GREED: ALL FOR WHAT?

The first thing Kilorita did was to come straight for him. She left her army in search of him. He couldn't stop her since none of his zombies could fly. This is despite being transcendent.

Even he can't fly. That will require him to interact with the world with his divine sense but the void universe hates him. So he could only watch Kilorita bully her way to the kingdom of spores.

She wanted to use the beheading tactic to end the plague. Unfortunately for her, he could hide very well. The best she was able to achieve was to destroy the fake kingdom of spores in anger before returning.

He said to the Will of the plane from his hiding place, "It is only over when one of us dies."

He can only threaten impotently because he has been checkmated. He surely doesn't have the guts to show his face and fight Kilorita one-on-one. All he can do is increase the frequency of attacks on her city so that she will expend more and more divine energy to protect it.

He has unlimited Origin energy so he can produce unlimited zombies with transcendent power. She can kill thousands of transcendents with a wave of her hand but a million transcendents will give her issues. So in a way, he still has the upper hand.

The stalemate continued until Soverick comprehended a law. He wanted to become a king of law so that he could use his authority to forge stronger weapons. This is because Origin weapons need the control of law to be forged.

The more powerful the Origin weapon, the higher its requirements for Authority. This decision caused the void universe to be invoked. It rewarded Soverick for his comprehension of laws.

That is normal. But it also made the cosmic energy within Helios flow into the mind network. Cosmic energy flowed through the soul sphere into Legion-7 and combined with his spark of consciousness.

His spark of consciousness was already on the level of concept. After all, it is the fusion of Origin essence with the crystalization of his comprehension of the law of the soul that led to the evolution of his soul through divinity. But it was never acknowledged by the void universe. Now it officially became an Authority of the Soul.

"What a pleasant feeling," Legion-7 said after feeling the Authority within his soul. "I feel like a king of law again. It is mostly useless but I have an advantage in the manipulation of souls now."

The void universe didn't give him the Authority but that doesn't mean it is fake. He can feel the same ease of controlling the law he has comprehended that kings of law feel.

He feels that he can reduce his burden on his host better now. A vitality core refiner could only bear him for a day at most before but now he can push it to 10 days which is the length of time that a mana entity can bear his burden before dying.

He wasn't the only one who was changed by the infusion of cosmic energy into the mind link. He turned his attention to consider what just happened to them.

Aeternus reached level 10 immediately while Legion-1 exploded.

Legion-1 will need time and resources to resurrect now. It made Legion-7 say with mirth, "There is such a thing as too much."

But then he said to himself, "I wonder if I can create more authorities. After all, I know a lot of laws."

He just said something about a thing being too much but he isn't satisfied with what he has. He is also greedy for Authority.

He tried accessing the law matrix again. This time he used his authority of the soul. This time the law matrix couldn't deny him access. He has authority so he must be allowed to use the law matrix.

"This is good." He said when everything went smoothly. "Now let's see what will happen when I use other laws."

He used the law of fire first. The fragments of the law of fire in the law matrix were activated immediately. They rushed towards him and bounded with him. They didn't combine with cosmic energy to form Authority. Instead, the law fragments were refined by the soul flame and then devoured by his spark of consciousness.

"So this can happen too." He said in wonder.

His soul changed immediately. He became more powerful because cosmic energy was fusing with his Authority of the soul as he devoured more and more law fragments.

"I don't think I am a pure spiritual entity anymore. I might be a living Authority that feeds on laws. This is unprecedented."

He is elated with the changes even though they come up short of his initial expectations. He still can't wield laws and he can't use his comprehension of laws to create more Authority. But he can devour them and that is good enough for him.

He was very happy and satisfied but the void universe was not happy with him at all. Instead, it felt threatened. After all, Legion-7 is literally devouring the law matrix of the void universe.

If this is allowed to continue, Legion-7 will consume all the law fragments in the law matrix which will make the law matrix fall apart and then the world of manifestation will cease to exist.

Of course, it could produce more law fragments but that is catering to the whims of a threat. That option is time and energy-intensive. There is another easier and faster solution.

The void universe decided that it couldn't let Legion-7 continue growing stronger. No, it decided that it couldn't let Legion-7 continue living. It decided to end the trouble at its roots. A tribulation descended immediately.

The tribulation was heralded by a spike in the hostility of the law matrix towards Legion-7. He felt the intent of the void universe before the world changed around him. The changes happened quickly and there was no time for him to plead his case.