"It can be used to upgrade physique?!" Maximus muttered in shock.
One of his main problems was enhancing his physique, whether breaking through the origin grade or advancing to rank 12.
Unfortunately, he didn't even have enough causality points for his cultivation, so how could he dare use them on such a bottomless pit?
To upgrade his physique, the Dimensional Source to rank 12, he needed trillions of strands of causality of power.
Even the Immortal Palace realm might not have that much strand of causality.
Perhaps only the three overlord organizations could provide it, with plenty to spare.
Now, with another option appearing before him—the corrupt causality of power—it was as if a new light had dawned in his eyes.
Corrupt causality of power was all over the Aeon Plane, remnants left behind from battles and wars spanning endless time.
No one claimed it, and people even distanced themselves from such corrupt energy.
But now, if this corrupt energy could really be used to upgrade his physique, then he would have found a bargain.
Without hesitation, he tried putting some of the corrupt causality of power into his physique.
Soon, Maximus felt the usual surge of energy, but what followed was pain and confusion.
It was as if something was corroding his mind and origin.
Feeling the danger, he mobilized his origin manual to calm the energy.
Mitigating the pain and corruption, he used his connection with the river of knowledge to ease the confusion in his mind.
He hadn't expected that using corrupt causality of power would have such adverse reactions.
Fortunately, his origin manual's ability to isolate energy was domineering, and the river of knowledge could easily cleanse the malice hammering into his mind.
Thinking about it, without these two abilities, no one would be able to absorb such corrupt causality of power.
The ability to isolate and the ability to keep a clear mind—one must possess both to handle corrupt energy.
Furthermore, with the System directly feeding the corrupt energy to his physique, the negative effect seemed to have lessened significantly.
Perhaps only the overlords could do it, but given their control over the causality of power, why would they be interested in mere corrupted, discarded energy?
It was like absorbing leftover mana from a battlefield—why bother when one could draw pure mana from the environment instead?
"That means the corrupt energy is only useful to me…"
He had the ability but was too weak and too poor, this loophole seemed to be created specifically for him.
Unfortunately, it seemed that neither his wives nor his children could use the corrupt causality of power. Just one strand and they might go insane.
However, the prospect of trillions—perhaps quadrillions—of strands of corrupt causality of power spread all over the Aeon Plane excited him.
The only issue was the absorption efficiency.
Though he could clear the negative effects of the corrupt causality of power, it wasn't instant.
By his estimation, his physique could only handle a thousand points of corrupt causality of power at a time, compared to the unrestricted amount when using pure causality points.
"However, that's enough. I don't need speed, I just need progress!"
His advancement to the tier 11 realm was still out of sight.
He still didn't know how to start the tier 11 chapter of the origin manual, or if it even existed.
From tier 1 to tier 10, the origin manual was only at the foundational level.
To create the next level, he couldn't follow the old thoughts and would need to diverge onto a different path.
Maximus guessed that he needed to become at least a master of the river of law to do this.
Achieving this at the tier 10 realm was impossible, but with the limit-breaking abilities of the origin manual, it was only a matter of time.
Planning for the future, he set his sights on the Blood Ragnarok realm.
After killing their dimensional master, all the beings in the Blood Ragnarok realm felt it.
From animals and plants to people, they all seemed to sense that something had been taken from them.
Knowing it was because of the inviolable power they had witnessed earlier—tearing through the sky—the people of Blood Ragnarok fell into despair and disbelief.
Kneeling down, they looked toward the sky, offering their surrender with all their hearts.
They didn't want to face an enemy capable of killing their dimensional master in a single shot.
Such an opponent was unbeatable.
Even the stubborn tier 9 and tier 10 powerhouses who had fought the Etherium Realm fearlessly knelt down, begging for surrender and forgiveness.
The seven Ragnarok leaders who were still alive and well also couldn't control themselves and bowed before such power.
They didn't want to fight an enemy like the Etherium Realm, a maverick they could never predict.
Beaten down in the void battlefield, their dimensional master couldn't even survive one strike.
As for the tier 10 beings from the Pantheon Alliance, Maximus was unforgiving and killed everyone in the range of his Domain.
With the majority of the Blood Ragnarok realm surrendering, a loud, resounding sound echoed through the world.
In their minds, they heard the inevitable result: the Etherium Realm had won, and the Blood Ragnarok realm had lost.
With a mighty force gathering, the Blood Ragnarok realm began to be wrapped in space, teleporting directly to the Etherium Realm.
From one void to another, witnessing an entire dimension being teleported opened Maximus's eyes in shock.
"What kind of power is this? An ultimate treasure? An overlord? How could a dimension be transported ?" Maximus thought in disbelief.
This wasn't just teleporting individuals or opening a simple portal between two dimensions; it was like grabbing one dimension and tossing it into another.
Watching the Blood Ragnarok collapse and be absorbed by the Etherium Realm, Maximus hurriedly mobilized his domain to protect the people of Blood Ragnarok Realm.
As the losers, they were unprotected in such a catastrophic event.
Not wanting to waste such precious resources—like the population—Maximus began overloading his power, transporting the people of the Blood Ragnarok realm across the four continents of the Etherium Realm.
As for the Chaotic Continent, it was a place without rules, not a suitable place for war captives to be.
Maximus's first plan was to tame the people of the Blood Ragnarok realm, teach them the rules, and integrate them into the world.
Teleporting behind Etheria, he saw her sweating as she tried to control the expansion of the land.
Following her master's instructions, all the land absorbed by the Etherium Realm in the future would be allocated to the Chaotic Continent, expanding it.
The four main continents—Astral, Arcane, Beast, and Divine—were enough.
These were the four sovereign rulers of the Etherium Realm, and adding another would only complicate the hierarchy.
As for the Chaotic Continent, though it dwarfed the others in size, it didn't matter.
If they lacked space, expansion was easy to solve.
Power didn't depend on size, but on the number and quality of powerhouse living there.
With the dimensional master and the strongest beings of the Etherium Realm residing there, how could they be overshadowed?
Seeing Etheria already drenched in sweat, Maximus began using his dimensional authority to help her.
Soon, days, months, and years passed, and they had fully absorbed all the benefits of the Blood Ragnarok realm—from land and resources to energy, laws, and people.
Unfortunately, since the Etherium Realm was already a tier 10 dimension, absorbing the Blood Ragnarok realm didn't have much effect besides land expansion and a slight enhancement in energy levels.
"However, the soul and spirit power was enough. I can have another child!" Maximus muttered in excitement.
Having another child was not only his wish but also that of his wives.
Unfortunately, the world's limit felt like a curse.
Even with the limit-breaking ability of the origin manual, he couldn't do much.
It would probably take billions of epochs to break this barrier, allowing him to have as many descendants as he wanted.
Fortunately, there was always a solution to a problem. In this case, it was soul and spirit energy.
This kind of energy is different from soul and spirit law; it was made from the origins of the dead, a higher level than will energy or divine energy.
This was also the direction he set for the advancement of the amalgamation of will.
Not only could it enhance willpower, comprehension, and originality, but it could also increase the chances of others giving birth.
"Hehe, I wonder who will be lucky enough to bear my child," he chuckled.
Hearing Maximus's words, Etheria, nearby, had a thoughtful look.
After finishing the affairs of the Etherium Realm, Maximus celebrated with his wives, sharing the good news.
Meanwhile, his son, Liam, was having a headache.
With the arrival of people from the Blood Ragnarok Realm almost doubling the population of the Etherium realm, the hair on Liam's head seemed to fall even more.
"Father, what kind of mess did you leave me…" Liam sighed.