"No, no, that's impossible. That can't be true." The Spirit Monarch's expression had changed dramatically. He refused to believe that there was someone whose spiritual power could rival a rank-2 God on the Douluo Continent plane. How was that possible?!
Nevertheless, every change he felt in the surroundings was telling him that it was real. Her words were not lies. His rank-3 Godhood's divine consciousness was overwhelmed by the fearsome tide-like divine consciousness surging in from all directions. He was rendered completely incapable of resisting.
He wanted to elevate to rank-3 Divine Origin, but he would need a long time to recuperate afterward. The other option was to devour abyssal creatures of adequate strength to replenish the lost abyssal energy he would burn during the process.
He was only close to achieving rank-3 Divine Origin, but he had yet to achieve that rank.