Abyssal Lord of the Magi World

Zatiel's consciousness fused with the soul and mind of all life forms in the Daybreak Universe as he began to draw the force of their thoughts.

Invisible multicolored streams emerged from the minds of every sentient life form in the Daybreak Universe, converging into the dark orb in the hands of the Samsara Thearch.

Slowly this one began to mutate, becoming a new heart, but unlike the Lawweaver's Essence Heart, this one was full of chaos. There were endless variations inside the amalgamation of forces.

Concepts were generated by the collective thoughts and ideals of the life forms in a universe. Although two people could think alike, none of them were identical to the others.

The notions of justice, fairness, and honor were simple, but not everything thinks of them similarly. It would not be odd for someone to think that revenge was the same as justice, while someone else could believe they could not co-exist and have completely different ideals and goals.

The same could happen with sins like pride and greed. While some could see them as a mistake, there were others that thought of them as rightful emotions. After all, what was wrong with feeling pride in your achievements and always desire for a higher stage, unwilling to stagnate?

Just like with those emotions and ideals, chaos was not something bad. It was a force full of opportunities, constantly changing and adapting to what could come next.

Great heroes could rise in chaos, finding their path through the everlasting changes of the universe and people's hearts.

Zatiel stared at the dark heart, and his awe of this one was even more extraordinary. The new heart was not more powerful than the Lawweaver's Essence Heart, but the Samsara Thearch domain over the Concept Paths had always fallen second to his Law Path.

As he created the new dark crystal heart, he felt his Eternal Flame was growing stronger, and his understanding of the Concept Path was evolving.

Instances of enlightenment in the Samsara Thearch's realm were extremely weird, but their effect was superb. It did not last long but once focus returned to his eyes, the might of the Eternal Flame Pupil grew exponentially, which in turn improved the power of the White Sun Pupil.

Zatiel showed a radiant smile as he felt his power growing deeper. Of course, there was no evolution of his cultivation to the Late Stage since, for that, he required something different.

The Reflection of Ascension improved the Samsara Thearch's cultivation talent and insights, which he had constantly been using to decipher the path toward the Late Stage.

It required more than just improving his mastery over either Path of Power. They could evolve over and over again, and he still would not be closer to the Late Stage. That would only make him an overpowered Middle Stage life form.

Zatiel felt that the answer was getting near, and it was only a matter of time before he grasped it, but time was not his friend right now.

Although becoming a Late Stage capable of Reality Override would not instantly neutralize the danger of the Beyonder, it would give Zatiel the power to face the Knights and their army alone.

Sadly, evolution did not seem likely, so the Samsara Thearch's only path was to enhance the heroes of the Daybreak Universe and rely on their power to face the incoming threat.

After several weeks, the dark crystal heart was completed, and its power was something that truly defied the might of reality. Its power would allow your thoughts to have the same weight as reality itself.

"Infinity's Soulbound Heart."

That was the name the Samsara Thearch gave to the treasure that would allow Ezequiel to evolve his Concept Path artificially, pushing his cultivation to the Middle Stage.

Zatiel sent it into his Inner Universe with all the other weapons meant for the Sacred King and Thearchs. Once the eleven returned from their missions in the distant universes, he would help them assimilate the weapons, pushing their battle power to a level they could not even dream of before.

The refinement of the treasures also provided significant benefits for the Samsara Thearch since it tempered his soul, energy, and body over and over again with multiple Fourth Realm Forces.

'I felt that my body and soul are at least fifteen percent stronger, and thanks to the enlightenment granted by the Infinity's Soulbound Heart, the destructive and defensive might of my Omnipotent Spells should have risen an entire level.'

There were improvements on all fronts, something that Zatiel was very happy about.

Although the Samsara Threach spent months working non-stop day and night, there was no time to rest. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, using the power of karma to learn the status of Ezequiel, Venganza, and the others.

Luckily, all of them were currently making their way toward the Daybreak Universe, meaning they fulfilled their missions in those universes.

He then focused on the Daybreak Universe, and every single one of the great powerhouses appeared in his eyes. Many of them were able to deploy Rank 10 battle power, and while it was at the level of a Fake Rank 10 life form, it was still impressive and would be of great help.

Although Zatiel did not forge weapons for this one, that did not mean he would leave them unprotected since he already had thought of ways to enhance their powers.

While the Thearchs and Sacred Kings would form the vanguard, the rest of the powerhouses would take the rear, ready to march forward when needed.

Zatiel intended to bring everybody that was not an Extreme Rank 9 life form out of the Daybreak Universe before the war started. Only powerhouses would remain behind to face the Beyonder' Knights and its army. Everybody else would be evacuated into one of the multiple sanctuary universes spread across the Emptiness.

Family and loved ones were great motivators, but they could also be a source of distress if you were worried the war could reach them. It would be easier for the powerhouses to fight if they knew that they were safe, far away.

Of course, a war could not be fought only with powerhouses unless they were enough to overwhelm the enemy completely. That was definitely not the case between the Daybreak Universe and the Beyonder's army.

Zatiel had already considered a way to raise their number without endangering his people.

He glanced into the distance, focusing on a small dog, and he smiled as he saw this one puking dozens of large dark eggs.

Tao had managed to refine the Rank 10 Hive and was creating powerful drones that could be used as foot soldiers in the upcoming war.

'Those plus the billions of Third Realm drones that Tao had generated over the last dozens of thousands of years should be enough to handle the common troops of the Beyonder's army.'

Now that the weapons for the warriors that would remain behind to fight and the sanctuaries for the rest of the population were taken care of, Zatiel adopted a solemn expression as he waved his hand.

A young man with white hair and golden eyes appeared on the Sun and Moon Palace the next second. There was confusion in his eyes for a second, but as he saw the Samsara Thearch, he immediately vowed.

"Aion, the First Knight of the Daybreak Universal Empire, greets the Samsara Thearch."

Zatiel nodded before signaling the young man to rise. It was finally time to have their conversation.

"I assume you already know why I brought you here."

Aion stared at Samsara Thearch for a moment before nodding.

"You want to know about my past life. To see if there is something useful in there that can be of help to face the incoming threat."

The Samsara Thearch liked that Aion went straight to the point, and he nodded. As for the fact that this one knew a threat was coming, everybody smart enough would have figured that out after seeing what was happening around the Daybreak Universe.

"You are right. An entity with a cultivation higher than mine is coming to the Daybreak Universe. I have already made preparations, but any new information would be useful."

Aion's eyes widened when he heard that. Many of his memories regarding cultivation had returned, so he could understand just how strong Zatiel was. The fact that the enemy was at an even higher cultivation stage was shocking.

He took a moment to calm himself, and only then did he speak.

"I have recovered part of my memories, but most of them belong to either cultivation or my family, which would not be of much help to you. If my hypothesis is right, I was a being capable of Omnipotence of the past, but that was my limit."

Zatiel could see that Aion was telling the truth and not trying to hide anything. If that were the limit of the young man's knowledge, then it would not be very useful.

"However, I do remember something of my previous home. A majestic tower with a red sun."