Chapter 340: Asgradron

A few moments earlier…

In the Primartia Galaxy, the world where the Conclave had established its Base of operations eons ago was inhabited by different races from across the Galaxy. The peace that existed on this world was something that could hardly be found anywhere else in the entire Primartia Galaxy, allowing countless races to coexist without the frequent conflicts that plagued other worlds.

Despite the presence of so many different civilizations, the world had maintained its peaceful state for an extremely long time, making it an unusual place even by the standards of the Galaxy.

Its sheer size was so immense that Eliomor could not even be compared to it, though there were two obvious reasons for this difference.

The first was that this world was far older than Eliomor and almost every other world across the Galaxy, giving it considerably more time to undergo changes and expand. Its vast territories had developed over an incomprehensible period, resulting in a world whose scale was beyond what the inhabitants of Eliomor could even imagine.

The second reason, however, was related to its evolution ranking, as this world was a Genesis World. Unlike ordinary worlds, which had yet to undergo multiple stages of evolution, a Genesis World had already advanced through several stages of development, resulting in a significant difference in both its size and the amount of Aether Energy it contained.

On that matter, the worlds in the Primartia Galaxy were classified according to their evolution: Dormant World → Mature World → Transcendent World → Genesis World. Beyond these classifications existed another mysterious category known as an Eldritch World.

However, it remained separate from the established ranking system, as almost no one had ever seen one or even knew whether such a world existed. Even those who possessed knowledge of it were highly unlikely to have shared that information with others, leaving its true nature unknown to most inhabitants of the Galaxy.

The evolution of a world required an absurd amount of time and Life Force, and each advancement increased its size severalfold through expansion while making it far richer in Aether Energy.

Not only that, but each evolutionary stage made it considerably easier for cultivators living within that world to advance through the Galactical cultivation rankings, although their individual talent and comprehension still mattered.

Though the mechanisms behind these evolutions were far more complicated, they better be discussed another time as right now, the important point was that the evolution ranking of a world affected both its overall scale and the cultivation opportunities available to the beings living within it.

The Genesis World known as Asgradron remained in its usual peaceful state. Its size was thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of times greater than Eliomor.

The Conclave’s base of operations was located within Asgradron, and consisted of an enormous structure suspended above the planet’s surface. Several gigantic geometric rings rotated around its central structure at different angles, their dark crystalline surfaces illuminated by streams of energy flowing beneath them.

The entire complex appeared to be constructed from an unfamiliar material that continuously shifted between black, silver, and translucent colors.

The base extended across an enormous area, containing countless interconnected facilities dedicated to research, communication, information processing, and the coordination of the Conclave’s operations.

Its architecture did not follow conventional spatial limitations, as the interior contained far more space than its external dimensions suggested. Entire research complexes could exist within individual structures, while designated pathways could connect locations separated by Infinitesimal distances.

There were no conventional elevators, transportation vehicles, or manually operated machinery. The base automatically adjusted its internal structure to accommodate authorized members, and its advanced systems could process enormous quantities of information while managing countless operations simultaneously.

At the center of the complex floated a massive black sphere surrounded by several concentric rings. It served as the central computational system, coordinating the base’s functions and maintaining connections with the Conclave’s operations.

PICTURE

Its capabilities remained incomprehensible to most members of the Conclave themselves, including many high-ranking members. However, the interior of this black spherical structure was even more unusual than its exterior suggested, as its internal environment bore little resemblance to the technological facilities surrounding it.

Inside, three beings could be seen sitting with their eyes closed in three different locations. The interior of the sphere stretched across an enormous space, and its environment was completely different from what anyone would expect after seeing the structure from the outside.

Despite the sphere’s technological purpose, its interior contained no machinery or conventional equipment, and the space within it appeared to follow entirely different principles.

There were no technological materials, holographic screens, or other facilities. Instead, three mountain peaks stood amid forests that extended for miles upon miles, with each peak separated from the others by a considerable distance.

Atop these three peaks, the beings sat in lotus positions with their eyes closed. They appeared to be cultivating or comprehending something far beyond what the inhabitants of the Primartia Galaxy could even imagine.

Their bodies remained motionless as they continued their activities, and nothing in their surroundings suggested that they had any reason to interrupt what they were doing.

How long they had remained in those positions was unknown as it could have been years or even eons since they had last moved.

However, just as they continued whatever they were doing, all three beings suddenly opened their eyes and looked toward a particular direction. Their gazes seemed to pass through the black sphere and beyond Asgradron itself, allowing them to perceive something happening in the distant reaches of outer space.

In an instant, all three locked their perception onto Atlas’s floating figure.

His energy was spreading in every direction, causing devastating destruction throughout the surrounding space even though he had no intention of doing so. The sheer scale of the destruction was enough to draw their attention.

They all arrived at the same conclusion: ‘A new Emperor is causing such destruction?’

They could not help but frown at the sight because according to them, an Emperor could not even destroy an entire star system by unleashing all of their power.

Yet… what they were witnessing now defied their understanding of the established cultivation rankings, and when common sense no longer applied, all three immediately classified the man as an Anomaly.

Their perception immediately attempted to penetrate deep into his existence, seeking to understand what kind of being could produce such destruction.

However…Just as they tried to examine him, Atlas turned his head and looked directly toward them, as though he had sensed their attempt to perceive his existence.

His eyes remained locked onto theirs for a brief moment before his figure vanished without saying a single word, leaving all three beings utterly baffled. None of them could believe that an individual who had only just broken through the Emperor rank possessed the ability to detect their perception.

The being wearing a white robe tightly bound around his waist narrowed his eyes before speaking, his attention still fixed on the direction where Atlas had been.

“A new Anomaly who has the capability to sense our gaze… the Awakened beings?”