A palace beneath the World Tree.
No one had ever set foot here except for the mischievous Little Angels, but the decor was very cozy, without the solemnity of the Main God Temple.
The palace complex beneath the World Tree was built when the Heavenly Realm was first created. At that time, Lord Xia Wei did not specifically assign any exclusive uses, as there were not even two people in the Heavenly Realm of that world, so it was impossible to arrange anything; it was built purely for the sake of building.
Now, the innermost palace complex beneath the World Tree is an exclusive area for the Dependents; whoever uses it first, it belongs to them.
Currently, most Dependents reside here, except for a few who prefer their homes on the small floating clouds.
The outermost area is the Central Divine City, a place for the divine people who come to the Divine Realm to live, but one needs to apply to the Angels to reside in the Central Divine City.
Lord Xia Wei sat idly on a chair in the Main God Temple hall, surrounded by a circle of chairs.
Sanemi Shinazugawa, Tengen Uzui, and Kyojuro Rengoku were already sitting upright in their seats.
Accompanied by hurried footsteps, the Dependents arrived one after another.
"Sorry, I'm late." Gyomei Himejima rushed in, his figure leaving afterimages.
Tengen Uzui felt a heavy, mountain-like aura rush towards him, as if a large mountain was quickly pressing down, making his breathing constrict.
"Hiss—Rock Pillar's aura has become even heavier. Did he break through his own limits again after fighting Miss Esdeath?" Sanemi Shinazugawa took a deep breath, a hint of envy in his eyes.
Rock Pillar's ability to continuously break through his own limits was simply a cheat, and although he also possessed such an ability, he had his own upper limit, while Rock Pillar did not.
Although Rock Pillar's title as the First Dependent was later replaced by Miss Esdeath, it had to be admitted that,
He, Kyojuro Rengoku, and Tengen Uzui might not be able to win even if they teamed up; at most, they could only contend.
"Not bad, Gyomei, you've already found the knack for skillfully using divinity, and all your basic attributes have surpassed their limits," Lord Xia Wei praised.
Gyomei Himejima's basic abilities were almost breaking through two thousand, a value far exceeding other Dependents.
Moreover, he was already able to use divinity to develop 'Rule-based Skills'.
When Gyomei Himejima developed his Rule-based Skills, they were already recorded in the "Miracle Vault".
"Earth Bedrock": As long as he stands on the earth, he becomes one with the ground beneath his feet, becoming the embodiment of that piece of earth. Every punch and kick carries the weight of the earth below.
As long as the ground beneath his feet is not instantly destroyed, he cannot be harmed in the slightest.
The "Rule-based Skills" developed from divinity are essentially fragments of Authority. As long as divinity is continuously developed and accumulated, the skills can be nurtured into 'Authority'.
However, this process is very long.
Currently, the Dependents have basically all developed rule skills unique to their own divinity, but most are in a nascent state, while Gyomei Himejima's has already matured.
"This is not my effort alone. Without everyone's help, I would not have reached this point." Gyomei Himejima said in a steady voice, then bowed slightly in respect before sitting down in the seat next to Sanemi Shinazugawa.
"I apologize for making you wait, Lord Xia Wei."
Five streams of colorful light flew into the hall.
Butterfly Shinobu, Butterfly Kanae, Holy Son, Sima Wei Zhi, and Kanawo appeared simultaneously, with Butterfly Kanae directly teleporting them over.
After experiencing a world together, the four of them became very good friends.
"Take your seats," Lord Xia Wei said gently.
"Yes." The five said nothing more, quietly finding seats and sitting down.
Lord Xia Wei carefully observed the five of them. Butterfly Shinobu obediently lowered her head like a wife, while Butterfly Kanae covered her lips with her fingertips, giggling.
Holy Son and Sima Wei Zhi clutched the corners of their clothes, a little flustered, while only Kanawo smiled as usual, very quietly.
The divinity of Butterfly Shinobu and the other three had become much denser than before, only Kanawo's divinity was relatively thin and she had not developed her exclusive Rule-based Skills.
Butterfly Shinobu's Rule-based Skill is called "All Things are Medicine," which is equivalent to a domain skill. Within a certain range,
All things will possess medicinal properties; even air and sunlight will be rich in medicinal properties.
In other words, Butterfly Shinobu can make the air possess the properties of "Immortality Medicine" if she wishes.
Butterfly Kanae, as the last of the Pillars to become a Dependent, her divinity is "Friendship," a super niche and abstract divinity. The Rule-based Skill she developed is also very abstract: as long as someone becomes her friend, they can share all of their friend's power, and this can be infinitely stacked.
However, those at the same level cannot achieve complete sharing, only a portion. She now possesses a portion of the power of all current Dependents, and can even use their Rule-based Skills, but only to about 30%.
But even this is terrifying, firmly placing her in the third position in terms of Dependent combat power, second only to Esdeath and Gyomei Himejima.
At this moment, the other Dependents also arrived.
Giyu Tomioka, Yaozai Ubuyashiki, Amane Ubuyashiki, Muichiro Tokito, and Iguro Obanai, after respectfully greeting Lord Xia Wei, took their seats.
"Wuwu, am I the last one to arrive? I already used my fastest speed!" Mitsuri Kanroji saw so many people already there, and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes in panic.
"No, it's not! Saya Takagi and I are the last ones, aren't we? I'm so sorry, Lord Xia Wei, we're late, it's so embarrassing." Shizuka Marikawa looked bewildered for a moment, then said in a panic.
"Teacher Shizuka, please sit down first." Saya Takagi pulled Shizuka Marikawa to a seat. She didn't rush to cast a loving glance at Lord Xia Wei; as a sensible woman, she knew it wasn't the right time.
"Late, late! Late!"
At this moment, the last few Dependents also arrived.
Inosuke Hashibira rushed in, pulling Zenitsu Agatsuma and Tanjiro Kamado.
"Let go of me! I can run!" Zenitsu Agatsuma's feet were off the ground, and he was being pulled along like a kite, tears and snot streaming down his face.
"Gurgle gurgle gurgle~" Tanjiro Kamado's eyes had turned into swirling spirals.
"Hey, Inosuke, quickly put my brother down." Douzi Kamado chased after them from behind.
Behind Douzi was Genya Shinazugawa, who hadn't returned to the Heavenly Realm for a long time. He was filled with a strong, ferocious beastly aura, as if he were a humanoid hell beast.
"Genya, truly a troublesome younger brother." Sanemi Shinazugawa's eyes were filled with relief at his brother's growth; during this time, he hadn't sought him out, respecting his brother's choice.
Just then, a chilling aura instantly descended.
The three little ones who were running were instantly frozen in place. "You three little rascals, do not act presumptuously in front of Lord Xia Wei. You must have reverence for beings stronger than yourselves."
As a somewhat cold and unrestrained voice sounded, a slender white figure, in an icy blue light, walked out in high heels. Her icy blue eyes were filled with ominous killing intent, and her lips held a cold and cruel smirk.