Tike pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Where is the deity about to be born now?"
"In the northern ice sea."
Dione looked at Tike again, "Do you want to reclaim this divine authority of the sky?"
Tike shook her head, "Pontus infused it with the power of the ocean, which has made the lost divine authority of the sky impure. At least this new god cannot condense the divine office of the sky domain with it."
The Ice Sea Goddess nodded expressionlessly, and after bidding farewell to her mother, she voluntarily dissipated this avatar.
Tike then comforted the startled Sea Goddess, "Mother, please do not worry about me. There is no deity in the sky domain qualified to compete with me. As long as the world needs the crystal wall system, I will always be invincible."
"I am the Goddess of Destiny, and destiny tells me that this new god will not threaten my position. Prince Pontus will definitely seek the divine office of the ocean domain for this new god. This is an excellent opportunity! I am willing to pay the divine offices of waves and foam as the price, and ask him to help divide the divine office of tsunamis."
The Sea Goddess pondered for a moment and affirmed her daughter's idea, "The divine offices of waves and foam can only support a weak divine power level. Will Pontus agree to this transaction?"
"Seeking the divine office of the ocean domain for the new god is merely to cover up the truth. Pontus, who has lost half of his divine power, can no longer surpass the lineage of the Ocean God. I think he will not be willing to further weaken his power by giving up the divine concept of the ocean. Without our consent, he cannot even obtain the divine office of the ocean domain. He has no choice but to agree to this transaction."
As Tike expected, when Tethys tentatively conveyed her daughter's transaction conditions to Pontus, the ancient sea god immediately agreed.
The wills of the four sea gods tore apart Poseidon's domain. After deliberation, the origin of the ocean agreed to the request of the powerful deities. A fragmented divine office of tsunamis appeared in Tike's hand.
The fleeting goddess returned to the Invisible Island and handed the fragmented divine office of tsunamis to the God of Wind. Kanas's divine office of disaster thus greatly increased in power, but unfortunately, it still did not break through the limit of medium divine power.
Tike was extremely worried. Gaia, who was wary of her, would never easily give up the divine office of earthquakes. This path was now blocked! If a solution could not be found before the war, Kanas's safety would not be guaranteed.
The goddess even regretted letting her son become the God of Disaster. Originally, giving the divine authority of the sky to Kanas would have been a solution. However, the threats from the Sky God and the Goddess of Daylight were still not negligible for the young God of Wind, and the appearance of the crystal wall system further raised the standard for the successor of the divine authority of the sky.
The worried goddess sat on the beach, sighing incessantly.
The moon, which was passing across the sky, suddenly gave Tike an idea, and she thought of Tartarus. The abyss that eroded the earth had a similar effect to earthquakes, and perhaps she could successfully obtain the divine office of earthquakes!
Tike immediately opened a portal and went into the abyss. After explaining her intentions to Tartarus, the goddess received an affirmative reply.
Before Tike could be happy, Tartarus's giant palm opened in front of the goddess. The meaning of the abyss was clear: it required an exchange of emotions!
The goddess proudly curved her lips, revealing a smile of determination.
Upon entering the crevice, Nyx's children had already built their residences. They had even connected other nearby crevices and openings, expanding the original space several times over.
Raising the scepter in her hand, the authority granted by Tartarus gave Tike enough confidence. The power of the divine office of temperature surged out, filling two adjacent uninhabited caves. The divine powers of cold and heat permanently solidified the temperature within the caves, with biting cold and scorching heat pressing in aggressively.
The goddess invoked the will of the laws, using the divine nature of the moon, which represented purification, and the divine nature of darkness, which represented tranquility, to attempt to shape a new divine office: Purgatory!
The souls of all living beings were refined and sublimated in pain. All stripped emotions would become food for the abyss. Pure souls, after returning to their origin, could be reborn immediately, saving the step of purifying the origin.
The laws readily agreed to the goddess's invocation. The four divine offices of pain, torment, punishment, and purgatory were bestowed upon Tike. The souls of golden humans wandering the earth were guided by the laws to Purgatory.
The newly opened Purgatory operated smoothly under Tike's expectant gaze. A continuous stream of emotions was stripped away and fell into the hands of the abyss.
Tartarus, satisfied, took out the divine office of earthquakes and handed it to Tike, then disappeared into the darkness. The goddess looked at the divine office in her hand with relief. This divine office, which could reach the level of medium divine power, was the last piece of the puzzle needed to complete the divine office of disaster.
Hypnos and Thanatos came before Tike. Tartarus's appearance had made them unwilling to show themselves, and they only dared to appear after the abyss left.
Hypnos, with a troubled heart, protested to Tike, "Perhaps next time, you could notify us before taking action. My younger brothers and sisters were all terrified by the majesty of Prince Tartarus, and we do not wish for a repeat of this."
Tike put away the divine office in her hand and said with a beaming smile, "My meticulous Hypnos, thank you for your reminder. If it can dispel your concerns, I would be happy to invite an avatar of the Goddess of Night to reside here. I believe Prince Tartarus would not refuse the proposal to cooperate with Princess Nyx."
The twins exchanged glances and stared at the goddess solemnly. Thanatos, the God of Death, could not help but ask, "What have you learned?"
Tike sincerely invited the Goddess of Night and said soothingly, "First, let's take a look at the Purgatory I created. I have a similar idea that I want to cooperate with Princess Nyx on, and I think she will be interested."
Hypnos hesitated for a moment, then turned and instructed his brother before following Tike alone into Purgatory.
Purgatory was filled with the souls of golden humans. They shed the darkness of their souls in ice and fire, leaving only pure essence to merge into the embrace of the origin.
Hypnos carefully observed the souls wailing in pain and found that the torment inflicted upon them by Purgatory was not uniform. He curiously asked, "Your Highness Tike, why do you favor some of them? Is it because they once worshipped you?"
"Not at all, Purgatory is strictly neutral and orderly," Tike frankly told Hypnos. "They are all enduring corresponding punishments for their sins in life. The difference is that some people have more good in their hearts than evil, so they suffer less pain."
Hypnos further inquired, "Then, do souls without malice in their hearts also have to suffer torment?"
Tike smiled and shook her head, "Such pure souls are extremely rare. Under the will of the laws, they will become spirits born in nature, serving in the halls of the gods and enjoying eternal life."