Chapter 557: Chapter 551: Combat Power Soars! Extraordinary Summit!

Even without the ability to extrapolate from minor details, one can glean some attitude of the [Divine Court] from the Six Gods of Destruction.

The gods of the Divine Court may wield great power, capable of overthrowing most civilizations in the cosmos on the same level or even more advanced than Earth at any moment, but their moral character is not nobler than the American colonizers who played scalp-for-money tricks on the Indians over two hundred years ago.

Even possessing weapons advanced by just a small generation was enough to fill those American colonizers with a sense of superiority, viewing Indian natives as inferior beings, considering them less than monkeys.

Even if a monkey died in front of those American colonizers, they might have shed a few crocodile tears to express their utterly cheap sympathy.

But when they were hunting Indians and trading their scalps for money, they were ecstatic, animated, and their thoughts clear, without a hint of discomfort.

On the same planet, similar races born with innate implicit connections could treat each other to such an extent.

The deities in the [Divine Court], however, are in the true sense "higher-level life forms," fundamentally different species from Earth humans.

They may recognize Earth as a civilization, but when facing Earth humans, they would be no more lenient than the American colonizers!

Therefore...

No need to consider the worst case.

Just turn the brain a bit, force the brain cells to work normally, and one can deduce—that once the Divine Court reacts, a second wave of attacks will inevitably follow!

Moreover, by that time, the number and quality of enemies will both exceed the first, not just a minor skirmish like the recent god war, where "only" six Lower Rank Gods descended on Earth.

While citizens of various countries rejoiced in winning the god war, high-ranking officials of Earth’s major governments were all in a state of distress. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Some smart people who like to think about more matters similarly felt that all was black before their eyes, with dark clouds looming ahead.

Finally clearing away the dark clouds, what they saw was not a glorious sun but a more despairing thick smog!

The day after the god war ended.

Earth, China.

Hubei Province, Xiangyang City.

Grass Hut Academy.

In a dormitory at the end of a certain corridor.

Ma Ran slightly closed his eyes, meticulously savoring his own progress and transformations.

In yesterday’s battle, he took advantage of the right time, location, and people, fully exploited tactical advantages, delivered a critical strike, and after backstabbing and devouring [Hong], he instantly gained massive experience, synchronously enhancing his vitality and physique. Meanwhile, his title also instantaneously alienated, becoming stronger in all aspects.

Yet the enemies turned from four gods to three gods.

With this shift, the Equatorial Stele god war instantly broke the stalemate, turning into a one-sided massacre.

Honestly, even though a whole day has passed, Ma Ran still feels somewhat like it was a dream.

The other two of the three deities remained indecisive throughout, prioritizing self-preservation, and had they found a chance to break through Earth’s blockade and escape the inescapable net, they would have long fled without further ado.

Yet the one clad in full-body armor and helmet, [Xi], exerted enormous pressure on Ma Ran from start to finish!

Even after reaching the Twenty-Third Rank in "Burning Martial" and obtaining the [Game Main God] medal, Ma Ran could still clearly sense the opponent’s formidable presence.

That entity’s accumulation and foundation were on a completely different level compared to others and esteem gods, feeling as if he had long completed all groundwork, laid a rock-solid foundation to its limit, achieving a Great Perfection in a certain sense, reaching the pinnacle within the Lower Rank Gods.

That [Xi], as long as he returned to the Divine Court, or even without returning, just finding any safe place and spending some time would naturally allow him to achieve the Middle Rank God, completing his advancement.

The only reason he hadn’t advanced was his ambition and vision; he disdained to be just an ordinary Middle Rank God, wishing that upon breaking through, he’d become a significant figure in the Divine Court, selling himself to those seven Upper Rank Gods at a good price!

Regrettably...

However, such a powerful [Xi], once engaged in a real battle with Ma Ran, fell into deep despair.

The extra 33% true damage granted by the [God Eater] title might not seem much on paper, but in practice, it was terrifyingly excessive even for Ma Ran at present.

Divine Body, Divine Soul, Divine Format, Divine Thought...

Equipped with the [God Eater] title, Ma Ran could annihilate anything related to divinity with a single strike!

Just like a hot knife through lard, or a glowing iron ingot tossed into a snow layer, nearly no resistance could be felt!

Thus...

With his own ambition and pursuit, [Xi] died.

The other two deities who just wanted to live also died.

Ma Ran utilized the [Profound Immortal] medal together with the [Game Main God] medal, completely melt devouring the everything of the three deities, digesting and absorbing without a trace of waste.

In addition, the massive experience gained from killing the deities was invested by Ma Ran into his profession panel, directly elevating his warrior profession to Tier Twenty-Three!

The increments in other areas were minimal, not worth mentioning.

The attributes of Power, Endurance, and Agility, however, saw an explosive growth, at least doubling compared to before the god war!

Thus, Ma Ran reached the double Tier Twenty-Three in both "Burning Martial" and warrior profession.

Feeling the surging power within his body, every cell like a celestial star nurturing strong vitality, Ma Ran truly experienced what it means to "hate heaven for not having a handle, hate earth for not having rings."

The massive increase in strength gave Ma Ran an almost realistic illusion—if the sky had a handle and the earth had rings, he could easily tear open the whole world, reenact chaos, becoming the only being worthy of being called divine in this world!

The extraordinary power belonging to an individual is a sweet yet fierce medicine of tigers and wolves.

It entices those with weak minds, seduces those with fragile willpower, and empties those without faith.

Fortunately, having lived two lives, Ma Ran’s mind, will, and faith are all extremely steadfast, enduring the test of time and challenges.

He did not get lost in the inflated state of mind following rapid empowerment, and his emotions quickly calmed down.

Completely digesting and absorbing every bit of growth, he became even stronger than before!

Slowly opening his eyes, the phosphorescent luster in them fleetingly disappeared.

Ma Ran’s lips slightly curled up, a knowing smile appearing on his face.

Now, even without information advantage, without [Haotian], [Mediator], and other superpower users supporting, without special tactics, he could take on four gods, chopping them down with his raw prowess!

"To think you can still smile at a time like this."

"Your mindset is really great."

"From yesterday till now, I’ve been unable to eat or drink..."

A sweet, clear voice rose beside Ma Ran, by the computer desk: "Have you prepared the speech content for the upcoming Global Extraordinary Summit?"