The Rise of the Black Plain

Chapter 2794  Back to Uzira

As he passed through the final portal on his path, Minos felt time stop around him as his body transformed, leaving his devilish appearance behind while his white hair, seraphim wings, and pale skin returned.

His eyes became golden again, and his physique grew by at least 25% of his height, with muscles growing to fill out that massive body structure.

But amid this process, he felt something deeper in his body, the connection of the Nautilus' Compass, of the Incorruptible Heart, with the Infernal Crown.

A large hourglass formed around his body, while his surroundings became so bright that he couldn't see the place he had just arrived at.

"You grew up pretty fast while you were in Hell," said a voice that Minos already knew well, making him look back and spot the figure of the True Celestial of the Upper Realm, Devdar!

Minos remembered how this guy had lost to Qhava before and was surprised that Devdar was there for him.

"Senior..." He hesitated in front of Devdar, not knowing what he should do in this situation.

"Don't worry, I told you it was best for you to go ahead with it. The important thing is the benefits you've gained on this journey. Now you're stronger than ever, almost ready to meet me again."

Minos was not surprised by Devdar's words. The person in front of him was not the real version of Devdar, but a mere projection.

"Don't think too much about the Infernal Crown. As soon as you become a Celestial and come to the last stage of my inheritance, you can give it up and make the crowns of two of your wives fall. As for the last of them, I'm afraid she won't escape this hellish fate. Already a Devil in her own right, she can only vie for the top position in Hell or choose her champion to assume such a position while she accompanies them as a supporter."

Minos looked over, seeing Abby frozen under the effects of Temporal Sands.

"My time is running out. I'll leave a seal on your crown that will buy you and your women a little more time. Unfortunately, that's all I can do. Sooner or later mortal challenges will come to you and you'll have to face them for yourself. That's the path to immortality!"

As soon as Devdar had finished speaking, he ran one of his hands over Minos' body, fulfilling his promise before dissipating.

Minos' golden hourglass stopped working and the surrounding time returned to normal.

He saw the place where he and his group had arrived, noticing a part of Awakening Peak that they had passed earlier on their journey in search of the Drops of Hell.

Back in this area, he scanned the surroundings, feeling it was extremely easy to understand where he was, but also to be so close to a malicious and dangerous place like this.

Not only had his cultivation increased threefold during his years in Hell, Minos had also experienced years without being able to use his many skills that made his life significantly easier. Back in Uzira, he found it much easier than he thought he should to feel all his powers returning.

His silver flames became much stronger, and he almost felt that, if he merged it with the powers of his crown, he could play with the dead in a different way than Abby and he had done before this whole experience in Hell.

"It's good to be back..."

"I didn't think I'd ever feel this free and safe again just because we're back." Ruth joked with her companions.

"Yes. It's different being back. Uzira doesn't seem so..."

"Special?" Abby completed Gloria's sentence with a curious tone.

"Yes. Uzira has become somewhat ordinary after years in Hell... But I imagine that's to be expected. We're much stronger and that dimension is comparable only to the Upper Realm." Gloria added while Minos just listened to them talk.

"The Reincarnation Wheels carry with them the laws in their purest forms. Connecting to them is like consuming the fundamental essences of the universe—and it comes with extremely solid cultivation improvements. That's why you feel this way." Abby explained casually, feeling the differences even more than they did, since her cultivation was now the highest in the group.

"Anyway, time to deal with the Macabre Horde." She pointed toward where a crowd of undead were moving towards them.

Years ago, they would have been worried. They remembered well what it had been like to escape from Cursed Rock, the prison from which they had fled with Mylecent. But now they didn't feel the same kind of worry and were calm in the horde's face, with even high-level corpses by continental standards among their numbers.

All of them now had some power over the dead, with Abby's powers obviously being the most intense. But even Gloria and Ruth were curious how their current abilities would affect the bodies of that horde, now coming towards them, hungry.

"What do you intend with them?" Minos asked, having his own plans, but curious to find out what Abby had in mind.

She smiled as she took a few steps forward and pointed toward the undead. "I'm finally going to show you the true form of a necromancer. The highest level of a necromancer is not to control mere undead, but to give life to them, a fresh start, a chance beyond reincarnation. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

From this group coming to us, I will create the first immortal undead in our universe!" she said with energy in her voice, her dark blue energy vibrating around her as a mysterious glow surrounded her eyes.

"The phenomenon that created the Macabre Horde, or rather the acts of those who caused the Macabre Horde to emerge, failed to produce something like this. But I believe I will have a different result."

"That would be impressive." Ruth commented to Abby.

Minos smiled and said, "Very well. I'll help you."

Not only his cultivation, but that of his wives too, increased as glowing blue spheres of energy appeared around them-artificial energy reserves.

Abby's cultivation reached level 123, while Minos' stopped at the absolute peak of level 124, with Gloria at level 121 and Ruth at level 122. In this state, the four of them were surrounded by the undead tsunami of the Macabre Horde!