The Rise of the Black Plain

Weeks later, inside the Spatial Kingdom...

In this spatial region of Minos, a few hundred humanoid beings, humans and hybrids, but also beasts, were training or cultivating there.

Some were talented high-level members of the ancient Gray Clouds Sect, Minos' relatives, mounts of the imperial family, but also the various Spiritual Sages who had joined the empire in recent years.

From people related to the Goddess of Life to relatives of Henricus, Longus, many of them were around, doing their best to get stronger before Minos' next departure. 

Once their sovereign returned to traveling in the Spiritual World, they would be at least four or five years without being able to enter it. 

Minos would soon pass through the Marine Empire, the Continent of Beasts, and return to the Divine Continent.

The journey could get even longer depending on the circumstances in the way of their group, so not knowing when they could have his help again, these beings were doing their best, focusing on cultivation.

Due to this focus, the young relatives of the Goddess of Life had improved by 2 to 3 levels since they met Minos, the weakest of them currently at level 84 and the strongest at level 85. Besides them, Esmond, their old head guard, was currently at level 87.

On the other hand, of the group coming from the Divine Continent with Minos, more than 30 were currently high-level Sages, with 7 at level 89.

The strongest elder of the Longus family was close to becoming a 

Demigod, but he still lacked something to get him there.

In any case, the group was getting stronger successfully, faster than they could advance in any other Spatial Kingdom of this world, since there, besides the bones and the giant corpse, there was also Minos and his ability to help them.

And precisely because of these advantages they had over others who also had access to Spatial Kingdoms, they were advancing without difficulty.

Among those who took advantage of this the most were Minos' women, who received the most attention from him.

Ruth and Isabella were the best examples there at the moment, having left their weakened states generated by pregnancy in recent months and achieved level 81!

Gloria and Abby had been at that level longer, with Cardinal Frost approaching level 82 and the Empress of the Black Plain halfway there.

In any case, they were all more or less prepared to leave this place at any time.

Ruth and Isabella had not yet given their final words on whether or not they would go with Minos to the Ancient Dragon Spatial Kingdom. But they were now more confident than before, not only because they were stronger but because they had spent the crucial months of their little ones' lives by their side.

Lily would soon turn 3, while Rowan and Hollie would turn 2 in another 6 months. With each passing day, they learned more things from their mothers in their spare time and became less dependent on them.

Of course, children of this age could not be independent of their parents. Still, having passed the first months and already knowing who they were in part, they had a better chance of being well away from their mothers for a few months.

The three children already knew what cultivation was and daily watched their mothers, sometimes their father, meditate.

But at this moment, they were not watching those three but playing on the tails of a beautiful orange, black, and white fox, which had eight beautiful tails on its back.

Kyla was practically the babysitter of these children, and as usual, she was helping her family take care of the little ones.

She saw no problem with that. On the contrary, she felt like the big sister of these little ones and enjoyed playing with them very much.

But while using her tails to entertain them, this beautiful level 79 fox couldn't help but pay attention to her mother, looking with her big eyes shining at Emlyn.

Emlyn was in her bestial form, currently almost 10 meters tall and 25 meters long, a gigantic body compared to the humans in the Spatial Kingdom.

But what was most striking about her body was not her size but the nine beautiful tails swaying on her back!

After so long at Minos' side, Emlyn finally reached her 9th tail this afternoon, reaching the 9th stage, level 80!

She who once thought she would die falling into the hands of Yellow City criminals, who had doubted Minos' proposal over 50 years ago, had reached the final stage of her journey.

Nine-tailed Foxes could, at most, reach level 89, so having reached level 80, Emlyn could not help but feel immense pleasure, vibrating in joy.

She had left her tribe as an ordinary youngster, but today she could already be considered an expert, someone who would undoubtedly have a place of speech in her former home!

She finished stabilizing her cultivation and looked at that brown-haired fellow. "Minos, thank you for everything. You really kept all your promises, and that's the only reason I reached this level.

I hope I can continue to help you, even if I'm not so strong to help you anymore." 

Minos stood before this great beast and smiled, overjoyed to see someone he had invested so much in reaching this point.

How many people had not died on his state's journey here? 

Emlyn reaching this point was something remarkable, which gave him satisfaction, even if someone at her level was no longer so relevant in his state.

"Don't thank me. Keep working as an observer of the Spatial Kingdom and helping to keep things in order here." He said to her. "When the time comes, I will call you to come to the Continent of Beasts."

"I will do my best to convince my tribe and another to follow you." She promised in a tone full of determination.

Her tribe might not be the strongest on the Continent of Beasts, but it had contacts with practically every tribe there and was friends with a lot of relatively powerful groups. 

Surely it could at least put Minos in touch with several of these groups and give him a chance to convince some creatures to follow him to the North Sea.

There were madmen and worriers everywhere!

Minos then said. "For now, remain by Kyla's side, and help her move forward as well. I still have some matters to settle before our journey, so it will still be a few years until our trip."

"OK!"

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