Watching the Supreme Gods chatting and laughing among themselves, the gods from various pantheons all harbored different thoughts.
Who knew whether spending tens of billions, even a hundred billion years, would be enough to enter that supreme circle?
No! There must be a chance. The future holds too many variables and opportunities. After all, hadn't he already grown countless billions of times stronger than he once was?
Except for the minor pantheons, all God-Kings of the major pantheons yearned for that and held firm determination.
On the Olympus side, Nyx clenched her hands, her eyes brimming with resolve.
Supreme Gods, Primordial Creation.
As long as they could initiate the Divine Collective Gift Game and activate the Pseudo Star Map Creation, Athena would be able to become its wielder.
By then, they too could become Supreme Gods—even Primordial Gods.
One day, she would also enter that supreme circle, laughing and conversing with the Supreme Gods~
Mother Earth Gaia, while equally envious, silently firmed her resolve.
At the center of the Olympus gods, Athena wore a faint smile and slightly lifted her chin.
The feeling of being supported by all the gods—was truly wonderful.
At that moment, the gods were drawn to another direction.
A colossal ship the size of a planet slowly entered the space outside the Hall of All Gods.
A planet-sized ship wasn't anything particularly impressive—many pantheons could create such vessels. Not only ships, but even entire planets could be forged, and some Primary Gods could even create stars.
What drew the attention of the gods was the aura emanating from the ship.
It was the aura of an entire pantheon gathered together—a unique authority of a pantheon leader.
Only the Traveler Pantheon could traverse the spatial planes with their entire pantheon like this.
This was a truly unique pantheon, navigating the universe through the authority of the Space-Time Gate. Without contact information, one could never find even a single member.
A pantheon shrouded in mystery, yet with profound backing.
It was a major pantheon—its highest god ranked first among the God-Kings and was perhaps not far from ascending to the Supreme God tier.
Sometimes, when they entered a pantheon's domain, that pantheon had no choice but to grant them access due to their background and overwhelming strength.
Of course, if refused, they wouldn't force their way in.
But... with such terrifying connections, what if they bore a grudge?
To offend them was no mere slight against a single pantheon.
After all, her elder brother was none other than the Abyssal Monarch, the ultimate evil god feared by all gods.
Rumor had it that among the four omniscient and omnipotent beings who appeared and vanished like divine dragons, one had past ties with her.
Not only that—what was even more frightening was that many Supreme Gods, God-Kings, Primary Gods, and True Gods were old friends of hers.
One could say that she had friends of the highest rank scattered across all the major pantheons.
With such an exaggerated and terrifying background, no pantheon dared provoke them.
"That mysterious Traveler Pantheon has arrived..."
"Well, this is the All-Gods Assembly of the entire universe, after all."
"I've only heard of them—never thought I'd see this mysterious pantheon here."
"I've seen them once—but only as they passed through space-time."
"Their supreme god really lives up to her title as the Abyssal Monarch's younger sister—calling her the Abyssal Princess wouldn't be an exaggeration."
"More than that—with such a powerful elder brother, how could the younger sister fall short? The number one God-King!"
"They're coming..."
The divine vessel anchored far outside the Hall of All Gods.
Even Lumine didn't dare offend the Hall. While she might be cheeky, she wasn't reckless. Offending the Hall of All Gods meant offending the entire universe's gods—and would also be seen as a slap to the face of the Heavenly Principle.
She had no desire to be hung up and beaten by the Sustainers of Heavenly Principles.
During her travels through various space-times, she had once casually badmouthed Noah, and that god who had originally sealed her and Aether appeared before her and slapped her straight into the ground.
Honestly, if Lord Heavenly Principle didn't take a slight interest in her, overstepping the Heavenly Principle would have been a capital offense.
Ever since then, she only dared to complain inwardly.
Lumine ascended the pure white steps, deliberately manifesting a ring resembling supreme Origin Power authority behind her—a dramatic display.
As the protagonist, she naturally had to make a grand entrance under the gaze of all the gods.
For a moment, many ordinary God-Kings, Primary Gods, and True Gods were indeed fooled.
However, those familiar with Lumine's personality couldn't help but twitch their lips.
Venti muttered, "This one... still the same amusing self as always."
Zhongli stood with hands behind his back, silent, but even his twitching eye betrayed that he didn't quite know what to say.
Guizhong chuckled, finding it entertaining. "So this is the one you told me about, Zhongli? She's quite the character indeed."
Buer smiled gently. "She's very lively, isn't she? Something we completely lack. With a pantheon like hers, the universe is going to get much more animated."
Furina nodded. "Right, following the rules all the time is so boring, don't you think, Neuvillette?"
Neuvillette, aware she was teasing him, shook his head helplessly. "Order isn't meant to be fun, Lady Furina."
"Traveler!"
"Lumine! Long time no see!"
"Hey, Traveler!"
"Lumine, it's been ages since we last heard from you!"
True Gods, Primary Gods, and other divine friends who knew Lumine all greeted her warmly.
Though Lumine was cheeky, she was incredibly well-connected. Friends were scattered across the universe, and nearly all former Vision holders of the Seven Nations had crossed paths with her.
Lumine waved in response, smiling. "Long time no see, my friends."
Everyone who had followed Lumine had now become Primary Gods, except for Jibril, the last to join, who was still a True God.
The Traveler Pantheon was small in number, but they followed an elite path. This meant every member earned a considerable share of divine merit.
Alice giggled. "Hehe, we really are the center of attention—every pantheon is watching us."
Rias quipped, "Probably because we're the last ones to arrive."
Akeno covered her mouth with a smile. "Well, didn't Lady Lumine say that arriving last lets us soak up all the attention?"
Saeko Busujima commented, "Being stared at by so many powerful gods... doesn't feel great."
Akame said nothing, as if none of this concerned her.
Jibril looked around, tongue-tied. "So many gods... I can't even count them. I never imagined there were so many above True God level across the universe."
Kisara Tendo whispered, "Shh~ Look, over there. Supreme Gods... and Lumine's brother."
Aether watched his cheeky little sister strut in with such exaggerated flair that even his lips twitched. Wasn't this a bit too much? Her entrance was flashier than his, a Primordial God. Wasn't she afraid she couldn't live up to it?
The gods all made way for the Traveler Pantheon. Lumine was visibly delighted, almost floating from satisfaction.
When she reached Aether, she stopped.
"Zhongli, Venti, Buer, Nahida, Furina—long time no see."
"Long time no see, Traveler," the Supreme Gods nodded in return.
Just as Aether thought his cheeky little sister wouldn't greet him, she turned to him with uncharacteristic softness and shyness.
"It's been a while... Brother. Seems like it's been a thousand years."
Lumine's eyes sparkled with green envy as she looked up at her towering elder brother, now a lofty Primordial God.
But Aether felt a chill. His heart skipped a beat. Oh no—that expression meant she was up to no good again...
As Lumine's twin brother, no one understood this cheeky little sister better than Aether. She was the type who would never take a loss—and if she did, she'd pay it back with twice the scheming.
She used to be quite ladylike, but after traversing countless worlds, her personality grew ever more impish. By now, Aether couldn't even fathom how much further she could go.
"Venti, Zhongli, I'm leaving now."
Without another word, Aether turned to walk away, but before he could take a single step, Lumine's hand landed on his shoulder.
Clearly, she'd anticipated his escape.
Inwardly, he was stunned. He was now a Primordial God, and Lumine seemed just shy of Supreme God level.
Even so, the gap between them was massive—yet she still managed to grab his shoulder! Did she acquire some kind of broken authority?
Seeing her brother's shocked expression, Lumine grinned slyly. "My dear brother, where do you think you're going? No need to look so startled—Paimon and I are great friends. It's only natural I got a teensy bit of a powerful ability."
Aether's face twitched as he fell into deadpan mode. "Just say what you want. Don't go overboard, or you won't get anything."
Lumine licked her soft pink lips, her eyes gleaming like a hungry wolf. "Aether, you're already a Primordial God. Share just a little of that... whatever authority you have. Let me have a taste~ You can't hog it all. We're siblings—we should split things evenly."
Seeing her lick her lips, Aether wanted nothing more than to smack her.
"I'll give you a bit once you reach Supreme God. You can't handle it right now anyway."
Forget it. He was planning to give her some scraps for self-protection anyway.
Besides, she would eventually reach Primordial God level. Letting her get familiar in advance wasn't a bad idea. It wasn't like he was giving her control—just borrowing. If she did anything shady, he could simply reclaim it.
Lumine nodded in satisfaction. "As expected of my dear brother."
"So, I heard the Abyss produces rare dark-attribute cosmic materials..."
"Fine, fine. Take however much you want."
"And I heard there are lots of magical beasts in the Abyss..."
"Take them, just don't use them for evil."
"I heard..."
"Fine, fine."
"Also heard..."
"Fine, fine..."
Their whispered exchange instantly had Guizhong, Venti, and Buer laughing.
Aether was completely under Lumine's thumb—basically everything good he had was getting skimmed off.
Though it seemed excessive, it was merely for her to use. The Abyss could recall anything lent out at any time.
Besides, everyone knew the two siblings were each other's only family. As much as they schemed against one another, that bond remained unbreakable.
Satisfied after "scrounging" from her brother, Lumine strutted up the steps, clearly in high spirits.
"Aether, come on."
Aether's face was pitch black: So unfair. When she wanted something, she called him "brother." The moment she got it, it was back to just "Aether."
Venti walked over and patted his shoulder with a mischievous grin. "Still doting on your sister, I see. Don't forget my invite to drink in Mondstadt."
Aether sighed and straightened his expression. "I'll come, Barbatos." This kind of little sister... no one would even pick her up out of a trash can. Utterly incorrigible.
Zhongli set his smile aside. "I'll prepare the finest tea. Barbatos, you'd better bring out those fruits from the Frostbearing Tree."
Barbatos looked aggrieved. As expected, the old man was still eyeing his precious berries.
Buer added warmly, "I'll bring some memory essence from the World Tree. It's one of the universe's top sacred substances."
Focalors declared, "Then I'll contribute some Primordial Water for tea. The finest tea deserves the finest water."
Zhongli's eyes lit up and he nodded.
...
As the gods exchanged greetings, they began entering the Hall of All Gods in groups.
Though the small universe housing the Hall was vast, the Hall itself spanned only a few light-years, and the main assembly chamber was merely the size of a planet.
It resembled an opera house, with semi-circular divine seats arranged from high to low.
Each seat represented a Great Universe god. The closer the seat to the center, the higher the god's rank.
The outermost divine seats were numerous, glittering like stars in the night.
Each seat was spaced apart, and from each one flowed the laws of the Great Universe. When a god entered, their corresponding seat would light up, radiating divine law.
Only gods of the Great Universe tier or higher could manifest a seat here.
More and more divine seats began to radiate law. The entire dome of the Hall was illuminated by aurora-like bands of the universe's rules.
True Gods took their seats. Primary Gods took theirs. God-Kings followed.
These divine seats were grouped by pantheon. It was immediately clear which pantheons had the most gods.
Minor pantheons couldn't even reach the middle layers, relegated to the far back—sitting at the metaphorical kids' table.
Only major pantheons with God-Kings could sit in the middle layer.
And in the foremost rows sat the Supreme Gods.
Azhdaha, the Geo Dragon King in the form of an eight-year-old loli, hopped into her designated Supreme God seat.
"This is my second time participating. Every divine assembly brings monumental changes. I wonder what this one's about?"
Focalors turned toward Buer, seated near the Primordial seats, and asked casually,
"Rukkhadevata, since you have access to Lord Heavenly Principle's courtyard, do you know what this one's about?"
Buer shook her head regretfully. "I don't know either." She had no idea what would be announced—perhaps only Sister Phanes and the Four Shades knew.
Malikata, Supreme Goddess of the Underworld who governed reincarnation across the cosmos, gazed dreamily at the highest seat.
To see Lord Heavenly Principle again... it was bliss beyond words.
By now, all the gods had taken their seats. They looked around nervously, cautiously observing the thousands of divine figures within.
Looking ahead, all the God-Kings and Supreme Gods came into view.
These ultra-gods were usually unreachable—but now, all sat together.
Ultimately, their gazes turned toward the still-vacant seats.
They were the Primordial God seats—and those belonging to the omniscient and omnipotent divine kings whose existence was beyond comprehension.
The gods' hearts pounded wildly. Those were the gods of gods—beings they'd only heard of in myth, utterly beyond imagining.
Across the infinite Great Universe, there were only eight such entities.
And above even them was the Heavenly Principle's throne—just a glance sent shivers down every god's spine.
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