Feeling speechless, they couldn't help but glare at Lazo with hatred.
Now that he had spoken first, they were in for Maximus's slaughter feast.
"Plane Origin? Sure, I'll give you one to try." Maximus smiled brightly, handing each of them a unit of Plane Origin.
Not minding their looks, Lazo quickly grabbed the Plane Origin, crushing it and absorbing it into his body.
Like a drug penetrating his body, the indistinguishable Plane Laws became clearer, turning a blurry picture into reality.
Seeing Lazo unable to extricate himself from the sensation, the other overlords followed suit and absorbed the Plane Origin in their hands.
"Now the fun begins..." Maximus chuckled inwardly.
A few days later, as the effects of the Plane Origin wore off, they looked at Maximus with stern gazes as if demanding another dose.
"I only have a limited amount of Plane Origin. I can't give you more for free..." Maximus said with a smile.
At his current strength, his physique could only extract about 500 units of Plane Origin per day.
If these overlords couldn't offer something tempting enough, he had no intention of giving them another one for free.
"Just tell us your price. No need to beat around the bush," Lazo said impatiently.
Feeling he was about to reach nirvana, he didn't have the patience to calmly negotiate with Maximus.
The other overlords, however, wanted to quickly kick out this fatso.
Does he know anything about negotiation? How could he call out the price just like that?
Although they were wealthy, they didn't want to be slaughtered by Maximus so easily.
"Ahem, can you first tell us about this Plane Origin? How were you able to obtain it?" Elvian quickly changed the topic.
"I extracted Plane Origin from the Chaos Energy outside the Aeon Plane. As for how, it's thanks to my physique," Maximus explained, not bothering to hide it.
If he didn't explain, they might suspect he had mastered some unknown method to extract Plane Origin.
Anyway, after asking Mira around, he learned that extracting Plane Origin was something Tier 13 Archons could naturally do.
At most, he was ahead of schedule, being able to do it freely at the Tier 11 Absolute Realm.
Hearing where Maximus had gotten the energy, they couldn't help but frown.
They knew everything was born from Chaos—planes, life, and even laws themselves—so learning that Plane Origin could be extracted from it wasn't too surprising.
What shocked them was that a mere origin-grade physique could extract energy beyond its tier.
"Did your physique advance?" one of them asked sharply.
Although they didn't know the specific methods to advance a physique from Rank 12 to 13, they knew it was possible.
Over the years, their physiques had reached pseudo-Rank 13.
Even the quality of Lazo's physique had reached a pseudo-plane level.
Now, they were only waiting for the advancement of the Aeon Plane to break through the limit.
"Hmm, it reached Rank 13 some time ago," Maximus admitted openly.
"How's the yield? How much Plane Origin can you extract?"
"It's very little..." he replied, keeping the specific amount vague.
As they kept asking question after question, Lazo began to have a headache.
Can't these Overlords stop already? he thought, about to explode from impatience.
Finally, after a few hours of senseless discussion unrelated to the Plane Origin, Lazo couldn't hold back anymore.
"Enough! Don't waste any more time! Tell me what you want! I'll see if I can match it!" Lazo roared, giving the other overlords a death glare.
How could they bargain like mortals? They are overlords—they should act like it!
"Since Lord Lazo asked, I'll tell you what I need," Maximus said, also not wanting to drag things any further.
"First, I want an essence of your path."
Although overlords only possessed the path of an Absolute of Law, 99% was still different from 100%.
The sublimation of the Absolute of Law would allow his path to leap, not just in strength but also in foundation.
"The essence of our path? Sure. What's next?" they replied, not caring much.
A mere essence of their path was nothing to them. Even if it allowed Maximus to study their weaknesses, they believed that strength alone could turn any weakness into an unbreakable wall.
"Next, I want ultimate treasures and materials."
"What ultimate treasures? Can you be more specific?" one of them asked, frowning.
"Well... all of it~," Maximus said cheerfully.
His need for ultimate treasures and materials was endless.
Not only would they help his Source of Law advance, but they would also be essential for consolidating his and his family's foundations once they reached the Tier 12 realm.
According to the Origin Manual, each family member would need 161,803 Tier 12 ultimate treasures or materials.
"Huh? Can you repeat that again?"
Hearing Maximus's words, they thought they were having hearing problems.
"I said, all of it. I want all the ultimate treasures and materials in your possession. Of course, the ones you're currently using are excluded," Maximus smiled slyly, looking like a wolf ready to scam a group of innocent children.
"Is this a joke? You want all of our treasures? What use could you possibly have for that many ultimate treasures?"
Seeing Maximus's greed, they were left shocked and speechless.
Who the heck needs that many ultimate treasures? In the Aeon Plane, even Overlords could only use three ultimate treasures at a time. Yet Maximus acted like he needed an endless supply.
"No, I'm not joking. Aside from the ones you're using, I want everything else—everything from your treasuries, your organizations, and even your hidden stashes. In exchange, I'll supply you with Plane Origin indefinitely until you advance to the Tier 13 realm."
Hearing Maximus's proposal, they couldn't help but hesitate.
If Maximus truly could supply them with Plane Origin until they broke through to the Tier 13 realm, then giving up all their stockpiled treasures wasn't unacceptable.
A guaranteed chance at advancement—no powerhouse could reject that.
"Then it's agreed. We'll give you all our stock of ultimate treasures and ultimate materials. In exchange, you'll supply us with Plane Origin until we advance to the Tier 13 realm," they said after a moment's thought, agreeing generously.
"Hold on," Maximus said, smiling even wider. "I'm not finished yet…"