None of them backed down or seemed to have second thoughts. It was clear they thought it through.

Looking at them, he suddenly had an idea: "Since you decided to follow me, let me give you a chance to change your destiny."

Saying that the mysterious sovereign treasure cauldron appeared in its hand. It was the treasure of the Eclipse sovereign. He wanted to use it and didn't have a chance, so right now was the perfect opportunity to see how good it is.

"Let's see how much you can understand."

With a flick of his hand, divine stones and various treasures poured into the cauldron—resources ranging from the Void God level to the Eternal God realm.

To others, these would be priceless. To him… they were no longer of much use.

Boom!

The cauldron trembled.

A radiant, mysterious light erupted from within, its glow both dazzling and profound. Waves of energy surged outward, carrying something far deeper than mere power.

The light spread, enveloping Lucifer, Michael, and the others.

The moment it covered them, their minds seemed lost in the mysteries of the universe. A mysterious energy surged through their bodies, guiding them, reshaping them, revealing fragments of the universe's deeper truths.

All of their auras at the same time started to rise. Quite a few among them were at a true god level and were the weakest of the people who survived the god ruins, thankfully because of him.

But now they were the ones to improve fastest because of their weak strength. Lucifer and Michael were the fastest, as they had the most talent among the people here.

Both of them possess the talent to reach transcendent levels on their own, but with his help, they would definitely reach higher.

Apollo watched all of this calmly, as he was bit surprised by the rate at which everybody showed improvement, making him understand that the effectiveness of the Cauldron might be better than he expected.

He waited and continued to pour treasures into the cauldron as it continued to break them down, converting them into this mysterious power.

Boom! Boom! Bang!

One after another they started to break through, and it continued for some time and finally stopped.

Shhh…

A quiet wave spread outward.

And in that moment, everyone had changed.

Their combined aura surged so violently that the skyship itself trembled, on the verge of shattering.

Apollo raised his hand, stabilising it effortlessly.

At that moment, all of them had reached the eternal god realm; even the old guardian elder of Lucifer had reached the half-step transcendent realm.

Lucifer and Michael the most, as they directly reached the late-stage eternal god realm from the true god realm.

But such improvements cost him quite a lot, as he used hundreds of eternal god-level treasures and items. Although a bit expensive, it's totally worth its cost.

The improvement was rapid as below. Transcendent, the improving strength was quite easier compared to the transcendent realm. But still, with enough resources, he should be able to improve at terrifying speed.

It seems now he had to think about gathering some natural treasures or items, as before he didn't care about that much, but now that he can improve quickly, he is naturally going to use it to the fullest.

His gaze shifted.

He had already noticed something unusual. It wasn't just strength that had improved. Their very foundations… had changed.

Talent.

Bloodline.

Potential.

All of it had undergone subtle transformation.

And among them, the most obvious changes were in Lucifer and Michael.

Both already possessed high-level bloodlines—but after being tempered by the Sovereign Cauldron, their lineage had been further refined… purified to an entirely new level.

"Show me what changed," he said to Lucifer and Michael with interest as he felt their entire aura was completely changed, like he wouldn't even be able to say they were the same person if he just looked at their aura.

Lucifer and Michael just awakened from the mysterious feeling and were just feeling the terrifying change in their strength and nodded.

Boom

Their auras erupted.

Golden light burst forth, and in the next instant, four radiant wings unfurled from each of their backs.

But that wasn't all.

Above their heads, golden crowns materialised—each distinct, each carrying its own unique design and presence.

Their forms radiated a divine authority that hadn't existed before. Their auras surged past the level of ordinary peak eternal gods.

And more importantly—their bloodline had awakened something new.

They seemed to have awakened unique abilities. Manifested through those crowns.

"Judgement Light."

Michael was the first to show his newly gained ability. The moment he activated it, a bright light like a judgement from heaven attacked everything within miles.

Apollo remained standing and taking the attack head-on with his body, which seemed to do anything to him. But the moment the light struck, he was surprised, as the attack wasn't simple; it seemed to contain a bit of the mysteries of fusion rules that usually only Sovereigns can do.

It seemed to be a combination of a light rule with a judgement rule. The attack reached the peak of a half-step transcendent level where, unless the opponent is a true transcendent, it would be difficult to survive this without damage. And the attack is only at this level because Michael is weak; if he were stronger, it would also become stronger.

This makes him quite interested in what Lucifer's new ability would be.

Lucifer nodded and stepped forward.

"King's authority."

As he used his ability, the aura around him completely changed, and this change was completely different from the Michael, as not only did his strength seem to increase, but he also seemed to gain a mysterious aura of a ruler, like everything had to bow to him.

This wasn't a direct offensive ability.

It was control.

A field of influence that strengthened the user while suppressing others.

But the difference between him and Lucifer was too much, so it was meaningless to him, but it should be able to suppress most of the half-step transcendent, making him almost invincible below transcendent.