Soon, the dark beast arrived at the periphery of the Eryndor Void Outpost.
"Iris, the enemy is here. Let me know if you need help," Maximus reminded her.
Although he trusted her strength, he wasn't sure if Iris could handle a Tier 12 dark beast alone.
"Tsk. I've got this. No need to remind me."
As the enemy approached from afar, an unprecedented fighting spirit lit up in her eyes.
Charging forward, Iris brandished the Absolute of Immortality, attempting to bind the dark beast to death.
Aside from its immunity, the Absolute of Immortality also had strong sealing power. Iris estimated that even an Overlord would be forced to a stop after being struck by it.
Sure enough, as her power wrapped around the Tier 12 dark beast, it froze and roared in frustration.
Like a pig ready for slaughter, the beast stood helpless as Iris launched her relentless assault, tearing away at its life bit by bit.
Because of her sealing ability, instead of regenerating or growing stronger from her attacks, the beast weakened further. Its body was slowly breaking down.
Unfortunately, her initial attack power was still low. After several days of constant attack, Iris hadn't done as much damage as a single punch from Maximus.
Sealing a Tier 12 dark beast consumed enormous energy. Feeling tired and nearly drained, Iris frowned.
It seemed killing a Tier 12 dark beast solo was too much, even for her.
"Husband! Come help your wife—I'm running out of energy!" she shouted, clearly annoyed at being left to struggle.
"I thought you said you could handle this on your own?"
"I can handle it. Just give me some energy!"
"What? Isn't that asking for help?"
"Hurry up! Stop talking and quit testing my patience!" Iris snapped.
She was already exhausted, and this bastard still had the nerve to joke around?
"Haha, relax. I'm just messing with you. Didn't I give you a ring? Try using it—it should give you as much energy as you need," Maximus reminded her.
The ring he gave each of his wives was incredibly powerful.
Especially after he merged with the Absolute of Creation, as long as he had enough plane origin, Maximus could etch any ability he had, deduced, or thought of, into physical objects.
From positioning, defensive barriers, power bursts, storage, healing, teleportation, and energy supply—you name it.
The ring could even transform into a dimensional ship, weapons, buildings, or generate materials, as long as it had enough energy.
Each ring was no less than a Tier 12 ultimate treasure. In fact, they might have been stronger, since they didn't consume the user's energy to function.
While they were exploring earlier, Maximus had silently upgraded Iris's ring with his latest abilities.
Now, it could instantly supply her unlimited energy, perfectly syncing with her abilities.
With it, she might even be able to seal an Overlord indefinitely.
Hearing Maximus's words, Iris looked down at the unassuming ring on her hand.
Given to her by Maximus as a symbol of their eternal love, it was the most important item she possessed.
Urging her power into it, a flood of information about its capabilities flowed into her mind.
"Interesting! Looks like Maximus wasn't slacking off while I was in seclusion."
Activating the energy-loading function of the ring, Iris felt an endless stream of power rush into her body.
To her surprise, it wasn't just raw origin energy or strands of causality but an energy specially tailored for her. It carried the essence of the Path of Immortality and the Causality of Immortality.
With no delay or need for processing, Iris felt a wave of excitement in her chest. With this infinite energy flowing into her body, Iris felt she could fight until all the dark beast was killed.
"How did that guy pull this off?"
Creating power entirely different from his own, Iris couldn't help but wonder how it was possible.
What she didn't know was that every bit of energy she absorbed had been generated using Plane Origin.
Since Plane Origin existed beyond the Aeon Plane, it was easy to mold energy similar to the user's own.
Using Plane Origin was considered extravagant and even wasteful, but for Maximus, the happiness of his wives was worth any cost.
"Hahaha! Let's go, round two!"
With inexhaustible power coursing through her, Iris went wild, hammering the Tier 12 dark beast without restraint.
Instead of managing her energy efficiently, she unleashed a brutal barrage, bombarding the creature into oblivion.
This time, instead of taking months, it only took her a week to grind down the Tier 12 beast's life force.
"Done!~ What a satisfying battle…" Iris said with a cheerful smile.
Even though she had beaten it like a sandbag, its resilience let her vent all her pent-up fighting intent.
Exhausted but pleased, she returned to the Eryndor Void Outpost, clinging to Maximus's neck, acting coquettishly.
"Did you see your sister in action? Wasn't I amazing? Got any comments?"
"Hm… beautiful. Like a heroine saving the world," Maximus said without shame.
While coaxing Iris, he casually collected the remains of the dark beast, storing them in his dimensional storage.
The corpse of a Tier 12 dark beast was a treasure trove.
At first, Maximus thought the body had no real use aside from being purified for merit. But when the Void Ants began devouring their remains, he noticed something strange—a few of them started to evolve, advancing to a higher tier.
Void Ants were incredibly useful. Not only were they experts in construction, they were also versatile in nearly every area—sorting, maintenance, brute strength, transport, logistics, healing, support, and more.
After reaching Tier 11, they began to develop full consciousness, allowing them to learn professions like alchemy, mechanics, array crafting, potion making, planting, cooking, and so on.
It can be said that their potential was nearly limitless.
Unfortunately, they seemed shackled by the Aeon Plane itself.
Most of them were stuck at the Tier 10 realm, where no matter how much origin energy or causality they consumed, they couldn't advance an inch.
That is, until the introduction of Tier 12 dark beast carcass—the missing catalyst to break their bottleneck.
It was like a panacea, unlocking their next evolution…