The Rise of the Black Plain

The moment the great being disappeared, Minos felt as if he had been kicked in the forehead as he heard that individual's voice for the last time while his surroundings changed.

'Look to the stars. Your answers are in the stars.'

That was what Minos heard before the surroundings of the illusion he was in changed, showing him the infinity of space where he could see countless stars, similar to what one would see when looking at the night sky.

But he saw such a thing in all directions, seeing the vast universe, which no living being in the Spiritual World had ever significantly explored.

The Spiritual World had existed as it was for millions of years. But the inhabitants of this world had never come close to exploring the observable universe.

It seemed impossible to leave the Spiritual World with flying abilities. The higher you flew, the slower you became, and the harder it was to keep moving.

As for manipulating wormholes, you had to have a specific destination for your wormhole. The endpoint of a wormhole was determined when it was created. Once created, this wormhole would lead to such a point where one would have to accept the consequences of traversing space to such a place.

If there were a battle at such a destination, it would be the problem of the person who manipulated space to such a point. If they arrived at such a place and suffered from the special phenomena in the area, there was little they could do but accept the consequences of their actions.

Therefore, it was perilous to go into space. No one knew where they were going, and, as already known, space was not a homogeneous, quiet place.

Thinking of space as the sea was more appropriate than comparing it to something quiet and still. In the sea, there were areas where the water could be more or less agitated because of the climate, the relief, the pressure, and the living beings in the area. There were places where, if you entered, there was no other destination than the end itself.

For example, great ocean phenomena turned regions the size of states into great convergence areas where huge whirlpools formed. Once inside the whirlpools, it would be impossible to escape!

Space had phenomena, with areas that could not be manipulated in any way or even receive wormhole travelers. If you ventured into space without knowing what you were doing, death was the most likely fate.

That was the reason for the non-development of the Spiritual World in relation to the universe. Most of those who tried to explore space died on their first attempt. Those who survived their first attempts didn't get very far.

Given the high mortality rate of experiments in space, few were interested in exploring it, and those who were willing to take the risk died before making any significant contributions.

'The universe is so vast. I feel like an ant. There must be many other worlds like the Spiritual World.' Minos thought to himself as he surveyed the vast space.

The Spiritual World had very little knowledge of the universe, but this had an inherent charm for people on this planet. Now that the technological level of this world was changing, it was possible that the dominance of the beings of this planet over the universe would greatly improve in the future.

'If we can defeat the aliens, I will explore the universe. I think there might be places like Panvuter somewhere. If I find something like that, I'll find my way to the level after level 100.' He thought.

With alien technologies and the universal wormhole connecting the Spiritual World to The Adamant Land, this planet of Minos would be connected to a much more advanced society. From then on, it would be a breeze to learn the minimum necessary to start exploring the universe, how to travel, and who to watch out for.

Thinking about it, Minos couldn't help but feel a little optimistic about the future.

As long as he overcame the alien threat that was about to reach his world, he could continue the achievements of the prehistoric beings left on this world!

Thinking about this, he felt the illusion lose its effect, and his consciousness slowly returned to the large volcano area where he was floating in the magma, near the large skeleton in that area.

When he opened his eyes, he felt no pain. He noticed that the many burns on his body had healed, and his body was now able to handle the high temperature there very well.

Small golden inscriptions surrounded his body while his indestructible body was fully activated.

His dragon aura was stronger than before, and he now looked more like the Ancestral God of Dragons than the dragons themselves.

His level had hardly changed at all, but he felt different as if what had been invisible to him had suddenly become visible.

He got up from where he was lying, hovered in the air, and quickly put on some clothes while watching what looked like a trail of smoke.

But it wasn't smoke. It was something only he could see in this whole world!

It was the chaotic energy of those ancient skeletons!

He looked at it and saw it was coming from the big skeleton inside the volcano.

With his Bright Eyes, he saw it was overflowing into the Dragon Spatial Kingdom and connecting with other similar trails around the Continent of Beasts.

'There is still a small fraction of the energy coming from Panvuter in the Spiritual World.' Minos concluded that it wasn't just coming from the giant skeletons. 'I must find a way to cultivate it as soon as possible. Even though the energy is small in quantity, I'm the only one who can absorb or distribute it. It could help me a lot in the coming years.'

He looked in the direction of the Dragon Spatial Kingdom's common area, where he would deliver the Divine Medicine.

'I will try to see it urgently. Now, it's time for me to handle business with this tribe!' He made up his mind, and without hesitation, he headed towards the dragon headquarters, towards the common part of this Spatial Kingdom.

Upon entering that place, Minos was quickly greeted by the dragons from earlier, and it did not take him long to realize that the few moments he thought had passed had actually lasted more than 2 months!

Fortunately, 2 months wasn't too long for him, and considering what he had improved and gained access to, it was a small price to pay!

He then handed over the medicine already in his spatial ring, keeping his promise. 

With that done, it was time for him to leave the beasts' territory!