150,000 years later.
With Nero's help, the integration of the Seed of the Absolute of Creation progressed at blazing speed.
From the original estimate of three hundred thousand years, the ti was cut in half.
Soon, as the final pieces of the Seed of the Absolute of Creation were integrated, the Source of Knowledge began to converge as if devouring a tasty al.
Unknown to their senses, the Source of Knowledge began to show signs of evolution.
An evolution toward a higher path: the path of omniscience and omnipotence.
Sensing the disturbance, Maximus awoke from the Trial of Origin and stepped outside.
"Finally done?"
"It's done, Father," Nero replied, equally excited.
While helping his family integrate a Seed of Law into the Source of Knowledge, Nero's progress hadn't fallen behind.
After all these years, he had already mastered the hundred thousand basic Origins of Law.
Given more ti, he could master the rest and forge his own Path of Law.
"It truly is an Absolute of Law…"
Seeing the progress of the Source of Knowledge, Maximus couldn't help but be amazed.
After reaching the Absolute of Law, Maximus had made no further progress.
His Absolute of Knowledge had been stuck at 1%, never moving an inch.
But with just the integration of the Seed of the Absolute of Law, it jumped by 5%.
That might seem like a small number, but this level of progress would take the absolutes epochs to achieve.
Without enough resources, others might never even progress in their mastery of the Absolute of Law.
With the feedback from the Absolute of Knowledge, Maximus felt his power grow slightly stronger.
From the extraction of origin energy from his physique to refining strands of causality, his efficiency had increased, from 30 tis to 33 tis.
As a result, the Ether Forge was getting closer and closer to the limits of the Aeon Plane.
Besides these, he noticed that the efficiency of his physique's extraction of plane energy had skyrocketed, from about a hundred Plane Origin a day to three hundred.
He didn't expect that the advancent of his path of law could directly influence the rate at which his physique could extract plane origin.
Three tis the speed, just 5% advancent, triple his acquisition speed of plane origin.
The importance of Plane Origin to him was undeniable.
It was the core of everything—from evolving his physique to the plane level, the evolution of dinsions to his Path of Law, and more.
Without it, Maximus would have been several tis weaker than he is now.
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anwhile, as Maximus and his family marveled at the changes in the Source of Knowledge.
The powerhouses of the Etherium Realm, Chaos Dinsion, and Shadow Void Land couldn't help but look toward its direction.
"What did Lord Maximus do this ti?"
"How could the Source of Knowledge fluctuate this much?"
"Tsk. Lord Maximus is getting stronger again."
Feeling the massive fluctuation in the Source of Knowledge, they could only admire Maximus's thods.
They weren't sure of the exact cause, but one thing was certain: Maximus had gotten stronger again.
On the other hand, Wesley Sterling and those who followed the Path of Creation felt an unusual intimacy and affinity with the Source of Knowledge.
It felt like they were born from the sa origin. The Source of Knowledge gave off a friendliness like it was welcoming its kin.
"What did this kid do? Why do I feel this way?" Wesley muttered in puzzlent.
In the Aeon Plane, as long as two paths matched, they could rge, boosting both progression and speed.
With enough path rging, a river could beco an ocean, and an ocean could evolve into the Absolute of Law.
Unfortunately, there was a major obstacle: affinity.
Without it, rging paths wouldn't help and might even worsen things if their affinities were in conflict.
Otherwise, the Overlords would've long requisitioned anyone who had forged a Path of Law, rging them into their own.
With affinity, however, there was even the possibility of breaking through the Absolute of Law and advancing beyond the Overlord Realm.
Unfortunately, that wasn't sothing just anyone could do.
Turning toward the Source of Knowledge, Wesley still couldn't believe how Maximus had made the impossible possible.
"Did he find a way to increase the affinity of his Source of Law with all Paths of Law?"
Thinking of the essence of his path that Maximus had acquired in the past, Wesley couldn't help but feel a chill.
Increasing affinity with all laws. If Maximus achieved that, he could beco an Overlord overnight.
With his wealth, power, and influence, persuading others to rge their Paths with his wouldn't be hard.
And once that happened, Maximus would beco the Source of All Paths. A powerhouse that would dominate the entire Aeon Plane.
Breathing heavily, Wesley tried to calm his racing heart.
Fortunately, the Sterling Family and the Shadowcrest Family had deep ties.
Thinking of his mischievous grandson, Otto, he could only be thankful.
Even if the worst ca to pass, they still had the friendship of the Shadowcrest Family.
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In the Source of Knowledge, while the commotion spread, Maximus was experinting with what he could do using the Seed of the Absolute of Creation.
Though still just a seed, it already showed signs of being a prototype of creation.
From Tier 1 to Tier 12 treasures, Maximus could now create them with a flick of his hand.
As for ultimate treasures, that was still beyond a re seed of creation.
Even Wesley could, at most, create a Tier 10 ultimate treasure.
Gathering his thoughts, Maximus began creating a functional treasure.
Specifically, a ring, the Ring of Origin.
It would contain all his knowledge, skills, abilities, and endless energy. An ultimate auxiliary treasure that could turn a mortal into an Absolute just by wearing it.
As the ring condensed, waves of Origin Energy and strands of causality flowed into it as if the Aeon Plane was birthing an innate being.
When the ring still failed to take complete form, Maximus began pouring in millions of units of Plane Origin.
Finally, after months of condensation, a simple and unassuming ring ford in his hand.
"The Ring of Origin… what a wasteful use of Plane Origin." Maximus smiled, admiring his work.
"Hahaha, it seems my plan is about to co to fruition!"
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