Bang!

In the golden hall, with a burst of light before his eyes, Ash felt as if his body was struck by a heavy hammer, trembling all over.

Even though a soul body cannot bleed, he felt dizzy, as if five hundred Lala Fat were yelling in his ears, and his vision was filled with double images.

Six Four-winged Technique Spirits landed on the ground, visibly weary and fatigued, lacking even the strength to fly. The recent Gathering Spirit failure not only severely injured Ash but also overwhelmed the Technique Spirits.

In the hall, aside from Weiser, who was in a slightly better state, everyone else seemed as if they hadn't woken up, their expressions dazed, resembling dolls. Despite still looking beautiful, they emitted a decaying aura.

They had been working continuously for twelve hours.

As they began creating gods, they realized why only Truth Mages could possibly complete a Virtual Godhood.

The process of creating a Virtual Godhood is deceptively simple yet extremely difficult, because it only has one step — Gathering Spirit.

It was mentioned before that although there are single faction Technique Spirits like 'Slashing Sword', more common are compound faction Technique Spirits similar to 'Wave Motion Sword', belonging to swordsmanship but also containing elements from Light Magic, Wind Skill, and other factions, just in different proportions.

Gathering Spirit refers to extracting the same faction elements from different Technique Spirits and then assembling them into fragments of a Virtual Godhood!

Nightmare's 'Sharing Dreams Divergently' wasn't merely to coerce them; it was filled with nightmare pollution, enhancing their sensitivity to nightmares, allowing them to clearly discern nightmare forces within different Technique Spirits.

For example, they're like graduates entering a nightmare company, and upon jumping jobs, keywords like 'young and energetic team', 'offers afternoon tea snacks and gym', 'fast-paced work', 'salary negotiable' reveal just how nightmarish this company is.

Ash and the others needed to simultaneously control multiple Technique Spirits, gradually separating the 'nightmare' elements within, then blending them into fragments and embedding them in the Virtual Godhood maintained by Nightmare. It sounds like slow work, but the challenge is that a single fragment often consists of several, dozens, or even dozens of other fragments!

Separation is inherently exhausting, and if not pure enough, containing impurities, it could trigger a Gathering Spirit explosion! However, if the separated elements are too few to form substantial fragments, they have to start over!

Essentially, Gathering Spirit is akin to a Miracle comprised of multiple Technique Spirits; failure equals Miracle backlash, and suffering severe damage is unsurprising. The critical requirement for Gathering Spirit is undoubtedly processing and computing power. Truth Mages not only excel in this aspect but also have a sensitivity to Technique Spirit elements far surpassing other mages. For instance, Ash and the others triggered dozens of Gathering Spirit explosions due to impure separation, whereas Weiser only triggered two!

It's worth noting that Ash and the others could only handle fragments less than ten, while Weiser managed fragments over ten, and her work efficiency was more than four times theirs, highlighting Truth Mages' inherent advantage in this field.

Though extremely arduous, this valuable experience allowed them to preliminarily understand the marvel of Virtual Godhood flow — simply put, it is like stacking blocks.

Technique Spirits are block modules, elements are block colors; assembling them together forms a Divine Status, and adding a concept completes the process, creating a Divine Being identical to the block structure. The principle isn't complex, but designing the block diagram and determining the required Technique Spirits may only be within reach for mages who have entered the Divine Domain.

However, compared to soul godhood flow, Virtual Godhood flow is superior — firstly, it can be done alone; secondly, it doesn't require strict material criteria, and any Technique Spirit can substitute; thirdly, it circumvents Void Realm curses!

From the need for 'Stationary God' ritual's final step to pass through a cycle in the Static Domain, it's evident that soul godhood flow encounters Void Realm curses, which are natural disasters typical mages cannot navigate — they don't even have the chance, as Static Domain is exclusive to Time Continent.

Not to mention the difficulty for demigods returning to the lower Void Realm, the experiences of Nightmare Angel show the greatest obstacle in god creation within Void Realm is other mages!

Interestingly, Ash unknowingly discovered he entered the Truth faction, clearly due to accumulating truth experience from Gathering Spirit work, with others sharing a part with him, plus Weiser continually sharing experiences, reaching Silver Level was natural progression.

But it's already the limit.

Ash exchanged glances with the operators and said, "Nightmare, we must rest now; even regenerating soul energy won't allow us to persist."

Sonia, Diya, Weiser all stopped, quietly watching Nightmare.

Nightmare constantly helped them restore soul energy, or they would have been exhausted and expelled by the Void Realm long ago. However, regenerating soul energy isn't a cure-all; twelve consecutive hours of intense, monotonous work without any breaks is enough to cause severe psychological discomfort.

Their souls remained strong, but the light in their eyes dimmed.

Yet, facing such a reasonable request, Nightmare resolutely shook its head, "No, I need to consume Source Crystal to maintain the Virtual Godhood, and stopping mid-way would be hugely wasteful. Of course, the body has prepared a miracle for your mental recovery —"

"But I need to return to reality," Diya said, "I'll be back after a quick errand—"

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