In the floating land where the grand palace was located, the situation remained calm and did not experience any disturbance like the ones outside the central area of the Everlasting Silent Forest. The barrier in this place was the most powerful compared to any other area across the continent.
However, even so, the sky above the palace also experienced changes as it beca darker because of the portal, and the barrier could also be seen active with glimring lights spreading across the sky. The barrier protected the area below strongly, without any disturbance.
Inside the grand hall, where a magnificent throne had waited silently for countless years for the one worthy to sit upon it, the situation remained the sa. The condensed golden energy that had floated high in the hall, calling out to Aldrian for so long, kept flickering from ti to ti, brightening the hall.
Since the night Aldrian played his guqin, the condensed golden energy had beco more active, sotis flickering more frequently. Even now, it flickered rapidly, as if trying to call its owner to co to it.
As if the one it had called was finally answering, a figure suddenly appeared inside the hall. The figure’s face was extrely pale, and he instantly dropped to his knees, coughing several tis as blood stained his mouth. Sensing his arrival, the golden energy flickered even faster.
Aldrian, who had already established his domain that covered this place, had teleported here instantly from the devil territory. He had not even taken the ti to heal himself and arrived with his soul still injured. Pain surged through his body and soul with even the slightest movent.
Realizing that he would only hurt himself more if he forced his body, he decided to heal first. Taking a ditative position, he closed his eyes and began to restore his injuries. With his energy, he started healing every part of his body. As each second passed, his countenance improved, and the pain gradually subsided.
Aldrian took a deep breath once the pain in his head and body had lessened. Then he opened his eyes and looked ahead, observing the interior of the grand hall, a place he had never visited before in this life.
His gaze was imdiately drawn to two things: the grand throne and a large concentration of golden energy similar to his own. He could sense that this concentration of golden energy was the second calling that had always summoned him, alongside the will of Long Shentian and Feng Xuanyan.
His gaze turned to the throne first, the grand throne that, even without anyone sitting on it, radiated the majesty of the one destined to occupy it. A faint sense of nostalgia stirred within him as he looked at the throne he rarely sat upon in his past life
As far as he could rember, he rarely sat upon it, preferring to roam outside and stay in more natural places where he could see the night sky.
From what he could see now, the throne before him was identical to the one in his mories. The grand throne, as if alive, seed to entice Aldrian to sit on it, which he found amusing.
As far as he knew, the throne was actually an artifact his past self had created during a mont of boredom. He activated his system to check the information about the throne, which then confird what he had suspected.
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The Grand Throne of Absolute Ruler
Description: A grand throne created by the hands of the Absolute Ruler himself. Possessing a will of its own, the throne can only be occupied by the Absolute One or by those who have received his will and permission.
Level: ???
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This throne was indeed the sa one from his mories. It seed that Long Shentian and Feng Xuanyan had taken the throne with them when they fled from the Higher Heavens. They had refused to let even a throne he had crafted out of boredom fall into the hands of the invaders, which made him sigh. He could not help but rember them again at this mont.
However, he steeled his heart for now and turned his gaze to the concentration of golden energy floating high in the grand hall. It had taken on a solid form, shaped like an oval, flickering with golden light that illuminated the entire space.
The size of the energy concentration was roughly that of his head. Visually, it did not seem like much, but he could sense the imnse power from it.
He did not know how far his cultivation would rise if he absorbed that energy, but he believed it could boost his power significantly. At this point, he needed anything that could narrow the gap between him and Tarius, even the smallest increase mattered.
As he observed the floating energy, his gaze unconsciously shifted upward, beyond the golden light to the high ceiling above. There, his eyes landed on a massive symbol etched into the ceiling, sothing he had overlooked when he first entered the hall, as his attention too focused on the throne and the golden energy.
His gaze lingered on the symbol for a few monts. It was the sa symbol that sotis had appeared throughout his journey, as if quietly reminding him of who he was, and of that mysterious figure tied to his identity.
The Symbol of the Absolute Ruler.
The symbol that represented his power and authority.
He took a deep breath and floated toward the golden energy that had beco the source of the calling. This concentrated form of his golden energy was everything Long Shentian and Feng Xuanyan had carried within their bodies. By draining the energy that had sustained their lives, they had sacrificed themselves so he could grow stronger, faster.
As he continued to approach, the pull from the energy grew even stronger. It resonated with the energy within his dantian, like a powerful magnetic force. He was not surprised, after all, it was originally his own energy.
The energy that had co from him... was returning to him.
He finally arrived right in front of the energy, which was now flickering even faster. He looked at it for a mont, rembering what Feng Xuanyan had said. The mont he absorbed this energy, the entire world, the entire universe, would show a sign of his return.
That sign would also serve as a warning to the invaders, a being like him had appeared, one who could pose a threat to all of them, and the most dangerous threat to their plans.
He couldn’t help but smile as he looked up at the ceiling, at the symbol of the Absolute Ruler.
The universe would give a sign of his return? Then let every being who still held faith in him know they were not alone. He was with them. He would not leave them. He would not disappoint a single one of them, just as they had never let go of their faith in him.
And let those invaders know... they would face his judgnt. One by one, their plans would crumble. He would retake the heavens. They would not know peace until the day they all stood before him.
"I have returned."
He reached out and touched the energy, closing his eyes as he finally absorbed it. Aldrian felt a warm sensation flow through his body as he drew in the energy greedily. It was as if his body had gone without nourishnt for ages, and now, at last, it was drinking in rich vitality without hesitation.
Golden light surged from his body, mirroring the brilliance of the concentrated energy. Together, they shone so brightly that they blinded the entire grand hall.
Aldrian could feel his cultivation rising. From the peak of the Grand Duke stage, he broke through to the Low King stage, then to the Middle King stage, and it did not stop.
High king stage.
Peak king stage.
Until finally, he reached low emperor stage!
Before reaching the Low Emperor stage, there was usually a heavenly tribulation, but so far, no tribulation clouds had appeared in the sky above the palace.
Still, the rise did not stop. He could feel his senses sharpening, and his mind could process far more information at once. His awareness of his domain beca clearer and faster, every detail flowing into him without difficulty. It was a truly refreshing feeling, and he did not want it to end.
As he focused on absorbing the energy, he also unconsciously entered a state of enlightennt. His mind and entire being beca one with nature and the universe. In that mont, the words he had long known, the words that had accompanied him throughout his journey, began to echo once more within his mind.
I’m tied to the universe
I’m tied to nature
All of this is my own karma
Why I am different is also my destiny
My domain encompasses all things
There is nothing that can escape my view
There is nothing that can escape my sense
There is nothing that can escape my will
The words repeated over and over, echoing within him, until suddenly, another voice overlapped his own. It repeated the sa words, mirroring him perfectly. Yet even as it joined his chant, Aldrian that deep in his state of enlightennt, paid it little mind.
Still, he could hear it clearly, but he felt no worry, no disruption. Because he knew the voice.
It was "his" voice.
The voice of that figure.
The one who had once said he was always watching him.
Aldrian’s mind remained focused, comprehending more of his power, more of nature, more of the universe itself.
And in this mont, while still imrsed in enlightennt, his domain was ford. The final domain, the one that allowed his domain to fully cover the entire Barisan Continent, had finally been created.
From this mont on, the entire Barisan Continent beca his domain.
He was the Absolute Ruler here.
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