Feeling the constant fluctuations emanating from the core dot in the "Void Spiritual Force Universe," Ethan could be certain that his spiritual force universe had entered a new phase, because these fluctuations were constantly telling him: I'm about to explode.
The Big Bang theory was originally just speculation, but for Ethan, it was something that was truly about to happen. According to his conjecture, once this big bang of the spiritual force core occurred, his spiritual force universe would be completely formed. At that time, his magic level would enter a new realm.
What kind of realm that would be, Ethan himself did not know. Until he truly stepped through that door, everything remained speculation, and he could not guarantee that his guess was correct.
"Could it be that injecting multiple life forms at once caused the spiritual force universe to change?"
Ethan had no definitive answer. All he could do was carefully observe his spiritual force world each day, and monitor any new changes in his body.
Originally, he believed the potion he made would only change his body without increasing its strength. But since it absorbed a large amount of energy, that energy was not completely wasted and did provide some benefits to his body.
After a period of buffering and adaptation, Ethan could now confirm that aside from his appearance returning to his early twenties, his strength was also gradually increasing, and had already surpassed his peak before transforming into a divine body.
What was even more surprising was that his speed had increased more significantly than his strength. His movement speed, flexibility, and reaction time had all improved dramatically. If it were not for the absence of visible lightning when he moved quickly, he would have suspected that he had accidentally connected to the Speed Force.
Having covered the benefits, there were also side effects.
To grow his body quickly, Ethan had retained some impurities. However, a divine body was still a divine body. Even with some impurities, there was no need to worry.
Just like how the human body automatically clears out substances or toxins harmful to itself, the divine body would slowly expel and eliminate impurities over time. Ethan, however, deliberately slowed this clearing process because he needed the impurities to maintain his current form.
In any case, his goal had been achieved, and the side effects were within an acceptable range. It was ultimately a good outcome.
Opening his eyes again, Ethan looked at the quiet sea before him, and a sudden impulse passed through his heart. The sea felt too still, too lifeless. Maybe it needed something more.
Almost as soon as the thought arose, he acted. After studying various life forms and their compositions for years, and learning a great deal about biology and evolution, Ethan naturally thought of transforming this dead sea into the legendary Sea of Life.
Still sitting at the edge of the cliff, he simply extended his right hand as if to grasp something. There were no mysterious symbols, glowing circles, or earth-shattering energy surges, yet the sea before him began to change, slowly and gradually turning orange.
By the time Ethan fully came back to his senses, the seawater had completely turned the color of orange juice. He maintained his posture for a while longer, then silently withdrew his hand.
"Will an Eva Unit 01 or a giant Rei Ayanami suddenly appear?"
He had been completely immersed in transforming the sea and had not noticed these minor details. Once the transformation was complete, the sea had already turned orange.
Moreover, after completing the transformation into the Sea of Life, he found that he could no longer reverse it.
He also noticed that the fluctuations coming from his spiritual force core, the dot in the void, had become more pronounced. It subtly conveyed a message of not satisfied, please continue. At the same time, it established a subtle and wonderful connection with the Sea of Life.
Ethan hesitated briefly, then decided to continue following the impulse in his heart. A strange feeling told him that this was the right path.
Standing up, Ethan looked around and finally walked toward the island's plain.
This was not the center of the island, but he felt that this plain of lush green grass was an excellent choice. Slightly squatting down and placing his hand on the soft soil, Ethan once again immersed his mind and then, following his instinctive will, released his power.
Compared to the sea turning orange, the grassland did not change much. After Ethan stood up and looked at the plain under his feet, which seemed unchanged, he vaguely felt that something was different.
Next were the mountains and forests. Ethan circled around every area of the entire island. Eventually, he discovered that he had established a close connection with this small world. He suddenly realized that he could enter and exit this world at will, as if it had become his own exclusive space.
Ethan wandered back and forth for a while, always feeling like something was missing. Just as he was about to set the thought aside, he suddenly had a feeling and looked up at the sky.
"The sun... seems too weak."
Ethan took out the Holy Light Cross. He had long planned to upgrade this small Heavenly Kingdom world, because the cross could no longer contain the increasingly powerful Heavenly Kingdom. He had simply been too busy to deal with it.
Now, the idea of how to utilize this small Heavenly Kingdom world suddenly came to him.
With a gentle squeeze, the ordinary cross turned into dust in his hand. Then, as Ethan opened his palm and raised it, the glowing specks of dust floated upward, carried by an invisible breeze, and slowly drifted into the sun above.
Just as the light particles merged into the sun, Ethan felt the entire small world tremble slightly. A vigorous life force slowly began to emerge within the world.
"This small world... has come alive..."
In the past, Ethan called this island space a small world, but that was not entirely accurate.
A true world is alive, whereas the space he created before was dead. It had merely piled a few elements together, barely forming a symbiotic and cyclic system.
Only at this moment did the small world undergo a fundamental transformation.
After finishing everything, Ethan felt slightly dazed. He had simply acted on instinct, doing what felt right, only now realizing the significance of what he had done.
More importantly, he discovered that after completing the transformation and making the world truly alive, the impurities in his body had decreased by nearly half. Not only that, his body had not shrunk but had grown slightly.
Casually conjuring a water mirror, Ethan saw that some of the youthful features on his face had faded. He now looked around twenty-two or twenty-three years old, which met his preferred appearance exactly.
Dispelling the mirror, Ethan continued to stroll around the island, wanting to fully sense the changes in this world. Gradually, he began to understand something. He then took out a small blood sample from a unicorn and poured it into his palm.
Divine power was slowly released, enveloping the small drop of blood. As Ethan focused his thoughts, faint energy drifted from the grass beneath his feet and the nearby forest, merging into the drop of blood.
Next came the orange sea water from the Sea of Life, which surrounded the drop of blood. As green light flickered from Ethan's hands, the drop of blood, almost indistinguishable in the orange water, began to change. It grew into a unicorn cub at a speed visible to the naked eye.
As the unicorn grew, the orange sea water slowly turned clear. When the transformation completed, the energy fluctuations also ceased. The now clear water splashed to the ground, and the unicorn cub landed steadily on the grass, slowly opening its eyes and letting out a strange cry.
Ethan watched the unicorn casually graze, going from shaky movements to running and jumping freely. In his heart, he could feel the constant changes taking place in the small world.
"So... this has become my personal exclusive world... or rather, a God Kingdom?"
He had once said that he could create a real world someday, but he thought that would be far in the future. He never expected that, through a series of coincidences, he would actually create a God Kingdom.
"No, it should not be considered a true God Kingdom yet. At best, it is just a prototype."
A true God Kingdom should be a complete world. What lay before him was still far from that level.
However, when a world becomes alive, it holds infinite possibilities. Because of the increasingly close connection between the God Kingdom and Ethan, the stronger Ethan became, the faster the God Kingdom would grow.
Naturally, the better the God Kingdom developed, the greater the benefits Ethan would receive. Just the abundance of renewable resources and the vast, self-replenishing energy alone were enough to make him take this newly born God Kingdom seriously.
Moreover, the appearance of the God Kingdom meant that his companions now had a more stable rear base.
No matter how large, luxurious, or well equipped a spaceship was, it still gave people a sense of drifting and instability. Even if life onboard was comfortable, everyone would still choose to visit other worlds to relax.
But a world could offer a sense of belonging. If this world became vast enough, with abundant resources that allowed everyone to live long-term in peace, then its significance would be even greater.
It meant that everyone now had a real home.
(To be continued.)