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Chapter 1838: Chapter 740: Today I Am the Peak Heavenly God

As his realm advanced rapidly, Qiu Tu also felt as if he were continuously transcending.

The feeling was marvelous, akin to becoming increasingly integrated with this world, wielding greater authority within it.

That magical sensation.... was even more pleasurable than having Zhi Yan Heavenly King melt into him night after night over the last couple of days.

Fortunately, Qiu Tu had substantial self-control, so he forcibly blocked out this pleasant feeling and proceeded with the ceremony.

After the ceremony ended, Qiu Tu greeted Guan Xiao, Tang Feifei, and Rain Butterfly, who were waiting outside, and quickly went to the room next door, which had been prepared in advance, closed the door and quietly began to feel the changes around him.

As Qiu Tu had anticipated, upon becoming the Master of the Boundless Heart Sea, his realm also advanced to the Peak Heavenly God realm.

This rocket-like advancement speed, if disclosed, would probably terrify the other Heavenly Gods and Divine Kings.

However, Qiu Tu felt little joy, knowing that he was still too weak.

Being merely a Peak Heavenly God might allow him to rule the Boundless Heart Sea, but it counted for little in the entire Heavenly God Battlefield.

Especially considering that..... the West of the Heavenly God Battlefield was still embroiled in a large-scale war.

Even though Qiu Tu did not witness it firsthand, imagining it was enough to know that in that battle, the Divine Kings were plentiful, and Heavenly Gods were as common as dogs.

Moreover, if the scale of the war continued to escalate, it’s possible that High Order Divine Kings might get involved.

Thus, Qiu Tu’s power as a Peak Heavenly God only granted him the qualification to participate in these affairs.

With this in mind, Qiu Tu’s heart calmed, and he began to contemplate his realm.

It was quite similar to what Zhao Ji had said before. The various realms of Heavenly Gods didn’t fundamentally change.

The primary change was that the Cataclysm Path became deeper and broader.

Previously, Qiu Tu could only sense Politics; now, it was as if he began to sense other Orders....

The first Order he sensed was the continuation of Politics — the activities of living beings.

The most basic of living activities, of course, included rhythms of heartbeats, breathing, emotions fluctuating under external influences, etc.

As his perspective broadened, he seemed to witness living beings working at sunrise and resting at sunset, observing the life and activity trajectories of living beings.

Although some living beings were exceptional and did not follow the basic societal operations, from a macro perspective, they were just insignificant interludes.

The entire world resembled a torrent of countless rules, with all living beings living regularly in accordance with these rules.

This..... was Order.

Through this perspective, Qiu Tu roughly understood his future path — to devour or subdue other Heavenly Gods of the Order Path, to truly expand his Cataclysm Path, and then ascend to a Divine King.

In short, although he could already perceive those rules, he couldn’t yet use or access them.

Only by absorbing the rules of Heavenly Gods of the same path could he truly expand his Cataclysm Path.

Having analyzed the gains and losses from this advancement, Qiu Tu slowly opened his eyes.

His expression was introspective as a thought occurred to him.

Before letting Yao Qin take Qing Lan, Shao Hua, and Doris to promote to a Secondary Heavenly God, Qiu Tu had a conversation with Zhao Ji.

In the conversation, Qiu Tu asked Zhao Ji whether it would be better to pledge the three women to her once she became a Divine King, instead of using them as leverage, to help enhance Zhao Ji’s strength.

But Zhao Ji refused.

At that time, Zhao Ji did not explain the specific reason, but now Qiu Tu had some guesses.

’Only by devouring Heavenly Gods of the same path can one expand their Cataclysm Path.’

’So..... if the devoured are not of the same path, while the realm improves, the Cataclysm Path doesn’t expand? It’s like.... just an empty shell?’

With this, Qiu Tu recalled all the data regarding Heavenly Gods and Divine Kings.

After a moment, he slightly shook his head, denying his suspicion.

’It shouldn’t be an empty shell. If there is only the realm and no strength, not many would choose this path.’

’Then.....’

With this thought, Qiu Tu had a sudden realization, "The reverse?"

"Having strength, but lacking ’realm’?"

"In other words.... although devouring the three major paths of Life, Mystery, and Immortality can enhance strength and allow advancement,..... within one’s own Cataclysm Path, the ’authority’ won’t increase."

"In simple terms.... only as a last resort, when knowing there’s no future or encountering a critical crisis, would one resort to such means."

"As long as there is a pursuit for the High Order Divine King, or even that Supreme Position, this path won’t be taken...."

With this thought, Qiu Tu immediately understood why Zhao Ji, despite being so strong hundreds of years ago, still didn’t ascend to Divine King quickly.

At the root, it was because she was considering the future, maintaining a rigorous attitude of preferring scarcity to excess, and refraining from absorbing Heavenly Gods of other paths.