Ep. 55 - Improvements, Heart Change, God at Last

We ate for a long time. Amethyst wasn't used to eating so much, so she started stuffing herself at first, before going to a more normal rate of eating. I didn't want to push the girl to come with me, even though I probably already did. It's really just a feeling that tells me that I shouldn't leave her here.

Well, I started thinking about what improvements I should actually do to my body. Now, with the Medical knowledge I improved on and what I previously knew from the other universes, I should be able to improve my structure, not just my materials. I will give myself a more complex internal structure, mainly filled with runes, magic circles, formations, enchantments, and so on. Then, I will change my material. That little sword I found in space was literally birthed from the universe, so what better material? A material made by the combination of five universes, of course! I will fill the 'Penta' itself with all of the laws and give it a few googolplex years of Primordial energy. That will do.

I will then use the new physique technique to make myself the embodiment of as many laws as I can, focusing on 'knowledge', 'nothingness', 'everything', and 'void'. That will take a bit and will most likely destroy the surrounding environment. This planet should have a Moon, guess I'll give it some more artistic value. After that, my DanMachi level should rise incredibly high. At that point, I should have more than enough qualifications to become a God.

I snapped out of my thoughts when Amethyst tugged at my cuff. I looked at her and smiled.

"Can I really become your apprentice? And assistant?" she asked.

"Oh, your voice is much better now. Yes, you can be my apprentice. And you will be my whole group's assistant. Don't worry, we are very much self-sufficient, so it will be more like a long, long trip. I guess you have more or less come to a conclusion?"

"Yes, I would like to come with you, Master."

"Hell no! Ah, I mean the Master part, you can come with me. Ahem, don't call me master, that's forbidden you can call me Tula. Now then, let's get going, I still need to become a God." I said and got up, leaving ten times the price of the food.

"God?"

"Oh, you probably don't know… You can reach the level of True God, Creation God, and Ancestral God with enough strength, energy, and understanding of the laws. I am a Half-Step True God and have found a way to advance while we were eating. Hm… Since those three levels aren't divided by energy quantity anymore but law comprehension and utilization ability, I should be able to jump directly to Ancestral God or more… This will be fun." I said.

Once we were out of the restaurant, I went towards an alley, then trasmated with Amethyst on the ship.

"Now then… This is my, and by extension my group's, ship. This bad boy can let us travel to different realities and outside this planet… I guess I lost you." I said, but noticed she wasn't following, so I made a grimoire with all the information about my and the gang's travels. "Here, touch this." She did and got the information. Since it is directly transferred to the brain, as if it was always there, she wasn't surprised anymore. She was curious now.

"Tula, what you have shown me is incredible. Now, you should get a move on and not get sidetracked."

"Why do I feel you are already way too comfortable with… everything?" I asked

"You're just imagining it."

I was currently on Blue Pole Star's moon setting up a few protection spells and formations. Amethyst is on the ship with MoonRay, waiting at a very safe distance. I started my improvement session with creating a shit-ton of Penta and infusing it with a few googolplex years' worth of Primordial energy. That took a lot of time mainly because of the amount of energy I infused in it and infusing all of the laws. Making a material with a single law would be easy, but I went an extra few thousand miles and got all of them. And, no, I didn't spend years making it, just weeks. This is the most time I ever took to create something.

Once I was done, I started absorbing it and recreating my body from head to toe, without modifying my 'human' appearance. I became a perfect result of 'Technomagic', all the benefits of a mechanical body with so many enchantments, magic circles, formations, runes, and so on inside that I can't even distinguish them anymore. Ok, that is an exaggeration, but the number is insane. I felt that excelia started to fill my body once again, but this time, I would have to wait for a long while.

After four days, my Level stopped rising. I will put it in perspective for you. A couple of hours of absorbing excelia brought me up to over Level 100000. I spent four days now. I am almost in the hundreds of millions now, I stopped even caring since I would soon become an absolute existence, at least in this universe.

I started the real deal now: practicing my physique technique. I basically condensed so many law elements of all types that a liquid formed. That is what I described in my technique as 'primordial soup' since it's what I think was there before the 'birth' of the individual laws. Anyway, I formed more and more 'primordial soup' and created a super-compressed cocoon around myself. My body started absorbing the broth and strengthening the laws I infused into my body, as intended. The more time I spent in the cocoon, the more I felt in tune with a law. One by one, I gained complete control over the law without even becoming a God yet, I think. It took me 7 months to actually finish absorbing enough broth to change my entire body.

I wasn't worried about Amethyst since I left her with an explanation of Magic, Aura, and Profound energy, with training manuals and proper cultivation techniques for each. MoonRay was also there to make sure she didn't die of starvation or anything. In the short hour I had witnessed their interactions, I saw that my Ghost treated my assistant like a daughter, so I have no doubt that Amethyst is doing well. I also left a lot of real food and drinks, along with 'fasting pills', which remove the need for sustenance for an entire month.

Another round of level ups came after I finished my bath and it strengthened me even more.

Now, why the fuck am I not a God yet? Why? I did everything: I have the best body possible, reaching basically the Origin, I have the best knowledge and understanding, so I should at least be a True God, I have enough energy. So what am I missing? There must be something… Soul, Spirit, Vital energy, all deified. Body as well. Is it my mind? How do I deify my mind? Leaving all attachments and that bullshit? No… Cultivation. The 'heart' series of cultivation manuals. They are basically a way to temper your mentality to reach Godly levels.

So, I need to get my grimy little hand on the best I can find. I have the basics of the 'heart' techniques from the clans in the Flaming Chicken capital. Now, I have to combine them. I will use my medical knowledge to actually make myself a new organ that will again fuse with the Akashic Engine. I will call it the 'Adventure Heart Technique'. It is basically a technique that enhances your desire for freedom and adventure, while also leaving your attachment to people, places, objects. It tempers the heart of 'someone who seeks knowledge through adventures with loved ones', where the definition of 'loved ones' is expanded to friends and family. This is perfect for me.

I started cultivating the technique and lost myself in the feeling. I felt like I was free, but at the same time restricted. Free since I was doing something I enjoyed, yet restricted in the amount of knowledge I have. 'Not enough, more! I want more knowledge!' There was like a voice that was constantly saying that. However, it was soon suppressed due to my technique. Following the voice would restrict me, which conflicts with the freedom part. Basically I created a paradoxical technique that restricts me yet frees me and tempers my mentality. Perfection. I practiced the technique for an entire year before reaching the stage of Mind deification. And that… changed everything.

There suddenly was an enormous wave of power that surged everywhere in Primal Chaos, as if a God were to look down on some filthy animals. This was felt even by the current Gods. They were just too weak, too ignorant.

On what little remained of the moon over Blue Pole Star, there was a black cocoon that pulsed with power every so often. Needless to say, I was in that shitty thing. It's been about four months since I was enclosed in this thing. I know I entered the True God stage. I should be well above the Ancestral God Realm in terms of power, yet I couldn't break this shell, so I waited. Then, today, the cocoon started pulsing and destroying the moon underneath me. I wanted to get out, so I tried applying the laws and Primordial energy to the cocoon, but nothing worked.

After another week, the shell cracked and I was finally able to exit. Moving after so much time felt so nice! Then I noticed my surroundings: a shit-ton of Gods and Goddesses. Being stared at felt… Insulting.

"Mere Gods dare look at me? How should I kill you? My dominant law gives me a lot of ideas, but I'll let you choose!" I asked in a strangely more melodic voice, yet it was manly and... sagely? Laws. I'll blame them.

"Who are you, how did you become a God?" asked a little girl. No, she wasn't a little girl, but I instinctively felt like calling her that.

"That is none of your business. Getting stared at is becoming a nuisance, so disappear. Or, I can make you disappear, permanently." I said, applying some pressure onto these scrubs. "Actually, you! Little girl! You stay! Along with the other Creation Gods! The rest of you can fuck off, let the adults talk a little."

Then, that little azure snake tried hissing at me. How cute. I slapped his head off, killing a True God.

"I said… 'fuck off'. I mean it.��� When I finished saying that, the remaining 32 True Gods disappeared, leaving me and four little Gods who were scared shitless.

"Oh, don't worry, I just need a few things from you. Actually, just stay still." I said and forced them to remain motionless, then I entered their minds and took all of their knowledge, so that I could create better techniques for the gang. "Ok, now, take out your treasures. Don't worry, I won't take them from you."

They took out their treasures. I used my newfound omniscience to examine those little things and make copies, directly cataloguing them and storing them on the ship.

"You did well… What good children! Yes, you followed directions, so you know what? Not only will I not kill you all, but I will also take care of those pesky little devils for you." I said, immediately searching and removing from existence all members of the Devil race, good or bad. I didn't know them, so I didn't care. Oh, but before that I used my omniscience to learn everything about them, their arts, their legacies, their treasures. To be honest, everything feels like childs' play now. I have definitely transcended Ancestral God Realm. "Oh, and take this one, as a souvenir." I said, throwing a copy of the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword to Mo E. I then disappeared to the ship.

When I arrived, I saw a very pissed Amethyst. "Hey there, Girly! Long time no see! Did you miss me? It's been almost two years. A hug?"

"Hell no! You've left me alone with MoonRay for two years! Of course I missed you! You act nothing like a master should to his apprentice… At least look how much I progressed!"

I checked and she was in Divine Origin Realm, quite a high realm for someone who has mediocre talents. I patted her head, channeling the law of headpatting. It exists, as does the law of jacking off, if you were interested. She leaned in and enjoyed the pat.

"You did well Amethyst. Sorry I took so long, my dear apprentice. Come with me to the cockpit, we will go to where my friends and family are."

"Sure, but… Tula… Shouldn't you wear some clothes now?" she asked, pointing downwards. I looked at myself and noticed that my clothes were not there. They should have been bonded to my soul, so this is strange. I activated my omniscience and discovered that they were modified to become God-level clothing and were returned to my soul. I re-equipped my casual clothes and went to the cockpit with Amethyst.

"You know, I think that Amy would suit you as a shortened version of Amethyst. It's a little long to say every time." I said, mainly thinking to myself.

"You gave me this name, so I love it. But… Amy is fine as well. My name is a mouthful to say every time." she said, smiling.