I Became the Progenitor Vampire

Swoosh~

Lide's figure vanished from the abyss and reappeared in the Land of Bone-Burying through a Teleportation Gate.

The moment he appeared, the mighty power of heaven and earth blessed him, enveloping him in boundless strength.

As the master of this Plane, Lide could wield all power within the Land of Bone-Burying.

He was the dominator, the only one.

Hovering in midair, Lide felt an indescribable sense of security flood his heart. He was finally back...

After a moment of reflection, his gaze swept across his surroundings.

Scenes familiar yet long unseen unfolded before his eyes.

The sky over the Land of Bone-Burying was dim, as if shrouded in a layer of gauze.

The white bone-strewn ground radiated a deathly aura that chilled the heart, its malevolence unquestioned. Yet now, in Lide's eyes, this evil felt strangely comforting.

The central area's stone walls, once erected to oppose the Fierce Half-Ratmen, still stood tall. However, due to the lack of management for too long, the walls were stained and scabbed with dried blood, their surface etched with dense scratch marks, emanating an aura of desolation and solemnity.

The Rotten Land within the high walls, where millions of Fierce Half-Ratmen were buried, was now covered in blooms of Death Flowers. These flowers, which could enhance the soul strength of the Undead, were considered treasures beyond price, invaluable to the Undead.

The land was so fertile that tens of thousands of Death Flowers bloomed within the stone walls, creating a blood-red sea of blossoms against the white bones and blackened bloodstains, invoking a skin-crawling eeriness.

Gazing along the stone walls toward the right, in the peripheral areas of the Land of Bone-Burying, several Space Gates stood silently erect.

Ordinary residents shuttled through them like schools of fish.

Some Gates were dedicated to transporting goods, others exclusively for pedestrian use, and even fixed military channels crisscrossed densely like a honeycomb.

These inconspicuous Space Gates were among the most precious assets of Dawn City. They kept the city in a state of rapid development, increasing work efficiency by tenfold, a hundredfold.

After sweeping past the area with the Space Gates, his vision shifted to the edge below the Land of Bone-Burying. There, a vast Space Gate over fifty blades long and thirty blades wide connected to the Spider Plane.

This was originally where Lide raised pigs.

However, due to the campaign in the Underworld, Frost Giant Dragon Altan had been dispatched to Twilight City, leaving no time to slaughter Cave Spiders.

The plan to use Cave Spiders to breed pigs and thereby harvest the Power of Death had to be put on hold.

Now, through the Space Gate, one could faintly see the large and ferocious Cave Spiders pacing back and forth.

But by the command of the Extraordinary Spider Queen, these beasts dared not overstep, so their ghastly sounds were absent from the Land of Bone-Burying.

"The pig-raising plan must be restarted as soon as possible. How much Power of Death have we wasted these past months?"

With that thought, Lide subconsciously opened his attribute panel for the Land of Bone-Burying to check his attributes.

He still had over thirty-two million units of the Power of Death.

Summoning an Extraordinary Level Frost Giant Dragon required one hundred million units of the Power of Death, and also a certain amount of Divine Power.

Though it seemed plentiful, it was indeed a reliable channel for cultivating ultimate combat power.

No matter how many Extraordinary forces he had, it was never enough.

Though the Power of Faith could also cultivate Extraordinary beings, such precious resources were not infinite; the more he earned, the quicker it was spent.

Having a stable channel to summon ultimate combat power was invaluable.

Even more, the summoned Extraordinary Giant Dragons were far from reaching the upper limits of the Land of Bone-Burying. As long as he had enough Power of Death, summoning Legendary or even Demigod Level beings was not a fantasy.

Thus, the pig-raising plan had to not only continue but to be implemented vigorously. Even if Frost Giant Dragons were not recruited, it was necessary to earn the Power of Death first and then bring downfall to the Twelve-winged Blazing Angels. Lide had coveted this Divine Monster for far too long.

After pondering for a moment, Lide no longer lingered on his surroundings, shifting his focus to the gains from his trip to the abyss.

It was time for his favorite task of reaping the rewards.

This unexpected descent into the abyss had certainly exceeded his plans, but if the gains were included, the trip was absolutely worthwhile. It was not just worth it—it was a profit great enough to turn onlookers envious with bloodshot eyes.

He had had many adventures, but the spoils of this one were among the top in recent years.

The first was establishing the Chaotic Army.

An army of 650,000 demons, each above Level 10, was bound to amaze.

Among them, the top-tier combatants at Level 15 numbered in the dozens, with five transcendents who could roam unrestrained across the Main Plane.

Pulling this force into the Main Plane, it was no exaggeration to say it could steamroll the southern provinces without issue.

Even faced with the current strength of Dawn City, the Chaotic Army could cause significant damage.

This legion would later become the primary executor of his invasion into the abyss, for implementing the pig-raising plan.

Its significance was extraordinary.

The second achievement—Gravel Plane.

Yes, the Gravel Plane. Although it is quite barren compared to other Abyss Planes, so barren that it's no exaggeration to say that even moderately strong Demon Lords of the Abyss wouldn't even spare it a glance.

But, the most critical point is that, no matter how barren the Gravel Plane might be, it was still part of the Abyss and was now completely under his control... He saw the Undead of the Rotten Land as already being doomed to extinction, and once he completely conquered the entire Plane, he would also obtain the title of Plane Conqueror.

And to control a Plane implies significant meaning. It would be the future foothold for Dawn City's invasion into the Abyss, the base, the headquarters—all here.

A bridgehead, that was Lide's positioning for the Gravel Plane.

Moreover, although this Plane was barren in the hands of Demons, that might not be the case for Dawn City. Perhaps upon exploration, a few rich mineral veins could be discovered.

And now that the Land of Bone-Burying had swallowed the Ancient Teleportation Array, he had gained the ability to teleport to other Planes within the Abyss, which made having such a steady headquarters even more important.

The third gain was levelling up to Level 24, allowing for a retreat at any time to make a breakthrough into Legendary, as well as achieving 30% control over the Twilight Divine Position, gaining a clearer understanding of Divine Power, which greatly facilitated his subsequent mastery of blood and the Blood Clan Divine Position.

The fourth gain is the most crucial—5 shen long serpent god's Divine Body.

This was a complete Divine Body that, according to Lide's sensing, still contained at least half a Divine Stone.

This greatly increased the value of the Divine Body.

Lide, who had devoured the Twilight Godhood, knew the value all too well. It directly allowed him to achieve 30% control over the Twilight Divine Position and also acquired three attack-type Divine Arts, worth billions.

If he set out to do so, he could use this Divine Body to cultivate several Ultimate Combat Powers.

And the key point for his breakthrough into Legendary also lay on the Divine Body.

Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, the serpent god's Divine Body was the most precious treasure in his haul.

Thinking of this, Lide's eyes brimmed with even more satisfaction.

This time, he had unexpectedly been thwarted by the God of Twilight, but he had not expected his gains to become more substantial.

Truly, life is full of uncertainties.

Although these few achievements were already to the extreme, it didn't end there.

Stretching out his right hand, his fingers slightly opened, a silver stone appeared out of nowhere in his palm.

"Divine Stone."

Lide felt his body's craving for the stone in his palm and smiled faintly.

This trip to explore the Divine Ruins was aimed solely at improving his control over the Divine Position with a Divine Stone.

Falling into the Abyss was entirely an unforeseen turn of events.

When Lide killed the God of Twilight, the soul-black mist that the other party condensed dispersed in all directions, swallowed by these thumb-sized stones; it was then that he discovered the existence of Divine Stones.

The Poison Snake Altar exploded due to the force of the Plane when it entered the Abyss, causing the Divine Stones to scatter too widely. Lide couldn't be bothered to collect them himself and simply let the Naga do the searching.

When the Naga delivered the found Divine Stones to his hands, he was busy with conquering the Gravel Plane and didn't have much energy to absorb their power, so he left it until now.

Feeling his body's yearning, Lide's thoughts moved, and a light crimson energy softly spread out, directly enveloping the Divine Stone in his palm.

Under the effect of the Power of Crimson, the mysterious power within the Divine Stone was completely devoured.

When that power entered Lide's body, a very special feeling flooded his mind, as if he had a slight enlightenment about the environment and the rules around him.

This felt similar to when he devoured the Divine Stone of the God of Twilight, experiencing the vicissitudes of the world's laws.

But the difference was, the power contained in a Divine Stone was too weak, and that momentary feeling vanished in an instant—not even lasting five seconds.

"Ding~ You have absorbed a Divine Stone, and your control over Divine Position has slightly increased."

Slightly increased?

Lide wasn't surprised upon hearing this because the Divine Stone in his hand was only a basic-level one, while the highest quality one was a Perfect Level...

He didn't plan to use it right now—it wouldn't be too late to use when making a breakthrough into Legendary.

Glancing at the Divine Position on his attribute panel, as expected, there was no change; clearly, this slight increase wasn't enough to make the data on the attribute panel fluctuate.

After devouring a Divine Stone, Lide considered that he had sorted out all the main gains.

One, army; two, Plane; three, Level and Divine Position; four, Divine Body; five, Divine Stone.

Actually, there was also the number of Believers, but that belonged to the efforts of those beneath him in the Main Plane, so he didn't count it.

It couldn't be denied that this haul fattened him up considerably.

He alone significantly increased the foundation of Dawn City.

The opening of the Abyss held profound significance, even surpassing that of the Underworld.

Because the scale of the Underworld is limited, although it's far from being fully developed now, with the passage of time, it will inevitably reach the end of its potential.

But the Abyss is different. With a countless number of Planes, the Abyss has infinite potential. As long as he has the ability, Dawn City can achieve even greater room for development.

And within the abyss, there was no need to worry about the rules of the Main Plane; one could develop as they wished.

Moreover, the most reassuring point was that Dawn City was in the Main Plane.

Should he encounter powerful opponents while conquering the abyss in the future, it would be quite difficult for them to break out and pose a significant threat to Dawn City.

Of course, that was the rule now. With the severity of the Ancient Erosion, the rules might change, but no matter what, opening up the abyss as a high-leveled map held immense significance for the future trajectory of Dawn City's development.

To a large extent, it determined the future development path of Dawn City.

After some consideration, Lide directly sealed the Snake Clan God's divine body, which he had been carrying with him, in the deepest part of the Land of Bone-Burying.

Unless someone had the power to overturn the entire plane, there was nothing safer than this.

Carrying this corpse around with Mage's Hand for over two months had truly irritated him.

The Divine Stones that couldn't be stored in the System Space were also left here.

Having managed his loot, Lide was about to leave the Land of Bone-Burying when a loud roar suddenly attracted his attention.

Moo~

Beside the twelve-layered White Bone Altar, which had been restored to its original state below, appeared a skeletal cow with a height of two blades and a length of 3.5 blades, with two curved horns.

It was that bizarre Cow Bone Undead.

What happened next made Lide's eyes widen in shock, leaving him speechless.

The Cow Bone Undead seemed to sense his presence and began wagging its short tail frantically. But since Lide was floating mid-air, the undead could not approach.

Then, as if remembering something, the undead bent its limbs slightly, like a cheetah about to pounce on its prey. In an instant, its skeletal body compressed to the extreme, and with a spring-like burst, it launched into the air.

And under Lide's gaze... the cow actually began to fly.

The cow was flying...

Moo~

It seemed to be the Cow Bone Undead's first flight; it was unsteady and awkward, leaving one to wonder if it might fall out of the sky the next second.

The ghostly blue Soul Fire surged like waves, and even through its hollow gaze, one could feel the undead's excitement from its mooing.

Moo~

Upon seeing this scene, a million divine beasts raced through Lide's mind.

Am I blind... This damn cow can actually fly??

What kind of era is this?? Cows can fly now???

You're really not letting those warriors who travel on foot live, are you??

This undead is truly reaching for the skies... pfft, it's already in the sky.

The Cow Bone Undead flew more smoothly as time went on, and moments later, it flew excitedly to Lide's side.

The cow, as if standing on solid ground, pushed with its hind feet to leap high, landing with its forelegs first, and fiercely lowered its head, rubbing its horned skull against Lide's feet.

The short cow bone tail wagged like a foxtail grass, rubbing for a while before the body rolled on the ground, exposing its rib-filled belly with hooves pointing to the sky, twisting and turning.

Lide watched the silly cow, unsure whether to laugh or cry.

Eventually, he couldn't stand it any longer and kicked the cow's head with his foot, telling it to get up.

The Cow Bone Undead was clever and quickly got the message, springing to its feet and slightly opening its mouth. With Soul Fire shining through its hollow eyes, it eagerly awaited as if expecting him to throw it a couple of bones...

Throwing bones?

Lide's mouth twitched harshly. It suddenly dawned on him.

This damn cow is always gnawing on bones, just like a dog...

He had previously wondered, and now it seemed clear, gnawing on bones was this stupid cow's nature.

It was ludicrous – a good cow not behaving like one, instead learning from a dog... Luckily, no one relieved themselves in this place of bone-burying.

After a few glances at the Cow Bone Undead, Lide instinctively opened the cow's attribute panel, his expression changing instantly upon seeing its level.

This fella... was really shooting for the sky.

Cow Bone Undead

Title: Corpse Eater (Advanced) (A title obtained from devouring a large number of skeletons, increasing the sharpness of teeth by 300%, eating speed by 300%, digestion speed by 300%, with a 5% chance of acquiring the skills of the devoured corpse)

Level: 19

Talent Skills: Devouring Growth (An undead-specific talent that allows one to devour Soul Fires and the Power of Death to strengthen their soul)

Skills: 123... etc

Introduction: This is a strange undead being with very special powers and unlimited potential.

Not only has this guy gone from Basic to Advanced as a Corpse Eater, but his level has also reached 19... That's Level 19!

Moreover, the soul power in its body is so concentrated that it seems on the verge of breaking through to the Extraordinary Level.

Lide was full of amazement.

How long had the Cow Bone Undead been born?

He had only been in the Land of Bone-Burying for just over three years, and the Cow Bone Undead had been born for barely three years.

In just three short years, this guy had leveled up from Level 1 to 19, averaging six levels per year, a rate of leveling up that was staggering; it had taken him three years to progress from Level 10 to 19.

Lide couldn't help but take a deep look at the Cow Bone Undead.

Although this guy acted a bit like a simpleton, its potential truly took him by surprise.

After some thought, he spoke with solemnity,

"Since you are the first creature I have created in the Land of Bone-Burying, and life was a gift from me, I shall also bestow upon you a new name."

Upon hearing this, the soul fire of the Cow Bone Undead surged wildly, its pale blue light cooling the surroundings for a moment.

With a sound of excitement and joy, it then flipped over and started rolling in the air.

Lide couldn't help laughing and crying; he had just started to admire it... this stupid cow, really taking itself for a simpleton, huh??

After a brief moment of contemplation, he declared in a deep voice,

"I, the Divine Main God of the Dawn Pantheon — God of Dawn and Twilight, Overlord of the Land of Bone-Burying, City Lord of Dawn City, and Ancestor of the Bloodline, do hereby bestow upon you the new name — Thanatos Dusk.

You represent death, the end times, and despair."

As the words fell, the Cow Bone Undead rose to its feet, its Soul Fire soaring to the extreme.

Then, from its hollow throat came a cryptic and evil utterance,

"My name—Thanatos Dusk..."

Lide's eyes widened in astonishment; this simpleton could speak?

But what shocked him even more was that the system prompt followed the Cow Bone Undead's speech.

"Ding~ In your name as the Divine Main God of the Dawn Pantheon, you have appointed — Thanatos Dusk (Undead) as a Subordinate God. As the first life born in the Land of Bone-Burying, it possesses a special talent, and the will of the plane looks favorably upon it, qualifying it to become a Subordinate God. You have successfully appointed the Subordinate God.

Thanatos Dusk — Divine Positions of Death, the End Times, and Despair; you have spent 500,000 Power of Faith to successfully activate the Divine Position for them."

???!!

Looking at the system prompts, Lide's head was filled with question marks and exclamation points, his expression extremely vivid.

This works too??

I...

Looking at the Cow Bone Undead in front of him, which, after the system prompt, seemed to exude a sense of holiness, Lide's eyes flickered uncertainly.

You may not believe it if I tell you, but I just appointed a cow as my Subordinate God, and what's crazier is, it worked!!

I! I have appointed a cow as my Subordinate God!!!

This should be a good thing, so why do I feel a bit like dying...

Once the Cow Bone Undead, now Thanatos Dusk, a Subordinate God of the Dawn Pantheon with the triple Divine Positions of Death, the End Times, and Despair... is looking at him with hollow but excited eyes.

"Master..."

Lide shuddered at the sound, feeling almost tearfully helpless.

In the future, while others ride ferocious, fierce giant dragons into battle, will he be riding a silly cow that's good at gnawing on bones? Is there still a path for the good in this world?

What's more, the three Divine Positions this guy now holds...

The End Times and Despair are controlled by the Lord of Nine-layered Hell—Asmodiers, a dark overlord of myth and legend, hailed just below the Death God and the Life Goddess as the most powerful Evil God.

Even the Sun Goddess, the War God, the God of Power and Justice, and other such supremely powerful deities, have to bow to him.

As for the Divine Position of Death, there's no need to think about it; Death himself, one of the two eternal beings of Glory along with the Life Goddess, has total control over it, with at least 98% mastery. The rest of the deities who also have the Divine Position of Death share the pitifully small remainder.

This means that for this cow to make a breakthrough in its Divine Positions, it must face the two most powerful beings in Glory—the Lord of Hell and the Death God.

"I really should have kept my mouth shut. Why jabber on when it could have been just a leading cow?"

Lide grumbled about himself with annoyance as his gaze unintentionally swept over the cow bone undead's body, instinctively opening its attribute panel.

Thanatos Dusk (Fake God)

Title: Corpse Eater, Subordinate God of Dawn (Granted by the Divine Main God of Dawn, received 20 Legend Level points, intimidation against external divinities increased by 200%)

Divine Calamity: 5 points

Divine Position: Death (0.01%), Apocalypse(0.01%), Despair(0.01%)

Level: 19

Skill: ... (omitted)

Description: This is a special undead conferred as a divine being, endowed with exceptionally unique talents, and possesses limitless potential.

At this point, Lide could no longer describe the "Holy shit..." in his heart...

These three Divine Positions had cost him 500,000 Power of Faith and indeed granted the cow 0.01%...

But what's the use of this thing? If he kept improving it, those two mighty beings might notice it eventually, and then it wouldn't matter which multi-dimensional plane he fled to.

Which is to say, that Power of Faith was essentially squandered because there's nowhere to elevate the Divine Position, nor does he dare to.

This was a loss, a big loss.

"But where did those 5 points of divinity come from? Could it be the dried-up skull of the God of Plague left over from my last ascension to Transcendence?

It must be. After getting that shrunken skull, this creature ran underground and never came out."

Lide sighed, "Thanatos in Greek mythology on Earth is the name of the Death God. Naming this dumb cow was just for fun; I didn't expect it to actually acquire the Divine Position of Death. Could this be fate?"

But he was too lazy to think too much about it and turned his gaze back to the cow bone undead.

"Stay here and wait for me, and I will take you to the Abyss when I return. There, you will have endless bones to gnaw on, and they all belong to powerful demons."

Isn't it just like raising a dog, pah, a cow? Just feed it bones, that's all. He's not lacking anything, especially not bones.

"Master... thank... thank... you... for... your... divine... gift..."

This guy seemed to have just learned how to speak, with a stilted voice, and its language wasn't the common tongue or the blasphemous language that Lide knew, but rather Undead Profanity, one of the three vilest languages.

After the cow bone undead finished speaking, the faint divine presence that had just been emanating abruptly retracted, then it stood up, lowered its head to rub against his pant leg, and its short tail wagged enthusiastically.

Lide helplessly facepalmed and with a turn, vanished directly within the Land of Bone-Burying.

The newly minted deity—the cow bone undead—stood frozen for quite a while after Lide left. Then it suddenly stood up on two legs, more human-like, scratched its skeletal head, and with the Soul Fire burning fiercely in its eyes, it seemed like the cow was contemplating some major philosophical truth of life...

After leaving the Land of Bone-Burying, Lide's figure appeared directly in his office in Dawn City.

Warm, clean, neat, and luxuriously elegant, his expression eased a lot at the sight of the familiar surroundings.

Compared to the Abyss, the Main Plane truly was heaven.

At least he didn't have to endure the perennial whispers of the Abyss, or the stench of sulfur that filled his nostrils at all times.

After scanning the room with a glance, Lide's attention was immediately captured by the view outside the window.

It was already February 23rd; the coldest time of Frost Month had passed, but the biting cold wind was still harsh, and the ice and snow had only just begun to melt.

Through the glass, he could see the snowy peaks in the distance reflecting a pale light. Snow in Dawn City was cleared daily, so no snow accumulated.

Below the new City Hall was the new district of Moonlight Square, bustling with pedestrians walking back and forth.

The number of humans in Dawn City had exceeded 160,000, and including other races, the total population had surpassed 220,000. Even in the cold weather outside, the city seemed very bustling.

Furthermore, the Space Gate had connected with the Beastman of Dwarf Valley, and the population of the Lion Tribe had already broken through 100,000, which made Dawn City even more lively.

However, the mortal atmosphere below wasn't what most attracted Lide's attention. It was the cracks in the sky.

They looked like shattered glass, one after another, striking fear into anyone who saw them.

It was hard to imagine what kind of power could crack the sky.

Moreover, those cracks weren't physical but a manifestation of rules.

Passersby couldn't touch those cracks either, but under the influence of the rules, they were displayed without reservation.

"Such a terrifying aura..."

Lide's deep eyes narrowed slightly, feeling the insignificance in front of that power of the rules.

That was the manifestation of the world's origin, even divine power couldn't compare.

The cracks in the sky were like a water bucket splitting apart after being filled to the brim, slowly leaking out an energy that made one's scalp tingle.

Lide cautiously sensed it and discovered it was extremely similar to the aura found on the God of Plague—the power of the olden days.

The power of the olden days was unlike any current power of glory, not even the evil power of the abyss could compare to the ancient power.

It was an ancient, evil existence with immense corruption and assimilation abilities.

Once tainted with a certain amount of the ancient power, it would irreversibly corrupt one, eventually leading to a complete fall into a creature neither human nor ghost, even more horrifying than an abyss demon.

The inclination of these ancient monsters was—chaos.

Yes, chaos, with the goal of annihilating everything.

The sole desire of these ancient monsters was to shatter this world completely, to return everything to the pre-creation chaos.

This was more terrifying than the demons of the abyss; demons only sought to occupy the main plane and to kill resisting lives, never considering the destruction of the main plane.

In comparison, the attitude of the ancient monsters towards the destruction of everything was simply intolerable even to demons.

The crack in the sky caused the light of bygone days to retreat, the power of the olden days overshadowed everything, and ordinary people could look up to see that heart-thumping trace.

During this time, rumors of the apocalypse on the main plane intensified, and the gradually collapsing order caused chaos to reign.

Seeing this scene, Lide's expression became extremely solemn, the good mood from leaving the abyss was completely gone.

Because the environment of the main plane might become even worse than the abyss!

After mastering 30% of the Twilight Divine Position, his perception of rules and environment had increased countless times from before.

He could sense that the entire main plane's rules were gradually moving towards twilight under the influence of the ancient power.

This was an extremely terrifying trend; if the rules entered twilight, then the whole plane would face the danger of collapse.

After taking two deep breaths, his spiritual power spread outwards, he wanted to sense the ancient power further...

With his perception augmented by his divine position, he noticed many things that ordinary people couldn't see.

The liveliness of magic power in the air was slowly decreasing due to the spread of the ancient power, making casting spells more difficult in the future...

An even more fatal discovery made him gasp— he sensed that the ancient power could corrode and pollute even the air, although very slowly, it was almost irreversible.

Noticing this change, Lide immediately looked out the window at the evergreen plants on Moonlight Square that stood tall in the frost.

But these plants, which should have been standing proudly, were languishing without any vitality, as if crushed by the snow and wind.

Lide took in a sharp breath; he could feel that it wasn't due to the snow and wind, but the invasion of the ancient power that was reducing the vitality of those plants.

Because the ancient power was still thin, these plants hadn't died instantly.

But this discovery was enough to send shivers down his spine.

From the small comes the big; if Dawn City was like this, then likely other regions were the same.

As the ruler of a vast power, he naturally wouldn't see things so superficially.

The implication wasn't as simple as a few plants withering but a critically fatal point—food.

Yes, the thing inconspicuous in regular times but enough to drive everyone mad when it counted.

Decreasing plant vitality meant inevitably declining food production.

If the ancient power continued to erode, then in a few years, this land could become barren due to the dense ancient power.

What then would all the life on the main plane use to survive??

The implications behind this were deeply horrifying, enough to make all rulers break into cold sweats.

It was like discovering that all of Earth's plants might become extinct in the coming years, no longer able to bear crops—heralding destruction.

Thinking this, Lide couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency.

The Bloodline didn't need ordinary food, but the food source for humans was indeed necessary for humans.

Without food, ordinary humans naturally wouldn't be able to survive, and the Bloodline would be forced to reduce their numbers due to the decline in the human population.

This absolutely could not be tolerated.

Thinking this, Lide once more looked up at the crack in the sky, this seemingly inconspicuous thing was the most lethal ah.

If the main plane was filled with the dense ancient energy, perhaps in a few decades or a century, the surviving life wouldn't even be one in a million of the current population.

"No wonder even the Life Goddess has come out to warn all beings... the situation has indeed become severe to a certain extent; the entire main plane might face annihilation.

The coming of the ancient days, so that's what it means... This is simply more terrifying than the destruction caused by 100 ancient evil gods; it's about cutting off everyone's roots."

Lide took a deep breath, glad that he had come back from the abyss in advance. Had he stayed there for a few years, Dawn City might have suffered unbearable losses.

Without further hesitation, he turned and walked out of the office to the area where Harrison was downstairs.

The guards on duty day and night at the door immediately bowed respectfully with their hands on their chests when they saw Lide, their eyes filled with zeal and adoration.

"Good day, Your Highness."

Preoccupied with his concerns, Lide paid them no heed and went straight to Harrison's office.

Upon seeing Lide enter the room, Harrison's face lit up with joy. Has Your Highness returned from the Abyss?!

But then, seeing the grave expression on Lide's face, Harrison was taken aback. What serious matter could have occurred?

He rarely saw such a stern expression on Lide's face. Even when facing the greatest of difficulties, Lide had always maintained his composure. What was this now?

"Good day, Your Highness, has something grave happened in the Abyss?"

Harrison stepped forward to greet him and asked with a solemn expression and tone.

But seeing Lide shake his head, another thought crossed Harrison's mind.

"Is it related to the Ancient Emergence?"

Lide looked at his left-hand man, his deep eyes fraught with solemnity.

"Have you sensed the Ancient powers that keep pouring in non-stop through the rifts in the sky?"

"Your Highness, I have sensed them, and the Dawn Mage Tower has already started researching them.

However, the Ancient power we have captured is extremely thin. So far, we've only discovered that this power can enhance monsters eroded by the Ancient power, with not much other effect found yet."

Harrison's words represented Dawn City's current understanding of the Ancient power.

This force had immediately caught the attention of Dawn City's upper echelons after the appearance of the sky rifts. To determine the impact of this power on them, research was immediately undertaken.

But no matter how they tested, they couldn't determine the harm of Ancient power. For now, they've only discovered that if the power was concentrated enough, it could transform people into monsters and incidentally, boost the strength of Ancient monsters.

The research indicating that the Ancient power wasn't very harmful made the higher-ups less vigilant.

Lide's expression grew even more somber upon hearing this.

If it weren't for controlling 30% of Twilight Divine Position, he wouldn't have likely sensed the subtle effects of Ancient power.

Because it was too faint and the process extremely slow, maybe it wouldn't show any results even after a couple of months.

But it was all the more terrifying because of this. Once outsiders discovered it, it would undoubtedly mean that the situation had solidified, and things would be irreversible.

Lide organized his thoughts and relayed everything he had sensed. He ended with a heavy tone.

"This matter must be included in Dawn City's highest emergency plans. Let the Think Tank and the Intelligence Command Center project the consequences and propose countermeasures.

This concerns the life and death of Dawn City."

After listening to Lide's account, Harrison's expression turned ugly.

The Dawn Mage Tower's initial research was on the effects of Ancient power on normal life, on spells, and so on.

No one thought that this power was initially targeting plants, eroding, and transforming the Main Plane's environment.

Had it not been for Lide, they might also have noticed, but by then it could already be too late...

At this critical juncture, discovering it even one day earlier meant one more day to respond.

"Yes, Your Highness, I will immediately get the Think Tank working on solutions!"

Without delay, Harrison ordered the guards at the door to relay this critical news to the Think Tank.

After Harrison took care of all this, Lide's face finally relaxed a bit.

"There's no need to be overly worried. With the current rate, it will take at least three years for the Ancient power's erosion to affect our survival.

These three years are our buffer period to store grain for the winter and to seek solutions."

While grave, the matter hadn't reached a critical level of urgency.

The Think Tank he had personally ordered to be established had grown to over 200 people over the years, all elite talents, and would undoubtedly develop the most perfect solution.

After delegating this task, Lide's mood lightened somewhat and he shifted the topic to the Abyss.

The issue with the Ancient power needed time to resolve, but the importance of the Abyss was just as critical. Now, it was time to focus on its development.

Then Lide's next words left Harrison, with a grave expression, utterly stunned and profoundly shaken.

"Harrison, in the past few months I have conquered a dimension in the Abyss and enslaved a Demon Army exceeding 650,000 in number. The strength of these demons is all above level 10, and I have also subjugated 5 Extraordinary-level demons..."

As Lide's words fell, Harrison felt as though his entire being had descended into dumbfounded shock.

Had he heard correctly?

An army of 650,000 enslaved, not to mention demons all above level 10?

And five Extraordinary as well?!!

At this moment, Harrison felt like he was getting a bit disheveled in the wind.

Forget about the 650,000-strong Demon Army, but what the hell is that about them all being Level 10 and above??

How many above Level 10 does Dawn City have now?

Add the Centaurs, the Beastmen, and the power of the Twilight Sect from the Underworld, do we even count over 5,000 people in total?

And now, suddenly, there are 650,000?!

Can they even play happily anymore...

And five Extraordinary!

That's Extraordinary level we're talking about!!

Harrison had a profound experience of how terrifying Extraordinary beings could be when the Bloodline nearly got wiped out by a single spell from an Extraordinary Mage from Green City.

Now, with Lide off to the Abyss for just a few months, in a land where he knew nobody and without any troops from Dawn City, he somehow managed to subdue five Extraordinary in the blink of an eye!

How could this not shock him?

And by such an account, wouldn't that give Dawn City ten Extraordinaries?

At this thought, Harrison felt utterly suffocated.

Ten Extraordinaries, that Extraordinary Mage of Green City is nothing! We could bury that bastard just with numbers!!

Completely shaken, Harrison found himself speechless for a long time; after a while, he looked at Lide seriously.

"Your Highness, have you gone to the Abyss to inherit the legacy left by the Creator God?

Yes, that must be it; I knew it, you are a descendant of the Creator God..."

Upon hearing this, Lide didn't know whether to cry or laugh. It was just conquering a Plane and enslaving a few hundred thousand demons, come on, get real.

I haven't even told you that I casually killed two Evil Gods and stole a Divine Body on the way. Wouldn't you go insane if you knew that?

He decided to let the guy catch his breath and changed the subject to something else.

"Harrison, I've discovered an Ancient Teleportation Array in the Abyss. After the Land of Bone-Burying devoured that array, we can now freely transport within the Abyss.

Now, the Plane of the Abyss I have conquered is still a desolate wasteland; I need enough manpower to start digging.

Also, that Demon Army has only undergone basic restructuring; I need a complete team of officers to go to the Abyss and thoroughly restructure that Demon Army into the blade and tusks of Dawn City within the Abyss."

Watching Lide's eyes shimmering with cold light, Harrison's heart skipped a beat, and his voice trembled slightly, "Your Highness, are you planning to?"

Lide's gaze was calm.

"Invasion of the Abyss! Dawn City shall break new ground on that evil land.

I will turn the Abyss Plane into Dawn City's pig farm, enslave demons, harvest the Power of Death, and plunder mineral resources..."

Hearing these bland yet world-conqueringly domineering words, Harrison's blood surged.

At that moment, the Chairman of the City Hall wished he could immediately grab a sword and follow Lide into that nefarious teleported place.

After taking several deep breaths to suppress the excitement in his heart, he was just about to speak when something else seemed to dawn on him, and he hesitantly said.

"Your Highness, there is also something that might interest you about restructuring that Demon Army. Send the officers of the King's Blade for that, but..."

"Speak."

"Do you remember the mermaid that was brought back from the Fishman Tribe?"

Hearing this, Lide's gaze sharpened.

That mixed-blood mermaid hiding a secret that could alter the structure of Glory?

He had planned to see this mermaid when he returned to Dawn City a few months ago after his time in Green City, but his descent into the Abyss had left him no time to think about these things.

Now, hearing about her again piqued his curiosity.

"Have you discovered the mermaid's secret?"

What was the secret that could change the structure of the Main Plane of Glory? He had always been very curious.

With a wry smile, Harrison shook his head, "No, Your Highness, we have not discovered it.

However, that mermaid underwent significant changes after the Ancient descended, seemingly awakening some sort of Bloodline...

Half a month ago, she even sought you out on her own initiative, wanting to meet with you. I asked her why, but she has remained silent, just saying that she's uncovered that secret."

Lide's eyes suddenly opened wide.

Uncovered that secret??