Ethan stood with his arms crossed, looking at the large sphere of light before him, then glanced around.
After thinking for a moment, he realized this thing was not entirely useless to him. He could carefully observe this "core" and learn how to better construct his own world.
He still remembered his God Kingdom, a world entirely his own. If he could learn how to "build a perfect world" from this place, his God Kingdom might evolve sooner.
Moreover, it was not suitable for him to leave now.
Ethan, who had already touched upon a higher realm and did not know how long he had been gone, knew that even if he did not go back, once he regained mastery over the rules of time, he could return to a point shortly after he left, or even the very next second.
He could have done this when he originally came out of the Tower of Heaven, but he had used that body as a bomb.
So he could not go back yet. Besides, the Source Sea was filled with energy and the power of rules. Leaving immediately would be idiotic. He had to gain some benefits.
Even if he could not fully master the power of the rules, gaining a preliminary understanding could lay a solid foundation for the future.
At the very least, there was nearly infinite pure energy here, and he was in great need of energy right now.
His newly reshaped divine body could hold an even vaster amount of divine power. Ethan's original divine power had not reached its peak yet, and now with a "larger bottle," he constantly felt as though his divine power was scarce.
In reality, this was an illusion. While shaping his divine body, Ethan had been continuously recovering his divine power. Although his current divine power was not as great as before, it was not at a low point. It was just an illusion caused by the significant increase in "capacity."
In short, Ethan needed to soak in the Source Sea for a while longer and only leave after he had gained enough benefits.
The most crucial point was that his mastery of the rules of time had to reach a considerable level.
Closing his eyes, Ethan seemed to fall into a deep sleep, but his mental power and the divine power within him were constantly fluctuating violently. The energy in the Source Sea seemed to be attracted, continuously gathering toward Ethan and bringing many rules along with it to his side.
Because Ethan had a clear goal, he diligently sought to interact with the rule powers related to time. Perhaps he inherently possessed talent in this area? Ethan's training proceeded very smoothly.
He was not sure if it was due to the Infinity Stones, but he always felt that the rule powers with attributes similar to the corresponding Infinity Stones were relatively easier for him to understand. When his understanding of the rules of time reached a certain level, he also gained a preliminary grasp of several other rules.
As for the rules of space, they had almost become a rule power he was familiar with.
In addition, his reserve of divine power had reached a new height. Although it had not truly filled the new divine body yet, he was not planning to stay here any longer.
He had realized that simply absorbing the energy here would not allow his divine power to reach its peak state. At most, it would be slightly more than it was now. Continuing to stay would just be a waste of time.
Incidentally, Ethan also gained an understanding of the various structures of the world here, which was of great help in perfecting his God Kingdom. He planned to completely perfect his God Kingdom after returning, evolving it into a true planar universe, rather than just a small world as it was now.
"It feels like there are quite a few things to handle."
Ethan, whose power had not only recovered but even ascended to a higher level, stretched his limbs slightly and then moved his body, which had not been used for a long time.
Although he did not know how long he had been floating in this place while maintaining one posture, his body did not feel "rusty" at all. After all, this was a divine body, and its level was very high.
But Ethan still habitually moved all his joints. The regrettable thing was that no sound was produced whether he rotated his wrists, cracked his knuckles, or moved his neck. It always felt like something was missing.
With a twist of his body, Ethan floated outward, and the next second, he was already outside the Source Sea.
Who knew how long had passed in this Main God Universe? Ethan, who had been at the core of the Source Sea, had a clear understanding of the various changes in this world.
He knew that Madeline, the only person he was familiar with in this universe, was still alive and was now a powerful Main God with considerable strength and great renown in this world, but Ethan had no interest in finding her again.
Not only did he not look for her, but after leaving this universe and returning to Fuyuki City at the point in time one hour after he left, Ethan casually waved his hand behind him, directly severing all connections between the two universes. Even if Madeline remembered Ethan in the future and wanted to find him, she would have no way to do so.
If the two universes were like two adjacent cities before, the current situation was like standing on Earth and looking up at the brilliant starry sky. The difficulty for Madeline to find the star where Ethan was located was extremely, extremely, extremely immense, basically impossible.
If she could find him even then, Ethan would instead admire Madeline's strength and luck.
As for Ethan wanting to go there? That was just a matter of a thought.
Looking at the familiar streets, Ethan did not stay in this world for too long and returned directly to his own world.
The Nasuverse was just a transit point. He needed to use this universe to determine the time point and ensure he had not jumped "hundreds or thousands of years" ahead before returning to his own world.
If there was a significant deviation, he could use the Nasuverse to make adjustments. If he returned directly to his own world and found a mistake, there would be no chance to adjust.
Even though a long time had passed and his strength had entered a new level, Ethan was still the same Ethan as before. His personality had not changed. He still acted only after making full preparations, and he had not abandoned human emotions just because he had entered a higher realm.
Ethan did not greet anyone. Instead, he floated in space, looking at the spaceship before him.
He had been away for too long. Although he clearly remembered every detail of the Venus, it was ultimately different from seeing it with his own eyes. At this moment, he had the urge to let out a long breath and shout, "I'm finally back!"
He did not just think it, he actually did it.
If someone were to look outside through the spaceship's window at this moment, they would see a naked guy making various strange expressions in the void like an idiot, though vacuum did not transmit sound.
After doing all this, Ethan finally stepped back onto his ship. It was not until this moment that he casually "put on" some clothes.
Standing on the familiar beach, he looked out at the seemingly endless ocean.
This small world had boundaries. The seemingly endless ocean was not actually that vast. The furthest view was just an illusion.
The small world had been growing, but the speed of the world's growth was immeasurably slower than that of any life form.
But now, Ethan could make this God Kingdom undergo a world-shaking transformation and upgrade.
First, he had to readjust the structure of his God Kingdom, especially the core of the God Kingdom world.
The God Kingdom existed by relying on Ethan, meaning the core of this God Kingdom was Ethan.
In this way, although the God Kingdom was closely connected to Ethan, it also had many problems. For example, when Ethan himself was affected, the entire world would be affected. As the God Kingdom evolved and Ethan's strength increased, even a slight display of temper from Ethan could cause huge anomalies throughout the God Kingdom. Such a world was not suitable as a home for everyone to live in together.
The solution was very simple. Create a new core for the God Kingdom world. As for whether the God Kingdom could be seized? He only needed to bind the new core of the God Kingdom to himself.
With this separation, even if Ethan lost all his strength and regressed into a mortal, the God Kingdom would not be affected because all the basic rules of the entire world originated from the world core, not Ethan. It was just that the world core was closely connected to Ethan and could not be separated by others.
As for how to construct this core? What basic rules should exist in this core to ensure the perfection of this world? The core of the Source Sea was a very good template.
Moreover, the rule powers contained within it were not fixed. Due to Ethan's own uniqueness, this God Kingdom could continuously accept new rules.
This was not something Ethan had researched himself. The core of the Source Sea in the Main God Universe inherently possessed this mechanism. That universe could continuously "absorb new concepts" from other universes, giving birth to and evolving brand-new "small worlds," making that world itself very "vast" and "diverse."
Ethan's companions came from various worlds, and their knowledge was diverse. Only such a "diverse" world could meet everyone's needs.
By the time he finished all this, the God Kingdom had undergone earth-shattering changes. When Ethan opened his eyes and looked, he almost suspected he had arrived in a new world.
Vast and boundless land, continuous mountain ranges, and main peaks that seemed to connect heaven and earth. Even more magical was that many mountains were suspended in midair.
Grasslands, forests, deserts, snowfields, all sorts of terrain could be seen, along with lakes, rivers, and the vast ocean surrounding the continent, dotted with islands like stars.
This world was not structured like a planet, but rather like worlds such as Asgard. It was not a magical realm existing somewhere in a certain universe, but a unique existence that was a universe in itself.
The seawater at the edge cascaded down like a waterfall. One could see the splashing mist and beautiful rainbows. These rainbows had a magical effect, preventing ships or people from "falling down." Only water could flow down from the edge, and after reaching a certain point, it would turn into points of light mixed with water vapor and float upward.
As for the further void, those twinkling stars were not stars, but entirely different worlds.
"This is my ideal God Kingdom."
(To be continued.)