As Maximus teleported outside the Aeon Plane, he was greeted by Overlords who were weary of battle.
Seeing thousands of Overlords sacrificing their lives, numb to despair yet clinging to a flicker of hope in their hearts, Maximus couldn’t help but be touched.
Turning toward the Origin Dark Beast that made their lives miserable, a flash of killing intent surged in his eyes.
With the chaotic phenomena following his will, the chaos void grew turbulent, unleashing storms that nearly tore the beast’s body apart.
Roaring in pain, the Origin Dark Beast struggled desperately, trying to break free from the bindings of the Overlords.
Noticing the sudden shift in the battle, the overlords couldn’t help but look around.
Sensing the massive presence of Maximus, they froze, as if witnessing a mighty god descending onto the battlefield.
Whether it was his wives, children, friends, or subordinates, seeing Maximus filled them with a burst of vitality flowing into their weathered bodies.
"I’m here... Leave everything to me."
With a thought, their fatigue, injuries, pain, and all the suffering they had endured began to fade away.
Teleporting them out of the battlefield, he faced the struggling Origin Dark Beast alone.
As if hearing his mockery, the Origin Dark Beast roared in fury and charged forward to confront him.
As it drew closer, Maximus only smiled and commanded the chaotic phenomena to strike the struggling beast. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on NovᴇlFir(e).nᴇt
Like spamming a key, the already wounded Origin Dark Beast, after nearly a hundred thousand years of fighting, began to collapse.
However, as it sensed its impending death, it suddenly broke free, mobilizing the dark energy around it to heal itself.
Seeing this, the Overlords watching from behind couldn’t help but gasp in shock.
"It can heal itself at such speed?!"
"How could it be?! If it had such an ability..."
"Was it only toying with us before?!"
Watching it rejuvenate and collapse with each of Maximus’s attacks, they felt a pang of dread in their hearts.
Such a cunning Origin Dark Beast—if it had used this ability earlier, it could have instantly killed them and broken through the Aeon Plane before they could resurrect.
Yet, like a demon toying with their charade, it had let itself be trapped, fighting them for nearly a hundred thousand years.
Just thinking about it, they felt weakness in their bodies.
They had overestimated their strength—no, they had underestimated the power of an Origin Dark Beast!
A monster that even multiple Archons would struggle to kill. How could they, mere Overlords, trap it for so long?
Meanwhile, continuing his relentless assault, Maximus didn’t flinch.
With the Archon of Knowledge revealing everything before him, how could he be fooled by the Origin Dark Beast’s seemingly unkillable nature?
In exchange for its rejuvenation, it consumed not only the dark energy but also the seemingly endless dark beasts around it.
Hoping to use it as a vacuum to clear all the debris around the Aeon Plane, Maximus wasn’t in a hurry to kill it.
Furthermore, noticing the energy in the Eye of Maxim was quickly running out, Maximus slowed down his attacks.
Although his power had reached the threshold of the top Archons, his energy reserves had not.
Like a hollowed armor, if he didn’t want to collapse, he had to manage his energy perfectly.
Especially the Plane Source, the energy core of the Eye of Maxim, was severely lagging in quality.
Balancing and operating the Chaos Origin, Source of Chaos, Archon of Knowledge, and the True Path was like using charcoal to power a massive machine.
Unfortunately, Maximus still couldn’t solve its quality issues.
Even after discovering the solution to upgrade the Plane Source to Plane level, he simply didn’t have enough power to implement it.
Maximus deduced that only when he advanced to the tier 13 Archon Realm would he have the power to evolve the Plane Source to Plane level.
Soon, sustaining attacks after attacks comparable to the combined power of the Tower of Knowledge and Void Outpost, the Origin Dark Beast began to slow down.
With its faint glimmer of wisdom, it knew it was fighting a losing battle.
Instead of whittling down the enemy, it was burning through its foundation in an inevitable defeat.
The core strength of the Dark Beast lay in its endless numbers.
Using its weakness to fight the strongest went against its instincts.
Preparing to escape, it commanded the dark beasts to intensify their attacks to wear down the enemy’s energy and will.
"No, you won’t. SEAL!"
Seeing its plan to flee, Maximus diverted his power to seal it.
Without the Origin Dark Beast acting as a vacuum, even with his current strength, it would take ages to thoroughly clear the dark beasts surrounding the Aeon Plane.
Like immortal maggots, he needed to cleanse the environment before he could fully eradicate them.
Unfortunately, even with his power, clearing the dark energy was a daunting task.
Wanting to use the Origin Dark Beast to siphon all the dark energy in the chaotic void, he could only divide his power to seal while slowly obliterating it.
Setting up an autonomous command for the Eye of Maxim, Maximus finally had time to look back at his family.
"Maximus!" "Husband!" "Father!" "Grandfather!"
Hearing their greetings, with eyes lighting up with hope, Maximus couldn’t help but smile.
"Let’s clean up the Aeon Plane first..."
Returning their greetings with a warm smile, he brought everyone back inside.
Seeing the Aeon Plane in a far graver state, Maximus couldn’t help but frown.
Even with the rotation system, the endless, grueling battle had taken a heavy toll on everyone.
The longer the battle dragged on, the more dark beasts they had to face.
With holes in the Aeon Plane’s barrier growing over time, the effort needed to suppress the enemy became harder.
Looking at the multiple cores of origin floating through the Source of Chaos, awaiting for their resurrection to fight again, Maximus couldn’t help but feel moved.
The beings of the Aeon Plane had truly suffered while he was away.
"It’s time to end everything... ANNIHILATE!"