Chapter 239: A Breakthrough Is Nigh
Chapter 239: A Breakthrough Is Nigh
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Approximately 3 months after Planet Lord Magnus was forced under the heel of the Crimson Emperor.
Inside a dazzling palace in the center of Kyros's Capital City.
"So, it's done?"
A raspy voice that sounded like the voice of the devil echoed out inside the palace's throne room as a man of unbelievable proportions sat atop his bone-covered throne, nonchalantly looking down at the kneeling servants.
"Y-Yes, Your Majesty! Planet Lord Magnus, as well as Planet Lord Chronic and the others, have managed to get Planet Lord Marmom under your absolute rule!"
One of the servants stopped forth from among the crowd and answered the question voiced by his Emperor.
"..."
Azmodeus put his hand to his chin as he thought over his next course of action.
The transportation formation is ready… but it is unknown what I will meet upon making it to the Solar System of Valeria…
He didn't wish to get caught in a trap immediately after entering a new system, but he refused to stay behind in this low-level area. And considering the fact that he couldn't leave behind his main body, there was only one path forward.
"You may prepare the Star Fleet. We are going to evacuate this entire system, head straight into the wormhole, and then take over the Solar System of Valeria."
"!!!"
"But, Your Majesty! Is that truly a wise thing to do!? If we splice the rift large enough to fit our entire Star Fleet, the Erebus System will implode in on itself! Everyone will die-"
"Doesn't matter. Just get it done." Azmodeus spoke with a non-negotiable tone as his piercing gaze saw into the souls of all those present.
"!!!" "!!!" "!!!"
The various servants and high officials bowed with even greater reverence. "We will get this done, Your Majesty!" they shouted in unison.
FWIP! FWIP!
They vanished from their spots, heading toward various segments of the Royal Capital, aiming to evacuate the entire capital and leave everyone else to fend for themselves.
"This is not a world for the soft, and if you aren't ruthless enough, you will die." Azmodeus softly murmured a quote from a set of memories he absorbed from a hero.
While doing so, he thought about the loot waiting for him on the other side of the wormhole.
Nothing will escape my grasp, and if I need to be the devil to make that happen, then so be it…
His thoughts trailed off as he blurred from his throne, phasing in the direction of Fallen Immortal Mountain—a Life Treasure that he placed down right outside the Royal Capital.
It was there that he met the core founding members of his sect, the only ones who survived the countless massacres conducted inside the Astral Plane.
Yang Hua, Nao Long, You Mei, Li Na, Bing Nu Shen, Chi Wu, Rou Tian, and Pan Nu were the only surviving members of the sect. Furthermore, they were also the only ones still left alive after the complete destruction of Prometheus and the Astral Plane.
Did Azmodeus care about the uncountable number of lives he reaped from major planes of existence?
Was there even the smallest shred of remorse left within his bones after the murder of an infinite number of living organisms??
No.
He felt nothing.
Death meant nothing to him.
Death was merely the natural course of things, and if one had any qualms with him over his merciless killing sprees, then they had not yet comprehended the true meaning of life.
But regardless of that fact, there was something far more pressing inside the mind of the Crimson Emperor.
"The time for a breakthrough is nigh…" He muttered while lying underneath a pile of sensual womanly bodies.
They had decided to dogpile him a couple hours ago. But since it didn't affect his cultivation speed, and considering that it would likely be more trouble to get them off, he simply ignored them.
However, in the midst of this little group sleeping session, the Elusive Ascension Technique assisted Azmodeus in reaching the very peak of the Late Planet Forger Realm!
This would've normally not been possible in such a short amount of time, but with the improved Qi density in the Starry Expanse, cultivation was made a whole lot easier.
It was this very cultivation speed improvement, as well as the returned cultivation talent stat acquisitions, that allowed his cultivation efficiency to increase by leaps and bounds!
After effectively enabling him to go from the beginning of the Late Planet Forger Realm all the way to the peak of said realm within 4 months, his cultivation talent told him it was time for a breakthrough.
And who was he to deny a breakthrough??
It was with this rhetorical question that he let the Starry Qi flow in from the outside world, allowing his 99,999,999 Moonlit Essence to make the jump into the 9-figure milestone!
Moonlit Essence was the evolved form of Starry Qi but was only able to stay present inside the body of a cultivator. Additionally, it was also what dictated how much energy storage and strength one held within the bounds of each minor realm.
For example, someone in the Late Planet Forger Realm would have a Large Planet sitting over their Dantian, and they would also possess Moonlit Essence valued between 10,000,000 and 99,999,999. However, what one might think to only be a difference of 10 was actually far larger than that.
Qualitative change.
The World of Cultivation was full of it, and the Moonlit Essence within one's body was no different.
The further one progressed, the greater the value one's existence became.
This was all to say that within the Planet Forger Realm, every breakthrough was a major one, and for Azmodeus, that difference was made even bigger.
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OOOM!
Insanely high-quality Qi particles swirled around inside the Heaven Exploding Cave Abode as Azmodeus attempted to do something that would normally be seen as impossible for his young age.
And he somehow managed to go through his breakthrough with eight girls piled up on top of him. Furthermore, he was able to do so without waking up a single one of them!
It all went to show just how much willpower he held over the control of the elements. And it was this very control that forced his body to adapt, as the Qi produced 10 times the results with half the quantity...!
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