The Rise of the Black Plain

Chapter 2806  End of Evolution

When Minos saw Ruth move for the first time after absorbing the Warrior Core, he felt her speed reach the same level as his, which surprised even Abby.

As much as she was on a higher level than Ruth and Minos, Abby didn't have physical characteristics as powerful as those two. Seeing Ruth practically teleport from where she had stood to their side, the blue-haired girl opened her mouth and eyes wide in amazement.

"That..."

Ruth smiled at the look on her harem sister's face and explained. "My improvement was purely physical. It will obviously give me more power in all my skills and it has also propelled my Physique to a slightly higher level. But the focus is on my ability to move, physical attacks, and physical endurance.

My skin can now withstand much deadlier attacks than before and my regenerative factor will heal my wounds at a much faster rate. Meanwhile, I'll be able to fight, even with deadly damage to my body, and have a chance of surviving."

Minos said, "In a way, it's like the last card in a decisive fight. Instead of dying from a critical hit from the enemy, your special ability will come into play and you'll still be at your best, even with the injury." n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Ruth nodded when she heard her husband's words. "What's better, as I have an innate regeneration ability already of the Celestial grade, I'll be able to recover in time to save my life."

"That's impressive." Abby smiled in happiness at her harem sister. "With something like that, you'll become a maniac for brutal battles, Ruth."

Ruth beamed as she nodded positively, feeling that this power would really make one crave brutal battles.

"I believe that guy you killed was overwhelmed by the idea of becoming stronger through the Warrior Core," she said what she was feeling at that moment. "This ability to fight beyond your limits can be quite interesting if you're able to survive. As soon as the Warrior Core user recovers from the deadly damage they've suffered, they'll become stronger than they were before."

"Oh? It's a good thing that bald man didn't have your regenerative ability." Abby sighed.

Minos agreed with his wife, aware that Artor had withstood his initial attack and only died because of the various powers he used simultaneously.

Minos was not a merciful warrior. When he fought, he usually acted to end the fight as soon as possible, sometimes attacking with more than one ability capable of killing. He would destroy his opponents' minds while targeting their physical vital points, removing their cultivation, pressuring them while cutting them, all under the time difference that he masterfully manipulated.

If his target wasn't too advanced in their own defensive methods, falling for him would be quick and easy. Artor had almost well used his possibilities, but even with a strong defense, extreme offensive capabilities, and the ability to withstand serious injuries, he faltered against Minos.

But Minos would never compare what Artor had achieved with what he himself and his women had obtained. The Infernal Crown had contributed a lot to them, while him having a spiritual base as strong as that of a level 124 cultivator while only being at level 121 had made a big difference.

When Minos attacked the enemy with everything, with the support of 12 high-level Supremes and his three women, he put the enemy in a very bad position, even for someone with several possibilities in his favor.

"It's impressive, but that guy didn't have the base skills that we once had. Unlike us, he hasn't developed a method of turning techniques into skills and he only had three natural skills before he attacked us," Minos explained to the two. "In the end, without my spiritual base, Ruth's magical recovery, and Abby's Devil status, he fared badly when facing our group."

Skills were very important. As much as the body parts of True Celestials were precious, for the group who had already reached the Celestial grade and were close to the 13th stage, their own abilities were at levels close to what these body parts could offer their users.

In Minos' case, as he was almost at the Absolute grade, some of his abilities were even superior to those coming from True Celestial parts!

The two women chatted some more while they were on this verdant plain of the dimension created by Minos, a place that was very reminiscent of the old Black Plain when they first gained their independence, a long time ago.

Gloria finally showed signs she was finishing absorbing the black mask from earlier, fusing it perfectly with her crown.

Just as had happened with Abby, Gloria had also finished her qualitative advance from her Physique to the Celestial grade, progressing her innate ability.

The ground around her became mercury, with the elements placed there by Minos transmuting under Gloria's subconscious influence, with her domain surging around her, threatening to advance against her husband's dimension.

Her aura moved up a level, reaching the beginning of level 120 and moving on, quickly reaching the end of that level.

She would not, however, advance two levels in one go. Her cultivation stabilized at the end of level 120, as she stood up, revealing what looked like a black helmet on her face, something that completely covered her head, including her beautiful red hair.

Two other versions identical to her appeared, one on her left and one on her right. The power of the three was identical, while each had its own domain and subtly distinct markings.

"Oh?" Minos looked through Gloria's new ability with his Bright Eyes and saw that the copies of his wife were almost perfect. The only thing they didn't share with the original was the silver flames he had given her, the only thing she couldn't copy.

His flames were almost at the Absolute grade, so naturally a True Celestial's body part wouldn't generate a copy of that.

Gloria said, "The mask you gave me gives me the ability to reflect powers. But that enemy from earlier couldn't make copies of himself. I could only do that because of my innate ability."

"That explains why he trapped me in his domain in that battle." Minos muttered.

Gloria spoke of her other abilities improved by this change brought about by the black mask, which included the transmutation of elements in her surroundings and a much stronger mastery than she had previously.

The group celebrated each other's improvements until Minos felt they could return to their previous mission.

"Let's move on. Now we can better deal with the dangers of the capital."

They moved on, leaving that temporary dimension to return to the previous point, near the city where Mylecent was in trouble.