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nAfter getting the Seal of Truth, Maximus quickly tried to bind it.

nTrying on his own, the seal in his hand looked like an ordinary object and didn’t move.

nSeeing that even with his power he couldn’t forcefully bind an ultimate treasure, Maximus stopped being stubborn and asked the Virtual Tower for help.

nA few months later, Maximus looked at his origin, which now had another addition of treasure.

n“The Seal of Truth…” Maximus smiled excitedly.

nWithout any delay, Maximus quickly tried to test its power.

n*What is my current standing in the Aeon Plane in terms of power?* Maximus thought.

nAfter waiting for a while, there was no reaction.

n“It seems it can only respond with yes or no,” Maximus tested.

n*I’m one of the millionth strongest people in the Aeon Plane.* Maximus changed his question.

nNo

n*I’m one of the billionth strongest people in the Aeon Plane.*

nNo

n*I’m one of the trillionth strongest people in the Aeon Plane.*

nNo

n*I’m one of the quadrillionth…*

nNo

n*I’m one of the quintillionth…*

nNo

n*I’m one of the sextillionth…*

nYes

nFinally getting the answer, Maximus sighed at the impermanence of the world. Saʀᴄh the NvlFir(.)nt website on Ggl to access chapters of nvels early and in the highest quality.

nDefeating the 161,803 tier 9 floor guardian, Maximus felt that he was invincible.

nThat was a being that could rival a tier 11 powerhouse who mastered the power of the ocean of law.

nHowever, looking at the result of his deduction, it seemed he was still ignorant of the world.

nCalming down, he thought it was natural that he was only at the top sextillion.

nFirst, the one he fought in the Virtual Tower was only a simulation.

nAlthough the top guardian possessed the same magnitude of power as an individual who mastered the ocean of law, the two were still in different dimensions.

nOne uses the essence of law, while the other uses the path of law.

nNo matter how high it is, the essence of law can never harm those who forge the path of law.

nThis is also why, although Maximus could fight a tier 11 individual, he could never defeat them.

nUnderstanding this, he was no longer disheartened.

nChanging his mentality, he deduced his standing among all the tier 9 individuals in the Aeon Plane.

nAs expected, with just one question, he confirmed that he was the strongest tier 9 individual.

nTrying the same for tier 10, he was shocked to discover that he was only in the top 7 in terms of strength.

n“Who are the other 6 in front of me?” Maximus muttered in puzzlement.

nActivating his Origin Explosion, Maximus’s magnitude of power could reach trillions.

nAlthough it’s a lower-tier energy than the origin of law, to achieve the same magnitude of power, the origin of law needed to be at least one-tenth of the essence of law.

nIn other words, to match his power, one needed to have hundreds of billions in magnitude of power.

nThis is already a staggering number.

nA normal tier 10 individual only has tens of millions in magnitude of power on average.

nThe slightly stronger ones have hundreds of millions, with the elites in billions.

nTo reach hundreds of billions in magnitude of power at tier 10, having an origin-grade physique is certainly not enough.

nOne also needs a powerful technique, a tier 12 ultimate treasure, and, more importantly, 99 percent mastery of a river of law.

nAlthough one can only partially manipulate the river of law at tier 10, with enough mastery, the power it can send out would multiply one’s power.

nAs far as he knows, there are only over ten individuals possessing origin-grade physiques.

nEach from the three top overlords, nine top sects, and some from other top families.

nAfter a bit more deduction using the Seal of Truth.

nMaximus confirmed that the six prodigies in front of him were from the three top overlords, two from the top sects, and one from the top families.

n“Hmm? Otto is also stronger than me?” Maximus muttered in shock.

nAfter deducing, Otto was the sixth strongest individual under the tier 11 realm.

n“What about their strength?” After trying all the numbers, he managed to pinpoint the strength of those above him.

nOtto, at No. 6, had 650 billion magnitude of power.

nThe No. 5 from the Mercenary Alliance had 670 billion magnitude of power.

nThe No. 4 from the Ashura Sect had 730 billion magnitude of power.

nThe No. 3 from the Virtual Realm had 2.7 trillion magnitude of power.

nThe No. 2 from the Space-Time Bureau had 2.8 trillion magnitude of power.

nFinally, the No. 1 from the Interdimensional Council had 3.5 trillion magnitude of power.

nSeeing the power difference, Maximus was shocked.

nThose ranked No. 6 to 4 could still be understood and should be achievable.

nHowever, the top three?

nJust what kind of monsters are those overlord organizations raising?

nHundreds of billions magnitude of power were already at the range of tier 11 individuals who mastered a river of law.

nAs for trillions, this kind of magnitude of power could only be possessed by those who mastered the ocean of law.

nAlthough, they used different tier of energy, to reach this kind of power was insane.

nIf Maximus hadn’t confirmed it with the seal of truth, he might thought this power was impossible to achieve.

nAfter further deduction, Maximus learned the source of power the top three had.

nOrigin-grade rank 12 ultimate physiques, Ultimate Cultivation Manual, attack-defense-support ultimate treasures, and a complete variety of Tier 12 treasures.

n“This is insane!”

nSuch resources, such might—indeed, these are the monsters the overlords cultivated.

nAll of his advantages seemed to vanish in front of these existences.

n“However, I’m not completely helpless,” Maximus muttered confidently.

nAlthough he didn’t have the foundation of those monsters, he had the luck and fate to have what it takes.

nUntil now, the only missing elements in his arsenal were another ultimate treasure, a complete set of Tier 12 treasures, and the rank of his physique.

nGiven time, Maximus was confident that he could catch up to them.

nJust as he was deducing the strength of his competitors, he noticed a peculiarity.

n*Is there a tier 11 individual who possesses an origin-grade physique?*

nNo

n*Do those who possess origin-grade physique in danger?* Maximus asked gravely.

nYes

nSuddenly, feeling his question was a bit vague, he asked again.

n*Do the overlords mean harm to those who possess origin-grade physique?*

nNo

nHearing the answer, Maximus heaved a sigh of relief.

n“We’re not livestock waiting to be slaughtered…” Maximus muttered, holding his beating chest.

nAn origin-grade physique could only appear once in tens of billions or even trillions of epochs.

nHowever, Maximus had noticed that the appearance of those who possess an origin-grade physique had come en masse in the past billions of epochs.

nBasically, every powerful organization had someone in their ranks.

nSeeing this, Maximus was a little doubtful.

nThere are only two instances of this happening: either something big is about to happen or is happening in the Aeon Plane, or they are being cultivated as livestock.

nFortunately, it’s the former.

nTrying to deduce what this great change was, he failed.

nMaximus couldn’t get any answer from the Seal of Truth.

n“This is bad…” Maximus frowned.

nBased on this incident, Maximus concluded that the change about to happen was so devastating that the Aeon Plane might collapse.

nEither that or those overlords blocked the truth to prevent the matter from spreading.

nHowever, no matter what the change was, he will be gravely affected.

nAs one of the individuals possessing an origin-grade physique, he had automatically become a piece in the game that was about to be played.

n“What a fate…” Maximus muttered sadly.

nPutting away the Seal of Truth, Maximus calmed himself down.

n“No matter what, I just need to be stronger…”

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nIn the depths of the void, at the core of the Virtual Realm.

n“Master, someone has passed the tier 9 trial you set,” Zero reported.

n“Hmm? Someone passed? Is the generation today already that strong?” The Virtual Master said jokingly.

n“It should be. Otherwise, the era the six of you set would be a failure,” Zero said seriously.

n“Ugh~, don’t be so stiff, Zero. You should smile more,” the Virtual Master teased.

n“I’m a spirit; I can’t make any expression.”

n“Tsk, so boring~,” the Virtual Master clicked his tongue at Zero’s seriousness.

nThinking of the brat who had passed the test he painstakingly built, he couldn’t help but be curious.

n“Maximus Shadowcrest? Hmm, what a good lad.”

n“He achieved all of this without the help of any organization? Is this kid a monster, or a reincarnation of some powerhouse?”

nWaving his hand, he opened the river of fate, tracing Maximus’s origin in all timelines.

n“No? Just some lucky individual nurtured by the void?”

n“This lad even surpassed that arrogant little brat from the Interdimensional Council!”

n“Hahaha, this will be fun.”

n“I wonder what face that old man will make after having his disciple suppressed?”

n“Zero, do you think I should invest in this kid?” The Virtual Master asked, thinking of using Maximus to slap that hateful old man.

n“Master, we already have Genos.”

n“According to the Dimensional Alliance Treaty, each power can only have a single Genesis Seedling,” Zero said seriously.

n“Oh, what a bummer~.”

n“Well, anyway, as long as that old man’s disciple isn’t first, I would be satisfied…”

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