Atlas was quiet for a second and grumbled.

[That’s the ridiculous part.]

[Even smarter beings than you already knew about this concept.]

Garion’s face instantly became annoyed. "The hell do you mean smarter than me?"

Atlas ignored him completely.

[Ancient cosmic races with billions of years of knowledge already researched similar paths.]

[Some gods themselves attempted it but they couldn’t find the correct method.]

Garion frowned slightly. "Method..."

[The path or the method, whatever you want to call it. It is what matters more than the idea.]

[One wrong step and the body collapses.]

[One wrong balance and the soul mutates.]

[One wrong absorption method and the cultivator explodes.]

Garion’s mouth twitched slightly. "Damn."

Atlas looked directly into Garion’s eyes.

[But you...]

He pointed at Garion again.

[...somehow succeeded on your first real attempt.]

Garion stared blankly for a moment. Then suddenly burst out laughing. "Hahahaha!"

He slapped his own knee while laughing harder. "So basically everyone else spent millions of years researching while I somehow guessed correctly?"

Atlas looked genuinely exhausted.

[That’s exactly why this is absurd.]

Garion could not stop grinning. "Damn... maybe I really am a genius."

Atlas immediately shot him a flat look.

[No.]

Garion’s grin froze slightly.

Atlas continued mercilessly.

[You’re lucky.]

Garion pointed at himself in disbelief. "Come on, give me at least a little credit."

[Fine.]

Atlas sighed dramatically.

[You are lucky... and crazy enough to actually commit to the idea.]

Garion smirked proudly. "I’ll take that."

Atlas floated closer while narrowing his tiny eyes.

[Do you know how insane your original training method sounded?]

Garion shrugged casually again. "Not really."

[You literally destroyed your own body repeatedly while forcing mana into every single cell.]

Garion nodded. "Yeah."

[Normal people would die.]

"Yeah."

[Smart people wouldn’t even attempt it.]

"Yeah."

Atlas spread his tiny arms outward dramatically.

[And somehow you survived.]

Garion laughed again. "Hahaha! See? Talent."

Atlas stared at him silently for a few seconds before sighing deeply.

[I’m honestly starting to understand why she finds you interesting.]

Garion blinked. "She said that?"

Atlas instantly covered his own mouth.

Garion smirked immediately. "Aha."

Atlas quickly looked away.

[...Pretend you didn’t hear that.]

Garion snorted. "Too late."

Atlas clicked his tongue before floating upward again.

[Anyway, enough about that.]

Garion still looked amused.

Atlas pointed at him seriously now.

[The important part is this.]

[Your physique already bypassed the biggest limitation normal cultivators face.]

Garion’s smile faded slightly as he listened carefully.

[Most beings require external systems to process divine energy.]

[You do not.]

Atlas tapped Garion’s chest lightly.

[Your body itself already acts like a divine vessel.]

Garion slowly looked at his own hand again. "So the God Physique..."

[Is essentially the perfected version of the path you accidentally started.]

Garion nodded slowly. "I see... I think I get it now."

But then his eyes narrowed as new questions appeared in his mind. "But there’s still something weird."

Atlas floated lazily nearby while stretching his tiny arms.

[What is it now?]

Garion frowned slightly. "If I already have a God Physique, then why am I still this weak?"

He looked directly at Atlas. "And why was it apparently easier for me to evolve from a Unique Physique into a God Physique?"

Atlas immediately grinned.

[That part is simple.]

He floated closer before poking Garion’s forehead.

[Because your current God Physique is basically still a baby.]

Garion blinked once. "A baby?"

[Exactly.]

Atlas crossed his tiny arms proudly.

[A baby tiger is still a tiger.]

[But that doesn’t mean it can instantly fight an adult tiger.]

Garion stared at him for a few seconds before slowly nodding. "I see..."

[Your current God Physique only just awakened.]

[Its foundation exists, but it hasn’t fully matured yet.]

Atlas pointed upward as projections appeared around them again.

[That is why your future path toward the God Realm will become much smoother compared to normal cultivators.]

Garion raised an eyebrow. "Because I already evolved early?"

[Correct.]

[You already skipped the hardest first step.]

Atlas smiled slightly.

[Most cultivators spend their entire lives trying to evolve toward godhood.]

[You already possess the weakest beginning form of it.]

Garion rubbed his chin slowly. "So basically... I’m a newborn god baby."

Atlas instantly burst out laughing.

[Hahahaha! That is honestly not completely wrong.]

Garion’s mouth twitched. "That sounds stupid as hell."

[Reality doesn’t care if it sounds stupid.]

Garion sighed before looking serious again.

"Then what exactly is the best method to evolve a Unique Physique into a true God Physique?"

His eyes narrowed slightly.

"Because from the divine knowledge I got and just what you told me, simply absorbing energy from the universe doesn’t seem to be good enough, knowing it’s muddy water."

Atlas nodded immediately.

[Of course it’s the best one as there is a better one.]

He floated in front of Garion while speaking more seriously now.

[The best one is to break your own limit.]

Garion focused completely. "Breaking my limit..."

[Every Unique Physique has its own concept, nature, or its own theme.]

Atlas waved his hand, causing Dahlia’s image to appear.

A azure-haired woman stood proudly while massive storms and dragon-shaped clouds surrounded her.

[Dahlia is the perfect example.]

Garion looked carefully.

[Her Unique Physique was related to the Sky Dragon.]

Atlas continued calmly.

[Normally, her physique would eventually stop evolving.]

[But she broke its limit.]

Garion crossed his arms. "How?"

[By forcefully consuming Awakening Realm dragon blood elixir.]

Garion’s eyes widened slightly. "Dahlia actually did that?"

[Yes.]

Atlas nodded.

[The dragon blood forced her physique to mutate beyond its original limitation.]

The projection changed.

Dahlia’s aura became far more terrifying now, almost resembling a true disaster dragon rather than a normal sky dragon.

[At the same time, she possessed extraordinary talent and compatibility.]

[Those factors combined together and created her current God Physique.]

Garion slowly nodded. "So mutation plus compatibility..."

[Correct.]

Then Rachel’s image appeared next.

Pink divine energy surrounded her while countless threads of light connected her to others.

[Rachel’s case was even stranger.]

Garion snorted slightly.

"Yeah, that sounds about right."

Atlas laughed softly.

[Her Unique Physique was related to love itself. The more she loves, the stronger she becomes.]

Garion already knew that part, but Atlas continued.

[Then when Dahlia had gotten God Physique and you are on the way on having one...]

Garion blinked. "...Wait."

Atlas grinned immediately.

[Exactly.]

Garion pointed between the projections. "You’re telling me Rachel basically evolved because of Dahlia and me?"

[Yes, it is. Her emotions toward both of you and yours to her had reached absurd levels.]

[Combined with the influence of Dahlia and your soon to be God Physique, her physique naturally evolved.]

Garion stared blankly for a moment before rubbing his forehead. "That sounds ridiculously unfair."

[Reality is unfair.]

Garion sighed deeply. "So Rachel basically became a God Physique owner through love power."

[Pretty much.]

Garion shook his head while muttering. "Meanwhile I almost died under the sea..."