"This is...!"
Asreya stared blankly at the black ashes falling from the sky. This was not the first time she had witnessed this, but the last time was so long ago that she couldn't remember. And compared to that time, the range of the Dark Divine Power corruption was like a drop in the ocean.
Twelve main gods simultaneously flew away from the top of the World Tree, gazing at the immense tree. At this moment, the tree, which represented the origin of an infinite world, was slowly being eroded by the black Dark Divine Power. The once hard surface was gradually peeling away, and even the massive branches were corroded and broke off, falling into the cycle sea at the bottom of the World Tree, creating enormous waves of reincarnation.
With just this incident, countless worlds were directly destroyed or fell into disastrous influences.
But this was only the beginning. The corruption of the World Tree by the Dark Divine Power was not as simple as it seemed on the surface. The worlds supported by the World Tree were the ones most severely affected. Without the power of the World Tree, the only result for these worlds was collapse, destruction, and ultimately annihilation!
"Sustain the Twelve Divine Realms!"
As Lady Cloud finished speaking, the eight-polar cloud umbrella in her hand emitted a dazzling black light. From the center of the umbrella, countless intricate patterns spread across the space until it reached the deepest depths.
The other eleven main gods also unleashed their divine power simultaneously in the form of pillars of light, which soared towards the eternal sky and eventually transformed into colossal columns that held up a world belonging to the Twelve Main Gods. In this world, except for the two powers of creation, everything was new.
The black Dark Divine Power was resisted by the Twelve Divine Realms, representing the opposing forces of everything. The collision of these powers seemed gentle like water, but their impact was enough to destroy the heavens and earth.
"Damn! It's reaching its limit."
Yulina gritted her teeth. At this moment, the twelve main gods had just achieved a relative balance with the corruption of the Dark Divine Power. But they couldn't suppress it any further. The powers of the two seemed to be evenly matched. Without new powers to break this balance, they would both be helpless against each other.
"Chain of Order!"
Suddenly, countless dark golden chains appeared from all directions, rushing into the immense Dark Divine Power. It was as if they had pierced through a black curtain. Each impact produced a gleam of light. Under the onslaught of countless chains, the Dark Divine Power was reduced to stubborn remnants in the blink of an eye.
"Spear of Order!"
The figure next to the Radiant Sun condensed a dark golden divine spear in their hand and threw it downward, causing countless divine powers to surge like waves, washing over the sky. The remaining Dark Divine Power was forcefully pushed down, falling heavily into the cycle sea.
"Why do you all look so pathetic?"
A melodious and clear voice sounded behind the twelve goddesses. A beautifully stunning woman slowly solidified from transparency. She wore a white robe adorned with golden lines, exuding elegance and beauty. Behind her was a radiant golden light, mysterious and dazzling!
"Mother!"
Seeing the newcomer, the twelve main gods called out in unison. This perfect woman was their mother, one of the creation deities, Tineleine.
"My lady, please save Bexia!"
Carlos spoke first. If anyone was capable of saving Bexia, it would be the creation deities Tineleine and Autilys.
"We are already aware of Bexia's situation. You don't need to implore us, your mother, for help!" Another figure appeared behind Tineleine. Only their father, Autilys, could speak in such a manner.
"Father!"
"Saving Bexia is not difficult, but what you need to consider is how to face the ongoing corruption of the Dark Divine Power. This attack may seem to have been temporarily stopped, but the internal threat still exists. Moreover, the corruption of the World Tree by the Dark Divine Power has reached a critical point. If it is not suppressed, there is a danger of the World Tree collapsing!"
"How is that possible..."
Autilys' words shocked the twelve main gods, but they didn't believe that their father would joke about such matters. The World Tree was the source of everything. Once it collapsed, the gods themselves would cease to exist, and they would all return to the "Chaos," back to the origin of everything!"Is there really no way for you, the gods, to do anything about it?" Yulina furrowed her brow slightly.
"We have been dealing with the source of dark divine power, but we are already unable to stop the spread of other dark divine power..." Tinelei let out a sigh, shaking her head somewhat helplessly.
"But you don't need to worry too much. Although the invasion of dark divine power is severe, there are still ways to counter it, and this is a great opportunity..." At the same time, Oteleis turned towards Dome Temple, standing in front of the great hall where the twelve main gods held their meetings. He frowned at Bexia, who was floating in mid-air, and beckoned the scattered divine fragments on the table with his powerful creative abilities, driving away the dark divine power and making these divine fragments once again emit their original golden glow.
"Your power comes from the fundamental creative abilities, but you are unable to fully utilize all of the creative abilities to deal with the current invasion of dark divine power. In fact, your mother and I have already thought of this..." As Oteleis spoke, he used his divine power to heal Bexia's divine nature. However, after the healing was complete, he clenched his fist and shattered the entire divine nature, leaving only a few specks of starlight.
"Father..." The twelve main gods exclaimed simultaneously. That was Bexia's divine nature!
"It's alright! Bexia's divine nature never truly existed." Tinelei explained, and when Oteleis opened his palm again, a transparent crystal-like divine nature reappeared, and the scattered specks of light shone once more and slowly transformed into new divine natures. Along with the divine nature in his palm, there were a total of thirteen divine natures floating in his hand.
"...So Bexia's existence is meant to allow you to fully utilize your powers. You already have the innate divine authority, but the power scattered throughout the boundless world is not something the main gods can control. It must be controlled by the gods who originated from the chaos. Therefore, Bexia represents the wisdom and power of chaos!"
"You will add a portion of the creative abilities as raw materials into these chaotic divine natures, and then let Bexia find new gods who can control these divine natures. With their help, resist the invasion from the dark divine power together!"
"You, the gods, have long been prepared for this, it's just that this day has come sooner than we expected!" Tinelei said as she walked to Oteleis's side and lightly tapped her finger on one of the divine natures. Another new divine nature appeared in Oteleis's hand, the time divine nature, which was one of the fourteen unmastered creative abilities.
The essence of time is the horizontal extension of temporal flow, which, in combination with the vertical extension of space, forms one of the fundamental properties of the world. Nothing can escape the constraints of space and time, not even the gods themselves as the creators. Once space and the world become chaotic, the consequences will be the destruction of everything. The reason why time is not controlled by the main gods among the fourteen creative abilities is partly because space can be maintained by the World Tree itself, and the main reason is that time has too great a dangerous nature. She, as a creator deity, dare not separate this divine authority.
However, Tinelei no longer had these concerns now, because the chaotic divine authority could only be controlled inside the world, within the support of the World Tree, and could not directly affect the foundation of the World Tree. In order to better resist the invasion of the dark divine power, Tinelei hesitated repeatedly and created this third "chaotic divine nature", representing the thirteenth creative ability, the "time divine nature"!