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n”They died so quickly?” Maximus was a little shocked.

nThe top empires were not that simple.

nAfter surviving for epochs, passing multiple era of Imperial domination, they shouldn’t be easy to kill.

nWith various trump cards, even an apex sovereign would eat a pot once they become desperate.

nTo kill them so quickly, it seems that the ruler of the Westle Empire was stronger than he thought.

n“However, couldn’t they just escape? How could they die?”

nAs a top empire, they should have teleportation array directly to the Arcane continent.

nThe Arcane continent is called a veritable heaven for a reason.

nIt’s the safest place anybody can set foot in.

nAs long as you have money, not even an apex sovereign can easily kill you.

n“They did escape, but it’s useless…” Andrew shook his head as he sighed.

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n“Emperor Khan seems to kill people invisibly, no matter the distance or protection.”

n“Even the close relatives of those top empires died without a trace.”

n“It should be the Amalgamation of Will,” Maximus concluded after a bit of thought.

nAmalgamation of Will is a bundle of the will of every individual.

nAs long as you have enough control and concentration, you can kill anyone as long as they are in the same dimension.

nAfter the Westle Empire conquered the others, Khan could freely seize the Amalgamation of Will of that empire.

nAfter that, killing others is as easy as cutting a string.

nNo wonder the protection of the Arcane continent is useless.

nNo wonder no one dared to resist the rule of the Westle Empire.

nWithout any Emperor advancing to tier 8, or having a higher master of the Amalgamation of Will.

nOther empires can only escape or wait for death under the rule of the Westle Empire.

nThis also caused the rule of the Westle Empire to spread so fast that they already conquered half of the cursed continent.

nIf it were not for the process of digestion, maybe the whole cursed continent would surrender then and there.

nAfter all, Will is not something that can be cultivated in a day’s time.

nIt needs recognition and belief, more importantly, time.

n“This is getting interesting….” Maximus smiled.

nHe thought of letting the Westle Empire conquer everything, then he could just snatch it after all the hard work.

nNo need to slowly cultivate the recognition and belief of people.

nThe winner is the king.

nPeople will only recognize who wins not the lose.

nEspecially in these times of chaos, whoever is stronger is the king.

nAfter seeing that everything is fine, he took Doran back to the castle.

n“Let’s go eat…”

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n…

nOn the throne, Ashoka was silently meditating, observing the situation of his territory.

nFrom people’s lives, the environment, possible crises, enemies, etc.

nKhan ensured that everything was progressing in a good direction as he cultivated a pure Amalgamation of Will.

nHe was already at tier 8, and to have a chance to advance to tier 9, he needed the purest Amalgamation of will possible.

nThis is the hardest hurdle that he needed to past, for everything to be worth it.

nFortunately, he had the Overlord Domain that can micro control anything in his territory.

nFrom the will, thoughts, behavior, talent, anything that an individual has.

nAs long as he had enough energy, he could silently change it all, creating the purest Amalgamation of Will in the history.

n“Hmm?” Khan suddenly raised his eyebrow as he noticed movement in his amalgamation of will.

n“It was absorbed so cleanly?” Khan muttered in amazement.

nAlthough he could also absorb other Amalgamations of Will.

nHe first needed to divert the belief of the majority of people to him.

nHowever, the Amalgamation of Will he placed on the Moonlight Empire was absorbed so cleanly without resistance.

nIf not for its disappearance, Khan wouldn’t even know it happened.

n“Is this a perfect mastery or beyond?”

nHe only had an expert mastery in Amalgamation of Will, and could barely grasp what was happening.

nSeeing a level of control beyond him, Khan couldn’t help but admire and worry at the same time.

nJust when he was wondering who was responsible for it, a subordinate knocked on the door.

n“Come in.”

n“Your Majesty,” the subordinate greeted with a bow.

n“What’s the problem?”

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n“It’s the Emperor of the Moonlight Empire; he is back,” the subordinate said solemnly.

nThe Westle Empire’s spies were all over the cursed continent.

nAs the main enemy of the Westle Empire, the spies in the Moonlight Empire would be more.

nA minute ago, a surge of energy swept through the empire, alerting all the spies.

nAfter investigation, they were shocked to know that the Emperor of the Moonlight Empire had returned.

n“I see, go back.” Although there was no change in his face, Khan’s worries deepened.

nThe return of the Emperor of the Moonlight Empire could only mean one thing: he advanced to tier 8.

nAfter seeing his subordinate leave, Khan anxiously tapped on his chair.

nTaking out a token, he contacted someone.

n“It’s time to fulfill your promise,” Khan said solemnly.

n“Don’t worry; everything is in place,” the other end said confidently.

n“I can only hope,” Khan muttered and put down the call.

nHe knew a lot of this emperor.

nPossessing unknown physique.

nThe strongest talent of the era.

nBeing connected with a dimensional merchant.

nMany label, that even made his confidence waiver.

n“Now everything is in place; I don’t want some variable to disrupt it,” Khan muttered coldly.

n…

nSoon, the days and months passed by.

nMaximus and his family began to settle down in the empire and wait.

nWith confidence in his strength, Maximus waited until the time was ripe so he could just pick the peach.

nIn the meantime, he began to study the myriad world mall.

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nHundreds of trillion system points were poured every day, that Maximus was too busy to care about the ongoing war.

nMaximus still had his priorities straight.

nThe abyss was on the verge of explosion. Tʜe sourc of ths content s ovlꜰre.et

nAlthough they estimated that it would still be at least a hundred years before the abyss gathered enough energy.

nEverything was uncertain.

nMaximus wanted to take all his time so he could cope up even if there was an emergency.

n…

nA year later,

nMaximus quietly teleported to the City of Arcana to finish his transaction with the Apex Sovereigns.

nUnlike in the abyss, where he delivered what they ordered in a month.

nIn Etherium realm, he stretch the time to a year.

nThis is to give him more time to sort and make it harder for others to detect any anomalies.

n“Maximus,” Fealan greeted.

n“Dean!” Maximus responded with a bow.

n“They are all here; come.” Fealan waved his hand and took Maximus inside the Tower of Arcana.

n“You’re finally here!”

n“I wonder if he really had everything we wanted?”

n“It couldn’t be a scam, is it?”

n“Haha, he really dares…”

nThe crowd just laughed, not thinking Maximus would really default on the transaction.

n“Don’t worry; I have all you wanted,” Maximus smiled wryly.

nSoon, Maximus handed out mountains of stage rings.

nThe Apex Sovereigns began cautiously authenticated the products, making sure that everything is real.

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nThis went on for a few months until they confirmed that all of it was genuine.

n“Hahaha, thank you, brat! With this, the Etherium realm will go further!” An Apex Sovereign said excitedly.

n“Indeed, with these materials, the number of beings advancing would skyrocket.”

n“Tsk, tsk, the only thing is that it’s too expensive.” A High God from the Divine Continent couldn’t help but complain.

nUnlike the Apex Sovereigns from Arcana and Beast continents, they were not as rich in magic crystals.

nAll they needed was faith; how could they care about mortal things like currency?

n“This is because you’re too xenophobic; you should do more business in the Arcane Continent if you want money,” an Apex Sovereign from the Arcane Continent mocked.

nFor them, money is an indispensable thing.

nJust the tax they got from their territory were probably more than some of these Gods’ property.

n“Don’t corrupt us with your so-called money,” a High God refuted with a frown.

nAfter trading with Maximus, almost all the magic crystals in their possession were spent.

nBeing called poor explicitly touch their sore spot that they look at the one who spoke with anger.

n“Hahaha, if you don’t have money, then shut up,” a man from the Beast Continent jeered.

nAlthough they didn’t have as much money as the powerhouses in the Arcane Continent, they were not that poor either.

nThey could still buy one or two Tier 9 weapons as they wanted.

n“You!-“

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n“Enough~” Seeing that a fight might happen, Fealan stepped up.

n“You should go on your way after you’ve confirmed your purchase.”

n“As you command, Great Venerable.”

nSeeing a big man step up, they quickly shut up

nSoon, those who didn’t have money left, as the others handed Maximus another list.

nAfter Maximus finished his transaction, he turned to Fealan and thank him.

n“No problem; this is all for the Etherium realm.”

nFealan couldn’t just let thousands of apex sovereigns gather without any supervisor.

nWho knew what these crazy people could do?

n“Then goodbye, Dean…”

nAs Maximus teleported back, he suddenly felt a pulling force.

n“What-“

nWith no power to parry, his teleportation diverted as he was sucked into an unknown place.

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