A few hundred years later, the void became clear as the dark beast wave came to an end.
Coming back with their battered bodies, the Absolutes returned to the stronghold in victory.
"Finally over," Maximus heaved a sigh of relief.
Although it was only over a hundred thousand years, it was full of fighting and danger.
"I just need to ask Lennox for confirmation…" Maximus thought.
As the invigilator of the stronghold, Lennox should be able to contact the Overlords.
As for the Overlords who came to help them hundreds of years ago, they had long left.
Asking the incarnation of Nyx and the clone of Sira was also not feasible.
The only one he could contact about the competition was Lennox.
Soon, while the stronghold returned to the Outer Area, Maximus visited Lennox.
"What's the matter?" Lennox asked busily.
Besides stopping the dark beast wave, the Absolutes also got their bodies.
Eager to purify them for merit or ultimate materials, they worked without stopping.
"I'm here to ask about the competition."
"You told us over a hundred thousand years ago that to end this competition in advance, we needed to kill 1 primal dark beast, 1,000 apex dark beasts, and an individual possessing a quintillion points."
"You want me to call the Overlords for confirmation?"
"I see. Then I'll send a message," Lennox said easily.
At the edge of the Dark Void Domain.
A piece of communicator quietly flashed forward, heading in the direction of the Overlords.
Since direct communication wasn't possible, they used the traditional method of passing physical messages.
Receiving the communicator, Ascelon frowned.
"What's the problem?" Getting uneasy at the problems coming one after another, Elvian asked nervously.
"Someone completed the prerequisite of the competition and wants to end it early."
"Is it Maximus?" Elvian guessed confidently.
Watching that trio fight a primal dark beast, he was still amazed until now.
It was a pity he didn't see Zar one-shot a primal dark beast.
"Since they want to end the competition, then end it," Frir said nonchalantly.
"But—" Ascelon hesitated.
Through testing the scattering array, they began to get astounding results, delaying the arrival of the Dark Disaster by a large margin.
Although there was an accident midway, it was also a kind of blessing, as they were able to test the limits of the scattering array and the strength of the powerhouses of the Aeon Plane.
Furthermore, based on the news, millions had already become masters of the River of Law, while thousands had become masters of the Ocean of Law.
Such incredible progress, Ascelon couldn't bear it to stop.
"We already got the results we wanted. There is no need to waste more time," Frir added, understanding Ascelon's concerns.
"That's right. They would be more useful when they advanced to the Absolute Realm," Nyx agreed.
Imagining millions of Absolutes defending the Aeon Plane—even if a few more Tier 13 dark beasts invaded the Aeon Plane, it wouldn't matter.
"I see." Ascelon nodded in understanding.
It seemed he had become greedy for quick gains.
Those talents would be more useful when they become stronger.
However, seeing the development of the Dark Void Domain, he didn't want it to stop.
"How about we open the Dark Void Domain to the public?" Ascelon suddenly thought.
Training millions of masters of law in just a short time, the Dark Void Domain was a veritable training ground.
Attracting countless individuals shouldn't be a problem.
"What about the energy for the stronghold? The strands of causality to purify the dark energy infection?"
"This is easy. We can leave a few Absolutes in the stronghold to protect it."
"As for energy, I'm sure that greedy brat wouldn't leave the stronghold without doing anything." Ascelon smiled in confidence.
He was sure that even if Maximus left this place, he wouldn't let go of a stable place to collect ultimate treasures.
Those monitoring devices alone could earn a lot.
Just a ten percent cut to use such a service was hard to let go of.
As for imitating those micro-surveillance bots, they were unsuccessful.
There were two unique features of the micro-surveillance bots that they couldn't copy:
The energy consumption and seamless connection.
Energy consumption was easy to understand.
To power those seemingly endless monitoring bots, vast amounts of energy were needed.
Providing such energy by themselves was not very cost-effective.
As for the seamless connection—
Because the Rune of Maxim was made in reference to the special physique generated by the Aeon Plane, they had a close connection.
The interference of the void and chaotic energy was so little that it didn't matter.
"We could also complete the Tier 12 purification array. It should have some effect." Ascelon added in excitement.
It seemed completely feasible to make the Dark Void Domain public.
Although it was a lot of work, the benefits outweighed the effort.
"Then arrange it after the end of the Dimensional Competition."
The four agreed after some thought.
Getting their agreement, Ascelon quickly went on his way.
At the Skjǫldrún Stronghold.
The trillions of talents were anxiously waiting for the follow-up announcement.
They had just heard that this round of the Dimensional Competition was about to end.
Having completed all the prerequisites, only the verdict of an Overlord remained.
Hearing the news, while some were happy, most were a little down.
Although the Dark Void Domain was dangerous, it provided far more rewards.
Allowing them to practice and hone their fighting abilities, earn strands of causality more easily, and, more importantly, master their path of law in advance.
Knowing they were about to leave such a treasured place, how could they not be reluctant?
Soon, while they mourned over the fact, Ascelon arrived at the stronghold.
"It's Overlord Ascelon! He is here!"
Seeing Ascelon arrive, all the Absolutes in seclusion went out to greet him.
"Overlord Ascelon, we welcome you to the stronghold…"
"No need for formalities."
Turning toward the talents in the base, Ascelon couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.
"I'm here to announce the end of this round."
"To the trillions of talents who contributed to fighting the dark beasts, I, Ascelon, thank you."
"Finally, to the top billion who rose through the ranks, congratulations."
"A thousand years later, in the Dimensional Alliance Plane Arena, I await you for the final round of the Dimensional Competition!"