Chapter 131 – World Conquest in sight. Plan Big Boom.
In Neo's vessel-
After three weeks of travel, they were halfway from the Griqix Mega Continent to the Chaimolix Mega Continent.
During this time, they did what they could to distract themselves from the boredom.
They read books.
They practiced Magic.
They crafted things.
They cooked delicacies.
They played games.
They fished for sport.
And last but not least-
"Ah! Ah! Yes! More!"
"Husband, I am next!"
- Was to have copious amounts of sex.
What else could young and viral people do, trapped in a vessel for three weeks?
Mylo and Hazel were going at it practically every day, and Neo had fun with Tsusaki, the Vixen, and Ariyana, the curious and horny female Tinkerer.
Only Bertrand, the dragonoid butler, seemed to remain celibate. It was to the point where Neo felt sorry for not getting him a female partner. Even if he said he didn't mind, Neo didn't want him to remain a loner.
"I'll get him a spouse on the other continent." Neo thought while a tiny green slut was riding him while the voluptuous Vixen was giving him a lap pillow while rubbing him with her ten fluffy tails.
Just then, he paid attention to Primo's side.
"So Domentzia fell, hah? I thought she would be a tougher nut to crack. Perhaps I can use her as a breakthrough with the others." Neo thought.
He then paid attention to what Gerhart was doing.
"Gerhart's side is going well, almost too well. The amount of converted is exponentially rising with every Bannerholder we make, and the amount of conquered dungeons is staggering. The defenses of the kingdoms are also pathetically weak, and Gerhart started subduing and converting isolated Echos thanks to Laverne being an insider. Even if we start an all-out war with the Echos now, we could have a draw or win. Gerhart also conquered the dungeon in the Drolum Theocracy and is now hunting the Echos for plan Big Boom." Neo thought.
Just then, he felt himself nearing the edge, so he grabbed the green slut on top of him and started using her like a onehole.
"Whatever, I'll leave that to his side. I'll enjoy my vacation here."
They continued their travel at sea with peace of mind.
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Inside a palace's dungeon-
"ARGH! AH!!! LAVERNE! WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOU?! HOW ARE YOU SO STRONG?! HOW COULD YOU BETRAY US LIKE THIS?!"
A man screamed as his skin got flayed alive, shackled with Magic Restraining Shackles, and surrounded by Magical Wards to restrain and weaken him to mortal levels.
Laverne coldly looked at the man, her eyes shining with power far surpassing his, hammering against his psyche, weakening him while torturing him. Alongside it, syringes injected thick golden blood into his body, making him convulse as Gerhart and several other Lords of Conquest mentally suppressed him with their power of Conquest while gradually corrupting him, raping his mind and soul into submission.
It was a method Laverne invented to convert the resistant Echos. It was possible to convert an Echo within a day, and they converted no less than five. This Echo was their sixth.
He was a 4,000-year-old Ancient Echo, close to being a Truly Ancient Echo, and acted as the ancestor of an Empire.
Being fully trusting of a fellow Echo, he dropped his guard and happily conversed with her- Before he got struck with a mental blast. In his weakness, Gerhart then placed a Magic Restraining Shackle on him. When he tried to call his guards, he discovered, to his dismay, that they were all somehow out of his control. In truth, the Dark Servants were ambushed and converted ahead of time, leaving the more resistant and troublesome Echo.
Before, this would likely be impossible, but Gerhart and the others were already Divine Powerhouses. With such a gap in strength, there was no suspense.
The ancient hunters who saw themselves above lowly mortals, stalking this world for millennia while preying on the weak, were hunted by an even more terrifying predator.
After a day of hard work-
The Echo stopped resisting, a silver light shining in his eyes.
"Master." The Echo said, kneeling to Gerhart, who was receiving the feedback from the world.
However, it seemed like the universe only gave a hundred billion for every Echo, regardless of how powerful he was. But even if it was a tiny amount for the current him, it was still something, so he accepted it with open arms.
"You were a bit tougher to crack." Gerhart sighed in relief.
"My apologies, Master. Please punish me." The Echo said.
"No need for that. You will have a role to play soon." Gerhart squinted his eyes.
"It would be my honor, Master." The Echo, not knowing the grim fate that awaited him.
Gerhart then turned to the others, who were waiting.
"Let's go to the next target."
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Three Weeks Later-
Kerus Dynasty-
The palace-
The Kerus Emperor sat on his throne, deep in thought.
"What is that kid doing? With each passing day, he grows stronger and stronger, yet he avoids the Dynasty like a plague, even not contacting me. Am I missing something?"
Through the bloodline pendant, he already roughly understood that this son of his was a Divine Powerhouse with incredible power. And yet, instead of coming to claim his birthright, he chose to travel around the world.
"Ah, yes, journeying around the world. That must be it. After becoming Emperor, traveling would be less convenient." The Kerus Emperor reasoned.
The poor Emperor didn't know that the reason was because four of his wives and three of his generals were dark servants, and several Echos were inside his Dynasty.
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Chaimolix Mega Continent-
A ship docked at a port city, and several individuals disembarked.
"So this is the other continent, hah?" Hazel hummed while looking around.
"There are very few humans here, and they look subservient," Mylo added.
The population was 9/10 marine demihumans, and only about a tenth were humans. Of the demihuman population, about 3/10 were humanoid creatures with overly animal/fish features.
Humans and regular demihumans could breed with these more feral humanoids, and they were not too animal
to be considered hideous, but one needed to like that sort of thing. And vice versa."The architecture here seems to be more based on stone," Bertrand commented.
"The environment shapes the culture," Tsusaki said.
"I wonder what specialties they have." Ariyana looked around.
Mylo nodded, turning to the black Oni beside him, and asked, "What now, Neo?"
"We find the wealthiest family, convert them, and crash in their place for tonight. We will also gather supplies and horses before we start our journey." Neo said.
"That sounds pretty evil," Hazel pouted.
"As I said, we are the lesser evil." Neo shrugged.
"And evil people take whatever they want~." Ariyana cheerfully said.
"We should get used to it, Hazel." Mylo shook his head, patting Hazel's shoulder.
"I suppose." Hazel shook her head.
After asking around, they located the wealthiest household in the city, a naval merchant family run by Fishmen. After converting them, Neo gave them some blessings as payment for lodging and supplies before starting his journey to conquer the dungeons in the Chaimolix Mega Continent while converting whatever Echo they found on the way.
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A month later-
Gerhart reviewed his progress over the last month.
Over 80% of the dungeons worldwide got converted, and around 60% of the Echos were under his control. Furthermore, over 10% of the world's population were already converted. His agents reached every major city, spreading Envoys to smaller towns to convert the populace.
It was due to the creation of many Bannerholders and several Lords of Conquest. Not only that, but he used the connections and influence of the Echos he captured to lure and subdue more unsuspecting Echos, creating a positive chain reaction.
In truth, most of his success was due to the overwhelming power of the artifact, its detection ability, and the element of surprise. If anything were missing, it wouldn't work.
In this regard, the element of surprise was the essential requirement for Plan Big Boom. Without it, it wouldn't work.
As for what Plan Big Boom was? Of course, it was to blow the Truly Ancient Echos to smithereens in a Big Boom!
There were, of course, some obstacles to the plan. These Truly Ancient Echos were cunning and devious, slumbering under cities in ancient mausoleums. If any big waves occurred during their slumber, they would awaken, attacking the enemy of the Echos with brutal force.
Naturally, striking them while they were vulnerable and asleep was better, but Echos fiercely guarded them, so it was almost impossible unless an insider entered. However, Dark Servants not belonging to the Truly Ancient Echo were not allowed to enter, only Echos. And not just any Echos, but Ancient Echos.
Because of this, using Deadmeat Junior was impossible. So that was why Gerhart decided to use expendable pieces of garbage that no one would ever miss-
Ancient Echos.
Granting them Deadmeat Junior's talents, they were now living bombs, waiting to detonate on command.
The only problem was that the cities around them would be utterly annihilated, so before detonating them, he had to evacuate as many civilians as possible to mitigate civilian casualties.
Although it would take longer, perhaps another month, it was better than tolerating the continued existence of those bastards.
On Primo's side, Himeko's corruption plan was slowly and steadily advancing. She was now 10% corrupted, and while not too significant, it gradually lowered her resistance to corruption, making it faster. He also used Domentzia as a proxy to help corrupt the girls. After all, the defenses of women toward women were lower, and they even slept in the same tent and bed. Among the girls, the easiest one to corrupt is Lydia. She was suffering from nightmares every night, so Domentzia hugged her at night while gently healing and corrupting her. By now, she was already 50% corrupted yet was oblivious to it. Princess Libania was the second easiest, reaching 20% corruption thanks to Domentzia's efforts. But Scarlet was the toughest, more challenging than even Himeko, still uncorrupted. It was because she didn't want to sleep together with Domentzia. While problematic, Primo figured a breakthrough would happen once Lydia was converted.
And finally, there was Zhengfu Chao's side.
Zhengfu Chao was Gerhart's alternate self, planted in the other reality. Unlike Primo and Neo, he was a different person with a diverse personality and ego. While the initial settings were the same as Gerhart's, he would slowly grow and change into a different persona. However, they had a tacit understanding, an alliance of continued existence, sharing talents, knowledge, and energy.
In his world, Zhengfu Chao conquered the Tantric Pleasure Sect, White Jade Sect, and Blue Luan Sect. The Tantric Pleasure Sect was, of course, the easiest. Zhengfu Chao could have sex with whomever he wanted. As for the men, he just emitted a bit of pressure on them, making them submit and willingly accept the conversion.
In the White Jade Sect, it was trickier, having nine peaks. However, nothing overwhelming force can't solve.
But the Blue Luan Sect was surprisingly easy. All he had to do was find the sect master, seduce her, and then use her to bring out the elders and core disciples one by one.
In short, due to their hierarchal system, demanded loyalty, and the overwhelming difference in strength between cultivation levels, once you control the Sect Master, you control the Sect.
Once Zhengfu Chao learned this lesson, he visited the other four sects and convinced the Sect Masters to convert. The matter was as simple as crippling them at lightning speed, using their weakness to convert them, and then healing them again.
Also, after many days of nourishing with Virgin Qi, the women of each body improved their physique to a terrifying level.
It was also now that their replacement arrived, and they were ready to conquer new lands.