To break through to Immortal Emperor, one was to obviously have 4000 power in Body, Soul, and Mental constitutions.
But the main requirement was the creation of a Power Palace, in which all the main sources of power would connect, including the Heart Throne that one manifested by opening the third Geno Gate when breaking through to Immortal King.
Power Palace had to be created with a bit of power from every core arsenal of power one had, and then using pure wild Prana to create the palace, which would form a nexus with the power of all core assets one had, like Intents, Elements, Ability Trees, Talents, and so on.
The use of the Power Palace was simple but impactful. The Power Palace would generate energy through Heart Throne, an energy that would have the powers of all of one’s assets.
This energy could be used to regrow one’s body parts swiftly and recover like Heart Throne’s Lifeforce Essence, since Heart Throne was now placed in the palace. Heart Throne would no longer produce Lifeform Essence, but it would become the catalyst for the birth of this new energy from Power Palace.
Power Force.
Power Force could be used to have stronger healing and recovery power at a lower cost than Lifeforce Essence, as well as consume it to enhance any particular ability or output done by the user by 50% at the cost of 10% of Power Force.
And since it took one day for full recovery of Power Force, it was crucial in battle and could change tides. For example, Person A used 50% of their Power Force to boost a series of attacks, but Person A managed to dodge them. Losing 50% of Power Force in return for nothing just lowered Person A’s chance of winning.
Almond began creating his Power Palace with a simple method. The first step was to construct the layout of the palace and spots to put the connections of his core assets.
When the energies of these core assets come into contact with the Lifeforce Essence of Heart throne, it would trigger a natural reaction where the Lifeforce Essence could synergize with them.
Almond had some purest of Arcane Crystals containing the pure wild Prana, so he used it to create the palace and then used the remaining pure Prana to transform it into the energies of his core assets.
It didn’t take long for Almond to finish the creation of Power Palace with his apex control and authority over the arcane champion.
The moment he did that, Almond felt his entire being pulsing with power, breaking the limits he was feeling.
His three foundation stats became 4001, pushing him into the realm of Immortal Emperor rank.
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Third layer, Ruined Achromatic Familia’s territory.
Lily was taken aback by the welcome from the familia’s people.
After that grand welcome, the former chief of the familia that she replaced took her to the chief palace.
“I am Veruna. I’m sorry to push you like that, but our circumstances were dire,” Veruna said with an apologetic expression as she sighed. “I also wanted to make you familiar with some things first, but as we have no time, I’ll tell you some things before you have to go back to that temple at the square and accept the legacy.”
“Accepting that legacy will replace my Bloodline and race, right?” Lily asked.
“Yes. You will receive powerful energy that will first help you reach the peak of Supreme Emperor in terms of foundational stats, and then it will replace your bloodline with the Geneline of the Achromatic Throne. However, you will go through a trial at this point, which will determine the amount of legacy you can acquire. The trial is to determine how much of a legacy you can inherit without killing yourself.”
Lily raised her eyebrows.
“Yes,” Veruna said with a nod as she saw Lily’s expression. “This is a legacy of a peak existence that once was one of the seven thrones, and this power is influential. Not everyone can bear the weight of this legacy, so it depends on how much weight you can bear.”
“I’ll bear all of it, otherwise there’s no point,” Lily said, a faint smile forming on her face alongside a fiery light in her eyes.
‘Replace my bloodline? Nope. That’s not going to happen.’
“Once you have finished the trial and acquired the legacy, you will be guided to break through from being a Supreme Emperor to the first ladder of this third layer, evolution to becoming a God-rank lifeform.”
Lily blinked. “God-rank lifeform, huh.”
Veruna smiled. “It’s a completely different experience. You will become the ruler of this familia, granting blessings to your followers and wielding your powers in an elevated manner.”
“So how long will all of this take?” Lily curiously asked.
“For us, it’d be just one day, but for you, it could be years. It depends on your speed of doing things.”
“So it’s an extreme time dilation. Yeah, makes sense considering this is a legacy from the peak powerhouse,” Lily said with a nod. “But what is the exact time ratio?”
“It’s one day here to ten years for you.”
“I see…”
As the duo arrived on the top floor of the chief palace, Veruna showed Lily her bedroom and throne hall before taking her to the garden.
There, she waved her hands, showing a cloud screen.
On the screen, Lily could see a city full of lights in the night sky with people riding on similar-looking horses. Some were in uniform, and their horses were also faster, while some looked like civilians.
The people were also not humans as they had light blue skin and horns, as well as four arms.
“They are Sternoila Familia. Those horses you see are a part of their Geneline. The movement you see of many of those flying and training is because they are going to attack this place.”
“I see…” Lily muttered as she looked at the city and the number of people. No wonder Veruna said they were in dire circumstances.
The city was massive and there were thousands of people. This Ruined Achromatic familia with merely four-hundred-something people had no chance of survival.
“You must be thinking we won’t survive against them, but you’re wrong,” Veruna said with a smile. “As long as you come out with a legacy, you will see the power of Achromatic familia.”
“Here, there is a great disparity between families, and the power of the familia depends on the Chief God and their selected members of the God Council. Anyway, you will understand everything soon, so let’s go to the temple. Or would you like to eat something before going in?”
“I am full right now with my dearest’s love,” Lily grinned. “And all I want right now is to finish this task first and acquire this power in a befitting manner .”
‘For the House of Regalon.’