The Rise of the Black Plain

Leaving the Spatial Kingdom after delivering his message to Titus, Minos reappeared in Dry City at the same place he had left with a large group several months ago.

Arriving in the large courtyard of the Black Plain Army headquarters, Minos wasn't in a hurry. He sensed the surroundings of this barracks but also of the entire Dry City. He was now able to sense the entire area protected by the local dome.

Not only did he sense the living beings in this city, but Minos also perceived the black hole dome in a different way, feeling he could develop it whenever he wanted.

While the soldiers at headquarters noticed their leader's return, especially his new level, Minos manipulated space, flying upward without destroying the walls on his way until he reached the highest point above the city.

Once there, he activated his abilities using a soldier he had picked up along the way, who was still disoriented and did not understand what was going on.

Minos' cultivation rose to level 92, and his Soul Avatar appeared, causing much of the free spiritual energy in Dry City to fall under his control.

He then began to manipulate the Dry City's dome of black holes, causing all the major cultivators in that place to feel his power and look up to the sky in shock.

'Who is that?' Aarav's eyes widened as he moved from where he was meditating, feeling as if a level 96 cultivator had suddenly appeared in this city.

Not only did this person have an aura as strong as that of exceptional level 96 humans, but he also had a strong dragon aura and chaotic energy stronger than that of the leaders of the strongest tribes in this world!

For a moment, Aarav thought this was an enemy hiding in the city. 

However, when he appeared above the local imperial palace, he saw, besides Ruth and Abby, who were still at level 87, the figure of Minos manipulating the local defenses.

"Minos!" The two women exclaimed as Gloria appeared above the Spiritual Church building, also sensing her husband's aura and seeing that he had finally reached level 90 and raised his physique to the Divine grade!

Aarav's eyes widened, "Minos? How?" He wondered. Still, Emperor Stuart's appearance hadn't changed much, and it was obvious that this was him.

However, this man and several Demigods around Dry City, mid- and high-level individuals at the 10th stage who were there to fulfill Minos' ancient agreements, were shocked at how much he had changed in such a short time.

'What happened?' A level 95 Demigod from one of the imperial families of the Divine Continent, who was in Dry City to protect the empire, wondered in disbelief.

Months ago, Minos had an aura as strong as that of a level 93 Demigod, even when he was doing his best and could fight those above that level with his fusions. But this afternoon, he suddenly appeared in Dry City with an aura similar to that of a level 96 cultivator!

Considering what they already knew about Minos, many were shocked by this extreme change, which they knew shouldn't be the full power of Emperor Stuart.

'Bloody hell! How did he do that? If he can still perform his fusion like before, he must be able to fight high-level Demigods now!' A level 94 beast thought, extremely shocked.

Meanwhile, Minos bent the parts of the local defense dome, causing the darkness of the black holes to disappear as daylight returned to illuminate the city.

Meanwhile, those outside Dry City saw that dark place disappear. At the same time, the space inside that area seemed to be swallowed by something and gradually disappeared.

This phenomenon didn't last long, and in less than 6 minutes, the entire Dry City disappeared to those outside the defense dome, as if that area had suddenly been erased and the areas outside the city took over its space.

Everyone outside the city despaired when they saw this, but those inside thought otherwise.

"Minos, are you destroying the Dry City's defenses?" Abby asked, not understanding what was going on, just like most of the experts and people in the capital.

But that wasn't the case, and Aarav was one of the few who understood exactly what was going on!

"This can't be!" He exclaimed as he looked around in horror. "You... Minos! Are you creating a Spatial Kingdom?"

"What?"

"A Spatial Kingdom?"

"How is that possible? Only Gods can do that!"

"His Majesty is powerful, but he is only a Demigod..."

Several people commented as Minos smiled and watched his citizens. 

"This isn't a Spatial Kingdom... It's a quasi-Spatial Kingdom." He announced, making it clear to everyone that Aarav was partially right and that he hadn't wiped out the Dry City's defenses either.

Gulp!

Several people swallowed their saliva at such information, not knowing what would happen from now on, only knowing that Minos was a monster.

Minos said. "Dry City will not become a Cultivation Sanctuary just because of what I've just done, nor will it be as difficult to detect as one of those special places. But the local defenses will now be difficult for even the Gods to penetrate. Meanwhile, the city will become richer in spiritual energy, and we will no longer need artificial light as we have in the past decades."

With this confirmation, all the Demigods near Minos began to comment to each other on how incredible it was, while his wives approached him to hug him after months of not seeing each other.

He confirmed their questions and those of other individuals interested in his progress in stage and quality of physique, making them either very happy or curious about his situation.

Among them, Aarav couldn't help but look at Minos differently, seeing that he still underestimated this young man, even though he expected great things from Emperor Stuart.

However, this level 99 Demigod couldn't help but overlook one important thing. To improve the quality of one's physique from Saint to Divine, one should have one Divine Medicine!

He approached Minos and mentally asked. 'Did you have any Divine Medicine? You should have saved it for the future...'

Minos looked at Aarav and then said in the old man's mind. 'Elder, I have a proposition for you. Why don't you join my state from now on? The medicine I used to increase the quality of my physique wasn't the only one I had. If you become the full-time protector of the Black Plain Empire, I'll give you another Divine Medicine that I have.

Let's get strong together and defeat the damn aliens, elder!'