Four full days passed before Alm and Bruno finally restored the memories of a million souls. They had significantly improved the method, and the process proved to be exceptional training in using the Law of Origin. After finishing, many ideas about this law swirled in their minds, but it wasn’t the time to explore them.
In just a few hours, they would have been in the Void Dream for five days. In two more days, the group that had entered the Void Forest would return; they intended to wrap everything up and leave this galaxy as quickly as they could without wasting any time.
The urgency was driven by a recent concern following the discovery of the Calamity and its connection to this planet. The Calamity that the heroes pursued brought them here, so it wouldn’t be surprising if the heroes could track the distortion that brought them here.
Before, this wasn’t considered a problem. There was no way to link their presence to these events, and no reason for the heroes to think of anything beyond mere coincidence. As long as they didn’t stay too long, everything would be fine.
However, the new discoveries changed everything. They might have plunged into an abyss without realizing it and couldn’t stay here for too long. Unfortunately, there was no turning back now. They could still leave with Kaiyka and Coltia; after all, the three had previously divided their divine souls, leaving a third in their bodies and bringing only the rest to this world. (Chapter 643)
All they had to do was detonate their entire divine soul, and they would wake up in their bodies. If they did that, they would lose this great opportunity. However, with the group in the forest, it didn’t make sense. They should at least wait for their return before making this decision.
’We haven’t caused anything too significant; things are still under control,’ murmured Alm, and Bruno nodded in agreement.
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As the days passed while opening the memories of everyone, Coltia, Kaiyka, and the first twenty freed were responsible for explaining the situation to everyone and gathering information.
After completing the process, Kaiyka approached the whale and made a map on the ground based on the collected information. Each of the four kings had a dozen cities where conflicts occurred. According to the collected information, when an army won a battle without casualties, it took about thirty days to prepare for the next battle.
"After we destroy the two million soldier army, even if they mobilize quickly, it will take at least half the time to gather everyone again," Bruno reflected. "Moreover, they lost a million slaves and must be extremely confused and worried about the situation."
Alm coldly added: "We deliberately showed our weakness. I’m sure that idiot Kun Peng will insist on gathering all five million slaves and assembling the largest army possible to attack us with everything they’ve got."
Bruno agreed; arrogant people like Kun Peng don’t handle losses well. Even being old and experienced, his arrogance cultivated over thousands of years influenced his decisions, often without him realizing it.
Given the kings’ situation and their ignorance about Alm and Bruno, there was no obvious and secure tactic. They probably still didn’t know about Coltia and Kaiyka. This would make Kun Peng, seeking revenge, more likely to attack directly, while the other three, with no clear alternative, would end up agreeing to this plan.
In other words, they should be gathering in some location, recruiting as many people from the planet as possible. The attack would likely happen in no more than a week, they assumed.
Kaiyka pointed to four locations on the edges of the map where the kings resided in luxurious castles. The city they were in was between the main castles of Zaori and the Celestial Jaguar but was closer to the Celestial Jaguar’s castle.
Looking at the location, Alm and Bruno were right. The four kings would probably gather at the Celestial Jaguar’s castle due to its proximity to the city. Their slave army must be surrounding this area vigilantly.
This simple and effective tactic aimed to keep control of the enemy’s movements from a distance; surrounding all escape routes. If they tried to flee and hide, the proximity of the kings to the location would make a quick confrontation easier.
Alm and Bruno reflected on their current power. Thanks to soul cultivation, Kaiyka had regained 10% of her initial power, reaching 60% of her strength. In contrast, they hadn’t even recovered 1% yet.
Fortunately, with Ruri’s recovery method, they could quickly regain their strength with a day or two of hard work. However, given the current situation, Kaiyka’s regeneration was much more useful.
When Alm and Bruno turned to the beast army, one of the first twenty bowed and said, "Divine Lords, all the warriors are ready for the holy war! We’ll fight with everything we’ve got, even if it means making sacrifices. We want revenge and to save our brethren."
The two nodded. It seemed like everyone fully accepted them now. If they won the battle, they would have all six million at their disposal. If some wanted to reincarnate naturally, they wouldn’t be stopped. But those who wanted to serve them in another life could form a terrifying army. All they needed was time and resources to rise.
Alm and Bruno carefully planned their next moves and started preparing the soldiers for the assault. Until a growing sense of danger was felt, forcing them to make a quick decision.
"Since everyone knows the location of the enemies, there’s no need to wait. We’ll take the first step," Bruno said calmly, and everyone clenched their fists. It was a risky move but necessary.
Alm added dryly, "They’ll attack soon and see us as a prime target. Once they have a solid army, they’ll surely launch a crushing attack. If the numerical advantage grows even larger, the situation will become even more dangerous. There’s no need for more planning. We must attack. This is our best chance."
The battle would be, at the very least, one million against five million. Giving the kings time to recruit a few million more soldiers would be tempting fate.
***
The Forest of Emptiness was located in the center of the planet, surrounded by the four separate worlds where the four great ancestral nations lived.
This location was no accident: the four imperial races had the constant mission of using their specialized spatial powers to maintain the laws of the forest.
Alm and Bruno had already realized that this world, created with the Laws of the Dream of Emptiness, had properties similar to Coltia’s Holy Light Law, and existed in a space gap. The fact that Coltia managed to replicate part of the runes from that law only confirmed this.
The specific place where this small dream world existed was a small area between the entrance to the Forest of Emptiness and the outside. The immortal cultivators had designed that world so that the forest’s formation couldn’t restrict entry into the world, but it was still practically within the forest.
While Alm and Bruno organized the army, in a location unknown to the four nations on the planet, there was a small hidden space.
It was like a sea of runes. Three humans observed the runes closely, attentive to every fluctuation of energy. They all had a cold demeanor, but at one point, one of them commented:
"It’s impossible to determine if there’s actually a connection, but a coincidence of this level is very strange."
Another human next to him scoffed and said, "Those four bastards suddenly decided to do something very abnormal right now. It’s so strange it almost seems like it’s meant to attract attention. Lady, what’s your decision?"
The only woman among them was the leader; she checked something in the runes and then murmured, "The spatial fluctuations of the Beast Void Spear have connected very close to this planet, to the same place where the closest laws for capturing it are. Alone, this could be a coincidence, but now this…"
"The Forest of Emptiness is open at the same time those four are doing abnormal things. There might be some connection." The first man commented seriously.
She thought for a few seconds, then signaled to the two. "We don’t have solid evidence or clear signs. If it’s a false alarm, it could jeopardize the heroes’ plan; it’s better to wait. We should double our vigilance on the forest and them. If any other anomaly occurs, we will intervene with full force."
The two agreed and refocused on their work.
Just as Alm and Bruno had guessed, after the whale’s group fled using the power of the Calamity and reached this galaxy, the heroes who arrived at that place after their departure investigated everything thoroughly. They quickly realized that the Calamity had distorted space, creating a path to somewhere else.
Using heroic power, they found out where in the universe that distortion led. And to their surprise, the distortion led right near that planet.
Could those four, using the Law of the Dream of Emptiness, have some connection? The heroes considered this for a moment but quickly dismissed it as ridiculous.
The Calamity acted randomly and didn’t need to create a distortion to move. The Calamity had never done anything like this in history; it was always completely untraceable. Now it did this, and right to this location? They still thought it was just a coincidence, but to be sure, they sent those three to thoroughly investigate that dream world.
Just as Alm and Bruno had deduced right away, the four kings were being used by the heroes and the Queen. The four had never imagined something like this; they had been ancient kings of the nations and were used to being above everything; they couldn’t imagine being used. Alm and Bruno, however, were very familiar with the heroes’ methods. Using others and destroying them was normal for them.
The heroes were completely focused on the Cauldron of Chaos and Order, being very close to mastering it. Soon, they wouldn’t have time to deal with the other two items of Primordial Chaos. Why not have others work for them on this? And who would be better than the four ancestral nations?
Thus, they intentionally left a gap for the immortal cultivators to pass on their legacies to the four. And they were always aware of the Dream of Emptiness, monitoring the four.
At the present moment, after all these ’coincidences’, the four kings of that world suddenly began to act. They started bringing many souls to that place, seemingly not caring about attracting attention because of it.
For now, the three hero watchers chose to observe. They were confident they could react immediately and prevent anything.