Chapter 183: An Eternal Dream
Chapter 183: An Eternal Dream
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It wasn't long after acquiring the highest position in the kingdom and 'living out a happy life' with the various noble daughters' that Azmodeus decided it was time to finish the indoctrination process of all the high-ranking figures yet to be affected by his illusion spells.
However, it was no less than 30 years after the incident with the Phoenix Conqueror that Jing Fu, his father, Ancestor's, along with the Duke's and all relevant family members were forced into an illusion that they would never be able to escape.
They lived in worlds that suited their ideals, all while slaving away for the one who had the entire Azura Kingdom under one large spell—a spell that he planned to expand to the other Square's as soon as another 200 years passed.
For the residents of the Heaven Exploding Abode, especially for the one deemed the 'Most Monstrous Genius to ever be born', 200 years flew by in brief segments.
During the years that followed, Azmodeus managed to transform his 'Illusory Comet' into a true 'Comet' above his Dantian space, allowing him to achieve the Early Comet's Passage Realm by the 40-year mark!
For the next 20 years, he continued his cultivation, progressing it at a snail's pace. So in the end, his cultivation was outshined by the advancements he made in his professions.
His Alchemist, Formation, Rune, Array, Spirit Blacksmithing, Spirit Chef, and Spirit Beast Taming Professions had all reached the Half-Step Planet Forger Rank, far outpacing even his cultivation base!
On the other hand, his Potion Master Profession had made just as many advancements, achieving the very peak of the Platinum Rank.
This essentially made him the most proficient Potion Master in all of the Azura Kingdom!
Add that to the seemingly unlimited level of knowledge he had imbibed over the years, and a freak capable of mass-teaching trillions of powerful Second-Layer Infinity Beings was made.
Azmodeus had long since indotricated every living being inside the kingdom, which he later renamed the 'Heaven Exploding Sect'. And it was with this branishwahsing tactic that he could more easily teach all those within his sphere of influence, enabling the people of his empire to learn everything he threw at them.
Through this action and over another 50 years, the Heaven Exploding Sect was able to acquire a force with over a trillion Diamond Ranked Masters and countless Experts proficient in every Profession that could be taught to them.
With such a world-ending force created from brainwashing, power supplements recycled through transmogrification, and the stripping of the world's natural resources, an army far beyond anything ever seen in a single-leaf square was created.
This force was capable of ruling over the entire territory, including the Neutral Zone, all without having to deal with a single stump in their way.
It was this very battalion of soldiers, all of whom would die for their ruler, that prepared everything they had for the day that the gap between squares fully opened. Upon which, they could then venture into the Vermillion Phoenix Providence and take out anything that stood in their way!
This wasn't baseless confidence either, as the number of experts on the side of the Heaven Exploding Sect trumped the power of the Vermillion Phoenix Providence 100 to 1. And with the death of their king and a majority of their masters in the Vermillion Royal Capital, there was absolutely no way that they could hope to stand against the far superior Heaven Exploding Sect.
After another 20 years of nervously contemplating their complete surrender, they eventually gave in and allowed the eligible experts from the Heaven Exploding Sect to come into their country and annex the land ahead of time.
They feared what would've happened if they let the timer of the gap between Squares close in on them, which was why they made such a drastic decision.
In their eyes, this very decision was no different from giving up everything that their ancestors toiled away at building from the dirt up...
But regardless of the Vermillion Phoenix Providence's inhibitions following their surrender, it was far too late to back out of their agreement. And with the continued passing of time, every inch of land inside their country became part of the Heaven Exploding Sect, with all their leading Experts turning into nothing more than Inner Sect Disciples and Outer Deacons.
It was through these actions that everything involving the constant state of war between two single-leafed countries came to a complete halt, leaving room for plenty of growth and prosperity.
However, for the Loot Goblin, there was no such thing as 'Blissful Peace', as he followed up the surrender of the Vermilion Phoenix Providence with the immediate indotrication of all their inhabitants!
After another 30 years flew by, the previous members of the Vermillion Phoenix Providence gave up any ideas of rebellion. After all, they were brainwashed to the degree that treason would never cross their minds…
Through these ruthless acts conducted by the merciless Crimson Devil Lord, his military force once again took a tremendous leap. Subsequently, all this took him straight to the level of power that one ruling over a double-leafed country would possess!
Speaking of the rulers of leafed countries, Azmodeus took on the 'Square Ruler Stamps' that the Phoenix Conqueror's son and Jing Fu possessed.
This made it possible for him to become the ruler of not only one single-leafed faction but two of them, effectively making him a double-square ruler!
With the addition of his military force in the equation, it was only a matter of time before he forced his position up to that of a Double-Leafed Faction, such as the Sea-Bound Sect that Jia Lei was a member of.
On a side note, it was also a sect that she climbed the ranks of even at this very moment, attempting to become a high-ranking member capable of assisting her 'Husband' when the time for further annexation came around.
On the subject of Jia Lei and the rest of the noble women, Azmodeus managed to get them into an eternal dream—a dream where they happily lived out their lives with an exact copy of him and did anything and everything they wanted to do.
Some even had kids with him in this mirror dimension of their own…
There were even a few who had grown old and passed away before restarting their fantasy from the beginning again, all while doing anything and everything that Azmodeus and his clones ordered them to do.
By this point in time, his emotions were slowly but surely showing that they were fading… And such fading went completely unnoticed by even himself…
But with his ambitions of reaching for more power until there was nothing left to reach for, such 'restrictions' barely even phased him as life continued to echo throughout the vast plains of time.
It let those of the Heaven Exploding Cave Abode experience many things at a pace over six times slower than everyone else.
The world passed them by, and they were okay with that...
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