Devour Refining Void

"What? Once a month?!"

Athena couldn't help but exclaim upon hearing Chen Changsheng's words.

Chen Changsheng raised an eyebrow and looked at her. "What? Is there a problem?"

"Your Excellency, this method of splitting off a divine spark consumes an immense amount of power. For me, it would take at least half a year of gathering faith to quickly recover the divine spark I just split off."

Athena explained in a low voice.

Hearing this, Chen Changsheng felt somewhat disappointed.

If what Athena said was true, wouldn't his grand scheme to get rich be half-ruined?

He had originally planned to exploit the gods of this world and the unique nature of Heretic God avatars producing divine sparks to ruthlessly fleece them.

But now Athena was saying that creating an avatar at the level of a Heretic God would take even a major deity with abundant faith like her several years. Wouldn't other gods with less faith, or even no believers at all, be completely drained after just one time?

Although he could still gain a massive amount of points this way, it was undoubtedly far less than what he had initially envisioned.

"Sigh."

Chen Changsheng let out a disappointed sigh and then looked at Athena.

"Since that's the case, then you'll do it once every half a year."

After saying this, he ignored Athena's bewildered expression, directly summoned the Yin-Yang Diagram, and suppressed both Athena and Zeus inside it.

Having done all this, he then headed to the next god to repeat the same process.

During this time, aside from Ares and Heracles—who immediately attacked him upon being freed and were subsequently destroyed along with their true bodies—the other gods obediently split off a Heretic God-level avatar and were then suppressed by him.

More than half a day later, Chen Changsheng looked at the somewhat desolate Mount Olympus around him, then satisfiedly weighed the Ring of Usurpation, which was almost reaching its limit.

"I'll refine them right here."

Chen Changsheng spoke softly, then sat cross-legged on the ground.

He began to devour and refine the extremely pure divine sparks and Dao seeds within the Ring of Usurpation, which had already been purified by the ring.

As he refined them, his Yin-Yang Holy Body was also frantically devouring the energy and advancing.

...

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

At the foot of Mount Olympus, Chen Changsheng sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his white robe completely free of dust. Suddenly, an unparalleled aura erupted from his body, instantly sweeping across the entire Olympian Divine Realm.

Following that, a terrifying vortex appeared with Chen Changsheng at its center, expanding at an incredible speed. Mount Olympus, being the closest to him, bore the brunt of it and was entirely swallowed up by the vortex.

That wasn't all. Barely a dozen breaths later, the entire Olympian Divine Realm followed in the footsteps of Mount Olympus.

Where was the Olympian Divine Realm around Chen Changsheng now?

Only a stretch of primal chaos remained.

Only then did Chen Changsheng slowly open his eyes, an undisguised smile of joy on his face.

"I've finally succeeded in the initial refinement. I've broken through to the first level of the Void Refinement Realm, and the pocket dimension within my body has taken shape."

Within Chen Changsheng's body, a pocket dimension tens of thousands of miles wide had completely formed. It had the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, leylines, oceans, and lakes, and was even populated by hundreds of thousands of special races from the former Olympian Divine Realm.

Inside the pocket dimension, the auras of over a thousand Daos intertwined, and above all these Daos, the Grand Dao of Yin and Yang suppressed everything.

From now on, even without Chen Changsheng's cultivation, this pocket dimension could sustain its own cycle. It would slowly expand by absorbing external power until it became a true minor world. Even if Chen Changsheng were to die, it could continue to exist for endless ages.

And once the pocket dimension within him fully transformed into a minor world, Chen Changsheng's cultivation base would be easily pushed to the peak of the Dao Integration Realm.

This was the terrifying aspect of the Yin-Yang Holy Body.

Yet, even with all this, after his initial ecstasy, Chen Changsheng still put on a mock expression of regret.

"Sigh, with so many Dao seeds, even I will need several years to completely refine them. It seems I'll have to put aside my thoughts on the other divine realms of this world for the time being."

As he spoke, he suddenly realized there was no one else around, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up into a grin.

"I should head back first. I haven't shown up in three months; Luo Hao must be getting anxious."

Chen Changsheng muttered to himself, then opened the chat group he hadn't checked in three months, only to find everyone engaged in a frantic discussion.

And the subject of their discussion was none other than Tony Stark.

...

Four months ago, in the Marvel Universe.

Tony, wearing his Mark II armor, brought Yinsen back to the cave in Afghanistan.

Yes, the Mark I was that half-finished suit of armor he had built in Afghanistan.

Although he had tossed that armor into a corner to gather dust after escaping danger, he still named it the Mark I to commemorate his experience in the cave and his meeting with Yinsen.

By now, the cave was already empty. The terrorists of the Ten Rings had packed up and relocated the very day they discovered Tony had escaped.

They weren't stupid. If they didn't flee, missiles would likely be dropping on their heads within a few days.

"What a pity, it seems they all ran away."

Tony looked at the deserted cave. The gold and red helmet on his head opened, and he turned to look at Yinsen beside him with a hint of regret.

At this moment, Yinsen was wearing a black robe full of ancient style. His hair was meticulously groomed, and the glasses he used to wear were nowhere to be seen.

Clearly, after spending over a month with Tony in the cultivation world, he had been completely reborn.

"Tony, now that we're back, it's time for us to part ways."

"Oh no! Yinsen, aren't you coming back to New York with me?"

"Sorry, Tony. As I am now, there are still many things I must do."

Yinsen looked at Tony, his gaze incredibly resolute.

Hearing this, Tony looked into Yinsen's eyes for a long time before finally giving a heavy nod.

"Alright, buddy. If you ever need my help, make sure to come find me, or just give me a call. Once I get back, I'll have Jarvis use the global network..."

"Alright! Tony!"

Yinsen interrupted Tony's endless chatter and said with a smile, "Have you forgotten? I'm not weak anymore."

Tony paused upon hearing this and eventually sighed.

"Alright, man."

Seeing this, the smile on Yinsen's face grew a bit wider.

He was indeed right. Thanks to Tony, he had eaten quite a few good things as a member of Tony's household. Coupled with cultivating with the Chen family for over a month, his cultivation base had already reached the Qi Condensation stage.

Don't look down on him for just being at the Qi Condensation stage.

It should be known that in the cultivation world where Chen Changsheng resided, there was a Body Tempering realm before the Qi Condensation stage.

An ordinary person at the ninth level of Body Tempering would already possess several thousands of pounds of strength and could easily exceed a speed of 25 meters per second. Placed in the Marvel Universe, if Captain America didn't use any plot armor, he would be at roughly this level.

Furthermore, having learned artifact forging from Tony and utilizing the Chen family's resources to craft a few gadgets of his own, he was already capable of doing whatever he pleased in this chaotic land.

"Alright, take care, buddy."

Tony no longer tried to persuade Yinsen to stay. His helmet slid shut, and he blasted straight up into the sky.