The Rise of the Black Plain

Another three months passed after Maximilian's breakthrough to level 100!

In the meantime, Maximilian had visited the North Sea and spent a few weeks learning about enemy technologies and talking to Minos' companions, as well as the two remaining aliens.

Seeing many fantastic things for himself but also hearing honest answers from the very aliens he was questioning, Maximillian understood better the problem his world was facing.

So when he left the North Pole a few weeks ago, he returned to the Central Continent with new perspectives and plans.

Gods could make their own people cultivate faster just by meditating.

Meditating in front of the most important high-level Demigods was one of Maximilian's plans to increase the power of this world!

As for chasing the Sky Whale in seclusion to reach level 100, that wasn't in Maximilian's plans. That sea beast had only recently gone into seclusion, so it would take a few years to see results, even if he succeeded on the first try.

Unlike the elf, who had been in seclusion for several years, this whale had been in seclusion for less than two years.

It would take him at least another 5 years to reach the crucial point of his seclusion, so it wouldn't make sense for Maximillian to go to the Sky Whale Tribe right now.

Vico's case was different. Aurae could advance at any time in the coming months, as her talent was far greater than that of any other level 100 aspirant, and she had been in seclusion since the discovery of the ice age.

That's why such a God was already on Elves Island to present her with the same situation he had presented to Maximilian!

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While Maximilian was helping the men of the Spiritual Church on the Central Continent and Vico was on Elves Island with many of his men, the Continent of Beasts and the South Sea had finally discovered the disturbing news about the future of their world.

Being at the furthest reaches of the North Pole, the forces of these two regions had taken a few weeks longer than the rest of the Spiritual World's powers to learn of the worst challenges of the current generation.

But even the Arctic Whale Tribe at the South Pole of the Spiritual World was already aware of the situation in the North Sea and the expected arrival of the enemies in no more than 30 years.

Due to the arrival of the news in these areas, some events that were normal until a few months ago had already changed significantly in the surrounding area.

For example, the problem between the Dragons and the Sky Whales completely ended after the news of an enemy with 32 Gods on its side arrived.

Just like the forces of the Divine Continent and the Central Continent, the forces of these two regions had already ordered the strongest of their tribe members to go into seclusion and cultivate, forgetting about old problems and focusing on the current challenges of their world.

Even the remaining Gorgons had changed some of their recent behavior, no longer being so difficult to deal with and starting to interact better with their neighbors, as in the case of the Nine-Tailed Foxes.

As such, the Continent of Beasts was more peaceful than ever, with the leading members of each race secluded in caves around these lands, while only the essential personnel looked after the juniors and the stability of their territories.

Meanwhile, the South Sea, which had been very peaceful before the war between the Dragons and the Sky Whales, had become quiet again, but now it was even more peaceful than before.

With the strongest fearing the end of the world, only the weakest were still strolling around as if tomorrow was guaranteed.

It was only because of the movements of the weaker ones that there were still problems in these regions that were typical of such places.

But even these problems were less frequent now that practically all of the tribes had instituted new rules to prevent unnecessary confrontations.

These groups weren't outlawing healthy competitive fights, but conflicts involving death were now considered terrible crimes and carried heavy punishments.

In the midst of all this, the group that was supposed to maintain order during the ice age was being used to form the defense force of this world.

Almost all of the powers of the Spiritual World had already sent Demigods to this temporary organization, which would be based on the Divine Continent for the time being.

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On the Divine Continent, in the Pantheon of Honor headquarters city...

Almost all of the exclusive Demigods of this group were currently in seclusion at the headquarters of this organization, while the many non-exclusive members were attending to their affairs around the Spiritual World.

Julian was still at the North Pole, while the groups on the other continents were working alongside their own organizations to strengthen their people.

Meanwhile, the temple's best spiritual professionals were working between the North Sea and this city, trying to decipher alien technologies.

That was the case with Wren, who had excellent analytical skills but was at the organization's headquarters guarding the temple members' cultivation site.

Next to her was Aarav, who was preparing to leave this place to go to the Black Plain Empire.

"Do you think you made the right decision?" The white-haired woman asked as she looked at Aarav, preparing to leave.

Aarav had volunteered to go to the Black Plain Empire to guarantee Minos' safety and help him advance to level 90.

The organization wanted to help Minos maintain the stability of the Black Plain Empire and had already sent someone powerful to the area. But the original plans didn't include sending someone as powerful as this council elder.

Aarav had suggested doing it himself.

He replied to Wren. "Minos is the future. He only has 30 years to improve, so I'll help him improve as much as possible."

"You think he's the future? I know his potential and how much he's contributed to resolving the situation in the North Sea. But in 30 years, he'll still be just someone with potential." She sighed, imagining Minos wouldn't have the time to mature.

"We'll see. I think Minos can reach level 91 by then. At that level, he should at least be able to join the ranks of the strongest!" Aarav said before disappearing after his journey to the Central Continent.