Crossbridge Empire, Paris City.

Inside an ancient hall near the Jade City gates.

A murderous aura of extreme intensity spread across the entire area, turning the surroundings cold and frosty, striking the hearts and minds of all living beings.

The empire's billions of citizens were affected, with terrifying visions of battlefield slaughter, mountains of corpses, and seas of blood flooding their minds.

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

People began to release their mind power to investigate, cautiously searching for the source of this terrifying aura.

In the ancient hall, a man with long hair draped over his shoulders sat at the center.

It was Suggwoth!

After absorbing the essence of the Dragon Orchid, he had advanced from a level 4 Grand Divine Cleric to a level 2 High God!

Now, his killing intent had been refined, becoming even purer and stronger.

With only the Blood Lotus and Primordial Draconic Gem remaining, he was fully equipped to advance to the quasi-God General rank, and even to the true God General rank!

He didn't stop; he continued immersing himself in his meditation for advancement.

Aurek stood outside his palace, witnessing all of this.

Suggwoth's promotion wasn't just a rank increase; the path of the warlord, which had been forged through endless slaughter, was also being elevated.

Once he reached the God General rank, combined with the army formation domain that could absorb blood and life force on the battlefield, Suggwoth would almost be able to challenge True God-ranked powerhouses across ranks!

Suggwoth's resource supply could never be too little.

Similarly, special units like Harry, Tina, and others also required large amounts of resources!

Their growth potential far exceeded that of regular attribute-based armies.

With enough resources and continuous war tempering, their advancement speed could even surpass most natural-born talents.

"The empire has already stood tall over the Eura continent, and the waves of the future will come one after another."

"Only by combining absolute power with an indestructible sword can the empire stand unshaken."

Aurek gazed up at the sky, contemplating.

He stood there for a long time.

The system panel displayed a prompt:

[Eliminated a large number of enemies, Emperor Point +15 trillion...]

Aurek glanced at it and roughly deduced that there might have been significant actions in Twilight City.

This time, the Emperor Points earned were substantial, enough to upgrade some of the core legions.

The Emperor's Scepter could also be considered for its eighth evolution.

But for now, he didn't use them.

He needed to ensure his own advancement to the quasi-True God realm first, but before that, he needed more time to solidify and gather more points.

Apart from reviewing state matters, he spent every day reading hundreds of different secret techniques and divine scriptures.

Most of these were collected from various regions of the Eura continent, including the series of demon realm scriptures Natasha brought back from the Blood Magic Society.

By broadening his knowledge and absorbing various laws and insights, he was ultimately fusing the essence of those principles into his own core power.

This would forge a connection to the laws and an understanding that others could hardly match.

This was Aurek's advantage.

After all, the imperial palace's library could be described as vast as the ocean.

Because of this, Aurek was also considering whether to establish an imperial war academy to systematically train the talents needed by the empire.

Destroying the old forces didn't mean abandoning the inheritance of knowledge and power.

He just wouldn't allow any independent power that wasn't controlled by the empire to exist.

Creating an imperial academy was entirely different.

The empire's collection of divine scriptures already surpassed tens of millions.

Coupled with the empire's massive resources, which had become almost unimaginable, the academy would have no shortage of support.

This plan was something he intended to present at the next council meeting.

The Divine Dawn Day was currently being prepared.

But what he valued more was the Aetherian Sanctuary!

Compared to things that were certain to happen, he paid more attention to things that were filled with uncertainty.

However, with Twilight City's matter already resolved, Natasha should now begin to investigate deeply.

...

Outside Eryndor City.

Joanna was no longer the magnificent saintess she once was, and now she could only hide and avoid being seen across the continent.

Of course, she wasn't avoiding Crossbridge Empire.

She was hiding from Benjamin, another heir of the legacy!

After the fall of White Wing Abbey, this guy not only escaped punishment but also joined the empire and managed to secure the position of governor of Tylus Province!

He was officially granted a divine noble title by the empire.

This man knew her secrets and was a huge problem for her.

Now, as a governor, Benjamin was an imperial official she could not afford to offend.

After receiving the title, Benjamin gained the strength of the God Fire realm, and being young, he still had room to grow.

It was said he could even possess the strength of a Divine Cleric, which made her both envious and jealous.

Regarding the divine noble title, she secretly gathered some information.

For example, the current Saint Elber river guardian also attained his position through such a title.

But now, she might not even be able to defeat a mere river guardian.

As for herself?

There was no turning back!

And Benjamin had secretly sent people to track her whereabouts, making it impossible for her to seek refuge in Crossbridge Empire.

She gazed in the direction of Paris and Eryndor City, her eyes cold.

She could only wait for the arrival of the upper god realm.

Joanna's gaze grew colder.

Rather than envying Benjamin, she envied Aurek more.

Why was it that a small existence, one she would never have given a second glance at, could now unite the Eura continent and accomplish an unprecedented achievement?

In terms of strength and talent, she believed she was no worse than anyone, so why hadn't fate's goddess favored her?

She had schemed and plotted, yet in the end, she had no right to even kneel before Aurek.

Her heart was filled with twisted imbalance.

How badly she wanted to crush Aurek under her feet, make him fall from the ladder of power and roll all the way to her feet.

The feeling of being unable to do anything but look up was unbearable.

Only the power of the god realm could crush Aurek and the empire he built into dust!

Meanwhile, Eureka of the Hyrule War Academy was also hiding, like a rat in a gutter.

Ever since the 600,000-strong four-winged Demon army was easily destroyed, revealing that the empire possessed millions of Divine Cleric legions, he was terrified and hid in an ancient city in the central region.

The tragic end of the Hyrule War Academy was enough to be recorded in history and haunted him day and night.

"I hope... the god realm will arrive soon!"

...

Five days later.

Aurek reached the 6th level of the God General rank.

Meanwhile, an encrypted report from the Abyss demon realm was presented to him.

Aurek read it through, his gaze darkening.

Holding the letter in his hand, he stood at the palace door and ordered Angie outside the door.

"Call Harry, Tina, Overthunder, and the others back."

"Understood!"

Angie bowed and immediately turned to leave.

"Preparing for full-scale war…"

The report mentioned that the Dawonru Empire was preparing to launch a large-scale war aimed at completely destroying Crossbridge Empire.

This had escalated to the highest level of threat.

Since the enemy was already preparing for battle, Crossbridge Empire also had to be fully prepared.

During this time, the various attribute armies cultivated through the King's authority had already reached over thirty million!

And every day, over 700,000 units could be cultivated, including Divine Cleric, Grand Divine Cleric, and even High God legions.

The empire also needed such a war to formally intervene in the Abyss demon realm's situation.

Therefore, Aurek took this war extremely seriously.

However, the report also mentioned another matter.

The exact location of the Aetherian Sanctuary had been confirmed!

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