"Hmm?"
Kronos suddenly felt something. The laws of devouring had begun to operate, and he sensed that his divine power, his laws, his essence—everything—was being rapidly devoured at a visible speed.
In fact!
His memories, his divine body, his life, his very essence were all being devoured. Realizing this, Kronos suddenly understood.
"This is..." Kronos murmured, "the laws of devouring. Hades, your Demon Star contains such powerful devouring laws. So, you had Iapetos use the Ultimate Power. You hoped to obtain the Ultimate Power from him?"
"No!"
"No!"
Kronos immediately refuted himself, "Something is still not right. If that were the case, you should have already mastered the Ultimate Power."
The Ultimate Power!
If Hades had mastered it, its distinctive aura would be detectable by Kronos. This was not something Hades could hide, even with a true invisibility cloak. It was the mighty force unique to the Ancient Gods.
Kronos knew that Hades had not mastered it, which puzzled him. He looked deeply at Hades, understanding now why his eldest son had said nothing could be leaked. Being absorbed by such devouring laws, everything would be completely absorbed and become part of the Underworld.
With time, Kronos would be wholly absorbed, becoming nothing more than nourishment for the Underworld. The World Tree would consume anything, whether it contained divine power or not.
Consume?!
No problem!
The World Tree had an insatiable appetite for both the sacred and the profane. As long as it contained divine power, it could be consumed. This was why Hades could use the devouring laws in this way. It was the most suitable method.
"Father," Hades spoke quietly, "I have not mastered the Ultimate Power. Using Iapetos as the core to extract the Ultimate Power, I only obtained about one-tenth of the complete power, and this one-tenth still has issues."
Hades opened his hand, revealing a crystal of Ultimate Power. Initially unnoticed, upon further examination, Hades found it was filled with numerous spatial laws, the terrifying laws mastered by his Titan King father. If he absorbed it recklessly, he might become his father's subordinate.
"Hades!"
"Hehehe~~~"
Kronos did not get angry or upset. Instead, he laughed and praised, "I must admit, you are indeed outstanding. You have steadily grasped everything, step by step, without haste. Impatience could lead to death."
"As your father," Kronos said calmly, "I will leave you with one piece of advice: Ultimate Power, only that which belongs to you, is truly suitable. The Ultimate Power of others is meaningless."
As Kronos' voice grew fainter and softer, his body was completely devoured by the devouring laws.
Buzz~~~
Buzz~~~
With the sound of divine power resonating, only two clusters of light remained. Hades did not hurriedly take the dark cluster, even though it was his essence. Instead, he took the other cluster, which also contained the Ultimate Power.
The two clusters of Ultimate Power merged, and with endless divine power merging, a brilliant light shone, forming a more refined crystal.
"Four-tenths," Hades whispered, "Soon it will be half of the Ultimate Power. However, the spatial laws contained within are becoming increasingly evident."
This crystal of Ultimate Power was incredibly complex, entangled with spatial laws, dimensional laws, and the laws of the Underworld King. Among them, spatial laws were the most prominent.
Simply put, the Ultimate Power possessed by the avatars of the God King and the Twelve Titan Gods were fragments of the true Ultimate Power held by the Titan King. They did not truly belong to them.
In such a situation, the Ultimate Power naturally contained many laws, primarily spatial laws! Their own laws would also be amplified by the Ultimate Power, making it increasingly complex.
"But," Hades whispered, "it aligns exactly with my initial thoughts. The Ultimate Power does indeed contain the laws of the Underworld King! Using the Underworld King laws as the core..."
"Forget it."
Hades did not dwell on it. These were just his thoughts. Until he collected the complete Ultimate Power, everything else was meaningless.
The key issue was that Hades dared not experiment recklessly with the Ultimate Power. Frankly, he barely understood it!
Moreover!
At such a crucial stage, making a mistake would be laughable. Although Hades had many ideas and was contemplating whether they could succeed, they were just ideas. It was better to wait.
"But," Hades whispered, "regardless, the first step has succeeded. The Ultimate Power contains the laws of the Underworld King, and that is the most important thing."
Hades withdrew his thoughts and put away the Ultimate Power. His first step had succeeded. Whether he could master the Ultimate Power later was uncertain.
However, there was hope, and that was the best outcome.
On the other side.
Hades turned his gaze to the other cluster of light that had been separated out. This was his essence, representing the essence of the Underworld King!
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