Inside the Empire's gilded grand hall, the generals stood in silence.

Aurek held the Emperor's Scepter, listening to reports from the various regions about the ongoing battles.

More than thirty domains had already submitted to the empire, but Eura continent was far from fully unified.

Lucio bowed and offered advice.

"Your Majesty! The Empire now possesses the strength to sweep across the continent. I suggest dividing our forces into four routes to speed up the unification process."

The Empire now had hundreds of thousands of soldiers across various ranks, fully capable of multi-front warfare.

They had all heard about His Majesty's mastery of a divine art that could confer imperial titles, allowing officials to share and wield the empire's national power.

The broader the empire's territory, the stronger the national power, and the greater the strength of its officials. This would greatly benefit the Empire's control over the entire continent.

Aurek pondered for a moment and then turned to issue the orders.

"Harry, lead the army to sweep across the western regions."

"Tina, conquer the eastern territories."

"War Bear, head north to pacify the Ice Plains."

"Overthunder, secure and stabilize the southern region."

"You have full command of your respective legions."

"Pippin, Cole, and Matt, you three will lead sixteen main legions. Fully mobilize the forces of the various domains to eradicate any remaining resistance and completely incorporate them into the empire's territory."

"Golden Armor, the Elemental Assassin legion, and the Violet Rose Trade Guild will establish the Empire's Darkness Division under your command. You will report to Natasha and be deployed across the domains to handle intelligence gathering, assassination of enemy leaders, and coordinate with other legions."

"Suggwoth, Philip, Lucio, you three will go to Godfall Gorge for deployment. Ensure that the passage is fully secured by the Empire."

Lucio's expression darkened.

"Your Majesty! The passage connects to the Abyss demon realm. How do you plan to handle it?"

The continent has not yet been fully unified, and the Empire's strength is not yet at its peak. Rushing to deal with the passage at this time could invite disaster.

"The Abyss demon realm?"

Aurek's gaze was sharp as a blade.

"Do not worry about the demon realm army, just follow the orders!"

Five hundred thousand, even five million Divine Cleric rank soldiers — can they not match a few old Divine Clerics?

Aurek was never concerned about the strength of the Abyss demon realm's forces.

His only concern was the potential for the passage to be completely destroyed, which he needed to prepare for in advance.

What the Empire lacked were stronger high-rank warriors, and once that shortcoming was addressed, he would take the initiative to strike!

"Your Majesty,"

Suggwoth bowed and added, "Reports indicate that a large number of contract-based warriors have appeared within the Selene Empire, including even Grand Divine Cleric rank beings."

"I suspect that Empress Elizabeth might have discovered a special method to connect with the god realm, allowing beings from there to descend."

"This is a hidden danger we must be cautious of. Furthermore, the Selene Empire has conquered three domains, including Selenes and others, from the boundaries of Yukana and Tidal Plains."

"Grand Divine Cleric!"

Lucio and Philip's expressions turned grave.

The Selene Empire had always been an anomaly, and they had already predicted its rise through astrological and Tarot divination.

But they never expected that they would be able to summon beings of such high rank.

Not only did they possess numerous contract-based warriors, but even Grand Divine Clerics had now appeared!

Aurek was also somewhat surprised.

His own power had been rapidly increasing, but it seemed that Elizabeth was also growing stronger.

When they last met, he knew she hailed from the god realm and carried some unknown agenda.

From Suggwoth's report, it seemed Elizabeth's identity in the god realm was far from simple.

Otherwise, she would not have been able to summon so many powerful beings, including Grand Divine Clerics, to descend upon Eura.

If she had no special standing, how could she command such power?

Aurek had already decided in his heart—Elizabeth had to be eliminated!

The Empire's strength had greatly increased, now with its own Divine Cleric rank legions.

Suggwoth had stepped into the realm just short of Grand Divine Cleric, and with the support of his army domain, he even had the power to slay a true Grand Divine Cleric!

In the scarlet domain he ruled, the more enemies he killed, the stronger his own power became.

If he could keep killing, he might even become invincible among Grand Divine Clerics!

Furthermore, Aurek himself, bolstered by the Empire's national power, could defeat Grand Divine Clerics and withstand attacks from High Gods.

Elizabeth had to be taken down!

She was a dire threat—being able to control the power of Grand Divine Clerics made her a latent danger right next to the Empire.

How could Aurek sleep peacefully with her so close?

"Prioritize the deployment at Godfall Gorge! I will personally handle the matter with the Selene Empire."

Aurek issued his decree.

Suggwoth added, "Also, within the Oblivion Wastes, there is a sealed divine sword of mysterious origin. According to rumors, it hides some conspiracy from beyond the realms."

"Should we destroy it?"

"The sealed sword?"

Aurek furrowed his brow slightly.

If even Suggwoth couldn't make a decision, the sword must be far from ordinary.

Lucio explained, "Your Majesty, this sword carries the power of the god realm."

"It once helped the Sword Master Wade cross boundaries to slay the Time Devourer, a High God-level demon general from the Abyss demon realm."

"However, Wade was subsequently consumed by the sword's intent, falling into madness and slaughtering several domains."

"Before he died, he left a warning, telling the world that this sword contained a world-shattering conspiracy, with the goal of destroying the Eura continent."

Lucio recounted the ancient secret in detail.

Suggwoth interjected, "I've personally investigated. This sword is far more than it seems."

"The blade is enhanced by multiple ancient primal seals that greatly suppress its killing power. Even Wade probably never touched these core seals. The sword's rank is incredibly high!"

Aurek directly asked, "Can you control it?"

Suggwoth pondered for a moment.

"Not yet."

"But if I can integrate its killing aura and malevolent power into my path of slaughter, even if it harbors some conspiracy, I'm confident I can control it."

His path was aligned with malevolent and lethal forces.

However, he continued, "But since even Wade, a peak Grand Divine Cleric, was consumed by it and clearly pointed out that the sword aims to destroy the world, he must have seen some terrifying truth.

"If we don't understand the conspiracy inside, using it recklessly would be too dangerous."

"Let's hold off for now."

Aurek's gaze was sharp.

"Since this sword is a vessel for conspiracy, let it remain sealed."

"When its master doesn't get the results they expect, they will naturally reveal themselves. Then, the entire conspiracy will come to light."

Suggwoth acknowledged the order.

At that moment, a void warlock hurriedly approached.

"Your Majesty! There are signs of demon aura leaking from the Godfall Gorge passage!"

"It seems the demon realm is attempting a forceful breakthrough. The gorge's guardians are begging for immediate reinforcements!"

"This is bad!"

Philip and Lucio's faces changed dramatically.

Pippin and the others furrowed their brows in worry.

"Demon aura leaking means the Abyss demon realm's forces have begun to assault the passage's seal."

"They'll likely break through it soon."

Lucio's tone was grave.

It's exactly what they feared!

The demon realm wasn't giving them any time to prepare!

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