The Rise of the Black Plain

Another three months passed in the blink of an eye...

At this point, the war in the galaxy was becoming very difficult for The Blossom World alliance, even though it was still standing against its enemies.

Although it was not the strongest world in the galaxy, the native forces of The Blossom World were very advanced. Also, aside from the two level 114 Sovereigns, much of the numbers they had recently lost were corpses that had been resurrected by Abby.

These men would be missed by the forces of The Blossom World. Winning the war would be easy if they had them all on their side. But even without them, even without their two top Sovereigns, they were still hard to defeat!

The neutral worlds that had joined the war were not quite on the same level as those that had been involved in the conflict so far. As much as they made a difference in the fighting and the chances of victory for one side of the war, they weren't decisive enough to help The Enchanted Realm end the war quickly. The Blossom World was still on its feet, countering the aggression it had suffered in recent months while trying to find ways out of the confrontation.

Meanwhile, Minos' group was finally seeing results in The Enchanted Realm!

...

Over four months after their return to this world, the group of Armhands had recovered from the sacrifices of their parasites.

Minos, Ruth, and the others were now in seclusion to improve their strength after finishing their recuperation and consuming some of the resources he had brought back from The Red Expanse.

They had all been at the same level for some time, so it was time for them to continue their breakthroughs.

At the same time as the six strongest members of the group went into seclusion, the other seven had achieved results in the four months of cultivation.

Vico had successfully reached level 105, while Callie had reached level 104. Lily and Hollie had also improved, with the older of the two reaching level 103 and Ruth's daughter reaching level 102.

Abby and Gloria advanced to level 104, while Kendrick was the only one who did not improve during this period, having advanced to level 103 just before he was forced to give up cultivation during his pre-escape imprisonment.

Despite their progress, the group remained in seclusion, determined to continue until Minos moved.

But they were now aware of how the war in the galaxy was developing, with Grisdi providing them with weekly updates.

Since everyone in the group hoped to be involved in some way in the victory of that world's civilization over The Blossom World, they followed the war eagerly, expecting to return to that world, fight, and then make their way to Zocarro!

...

"How long will we stay here?" Hollie asked Lily and Kendrick, with only Grisdi by their side as the rest of the group was currently in seclusion.

"My father promised to help end that world, so I don't think he'll be in seclusion for several years. He'll probably continue his ascension to level 104 and then we'll leave." Kendrick said as he clenched his fists, determined to return to the world where he had almost died.

"After that, we'll probably go to Dream Station... Oh, I'm looking forward to our trip to Zocarro." Lily said, remembering how her companions who had already been to that world had said that things there were much more impressive and dangerous than in The Enchanted Realm.

"Anyway, I don't think it will be long. Our father is already in a hurry to return to Zocarro. I've felt it ever since he recovered from the sacrifice." Lily looked in the direction of the building where her group was meditating.

While they were talking, Minos was cultivating in the basement of that building to advance to level 104, eager to resolve his group's situation in this galaxy and return on his journey to Zocarro.

After returning from The Red Expanse and recovering from the consequences of sacrificing his parasite, he had once again received contact from the soul fragment of the true seraph who had given him a mission when he was still in the Spiritual World.

The soul fragment from the wing tattoo on one of Minos' hands had congratulated him on returning alive from The Red Expanse and told him the time had come for him to fulfill his promise.

The fragment had already given Minos the instructions for the man to follow once he had established his family in Zocarro. Once he had left his family safely in Armhands, it would be time for him to take the essence of the seraphim from the Spiritual World to the seraphim's planet!

This would take several years, but Minos was already rushing to accomplish each of his short-term goals. According to the seraph, he would receive a magnificent prize for the completion of this goal, which could help him in the next phase of the Celestial's inheritance.

Thinking about how much more difficult the next phase of the legacy would be, he just wanted to finish what he was doing and return to his journey to Zocarro.

While he was doing this, cultivating at a level that none of his guild mates cultivating near him could understand, those people were improving their strength at a much slower rate than he was.

Strangely enough, Minos didn't seem to be cultivating at a slower rate, like you would as you progressed. He was cultivating faster and faster, signaling it wouldn't be long before he would reach the next level.

Sensing this, his three wives couldn't help but be happy for their husband, because even if he had to go on some trips alone in the future, it would mean he would be better prepared.

...

The next three months would be quiet and positive for the Stuart family in The Enchanted Realm.

But seven months after his return, Minos would open his eyes as he finally completed the last step of his progress.

As he stood up from where he had been meditating for months, Minos felt his aura rise, reaching the beginning of level 104!

'The time has come for us to leave!' He clenched his fists as a smile appeared on his face.