Over the past million years, in preparation for the coming dark disaster, even the Abyss had grown calm.
Consolidating its foundation, all the tentacles of the Abyss had returned to their source.
Flying toward the Abyss that seemed to devour everything, they were greeted by the incarnation of Nyx.
"Welcome to the Abyss. I thought you'd arrive a little later," Nyx said, his tone carrying a hint of complaint.
After all, he had been waiting for decades for Maximus and Scarlet to arrive.
"Sorry, we were delayed by something."
"Tsk." Hearing the casual excuse, Nyx could only click his tongue.
Fortunately, his main body was already in seclusion. Otherwise, he would have wasted even more time waiting for Maximus.
"Let's go. I'll take you to the core of the Abyss..."
Not wanting to waste another moment, he led Maximus and Scarlet to the deepest part of the Abyss, where the concentration of abyssal energy was at its peak.
Upon arrival, Maximus only felt darkness.
A darkness that stripped away all senses, sight, touch, hearing, smell, and even dulled his very consciousness.
If not for his connection to the path of knowledge outside the Abyss, he might have even thought he had died, falling into an endless void.
"This is the deepest part of the Abyss, where neither matter nor law can pass through. It should help the little one break into the Absolute Realm quite easily," Nyx's voice echoed in his mind.
"Are you sure this can help Scarlet?"
"Don't worry. This only works on abyssal creatures. The little one should already be in a trance," Nyx replied, sending an image to Maximus's consciousness.
In it, Scarlet floated motionlessly, eyes closed, as abyssal energy flooded her body.
"It's good…" Seeing this, Maximus let out a sigh of relief.
Scarlet had already reforged her foundation using a derived origin manual and ultimate treasures.
Now, she only needed to condense her path of law to advance to Absolute of Law.
With everything prepared, Maximus extended his awareness back to the outside world. He didn't want to remain in such a depressing place any longer.
"How was the experience inside?" Nyx teased as he followed Maximus out.
Though it was uncomfortable, it was a place that could calm the mind, devouring all distracting thoughts.
"It's not bad, but it's too quiet..." With his mind cleared, Maximus only felt an expanding emptiness in his heart.
"Haha, if you want, you can experience it again."
"No, I still have things to do."
"Anyway, I have something to ask. How do you plan to break into the Tier 12 Realm?"
As he recalled, Nyx, the Will of the Abyss, was still at the Tier 11 Absolute Realm.
Only thanks to his special nature and trillions of epochs of accumulation did he have the power to stand beside the overlords.
However, due to the limitations of the Aeon Plane, a Dimensional Will couldn't advance further.
Using a plane origin to break this limitation was too slow and inefficient.
Curious about how Nyx planned to overcome this, Maximus couldn't help but ask.
"Since you want to know, then I'll tell you…" Nyx squinted his eye and sighed.
With the Overlords about to break into the Tier 13 Realm, Nyx no longer had any scruples about others knowing his plan.
Although a Dimensional Will was a unique being with incredible strength, that strength only stood out at lower tiers.
After reaching Tier 13, the advantages of being a dimensional will would diminish, meaning he wouldn't pose much of a threat that could break the balance.
His plan was to merge his dimensional will with his incarnation, achieving unity between body and will.
Then, once the Aeon Plane's barrier broke millions of years later, he could use the brief gap when the rules loosened and advance to the Overlord Realm.
After becoming an Overlord, the limitation of the Aeon Plane should no longer matter, giving him the opportunity to step into the ier 13 realm.
"Your plan is quite good." Listening to it, Maximus couldn't help but nod in admiration.
It was a thorough strategy. Nyx aimed to forge the most solid foundation and then exploit a loophole in the rules.
"What about you? I heard one of your wives is also a dimensional will. Do you have another method?" Nyx asked curiously.
If Maximus had a different method, it could serve as a useful point of comparison, maybe even something better.
"Another method? Just advance like normal. No need for a complicated process." Maximus shook his head, lacking any elaborate plan like Nyx.
Etheria already had a perfect ultimate foundation. With the help of plane origin, she could even break through to the Overlord Realm under the suppression of the Aeon Plane.
Of course, just to be safe, Maximus still planned to follow Nyx's method, waiting for the Aeon Plane's barrier to break before letting Etheria advance.
"You're quite willful." Nyx's lips twitched.
He didn't know Etheria had a perfect ultimate foundation, but the fact that Maximus had a large amount of plane origin was already enough.
With plane origin, breaking the Aeon Plane's limitations became much easier.
Unfortunately, Nyx didn't have that kind of luxury.
The limited amount of plane origin he got from Maximus had to be saved and used only for the most important things.
After discussing a few more details, Maximus bid farewell.
"Take care of Scarlet for me. Let me know when she's about to break into the Absolute Realm."
Even though Scarlet's path of law could serve as an indicator, the nature of the Abyss might cause him to miss the sign.
As for what he planned to do when Scarlet began her breakthrough—heh, that was when he'd pit Nyx, stealing a large essence of the Abyss.
After all, without the seed of law, only a pile of resources could forge a perfect ultimate foundation.
"Don't worry. That little one is a child of the Abyss. I would've taken care of her even if you didn't ask."
"That's good. I'll leave her in your hands…"