Ten years later, the highest level of the Nine Tiers, Supreme Creation God Temple.
"Your Majesty, Supreme Divine King, ten days ago, the Omni-King of the Second Dimension of the Dragon Ball World destroyed the main universe of the Pirates of the Caribbean world. We have fully investigated the incident. According to the 'Multiverse Ordinance' you established, and after deliberation by the gods, we have sentenced the Omni-King of the Dragon Ball Second Dimension to death."
"Approved."
"Your Majesty, the War God Esdeath of the Tenth Legion has reported back. Her forces have currently eliminated the subordinates of the Omni-King from the Dragon Ball Second Dimension and are requesting to return."
"Approved. Have the God of Law and Order, Jain Zar, maintain the operational stability of the Dragon Ball Second Dimension universe."
"Yes! Your Majesty, the God of Freedom, Lelith of the First Legion, has just reported back. The destruction crisis in the Chaldea Dimension of the FATE world has been resolved. However, Chaldea is unable to pay the rescue fees in full and is requesting dimensional development with payment in installments."
"Approved."
"Your Majesty, at 2:10 a.m. yesterday, the demi-god Rimuru Tempest successfully completed the Nine Tiers trial. The Creation Engine has matched him with the 'Evolution' law. He shall be named the God of Evolution. Please decide the specific time of conferment."
"Then let it be at noon. Assign the Goddess of Order, Yvraine, to handle the related matters."
"Yes! Your Majesty, regarding the world collision incident between the Jujutsu Kaisen world and the Rakshasa Street world the day before yesterday, the cause has now been found..."
"..."
Over an entire hour passed.
With the assistance of the Creation Engine embedded in Kei's divine consciousness, most issues during the Supreme Council were resolved. After dumping all the troublesome matters onto his subordinates, he was finally free.
Originally, many matters of the Supreme Council, under the operation of the world's overclocked supercomputer, could be quickly processed by simply reporting conceptual data.
However, the Supreme Academy of Wisdom, led by Shikaku, believed that the existence of the Supreme Council was not only a demonstration of divine law's fairness and transparency, but also a key to maintaining the stability of the divine realm. It effectively reinforced divine authority and promoted interdimensional cooperation.
Although Kei found it troublesome, for the sake of long-term stable development, he still agreed to it.
But just as he stood at the edge of the Nine Tiers for a short moment, two girls in maid outfits, with short blue and cherry-pink hair respectively, Rem and Ram, came running over.
"Your Majesty, the 10th All-Heaven Divine Competition is set to begin at 2 PM. Lady Tsunade, the Goddess of Healing, left a message: if you dare to be late, I won't allow you to sleep together with Kushina. You'll be sleeping on the sofa for ten years."
Ram lifted her skirt and curtsied deeply, looking extremely well-behaved.
"Yes, I know."
Kei rubbed his forehead, utterly helpless at how Tsunade's tone hadn't changed at all in the past ten years.
Why does he have to share his palace with the others anyway? Can't he just live with Kushina alone?
"Your Majesty, this way please."
Rem waved her hand, using spatial magic to produce a dining table, tea set, refreshments, and chairs.
Seeing Kei wave to them, Rem and Ram bowed once more, then turned and ran off.
"His Majesty has such a low position in the household... If he's late, he has to sleep on the sofa for ten years. That's so pitiful."
Rem whispered quickly while holding her sister Ram's hand, complaining under her breath.
"Rem, Rem, His Majesty technically doesn't have a household position. According to the Goddess of Order, Lady Yvraine, those who are emotionally faithful are to be pitied."
"Rem wants to add a cushion to the sofa so His Majesty can sleep more comfortably."
"Rem, Rem, let's make it an extended acupressure mat. Ram will ask the God of Pain to bless it with a 'pain enchantment'. That way, the Goddess of Healing, the Goddess of Seals, the Goddess of Order, the Goddess of Freedom, the War Goddess, the Death Goddess, and over a dozen goddesses, will all thank us."
"Ram! I can hear you!"
Kei looked back with a sour expression at the two maids who were running off.
The blue-haired and pink-haired girls froze for a second, then bolted at full speed, fleeing into the residential area behind the temple.
He rolled his eyes in exasperation.
He silently resolved to give those two a proper punishment later.
To think his personal maids would actually get bribed by other goddesses, outrageous!
A few hours later...
With the God of Evolution, Rimuru's conferment ceremony completed, the World Tree in the Supreme Divine Kingdom of the Multiverse burst into brilliant radiance.
Countless fireworks and ceremonial cannons exploded once again in the sky.
In front of the Nine Tiers, the projection of the massive World Tree expanded. Regardless of strength or status, everyone from across the myriad realms raised their heads to watch.
This was a celebration shared by tens of thousands of deities from all corners of existence!
It was also the highest-level competition the gods dreamed of advancing in!
The Goddess of Healing Tsunade, Goddess of Seals Kushina, God of Death Death, Goddess of Allure Lelith, Goddess of Order Yvraine, God of Battle Goku, Demi-Goddess of Food Kanna Kamui, Demi-Goddess of Thunder Jain Zar, Demi-Goddess Witch Elaina, Demi-God of Berserk Uchiha Madara...
Countless Crown-Ranked Gods, Demi-Gods, and Support Deities, all had their powers suppressed to the level of a support deity from the 7th layer of the Nine Tiers during the All-Heavens Divine Competition.
A chaotic free-for-all starting on equal footing.
Concepts and powers clashed wildly. For beings whose strength reached even the support deity level, grasping even a sliver of insight from this event would be an enormous opportunity!
There were no opening speeches. No hosts.
Yet the live broadcast in the skies captivated all lifeforms.
Many among them might never step into the eternal, never awaken to the potential of immortality, fated to one day vanish into dust under the tide of time.
Just like you. Just like me.
But the essence of life has never been about escaping demise, it's about how we once danced with time.
Most living beings are no more than insignificant ice crystals in the entropy-churning tide of the universe.
And yet, the light refracted by those ice crystals is a dazzling rainbow.
No algorithm can replicate the way life dances with miracles, for that is a brilliance that transcends all creation.
May your lives be vibrant, and your futures radiant!
(The End)