Caelum’s battle power continued skyrocketing even in his normal state.

5 billion!

10 billion!

100 billion!

500 billion!

1000 billion!

2000 billion!

300 billion!

[Battle Power Increased]

[Battle Power: 300 Billion]

Before absorption, Caelum’s normal battle power had been 400 million.

Zorvak’s had been 200 million.

Together, their base total became 600 million.

Yet under the amplification of Absorption Technique, Caelum’s power exploded all the way to 300 billion.

A full 500 times increase.

Caelum was not surprised by the multiplier at all.

The Mashet Race was clearly no ordinary species.

And even setting Zorvak aside...

Derek and Guy’s fusion alone had reached a two hundredfold amplification.

It would have been stranger if Caelum gained less than that.

No matter how you looked at it, there was no way he would lose to those two.

"A five hundredfold increase..."

Caelum could not hide his excitement.

Just lightly clenching his fist caused the leaking force to erase entire clusters of stars nearby.

This level of power could no longer be described as terrifying.

More accurately...

It had already surpassed the limits of what a galaxy could withstand.

No region of space could survive Caelum unleashing his full power now.

And this was still only his normal state.

If he transformed...

Caelum’s power could likely wipe out the entire galaxy itself.

None of the four galaxies would escape destruction.

One especially important detail...

As his ki had grown stronger yet again, his Burst Technique could now unleash one hundred times his normal power.

At this moment...

Caelum was unquestionably the strongest warrior in the galaxy.

And thus, the battle of the North Galaxy finally ended with the complete extinction of the Mashet Race.

Zorvak had been absorbed.

Caelum’s strength had multiplied several hundred times over.

Now...

He might already be the strongest warrior across all four galaxies.

Hidden in the shadows, Kebi had witnessed everything personally.

Cold sweat poured down his face as his body trembled uncontrollably.

In the end...

It was he who had handed Caelum this massive opportunity.

Had he not delivered Zorvak directly to Caelum, Caelum’s growth might never have reached such an absurd level so quickly.

Kebi had believed Assimilation would guarantee Zorvak’s victory.

Instead, they had encountered a complete monster.

His dream of conquering the galaxy had once again been crushed.

Kebi burned with resentment.

Staring hatefully at Caelum’s back, he thought viciously,

"Just wait, brat... One day I’ll make you pay for this!"

Then...

Kebi used Instant Transmission to escape.

However, the moment he activated the technique, Caelum immediately sensed his ki.

Caelum had not forgotten about the old man hiding behind Zorvak earlier.

And enemies were not meant to be spared.

Whoosh!

Caelum vanished with Instant Transmission as well, directly pursuing Kebi’s ki signature.

Against someone without Instant Transmission, Kebi would have escaped easily.

Unfortunately for him...

Caelum was the exception.

Kebi teleported onto a random planet.

Just as he thought he was safe...

Caelum appeared right behind him.

Without a word, he punched the old man directly.

Kebi instantly coughed blood and nearly blacked out.

"AAAHHH!"

[Super Drop Rate Triggered]

[Obtained Ability: Magic • Divine Sight]

[Keep?]

[Kept]

...

Caelum grabbed Kebi by the neck, studying him curiously.

"Earlier I already thought there was something strange about you."

"You’re not an ordinary person, are you?"

Caelum had met planetary gods before.

Kebi’s aura felt similar to theirs...

But far deeper.

Far stronger.

Something about it was extremely unusual.

Now directly facing Caelum, Kebi completely lost his earlier arrogance and hatred.

He begged desperately,

"Don’t kill me! As long as you spare me, I’ll tell you everything! I swear I’ll become your most loyal servant!"

Forget the fact that most of his power remained sealed.

Even at full strength...

He knew perfectly well that he would stand absolutely no chance against Caelum.

This was a true monster.

A mortal stronger than gods themselves.

"Not interested."

Caelum placed his hand against Kebi’s forehead.

A strange light flashed through his eyes.

Immediately, he activated Mind Reading.

"Rather than listening to you..."

"I’d rather see for myself."

A flood of memories poured into his mind.

Planetary gods.

Kais who stood above them.

The Four Grand Kais.

The Path of Sumeru.

Kai Planets.

Hell.

Heaven.

Grand Kai.

The Mashet Race...

In mere moments, Caelum sifted through Kebi’s entire life.

He gained complete understanding of the gods and the structure of the Path of Sumeru.

Naturally, he also learned Kebi’s true identity and history.

"So that’s it."

Caelum finally understood.

"No wonder you carry a divine aura."

"You’re the former South Kai."

"Exactly!"

With his life hanging by a thread, Kebi panicked completely.

Desperately clutching at his final chance to survive, he shouted,

"I used to be a Kai! Keeping me alive will definitely benefit you! I know countless mystic arts and magic techniques! I have many secret skills! I can still be useful!"

Caelum merely smiled silently.

The atmosphere turned deathly still.

Terror gradually filled Kebi’s face.

"I was once the South Kai! Keeping me ali..."

BOOM!

His words ended abruptly.

Kebi exploded into a cloud of blood.

At that instant, Caelum struck him more than two hundred times in rapid succession, extracting every ability and technique from him in one go.

[Super Drop Rate Triggered]

[Obtained Divine Art: Planet Creation]

[Keep?]

[Kept]

...

[Super Drop Rate Triggered]

[Obtained Divine Art: Life Creation]

[Keep?]

[Kept]

...

[Super Drop Rate Triggered]

...

The Divine Sight extracted from Kebi differed completely from the one possessed by planetary gods.

Kebi’s version could monitor an entire quarter of the galaxy.

Divine Sight.

Planet Creation.

Life Creation.

As a mere mortal, Caelum had forcibly obtained the powers of a god.

Though he lacked divine aura...

His strength now far surpassed that of any Kai.

No...

Not merely the Kais.

According to Kebi’s memories, Caelum’s power had already exceeded even Grand Kai himself.

And through those same memories, Caelum also learned another truth.

Grand Kai was not the highest god in the galaxy.

Above Grand Kai existed the supreme deity known as the Supreme Kai.

The being responsible for overseeing both the galaxies and the Kais themselves.

However...

The Supreme Kai had remained within the Realm of the Supreme Kai for millions of years without appearing once.

Kebi himself had never met the Supreme Kai.

Naturally, he knew nothing about the Supreme Kai’s true power.

Caelum fell into thought.

"Supreme Kai..."

If the Supreme Kai truly represented the strongest existence in Super Universe...

Then defeating him would mean clearing the entire game world.

The problem was...

Caelum had no idea how powerful the Supreme Kai actually was.

Charging in blindly would be reckless.

He might simply walk into his own death.

That did not fit Caelum’s usual cautious style at all.

So he temporarily set the idea aside.

If the Supreme Kai really was overwhelmingly powerful, then getting killed outright would honestly be fine.

Caelum could always regenerate from the Ultimate Cells he had stored elsewhere.

What truly worried him...

Was ending up sealed away for millions of years like Kebi and Zorvak.

That would be a disaster.