From this moment on, Syd realized that as long as his soul wasn't destroyed by external forces, it would remain immortal, untouched by the passage of time.
Even the weariness that came from living too long or feelings of ennui were impossible for him to experience.
In mystical terms, his divine essence seemed to elevate his spiritual state to an extraordinary level.
Not even the Mind Stone could exert control over him anymore. Unless someone could fully unlock the Mind Stone's power, Syd was immune to its influence. For instance, if Loki wielded the Mind Scepter against him, Syd could simply shrug it off.
At the same time, his divinity wasn't confined to his mind and soul—it permeated his body, blood, and light energy as well.
Venom, who had been dormant, suddenly awakened, awkwardly emerging from Syd's right hand.
Syd ignored Venom. He could feel that, with the augmentation of his divinity, his divine body's defenses had surged, akin to wielding Thor's hammer.
His abilities, such as his divine light, flight, and more, all experienced significant enhancements.
In mere moments, Syd felt his overall strength skyrocket to unprecedented levels.
Having moved to an uninhabited wilderness, Syd decided to test his newfound power.
Boom!
A deafening sonic boom echoed across the land.
When Syd stopped, calculations revealed a startling result—his speed had increased from twelve times the speed of sound to nineteen times the speed of sound!
Nearly twenty times the speed of sound.
Such speed was far beyond the imagination of ordinary humans.
Astonished, Syd decided to test the power of his divine speech next.
"Light!"
Instantly, he felt the surrounding area within an 80-kilometer radius fill with radiant light.
Fortunately, he managed to suppress the effect with precise control, avoiding another massive anomaly.
Previously, his light could only cover a range of 50 kilometers, but now it had expanded by 30 kilometers.
Satisfied with the increase, Syd moved on to test his Sunshine.
In an instant, sunlight within a six-kilometer radius began behaving abnormally, an improvement from the previous four kilometers.
Feeling reassured, Syd found that both the range and potency of his Sunshine had significantly increased, bolstering his sense of security.
After testing Chaos Magic and confirming its substantial enhancement, Syd shifted his focus to his soul.
Floating mid-air, Syd closed his eyes and concentrated on the golden light emanating from his soul.
He attempted to detach his soul from his body.
The next second, a slightly translucent figure, radiating sacred golden light, emerged from his body.
Venom, watching from the side, widened its black eyes in shock.
What was this?
A soul?
Half of his spiritual body emerged, and Syd gazed at it with mild surprise.
Aside from its golden glow and semi-transparent nature, it appeared nearly identical to a normal person.
It was morning, and sunlight bathed his form. Instead of feeling pain, Syd felt a warm and comforting sensation.
After briefly experiencing his out-of-body state, Syd returned to his physical body.
As soon as he re-entered, he was greeted with an overwhelming sense of safety.
Having tested his new capabilities, Syd turned his attention to Sunshine.
With his divinity, divine speech, divine light, flight, and divine body all reaching Level 5, it was time to enhance this key ability.
As an Omega-level mutant power, Sunshine was still at Level 4 and had yet to reach its true potential.
Syd couldn't help but feel eager anticipation.
"What kind of transformation will Level 5 bring?"
He began preparing to train Sunshine but paused as a thought crossed his mind.
Pulling out a black stone and the Orb of Cosmos from his backpack, he decided to test his strength against the Old God once more.
Venom, recognizing the familiar scene, scurried backward in panic.
Moments later, dense black light appeared, accompanied by a strange and familiar ripple.
But this time, something different happened.
Though the ripple appeared, Syd wasn't dragged into the deathly visions.
He could sense that as long as he didn't want it, the black stone could no longer pull him into those visions.
"Level 5 divinity even enhances resistance to such effects?"
Syd was impressed.
Choosing not to resist, he allowed himself to follow the ripple into the deathly visions.
A familiar prairie.
A familiar position.
The sky darkened abruptly.
The eerie whispers began again, echoing in both the vision and his ears.
But unlike last time, they had no effect on him. The whispers felt like a gentle breeze, passing from one ear and out the other.
Neither his divine body nor his spirit was affected in the slightest by the Old God's attempts.
Even when a black tentacle emerged from the pitch-black sky—a sight that would drive mortals insane—Syd remained unfazed.
The Old God's voice changed, now tinged with confusion.
"Ant… why aren't you affected by my influence?"
It was incredulous, unable to fathom how anyone could resist.
"What secrets do you hold?"
After its initial shock, the Old God's tone turned malicious.
"No matter. Once you become my puppet, I'll know everything."
"Becoming my puppet is your hono—"
Before it could finish, light erupted in response.
Within an 80-kilometer radius, radiant light filled the area.
The Old God's singular red eye widened in shock.
Before it could react, a beam formed from converging sunlight and Sunshine surged toward it.
In an instant, the black tentacle it had extended vanished.
The beam and radiant light continued to spread toward the dark void.
Realizing the threat, the Old God roared in anger, sending countless black tentacles imbued with dark energy toward the attack.
But under the combined might of the divine beam and Sunshine, the dark energy on the tentacles began rapidly disintegrating.
Last time, even at full strength, Syd had only managed to eliminate about 20% of the energy.
This time…
10%…
20%…
40%…
(End of Chapter)
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Under the combined might of divine speech, Sunshine, and the Chaos Magic-enhanced shield, the black energy on the Old God's tentacles began to rapidly dissipate.
Yet, the tentacles continued closing in.
In the deathly vision, Syd saw himself attempting to evade the attacks using illusions or spatial movement, but the black tentacles seemed to have locked onto his exact location.
No matter how he dodged, they relentlessly found him.
A binding force weighed on him, slowing his flight and spatial transitions.
The scene felt eerily familiar, reminiscent of the techniques used by the Celestial Judge, Arishem.
Ultimately, despite his efforts and the combined use of divine speech, Sunlit Radiance, Chaos Magic, and reflective shields, Syd could only diminish about 45% of the black energy on the tentacles.
The tentacles finally reached him, wrapping around his form and pulling him into their grasp, turning him into a puppet of the Old God.
Frowning deeply, Syd reflected on the difference in power.
"Even with five Level 5 abilities—divine speech, divine body, flight, divinity, and divine light—I could only remove 45% of the energy. The gap is still so vast?"
He mused briefly. "Maybe if Sunshine reaches Level 5, things will change?"
After all, divinity and divine light were primarily supportive abilities with limited offensive potential.
As if to mock him, the Old God's voice echoed from the vision.
"I told you, resistance is futile. You will become my puppet… Your struggle is meaningless!"
Syd's frown deepened.
Before the Old God could finish, the scene shifted, pulling him out of the deathly vision and back into reality.
With a sigh, Syd stowed the Power Stone and the black stone, turning his focus to Sunshine.
However, knowing that its upgrade progression was slower compared to his other abilities, he decided to first examine his overall unlock progress.
It had reached nearly 80%.
The last time it had reached 75%, no new abilities had awakened. But now, at 80%, there was a high likelihood of unlocking something new.
Stopping everything else, Syd began absorbing sunlight.
The timing was perfect; the morning sun shone brightly, and soon, the notifications began.
[Light Energy +1]
[Light Energy +1]
The sun rose high in the sky, gradually making its descent. By sunset, Syd's energy points had reached an impressive total.
[Energy Points: 11,019]
In the next moment, he poured all those points into the unlock progression.
The progress bar blurred briefly before changing.
[Unlock Progress: 80%]
As the notification appeared, anticipation filled Syd's gaze.
[Skill Unlocked: Divine Core (Activated)]
[Skill: Divine Core (0/100) Level 1]
"Divine Core?"
The words left him momentarily stunned.
Before he could process, a mysterious, warm energy coursed through his body.
He felt an interaction between his divinity and light energy as they began merging with the mysterious force.
In an instant, Syd sensed a brilliant light forming within him. A dazzling, twelve-sided crystalline structure appeared in his body, radiating with immense power.
"This… is the Divine Core?"
Confusion flickered in Syd's eyes.
He could feel that all his light energy, along with a significant portion of his divinity, had converged into this radiant core.
Yet, aside from its presence, there didn't seem to be any other immediate changes.
Curious, Syd began experimenting.
Moments later, he attempted to absorb faith energy into the Divine Core.
To his surprise, the negative elements of the faith energy disappeared entirely, leaving only pure divine light or light energy in its place.
"What?"
His astonishment was palpable.
Faith energy could now directly transform into light energy?
This meant that, apart from sunlight, he now had another energy source.
More importantly, this transformation would significantly speed up the unlocking of new abilities and the enhancement of existing ones.
"Unbelievable…"
This new ability felt like an unexpected windfall, on par with Sunshine or Chaos Magic.
Syd quickly recognized the Divine Core as an auxiliary and growth-focused power. Yet, something about it felt incomplete.
While it matched the traits of an Omega-level mutant ability, his intuition told him it wasn't his core Omega ability.
"Baldr's true Omega power must still be ahead," he thought.
At 80% unlock progress, only 20% remained. When he reached 100%, all would be revealed.
Shifting his focus back to the Divine Core, Syd began testing its capabilities.
To his surprise, the red energy of Chaos Magic appeared to have increased by 10-20%.
"Is it my imagination?"
Strengthening Chaos Magic by such a margin was no small feat. A mere Level 1 Divine Core seemed capable of amplifying its effects.
Testing further, he found that all his abilities—Sunlit Radiance, divine speech, flight, and more—received a similar boost.
Even Sunshine showed nearly 20% more power.
"This core is like a power amplifier," Syd thought, marveling at its effects.
The range of his divine speech extended from 80 kilometers to over 90 kilometers.
His flight speed surpassed Mach 20, breaking a new threshold.
"If this is what Level 1 can do, what happens at Level 5?"
The potential left Syd eager to upgrade the Divine Core further.
For now, even Sunshine's improvement took a backseat to this newfound power.
Determined, Syd sought the method to level up the Divine Core.
Before long, he received his answer.
(End of Chapter)
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