"What happened? It's been less than half an hour since you encountered the War God Ship..."

Cheson was incredulous. Without waiting for Raite's response, he continued, "Even if the defenses of the Thunder Ship were breached, what you should have done was retreat to the 487th space node, not to fight the War God Ship to the death..."

"I...I," Raite knew Cheson was right, but he couldn't bear to abandon the War God Ship, even if it meant dying, he would rather die on the War God Ship. "There's no time. Cheson, beware of that God Spirit who broke through the defense shield, he possesses abilities comparable to the Main God, our intelligence was wrong..."

Suddenly, his voice cut off, his face filled with terror as he looked beside him and took a defensive posture, "How... how did you get here so quickly?"

Catch the king before the pawns.

After breaking the shield, Duge, accompanied by Jannie, entered the Thunder Ship. Sensing his surroundings, he teleported directly beside Raite.

The guards and civilian staff in the command room simultaneously drew their weapons at Duge, and those adept in speed had already initiated a surprise attack on him.

But in the eyes of Duge, their movements were like slow motion.

With a slight smile from Duge, those people were frozen in place. Seeing Raite handle telekinesis so proficiently, Duge started consciously honing his own telekinetic ability.

Securing the people around him, Duge looked at Raite and said with a smile, "General Raite, would you like to visit the War God Ship?"

"Is it you?" Raite was a smart man, blinded by the situation when no one reminded him; he was deep in the midst of it and didn't think of the reasons. But when Duge suddenly brought up the War God Ship, combined with his abnormal behavior just a moment ago, Raite became suddenly aware, "You affected my mind?"

"Who are you?" The communication between Raite and Cheson was still intact. Seeing Duge barge in unexpectedly, Cheson urgently inquired.

"General Cheson, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Kou Nan, the bearer of the Origin of Mankind, a guide of the free movement across the star realms, and my goal is for every person, every nation in the universe, to freely control their own destiny."

Duge, overhearing their conversation, naturally called out his name, knowing who was on the other end.

As he spoke, he took out the Origin of Mankind, elegantly manipulating it in his hand while simultaneously propagating his philosophy.

When Duge took out the Origin of Mankind, Raite's and Cheson's gazes were fixed upon it, barely listening to what he said.

"The Origin of Mankind is in your hands," they said in unison.

"Of course, I am the most powerful God Spirit on the War God Ship; it's natural that I safeguard the Origin of Mankind," Duge said as he twirled it in his hand, "Why would I give it to Birmingham and let you steal it?"

"...," Raite's pupils contracted, a headache coming on.

"Raite, is he the Main God you were talking about?" Cheson asked, his voice cold.

"That's right, he shattered the shield of the Thunder Ship barehanded," stressed Raite, fearing that Cheson didn't grasp the severity of the situation, "His specialty should be strength."

"The two of you, you think I am the Main God of the Heavenly Gods Clan?" Duge asked, surprised.

"Isn't that the case?" Raite said angrily, his rage temporarily diverting his attention from the ongoing battle outside with the War God Ship.

At this moment.

The warriors of the Thorne Divine Tribe had already boarded their battleships, fearlessly charging towards the War God Ship, initiating a fierce counterattack.

The firepower on the War God Ship was still concentrated on the Thunder Ship, the overwhelming volleys seeming to want to utterly destroy the Thunder Ship.

The space was lit up with fireworks, one after another.

The battle was in a stalemate, and both sides were inseparable.

The Thunder Ship continuously shook; explosions could be heard in some areas.

Without its defense shield, the destruction of the Thunder Ship was just a matter of time unless the warriors of the Thorne Divine Tribe could breach the defenses of the War God Ship before it completely destroyed the Thunder Ship...

Through the Thunder Ship's large screen, Duge watched the battle outside, shaking his head, "No, a day ago, I had no relations with the Heavenly Gods Clan, I am a native God Spirit of Emperor Star."

"That's impossible, the desolate zone could never produce a God Spirit as powerful as you," Raite declared.

"Impossible before encountering the Origin of Mankind, but with it, who knows," Duge chuckled, then looked at Raite and asked, "How many abilities have you gained from the Origin of Mankind?"

"...," Raite was at a loss for words.

Duge shook his head at him.

Then.

He stretched out his hand, a ball of flame emerged from his palm, and with his other hand, a jumping water droplet appeared, which then froze into ice.

Duge blinked his eyes, and two beams of searing heat shot out, carving a large hole in the command room's wall.

In Raite's disbelieving look, a pair of pristine white wings appeared behind Duge. Then, half of his body turned into a mist while the other half crystallized...

Duge casually switched between the various superpowers he had obtained.

Raite and Cheson were completely dumbfounded; they knew these superpowers all too well. Raite's lips trembled, "How is this possible?"

"Nothing is impossible, I have almost all the superpowers from the Origin of Mankind," Duge shrugged and said, "That's the secret to my strength. To be precise, it wasn't Birmingham who defeated me; instead, I used him to spark the war between the Heavenly Gods Clan and the Thorne Divine Tribe..."

Both fell silent at his words.

"I don't believe it," Raite declared.

"What don't you believe?" Duge inquired, "That I have gained all the superpowers from the Origin of Mankind or that I am a native God Spirit from the desolate zone?"

"I believe neither," protested Raite, his eyes reddening.