A few seconds later, the voices began. No one understood what Kayden had done, but at that moment, it was clear—a sixth-realm mage had brought down a moon. It didn’t even make sense when said in the same sentence.
A silence permeated the atmosphere as Kayden showed these people the weight of the name Kayden Heart, a mage who rose from absolute nothingness to the absolute top of the universe, someone who walked this bloody path alone.
Kayden had elevated himself above all criticism at this moment. No mage below the eighth realm could replicate his actions now. Everyone understood that Kayden had drawn a line that made him untouchable in his honor.
"Sorry about that, God Yan," Kayden said, looking at one of the invisible spots where the god stood, surprising everyone again.
"No problem, Kayden, it’s just a moon," Yan’s tone made it clear that it was no big deal like Kayden had broken a vase in his house.
"I hope this is enough, Empress Amanda," Kayden spoke. The woman took a few seconds to process his words, as the situation was beyond her comprehension.
"You’ve proven yourself, Kayden. I don’t need any more proof," Amanda simply had nothing else to say. Even if she didn’t like her daughter being near this man, she could do nothing.
Kayden Heart had been a monster since his early years. These people didn’t know even one part in a hundred of his story. He should not be challenged; he had lived far longer than most of them.
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"What did you say?" Reyna frowned, glaring at Haya. A few days after they had left that place, Kayden’s two wives met.
"I want to be Kayden’s second wife. I’m asking for your permission. I seek no power or influence, only the status that comes with the title," the woman spoke humbly.
Reyna was a mage exiled from her family, but even so, she was a false god who had fought thousands of battles and had a vast history, too great to be disrespected. But that didn’t mean Haya would easily yield to her wishes, or rather, to her soul’s desires.
"Kayden, explain this to me," Reyna didn’t even glance at the girl. Her eyes were firmly fixed on Kayden and… Atena beside him. But this was someone Reyna dared not even greet.
"I met her at the space treasure. She fell in love with me, and I liked her. You are my first love, and that won’t change, but I need more political power and members in our country," the last part was heard only by Reyna and Atena, the latter due to her extraordinary abilities, not because she was included in the conversation.
"I…"
"You are the queen. You command everything, my love. She won’t have any influence here, I promise you. Besides, you are the queen, and she’s just one of my wives." Kayden uttered a few phrases to soften Reyna’s ego while sending clear signals to her soul.
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"Fine," Reyna murmured after a few minutes, "but I don’t want her to have any carnal relations with you without my presence, and she cannot be your wife in social events." Kayden nodded. It was something he could accept.
The first part was odd, but it matched Reyna’s extremely jealous personality from the beginning, long before Kayden completely molded her soul. Besides, Haya also accepted it.
A few minutes later, Kayden gave instructions to everyone and retreated to his room to cultivate for a bit. It wasn’t even a few minutes before Atena appeared, lying on his bed.
"You are worse than I thought. You toy with people’s souls without any emotion. You have no malice in your actions, only a goal that you pursue."
"The ends justify the means," Kayden responded one of the most spoken phrases by kings and queens throughout history after committing heinous acts and achieving what they had in mind.
"Would you do the same to me?" Kayden hesitated in his words for the first time in millions of years.
"I don’t know. I don’t think so," one of the most sincere phrases he had ever spoken in all the years of his life.
"I don’t want them alive." Atena looked directly into Kayden’s eyes with deep hatred.
"I don’t care. Swallow your jealousy," Kayden saw a pout forming on Atena’s face, who was not used to being contradicted.
"You know what we are, right?"
"My decision remains the same."
"Stubborn."
"I’m above worldly things. You can accompany me, but my goals won’t change."
"Let’s see how long you can keep that up."
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In the following centuries, Kayden continued developing his kingdom at an absurdly fast pace. The wars and events promoted by the government were perfect for only the absolute elite to emerge in this environment.
In just a few centuries, the average mage level went from four rays to six rays, surpassing 99% of all the countries in the universe. No one understood this ridiculous development; many tried to copy it in their worlds.
After Kayden destroyed a moon, word spread throughout the universe, and he became known as the strongest mage of the sixth realm. Many doubted his position, but no one dared challenge him for the title.
His fame led tens of thousands of mages to copy his governing style, but unfortunately, none of them had two key things. The first was the courage to release all secret techniques to the public. It was a step that few dared to take, and those who did regretted it decades later.
At best, they created a few dozen special geniuses, but raising the average of their population wasn’t seen anywhere. This was due to the changes Kayden was making to the souls of his people. Periodically, he would make mass alterations.
In addition, basic education was entirely focused on creating a winning mentality. Resources were abundant for anyone with talent, something few kingdoms could provide easily.
Kayden had strong support from Yan and received tons of resources every year. In the beginning, there was total dependence, but over the years, he slowly built an enormous space capable of sustaining his entire kingdom. It wasn’t easy, but it was starting to pay off centuries later.
All actions and organizations within the kingdom were monitored by the government. There was no freedom whatsoever. Kayden didn’t care at all about the opinions on freedom that many brought to him—his focus was on development, and nothing else.
His elite knights also grew in strength, with some reaching the seventh realm with eight rays and others the fifth realm with nine rays. Kayden had truly been able to create a few dozen monsters, who were the pillars of his ever-growing kingdom.
In the past, cities were dominated by ordinary civilians, but Kayden slowly released those who had reached their limits through the soul technique. This raised the bar for achieving power, forcing those at the bottom to work much harder.
Atlas had not yet been allowed to advance. Kayden was truly polishing the boy’s mind to the absolute limit that a god’s resources could take him. His apprentice consumed directly ten percent of all the kingdom’s resources—an astonishing amount for only minor improvements in his strength.
His siblings visited Kayden’s kingdom to see Atlas and Atena. They grew in power at an absurd rate that Atlas couldn’t keep up with. Their resources were dozens of times more abundant, but even so, he wouldn’t trade Kayden’s tutelage for anything.
"Don’t trade your future for the present," was a phrase that had been repeated since the first time Kayden had spoken it to Atlas.
In the fourth realm, the boy became one of the most insane mages the world had ever seen, losing only to a few mages with nine rays who had been at that level far longer than him.
Haya had reached the eighth realm with nine rays and was the second strongest person in Kayden’s kingdom, only behind Reyna. Unfortunately, that was her limit, and Kayden knew it—he had altered the girl’s soul for this. But she was still an excellent soldier.
Over the years, Kayden and Reyna attended thousands of social events and built dozens of connections. The closest kingdom to Kayden’s was that of Haya’s parents. They were very pleased with their daughter’s marriage—first because Kayden was strong; second, because of his connection to Yan. But most importantly, Haya was radiant with happiness in every interaction they had.
Kayden’s strength had only undergone minor changes. He was merely polishing his kingdom while contemplating what to do to elevate himself to the seventh realm. Something was missing, and he needed to find it.
"Hello, Kayden. It’s been some time," a being made entirely of light sat before Kayden at that moment. He had arranged this meeting years ago without using any name or organization.
His strength in the ninth realm allowed him to do so, but not to the point of quickly placing him in front of Kayden, he had to wait for a huge line of people that was in front of him, even more so considering that he had no direct business objective.