In the realm of Chaos, the deities of Khaos are classified into different tiers of strength. According to the laws of the world, these gods are roughly divided into four ranks. Gods like Lain, for example, epitomize typical weak divine power. Meanwhile, the primal sea god Pontos, born with a moderate divine power, later grew into a being of formidable divine strength. As for the primordial gods, they were initially beings of even greater stature before their conscious births, but afterwards, they were merely elevated by half a tier or so.
Hum—
Once again, the hum of the laws resonated as Lain gazed upon the ocean, witnessing the ongoing phenomenon within the realm of Khaos.
The condensation of moisture between heaven and earth resumed, causing a tremor in Pontos's recently stabilized divine authority.
The inherent divine authority of born gods cannot be stripped away postnatally, except by the world that nurtured them. Aside from the Spirituality derived from his own soul, the world itself can reclaim all power. However, apart from birthing new gods, the unconscious world rarely interferes with the deities.
"Good thing I arrived early; if the five primordial gods had attained consciousness, my divine authority of Spirituality would probably have become a part of the world's possessions."
Shaking his head, Lain continued to watch this grand spectacle of the century unfold.
The condensation of moisture persisted, and just like Pontos, Okeanos, the newly-born sea god, exhibited similar signs of change. At a certain moment, both gods simultaneously lost a portion of their authority, specifically the parts of their divine duties associated with pure Water.
The laws of the world trembled, and all extant gods understood the implications within.
Tethys, the primordial goddess of water, another Titan deity, was born!
With the consecutive birth of two water-related deities, the balance of power in the world began to shift from the ocean to the sky.
Lain could sense that the next Titan would be born there.
"Pontos, he's barely holding onto his moderate divine power."
"But even so, he could still take me down with one hand." Lain sighed helplessly, shifting his gaze to the heavens.
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The combat prowess of gods not only correlates with their divine power levels but also with their authority. For instance, gods like the fire and spring deities, despite having similar divine power levels, exhibit stark differences in combat ability.
However, undoubtedly, even if Pontos's authority didn't excel in combat expertise, it still surpassed Spirituality by a wide margin. After all, pure Spirituality, much like physical strength, appears useful but is ultimately of little practical value.
"Hum—"
After waiting for a while, seemingly to recover, the laws of the world once again became active.
This time, the realm of Khaos directly birthed two more primordial gods, along with a completely new celestial body.
After thousands of years, Lain once again beheld the sun in the sky.
Gazing upwards, the new celestial body emitted light and warmth, causing the essence of the entire world to rise in an instant.
Hyperion, the original sun!
Theia, the mother of light, the goddess of vision!
As the essence of the world ascended, even though Lain was just an insignificant god of Spirituality, his power increased in tandem.
The special divine authority of Spirituality had its benefits: he wouldn't be blamed when the world declined, but he could reap the benefits when the world grew stronger.
If, according to Lain's own classification, this wave increased his divine power level from 2 to 3. If he could ascend three more times, he would shed the identity of "weak divine power" and ascend to the realm of "moderate divine power."
This classification wasn't inherent to the world of Khaos but rather a hierarchy devised by Lain himself, which helped him gauge the divine power levels of other deities.
Now, with the world's overall ascent, Pontos, who had been teetering on the brink at divine power level 11, finally steadied himself.
"Hum—"
Once again, the hum resounded. The laws of the world didn't stagnate at the whims of individual gods; instead, the primordial sea churned once more. Very soon, with three consecutive tremors of the laws, the birth of three new gods was announced to the world.
In an instant, storms arose on the earth, and the sky was adorned with several new lightless celestial bodies, manifestations of the divine authority of two gods. The third god followed the same path as her sister, diverting some light from her newly-born sister Theia and drawing some power from the sun.
Koios, the god of celestial bodies!
Kreios, the god of meteorology!
Phoebe (Phoibe), the goddess of light!
The emergence of these three new gods caused the world's primal energy to rise once more, though not as dramatically as when the sun appeared.
However, even though divine power hadn't increased, Lain still felt a new power incubating within himself.
This power had been present since the birth of the first Titan. With each additional deity, it became more tangible.
Until now, it had finally become perceptible.
"Excellent!"
Seeing his expectations come to fruition, although this was the change he had long awaited, Lain couldn't help but smile.
Fortunately, this wasn't the era of Zeus, the third-generation king of the gods. In this primitive age, there was still much he could accomplish.
"At least I should make an effort; I don't want to end.