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The Holy Chronicles of Baator

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Chapter 331 – Invasion of the Baator (1)
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    • 1st Layer of the Baator, Avernus

    Currently, the entire 1st Layer of the Baator Avernus was in a state of military mobilization, as the Chthonian Empire was under imminent threat of invasion from the Warlock's Canghzi Plane. Soldiers were running here and there, and everybody was in the highest emergency as the Warlocks would be invading the Baator.

    Lord General Behemoth was in charge of defenses at the Avernus together with his 1st Army Pillars.

    "Your Highness, all Anti-Matter Magicule Canon Batteries are ready. Also, we have prepared the Phalanx-Class Space Fortress in case we need it."

    Stated Lord General Behemoth as we stood at the entrance fortress to the Baator, awaiting our enemies, who would be walking straight to our trap.

    "Are your subordinates at the place, Lord Yatogami?"

    I asked Magister Arcanist Yatogami Kuroh casually.

    "Yes, Ancestor Lucifer. Other Magisters went together with Empresses-Dowager and Elder of the Chthonian Empire."

    Answered Magister Arcanist Yatogami Kuroh respectfully. Even though we were basically at the same rank, my personal power was far higher than his, in addition to my position of being de facto head of an enormous faction, almost on par with his Dresden Arcanum Empire aside from lack of the Tier 11 Powerhouses, but that was only a matter of time.

    I, some of the Elders, and my wives were on the verge of reaching the next Class. When that happens, Chthonian Empire would be truly one of the first-rate factions, second only to those with Tier 12.

    "They are already nearing... Great Sword Holy is leading the invasion team to the Baator."

    I stated with a bloodthirsty grin, especially when I realized that the person who was leading the Warlocks was the Great Sword Holy, who killed Devouring Magister.

    "Let them enter the outer perimeter of the Baator and activate the Magic Ban Net, and I will close the Baator."

    I ordered as we all waited until the Warlock Invasion Team entered the outer perimeter of the Baator. When I sensed them entering the outer perimeter, I instantly controlled the Baator and sealed the entire Plane.

    With this, they wouldn't be able to exit the plane unless they kill me, which is a virtually impossible task, even if I was fighting them not in the Baator.

    When I saw the Warlock Invasion Team descend at the Baator, I readied two Necrosword Daggers that Hela created for me, as my Mystic Code was destroyed, and my new weapon was still under construction, or rather I was still gathering the right materials for it.

    I was a rather good fighter with daggers, and their fundamental nature as Necroswrods made them a very good Mystic Code for my purposes.

    ***

    "Great Sword Holy, the plane has closed down... how peculiar, I haven't seen such a unique Planar Will for several Eras."

    Stated one of the Great Step Holy Spirit Warlocks.

    "Focus on tasks at hand, not chattering about trivial things."

    Rebuked him Great Sword Holy as he dismissed any potential threat from the foreign races.

    ***

    "Idiots."

    I muttered with strong despisal in my voice.

    Warlocks were always overly arrogant and most of the time, also ignorant.

    After I activated the Command Sequence and sealed down an entire plane, I activated Magic Ban Net on the whole of 1st Layer of the Baator.

    After the Magic Ban Net was activated, it was clear that those invading Holy Spirit Warlocks were weakened significantly, as they couldn't regenerate their energy due to the presence of the Magic Ban Net.

    Instantly afterward, all Anti-Matter Magicule Canon Batteries started furiously firing at the invading Holy Spirit Warlocks.

    Great Step Holy Spirit Warlocks were the first to react and successfully defended against incoming attacks from the Anti-Matter Magicule Canon Batteries while suffering only some minor injuries. The same, though, couldn't be said about other Holy Spirit Warlocks. Five were killed from the initial 25 Holy Spirit Warlocks, and another four were grievously injured.

    Of course, this strategy was effective only at the start. When Warlocks realized that they were under attack, it was very hard to move mobile target with mainly static weapons such as Anti-Matter Magicule Canon Batteries.

    "Attack."

    I ordered everyone to confront the Warlocks directly.

    Even those who weren't injured by the bombardment of the Anti-Matter Magicule Canon Batteries consumed a lot of their energy. Some of them used various precious treasures to regenerate their energy, but that luxury was not for everyone.

    Magister Yatogami directly slashed at one of the Great Step Holy Spirit Warlocks, instantly severing his right hand. Across the Astral Boundary, Yatogami Kuroh was known as the best swordsman of several past Eras. It was also the main reason why he stagnated a bit and still didn't break through to the Arcane Lord Realm.

    I brushed my Necrosword Daggers against each other and was enveloped with Law of Lightning and Law of Destruction as I teleported directly before the Great Sword Holy and slashed at him with both my Necrosword Daggers.

    Great Sword Holy truly lived to his name as one of the strongest Holy Spirit Warlocks and blocked my attack, with only coughing some blood from his mouth. If it was me from before, I would have had a lot of struggles with the Great Sword Holy.

    But now.

    I just grinned as I released several Nuclear Magic Rule Beams at him from all sides; as he blocked some of them with his sword, but several of them have directly hit the body of the Great Sword Holy, as I stabbed him with one of my Necrosword Dagger to his abdomen, as I broke the Necrosword Dagger, to prevent him from taking it out.

    Afterward, I teleported away, directly avoiding the sword slash aimed at me.

    "I wonder how you managed to recover so fast from injuries suffered from the Devouring Magister."

    I asked curiously.

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    • Chapter 332 – Invasion of the Baator (2)
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    • "Based on my calculation, the injuries you suffered against the Devouring Magister were so severe that even Immortal Strings wouldn't be able to heal it so fast. So, basically, it leaves only two other options for your complete recuperation. One would be Empyrean-Grade Healing Artifact, but none o the Warlock Dynasties have something like that. The second one would be if someone healed you or speeded up the recuperation. Considering that you are Great Step Holy Spirit Warlock, only a few people could achieve a feat like that."

    I noted, as Great Sword Holy grimaced hearing my analysis.

    "So who awakened? Which Warlock Emperor is awake? Is it Taboo Emperor? Or Time Emperor?"

    As I watched his faction expression change, I noticed that it was Time Emperor. The strongest of the Warlock Emperors was already awake.

    "If he was able to heal you, no matter of means used indicates that he has recovered a significant portion of his own power."

    Right now, there were only a few Tier 12 and Tier 13 powerhouses awake, as most of them went into a deep slumber to preserve their power and wait for the next Great Conjunctions of Universes. Right now, some of them had already started slowly waking up, which was problematic for the Chthonian Empire.

    "It appears we need to speed up our plans."

    I said grimly as I charged at the Great Sword Holy, dodging his incoming sword attack and stabbing Great Sword Holy to his back as I infused a lot of Law of Destruction into his wound, as his body was being destroyed from within.

    Great Sword Holy used a secret technique as he started burning his Lifeforce and attacked me with all of his power, as overwhelming energy was released from his body, as sword beams went directly at me.

    After I activated Decomposition Magic Rule as they intercepted all incoming sword beams and dispersed them with ease. In front of the Decomposition Magic Rule, all energy-based attacks were futile unless they were overwhelmingly strong compared to my own power.

    "Starfall: End of the World"

    Was the name of one of my strongest spells from the Starfall Magic Rule, as tens of the artificially made stars started falling at the Great Sword Holy, who desperately attempted to defend against incoming attacks, but it was futile.

    While he managed to defend against more than fifteen starts, the sixteenth one hit the Great Sword Holy at full force as he coughed blood. The twentieth one destroyed more than half of the body of Great Sword Holy.

    I walked up to the charred body of the Great Sword Holy as I threw the remaining Necrosword Dagger, which pierced his head, instantly killing him. I stored his corpse in my dimensional storage, as it was precious material to make a new type of mech.

    Corpses of these Holy Spirit Warlocks would be the perfect base material to construct a new form of the Swarm Mech, typed as Swarm Titan. Currently, the Chthonian Empire had mechs whose strongest power was only Tier 9, so obtaining Tier 10 Mechs would be very beneficial.

    All over the 1st Layer of the Baator, Avernus, the fights were ending, as all Warlocks were killed, there was no mercy and also no reason for keeping them alive. Some of them were rather weak, and we could use countless techniques to obtain information from their brain.

    Because all Warlocks were drastically weakened due to the suppression of the Baator and the presence of the Magic Ban Net, the fight was a relatively easy one, as most Warlocks were killed without significant resistance.

    "Ancestor Lucifer. I guess you have noticed that too, right?"

    Asked Magister Yatogami Kuroh.

    "Yes."

    I nodded as Magister Yatogami grimaced.

    "One of them already awakened... things are becoming too messy..."

    Stated Magister Yatogami grimly as I nodded at his words.

    "Ancestor Lucifer, would you be able to sell me the corpse of the Great Sword Holy?"

    Asked Magister Yatogami as I raised my brow at this.

    "You want to extract his sword essence?"

    I stated lightly as he nodded.

    "Yes, it is time for me to reach Arcane Lord. I have been stagnant for too long, and the time for the final war to come."

    Final War.

    Final War between Arcanists and Warlocks.

    Arcanists and Warlocks were enemies since immemorial, and the final clash would come sooner or later.

    Now the time was here.

    And as Chthonians were allied to Arcanists and we devils have the same path, our stance was clear.

    "We, the Chthonian Empire, will stand with our allies in this fight, and we will fight to the end."

    I stated as Magister Yatogami showed a slight smile.

    "All I ask is for Magister Yatogami to teach grandson Artorias and my son-in-law the path of the sword."

    I said as Magister Yatogami nodded as he accepted.

    Arthur and Artorias both followed a very similar path to Magister Yatogami, and guidance from him would be very beneficial for them. Additionally, this was also a show of goodwill to the Dresden Arcanum Empire.

    As I stood there, observing the aftermath of cleaning, I suddenly felt an overwhelming presence approaching the Baator.

    "So, he made a move personally... probably the death of his favorite retainer enraged him far more than I thought."

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    • Chapter 333 – Banishing the Emperor
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    • "What is your plan, Ancestor Lucifer? Should I contact Weismann?"

    Asked Magister Yatogami Kuroh as he looked at me. Among all of the retainers of the Exarch Arcanist Adolf K. Weismann, Yatogami Kuroh is the only one who could be casual with him.

    "That is not necessary. I will show you the might of the Arcanotech of the Chthonian Empire of the Baator."

    I said lightly as I turned my voice to the incoming aura belonging to the Time Emperor. He was really strong, probably far stronger than even Irtarr's True Body, without the support of his Divine Kingdom. Thought that was to be expected as he was the first in the line of the Warlock Emperors that emerged from the Warlock Path and the Canghzi Plane as a whole.

    "What has brought his Imperil Majesty Time Emperor to the humble plane of the Baator?"

    I asked as I gave him a provocative bow.

    I liked mocking and provoking my opponents if possible; people were prone to anger and irrational decisions while fighting then.

    "Another of your kind has risen."

    Said Time Emperor with an overwhelming presence while he looked at the Magister Yatogami Kuroh. Time Emperor looked at both of us with immense hatred and abhorrence; as Warlock Emperor, he had a great deal of hatred for Arcanists.

    Seeing that another species rose to power, following the same path as the most hated Arcanists, was a great deal for Warlocks as a whole. Members of both of Paths hated each other too much, and it was inevitable that they would fight to the death.

    Mainly because the game has changed.

    "Such unfortunate event for Warlocks, and fortunate event for everybody else."

    I said with a slight smile as the silhouette of the Time Emperor came into my vision.

    He looked rather ordinary in his facial features, but he was handsome in some sense. He had very long pitch-black hair flowing to his back. He wore a typical robe of the Time Dynasty with its symbols; it was Empyrean-Grade Artifact just by looking.

    I was slightly disappointed that the Time Emperor didn't fall for my tricks, but that was expected. He was Warlock Emperor and Emperor of the Time Dynasty, so his self-discipline was astounding.

    Suddenly out of nowhere, an enormous energy beam hit the Time Emperor and sent him flying deep into space.

    Seconds after, the intimidating Phalanx-Class Space Fortress revealed itself.

    It had the size of a small moon or large asteroid; its foredeck alone could dock a dozen Imperial Navy cruisers around its circumference. The hull of the starship was many kilometers long, triangular in cross-section with its upper surface bristling with weapons and sensorium domes. Two wings swept back from the hull, trailing directional vanes like long, gilded feathers. Every surface was clad in solid armor plating, and every angle was covered by more torpedo tubes and Lance batteries than any Imperial battleship could muster.

    "This is..."

    Muttered Magister Arcanist Yatogami Kuroh in astonishment.

    "Phalanx-Class Space Fortress. So far, it is the greatest wonder of the Arcanotechnology that the Chthonian Empire has built. Its full power output is able to obliterate even Warlock Emperors to the dust. The only downside for them is the amount and type of resources required to build even one."

    I said with pride.

    Phalanx was an absolute monstrosity that we built, and it was the reason why I was confident of defending against Tier 11 Powerhouses who would attack Baator. It was my secret weapon that I prepared in case someone like that would dare to attack the Baator.

    Soon enough, after several seconds, the Phalanx-Class Space Fortress fired once more at the Time Emperor, who showed only some superficial injuries. This time, Phalanx-Class Space Fortress fired with even more power, which still wasn't its maximum.

    After the second hit, Time Emperor appeared to be injured more severely compared to the first hit, as even his Empyrean-Grade Robe showed slight cracks.

    Instantly the third hit came; this time, it was the full power of the Phalanx-Class Space Fortress as I used the entire might of the Baator as it hit the Time Emperor, who slashed his sword.

    Unfortunately for the Time Emperor, he didn't recover completely, and this attack was so overwhelming and powerful that he was sent flying after his Empyrean-Grade Robe cracked, and he coughed a huge amount of blood.

    After he fell into the black hole near the Baator, I knew that he was banished. I knew that his injuries were severe while he maintained his image in front of us.

    Not only due to the enormous firepower of the Phalanx-Class Space Fortress but also because I let him enter the Baator; immediately afterward, the Planar Suppression fell onto him in full force.

    "We were lucky."

    I noted as it was the truth. Still, alas, the mission was successful as I managed to severely injure one of their Warlock Emperors, once again restricting the possibility of their movements.

    There were several factors in this outcome. First was the moment of surprise as the Phalanx-Class Space Fortress attacked the Time Emperor when he was talking to us; this happened only because I used Baator's Will to cover up the entire Phalanx-Class Space Fortress so the Time Emperor won't notice its presence.

    The second one, probably the most important factor, was that the Time Emperor didn't completely recover. I could see that he was still recovered only till around half of his power, but even that was enough, as even with that much power, he could suppress the majority of Warlocks under the Warlock Emperor Level.

    "Lord General Behemoth, leave the Phalanx-Class Space Fortress stationed here for some time in case if he returns for more severe injuries. Afterward, send it back to the Nessus."

    I gave an order to Lord General Behemoth, who teleported to my side for additional orders.

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    • Chapter 334 – Here We Go Once Again
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    • Several Years Later, Baator, 9th Layer of the Baator, Nessus, Imperial Palace - Sanctus Imperialis.

    I have spent all of my time comprehending the Law of Space for the past years, as I wanted to reach Tier 11 as soon as possible. I have long ago realized where my path lay, and the only thing that I missed from the puzzle was the last piece, which was the Law of Space.

    My comprehension of the Law of Space has reached 97% with the consumption of several priceless universal treasures, which I went and obtained or some of them I got from the Arcanum Dresden Empire after Magister Yatogami reached Tier 11 Arcane Lord Level.

    Final preparations for the invasion of the Noscnet Plane were already finished. Because of the time, Chthonian Empire will be launching a direct invasion in full force, with all of our power. So no infiltration or sabotage before the conquest.

    These operations would require a long time, while the brutal conquest would be much faster and swifter. Additionally, there would be fights where subterfuge, sabotage, and other similar means would be not available all the time.

    Sometimes, there would be situations where only a direct attack would be the solution.

    "Husband."

    Called to me Hela, who was standing behind me, as I sat cross-legged in my training room, unmoving for several months already as I gained enlightenment about the Law of Space, and my comprehension rate soared.

    "Yes?"

    I asked lightly.

    "The vanguard fleet have already departed to the Noscent Plane. The main force is departing within this week."

    I nodded, hearing this. After this invasion or during this invasion, I would be reaching Tier 11 Lord-Class as I was only a single step away from completely comprehending the Law of Space.

    "When will the vanguard enter the Noscent?"

    I asked as I looked at Hela.

    "4 Days, Elder Zekram, together with the advanced squad, will confront the so-called Transcendentals if they dare to show, and if not, he will slaughter high-ranking powerhouses. Noscent is apparently, much stronger in terms of the strength of its inhabitants compared to the Feisuo, which only had strong gods. This will be an ideal place to test the total strength of our armies and legions."

    Summarized Hela as this seemed a suitable opportunity.

    While our armies were sent to subjugate many foreign planes, rarely were there some worthy opponents, considering that the average strength of the trooper was around Tier 3 High-Class. From what I knew about the Noscnent, the standard requirement level for an army which overthrew Silvermoon Elves and Three-Headed Golden Dragon Tribe was set to be Great Mage Level, which was similar in power to the Tier 3 High-Class in the Baator.

    Suppose this standart was followed till this day. In that case, we could test the efficiency of our armies on a large scale against likewise strong enemies.

    "Also, Vali is leading Khaos Brigade as part of the Vanguard Force."

    Stated Hela as I grinned at that.

    Khaos Brigade was the strongest army of the Chthonian Empire, with the standard strength of each soldier reaching Tier 5 Ultimate-Class. At the same time, commanding officers were at least Tier 6 Legendary-Class Powerhouses. They were clad in the best Battle Runic Armors, second only to the Custodians.

    And most importantly, their level of loyalty and fanaticism to me didn't lose either to the Custodians or Sardaukar. And aside from Vali, who was the pinnacle Tier 9 Apocalypse-Class, Khaos Brigade altogether had 3 other Tier 9 Powerhouses.

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    Vanguard of the Chthonian Empire, Adjudicator-Class Juggernaut Capital Ship

    "My Lords, we are nearing the perimeter of the Noscent. The Artifact is opening a way for us in five hours."

    Reported one of the Silvermoon Elves who was responsible for operating one of the Artifacts that were used to bypass the seal on the Noscnet Plane.

    Together with Elder Zekram, there were other people with him sitting around the table and planning the next moves of their Vanguard Fleet. Of course, one of them was Vali Lucifer, an Imperial Elder and Chthonian High Lord, Commander of the Khaos Brigade.

    Next to him sat a man with long crimson hair, a trim beard, and a mustache with yellow draconic slit eyes next to him. Ddraig Y. Goch, a pinnacle Elder Dragon and one of the commanding Tribunes of the Adeptus Custodes.

    "So, who will enter first?"

    Asked Ddraig Y. Goch and Vali simultaneously as Zekram looked at them with annoyance. Both of them were battle maniacs and wanted to fight all the time.

    "I will... based on our information; these so-called Transcendentals should have combat prowess of the Tier 10 Dimensional-Class, and to verify this claim, I need to look at this personally. Maybe their combat prowess would be lower than initially expected to the point where even peak Tier 9 could deal with them; in that case, both of you can make your move; until then, you will focus on Deities and other strong enemies and clear a path for our troops."

    Stated Zekram sternly, as he was the leader of the Vanguard Forces, and both Vali and Ddraig were forced to obey his orders.

    "Our aim as the Vanguard is to secure a foothold and defend it until the main force comes. 6th Army Dracon Aetherna and 8th Army Moon Rangers will participate in this invasion and will be the main force of the conquest army. We currently have only the Khaos Brigade, several hundreds of Custodians, and some other supportive forces, but that is not enough for a powerful world like the Noscent."

    Zekram explained all of their plans for the vanguard forces before he continued.

    "Additionally, Zeoticus, Hela, and several other Tier 10 Powerhouses would arrive together with the Main Invasion Force. Also, our top priority aside from securing a foothold is to build a Dimensional Beacon so that the Main Invasion Force can enter Noscent without any problems."

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    • Chapter 335 – Embodiment of the Destruction
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    • With Dimensional Beacon, entering the Noscent Plane for the Main Invasion Force would be practically effortless.


    "We have entered... be ready for the fight."


    Stated Zekram sternly as he took out his katana; when they entered the outer perimeter of the Noscent with the help of the special Artifact, Zekram felt the presence of several Transcendents coming at their fleet.


    "There are three of them; their power is... weaker than initially expected, limit Apocalypse-Class could deal with them."


    Muttered Zekram as he shot Ddraig and Vali a last look before he teleported away, intercepting the three incoming Transcendentals of the Noscent Plane.


    As Zekram arrived before the three Transcendentals, he noticed that all three of them looked exactly the same, silhouettes of blinding light.


    Without any word, they observed him for a bit before they started merging together into one body, as its power started tremendously rising. Soon enough, its power was equivalent to that of Zekram's.


    "Interesting... they are like one."


    Said Zekram to himself as he readied his katana and slashed at the faceless Transcendental who finished his merging process.


    "Maybe I will go all out... for the first time in a very, very long time."


    Muttered Zekram as he released his True Names and activated his True Form, becoming an embodiment of the destruction itself. Out of nowhere, raging waves of the Destruction Energy flew out of his body as the Merged Trasncendetnal looked at Zekram warily.


    In his True Form, Zekram revealed twelve majestic devil wings, coupled with 2 pairs of huge demon horns over his head and a single sharp, strong speartail.


    The enemy Zekram, termed as the Merged Transcendental, rushed the Zekram with tremendous speed and attacked him with an overwhelming light energy slash, to which Zekram swung his katana enveloped by the Destruction Energy, broking his attack in a single hit.


    The Merged Transcendental didn't take it as anything, and his entire body glowed in a blinding light as he attacked Zekram with overwhelming light energy; this time, though, he started releasing it at all sides.


    Zekram used his twelve wings to envelope his entire body, creating a protective cocoon, which protected him from all incoming attacks cast by Merged Transcendental. Devil wings were very sturdy, especially in later stages and if the devil strengthened his body to limits, they were the best defensive tool in one's arsenal.


    Most devils used their wings to defend against powerful attacks, or some even as a weapon, as their tips were exceptionally sharp.


    After the Merged Transcendental stopped bombarding Zekram with light elemental attacks, Zekram flew directly at the Merged Transcendental and slashed at him with his sword, sending at him a slash of the Destruction Energy, to which the Merged Transcendental called forward a protective shield to defend against extremely destructive attack.


    Unfortunately for the Merged Transcendental, the Destruction Energy used by Zekram was too powerful and too ferocious as the protective shield crumbled down within several seconds. After the Merged Trasncendentalcame into direct contact with the Destruction Energy, part of his right hand completely disintegrated to the dust.


    Not even a second after that happened, the Merged Transcendental turned into thousands of light particles and disappeared to the Noscent Plane.


    "Escaped... more decisive than I initially thought."


    Said Zekram to himself, as he initially thought that gods would fight to the death, as they were mainly overly arrogant to take anyone into consideration. Apparently, this was not the case, and his opponent, escaped before he could finish him.


    From the brief fight with the Merged Transcendental, Zekram knew that while the person was rather powerful, he was weak. Probably none of the so-called Trascnednetals here had proper combat experience, and it was clear that they achieved their power not through blood and fire but rather through some kind of shortcuts.


    He noticed that the Merged Trasncendetnal was inexperienced when he fought him, which surprised him, as powerhouses of this level were usually very good fighters.


    ***


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    Main Invasion Fleet, Adjudicator-Class Juggernaut Capital Ship


    I was currently in my personal quarters at the Adjudicator-Class Juggernaut Capital Ship together with Hela and Vena as we enjoyed some time together. Not anything sexual; we just were together lying on the bed and cuddling with each other while Vena was watching some TV Shows.


    Apparently, it was something popular these days in the Empire, not that I cared, as I spent my time on more productive things than watching TV.


    While Vena was hugging me like a teddy bear, I sensed that I got a message at my Holo-Brain. People who could send me a message on the Holo-Brain could be counted on one hand, so I instantly checked its content.


    When I read that message, I frowned a little, as this was a somewhat unexpected development. The good news was that the Noscnet Plane was not a threat, and Transcendentals were weak and scarce, but the bad news was that they were like cowardly rats and hiding.


    This could prove a significant problem during our invasion if they decide to attack ordinary soldiers and troopers before someone could intercept them.


    "What is happening, dear?"


    Asked me Hela as she looked at me.


    "Zekram encountered little trouble at the Noscent... you will have your fun as it appears."


    I smiled as I kissed her forehead.


    Hela enjoyed hunting her preys and torturing them subsequently.


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    • Chapter 336 – Vanguard and Lord
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    • After Zekram fought with the Merged Transcendental, he let Ddraig and Vali kill a few deities who accompanied Transcendentals here. None of them were any threat to them and were swiftly disposed of.

    Afterward, Vanguard, led by the Elder of the Chthonian Empire of the Baator, Zekram Bael, landed down at the Noscnet Plane. The Vanguard Invasion Force landed on the outskirts of the main continent.

    Instantly after the Vanguard Force landed down, countless mechs and soldiers existed tens of Voidshisp and started constructing fortifications and other arcanotech buildings necessary for the successful invasion.

    One of the main of them was the construction of the Dimensional Beacon, which would be able to create a stable gate to the Noscnet Plane for the Main Invasion Force.

    Vali took his Khaos Brigade and went to clear out their surrounding area from any kind of hostile lifeforms. Now the Noscnet Plane was ruled mainly by humans, and Baatorians had more hostile relationships with the human race as a whole, with the single exception of Arcanists.

    Arcanists didn't care about humanity or their species at all; they cared only for power and the pursuit of the endless path of the Arcane and obtaining knowledge. Everything else was absolutely unnecessary.

    Just within several hours, enormous walls were built around the several-kilometer diameter where the Vanguard Force landed, as countless Arcanotech Towers were stretched in their all majesty, with Anti-Matter Magicule Canons were installed on the walls, as they all awaited incoming attacks.

    Mechs worked at their maximum for several hours until the basic outline for the base was done, and afterward, they continued expanding the base.

    Vali returned several hours later as he managed to exterminate several magical beast hordes and several settlements of barbarian human tribes who were inhabiting this area. He even captured several barbarians as his prisoners, as they were unique human species with their innate magic resistance, which was truly fascinating.

    Each barbarian warrior was as strong physically as any trained High-Class Devil soldier, so Barbarians gave some trouble to even the infamous Khaos Brigade.

    "From the interrogation, I found out that the Barbarian King would sooner or later notice the disappearance of entire tribes in this area. He should be Transcendental Level, a new advanced one who ascended after Charles the Great defeated Silvermoon Elves and Three-Headed Golden Dragon Tribe."

    Reported Vali as he returned back to the Command Centre, where Zekram was already waiting for him, together with other officials of the Vanguard Force.

    "We need to capture some more knowledgeable natives... the deities who came with those three Trascnendetals were useless; either they died on the battlefield or their memories were sealed and destroyed the moment we attempted to interrogate them."

    Stated Zekram grimly.

    "Information we have from Patriarchs of Silvermoon Elves and Three-Headed Golden Dragon Tribe is no longer actual, inhabitants are stronger than initially anticipated, and there is more powerhouse compared to what have we predicted. Apparently, something must have changed on the Noscnet during the period when two species were banished from this plane."

    Answered him Vali, who sat down behind the table.

    "Either way, it won't be soon before the Sacred Millenial Dynasty notices our presence and send their troops. Their top powerhouses should already be aware of our presence due to our fight with Transcendental Powerhouses. Soon enough, they will send their legions and experts, and without the main invasion force, we could only stay defensive. So we need to finish construction of the Dimensional Beacon as fast as possible."

    Ordered Zekram as everyone agreed with his statement and left to carry out their tasks.

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    Now that the so-called Transcendentals were hiding from us, Hela would have her fun with the hunt.

    I didn't really plan to participate in this invasion; I wanted to act as only a backup if something messed up. This time, I will only search for treasures and use this opportunity to reach the Lord-Class as my comprehension of the Law of Space was nearing its competition.

    After I reached the Lord-Class, it would be time for the Chthonian Empire to clash with the Warlocks after some time of development. We had several people who were on the verge of breaking through and needed some push forward.

    With me reaching the Lord-Class, I could probably help create four more Lord-Class powerhouses by either pushing some people or obtaining rare treasures of Heaven and Earth some somebody maybe needs for the next advancement.

    I also talked with Mercurius, and it was decided that I would be traveling to another Universe to recruit a new member for the Longinus Dreizhen Orden, as we needed to fill all seats on the Orden.

    Mercurius himself was near reaching the Great Old One Level, and I knew that when he reached that, he wouldn't be far from reaching the level of Paragon.

    Paragons were absolute entities, unique across the Void. Each one of them held great power and would be able to slaughter Divine Thrones in thousands like nothing. And the secret to ascending as Paragon was becoming a Concept.

    Something... that I was on the right path on, as I already held some bits of Concept. Additionally, I could probably become unique if I manage to become Paragon, as per the statement of Mercurius. At the same time, I already had bits of Concepts; I could develop my Path to another, meaning I would have two concepts.

    Such a thing was unheard of in the Void, as all Paragons only had one Concept, which was a rule set in stone.

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    • Chapter 337 – Cavalry Arrives
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    • After Vena got bored from watching her TV Show, she decided it was time for another round of our duty as husband and wife, instantly after Hela went to check on some things, as she wanted to get ahead of her.

    Even though we have been married for almost 3,000 years, nothing between us has really changed. Love was one of the most mysterious things that I had never understood completely. I only knew that I wouldn't be able to live without my wives, and I would do everything in my power and abilities to protect them from danger.

    My wife still competed with each other, but at least they stopped outright fighting against each other; that was only sometimes. The fighting stopped mainly due to the presence of Bibi Dong, who was the weakest among them, as she was only technically at a level of a Super Devil due to the uniqueness of her power system.

    Just as we were to go to do our thing, I was practically cockblocked by my own Holo-Brain, as I received a message from the Lord Admiral that we were already at the Noscetn Plane, and we would be entering the place through the dimensional gate generated through the Dimensional Beacon.

    "Shit..."

    I cursed as Vena giggled slightly as she kissed me.

    "We can always continue later... my love."

    She whispered into my ears as I begrudgingly nodded in agreement as I clad myself in my armor and left my quarters for the Command Center.

    Above the Noscent Plane, which was a sealed plane, an enormous dimensional crack appeared through which all of our Voidships slowly entered the Noscent and landed at the place where the Vanguard Forces created their fortifications.

    When I exited the capital ship together with Venelana and Hela, Zekram was already there waiting for us, together with Ddraig and Vali.

    "You arrived exactly at the time; soon enough, natives would be launching an offensive at this place."

    I nodded as I instantly sent several messages through my Holo-Brain for Generals of the Imperialis Militarum and members of the Mechanicum to move as fast as possible and prepare for the incoming attacks.

    "Who is attacking?"

    Asked Hela with anticipation as she had her expression 'I wanna kill something already' over her face.

    "Some forces of the Barbarian King. One of the hegemons of the Noscent. Together with that other man who led the rebellion of humans, Charles the Great, he is one of the strongest powerhouses on the Noscent. Currently, we are located on the outskirts of the Noscent Plane. After we arrived, there was a strong presence of the Barbarian Tribes here, and after Vali and his Khaos Brigade annihilated them, it probably alerted the Barbarian King, so he sent a large portion of his army to attack us. We could anticipate the same from Charles the Great."

    Summarized Zekrma our current situation, not that I truly cared about intervening in it. This invasion had basically several top powerhouses in the form of Zekram, Venelana and Hela. I was here just as a backup and to reach Lord-Class as I searched the enlightenment for my breakthrough to the Lord-Class.

    And I felt that it would happen on the Noscebnt. At least by my calculation with the usage of the Fate Algorithm, it has approximately of 58%, which was a high number for me not to ignore the calculation.

    "I will go and try to capture one of those Transcendentals for further research. Based on data from your fight, I can conclude it is an artificial stage; that is the reason why they are practically that weak."

    I stated while Zekram nodded, and Hela went to do her things with the Imperialis Militarum and Arch-Magoses of the Mechanicum.

    Meanwhile, Venelana remained and started hounding poor Vali about when he will have children. Among my children, only Vali, Renxue, and Rias were without progeny. Renxue was too young, while RIas and Vali were married to each other, but it didn't appear either of them had such plans, which made Vena very unhappy.

    And unhappy Vena was a terrifying one, even more than an angry Hela.

    I went to do my things and research the magic resistance of the Barbrains.

    In truth, it was fascinating.

    Across the entire Astral Boundary, there weren't many races with innate magic resistance across the Astral Boundary, not to mention such strong and high ones as the Barbarian race on the Noscent. It was a rare occasion to meet species with any kind of energy-type resistance, even in other universes.

    I wanted to research the entirety of the Barbarian species and see if I could extract their magic resistance genome and integrate it into that of Devils, which would further boost our might.

    As Father of All Devils, I need to integrate it into myself, and the effect would show itself on all members of my species.

    Fortunately, Vali kept some of the Barbarians alive, and there were enough of them for extensive research. Though I was sure I would need to dissect the so-called Barbarian King to achieve my goal. If my guess is correct, he is bearing the bloodline source of their entire species, which would allow me to completely decipher the genome of the barbarian race and uncover secrets of their magic resistance.

    After several hours, I had dissected around twenty barbarians, most of them were warriors, so healthy men and women, though to properly observe the development of their magic resistance and their genome, I needed to experiment with pregnant women and newly birthed children.

    I ran some tests on death row prisoners I brought from the Empire, but unfortunately, every attempt ended in colossal failure. Each time I tried to integrate Barbarian Magic Resistance Genome into a Devil's DNA, it would crumble away the moment it entered the subject's body.

    Even if it entered safely, it would usually not survive for more than five minutes before crumbly away in the subject's body, along with the subject's original DNA, so I lost three prisoners.

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    • Chapter 338 – Barbarians
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    • Not far from the forces of the Chthonian Empire, Several months later.

    Currently, it was heavy winter, and everything was covered by a large amount of snow.

    As the white blanket of snow covered everything, tens of thousands of fur-clad barbarians were marching through it. Each of those barbarians wore fur clothing made out of some kind of native animals and were armed with crude weapons, mainly axes, hammers, clubs, and other primitive arms, made of either stone or basic metalwork.

    Though some of the barbarians wore pristine armors and top-class magical weapons, signifying their status and personal strength in the tribe. It was clear that these weapons and armors were obtained from killed or defeated foes from the more civilized area of the Noscent Plane.

    Leading this horde of tens of thousands of barbarians was the Barbarian King himself, an existence on the Transcendental Level by standards of the Noscent Plane. Under the rule of the Barbarian King, there were several of the Tribal Chieftains who reached the Deity Level and were pretty strong themselves.

    If not for their strength, the barbarian race would be long ago either wiped out or enslaved by the Sacred Millenial Empire established by Charles the Great. Sacred Millenial Empire waged war against barbarians for decades already as they battled for resources.

    I stood on the cliff as I observed the barbarians marching at our fortifications without showing any emotions. Hela and Zekram were together with me as we all observed the march of their species. At the same time, all three of us analyzed their strength and prepared plans on how to deal with them.

    I went here for only one reason, and that was so I could capture the Barbarian King and bring him on the dissection table for his magic resistance; if not for that, I wouldn't have bothered myself in participating in this endeavor as I have decided to stay out.

    All of these planar conquests have lost their charm to me after several centuries of conquering the planes here and there, and after the conquest of the Feisuo Plane, I wasn't that interested in it anymore.

    "There are more than 3 million barbarians; they are outnumbering out slightly."

    I stated the oblivious thing as I looked at the hordes of barbarians marching.

    "They may be, but we make it up with superior equipment. Aside from a few important members of the tribes, chieftains, and other officials in their horde, which are only a few thousand people, the rest have trash equipment. Our weapons and armors are one of the best quality."

    Scoffed Hela in distaste for the barbarians, as she found them dirty, primitive and stupid species.

    While physically, the standard of the barbarians was the same as our soldiers, the difference in their equipment was too wast. Each soldier of the Imperialis Militarum was armed with the best mass-produced weapons and armors of the Low-Grade Artifact, something that cannot be matched by not even primitive magic weapons of the Sacred Millenial Empire.

    Even the lowest of the Low-Grade Artifact was stronger than top-grade Magic Weapons or Armor. And not everyone was so extravagant as to clad entire armies in such equipment as it became standard for the lowest soldiers. Not to mention officers and stronger soldiers who have higher-grade artifact equipment.

    This wealth was putting even some Warlock Dynasties into shame bit by bit, as even they would think twice before making a standard of the Low-Grade Artifact for basically ten million soldiers. For the Chthonian Empire, it was only a small price, and that was mainly thanks to our brutal plundering of planes.

    Contrary to Warlocks, who decided to rule it when they conquered the plane, we Baatorians extracted everything from it, including the planar core. While the plane was destroyed in the process, we obtained far more wealth from it. Additionally, Chthonian Empire was never interested in procuring territories outside the Baator, as it was not worth it for us; we would instead focus on developing our own plane. Also, we didn't have such a vast population that we would need more outer territories due to a still-low birthrate.

    Compared to humans, we multiplied slowly like snails.

    "When they start their siege, I will take care of the Barbarian King. Also, leave your opponents alive; I need them for my further experiments."

    I said while I teleported away from the cliff where we watched the barbarians marching.

    After I reached the remote location, I summoned three of my familiars.

    Namely Jin, Heishen and Isla.

    All three of them have reached Tier 9, and while their appearance has not changed much, their power was very strong, as they were nurtured by me personally.

    Isla's illusion could trap even powerful Tier 9 beings and it was almost impossible to break from them unless one used a unique method or overwhelming power. Additionally, after reaching Tier 9, she could use her innate elemental magic of Fire, Wind, Earth, Water and Metal elements to cast extremely devastating spells.

    Heishen, the Dark Devilgod Tiger whom I brought from the Douluo Planet, has grown a little and now looked pretty more intimidating. If he currently fought any Gods from there, they would become his foods, aside from those who reached the level of the God-King, of course. He also unlocked more of his innate power and achieved new Darkness Control and Clone Creation abilities. His clones were pretty terrifying, as Heishen could use of souls of devoured enemies to create a clone with the same combat prowess as him.

    And finally, Jin, Wolf God whom I fed corpses of countless gods and sometimes even gods that were alive, became his meal. In truth, Jin's Anti-Divine abilities were so frightening that even I, as peak Common God, was wary of him not getting accidentally injured if I played with him. He also could kill a Supreme Stage God of the Astral Boundary with relative ease due to his particular nature.

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    • Chapter 339 – Attack of the Barbarian Horde
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    • I patted my familiars and scratched Isla behind her ears just like she liked it.

    "Go and take control over the monster hordes across the Noscent... cause as much carnage to humans as possible."

    I ordered as Isla attempted to scratch me for giving her a troublesome task as she wanted to sleep. While Jin barked in anticipation and Heishen had a mischievous glint in his eyes.

    Noscent Plane was, in this regard, similar to the Baator, as it had countless monsters that inhabited various parts of the Plane. This was basically an untouched war potential for us, as I could use my familiars to take over these monster hordes and use them as a weapon to attack human nations and weaken them considerably.

    This was the only thing aside from capturing the Barbarian King and his Chieftains for the Invasion of the Noscent.

    After I instructed my familiars on what to do, they instantly disappeared to the distance to carry out my tasks while I returned to the fortifications to await the assault of the Barbarian Horde.

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    "Hmm... there are a lot of them."

    Stated Hela as she continued to snuggle against me in our room in the castle that was built in the fortification. Right now, it looks like a smaller city already due to the excellent work of the subjects of the Chthonian Empire.

    "There are... this is the first time we are waging war against something with a similar level of strength. Contrary to the Feisuo Plane, in which we used more subterfuge and sabotage, this is pure warfare and nothing more. Our armies need to experience proper tempering with blood and iron against similarly leveled enemies."

    Noscent was a testing ground, basically.

    Till now, in all of our conquest, our armies didn't fight another army with a strength level similar to theirs, and that was a great gap that needed to be amended before we clash with warlocks. Warlock Dynasties have even stronger standard armies than natives of the Noscent. However, it is still good cooperation between the two of them.

    Aside from making use of the monster hordes at the Noscent, we didn't kill any of their powerhouses or weaken them in any other way to make our forces roughly at the same level to achieve the predicted result.

    "I wanna stay here... heading to the battlefield is bothersome."

    Whined Venelana who laid naked to my right as she rolled on the bed protesting. At times we were enjoying our life like this; Vena wanted just to laze around, cuddle or go another round, so she was a bit grumpy about going out to the fight.

    Meanwhile, Hela was getting hornier and hornier.

    "Don't whine already... so much slaughter and carnage makes me all wet..."

    She said as she whispered into my ear seductively.

    "I await some reward after it is over..."

    I almost got hard instantly.

    For Hela, slaughtering millions is an incredible turn-on as she always gets horny, and we have much fun together.

    So I decided to tease her back as payback cause right now, I won't be able to think about anything else.

    "You know..."

    As I nibbled on her ear, I said as my right hand went to her things and teased her down there.

    "Bad girl who gets of on the slaughtering millions will be bounded so she cannot move an inch and punished properly."

    I whispered as I sensed she came from my teasing as I said those words and rubbed her down there.

    Suddenly we all heard the sound of the horn as the barbarian horde launched its attack on our fortifications.

    "It appears that they started."

    I stated as I got up from the bed as Vena and Hela followed after me and then went to their respective places on the battlefield. At the same time, I teleported away and hid under the concealment spells while observing how the barbarians advanced on our positions.

    Right now, barbarians entered the demilitarized zone and were bombarded by the Anti-Matter Magicule Canon and artillery of the Arcanotech Tower and Voidfleet while also suffering heavy casualties from the other traps that were put on the demilitarized zone, which significantly lowered their numbers.

    Still, their losses were lower than I initially expected. Their Magical Resistance considerably lowered the effect of these weapons as they were magical or rather energical in their fundamental nature.

    Of course, my Generals of the Imperialis Militarum reacted accordingly, as they adjusted their strategy to counter their Magical Resistance.

    While hundreds of thousands of barbarians were closing the gap between soldiers of the Imperialis Militarum and them, Generals of the Imperialis Miliatrum instantly ordered to cast supporting spells on the entire Army.

    So-called "buffs" greatly enhanced our soldiers' physical strength, speed, defense, and other attributes, as every soldier of the Imperialis Militarum readied their weapon upon orders of their officers.

    I nodded in approval seeing this strategy as armies clashed in a split second, and fierce close combat began. As the soldiers of the Imperialis Militarum tore through the ferocious hordes of the barbarian invaders, hundreds of shadows appeared from the Arcanotech structures. They rushed directly at the Chieftains and other important people in the barbarian horde. They held at least some authority over the horde.

    In a short time, heads started flying high in the air, as the first wave of the assassinations was a success and Executioners decapitated tens of important people in the horde, which greatly lowered their commanding abilities.

    The effect of this action was immediate, as entire areas where barbarians fought instantly fell into total anarchy without any supervision over them. Most barbarians obeyed only their Chieftain, Shaman, or Tribal Champion.

    Many of these people were assassinated by Executioners. Their tribesmen fell into a state of anarchy as there was no one who would issue commands. This weakness was not even a second later exploited by Imperial Soldiers, as Generals started brutally pushing through the places where the command chain was broken, and the blood of the barbarians flowed like a river.

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    • Chapter 340 – Barbarian King
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    • As the situation on the battlefield rapidly changed with the death of tens of important commanding barbarians who controlled the barbarian horde, the Barbarian King and his Chieftains, that were on the Deity Level, were preparing to make a move.

    Just as the Barbarian King and his retinue were preparing to enter the battlefield, suddenly, two-dimensional portals opened at the edges of the battlefield. Sardaukar Forces and Khaos Brigade exited from them respectively and went to attack barbarians with a ferocity not seen before.

    Sardaukar and Khaos Brigade were also participating in the Invasion, and Generals decided to use them as trump cards and deploy them only when the battle entered its middle stages so that they could encircle them and slaughter barbarian soldiers with ease.

    All Sardaukar Force and Khaos Brigade soldiers were at the pinnacle of Tier 4 at the lowest and were clad with the best armor and armed with the best weapons. Additionally, both of these non-standard military subjects were filled with powerful experts on their own.

    When the Sardaukar and Khaos Brigade entered the battlefield, the morale of the other soldiers of the Imperialis Militarum skyrocketed to new heights as they started pushing even further, as dragons transformed into their true dragon forms and started wreaking havoc on the battlefield, while Farstriders were sniping strong combatants on the barbarian side.

    Just as the Barbarian King was about to descend on the battlefield, I activated the teleportation spell and teleported him away to a remote location.

    While the Barbarian King was confused at first, he soon got hold of himself and readied his weapon for upcoming combat with me, as he already knew that this was a trap prepared explicitly for him.

    Barbarian King's physical strength was roughly at the same level as mine, only a bit weaker, but his terrifying magic resistance made it up. Meaning I had only a few opinions on how to dispose of him effectively, and in truth, I wanted some challenge, so I went for close combat.

    I took the combat stance as I prepared myself and used the Law of Destruction and Law of Lightning to enhance my striking power.

    While I wasn't devoted to martial arts or anything like that, I have learned several of them to be considered a Master, and one of them was Destruction Martial Arts, created by Sairaorg Bael. After reaching Satan-Class in terms of physique, he accumulated slowly enough merits to redeem ritual that unlocked his Clan Trait and strengthened it considerably with his Demonic Energy reserves.

    Afterward, he fused the Power of Destruction with his close-combat style, creating extremely terrifying martial arts after it was imbued with the Power of Destruction. Almost all members of the Bael Clan learned it, including Venelana, Sirzechs, Zekram, and even Rias.

    In a split of a second, I disappeared from my position and appeared before the Barbarian King, striking him with my fist, enveloped with the Law of Destruction and Law of Lightning, giving my attack a terrifying destructive power.

    Barbarian King hastily used his battle-axe as means to block my attack. Unfortunately for the Barbarian King, his battle-axe was only a Monarch-Grade Artifact. It soon started cracking until it broke into countless parts. My fist hit the Barbarian King straight to his chest, sending him flying several tens of kilometers.

    Before he could recuperate, I conjured countless Dark Light Chaisn through the Law of Dark Light and bonded the Barbarian King in one place; as I unleashed a second strike aimed directly at his head, as I instantly knocked him out.

    "Indeed, the disparity between us is too huge..."

    I muttered as I looked at the unconscious form of the Barbarian King; I used several seals of the Mysticism to completely seal out his power as I levitated the unconscious Barbarian King and went to the castle to carry out my experiments on the valuable specimen.

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    Meanwhile, on the battlefield between barbarians and Chthonian Armies.

    After the Barbarian King was teleported out or rather kidnapped, remaining Deity Level Chieftains and lieutenants of the Barbarian King instantly fell into a state of chaos, as they started arguing with each other on who shall lead the barbarian armies during the absence of their king.

    Before they could decide on anything, a beam of a blinding light hit one of the chieftains creating an enormous hole in his chest where his heart was, efficiently killing him instantly, as Vali appeared before them, gripping his spear, True Longinus.

    Seconds later, Ddraig Y. Goch descended down in his dragon form. He flapped his enormous wings while releasing a shaking dragon roar, which made all of the barbarians near him freeze in their tracks as they couldn't move an inch.

    Vali exploited this, who swung True Longinus at another barbarian standing next to him, and pierced through his stomach as he released the Holy Flame and burned the barbarian chieftain alive from the inside as the Holy Flames turned his entire body into ash.

    When the Deity Level barbarians broke out of the shaking effect of the Elder Dragon's roar, several of them rushed at Ddraig, swinging their weapons at him, only for them to break apart entirely when they fell onto his exceptionally tough scales.

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    • Chapter 341 – Point of View (Grayfia)
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    • POV Grayfia

    For the past 2,500 years, our species have changed a lot. From the small and insignificant place called Underworld, where Devils had barely one Super Devil before the war, we now stood as the behemoth faction, even mighty in the Astral Boundary.

    Right now, the Chthonian Empire of the Baator was a strong faction that spread terror and dread across the entire Astral Boundary Universe.

    As most of the Tier 11 Powerhouses were indisposed, Chthonian Empire was currently one of the strongest factions.

    When my beloved husband would reach Tier 11, there would be no solid reason for fear, even those like Warlock Dynasties.

    In the current Empire, there were already several people on the verge of breaking through to Tier 11, namely Hela, Elder Zekram, and Architect. If all three of them reached it, we would have 4 Tier 11 powerhouses, which would most significantly increase the power of the Chthonian Empire.

    Especially in the future clash against Warlocks, Myriad God Emperors, or those of the Eternal Star Region, which has been unusually silent for past millennia.

    For more than 2,500 years, I have been observing the growth of our Empire and served as the High Chancellor of the Senatorum Imperialis and the Chthonian Empire of the Baator. At the end of the day, I enjoyed my job, and truthfully, even though there were some times I wanted to retire, I have always decided against it.

    Mainly because there was a lack of a suitable successor among the Imperial House, as some positions of utmost importance may be held only by skilled and powerful members of the Imperial House of Lucifer.

    Unfortunately, my daughter was not suitable for a position in high-level politics with her highly militaristic and aggressive approach, and her job as Commissar-General of the Commissariat suited her more.

    I even heard rumors that Hela planned to retire from her position as Lord High Marshall of the Imperialis Militarum in favor of her daughter Sigurn. The latter was, by her words, ready to take over the mantle.

    And same could be said about Venelana, who was also grooming a suitable successor for the CEO of the IMC, the Interdimensional Manufacturing Corporation. In the end, she chose one of the Vali's wives, Latia Astaroth, who proved to be skilled in terms of economics, trade, and business.

    IMC was crucial in trading with other factions, so it needed a trustworthy and competent member of the Imperial House to manage it.

    As I was in my office and pondering about what to do next, suddenly, doors opened, and Sigmar entered my office without any previous announcement.

    "Aunt Grayfia, I bring you a report."

    I sighed, but at least he is not as loud and barbaric as he was several thousand years ago. Apparently, Yasaka did wonders on him.

    "What happened?"

    I questioned him, as Sigmar wouldn't bother to annoy me as I would always scold him for irresponsible and inappropriate behavior, and this time, I was already preparing my monologue in my mind.

    "Nephew Abrasax sent me a message that they have isolated several Holy Spirit Hellions. Among them were even three Quasi-Empyrean Hellions and prepared them for transport to the Baator. Additionally, they are requesting further order on what to do in regard to the Canghzi Plane, as they have been noticed by local Warlocks and probably even Warlock Imperial Courts."

    Summarized Sigmar, while I frowned partly hearing this.

    Though it may sound like a piece of good news, obtaining these Hellions would probably make Ajuka, Mephisto, and Zeo jump in joy; the fact that they have been noticed by Warlocks is not good.

    "Did you inform your brother about this?"

    At my question, he nodded.

    "What did Sirzechs say?"

    I questioned him.

    "Hide Dimensional Stones deep within an underground world, take as many resources as possible, and retreat back to the Baator. Sirzechs stated even though; Warlocks suffered greatly under our trap with Arcanists, it is dangerous to preserve our forces in their backyard. Suppose they found out that the direct descendant of the Imperial Hosue is there. In that case, it is highly possible they would send several Holy Spirit Warlocks to capture Abrasax."

    Hearing this, I agreed with this statement wholeheartedly.

    "Indeed, Sirzechs is right. This is the correct course of action. Now that Warlocks are aware of the power of the Chthonian Empire, and especially after Zeo banished Warlock Emperor, they want revenge, and it is only a matter of time before they aim their attention on the Canghzi Plane. From reports of the Department of Intelligence and Execution Temple, Warlocks have hastened the pace of unsealing of the Core World."

    I stated to this topic.

    "I admit that fighting warlocks now is not rational... wait until father, mother, and grandpa reach Lord-Class... then we can slaughter them like chickens."

    Grinned Sigmar with a bloodthirsty grin.

    "That is still in the future; right now, control yourself and go and prepare everything for the successful evacuation from the Canghzi Plane. We need to have those Hellions and our people safe in the Empire. And be extra careful with those Hellions... even though they are asleep and sealed, their power is still overwhelming and could cause a lot of problems if mishandled."

    I stated sternly to Sigmar, who just nodded defeatedly.

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    • Chapter 342 – Magic Resistance Genome
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    • After I captured the Barbarian King, I immediately went to the dissection table and started dissecting him alive. I was a bit afraid to kill him, unsure how it would affect his bloodline origin, so I kept him unconscious as I carried out my procedure.


    Soon enough, I had finished extraction of the majority of his bloodline origin, and now only the heart blood was remaining in the Barbarian King's body, which was barely holding him alive.


    "So, the Energy Resistance properties of the barbarians are directly tied to their bloodline origin is specifically numbered genetical sequence. With Barbarian King's Bloodline Origin and Heartblood, I can easily incorporate that genetic sequence into my body with a special ritual."


    I muttered to myself as I studied the Energy Resistance of this peculiar species.


    Going to the bound body of the Barbarian King, I case several powerful healing spells to prevent him from dying as I found out that to carry out the ritual, I needed him alive.


    Mainly because his Heartblood would instantly dissipate when he died, which would, in turn, destroy the entire ritual.


    After I healed him a bit, I started creating a ritual circle to prepare for the bloodline transference.


    After creating the ritual circle, I laid down in the middle of the ritual circle, activated the procedure, and started the bloodline transference procedure.


    In a second, a steady stream of blood started flowing out of the Barbarian King's body to mine own, as I felt it accommodating in my body. Controlling the magic circle, I started fusing Magic Resistance properties into my DNA as I carefully inserted the genetic sequence of the Barbarians into my own.


    After several minutes the entire procedure was done, and from the strong and robust body of the Barbarian King remained only a withered corpse, like a mummy, as all blood and everything of any importance drained from the body of the Barbarian King.


    [Reconfiguration of the Genetic Sequence Done.]


    [Magic Resistance Gene successfully integrated.]


    [Physique rose to the Peak of the Empyrean-Grade.]


    I heard the voice of the Architect in my head as I opened my eyes and stretched my body a bit.


    Right now, my physique was stronger than any of the Warlock Emperors. Integrating the Magic Resistance Gene of the Barbarian species, I gained a tremendous boost in my physical strength; right now, I would be not afraid to take head-on many of the Tier 11 Powerhouses with my physique, and even if I couldn't kill them, defeating was another thing.


    After I rested a bit, I proceeded with the next step.


    Activating my Godhood: Father of All Devils, I concentrated all of my Demonic-God Force on the newly acquired Magic Resistance Genome and started incorporating this genome into all devils across all Astral Boundary who were my subjects.


    I could sense that in the Baator, all planes lit up in divine light of my Godhood as my Godhood reconfigured the Genetic Sequence of all devils, as all of them gained the same genome as me, though on a bit lesser level.


    "Hela would need to do the same thing with her subjects to Aesir and Vanir, who worshiped Hela as God. The same could be said with Crom Cruach to dragons living in the Baator and Blood Races..."


    I planned for all citizens to obtain the same Magic Resistance Genome, as it would be a tremendous boost for our forces.


    In regard to the other species, their leader must at first undergo a procedure that would incorporate the Magic Resistance Genome, and then they must use their Godhood. Hela was not a problem to this, and only Crom Cruach and Brunested were a bit problem, as they didn't follow the Godhood Path, but that would be addressed later.


    Magic Resistance Genome has its most considerable worth mainly for those who are not Beings of Law, and even for those, it had some kind of boost, like for me, but my case was particular a bit.


    [Architect scan me.]


    [Name: Zeoticus Gremory-Lucifer


    True Name: Dizmason (Devil Talent), Sythis (Mental Protection), Savant (Prideguard), Isaiah (Nirvana), Archeron (Full Counter), Zerius (Prime Evil)


    Race: God Devil (Trans-Devil-Fiend / God)


    Bloodline: Devil (Gremory, Lucifer), Golden-Horned Fiend


    Age: 2,800+ Years


    -


    Class: Dimensional-Class / Common God


    Combat Prowess: Average Tier 11


    Lifeform Level: 2 - Tier 2


    Soul Aptitude: Level 10 - Inferior


    Laws: Devour (100% - Perfect), Darklight (100% - Perfect), Slaughter (100% - Perfect), Destruction (100% - Perfect), Lightning (100% - Perfect), Space (97%),


    Magic Rules: Starfall, Decomposition, Nuclear


    Godhood: Father of All Devils


    Concept: Void (3%)


    Demonic-God Force: 7,500


    Godhood Index: 500 Million


    Body: Peak Empyrean-Grade (Magic Resistance)


    Baator Command Sequence: 100%]


    I observed the changes, especially in the scans evaluating my physique.


    "Now, I need to reach the Lord-Class as soon as possible, so I can help others to reach the Lord-Class... matter of the Godhood needs to be addressed as well, to reach Paramount God, a lot of Faith would be needed. When I reach both Lord-Class and Paramount God, then I can probably fight all remaining Warlock Emperors and kill them with relative ease."


    I muttered.


    The Godhood Method I obtained from Rot Spinne was one of the best and gave tremendous strength with almost no cost.


    Refining Faith to increase Godhood also didn't bring any side effects, like personality changes or dependence on their worshippers.


    Most of the methods to reach Godhood have heavy and severe side effects. The main ones were dependence on the worshippers to advance, and personality changes. The Power of Faith was generated by believers and thus was some form of tainted energy by believers, and could greatly change the personality of its under.


    Fortunately, none of these were problems with my Godhood Path.


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    • Chapter 343 – Pride on Our Own
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    • After the battle with Barbarians ended, my forces started the cleaning process of the battlefield. Approximately 85% to 90% of the barbarians were killed on the battlefield together with all of their powerhouses, with only two or three managing to escape the onslaught.

    On the other hand, we also suffered heavy losses. Around death, the count was around 165,000. Almost all of them were from the Imperialis Militarum, while some were from the non-standard elite forces of the Military.

    As this was the first time when our forces clashed with the army on the roughly same level, it was bound to suffer some losses in the process.

    Hela was instructing our daughter Sigurn on adequately dealing with large-scale clean-ups. Now that we had obtained Fuso Divine Tree, and it took roots in the Imperial Palace near Dou Dou, providing an additional layer of protection, I intended to properly fulfill my promise to raise the Fuso Divine Tree to the Lord-Class.

    "Strip all corpses of their equipment and send it for inspection. Afterward, useless things need to go to recyclation. Store all corpses in the interspatial rings and transport them back to the homeland to become fertilizer."

    Chthonian Empire had a doctrine of absolute recyclation and re-use of everything since its founding. This mentality originated when we still were a fledgling nation in the Dimensional Gap. We learned to re-use everything in a place where resources were scarce and practically every ore vein was worth fighting for.

    We also recycled everything possible to re-use resources, and additionally, it proved to be beneficial for the environment.

    When Hela and Sigurn noticed me, they immediately went to me, especially Sigurn, who had already detected changes to her body when I incorporated the Magic Resistance Genome to the Genetic Sequence of the Devil Race through my Godhood: Father of All Devils.

    "Father."

    Greeted me my daughter Sigurn as she sprinted toward me.

    "You did a good job Sigurn. I believe that you will be very good Lord Marshall Militant of the Imperialis Militarum."

    I stated mildly as Sigurn smiled, and Hela nodded to acknowledge my statement. Sigurn was really a suitable successor to the post of the Lord Marshall Militant.

    "Thank you, father. Now, if you excuse me, I need to prepare for the upcoming confrontation with the armies of the Sacred Millenial Dynasty. They have already noticed the march of the Barbarian Hordes and their subsequent defeat."

    Said Sigurn as she went to attend to her duties.

    "You know... I am really proud of her as her mother. In times like this, I was never more glad that I married you and had children."

    Said Hela with a weird sense of nostalgia as I hugged my wife gently.

    "I know."

    I whispered as we snuggled together on the battlefield full of corpses of our enemies.

    "Hela, after I succeeded in implementing the Magic Resistance Gene into the Genome of Devil Race, you would need to do the same thing to the Aesir and Vanir living in the Baator, as their Main God whom they worship."

    I said to my wife.

    I could replicate the effect of the original genome through my own DNA after I incorporated it there, so it was no problem for Hela and other so-called racial leaders to undergo the same procedure as me and incorporate this genome into all citizens of the Chthonian Empire of the Baator after some time.

    "Of course, but after we deal with the Sacred Millenial Empire."

    Answered my wife as I rolled my eyes, knowing that she wanted to participate in more fights like the proper battle maniac she was.

    Sacred Millenial Empire would be far more difficult to defeat compared to the Barbarian Hordes. Not to mention the great disparity in equipment, the Sacred Millenial Empire armies were top-notch in terms of discipline and coordination.

    Similar to our own.

    Frankly, I cannot wait for the clash of two armies as I planned to enjoy the show after I stall or kill their powerhouses.

    'Maybe I should capture their Emperor and dissect him too... someone like him cannot have simple origins. He should have some sort of bloodline or innate ability that would be worth researching. Additionally, he might know something about the Inheritance of the creator of this plane...'

    I thought in my head while I was scheming future plots.

    One of my goals in entering the Noscent was to find an Inheritance Site of the Tier 12 expert who created this sealed plane. If my guess was correct, it should have an enormous amount of resources and treasures, enough for inhabitants of Noscent to develop to the level of Warlocks of the Canghzi Plane several millennia later.

    Just looking at the strength of the inhabitants it should be clear that something like this was located in the plane. If not, how else would the Primary Grade 2 Plane inhabitants grow to such an extent within such a short time.

    The founder of the Sacred Millenial Empire, Charles the Great, must found it after he established his empire and banished Silvermoon Elves and the Three-Headed Golden Dragon Tribe. It also meant that a large part of the Inheritance was still untouched and just waiting for us to take. If everything goes well, there should be something that will help me reach Lord-Class easily, maybe even Paramount God.

    Slowly but steadily, the battlefield was being cleaned by the soldiers of the Imperialis Militaruzm and mechanical legions that were also participating in the fight.

    From what I saw, we have obtained an enormous amount of equipment from the corpses of barbarians, or an rather enormous amount of resources as all of these weapons and armors would be smelted down and reworked to ingots so they could be used elsewhere correctly.

    All corpses were then collected and sent back to the homeland to fulfill their purpose as fertilizer for Dou Dou and Fuso Divine Three to speed up their evolution. These ones would be valuable for them, as there were countless high-tiered corpses, even some of Tier 9 and two Tier 10.

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    • Chapter 344 – Citizen’s Interlude I. (Lothar van Hohenheim)
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    • Baator, Nessus, Imperial Capital Anor Londo - Lordran Imperial University

    Lordran Imperial Universe was the best education institute in the entire Chthonian Empire of the Baator, with extremely strict recruitment requirements for possible students, especially in terms of their power, talent, and other personal capabilities.

    Just as every morning, I woke up and went directly to the University after finishing breakfast with my wife.

    'Today we are refining Unholy Protection Pill... damm, I wonder how many dunderheads with explode their cauldrons or worse furnaces.'

    I still remember the times before the Unification, times before the Chthonian Empire, and times when the original Four Satans were still alive.

    Times were hard there for an ordinary common devil like me, without any bloodline or abilities. In time, which is now only part of the history books, common devils had a very hard time; we were constantly humiliated or used as pawns by those of the higher social status, l not to mention that rising on the social ladder was night impossible.

    Then, after the war between Devils, Angels, and Fallen Angels.

    Everything changed.

    He came and conquered everything and established a new nation with infinite possibilities for everyone based on their personal power and skill. Times where nobles and others alike ran rampant and bullied commoners ended when Commissariat started brutal purge and execution against everyone who dared to commit crimes in the new nation, in the new Empire.

    The new nation gave everyone the same opportunities. Even common devils could rise to Nobility if they fulfilled conditions. At the same time, old nobles were either demoted to lesser rank or were outright stripped of their noble title if they were not up to the standards.

    I was never of fighter, and my talent wasn't that high.

    But what I was talented for was Alchemy.

    Appearetnly, I was born with rare talents, and I was able to become one of the most prominent Alchemists in the Empire within several centuries.

    Later, when the Empire entered the Astral Boundary, we obtained tons of the alchemical knowledge I currently have. I was one of the few across the entire Empire to be titled Grand Alchemist Grandmaster.

    I strolled through the corridors of the Lordran Imperial University until I arrived at my classroom, which was located in a spacious room, filled with countless alchemy tools, from potion cauldrons to pill furnaces.

    I entered the classroom, which was filled with around thirty students.

    Lordran Imperial University had only a few thousand students due to strict requirements.

    "Everyone is present?"

    I asked, as I scanned the room; there was no vacant place. This was a basic alchemy course, as everyone needed to have at least advanced knowledge on the topic of Alchemy, especially on the Pill Refinement and Potion Brewing in times of need to make necessary potions and pills.

    "Good... in this class, we would be refining Unholy Protection Pill. Who can tell me the creation process?"

    Several hands were already up.

    "Yes, Miss Sitri-Garou?"

    Sarina Sitri-Garou, daughter between Sona Sitri and Loup Garou, she looked very much like her mother, but she inherited her father's silver hair.

    "Unholy Protection Pill allows one to temporarily negate Holy and Light Elements, meaning those who are weak to it won't be for some time. The Pill itself is composed of the Lightless Potion, Necro Powder, Lyrium and Red Lyrium stones, and several other minor ingredients."

    I nodded.

    "Prepare your cauldrons and start brewing the Lightless Potion."

    I commanded as everyone started brewing the Lightless Potion.

    Lightless Potion was a base ingredient for the Unholy Protection Pill. It was brewed from the blood of several Holy and Darkness attributed creatures, with the blood of the final product user.

    I strolled among the students as I observed how they were brewing the potion.

    Suddenly, I heard the subtle bubbling of one of the cauldrons that were way faster than it should be. I looked at the source as I was instantly confronted with a sad and terrible reality.

    "Phenex and Bael, you idiotic dunderheads! Step away from the cauldron. It's exploding!"

    Just as I screamed, everyone stepped away from the duo while casting protections. At the same time, Bael and Phenex stood there, dumbly staring at the bubbling cauldron, which exploded in a violent explosion in a split of a second.

    After the explosion died down and the dust settled, I scanned the entire classroom to see if anyone was injured.

    "Any injuries?"

    I asked my students.

    "No, but it appears that Phenex has lost his right hand."

    Answered one of the students as I looked at the bleeding Roal Phenex, who lost his right hand to the explosion.

    "Someone take Mr. Phenex to infantry... though his hand would heal within several minutes. Where is Mr. Bael?"

    I stated as I looked at Klarion Bael, who was only bruised and had a few scraps on his body.

    'Damm... what a monster physique... that explosion had power output comparable to the Tactical-Tier Spell. Physical attributes from his father, coupled with Blackhole from his mother, created truly a monster of nature.'

    "And take another dunderhead with you; he needs a few healing spells on him."

    I stated as I sat behind my desk.

    "Now, after dealing with these idiots, we can continue."

    I said as I lit up my Pill Furnace.

    "Now, the first step in creating Unholy Protection Pill is to combine Necro Powder with Lyrium Dust and Red Lyrium Dust. After you combine these three things, light up your furnace and heat the powder mix to 1,000 degrees celsius. Afterward, add the herb mix and continue increasing the heat up to 4,000 degrees celsius while mixing the herbs and mix and proceed to form a pill by carefully manipulating the flames and force in the furnace. After twenty minutes, you will increase the temperature to exactly 5,578 degrees celsius and pour the Lightless Potion over the pill, and finish the refining process by slowly cooling the pill."

    I explained the process; hopefully, nobody would make their furnaces explode this time.

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    • Chapter 345 – Citizen’s Interlude II. (Lestatin Belial)
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    • Baator, Nessus, Blackrock City

    Blackrock City was very close to the Mirkwood Forest, which was home to countless rat-type magical beast species.

    In the Baator, there was a rare symbiosis between magical beasts and other races. It was from the times when the Empire was created that it was forbidden to hunt magical beasts to extinction, and we just let them be.

    Every few decades, they would face overpopulation and thus would create magical beast hordes that would attack our cities, where we would usually kill them all. This was done for several reasons, but mainly that the Empire's population constantly lived in danger and had reason to improve themselves.

    And this reason was fulfilled splendidly, as every citizen was forced to learn to fight and strive to improve personal power as much as possible. Letting magical beasts live on the same level as citizens of the Empire dramatically speeds up the creation of a strict martial society and competitive environment.

    Another reason was that there was practically no reason to actively hunt magical beasts for resources, as technically, there was no need for that. Magical Beasts reproduced countless times faster than any species in the Baator, and within a few decades, their overall population could be multiplied even a hundred times, if not more.

    This then caused brutal infighting between various magical beast races and thus creating either magical beast's hordes that would be created to lessen their own numbers. Also, we can often scavenge corpses of magical beats that killed each other.

    Also, this resulted in the creation of other prominent professions in the Baator, that as Beast Master and Familiar Contractor. Both of them focused on the cultivation of Magical Beasts to fight.

    "Attention to the citizens of Blackrock City. Incoming Magical Beast Horde from the Mirkwood Forest."

    Shit, why just now must those fucking spiders be overpopulated?

    Mirkwood Forest was home to large colonies of spider-type magical beasts. There were especially several enormous colonies of Acromantulas.

    As a current Lord Belial, Head of the House with the rank of Chthonian High Lord, my duty was to lead the soldiers into the fight to protect the city.

    I quickly went to the city walls, where soldiers of the various military branches were gathering as millions of spider-type magical beasts were exiting the Mirkwood Forest.

    Mirkwood Forest is one of the danger zones in the Baator, and the average level of magical beasts was around Commander Level to Grand Commander Level, which was comparable to the High-Class and Grand-Class, respectively.

    I already saw even thousands of higher leveled spiders, mainly General to Monarch Level, and there was even one Emperor Level spider leading the horde.

    'Either this is newly advanced Emperor Level Magical Beast Spider, or this one probably offended Aragog and was cast out of the Mirkwood.'

    I thought while observing the spiders.

    Aragog was Tier 9 Acromantula who was the de-facto ruler of the Mirkwood Forest.

    "Activate the barrier and load batteries, and start bombardment."

    I ordered; as soon enough translucent barrier enveloped the entire city. This barrier was strong enough to resist even Tier 10 powerhouses for an extended period of time. Unfortunately, the energy consumption was too high and could be maintained only at full power only for a few hours before it would be weakened.

    While rare, sometimes magical beast hordes managed to breach cities, that happened only twice. Both hordes were enormous and were led by Apocalypse-Class magical beasts.

    Anti-Matter Magicule Canon Batteries started firing countless rounds at the incoming spider swarm as magician corps started casting numerous spells. Even Forbidden-Tier Spells were used rather often, as they could cast them collectively.

    Unfortunately, Blackrock City didn't have stationed Voidfleet permanently; thus, our offensive capabilities were significantly reduced, but thinking about it, using voidfleet against the magical beast horde would tear it to shreds something that I was trying to prevent.

    It would seriously damage potential resources.

    "Focus on the Emperor Level Acromantula and those of Monarch Level and Marshall Level. We need to deal with swarm controllers first."

    I gave out orders to try to kill as many strongest spiders as possible.

    Usually, in magical beast species, the strongest individuals are the so-called controllers as they could control the magical beast horde. Not every time it was so, but in the majority of cases, out of several Monarch Level spiders, at least two would be horde controllers aside from the swarm leader.

    Most of the spider-type magical beasts, if not all, were mainly physically oriented when it came to combat, while their innate magic was more subtle. The strong sides of spiders were mostly their poison, as some species had extremely difficult abilities to deal with, especially when it came to their venom.

    On the other hand, that made it so rare in the Empire, and even one bottle of the venom from strong Acromantula would fetch a nice amount of Soul Coins. Of course, venom glans of Emperor Level Acromantula or other spider species of similar strength would fetch even a considerable amount of Divine Crystals or Mana Crystals.

    While my Worthless Clan Trait was a bad match against these things, my martial arts would make an easy process with them as I gripped my spear and rushed at the incoming strong spider-type magical beasts; with each swing of my spear, one of the spiders were killed.

    I focused mainly on the Marshall and Monarch Level spiders, as they were an actual danger; soldiers could handle the rest.

    After my spear pierced the head of one of Monarch Level spiders of the kind I don't recognize, I looked around and found the leader of this horde of Spider-type magical beasts, the Emperor Level Acromantula that was wreaking havoc on the battlefield, as it fiercely attacked the barrier.

    'That fucker found one of the pillar points...'

    I thought in my head as I spread my wings and flew to the location of the Emperor Level Acromantula.

    Fortunately, I am Super Devil in both Demonic Energy and Phyisuqe, as everyone in the House of Belial was required to train their body to the extreme, as it complemented our Clan Trait and, later on, the Law of Negation.

    'This is going to be a long fight...'

    I thought as I watched how the spider's chitin armor deflected most of the damage.

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    • Chapter 346 – The Path: ???
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    • Noscent Plane, Several weeks later.

    After the hordes of the barbarians were crushed by the forces of the Chthonian Empire of the Baator, we started slowly attacking other factions and devouring them one by one. Forces of the Sacred Millenial Empire were still sitting on the fence, as the Emperor of the Sacred Millenial Empire, Charles the Great, was still deciding how to attack our forces that cursed even someone as powerful as Barbarian King and his hordes of savages.

    I either spent these weeks in leisure with my wife Hela and Vena, as Hela dumped all of her work on poor Sigurn, so he could enjoy the debauchery every second we were together.

    Currently, I was heading to the outskirts of the Noscrent Plane, a desolate place in the distant west, where the Barbarian King was said to undergo something like a spiritual journey and ascended as a powerhouse, chosen by a greater power to lead his species.

    What a bunch of dragon shit.

    Executioners found one of the vaults of the Tier 12 Powerhouse that sealed and created the Noscnet Plane.

    Probably the Barbarian King found it and became what he was. The same could be said about Charles the Great, though the vault discovered by the Emperor of the was of a higher grade than the one found by the Barbarian King.

    I soon arrived at the mountain range, where the vault left by the Tier 12 Powerhouse was located; fortunately, it didn't take a long time to locate the vault itself, as the Executioners had already left it marked for me, even though they couldn't enter the vault due to powerful barrier blocking them.

    As I entered the cave where the vault of the Tier 12 Powerhouse was located, I was soon stopped by the invisible barrier that was blocking my advance.

    "Interesting... this thing is not blocking people mainly because of their power, but on their origin. It is sensing that we are all foreigners to the Noscnent, so it is blocking the path. Unfortunately, nobody has recharged the ward stones for countless Eras, and their power of them is not what they were in the long-forgotten past."

    I said to myself while examining the barrier.

    Soon enough, I spread my right hand and cast the Decomposition Magic Rule, which split into several beams and hit five spots across the entire barrier, as it started crumbling down like a broken glassy sky.

    After the barrier crumbled down, I entered the cave.

    After walking through endless corridors for more than an hour, I finally arrived at the humongous stone gate that was several tens of meters tall.

    I opened the gate easily with a single push, and what I saw really shocked me to the core.

    Enormous underground space, filled with countless treasures, energy crystals of all grades, Divine Crystals were predominant, as there were tens of millions if not hundreds of millions of them here, from which countless were Monarch Grade, Holy Grade, and Empyrean Grade.

    Apart from that, there were countless Law Comprehension Crystals, natural treasured, and even more things. Weapons, Armor, some things from other Universes, cultivation manuals, books, god... this was too much.

    After I walked around and observed how stacked it was, far eclipsing even the wealth of factions in the Astral Boundary, I stopped in my tracks as I realized what it was.

    "These vaults are the fail-safe for recultivation reincarnation."

    The entire Noscent Plane was a fail-safe for the Tier 12 Powerhouse, which wanted to become a Great Old One and failed. He probably prepared the plane in case he failed, so he could reincarnate here and build his power here once more.

    With all of these treasures, it would be no problem for him to reach Tier 11 within a pretty short time, and with the sacrifice of all natives of Noscent, he could effortlessly ascend as Exarch / Eternal.

    But, as it appears, he was not reincarnated as his soul was probably obliterated from existence and everything that he prepared was for naught, that is, for him.

    I would benefit greatly from that.

    And this was just one of those vaults... wealth of mighty experts was really something else.

    I was really fortunate that he didn't leave here some traps, curses, or any form of protection, but fortunately, he didn't. Probably the arrogance from creating the sealed plane, but even if he did leave here something, it would probably have already turned to the dust from the passage of time.

    Even that barrier which was going for countless Eras, was going from the last force.

    I walked through the hordes of treasures until I stopped and looked at the one particular thing that caught my sight.

    "Heart of the Void Beast."

    I muttered as I looked at the perfectly preserved heart; as I felt that my concept of Void inside me was a bit stirring.

    As it was telling me what to do.

    And I knew what to do.

    Follow my path.

    I took the heart in my right hand; it was small, probably from some younger void beast.

    It was warm and still beating.

    I didn't hesitate, as I started heating it.

    In three bites, I ate the entire Heart of the Void Beast.

    After several seconds, I felt it.

    [The Law of Space has reached comprehension of 100%]

    [Concept of Void has increased by 2%]

    [Void Beast Bloodline has been integrated in the body.]

    [Ascension Project is possible.]

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    • Chapter 347 – The Path of the End
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    • I could now ascend to a Tier 11 Lord-Class.

    And I have decided not to waste any time and ascend right now; fortunately for me, this place had a secured place for cultivation breakthroughs, the original owner of these vaults specially prepared that.

    After I checked the inscriptions, they were still functioning, so they would be usable for my ascension to the Tier 11. The inscriptions here were for the case of breakthroughs and also acted as a place that would hide the user from all privy eyes as usually the breakthrough to Tier 11 was a huge mess and would attract a lot of unwanted attention.

    I released several automatons from my interspatial ring, and they started preparing the place for my needs. They brought necessary Empyrean-Grade Divine Crystals and Magic Stones, Nuclei, and everything that what was on the list.

    Additionally, they brought me here some useful things during the breakthroughs for Arcanists, as there were several such treasures.

    I went then to repair some damaged runic inscriptions and improved some parts of it.

    When everything was ready, I didn't hesitate and activated the ritual circle and started Project Ascension.

    [Law Fusion has begun.]

    I heard the voice of the Architect in my head.

    "My Path is clear as the pure blood that flows through rivers of the Slaughter I commit."

    I said as I felt the Magicule Particles rising tremendously.

    "Darkness and Light joined in a flawless union."

    I continued the chant as Dark and Light particles danced around me.

    "I Destroy the life, I Destroy the death; everyone who stands in my way would be destroyed."

    Force of Destruction flawed out as the ground started cracking.

    "I bore the Divine Judgment Lightning onto my enemies."

    Several bolts of the lighting strike the ground.

    "The Space itself is bound to my will and has no boundary of any Dimension, Plane, or Universe."

    I chanted as several space cracks appeared around me.

    "I am the Great Devourer of everyone, of everything, and anything and all becomes my nourishment."

    "I am The End of the Infinity. The Infinity has no Beginning, and no Beginning can have no End."

    As I finished the chant, enormous power burst out of me, as I felt that the process of Law Fusion was successfully finished, and my Demonic-God Force was rising at a tremendous rate, as every Magic Crystals, Nuclei, or Divine Crystal that was prepared for the ceremony was being drained with the speed of light.

    My Godhood Index shot to the sky, as it instantly crossed the border of 1 Billion, and I ascended as a Paramount God as a Divine Light enveloped my entire body, as I started getting stronger with each passing second.

    [Host as Ascended as Lord-Class.]

    [Ascension to Paramount God successful.]

    [The Path of the End has been stabilized.]

    The End.

    That was my Path.

    I am the one who is bringing the End, End of Life, End of Death, End of Creation and End of Destruction.

    "Scan."

    I commanded.

    [Recalculating.]

    [Recalculation is done.]

    [Name: Zeoticus Gremory-Lucifer

    True Name: Dizmason (Devil Talent), Sythis (Mental Protection), Savant (Prideguard), Isaiah (Nirvana), Archeron (Full Counter), Zerius (Prime Evil)

    Race: God Devil (Trans-Devil-Fiend / God)

    Bloodline: Devil (Gremory, Lucifer), Golden-Horned Fiend, Unknown Void Beast

    Age: 2,800+ Years

    -

    Class: Lord-Class / Paramount God

    Combat Prowess: Elite Tier 11

    Lifeform Level: 2 - Tier 3

    Soul Aptitude: Level 10 - Inferior

    Path: The End

    Laws: Devour (100% - Perfect), Darklight (100% - Perfect), Slaughter (100% - Perfect), Destruction (100% - Perfect), Lightning (100% - Perfect), Space (100%)

    Magic Rules: Starfall, Decomposition, Nuclear

    Godhood: Father of All Devils

    Concept: Void (5%)

    Demonic-God Force: 46,489

    Godhood Index: 39 Billion

    Body: Limit Empyrean-Grade (Magic Resistance)

    Baator Command Sequence: 100%

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    Clan Trait:

    Dark Light - Law

    The Devour - Law

    Holy Flame - Law

    -

    Magic Systems:

    Tier Magic - Origin

    Devil Magic - Forbidden

    Norse Runic Magic - Forbidden

    Abyssal Runic Magic - Forbidden

    Human Magic - Forbidden

    Mysticism - Forbidden

    -

    Secret Method: Fate Algorithm - (6/6)

    -

    Masteries:

    Scythe - Grandmaster

    Dagger - Master

    Hand-to-Hand - Master

    Bladestaff - Grandmaster]

    My current combat prowess was comparable to Elite Tier 11 Powerhouses, and after several years, after I get used to my power, I would probably be considered as one of the strongest Tier 11, matched only by a peerless few like Time Emperor in his peak and other of his level.

    Not only did I ascend to a new Tier, but I have also become very strong in that Tier, as my Demonic-God Force was already comparable to that of intermediate Tier 11, not to that who just newly advanced.

    "Now it is time to deal with those fucking warlock pests... Canghzi Plane would be a good place to rob."

    As I thought about the Warlocks and their final annihilation, I revealed a bloodthirsty grin.

    Contrary to Weissmann, I was a vengeful person, as I always paid my debts.

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    • Chapter 348 – Might of the Water on the Sea
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    Canghzi Plane, Turandot Subcontinent, Underground World.

    "Has everything been transported back to the homeland?"

    Question Crown Prince Abrasax leaders of the expedition to the Canghzi Plane.

    "Yes, Your Highness. Everything has been sent back; right now, the last of our troops are pulling back to the Baator."

    Answered one of the members of the Adeptus Custodes who were tasked with the protection of the Crown Prince.

    "Excellent... when will they arrive at the subcontinent?"

    Asked Abrasax.

    Recently Warlocks have started great cleaning of their factions from the influence of the Baatorians. The purge was brutal, as Warlock Imperial Courts and even some hidden faction that houses Warlocks Monarchs that were still in the surface world of the Canghzi Plane participated.

    In the Western World, three Immortal Halls properly cleared out their backyards, which cost Abrasax almost all of his pawns. However, he was long ago ready for that, as he was aware that this expedition as a whole was doomed to fail from the start.

    His true mission was only to create chaos between the Warlock factions, thus weakening them as a whole, additionally to collect resources and information.

    Practically all of them were even more than successful. He managed to drain countless factions of their resources, and on top of that, he practically obtained countless Warlock Monarch Hellions and even several Holy Spirit Hellions, including three Quasi-Empyrean Hellions who have been transported back to the homeland for the study.

    That was one of the most important legacies of the researchers of the Taboo Dynasty. Hidden in a small corner of the world, on a barren subcontinent, in its underground world.

    Magister Beelezbub was delighted that he could study the Hellions; not only that, he even entered the state of enlightenment and soon would be apparently reaching the Tier 10 Dimensional-Class.

    And same could be said about his father, who reached the limit of Laws he could comprehend as a Tier 9 Apocalypse-Class and reached Tier 10 Dimensional-Class a few weeks ago.

    "Your Highness, the plans in the Great Cloud Dynasty went even better than anticipated, and Bai Wuqing declared war on Eight Great Sects in his delirious state, and even some of the Aristocratic Families weren't spared from his wrath."

    Reported one of the spies.

    "How they fare?"

    Asked Abrasax curiously.

    "Battle Demon Sect has abandoned the Canghzi Plane for their hidden plane. Same about the Bright Moon School. Myriad Snow Gate and Corpse Demon Sect were already annihilated. Saint Demon Sect and Star River Sect are now in the final preparation of fleeing the Canghzi Plane. Golem Gate was besieged and disbanded, and its remnants are merged into the Alchemy Division of the Great Cloud Dynasty. The fate of others is unknown. Great Cloud Dynasty is having the upper hand as they went all out in surprise attacks and managed to cripple most of their enemies before the war even began."

    Answered the spies as Abrasax's lips curled into a cruel smile.

    "Good, very good. Use the remaining people and cultists to spread as much chaos as possible. Let the surface warlocks kill each other; at least many talents would be killed, preventing the birth of dangerous powerhouses."

    Ordered Abrasax as he then left the meeting room and went to the surface.

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    Several hours later.

    Near the Turandot Subcontinent, an enormous fleet of battleships was sailing the sea toward the coastline. There were hundreds of them, and each was filled with the top warlocks of the Great Cloud Dynasty, and there were even top warlock powerhouses from the hidden factions, including tens of Infinity Warlocks.

    Abrasax was hidden under the effect of the concealment spell as he sneered at stupid human warlocks.

    "Actually sailing without any proper protections... what an idiots."

    He frowned as he used his two Clan Traits.

    Water Control and Sea Serpent of the End.

    Water Control was the Clan Trait of the Sitri House, which allowed one to have absolute control over the water. Not only control, in later stages, one could even create water from the moisture in the air, and most importantly, when the Clan Trait was mastered, then one was unbeatable in places where was a huge amount of water.

    Sea Serpent of the End was Clan Trait of the House Leviathan. It Allowed the user to control vast amounts of water, which they can manipulate into various shapes, including creating a water beast and allowing the user to transform into a large snake like-dragon.

    When these two Clan Traits were used together in a place like a sea, Abrasax could beat even proper Apocalypse-Class powerhouses, despite the fact that he was still only a Super Devil at Law Baptism.

    Suddenly the water started rising as several Sea Dragon Water Constructts rose from the sea and violently slammed down at the warlock fleet.

    Abrasax could hear the screams of the Warlocks, who were either lucky to survive or were grievously wounded from the attack. Using Sea Serpent of the End in combination with Water Control was extremely destructive, especially when used on the Sea.

    While Abrasax's power in these two Clan Traits was inferior to his mother, as he inherited only normal Clan Traits, not the rare mutation, which included Ice Control.

    Few of the Infinity Warlocks managed to escape from the destruction of the fleet. They flew into the air in an attempt to escape from the Sea Dragon Constructs. Still, it was to no avail, as Abrasax waved his hand, as the Sea Dragon Constructs instantly crashed at the Infinity Warlocks, killing them instantly on the spot.

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    • Chapter 349 – Avatar Descent (Quasi-Interlude)
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    • After Abrasax disposed of the Infinity Warlocks, he turned his Sea Dragon Constructs to the survivors of the fleet and used his Sea Dragon Constructs to kill every one of them, while at the same time, he was using his magic to collect all of their interspatial equipment.

    Aside from the resources he got from the mission rewards he completed, all of the other resources he got were through his own genius and hard work.

    'This should be probably enough... they should appear already. Hopefully, only Warlock Monarchs will appear, or this would be big shit.'

    Thought Abrasax as a lone figure appeared on the horizon.

    "Great Step Holy Spirit Warlock. Damm."

    Cursed Abrasax as he took out a small arcanotech gadget and threw it on under him, as he was in a split of a second enveloped in a crystal barrier.

    This small barrier should be able to protect several minutes even against Limit Tier 10 Powerhouses.

    And soon, it proved its worth, as it completely stopped the full power attack of the Great Step Holy Spirit Warlock that was attacking Abrasax.

    "I call upon the name of the Great Devourer, the Father of All Devils. In the Infinity, no Beginning can be found, as no Beginning can have no End. Hear the plight of your own blood, the Bringer of the End!"

    As Abrasax finished his chant, a blinding light appeared from him as an avatar descended down next to him; after several seconds, the features of the avatar adjusted, revealing Father of All Devils in his avatar form.

    "Go and leave the Canghzi Plane. This avatar will dissipate in ten minutes; until then, I will entertain incoming Warlocks here."

    Said Avatar of the Father of All Devils, as Abrasax hurriedly left the place, as he didn't wish to be caught up in the incoming mess his grandfather was going to unleash.

    "Hmm... so this is how all those young masters feel when their elders appear."

    Stated Abrasax as he saw the Great Step Holy Spirit Warlock pale when he saw the avatar of the Father of All Devils.

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    Descending somewhere in the avatar was always weird for me... probably I just can get used to having multiple consciousnesses simultaneously. Usually, when I was using an avatar, I would let Architect control my avatar, as it was more straightforward.

    Though this time, I controlled my avatar personally, as I wanted to slaughter some warlocks who dared to pursue my grandson.

    With a wave of my hand, I unleashed an enormous wave of Destruction Energy, which hit the Great Step Holy Spirit Warlock, who instantly used some kind of protection artifact.

    Unfortunately or fortunately for him, even though the protection artifact was turned to dust, the Great Step Holy Spirit Warlock survived, though he lost half of his body.

    'Hmm... so even in my avatar form, I retain around 75% of my overall power.'

    I thought as I used the Avatar Creation Technique I got from Okhwang and adjusted it to my needs. It was far more superior to avatar techniques available in the Astral Boundary Universe.

    "Hmm... you Warlocks are really annoying bunch of ants."

    I stated as I killed the Great Step Holy Spirit Warlock with several lighting bolts that hit him simultaneously.

    Of course, after killing the Great Step Holy Spirit Warlock, I took his interspatial ring, as I hated wasting resources.

    Afterward, I looked around as I decided on what to do.

    I dealt with this Great Step Holy Spirit Warlock within three minutes, so this avatar has a lifespan of 7 minutes or so.

    In the end, I decided to wait and see if someone would come and fight me, but unfortunately, such a thing didn't happen.

    When only several seconds were remaining, I instantly perked up as I sensed a tremendous change in the energy of Heaven and Earth in the Canghzi Plane.

    "So they finally chose to reveal themselves?"

    I muttered as my avatar slowly dispersed into countless particles.


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    • Chapter 350 – Political Landscape Changes Once More
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    • After the Avatar of the Father of All Devils dispersed, a vast aura spread from the place where Time Sky City is located in the Eastern Warlock World.

    A huge rift opened at the location of Time Sky City, and bright gold light gushed out. When the gold light, which gushed out from underground, combined with the air above ground, they formed magic stones and magic crystals that sprayed in all directions like raindrops.

    There was a heaven-shaking blare, and the huge rift expanded to 1,000 meters long, and a tremendous amount of gold light gushed out from underground. Under the impact of the terrifying gold light, the many low-level Warlocks screamed, twisted, and turned into strange existences, and then burst apart and turned into clouds of blood mist, which combined with the gold light and turned into a new resource.

    The earth kept shaking, the ground cracked wildly, the rift expanded to 100,000 kilometers long, and dazzling gold light rushed into the sky.

    Suddenly, a terrifying giant tree 100,00 kilometers in diameter broke out of the ground, pierced the sky, and entered the starry sky.

    A vast force diffused out of the giant tree and spread in all directions.

    That giant tree pierced through the Cangzhi Plane's atmosphere, and then nine branches suddenly separated from the canopy. There is a floating continent, with a diameter of 100,000 kilometers, suspended above each branch.

    Thin branches extended from the giant tree, pierced into the void, extracted various forces, and transported them to the floating continent in the canopy.

    Along with an earth-shaking noise, an exquisite castle flew out from the ground and instantly appeared on a branch of a floating continent.

    "This continent belongs to our Time Dynasty! Anyone who enters without permission shall die!"

    A domineering voice came from the castle, and radiant light shone.

    A 10,000-meter-long primordial dragon flew out of the ground and flew onto another branch floating continent.

    A cold and domineering voice spread: "This continent belongs to our Taboo Dynasty! Anyone who enters without permission shall die!"

    The earth cracked, and a 10,000-meter-tall headless giant, engraved with countless runes, broke out of the ground and jumped onto a branch floating continent.

    A flat voice and a terrifying aura spread from the floating continent: "This continent belongs to our Transcendent Dynasty! Anyone who enters without permission shall die!"

    Similar occurrences continued as all remaining Six Warlock Dynasties descended to the surface world of the Canghzi Plane, and additionally, not only them but also their vassals and other stronger factions that were backed by the Great Step Holy Spirit Warlocks.

    Some arrogant warlocks, especially those who were at the Infinity Warlock Realm, tried their luck and ignored the warnings of the Great Step Holy Spirit Warlock Realm powerhouses.

    Still, unfortunately for them, they were instantly pulverized to dust.

    Every human Warlock Dynasty has given birth to more than 50 Holy Spirit Warlocks. This number can be called outrageous. Those Holy Spirit Warlocks are the helpers of the respective Warlock Emperor and the foundation for them to control countless planes.

    Altogether, they created more than 400 Holy Spirit Warlocks. Even if just half of them survived to this day, it was around 175 Holy Spirit Warlocks that were still alive.

    Unlike Golem Dynasty and Dawn Dynasty, the other Six Warlock Dynasties continued to exist in Cangzhi Plane's core world.

    Only the Golem Dynasty was an exception, as it collapsed completely and had no known survivors. Dawn Dysntasy relocated after Dawn Lord chose to reincarnate or whatever.

    So, Warlock Dynasties as a whole were powerful, as they had countless powerhouses; unfortunately for them, as they were not really a unified faction but rather some kind of weird variation of an alliance, they could not use their potential to their fullest.

    "Taboo, Transcendent, Magic Note, Star, Death, we should start cleaning our home turf from the foreign races."

    Said a young-looking man to other people sitting around the round table on one of the highest-ranked floating continents.

    "Indeed, recent infiltration of the Baatorians and Avatar of the Father of All Devils proved that foreigners infest the surface world. Not only Baatorians but Fiends, Bloodkin Species, Dragons and there are even countless worshippers of Gods, Evil God, and some other entities."

    Reported a woman wearing clothes of the Transcendent Dynasty.

    "For now, until the Sovereign recuperates, leave Baator and its ruling force alone. It is apparent that the Father of All Devils has reached the next Tier, and his power alone is at or above the peak state of stronger Warlock Emperors. With our lieges recuperating, we do not have enough power to confront and kill someone as strong as him on his home turf. I can say, by this act, they are clear with their intentions of leaving the Canghzi Plane alone for now, and we have more important things to focus on, not to mention, we have lost too much in the recent attack; due to schemes of Dresden and Chthonian."

    Stated bitterly, a woman wearing robes of the Taboo Dynasty.

    "Indeed, now we need to secure the entire plane and root out any possible dangers. Soon enough, the Canghzi will undergo nirvana, and countless treasures will be born; it would be a great time for us to cultivate new powerhouses to bolster our strength."

    Said a man from the Magic Note Dynasty.


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    • Chapter 351 – Consequences
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    Noscent Plane.

    After my avatar was dispersed, my main consciousness returned back, never really getting used to the feeling of having my consciousness split up like that...

    As I started pondering about our next moves because the political landscape has changed drastically just in a very short time, and many of our plans needed to be adjusted.

    The early emergence of the Six Warlock Imperial Courts was not welcomed. Right now, the Canghzi Plane was utterly inaccessible for Baatorians. The Six Warlock Imperial Courts were watching everything like hawks, so there was not much space to exploit for us.

    Especially right now, after they forced us to retreat from the Canghzi Plane, they would be extra vigilant about the happenings on their home turf.

    While I have reached Tier 11, the collective strength of the Six surviving Warlock Dynasties was nothing to scoff at, especially when their Warlock Emperors recovered. Currently, Warlocks were the greatest threat to the Baator, as they were eyeing the Desolate Star Region as their expansion for resources, as the Star Region lacked Tier 12 Powerhouse to preside over it.

    'Warlock Sovereign is still indisposed, but if Weissmann makes a move, then he would appear as well, and we are back at the deadlock. The only possible choice is to swallow them, without the help of anyone of Tier 12, and trap Warlock Sovereign, and kill him together with Weissmann... yes... that could work.'

    I thought as I walked over in circles in my room at the fortress.

    After some time, I decided to go and check up on Hela and the progress of the crusade against the inhabitants of the Noscnet Plane.

    I wanted this entire thing finished as soon as possible, so the Chthonian Empire could begin absorbing the benefits from the conquest, especially the resources left by the pinnacle Tier 12 Powerhouse who created this place.

    Our armies had already started advancing on the territories of the Sacred Millenial Empire, and slowly they were slaughtering their armies and civilians.

    It was apparent that the purge was going very well, especially dragons who enjoyed it too much, looking at the state of cities where the Draco Aetherna Army passed by.

    Dragons were naturally destructive in their means of combat, and they tended to destroy everything in their path. At the same time, some of that was part of their nature; most did it just because of shits and giggles, as they just loved destroying things here and there.

    Not to mention, Noscnet was a place where many of the Elves and Dragons previously ruled until they were overthrown by humans and hunted almost to extinction, so in a certain sense, those who experienced those times or were just angry at such thoughts were wanting their frustration here.

    "Hela, how is your progress?"

    I asked my wife as I hugged her waist.

    "It's going well... we have absorbed all secondary territories of the Sacred Millenial Empire and independent states. Right now, we are drafting a plan on how to invade the main territory of Sacred Millenial Empire."

    Summarized Hela as I was rather satisfied with the progress, even though it could be faster. When we were at war, and especially the one she was leading, she was always the happiest person in the world, which was something appreciated, especially in the evenings.

    "And the vault?"

    "Right now, we finished categorization of things located there and transported highly-prioritized things back to the Empire, so people who are nearing the breakthrough to the Tier 11 can achieve it faster."

    Answered Hela as I nodded in agreement.

    "Good. We need to have at least 4 or 5 Tier 11 Powerhouses before we can invade Canghzi Plane at full force. Also, before that, we need to find the Plane where the Dawn Lord has been reincarnated and where he has been keeping his God Avatar."

    I stated for the next course of things.

    In the end, as predicted, the natives, even if they were more powerful, were slowly losing due to their inferior equipment. If their rulers chose to share even a bit from the vault they found, this battle wouldn't be so one-sided at all.

    But apparently, the politics were at play, and their ruler Charles the Great, had made many enemies, so he probably chose to conceal the fact he found Inheritance Vault. If you ask me, a relatively short sighed move, but I can understand it at least partially.

    They were in a position where they were unaware of the extraterrestrial threats, as the Sealed Planes are very tough nuts to crack. If not for the Empire's superior Arcanotech and Magical knowledge, it would be almost impossible to break through the barrier, find a weak point, and expand it to enough size for an entire invasion force to enter.

    "Tell your generals and Lord Generals to stop holding back and push through the full force. Stop playing with them and finish the invasion as soon as possible."

    I stated grimly, as there was no need to pursue this thing this far. Up until now, all Lord Generals of the Armies and Generals of Legions were fighting while testing various strategies and other things, in preparation for battles with enemies on the same level.

    Additionally, none of them used too destructive means and such.

    Now, this was going to the end.


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    • Chapter 352 – Repercussions
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    • 3rd POV

    Baator, Nessus, Holy Capital of the Anor Londo.

    Several years have passed since the ascension of the Father of All Devils to the Lord-Class being. After more than two years, Mechs and other people assigned to the task managed to categorize and transport everything from the Inheritance Vault of the peak Tier 12 being back to the Baator.

    After the resources and other things were transported to the Empire, most of the Empire's so-called inner circle, meaning the important members of the House Lucifer, Elders of the Baator, and some other prominent members like those of the Senatorum Imperialis, got their hands on it first and their strength increased tremendously.

    This meant that the Empire had an increase in Tier 9 Powerhouses, and even some people who were long stuck at the Apicalyopse-Class ascended to the Dimensional-Class like Sirzechs. The latter ascended straight to the later stages of the Dimensional-Class.

    Today, a usual meeting of the Elders of the Baator.

    These meetings were always taking place each time after one hundred years intervals to discuss important things about the development of the Empire.

    Aside from the Elders, Emperor was always in attendance and the Ancestor and founder of the Empire.

    Zekram Bael, the 1st Elder of the Baator, was someone who stood beside the Ancestor even before the Empire was officially founded and currently was the pinnacle Dimensional-Class powerhouse, only one step away from reaching Lord-Class.

    "Congratulations Zekram; I heard that your great-grandson was appointed as a new Captain-General of Adeptus Custodes."

    Said Crom Cruach, the 2nd Elder of the Baator and basically the leader of the Dragons of the Baator and ruler of the 4th Layer of the Baator, Phlegethos. Dragons were one of the major species of the Chthonian Empire and the Baator, aside from Devils, Fallen Angels, or Bloodkins.

    Zekram's great-grandson, Sairaorg Bael, was one of the legends of the Chthonian Empire of the Baator.

    Born with a unique condition, where his Clan Trait was dormant, he was scorned by the majority of his own family, especially his own father, who viewed him as a disgrace to the High Lord House Bael.

    Ironically though, the boy had a tremendous talent for anything related to physical cultivation, be it learning Senjutsu or Touki or some other body strengthening methods. Just in a short twenty years, he reached Satan-Class in terms of physique, which was an astonishing speed, especially taking into account that he did it with his own efforts without outside help.

    When he was 14 years old, he was made an exemption. The Adeptus Custodes took him as one of the youngest recruits ever recruited. By 15 years old, he was initiated as a full-fledged battle brother. By 16 years old, he was already named a Prefect, and by 18, he became one of the commanding Tribunes.

    After reaching Super-Devil Class in terms of his physique, he was physically strong enough to undergo Clan Trait Awakening Ritual, which was prepared for him by his great-grandfather Zekram Bael, who collected all precious resources and things required for the ritual.

    After he awakened his Clan Trait, Sairaorg incorporated his Power of Destruction into his own self-created martial arts, which made him the most deadly close-quarter combatant in the whole Empire.

    Especially after he reached the Apocalypse-Class, as he comprehended the Law of Earth, which was known for its physical aspect, be it in defense or offense. His life story was one of the most inspirational ones across the Empire, and there were even several books or movies about it already.

    "Indeed, it is a grand accomplishment, as expected from my descendant."

    Laughed Zekram jovially as he boasted about the power of his blood.

    Soon enough, another person entered the room.

    "Asura, you have finally arrived."

    Stated Zekram to a man with long silver hair and piercing crimson eyes.

    After the Chthonian Empire obtained the Inheritance Vault of the pinnacle Tier 12 powerhouse, the one who benefitted the most was Asura, who managed to create an Avatar with unique treasure's help to trick the Universal Law of the Shao Universe into thinking the Avatar was the real Asura God.

    When Asura passed the God Tablet to his Avatar, he left the Shao Universe and entered the Astral Boundary Universe.

    "Indeed. I was taking care of some important matters on my floor."

    Stated Asura as he sat down on his chair.

    After several minutes all others arrived.

    After Sirzechs arrived, the meeting could start.

    "Now, all of you know why you are here. We need to discuss the incoming war against the Warlocks of the Canghzi Plane as the Six Imperial Warlocks Courts emerged. Father decided that we would be the ones leading the offensive against them after some of our peak Deimsnional-Class powerhouses reach the next Class."

    Summarized Sirzechs the situation.

    "With Zeoticus and Asura, we have two strong Tier 11 experts. I am on the verge of reaching the next Class, and so is Crom Cruach. The first thing we need to do is to remove all unpredictable from the equation."

    Said Zekram as everyone knew what he meant.

    While the 8 Warlock Emperors that founded their respective dynasties were the most famous ones, there existed other Warlocks that reached the realm and either became hermits or created smaller factions far away from the Canghzi Plane.

    Only 6 remained at the Canghzi Plane, even from the Eight Warlock Dynasties, though some smaller ones which had Tier 11 Warlock still had some contacts with the Canghzi Plane, as that was the ancestral home of all Warlocks in the Astral Boundary.

    "Abrasax reported that remains of the Golem Dynasty are located at the Canghzi Plane, and there is a high probability that Golem Emperor is slumbering there. Dawn Dynasty is relocated in the Heavenly Plane, the Primary Grade 2 Plane ruled by God Avatar of the Dawn Emperor. Additionally, we have located another three resting places of Warlock Emperors that are currently slumbering and are guarded by their factions; none of them present any threat to the forces of the Empire."

    Summarized Sirzechs the information they have collected so far.


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    • Chapter 353 – Eve of the War
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    • "Attacking the Primary Grade 2 Plane under the control of the God Avatar of the Dawn Emperor, additionally, filled with remains of the Dawn Dynasty, would be a hard, very, very hard thing to do. That place should be fortified to the absolute extreme after the countless eras during which the Dawn Dynasty was inhabiting it."

    Stated Zekram as the other nodded while Asura looked thoughtful about the situation.

    "Did you hear that rumor?"

    Questioned Asura after a short time.

    "What rumor?"

    Others turned to top him.

    "Interesting one... apparently, the Dawn Emperor successfully reincarnated. His reincarnation is right now, barely an Infinity Realm Warlock. Even though his reincarnation is guarded at all times by two Great Step Holy Spirit Warlocks, we can overcome them and kidnap him and use his reincarnation as our ticked to enter the Heavenly Plane and take them out in an ambush."

    Stated Asura as others looked at him and thought about his plan.

    "That could work... thought the question is, where is he located right now?"

    Asked Azrael.

    "Mostly in the Canghzi Plane, the thing is... after the Six Imperial Courts revealed themselves, he immediately went to the Canghzi Plane and is currently trying to create his own faction by recruiting other Warlock Factions. Apparently, he managed to get hold of several Warlock Factions that are not inhabiting the Canghzi Plane."

    Answered Asura.

    "Then we need to wait when he is in one of the weaker planes and prepare a trap. Based on what we know, Dawn Emperor cannot stay too long at the Canghzi Plane, or Six Imperial Courts would attack him. Additionally, with two Tier 11 experts, we can safely extract the Dawn Emperor from whatever place he is, aside from the Canghzi and Heavenly Planes."

    Said Sirzechs.

    "Now, the next topic is, father decided to make this thing a Holy War against the Warlocks."

    The Declaration of the Holy War was a very serious matter.

    During the centuries that passed, the religion of the Father of All Devils penetrated through all levels of the Baatorian society, through everything. This created a lot of zealots and fanaticism that believed in the Father of All Devils.

    In truth, the Holy War and subsequent crusade was declared only once in the existence of the Chthonian Empire of the Baator. It was around four hundred years ago when they encountered a certain civilization that was really anti-religious, and this heresy against the Church.

    Short, long story, the civilization ended slaughter to the last one, and the entire plane where they were living was destroyed.

    Usually, Holy War means absolute extermination.

    "He wants to eradicate the Canghzi Plane completely and cut down the Warlock Path. If the ancestral place of the warlocks is destroyed, it would be an end for all warlocks. Additionally, if we absorb enormous resources of the Canghzi Plane, it would propel Baator and the Empire on a whole new level of power."

    Completed Sirzechs statement from his father.

    "Then we will proceed this way."

    Nodded other Elders of the Baator.

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    Meanwhile, at the Noscent Plane.

    "Father, I passed your intentions to the Elders during the last meeting. All of them agreed to proceed with your plan. They will start preparing for the capture of the reincarnation of the Dawn Emperor and the subsequent invasion of the Heavenly Plane. Additionally, Captain-General Diablo resigned his post in favor of Sairaorg Bael and is currently headed for the Noscent."

    Said Sirzrechs's hologram from my Holo-Brain as he woke me up, though I forgave him due to bringing me good news.

    I was really happy that his plan would be carried out, and especially that Diablo would be to my personal needs once more.

    He may not look like it, but he was the best butler and confidant one could ask for. Unfortunately, he was the only person I could fully trust with the position of the Captain-General of the Adeptus Custodes.

    Of course, the soul of the Dawn Emperor would be Diablo's to eat after we capture him, and his uses would be no more.

    "Good. Also, what about the Golem Emperor? Based on what Abrasax brought, there are billions of golems from the Golem Dynasty, do you have any plans for that?"

    I questioned my eldest son as he nodded to my delight. Seeing that my teachings to my children were not wasted was good.

    "Yes. It is apparent that either other Warlock Dynasties don't know where the pocket dimension with the remains of the Golem Dynasty is remained or... there is something more terrifying up there, so they don't dare to enter. Either way, the best course of action would be for either you or Elder Asura to sneak up there and claim it. It should be no problem for powerful Tier 11 powerhouses such as yourself."

    Answered Sirzechs as I nodded.

    "Good, my son. For now, focus more on increasing the collective strength of the Empire. Especially the number of our high-end fighters. We need to raise as many Tier 9 and Tier 10 powerhouses as possible before the Holy War starts. All Elders need to reach Tier 11; we are doing this thing alone, without outside help."

    I stated, as Sirztechs instantly understood my meaning.

    If we chose to do this with Arcanists, we would need to divide the spoils of war, something that I was not so keen on doing so. Not to mention, with my unique Path and dual cultivation, I believe if I reach the peak of my Class and God Rank, I could handle even someone as strong as Warlock Sovereign.

    Based on what Khaziklu Bey told me, Warlock Sovereign was currently severely injured, but he had a few extremely powerful artifacts that even he was wary of. If not for the existence of those weapons, he would have long ago killed the Warlock Sovereign.

    "It shall be done, father. Custodians will have priority together with the Khaos Brigade and Sardaukar Forces."

    Sirzechs answered as he ended the call.


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    • Chapter 354 – Final Siege of Noscent
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    • "Dun, dun, dun... things are progressing steadily."

    I muttered to myself as I ended the call with Sirzechs.

    Warlock Faction was one of the strongest at the Astral Boundary, with the deepest foundation, and controlled one of the few Grade 1 Planes in the Astral Boundary. Thus, they became my target to devour them and absorb their resources and power.

    Especially devouring the entire Canghzi Plane would evolve Baator to the Grade 1 Plane. In the end, it would be some kind of starting point for me to become truly a hegemon on the scale of the Void. From the perspective of these facts, the Jihad against the Warlocks was necessary thing for the Chthonian Empire to thrive in the long term.

    Additionally, another Jihad would be beneficial for the Empire, as it would create another wave of internal unity against a new enemy. After Rias was appointed as the Ecclesiarch of the Ecclesiarchy, she did a splendid job of spreading my religion and brainwashing a heavy majority of the population into blind and undying loyalty to the Father of All Devils.

    She took it to another level, and apparently, my Faith is greatly spread even in other Universes that are rather weak or in some sealed dimensions that we happened to stumble upon. All of this created a nice endless stream of Faith, which was nicely refined by my godhood and increased my strength.

    Of course, all of this was only possible due to the special nature of the Godhood Method that Rot Spinne brought to me. Ironically though, I long ago suspected that this Godhood Method was created by one of the "Three".

    Nobody else wouldn't be able to create such a method from scratch.

    In a place where Tier 11 Powerhouses were everywhere, my current strength level was nothing. Countless people with the same Tier roamed the Void, as Tier 11 was something like the lowest level of strength to enter the Void.

    The entire Void was filled with strong people, either at Tier 12 or Tier 13, who searched for opportunities to ascend as Paragons or upgrade their strength. Of course, my own goal was more ambitious.

    To become a Singularity.

    From the existence of everything, only three people managed to become Singularity.

    Fundamentally, Singularities were true rulers of the Void, unchallenged, unkillable, and truly Immortal entities.

    "Now is not the time to think about the far, far future... the Jihad is coming."

    I muttered as I stood from the bed and went to find Hela to tell her to end the thing. Last time, I told Hela to speed up the entire thing, and it was coming out nicely as we were nearing the Captial City of the Sacred Millenial Empire, as our legions crushed all opposition and slaughtered their way through the Noscent Plane.

    Obviously, the natives could not defend properly when the forces of the Chthonian Empire of the Baator started getting serious and were fighting to their fullest, so it was reasonable that our forces would soon reach the capital city of the natives.

    Also, during the conquest, another three Transcendental Level powerhouses were killed by Hela, as some of them tried to attack our armies from the shadows; unfortunately for them, none of them were a match for my wife, especially when she got angry.

    Even Vena killed one Transcendental Level powerhouse when she was ambushed; the one she killed was, in truth, affiliated with the Sacred Millenianl Empire and was one of the servants of the Emperor, Charles the Great.

    His own personal assassin. Before Vena killed him, she, of course, extracted a lot of memories from his soul before it dissipated.

    "So, how is the final push going?"

    I asked my wife as I exited the teleportation circle and enveloped Hela in a big hug. Normally, she would push me back as we were in public, but this time, for whatever reason, she let me hug her in public.

    "Not good. The Imperial Capital is surprisingly very well fortified, probably on par with our major cities. However, the level here is not far from the Capital of the Floors. We need more time to prepare everything to breach the fortifications without destroying the large part of the city."

    Stated Hela solemnly as I nodded.

    If the Imperial Capital is warded like our major cities, then this will take some time. Of course, there was still the possibility of me storming the city, but that would destroy the majority of it, and that is something we need to prevent.

    Destroying the city means wasting the valuable resources that we can obtain.

    "Don't worry; nobody will escape. I surrounded the entire city in an impenetrable 7-layer defense barrier, and we laid down anti-teleportation wards around the entire place. Additionally, we did deep scans of the place and blocked all underground tunnels and other escape routes from the Imperial City of the Sacred Millenial Empire. All those who are in that city are trapped there... waiting to be butchered one by one."

    Said Hela, and I swore I could see she was getting excited about the upcoming slaughter.

    'Some things never change.'

    I sighed mentally, but alas, at least her intentions and fetishes are directed at our enemies and are bringing benefits to the Empire.

    "We enough time for this... just leave none alive; we are aiming for the ghost town, of course."

    I said with a bloody grin as I gave my final orders before I departed to the Captial Ship to watch the show unfolding.

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    • Chapter 355 – Last City Breached
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    • It only took several hours to prepare all things for the siege. It wasn't that hard for the Imperialis Militarum to prepare for the siege, as we had similar protocols in the Empire for a situation like this.

    As our cities are fortified to the extreme, and some ward schemes are so complicated and powerful that it would give even me some headache to break them down without destroying them outright. Thus, we had devised particular protocols to take down our own cities in case they were taken over either by an enemy invasion force or someone that managed to sneak up into the Empire and take the city hostage.

    The Ward Breakers were very valuable, and each branch of the military was cultivating its own with utmost importance. Not only because they could break them down, but they were also masters in creating magical defenses. We even had a profession in the Empire that specialized in breaking down magical defenses, like barriers, spell formation, wards, or bounded fields.

    "Start the attack."

    Commanded Hela as the final siege of the last city standing on the Noscent Plane was beginning.

    Because the ward scheme of the Imperial City was especially sturdy, it required a gentle approach to tear it down without destroying everything with brute force. The usual approach was to locate the Ward Stones or Eye of the Formation and destroy it.

    Alas, in this situation, such a thing was hard to do, so the most logical approach was to use a Wormhole Device to create a small weak point in the barrier for some Ward Breakers to enter and locate the Ward Stones and destroy them from the inside.

    The Imperial City of the Sacred Millenial Empire had around more than 3 million soldiers in it because it contained the remains of all military forces of the Sacred Millenial Empire that were either crushed by Chthonians or managed to survive by any means.

    Hela stationed the Anti-Matter Magicule Canon Batteries all around the Imperial City as they were slowly firing round after round at the barrier surrounding the Imperial City. She purposely chose the attacks from the Anti-Matter Magicule Canon Batteries to be at their weakest and lowest capacity, just only to serve as a distraction before the wards could be torn down from the inside.

    I sat on my throne in the Adjudicator-Class Juggernaut Capital Ship while observing the siege of the Imperial City of the Sacred Millenial Empire. Though I was not alone, as Vena was snuggling close to me, as she was not interested in participating in the attack, not that it mattered.

    Sacred Millenial Empire currently had only two Transcendental Level powerhouses, their Emperor Charles the Great, and his teacher, the Grand Tutor of the Empire. Both of them were no threat to Hela, as she could kill them combined without any effort.

    After several minutes, my gaze sharpened as several cracks appeared in the barrier, and out of nowhere entire part of the barrier cracked down into countless crystalline shards as a barrier as the whole around the whole city block collapsed, and soldiers of the Chthonian Empire started pouring into the city.

    "Rather anti-climatic... but alas, it was as expected."

    I muttered as I watched the first part of the defenses being breached. As the first city block's barrier was cracked down, Soldiers of the Imperialis Militarum and elite forces started pouring into the city, carrying out merciless slaughter of everything that was breathing, as we took no survivors.

    While the armies of the Sacred Millenial Empire attempted to put up a resistance, it was futile. Even though Sacred Milleinal Empire had a numerical advantage over the forces of the Chthonian Empire of the Baator, they were being continuously pushed out, and street after street, house after house, fell into our control of us.

    After approximately half an hour, another City Block's barrier was cracked down. At the same time, our soldiers breached another City Block from the first one we stepped our foot on. Right now, the only relatively safe place was the Imperial Palace, where slowly, most of the entire forces of the Sacred Millenial Empire were retreating to have their last stand while leaving others to their fate in our hands.

    After the main gate fell to us, all soldiers of the Sacred Millenial Empire realized that the civilian districts were lost and started to retreat to the Inner Circle of the City, where the Imperial Palace was located, leaving the defenseless civilians getting slaughtered or eaten by hungry dragons of the Draco Aetherna Army.

    After enjoying the show a little, I activated my Holo-Brain and called Hela.

    "Why are you calling me now, darling? I am having my fun."

    Said a holographic image of Hela with a sadistic smile.

    "Just to remind you that the Emperor and Grand Tutor are to be captured, not killed. I want to find the Inheritance Vault as soon as possible, something not realistic if they are both dead. Also, capture the entire Imperial Family alive."

    I remarked as Hela rather reluctantly nodded, as I knew that she wanted to kill the natives. Of course, something was not possible, as I promised Three-Headed Golden Dragon Tribe that they might eat them alive, as it was Charles the Great who led the rebellion against the Three-Headed Dragon Tribe and Silvermoon Elves.

    "I will try..."

    Answered Hela as she cut the connection while I shook my head.

    "Really troublesome, if she is in a fight, she is almost uncontrollable... though who am I to complain when I have the same tendencies."

    While not overly open with it, I had extremely strong battle lust and sadistic tendencies during fights, though I knew perfectly how to control myself. Usually, my logical and cold, rational side was mostly in control, but sometimes I snapped.

    If that happened, things got messy really fast.

    As I was thinking about something, I felt that Vena woke up, and she started teasing me down there.

    "Can't we?"

    She looked at me with expectation; though I wanted to enjoy the slaughter of humans as I got that from Hela, I could not ignore my wife when she was in the mood for some adult activities.

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    • Chapter 356 – Wrapping Things Up
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    • "Not right now... Hela is leading the charge, and I need to be on vigil in case they take out their trump card, if they have any though, but rather be safe than sorry."

    I said to Venelana, who just pouted cutely but didn't really refute my words.

    Even though it was clear that the Sacred Millenial Empire didn't obtain much from the Inheritance Vault of the pinnacle Tier 12 powerhouse, there was still some possibility they could have obtained some artifact or weapon capable of killing someone as strong as Hela.

    Thus, because of this, I chose to observe over the battle carefully. With my Tier 11 strength, I could clearly see everything that is happening in the even Imperial Palace, as the wards and barriers couldn't stop my piercing gaze.

    After half an hour, the gates of the Imperial District were breached, and now fighting had been moved to the heart of the Imperial Captial of the Sacred Millenial Empire, as their soldiers were being killed like flies.

    Observing Hela as she charged and slaughtered her way straight to the Imperial Palace, where she, with a single slash of her Necrosword, created a breach in the protective barrier over the Imperial Palace, which was soon enough swarmed by Khaos Brigade under the leadership of Vali, as they entered the Imperial Palace together with Hela.

    In the Imperial Palace, they met with resistance from the Imperial Mage Corps and Imperial Knights and some of the more powerful remaining experts of the Sacred Millenial Empire that were still alive.

    As expected, while Imperialis Militarum was dealing with the standard soldiery out in the Imperial District and Khaos Brigade was entertaining the so-called Elite Forces of the Sacred Millenial Empire, Hela, together with a few of her closest lieutenants, had unhindered progress across the Imperial Palace.

    All resistance they encountered was either from some high-ranking nobles that were hiding in the depths of the Imperial Place or some other important high-ranking individuals in the Imperial Governmental body, but they were all swiftly killed.

    Quickly, they have found their way to the Throne Room.

    When Hela entered the Throne Room, only two people were there.

    One of them was a feeble-looking Old Man with long white hair and a beard, wearing a plain blue robe and holding a staff.

    The second one sat on the throne, wearing ceremonial armor and a crown upon his head.

    Hela scanned both of them from tip to toe, afterward which she conjured two Necroswrods, and without any wasting time, she threw both of her Necroswords towards the Old Man whom she recognized as the Grand Tutor of the Empire and teacher of the Emperor, Charles the Great.

    Even though the Grand Tutor was weaker than the Emperor in combat prowess, Hela has significantly learned from me that very skilled magic users are a pain in the ass to deal with. Even me, when I was weaker, I could deal with enemies several times stronger than me, with traps, specifically designed spells, or just annoying them to death... literally.

    As skilled as he was, the Grand Tutor instantly cast an instant-teleportation spell and teleported away, dodging the Necroswords. At the same time, Hela looked behind her, conjuring the other Necroswords and throwing them at a specific second.

    In a split of a second, Grand Tutor reappeared, several meters behind Hela, and instantly as he reappeared, two Necroswrods pierced through his body. On through his heart and one through his head, killing him instantly.

    I clicked my tongue in annoyance as the Grand Tutor was killed, but we needed only one of them, and Emperor was more valuable. Detaining someone like Grand Tutor, who was a Transcendental Level magician, was a hard thing to do in a small amount of time.

    This trick Hela learned from me.

    When someone was casting any kind of short-ranged teleportation spells, it disturbed space itself. I developed a spell that allowed its caster to read the disturbance line in the space, easily predicting where the enemy would reappear with his teleportation.

    This spell was commonly learned by most of the close-quarter combatants, as it was one of the fastest ways to deal with magicians. Another thing was that almost all skilled magic users could cast teleportation spells, which was very hard to deal with for warriors.

    With this spell, they could fight the teleportation and space-hopping of mages.

    As Hela turned around, she narrowly dodged the incoming sword slash from Charles the Great, who attacked her with his great sword; while he was strong and experienced, no doubt about that, Hela was vastly superior to him in every aspect.

    Hela swiftly counterattacked with another pair of conjured Necroswords as she continued to exchange blows with Charles the Great.

    It was apparent that Charles the Great was a strong and skilled warrior, but Hela was stronger and more skilled.

    After more than ten minutes, Hela was becoming more and more enraged that she still didn't manage to kill Charles the Great, and her attacks were becoming more and more ferocious and powerful.

    In her anger, she used most of her power to launch a powerful kick at Charles the Great, which he blocked with his great sword at the price of it cracking down. Hela used the split of second of advantage as she pierced his right leg with her Necrosword.

    As he knelt down, she instantly delivered powerful strict with the blunt edge of the Necrosword at his head, kicking him out. That marked the end of the first and last Emperor of the sole human nation that ever existed and would exist on the Noscent Plane, Charles the Great.

    "And that it is..."

    I muttered as I watched everything from my Adjudicator-Class Juggernaut Capital Ship. It was like watching a good show on the TV, and I enjoyed it greatly, though not as much as Hela, who was wreaking havoc down there, killing everything that was moving, but whatever.

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    • Chapter 357 – Last Inheritance Vault
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    • 1 Day Later, the Imperial Capital of the Sacred Millenial Empire, the Imperial Palace.

    Yesterday the conquest of the Noscent Plane officially ended. Even though there still remained some individual resistance groups with some natives that were still fighting the invading forces of the Chthonian Empire, but they were of no importance.

    I was currently enjoying my time with Venelana in the Emperor's quarters while Hela was having her time as she was torturing the Emperor of was formerly existing Sacred Millenial Empire. Because Hela was an expert interrogator and torturer, soon enough, he would be spilling everything he knew, including the location of the Inheritance Vault.

    Imperial City was being cleaned by the Imperialis Militarum and taken apart by the Mechanical Legions of the Chthonian Empire. The heavy majority, if not all of the local population of the Imperial City of the Sacred Millenial Empire was killed during the siege, and those who were not killed, were rounded up and executed right now, or those stronger were eaten alive by dragons, as dragons loved eating strong people, it was a delicacy for them.

    I already sent several Tier 9 experts with extensive magic knowledge to lay down refiníng formation so the Baator could effectively absorb the Noscent Plane and evolve to a higher level, even though I doubted it would happen, as the Primary Grade 2 Plane was not enough for the Baator to evolve to the Grade 1, but I hoped it would evolve to the Primary Grade 2 Plane from the current level of Secondary Grade 2 Plane.

    After several hours, it was as expected, no one could continue to though under Hela's tender care, and soon enough, we had the location of the Inheritance Vault of the pinnacle Tier 12 powerhouse. After the uses of Charles the Great passed, Hela left him for the Three-Headed Golden Dragon Tribe to deal with.

    They would probably chop him apart and eat him. As a Transcendental Level powerhouse, his body was highly nutritious for species like dragons, who can get stronger by eating powerful lifeforms to become stronger.

    I departed instantly after getting the location of the Inheritance Vault, so I could unlock it as soon as possible to obtain its resources.

    Surprisingly the Inheritance Vault was located deep under the Imperial Palace. Under the Imperial Place, there was a very extensive cave system that reached extremely deep, almost reaching the Planar Core itself.

    Somewhere in that endless labyrinth of corridors, paths, and caves, in some random part of it, the Inheritance Vault was located. Charles the Great found the Inheritance Vault by accident when they attempted to map the cave system.

    I quickly located the Inheritance Vault and arrived before the Vault Gates within ten minutes. The gate was even bigger than that of the one which I found after killing the Barbarian King.

    I entered the place without any difficulties, as I knew the method from the previous one. However, this one was a bit different, as the barriers surrounding the gates and runes powering them were a bit stronger, probably because it was the main Inheritance Vault with more treasures and riches.

    After I opened the Gates, I released the specialized drones that were doing their job in fast scanning the entire Vault and its content for better organization and transportation.

    I spread my senses through the entire Vault and sensed for anything that had a Void Aura, and I quickly located several perfectly preserved body parts of the Void Lifeforms. Some of them had heard of the Void Beasts.

    I scrutinized them for a bit before I directly used Devour on them and absorbed them to boost up my newly acquired void bloodline.

    [Unknwon Void Beast Bloodline has been identified as Void Leviathan.]

    [Concept of Void increased by 5%]

    I heard the Architect's voice in my head.

    Instantly as the comprehension of the Concept of Void crossed the 10%, which was unthinkable but somehow understandable, as all body parts of the Void Lifeforms were from the strongest bloodlines, and apparently, their affinity for the void was so high, they managed to touch the concept.

    Also, this meant that they must be from the Tier 11 or Tier 12 Void Lifeforms, maybe even from Tier 13.

    I then continued inspecting the Inheritance Vault for something that could be of use to me. I found several Soul Treasures that can increase their user's Soul Aptitude. I used one to upgrade my Soul Aptitude to Level 10 Superior and left the rest for my family members as they would need it currently more than I do.

    Not that they would be able to increase my Soul Aptitude to Level 11.

    Aside from that, the most valuable thing in this entire Vault were probably several tens of books, each one carefully describing various power systems, even those outside of the Astral Boundary Universe, and how to incorporate certain aspects of them into one another.

    Also, there was instruction on reaching the Exarch-rank and how to condense the strongest Arcane Crest for the Arcanists, which was a priceless treasure just by itself. Currently, only Khaziklu Bey held this knowledge, and he wouldn't share it with anybody as it was too priceless.

    With my speed, it would take me only a few centuries to hit the limits of the Lord-Class, and afterward, I would need to think about how to break through to the Exarchy. This information I obtained right now would be of the utmost importance later on, not for me, but for all powerhouses in the Baator, many millennia later.

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    • Chapter 358 – Returning Back
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    • After I got what I wanted at first from the Inheritance Vault, I decided it was time to return back to the Baator and to the Empire to prepare for the Jihad against the Warlocks as the Holy War had already sent out its call.

    I also needed to check up on my familiars, as I felt that Dou Dou was very close to the next evolution to the Lord-Class as she digested too many fertilizers and rare things that really sped up her evolution.

    Venelana was happy to depart from the Noscent Plane, while Hela decided to remain here as she wanted to complete her work. Additionally, she was also nearing her breakthrough to the Paramount God, as she took an enormous amount of Divine Crystals from the Inheritance Vaults and was currently using them to achieve a breakthrough.

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    Baator, 9th Layer - Nessuss, Holy Imperial Capital of Anor Londo, Imperial Palace.

    After we exited the Dimensional Gate, there was some kind of welcome committee consisting of Sirzechs and whatever members of the Imperial House who were at the time located at the Imperial Capital Anor Londo.

    I saw Serafall, Abraxas, and Sigmar was unsurprisingly not present, though his wives Yasaka and Rossweisse were here, together with my granddaughter Kunou who grew to a beautiful lady. Unforutanly for her, she was still unmarried as her father successfully managed to scare everyone who approached his daughter.

    'He is even worse than me in that aspect.'

    I thought in my head as Sirzechs came to us before I could look around more.

    "Father, Mother."

    He greeted us in a more polite tone, while Vena, as usual, ignored most of the protocols and jumped on him, giving her son a big hug.

    Fortunately, Fia was away; currently, she was in the first layer of the Baator, Avernus, so Vena was saved from her scolding and lecture on how to behave.

    After everyone exchanged their greeting, Sirzechs and I departed to the solar in the Imperial Place to have a discussion about the upcoming Holy War against the Warlocks and the usage of the Inheritance Vaults from the Noscent Plane.

    "So, how is the distribution from the first one going on?"

    I asked Sirzechs as we sat down on the sofas at the solar.

    "Most of the resources were given to the Custodians, Sardaukar or Khaos Brigade, from which the Custodians got more than 60%."

    Stated Sirzechs.

    "Why that much?"

    "The Chaos Imperishable Bead and the Taboo Text that you brought back from the Feisuo Plane has finally been to some use, and combined with our own research and texts obtained from the first Inheritance Vault; we managed to devise a new path for Devils, without comprehending the Laws, mainly focusing on the body refinement and artificially expanded energy reserves."

    Stated Sirzechs as this really caught up my interest.

    "Results?"

    I stated a simple question.

    "As expected, compared to the Law Comprehension Path, it is greatly lacking, but surprisingly, it is still superior to the normal Warlock Monarch and Holy Spirit Warlocks. Taboo Text, which acted as the base for this method, focuses on unnatural body strengthening and body refining aspects, which we managed to combine with Arcane Methods of expanding the Demonic Energy Reserves, creating a whole new path for Devils who are unable to comprehend the Laws. Right now, we are adjusting this method for Fallen Angels as they are the only species with a complicated path."

    This was unexpectedly a piece of very good news.

    I always knew that this would become a problem sooner or later, as talent for Law Comprehension was very rare, and it was the reason why Chthonian Empire had so few high-end powerhouses, even after plundering resources here and there for more than two millennia.

    While the Law Comprehension Path that gave birth Apocalypse-Class was specifically for very high combat prowess that was focused on quality. Comprehending Laws was hard; thus, there was a need to find another path for the people who didn't have an aptitude for Law Comprehension, as we needed more powerhouses.

    "Transfer more resources to this endeavor and open part of the Imperial Vaults; we need to increase the collective strength of the Custodians as much as possible before Jihad against the Warlocks. We must focus on cultivating as many higher-end powerhouses as possible to weigh out the odds."

    I ordered as Sirzechs nodded in agreement.

    In truth, the policies of the Empire were pretty lax towards the most loyal Imperial Forces, such as the three mentioned above. They always got most of the resources and with great discount on the merits, as all three of them were the most loyal and most fanatical.

    "I have also given orders to expand the Mech Army. Currently, we have around 100 Million Tier 8 Mechs and 50 Tier 9 Mechs, which is too little, compared to the amount that Warlock Dynasties have at their disposal collectively. Even though their golems are of a lower quality, their quantity would be in billions, and they would drown us in pure numbers."

    Said my son, as I agreed with this completely.

    Alas, there was nothing that could be done about it, as that was the difference in the foundation between the factions.

    "After I stabilize my strength, we will go and strike at the Dawn Lord and Sunwhat Alliance or whatever crap they are calling themselves; we need to cut out the weaker Warlock Factions before they are forced to ally with each other... that would be a problem if that happened. Right now, they are still fractured and weak, meaning it is our opportunity."

    I mentioned my plans, though that would happen only after some years, as I would need several years to stabilize my Class completely.

    "We are already tailing the forces of the Dawn Lord, and it is Sunrise Alliance, by the way. We are monitoring everywhere he is going; currently, we located one particular plane, where he has some kind of secret outpost, where he stops every time before he goes back to the Heaven Plane."

    Answered Sirzechs.

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    • Chapter 359 – Baldaquin
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    • Several Years Later, an Unknown Plane across the Astral Boundary, on the top of the Phalanx-Class Space Fortress Baldaquin.

    More than five years have passed, and the Chthonian Empire entered an era of unprecedented prosperity due to the Inheritance Vaults as its contents were already long ago, and its contents were mainly distributed among the higher echelons of the Empire or invested in cultivating powerhouses.

    I also personally constructed another Phalanx-Class Space Fortress that served as my personal flagship, named Baldaquin. The Architecture of Baldaquin was a bit different compared to the standard outline of the Phalanx-Class Space Fortress, as I gave the Baldaquin a more fantasy feel and made it look like some kind of Floating Castle.

    The reason for that was that it was my residence when I ventured the Astral Boundary, and in the future even to the other Universe and perhaps even the void, so I wanted it to be as comfortable as possible, conceivably acting as a second home.

    Currently, altogether, the Chthonian Empire of the Baator had 4 Tier 11 powerhouses. Aside from me, Hela reached Paramount God several months after the Noscent Plane was conquered, and then another person to reach the Paramount God was Architect.

    Coupled with Asura, we have 4 very strong Tier 11 powerhouses.

    On top of that, the collective strength of our elite military forces has undergone a significant change, and our Mech Legions and Fleets were expanded really well, even though the expansion didn't yet end, as we are still mining the resources from the Noscnet.

    Surprisingly, even though the Noscnet Plane was a Primary Grade 2 Plane, its size was only a few times smaller than a Grade 1 Plane, though that was probably the work of the person who created it.

    This also meant that the Noscent had an enormous amount of resources that could be mined, cut down, hunted, or transported, and by the prediction of the Magisterium of Domestic Affairs and Development, it would take another twenty to thirty years to completely digest all of the Noscent Planes, even if we are working at the 110% of our capacities.

    "Master, it is time for dinner. Your wives are already expecting you."

    Sounded the voice of Diablo, who was wearing a butler outfit, after he resigned from his position as Captain-General of Adeptus Custodes.

    "I will be there in a minute Diablo."

    I answered as I stood up and went to the dining room, which was a rather huge, luxuriously decorated room in a victorian era style from Earth.

    After Hela reached Paramount God level, she resigned from her position as Lord Marshall Militant of the Imperialis Militarum and let Arthur Pendragon, former Commander of the Sardaukar Forces, to take over her place.

    It was choosing between him or his wife and her daughter Sigurn, but in the end, Arthur proved to be a better choice for the administrative position like the Lord Marshall Militarnt of the Imperialis Militarum, especially due to Arthur's keen strategic mind.

    Grayfia and Venelana have long ago reached the peak of the Dimensional-Class. However, unfortunately for them, they still cannot realize their path to advance further on the Law Comprehension Path. However, their strength has been dramatically increased with all of those resources from the Inheritance Vaults.

    Currently, we were flying in the Baldaquin to some random plane, where apparently, the reincarnation of the Dawn Lord is presently staying, together with two of the Great Step Holy Spirit Warlock Guardians.

    Our task was to capture the reincarnation of the Dawn Lord.

    Another person who was reaching the breakthrough was Diablo, who was not far from reaching the Abyssal Emperor Level, as he consumed a good amount of resources. Abyssal Fiends mainly advanced by either cannibalizing their own species or devouring corpses or bodies of powerful beings.

    In the Inheritance Vaults, there were even hearts of several Abyssal Fiend Emperors, and I instantly gave Diablo one of them so that he could advance to the new level of power.

    I sat at the end of the table while my wives were already there waiting for me. To my surprise, even Bibi Dong arrived to have dinner with all of us. Baldaquin had installed Trans-Universal Gate connected to the Shao Universe.

    Usually, Bibi Dong didn't really go into the Astral Boundary Universe, and it was usually me who went to the Shao Universe.

    "How are the things going on at the Douluo Planet?"

    I put on the question as we started dining.

    Today's menu was a steak from Three-Horned Black Tuna at the Tier 9, fished at the 6th Layer of the Baator Malbolge.

    It was an absolute delicacy.

    Of course, at the same time, it was extremely lavish to use such a thing as casual food.

    "Right now, the entire Planet is solidly under the control of the Spirit Empire and Spirit Hall. Now we are focusing on increasing the collective strength of the Empire before we start expanding into the Galaxy. Right now, the number of Titled Douluos is greatly increasing with each passing year, and after some time, we would be having a Wild Gods appearing, as the Spirit Energy Density is increasing."

    Answered Bibi Dong as she bit into her Three-Horned Black Tuna steak.

    "And how is progressing your path to Godhood?"

    I asked as I looked at my wife, who was among my 4 wives, the weakest one. I knew that it was something that always was on her mind, and she felt a bit inferior compared to Hela, Fia, or Vena.

    But, alas, her cultivation system was different and a little bit more complicated.

    "I should be able to ascend as a God in next year, maybe two, as I am very near. With the resources I have in my disposition, I would be able to reach God-King Level in a decade. After that, I plan on digesting and comprehending the Laws from the God Tablet so I can leave the Shao Universe just like my predecessor."

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    • Chapter 360 – First Strike
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    • I nodded in agreement as this was the best course of action. Bibi Dong's Universe was too limiting, as it was almost impossible to reach a higher Tier than that of Tier 11, which translated itself into the God-King Class in there.

    Meaning for that was the Universal Laws that limited and restricted everyone else.

    So, the best thing for her is to do what Asura did.

    Use the God Tablet to comprehend Laws from it, and then leave the Universe, when one reaches the peak of the strength that is able to be achieved in the Shao Universe, to search for opportunities elsewhere.

    "How long before we arrive at the Abemi Plane?"

    Questioned Hela, a little irritated that they were flying through the starry sky for so long, even though it was only a few days, but alas, she was always the impatient one.

    "7 hours, our sources said that the so-called God Descendant Argimiro, the reincarnation of the Dawn Lord, is still there, together with Sunforge Great Holy and Sunrise Great Holy, two pinnacle Great Step Holy Spirit Warlocks."

    I stated as I looked at my wives.

    "Why are they taking so long?"

    Asked Grayfia with some suspicion in case they were plotting something nefarious, which for sure they were.

    "Dunno... but spooks from the Intelligence Department saw insignias of the Wind God Palace on some warlocks that were entering the Abemi Plane; perhaps they are negotiating something."

    Wind God Palace was a relatively powerful independent Warlock Faction that didn't have any ties to the Canghzi Plane and was founded by Warlock Emperor called Wind Emperor. Unfortunately for the Wind Emperor, he was killed by someone, but before being killed, he transferred his main consciousness to make a God Avatar and declared himself to be a Wind God of Wind God Plane, which was a Primary Grade 2 Plane.

    From then on, he was always scheming on how to get back on the Canghzi Plane and revive himself on the Warlock Path.

    "When we arrive, Vena and Fia will go and dispose of two Great Step Holy Spirit Warlock Guardians of the Argimiro, while Diablo will go and confront the Dawn Lord's reincarnation. There is still a high possibility that this reincarnation still has a remnant will of the original body, meaning he should be able to explode with Warlock Emperor level of power for a limited amount of time."

    I stated.

    "What about people of the Wind God Palace?"

    Asked Hela.

    "They would be your responsibility if they make a move. With your strength as Paramount God, it should not be a problem. Though they are warlocks, it would be best to capture them and interrogate them properly. I will stay in the Baldaquin in the case of unforeseen circumstances."

    My plan was simple, capture important people, and kill the rest.

    "Diablo, are you ready?"

    I asked with a grin as I looked at my most loyal servant.

    "Of course, my master. Though, can I eat him after his uses passed?"

    He stated and put the question on the air.

    "Yes, maybe it would help you to achieve the Abyssal Emperor Level even faster."

    Additionally, for the Abyssal Fiends, it was some kind of ritual to eat their most hated foes that they killed... or eat anything that they have killed.

    We still had around seven hours of traveling, so after finishing dinner, we went to play some games together, which Vena brought with her, I don't really know how, but still, it was pretty fun to relax from time to time.

    After Vena won in all games, she brought it with her and properly rubbed it on Hela's face, as both of them were pretty competitive against each other, and Hela hated losing in anything.

    "Don't pout, darling; it will be bad for your pretty face."

    I said as I consoled my wife, who hugged me and attempted to fakely cried on my shoulder while I swore I could see her grinning at Venelana, showing her small victory.

    'When I think about this, she learned this technique from Vena, and ironically, it works even better for her than for Vena.'

    I thought in my head.

    "Not fair! I want kisses and hugs too!"

    Shouted wild Venelana as she threw herself at me and gave me a passionate kiss as she managed to separate me from Hela.

    Fia and Bibi Dong watched this scene with a bit of amusement mixed with some jealousy.

    Soon enough not to be left out, they too joined in our fun together, and it didn't take long before we started being more intimate with each other.

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    Several Hour Later, Master Room in the Baldaquin Space Fortress.

    After having several hours of very intense and passionate group sex and two hours nap, I got woken up as we were already nearing the Abami Plane to carry out the first steps in the Holy War, as the Jihad was beginning.

    After everyone got clad up in their battle armors and combat outfits, aside from Bibi Dong, as she cannot participate in fights of this level due to her low strength, thus she remained in my bedroom, as it was basically one of the safest rooms in the entire Baldaquin.

    I went to the command center of the Space Fortress while my wives and Diablo went on the descent to the Abemi Plane.

    My task was to observe the entire thing, as I was stronger and probably the laziest, so I would be here only in case of emergency. Additionally, it would be a good fight for Fia and Vena as those two Warlock Guardians are pretty strong, and Diablo wants to exact his own vengeance on the reincarnation of the Dawn Lord.

    Meanwhile, Hela would deal with those weaklings from the Wind God Palace. Even if they don't have any Tier 11 Powerhouse protecting them, they should have a strong legacy and plenty of resources that could be robbed from them in the name of the Greater Good.

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