Chapter 125: The Eye Demon's Plea for Help
"But isn't it a bit excessive to send a king as an envoy?"
Richard looked at Wild Wind, slightly raising an eyebrow: "You think I'm a king?"
Wild Wind's voice was hoarse with a touch of depth.
"You are already the uncrowned king of this Alliance, and if the war ends naturally, there are only two paths for you: death or becoming a king.
I don't think you will die."
"I hope what you say is true." Richard laughed easily, "But you got one thing wrong, I seek power not for power itself, but to eliminate that monster.
If that monster disappears, power means...nothing important to me."
"Not important doesn't mean it would be abandoned." Wild Wind spoke calmly, "Some things are better to have than not. If you intend to leave everything behind and travel the Endless Dimension, or other World Communities, it's best to find a successor...that's a lesson taught by our history."
The disappearance of the first Curse Demon Emperor was a tremendous blow to the Curse Demon Empire, and if not for the sudden emergence of the Wild Ghost Sage, the current world map might be very different.
"I will remember that."
A Rune Gate opened before Richard, engulfing his figure within.
Not far from them, a gigantic fleet had already approached the world. Traction beams as thick as mountains covered half the world, while the World Barrier remained still.
At the center of these beams, an avatar of a Dominator-level Civilization Devourer was utilizing the energy of the traction beams to complete a gigantic spell that could enshroud the world.
"I cannot let you succeed."
A ghostly, sinister laugh emanated from within Wild Wind, his entire body expanding instantly, becoming almost larger than the fleet of the Civilization Devourer.
Crimson thorns floated from him like tentacles, and in a moment, a gigantic domain comparable to a world appeared in the Star Realm.
Within this domain, countless bizarre Curse Creatures began to seep into the world.
"Monster, come join the parade."
...
Pantheon.
"You plan to become an envoy to that unknown civilization?"
The Eternal God King's voice carried a hint of amazement.
"Although you are very strong, I must say, that civilization...is not an easy place to go."
"Oh? What do you mean by that?" A trace of surprise flashed across Richard's face.
The Eternal God King paused, seemingly organizing his thoughts.
"When you found us to form the Wizard Alliance, we had already attempted to establish contact with that civilization. However, when I tried to explore that world, an unimaginable Dimension Storm blocked my path.
If I'm not mistaken, this Dimension Storm should be the result of the annihilation of several dimensions together, its scope vast...immeasurable."
"A Dimension Storm!?"
Upon hearing the reason, a look of astonishment crossed Richard's face.
He had never imagined that a Dominator would be blocked by something like a Dimension Storm.
"It is different from conventional storms," the Eternal God King explained, "Its range is very wide, so wide that even I would need to spend decades to bypass it.
Under normal circumstances, this amount of time wouldn't matter.
But at this juncture, disappearing for decades is really not a wise decision."
"What about going straight through?" Richard asked again.
"Going straight through is of course the normal route, but you have to think it through," the Eternal God King said solemnly, "This storm is incredibly fierce, even a Breaking Limit Sovereign could potentially be swept to unknown places by the storm.
Moreover, the annihilation of dimensions doesn't happen without reason, who knows what else might be inside.
You should think carefully before making this decision."
"I have thought it through very clearly." Richard replied with equal solemnity, "In the fight against that monster, every bit of strength is incredibly important. At this point, it's the best time to connect with this civilization."
"What if the Civilization Devourer attacks?" the Eternal God King asked, "Our not attacking doesn't mean it won't attack. Your strength is great, and it is very necessary for you to oversee the frontline."
To this, Richard just slightly shook his head.
"Eternal, do you think for the Civilization Devourer, it's easier to attack us, or to attack Spirit Desert and that unknown civilization.
You have to choose the soft target.
If I don't go, that unknown civilization will definitely bear the brunt of the strongest attack from the Civilization Devourer. If their entire civilization is devoured, it would be more than a loss for us."
The Eternal God King was speechless, for he knew that unknown civilization would indeed endure the fiercer attacks.
But compared to that unknown civilization whose strength was uncertain, Richard's safety was obviously more important.
As long as the Civilization Devourer couldn't fully recover, Richard would certainly be able to kill it. This process might be incredibly arduous, there might be many sacrifices, but the result is certain.
However, the Dominator is not a puppet of fate.
At the Dominator stage, to some extent, they all possess some autonomy. Their intuition sometimes rivals prophecy.
But this is not entirely a good thing.
Richard's autonomy might delay the arrival of that future.
This is not a mere speculation, but based on his own experience.
He himself had once delayed the arrival of the future.
"I'll reserve my opinion." After a brief silence, the Eternal God King said, "But if you insist on going, I won't be able to stop you."
Richard smiled: "Thanks for your concern. I heard from Ulysses that you plan to preach among those natives?"
"Yes."
"This can be done, but someone else is also eyeing these natives. Either you or Wanbian should communicate with Wild Wind to see how to allocate these natives. I have only one requirement: these natives must remain obedient and contribute their strength to the Wizard Alliance."
The Eternal God King was silent for a moment, then replied in a low voice, "…Yes, Your Excellency, Governor."
…
When a circle reaches a certain size, its curvature cannot be detected by the naked eye.
However, this is due to the precision limitations of the naked eye.
If one's perception is keen enough, the curvature can still be detected.
Yet Richard never expected that, as a Dominator, he would encounter such a situation.
In front of Richard, an endless river of flowing colors resembled a massive curtain, separating him from that unknown civilization.
Seen from the side, this dimension storm appeared like an endless river, flowing straight toward the other shore.
However, any creature that has come into contact with a dimension storm knows that a dimension storm is not a dimension; a dimension is a river, but a dimension storm is a gigantic sphere.
Richard murmured to himself, "No wonder the Eternal gave up, such a massive storm, even going around it would take decades, and that's a conservative estimate."
However…
Richard extended his hand into the dimension storm, and the dimension storm, enough to tear apart an ordinary Dominator, felt like a gentle breeze brushing against his cell dimension.
For Richard, attacks not strong enough would only become his nourishment.
And the intensity of the dimension storm clearly hadn't reached that threshold.
Upon realizing this, Richard's gaze toward the storm changed.
"A Blessed Land." Richard's voice carried a hint of greed.
Such a vast dimension storm, with almost boundless Power of Dimension. He does not need much; just taking a portion would be enough for him to use the Book of All Laws without restraint.
"Perhaps I could leave an avatar here." Richard pondered in his mind.
Fully entering the storm, the violent storm crashed against Richard without causing the slightest ripple.
Once his entire body was inside the dimension storm, Richard immediately felt a surge of vitality.
It felt as if his body had been nourished by Life Energy before merging into the dimension.
An endless flow of Power of Dimension was absorbed by the cell dimension, eventually becoming part of it. In just a brief moment, Richard felt the cell dimension throughout his body expand slightly.
During this process, Richard keenly noticed that the dimension-based Life Core inside those cell dimensions underwent a slight mutation.
This change had never occurred before when Richard used Power of Dimension to only nourish a single cell dimension.
"Could it be… that these dimension-based Life Cores are essentially a single entity? Only by nourishing all the cell dimensions simultaneously can they be induced to change."
Richard was unsure if his thoughts were correct, but if they were true, then he had indeed made the right decision coming here.
"Better start making my way." Richard collected his thoughts, "After all, it's nearly a year's journey; if it's true, it will naturally become evident along the way."
…
The intensity of the dimension storm is not uniform, the closer to the interior, the lower the intensity.
And the lower the storm, the more likely life can exist.
"Damn it!"
A Dominator, resembling an eye in form, emitted a wave of furious mental energy.
A purple light shot from his eye, instantly annihilating a tuft of hair-like substance. But as soon as he annihilated one tuft, a new clump of "hair" emerged from the storm.
They flew within the dimension storm, relentlessly devouring those surrounding dimension storms of weaker intensity.
When facing the attacks of the Eye Dominator, they handled it with ease.
Their intertwined bodies abruptly scattered, revealing a skeleton already bored into a honeycomb, letting it be annihilated by the purple light, and then regrouped in the next instant, continuing to advance toward the Eye Dominator.
These entities were worms, dimension worms.
In the Endless Dimension, they were among the few creatures capable of causing dimension Destruction.
These worms hid within the dimension storm, making it hard even for a Dominator to detect. Once these worms latch on to a creature, not only will it be parasitized, but even if driven away, it will face an endless swarm of worms.
The Eye Dominator struggled to resist, purple light obliterating clump after clump of worms.
But the worm swarm remained endless.
"Is my end really going to come at the hands of these worms?"
A flash of despair crossed the mind of the Eye Dominator, who had gone through so much to reach this buffer zone, certainly not to deliver a nest and food for the worms.
The Power of Dimension circulated within him, and even in despair, he was determined to give a final fight.
He bore the mission, carried the future of the Eye Demon Clan, and could not easily admit defeat…
"Dimension worms, I never expected to encounter such things."
A voice filled with surprise traveled through the dimension storm into the perception of the Eye Demon Dominator, and then a golden flame lit up the dimension storm, reducing all worms to ashes.
The Eye Demon Dominator looked toward the source of the flame, only to see a creature in a black cloak watching him.
"A common Dominator braving the storm to enter the buffer zone, that's not something you see every day.
Friend, what are you here to do?"
The Eye Demon Dominator looked at Richard, and after comparing him with that shadow in his memory, he replied with a slight tremble:
"I am going to the other side of the storm to seek aid."
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