He shot to his feet, his eyes wide with shock.
"What?"
The other elders around him looked equally stunned.
"How is this possible?" One of them asked. "Universe-wide projection? Only 9th ranks can do that!"
Then a figure materialized before him.
Grey’s clone stood in the center of the chamber, radiating power that made Andrew’s soul tremble.
The pressure was immense, far beyond anything he had felt before.
"Saint Grey..." Andrew’s voice came out in shock. "This power... This isn’t mere 10th or 11th rank, is it?"
The clone smiled at his words.
"Yep." Grey said. "This isn’t mere 10th rank or 11th rank power. You guessed it right"
Andrew fell silent.
The truth hit him like a physical blow.
Grey had ascended beyond anything their universe could contain, reaching heights that Andrew couldn’t even prehend and that too in a short span of time.
This was a true monster!
"Just how powerful is that path you follow, Saint Grey?" Andrew asked with a bitter smile.
Grey just smiled and waved his hand.
Information flooded into Andrew’s mind.
The 9th rank, Origin Generation and the amplification methods, all of it poured into his consciousness in an instant. Andrew’s eyes went wide as he processed the knowledge.
"This..." He couldn’t find words.
The path before him was beyond anything he had imagined, beyond anything that existed in the endless reality. It offered growth without limits, power without restrictions.
"Now make your decision." Grey said. "I’m about to convert this world into my own. This universe will bee the new Nexus Domain."
Andrew stood in silence for a long moment.
His subordinates watched him with nervous expressions, waiting to see what their leader would choose.
Finally, Andrew spoke.
"I am ready to convert." He said. "I choose the Aether Evolutionary Path."
Grey smiled at his decision.
"Wise choice." He nodded. "Those at the 5th rank and above can use the Sovereign Ontological Override to convert directly. As for those above the 7th rank, they’ll need an evolutionary stone or wait until I’m even stronger."
Andrew nodded with understanding.
"Right now I’m at the 9th rank." Grey continued. "So I can automatically convert those up to the 7th rank."
The 7th rank was rare, a realm that couldn’t simply be converted through normal means. It dealt with the fusion of higher dimensional power, metamorphosis energy, and the merger of source and soul to create axiom power.
But with Grey’s current strength and with the help of the Creator Invocation, powerful beings at 7th rank would be born today.
With Andrew confirmed, Grey’s voice spread across the universe once more.
"Today, I am going to unify this world."
Every being heard him.
In the Human Alliance, a newborn toddler stopped crying as the voice washed over them.
The entire world fell silent once again, awaiting his words.
In the Nexus Domain, Grey’s parents sat together in their estate.
"That boy." Anderson shook his head with a mixture of pride and disbelief.
Julie sat nearby, her porcelain features showing the faintest hint of surprise.
Alissa, Lia, and Valeria stood at the Tower’s highest floor, looking up at the sky as if they could see Grey.
Ouroboros has already taken the front seat with a popcorn in her hand. She was watching all this happen with a look of interest.
Grey’s voice continued.
"By now, most of you will know that I follow a really special path. It’s the most talked about thing in the starry sky as of now."
He paused for effect.
"Well, now I’m giving all of you an opportunity to follow that path."
Murmurs spread across countless worlds.
"I’ve reached a state where I’ve already surpassed the limits of this universe." Grey said. "And I will let you all be the choosers. Starting today, I fully intend on making this domain a full follower of my path."
His voice carried across the void without losing strength.
"That means abolishing your previous evolutionary powers and jumping into my path. But of course, people that don’t join the path will be kicked out of the universe."
Origin Will materialized beside him.
"You’re a dictator." She said while rolling her eyes.
Grey turned to her with an offended expression.
"Hey, at least I’m not killing them." He protested. "I’ll just safely transport them to another universe."
Origin Will gave him a look that said she wasn’t impressed.
But unfortunately for those who chose to leave, Grey would soon be conquering the nearby universes as well. The Azure Origin Universe would expand, and they would all follow his lead eventually.
"I’ll give everyone 80 minutes to decide." Grey announced. "During this time, I’m transferring important information about the path to all races in this world."
Power surged from his body.
Knowledge flowed across the universe, reaching every intelligent being regardless of their location or cultivation level. The details of the Aether Evolutionary Path spread like wildfire.
Across the universe, people began reacting.
In a small cultivation sect on a remote planet, disciples gathered around their elders.
"Did you hear that?" A young man asked excitedly. "We can follow Saint Grey’s path!"
"Calm down." An elder raised his hand. "We need to consider this carefully."
"What’s there to consider?" Another disciple cut in. "Have you seen what his path can do? People are reaching the 5th rank in decades instead of millennia!"
"But what about our heritage?" A traditionalist elder frowned. "Our sect has followed the Origin Body path for generations."
"Our heritage?" The young man laughed. "Elder, with respect, our heritage got us to the 3rd rank at best. This path can take us beyond the stars!"
The elders exchanged unfortable glances.
In a massive space station orbiting a gas giant, workers huddled around munication screens.
"So we just give up everything we’ve built?" A woman asked nervously.
"Everything you’ve built?" Her colleague snorted. "You’re at the 5th rank after 300 years of cultivation. What exactly did you build?"
"That’s not the point!"
"That’s exactly the point." A third worker chimed in. "I saw the information he sent. His path doesn’t have stupid bottlenecks every rank!"
"But what if it’s a scam?"
"A scam?" The colleague stared at her in disbelief. "The guy just projected his voice across the entire universe. Do you really think he needs to scam us and this is the same saint that dealt with the dragons you think this is a scam?"
The woman fell silent, unable to argue.
In a luxurious palace on one of the most developed planets, nobles gathered in heated debate.
"This is outrageous!" A fat lord slammed his fist on the table. "He can’t just force us to change paths!"
"He’s not forcing anyone." A younger noble pointed out. "He said we can leave if we don’t want to join."
"Leave?!" The fat lord’s face turned red. "This is my home! My family has lived here for ten thousand years!"
"Then convert." The younger noble shrugged. "What’s the big deal? Your current cultivation is stuck at the 6th rank anyway. At least his path might get you somewhere."
"How dare you—"
"He’s right, you know." Another noble cut in. "I reviewed the information. His path actually makes sense. Unlike ours, which requires ridiculous resources just to advance one sub-realm."
The fat lord sputtered with anger but couldn’t form a coherent response.
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