Chapter 289: · A God’s Fear and Restrictions

“The Divine Realm has never been afraid of divine power leaking out, nor has it ever been afraid of strong people appearing in the lower realm who refuse to obey the Divine Realm.”

“What it truly fears is that after the Divine Realm passes knowledge down, the lower realm will keep producing strong people who go against the Divine Realm.”

Since he had already spoken this far, Sea God simply made everything clear.

“If a single world produces one powerful person, then whether that person ascends and joins the Divine Realm in the end, grows old and dies in that world, or even starts resisting the Divine Realm, none of it matters much to the Divine Realm.”

“If they ascend, they join us. If they resist, the Divine Realm can easily suppress them.”

“But if the knowledge of the Divine Realm spreads down below, then it may allow a plane to endlessly produce top-level experts. In the end, that plane might gain the power to oppose the Divine Realm, or at least cause it real harm.”

“It isn’t that I don’t want to. It’s that I can’t.”

“Using the realm of a god to reverse-deduce a Spirit Master’s cultivation method can be done very well. But once the Divine Realm discovers such a thing, not only will Sea God Island in the lower realm be punished, even I will suffer the Divine Realm’s harshest punishment and end up with my divine soul completely scattered.”

“The Divine Realm’s greatest demand toward the lower realms is not that they develop into something prosperous, but stability. Extreme stability.”

“The best result is a stable lower realm that can provide new gods to the Divine Realm from time to time, while also never casually breaking away from the Divine Realm’s control.”

“It is said that once a civilization develops to a certain stage, and the planet shows signs of leaving the Divine Realm’s control, Asura God will take action and destroy that world’s civilization.”

“Lord Sea God, you’ve never told us about this before. In Sea God Island’s history, there has never been any record of you mentioning such a thing.”

Bo Saixi’s eyes widened. Her mouth opened so wide it looked like she could swallow a fist, and her eyes were filled with disbelief.

She had never imagined that the Divine Realm actually had such stubborn and rigid rules.

So even a powerful existence like Lord Sea God was restricted by the laws of the Divine Realm.

And the Divine Realm actually seemed so…

Stubborn and rigid!

It was even harder to understand than the development of their lower realm.

“You people don’t have that talent. Whether it’s cultivation talent or research talent, you don’t have it. Telling you these things would only be asking for boredom.”

“The Divine Realm has many systems. Our Spirit Master system is actually very unique in the Divine Realm.”

“Most gods use things like magic, battle skills, witchcraft, and the like. Their cultivation methods are completely different from our world’s. A system like ours, where we absorb Spirit Rings to break through limits, may look like something strange in their eyes.”

“Some worlds don’t even study individual power. Instead, they research something called technology, using it to gain power that can rival gods, or even kill gods.”

“Although it gives almost no improvement to personal strength or lifespan, the whole civilization can possess enough power to destroy a planet.”

“Because the Divine Realm truly lacks change, I went to learn about those things during all these years after ascending there. I even learned part of it from some colleagues.”

“But because of the Divine Realm’s rules, I simply have no way to pass those things down to the Douluo world.”

“And because the system of our world is far too different from those magic systems, these methods are especially easy to expose. There is not even a way to hide them and teach them to you indirectly in a gentler way.”

“It isn’t just me. Most ascenders who rose up from lower planes are basically trapped by this rule.”

“When a first-class god ascends, they can bring two people with them to the Divine Realm. But in truth, this quota is not simply for bringing people along to live forever.”

“In essence, it is an opportunity given by the Divine Realm. It allows talented people to go to the Divine Realm to cultivate, and through exchanges in the Divine Realm, gain cultivation systems and abilities from other worlds.”

“To put it simply, it lets people who have the talent to become gods, or even those who don’t, complete the requirements for godhood in the Divine Realm.”

“Once they meet a suitable god in the Divine Realm, that god can quickly hand over their god position right there. This is the special treatment the Divine Realm gives first-class gods.”

“If someone only wants to bring family members, then there is actually no limit to that number. They can apply to the Divine Realm Committee and bring more people up. As long as it isn’t too excessive, there won’t be much of a problem.”

“However, people brought up this way are basically half-illegal residents in the Divine Realm. Aside from being able to enjoy the Divine Realm’s immortal spiritual energy to extend their lives, many matters of the Divine Realm exclude them.”

“Such beings cannot inherit god positions in the Divine Realm, and the Divine Realm no longer has the chance to create new god positions. So they can only stay in the Divine Realm as simple attachments…”

“In the end, although the Divine Realm is good, it is not some supreme paradise where everyone is equal. Factional discrimination, all kinds of caution, and all kinds of restrictions all exist there.”

Once the topic came up, Sea God poured out his complaints all at once.

There had long been more than just one or two people like him who were unhappy with the Divine Realm’s rules. Many ascenders who rose from lower planes to the Divine Realm were deeply dissatisfied with the Divine Realm’s rules, restrictions, and all kinds of other matters.

But the Divine Realm’s law enforcer, Asura God, was an extremely rigid, stubborn, serious, and cold-hearted fellow.

Even if one of his own subordinate gods made a mistake, Asura God would punish them without mercy.

Under such circumstances, anyone who dared to try violating the Divine Realm’s rules, or anyone who wanted the Divine Realm to change its rules, would be targeted by Asura God.

And the Five God Kings of the Divine Realm were all closely tied together.

Although the God of Destruction wished to move forward, he was not too radical. As for how exactly they should advance and how exactly they should change, he still held some doubt and had not yet found the path he truly believed was right.

Goodness and Evil had long since stopped wanting to stay in the Divine Realm and did not care about its development.

As for the Goddess of Life, although she was gentle and kind, she leaned more toward keeping things stable, maintaining the Divine Realm’s existing rules to prevent unexpected things from happening.

“Now you know why I want to trade treasures with you for your technology, right?”

“I can see how important your technology is, and I also know how this technology should be done. But I’m restricted. I can’t say it, and I can’t leave it behind. So sometimes, I can only watch some people run wildly down the wrong path until they run themselves to death.”

“The key is that most people don’t have the talent or brains to develop technology.”

“In my eyes, most Spirit Masters are basically no different from Spirit Beasts. They rely entirely on bloodline, instinct, and talent to move forward, without any real study of their Martial Souls, cultivation, or the true nature of Spirit Power.”