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Arie makes the split-second decision to block the incoming yellow arrow with the remainder of his spirit arms.

At such close range, and with even less warning than the last arrow he blocked in the air, this collision makes Arie even more aware of the true strength of this Lich.

All of his arms are destroyed, and the shockwaves from the arrow being obliterated send him flying over a thousand kilometers back. But the eeriest thing is the feeling he continues to get from this cold au...

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A massive purple trail of light is left behind the spirit arrow as it rockets toward the Lich’s bright yellow attack.

Arie’s breathing and heartbeat synchronize, as time feels as though it's slowing down.

Though this is not a phenomenon of the Noble Vibrations suppressing his mind, it is quite the opposite.

As his body is in the tailwind of the enormous attack he just threw, all of the suppressing cold aura is being pushed aside and torn through by the arrow he just sent...

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Abby speaks next.

“Kill the Kings? Have at it. I’ll be watching from a distance.”

Bri’s voice echoes through their link right after.

“Hey wait! I watched those energy readings when you were only provoking them… It would be most logical to corner one against the three of you… We could even wait for Maria to reply—”

Arie’s response comes back next.

“No. I like Abby’s plan. More variables will only get in our way.”

There is a silence ...

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A series of explosions of white, purple, and yellow light erupts like popcorn, growing larger as each of the purple arrows Arie shot off curves toward their target and rains down on the energy crescent moving his way.

However, Arie’s eyes glow brighter, and the number of arms growing from his back multiplies even faster upon impact.

This is because he watches these high-powered strikes losing their strength the closer they get to the incoming attack.

It’s impossible to p...

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Just hours after the Realm Wave stabilizes time between realms again, Randel and Syl returned to the Ogre conglomeration headquarters, carrying an entire long-term storage locker worth of ancient goods in their ether storage systems.

A series of transmissions are sent to 3rd and 2nd Class Orcs, along with Red Ogres on Torvak’s old payroll.

Over the next few hours, the entirety of the storage locker’s contents is delivered through fast travel orbs by carriers who have no idea t...

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Day 74 to 78 updates stream in as the commanders continue to rest. Bri slowly cultivates yellow threads to make progress toward her True Core but it does not look like she will achieve this any time soon as she is occupied by managing everyone here and watching the trading markets and setting up deals and meetings with the other large-volume traders within the Galactic Trade Commission.

There seems to be little to no change in Abby’s live feed, other than her illusion of her outer bod...

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Arie’s True Core consolidation looks far more natural than the absurd footage Ava received of Abby’s just minutes ago.

For starters, the larger yellow orb of light that has hit its critical mass is, in fact, still inside his body.

Though, it appears he is using his 2nd ranked-up buff, along with a large amount of his Concentrated Essence—also known as further refined demonic soul energy—to assist this core collapse.

The six dark arms that manifest out from Arie’s b...

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The battle path of the two Kings is always shifting, and as the four travelers on this Demonic world make their way closer to the throne, their odds of running into the crossfire of these two forces of nature exponentially increases.

After being momentarily distracted by the energy output of Lydia’s last use of her domain a few exchanges ago, the King became a bit irritated and decided to get rid of the disturbance. One of the long-range arrows was deflected by the sword-wielding King...

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Fisher tries to follow after Monk, but every footstep closer to the black bones he takes, the colder his body gets.

It is not like the icy cold aura that envelops Lydia.

Her ice actually feels full of energy, as Fisher can sense the mana creating it.

This aura that seeps into his mind and body as he takes another step feels like the absence of energy itself.

Even the demonic energy swirling around this world does not flow into the skeletal structure of this dead monste...

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Loud thuds echo through the air as Monk and Luna stand back behind the Wyvern’s skeleton.

For some reason, the black bones left behind emit a cold aura; and even with a concentrated version of Luna’s perception buff, none of her mana- or qi-infused senses can see past the entire corpse.

However, Monk examines the sight before him with a pondering gaze, as if he’s trying to solve a puzzle.

—

A blue-glowing man and a frosty white woman circle around the black ske...

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Ava looks into her system, and just seconds after sending her report of the Realm Wave to the Lower Realm, a series of pings hit her consciousness from Raven over the next minute.

[Day 9 Update] [Raven]: Message received. We have made it to Kelfar, a world where this additional time will be put to good use.

[Day 10 Update] [Raven]: We’ve been stationed in private cultivation settings. I can feel the potential in these chambers is far greater here than on the human world. I will ...

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Four hours pass.

Bri exits the Crimson City Labyrinth after leaving a third containment case and a very detailed plan behind.

Pluto stares at the place where Bri has teleported away and whispers under his breath while replaying the scene in his mind from two weeks ago—of a human killing a Noble demon, a feat impossible for any sane demon to comprehend.

“Well… it seems we’ll technically be receiving an invite to the Vermillion Family after all. This was not how I expe...

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Just over 16 minutes ago, the Ellipsia Citadel encounters the same Realm Wave, and the usual protocol is followed.

An automated Citadel notification rings in all of the citizens’ ears, and notices to seek shelter and go inside are all anyone can see or hear on their system interfaces.

While some of the newer Lords that have ascended in the last few years panic, the majority of the citadel is used to this event and calmly take fast travel orbs to the nearest public buildings befo...

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Randel and Syl arrive in front of the closest black cube, the most common entrance point from the Ellipsia Citadel Fast Travel Orbs.

Usually, a visiting party would be guided through a number of checkpoints and surveillance levels before accessing the long-term storage areas of the fortress.

While this takes quite a while, the more time-consuming part is getting on the waitlist to be guided in. For an average Lord, this may take months, or even up to a year. That would be if you h...

Dungeon Diver CH747

As a negotiation between Bri, Alveron, and Monk begins, many moving parts are shifting into place in the Upper Realm as well. Millions of kilometers from the Ellipsia Citadel, two Red Ogres stand in a translucent fast-travel orb flying above a sea of endless green clouds.

Syl, the slightly smaller bodyguard hired by Torvak to watch over Ember days ago, turns to Randel with a nervous expression.

“Everything turned out just like the boss said… He really faked his own death, or, ...

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The simple man in orange robes, sitting in Valor City where he has lived all his life—fighting monsters and humans to support his followers and continue the teachings of his predecessors—looks at the private message he’s received with wide-open eyes.

This is because when he opens the private messaging chat, an automatic visual feed is shared, and Alveron, the millennia-old monster ruling over hundreds of worlds, doesn't hold back.

He allows Monk to see the enormity of his em...

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As all the members of the 1st Galactic Trade Commission’s meeting disconnect from the simulated chatroom Bri created, two individuals in particular are affected most by the discoveries today.

A bright yellow slug on the surface of a vast ocean on a world with its surface being 99% water opens up a telepathy channel that has been established with a neighboring star sector for millennia.

The Rising Emperor's new connectivity system is not necessary for it to make contact with one ...

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I walk forward into the dark black tower, and the massive doors shut behind me with an echoing thud.

I can still see millions of ether, divine energy, and mana pathways flowing through the inside of the structure. I have the ability to manipulate them at will, just like the rest of the citadel, but when the doors close, I feel the presence of outside forces completely cut off.

Now that I think of it, before the doors opened, I didn’t sense the hot vibrations coming off Seraphel ...

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Instead of a simple [Mythic Grade] interface where I can input mana-based materials and a finite number of options for their uses and applications pop up, the new [Divine Grade] interface growing before my mind is completely different.

It’s as though all of the standard limits of crafting have been lifted, and the items I can create have far wider use cases than just killing monsters within dungeons or being equipped to one's status.

The thought of inputting items doesn’t auto...

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Although the surveillance systems are shut down wherever I travel, I make no effort to conceal my presence as I float down the middle of the enormous streets.

While I could use my stealth skill, or fly higher or faster to go unseen, I take my time, leaving trails of demonic energy in my wake to fly through the citizens of the Ellipsia Citadel’s home districts like a victory lap.

The ominous power outages wherever I travel make my presence even more intimidating.

I feel som...

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“Later today?” Seraphel replies.

I nod. “Yes. I have a few tasks I must finish first, then I will come to train right away.”

“Very well, I look forward to it.”

The transmission feed to the High Orc’s Tower cuts off, after mutually ending the connection.

While Seraphel dropped an overwhelming amount of knowledge about reality itself on me these last few minutes, my mind feels more clear than ever. I know exactly what to do next.

It is certainly a res...

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“Who ruled the Upper Realm before…?”

The Wyvern nods slowly, looking upward, away from where the holographic transmission device can see.

“There have been many rulers. This Upper Realm is separated into many zones, just as vast and different as the Lower Realm is to the green zone you stand in now.”

Seraphel pauses as I consider the weight of his words.

“A Grand Citadel sits at the center of every zone, from green, to cyan, to dark blue, and even colors hig...

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The familiar vibrations of a Noble being ripple through me when the Wyvern appears, but after feeling the violent aura that came off of the Vermillion Family Head, I’m now certain there was something more to that display I couldn’t perceive.

“So, you spoke with the Grand Citadel’s Lord. It seems that the conversation was brief. Have we been exposed?”

I shake my head slowly, my questions about the Upper Realm growing more and more in my mind as I reply.

“No, my id...

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At these words, the holograms of the warlords dissipate, and I make the divine energy manifestations of my generals evaporate too.

Though, I do keep them on the call. A fifth general pops up in the void within our linked consciousnesses, and Ava looks through my eyes.

She turns to the other four human minds watching, but I tune out of everything said after her words of, “Nice to meet you all…”

I just finish activating my concealment technique and use real demonic energ...

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As green divine energy holograms of my teammates form around me, my shared vision with them allows them to feel as though they’re in the room with me.

Ember waves his clawed hand, and a system message expands to connect with the Demon’s communication setup in front of the long table used for business meetings.

Facing the glass wall, Ember, Abby, Maria, Arie, Raven, and I look forward at the city.

Looking back, in between us and the Citadel, Torvak, Asic, Zashen, the Blue...

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I look out the massive one-way glass window, overlooking the entire Ellipsia Citadel. The view stretches far into the endless green clouds beyond the edges of this floating city in the sky.

A familiar warm tingling sensation pulls at the back of my consciousness, connected to the strongest link of loyalty I have back on my home world.

Instead of waiting any longer, I open the half-created telepathy channel and speak directly into Maria’s inner ear.

“Getting to a safe pla...

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Strange system users begin popping up all over the message boards, and dungeon loot never seen before on this world becomes abundant in the digital marketplace.

The massive general chats grow over 100 times in size, but many other specialized chats naturally emerge for races, user strengths, and types of worlds.

In the fortress within a mountain in the Apex Region, Bri sees these messages flood into her mind too. She takes this information in the fastest out of everyone, and just ...

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[Days ago, in the Lower Realm.]

In the center of the Dark Continent, a final surge of energy pulses out from the throne before it goes silent, and strings of notifications ring through every single awakened human’s inner ear.

[You have gained access to the World Wide Connectivity System!]

This is what happens once the mysterious ruler of this human world shuts off his [Spectate] feed and walks through the final doors at the top of the throne to ascend to the Upper Realm. 2025-01-01 00:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post

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Memories of Citadel commands only available to Andras Vermillion are fresh in my mind.

Plus, the repercussions of killing a Demon contracted with the 5 Great Families in the Upper Realm are clear as day as well.

I’m positive at the very least, the family head is already aware that an event has happened here today in this citadel, so it is best to be ahead of the curve and make him aware of exactly what happened myself.

My eyes close, and I retract my waves of intimidation ...

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[Level Up] x5016

[Use Absorption]

Skill: Dark Mist

Upgrade: Divine Grade

[YES][NO]

[Congratulations! Rising Emperor's Domain Milestone Reached!]

[80,792/50,000 Worlds Claimed]

[New Perk Unlocked: Path to Domination]

Info:

Generals may now borrow an additional 1% each of total borrowed stats.

[Fast Travel][i] is Now Available for all Generals.

The Rising Emperor may now borrow an additional 5% of all Base Stat Points and Mana Co...