Darian and Niara appeared on the exact sa small planet where they had arrived when they first ca to that universe. Darian took out his flying boat, and the two of them shot off toward the planet of the Rainbow Cranes, sparing no resources to get there as fast as possible.
They had just under four days to return, and this was a golden and unique opportunity in a high-level universe. After all, everyone from the enemy planets who had also taken part in this mission had died. So, for them, the mission had completely failed, and their Celestial Altar no longer had an open connection to this universe.
Joint missions in the universe were common among the blessed, and the rules and details about such things were already very clear to everyone. The objective was ant for just one person, and if any of them achieved it, technically, everyone was considered a winner. But for that, obviously, they had to survive.
If only a single Spiritual Guardian sent by a planet survived, that place was also considered victorious. But since all the enemies were killed, only Darian's allies won.
...
In just a few hours, the flying boat arrived at the planet.
Darian landed near the Imperial castle, and an imnse commotion erupted across the entire planet. His entire army, and all the most important mbers of that race, shot through the skies toward him.
Seeing him completely healthy and radiating a pure and calm aura, everyone was moved. Soon after, their gazes shifted to deep reverence, rembering that battle.
Facing them, Darian spoke quickly, "We don't have ti to waste. All Humans and everyone who went through the Heavenly Annihilation at my side before, gather up."
Everyone nodded and headed toward the vast imperial courtyard.
Niara flew alone toward the Emperor and the Heavenly Beasts.
That Emperor had already heard the full report from his Supre General. After everything Darian had done for his race, and even for the other two, he now trusted him completely.
He also knew that everyone would have to leave in a few days, so he didn't want to waste Darian's valuable ti, leaving him free to do whatever he wanted.
Niara approached, then handed him several spatial rings. Those were things Darian had asked Aurix for earlier.
Inside were countless herbs widely used by alchemists in that universe. They weren't particularly expensive or rare, since in half of the high-level universes the Spiritual Guardians visited, they could be found easily.
But in that universe, which greatly favored the Heavenly Beasts, those kinds of herbs simply didn't exist.
These herbs were specialized in nourishing and removing impurities from the physical body. Veyle had a lot of trouble creating physical purification pills precisely because those things didn't exist there. But now, Darian had taken the opportunity to bring a colossal amount for them.
The race had received alchemy knowledge from Veyle, and they could also create an environnt where these herbs would be planted and multiplied. That way, they could easily produce those pills on their own.
The Emperor understood this and couldn't find words he was able to speak in gratitude.
Niara smiled faintly, then began to say exactly what Darian had asked her to say.
"Dan is helping you a lot, because Czaza received the legacy of the Divinities. So now she has a strong connection with this universe and with all of you. If you truly want to give thanks, take advantage of this unique mont in the universe to unite the three races once and for all."
The Emperor took a deep breath. In fact, practically all the strongest mbers of the other two races had been sent to the Convention and had died.
Suddenly and unexpectedly, the Rainbow Cranes had now beco the number one race in terms of power. That was because those who returned had evolved terrifyingly with everything Darian gave them, and that growth multiplied several tis after they went to the Divine Oasis.
Even if the people of the other two races hadn't died, just with the Rainbow Cranes who returned, they could likely already fight head-on without being defeated.
"We don't have ti to waste. You have many people from the other two races who can help you with the plan. They should be more than willing to do it. So... move your troops and make it happen. The rotten root in the leadership of those races must be eliminated now, or this will never happen in the future."
Niara finished with a solemn expression.
At that mont, the Emperor of the Rainbow Cranes felt a fla burn in his chest. She was right; this was the best chance to change everything in that universe.
Niara saw the change in him and nodded. "But... don't forget sothing important. Czaza is the successor of the Divinities. Make all the troops, allies, and enemies alike, know that..."
The Emperor stared into those amber eyes and took a deep breath, understanding exactly what she ant. This was a war of unification of the universe and its people, centered around Czaza.
That young woman was an ally of Darian, so the Emperor didn't hesitate to accept being led down that path. Serving her was the sa as being very close to him.
Without wasting ti, he turned around and gave the order to all the Heavenly Beasts on the planet. It was the highest order, one that preceded total war.
While Darian and the Spiritual Guardians focused on their own matters, the Heavenly Beasts would begin an offensive and unification that would be rembered forever in that universe.
Back to Darian.
He was currently analyzing those from his army who were not the ones he had called earlier.
He asured and analyzed them one by one for over three hours. In the end, he selected sixteen people. Fifteen were beasts of various types, all possessing extrely powerful bodies, coming from several mid-level planets that were his allies. The only one who wasn't a beast was a woman Orc who was already well known.
She was the sa one who led one of the weakest planets in the universe, and who had been evaluated by Darian along with many others on Earth years ago. Back then, little Alear sensed the karma on that woman, and Darian confird that it was white and pure.
Her na was Tasia. She was a blessed one and ca to this mission with her group of Orcs, but only she was chosen by Darian. Not because her physique was outstanding, it was just acceptable. But he wanted to help her beco stronger; people with that kind of karma needed to be valued.
The sixteen ran after Darian to the center of the courtyard. There were 4,230 Humans from Earth, with 705 being blessed. Matteo, who was the only human in Darian's group, was also there.
Along with them were another 54 humans from other places, such as Irana and Cyaos, along with their respective groups.
There were also 200 non-humans. They were Demons, mbers of the Charming Eyes Race, and Beasts from Vadise. All of them had participated in the Heavenly Annihilation with Darian and had their bodies absurdly enhanced.
Darian stopped at the center of the group. Then, his gaze turned grave, and his voice echoed with imnse weight.
"All 4,500 of you who are here now. You are currently the only chance of survival for your planets and families. Because of recent events, when we return to our universe, and it becos clear what happened, the three Spiritual Sovereigns will abandon the cold war against our Alliance, and everything will beco absurdly dangerous and cruel."
People swallowed hard and clenched their fists, understanding. The Spiritual Sovereigns only kept that silent standoff because the Wube family was on Earth and was their greatest ally. Because of that, they could keep Darian under surveillance.
Darian knew the reason for this very well. They were waiting for him to get a bit stronger, so they could capture him and extract even more power from him.
But what would their reaction be to the complete destruction of the Wube family?
Certainly, the worst possible one. They would use all their strength to pressure Darian, and all allied planets would beco targets.
Darian paused and waited for everyone to reflect for a few seconds.
Then he took a deep breath and continued, emotionless: "Fortunately, a great opportunity has appeared for everyone. So of you reached nine rings many years ago; others only reached that level very recently. But now..."
Darian's gaze fell on Camille, Nikolai, and Tian Yu. All of them had received the blessing of Heaven's Will from Darian and ca with their groups.
"All of you must break through to the immortal level in this universe. If it's not on this chance, we might not get another one. Everyone here is qualified for it, and I'm sure you can do it. I won't force anyone, but if you trust and have courage, I'll say it again, you can do it."
His voice pierced straight into people's souls. If it were anyone else saying the sa thing, everyone there would just laugh at how ridiculous it sounded.
But those words ca from Darian, soone who had perford countless miracles, soone who, with only seven rings, had already directly killed three immortals and a missionary. His words carried the power to stun and deeply affect these people. As a result, fear was suppressed, and they felt endless excitent and drive.
As for his words, they made sense. In fact, 99.99% of missions involved small groups. Now was the best ti to create a large army of immortals at once, with him still able to support them at their side. After that, Darian could only hope that a small group would succeed on their own.
Hearing this, everyone felt their hearts racing.
Lucy and Lucius trembled. Especially Lucius, who technically still had seven rings.
But the technique he cultivated, which ca from Darian, had already been pushed to the extre by him over these years. His power had been tested many tis, including at the Convention. He definitely had as much energy and power to use his blessing as soone with nine rings. His power was different, and that required hard work to adapt his blessing and his Magical Techniques, but he was absolutely on the sa level as everyone else.
Darian knew all of this, but he was also certain that his technique wasn't sothing so ridiculous. He had only done 25% of the work when creating it; it was like a solid foundation that allowed soone to build sothing on top of it.
Another 25% ca from the pills the person needed to consu in order to level up. rit Power wasn't necessary, only comprehension and pills. But they weren't ordinary pills; they were the result of a terrifying alchemist combined with even more terrifying magical materials at hand.
That was the point that made Darian have no fear at all of giving this technique to anyone, minimally acceptable.
The final 50% depended completely on the person using the technique. Anyone else, even with the pills, wouldn't be able to achieve the sa result as Lucius; the biggest proof of that was that many people had already received it, but none had even reached half of his level.
In other words, the technique Darian created using everything he learned on his journey was terrifying because it gave the user a completely blank canvas on which they could create whatever they wanted.
Willpower and determination were everything to build sothing with it. Without those things, his technique was just average and nothing impressive.
Darian waited for everyone to calmly digest his words. It took a minute before all 200 who had participated in the Heavenly Annihilation spoke up excitedly.
"We'll make it!" Tetoya roared, along with all the Beasts of Vadise.
The Demons and the people of the Charming Eyes Race also nodded. All two hundred of them had already had ti to feel their bodies beco terrifyingly stronger, and they were certain they would try to beco immortals one day.
After them, Irana, Cyaos, and the twins verbally expressed their resolve. All the other humans, from Earth and from other smaller planets in the universe, also nodded.
The last ones were precisely the forr three Emperors of Earth.
They were still in shock at the idea. On top of that, they felt imnse worry, as if they couldn't believe they really could do this.
Just a few years ago, they were respected nine-ring individuals on Earth, but anywhere outside it, they were treated with disdain and ridicule. And it wasn't without reason; they truly were below average compared to everyone else at the sa level.
But Darian had slowly prepared them. In the years of training before this mission, they were subjected to intense training in that training universe, and they even exchanged blows with Risen Lords.
Since they were people who had already lived a long ti, they seized this opportunity with everything they had, because they knew it was sothing once in a lifeti.
In the end, Darian stated that they were already on the sa level as nine-ring individuals from the best planets in the universe. But after living so long being treated like trash, that had taken root inside them, they truly believed that was what they were, and that it could never change.
"Dad! I'm going to beco an immortal, aren't you coming with ?"
Suddenly, Amara's voice sounded near Nikolai. He turned to her and saw her eyes trembling with anguish and worry. His fatherly heart shook. How could he let his daughter go through this alone?
At the sa ti, Lucy and Lucius approached Camille with warm gazes.
She saw that silent, affectionate support and took a deep breath. Quickly, she asked herself why she was being so cowardly. She needed to beco stronger to help and protect those three; it was better to die now than to see soone important die again.
Finally, Tian Yu was the first to snort dryly, tearing out what was rooted inside himself with his own hands. "I'll advance. We'll all make it."
Camille and Nikolai spoke right after.
Darian nodded, satisfied. Then he turned his gaze, focusing on Czaza.
She trembled, clearly sensing his intentions. Everyone would beco immortals, but she, after advancing, had to take advantage of the chance she gained in that universe and try to beco a Spiritual Sovereign.
If not now, after the seven days ended, would she have any chance to return?
What were the odds of another mission in that universe coming for the Spiritual Guardians? On top of that, being assigned to her planet and reaching her?
Almost none.
She quickly took a deep breath and nodded firmly at Darian, full of determination.
"Good. Since everyone has accepted, I'll begin the preparations. All 200 from before can step back and relax," Darian said calmly. Then he took out the Primordial Bead. "As for the humans, since we don't have much ti, I'll have to do everything in a not-so-gentle way."
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