origin.

Boom—

The moment he entered the Place of Origin.

The Emperor Dao True Body was successfully condensed!

A terrifying power swept out, forming an Emperor Domain within a trillion light-years around him.

The Emperor Domain was formed by the radiation of the Emperor Dao True Body's power.

This terrifying power could instantly destroy a Divine Artifact!

Fortunately, he had sensed the danger beforehand and entered the Place of Origin.

Otherwise, his supreme-grade Divine Artifact palace would have been crushed by the Emperor Domain at the moment of his Breakthrough!

"Is this the Half-Step God Emperor stage?"

After restraining his aura, Lin Chen looked excited.

He felt that now, with a casual point of his finger, he could instantly kill Gu Moluo!