It's not like the Devil Flame God couldn't hold anymore, but that he would need to use the essence of his Devil Flame Source. That would decrease his own power by a lot. Different from Luvile, Harold didn't get extra essence from his body. In fact, he doesn't even know if his body still exists or not.

Luvile looked at Iem and the black flames before asking.

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"What's the magic word?"

Sure enough, Luvile wouldn't lose this chance.

If Harold had a body at this moment, he would be gritting his teeth hard. He even considered if it was better to consume his Devil Flame Essence instead. However, he gave up in the end.

"P-Please..."

"Hahahaha!"

"Don't worry, the all-mighty Luvile will give you a hand."

Arcs of Purple Tribulation Lightning came out of Krune's body and hit Iem Turo. However, instead of causing damage, they fended the Godly Energy from the outside. Harold finally felt relieved and retreated his Black Flames temporarily to recover.

Krune then asked Light Spirit.

"Should we really help them?"

Luvile didn't seem to mind, though.

"I didn't want Harold to be in the Lower Realms because my body is there too. But now that he is here, I don't have to be concerned about it."

Krune was puzzled.

"What could he do to you or your body?"

"I was considered a god, you know? For example, suppose he had taken my body, which has most of my Purple Tribulation Lightning Essence. In that case, he could slowly convert it into his own essence. In the end, he might even destroy it. Of course, I know that the chances of it happening would be low, but I would rather not risk. That's why I agreed to help him to open a gate to the higher realms. I just didn't expect that we would come together with him."

"Anyway, now that we are here, we might as well follow the flow. Harold is not a threat to us in the higher realms to start with. I can tell that his essence is a lot smaller than mine too."

Krune nodded.

"In that case, why don't we just leave? Why are you helping him?"

Luvile agreed with Krune's logic.

"You aren't wrong, I have no need to help him. However, it would be better to move together for the time being. Don't forget that both you and Iem are at the Divine Path Realm at the moment. Simply put, you are too weak!"

"The kids in the Godly Path and God Realms are already born with a Godly Body, so they can begin their cultivation using Godly Energy from the very start. I guess I don't need to tell you just how much faster their cultivation is here, right?"

Krune felt a chill on his back. The Holy Land last floor only had less than a hundredth of the Godly Energy in this place. Also, no one there had Godly Bodies or Meridians. Still, by mixing the little Godly Energy and Spiritual Energy together, everyone's cultivation speed skyrocketed! If that is the case, just how fast is the cultivation speed of a cultivator or demon beast with a Godly Body and Meridians? Not to mention that they can directly cultivate with Godly Energy, which is at least a hundred times thicker than the Holy Land.

One must remember that cultivation with Godly Energy does not make one's foundation unstable. Also, Godly Energy makes laws several times easier to comprehend. Let alone in this place where the Godly Energy is so much more concentrated. Krune had already checked the World of Laws and could tell that this place was much better than the Holy Land for laws comprehension.

Krune didn't know if he really wanted to meet the people and beasts of this realm or not.

Luvile then continued.

"Anyway, just sit down and focus on transforming your core into a Godly Wisp Core. I'll help Iem with his body transformation. With the Devil Flame God and me on your backs, we will be much safer."

Krune nodded and did as Luvile said.

Iem needed over a week to finish transforming his body into a Godly one. Compared with the Divinity Realm cultivators and Demon Beasts, it was indeed extremely slow. However, the fact that he did it while being in the Divine Path Realm and not dying is an amazing accomplishment. After all, he did not have Krune's Myriad Energies Technique.

Iem took a deep breath and stood up. Only now did he take a good look around to see the place they were at the moment. He also looked at Krune, who seemed to be cultivating. Although he didn't say anything during this entire week, he heard everything. He knew that Krune only took three days to adapt to Godly Energy. As for him, even with his Crystallization Ability, he still used more than an entire week. Not only that, but Harold had to ask Luvile for help as well. Iem's pride couldn't help but be hurt a little.

Harold then spoke with him through their own connection.

'Don't overthink it, the same way you have your secrets, that wisp has his. What matters is yourself, not them. Now that we reached the Higher Realms, you have plenty of time to train.'

Krune then got up as well. He also took the opportunity to ask Luvile, Iem, and Harold.

"I know that we are in the Higher Realms, but there are two things I'm confused about. First, how come we were able to come here without passing through the Ascencion Tribulation? Second, our Universes were supposed to try to hold back Iem's Heavenly Core and my Heavenly Fragments. Still, I didn't feel anything trying to take them."

"Luvile told me in the past that the Heavenly Core and Fragment Owners have much harder Ascension Tribulations. That is how the Universes they came from try to take them back."

Iem had to admit that Krune was right. He was also prepared to take the super dangerous Ascencion Tribulation once he reached the Peak of the Divinity Realm. But as it turned out, they came here a lot earlier than expected, and there was no tribulation to speak of.

Luvile was the one to answer that question.

"That's because we used an unorthodox method. Do you remember what I said before? The gate to the Higher Realms was opened because the Dalin Universe was trying to send Harold and my Laws back to where they belong. However, the Universe doesn't have sentience. How can it predict that we would use the same gate to enter the Higher Realms? Naturally, it couldn't prepare an Ascencion Tribulation in advance."

Harold agreed with Luvile.

"You two brats should be thankful. If not for our coincidental encounter, we wouldn't be able to open the gate. It was only after the clash and fusion of Luvile and my laws that we could force the Dalin Universe to 'send them back.' Now you don't need to worry about any tribulation whatsoever. Unless another two gods go back to the Lower Realm and do the same thing, no one will have this privilege that you did."

At least at this point, Harold and Luvile were of the same mind.

"I see... Anyway, what should we do now? Just sit here and cultivate?"

Luvile and Harold couldn't answer this question. It had been eons since the two of them had been to the Higher Realms. Besides, they were from the God Realm, not the Godly Path Realm. Of course, they had been to the Godly Path Realm before, but it was even longer ago than the God Realm.

"We stayed in this place for over a week, but not a single living soul appeared. It seems like we fell into a very desolate place. If not for the concentration of Godly Energy, I would wonder if we really arrived at the Godly Realm at all."

Harold agreed with Luvile.

"Well, the Godly Realm has a lot of places like this anyway. We should first try to find some information. Although sitting and cultivating seems a good idea, I would rather understand where we are at the moment in case of an emergency. We don't know if we are inside someone's territory, either."

Krune and Iem nodded.

"So we are forming a temporary alliance, is everyone okay with it?"

No one had anything against the idea. There was no point in attacking each other here. Besides, it is not like Iem and Krune, or Harold and Luvile had some feud between them to start with. Staying together would be a lot better.

Krune then pondered a bit and chose a random direction.

"Alright, since no one appeared in the last week, it probably means that we are quite far from any settlement or anything like that. Let's first use a Spatial Gate to travel a few thousand kilometers before starting our search."

Iem agreed with Krune.

"That seems to be the best idea now."

Krune and Iem then made a slashing motion with their hand while concentrating on their Space Laws, however...

*Slash, slash, slash, slash, slash...*

"It's... not opening."

Iem also tried several times to no avail.

"What is wrong with this place? Are there no space laws here?"

Harold and Luvile couldn't help but laugh, though.

"Hahaha! Such naive kids. Do you have any idea just how much more stable the Space in the Godly Path Realm is compared to the Mortal Realm? It is the same as comparing a sheet of paper with a steel wall. You should give up your dreams. You won't be able to even shake the Space around you, let alone open a Spatial Gate."

Krune and Iem sighed, but they understood that it made sense. This place was full of Godly Energy, after all. It would be weird if the Godly Realm wasn't a lot more resistant to these kinds of things.

"Well, seems like we can only fly now."

Iem and Krune focused the little Godly Energy they could use with their foundations at the moment and tried to leave the ground. However, other than making their clothes move a little, they didn't float even a single centimeter. Not only that, but the little bit of Godly Energy they gathered was also spent in a second!

Iem and Krune's mouths twitched.

"Let me guess, we are too weak to fly at the moment, am I right?"

Harold and Luvile laughed even more. There wasn't even a need for an answer anymore.

Krune and Iem looked at each other before sighing.

"We can only run... I guess."

There they were, the two Strongest Participants of the Heavenly Competition, beginning a who knows how far running marathon in the Higher Realms. That was really a sight to behold!