After spending a few hours recovering, Dream got back to work.The particle dome and solid mana was only the first part of his plan. He had two more parts, both of which actually revolved around himself. If he wanted to help them, then strength and ability was his foremost guarantor.The solid mana that he made was actually going to be used by both himself and the girls. While he recovered, Iris had already done some tests and successfully converted the solid mana to her own, confirming his assumption that she could use it. As for himself, he was planning on enchanting his body using the solid mana.Putting it simply, he was going to form himself a core!While it's known as a core, as per Dream's plan, it was going to be a full-body enchantment. Not only that, he would convert the liquid mana pathways going from his body to soul into solid mana pathways. That's how Riddick described the advancement process, and while it was usually extremely difficult to pull off, Dream and Sophia alr
After Dream received materials and orders from the Red Eye Clan, he was quick to fulfil them all. In only a month, hundreds of powerful weapons were handed to the clan's most powerful combat force besides the highest class 6's. They were all constructed to specification, but their functionality far surpassed what any of the class 5's who received them could usually get with their wealth.Not only that, but Dream mass produced some standard weapons for the class 4's using the spare material. This flooded the clan with weapons that, while basic, were much better than the current equipment of the general class 4 population. Just these weapons increased the combat ability of the clan's military force by nearly 40%.That wasn't all. Come the second month of Dream's stay, an entire armada of ships were created. There were around 10 thousand, and they were divided into levels based on size. There were the flagships, carriers, and then the smaller corvette ships. The flagships numbered about
Melody watched the screens that showed the situation outside. Thinking for a second, she remembered that the ships her brother built were exceptionally fast. Knowing that they couldn't fight 8 class 5's, she turned to Durack."Hey, turn these ships around and run.""...We can't do that. I'm not sure if you can feel it, but they've locked down the mana in the region with a massive enchantment array. That's why our ships were stopped in the first place.""...Damn."Melody was silent for a second as she suddenly released her Will. After feeling the stagnant mana, she cursed. It looked like these people came prepared.The other two class 5's on the ship were also frowning. However, before they could think of anything, all the surrounding enemies suddenly started attacking. The thousands of high level class 4's all launched attacks at the ships, destroying them and releasing the people within. The Red Eye clan members who were caught outside all went to fight back, but they were overpowere
Dream raised his arms, his cosmic gaze locking onto the old man. The hellish aura around him spread throughout the battlefield."You call yourself death incarnate? No, this is real death. Gaze upon this horror. Death does not discriminate between good and evil, innocence or corruption, friend or foe. I don't know of the souls you have destroyed or your moral character. But I also don't care. You have threatened what's close to me. So whether now or in the future, I will bring real death upon you, and there is nothing you can do to stop me.""Y-you..."The old man stuttered as Dream took a step toward him. From the depths of his soul, he was dreading the aura that Dream released.Truly, this dark manifestation could be considered death itself. Even the ground below, originally covered with grass and vitality, had withered and died simply because of this aura. The only reason the armies of class 4's hadn't died as well was that Dream didn't will it.But this wasn't why the old man was f
The barbarian glared at the old man before looking back at Dream.Dream just stood there. His aura also retracted. He felt no need to continue to display his power to these people. The image of that old man spoke for itself.His mortal shell was formed over his cosmic form, turning Dream back from a galactic existence to an ordinary man. And using his spatial power, he was able to obscure his soul, preventing the class 6's from seeing it clearly.The citizens of the clan below had all also emerged from their buildings, looking up at the sky. They had been alerted by the patriarch's bellow, and hundreds of thousands had seen Dream's cosmic form. Now, they saw him enter a standoff with the patriarchs of the clan. This was a monumental event."...I apologize for what our fellow patriarch has done to what was close to you. But you must understand that he cannot die for the sake of our clan."The barbarian spoke cautiously. Dream nodded at his statement."Yes, his death would indeed be ver
Dream and Melody sat in silence for a while. She looked at him with an odd gaze. It was crazy to think that her brother was responsible for such an extreme act.But it didn't make her fearful. If anything, it made her realize the level her brother was at. She already had a certain level of awe for him, and this increased it further. Plus, as Dream said, she wasn't a child. She could face harsh realities."...You don't seem fazed after talking about all that. Do you regret it?"Melody broke the silence, causing her brother to shake his head."Of course I don't regret it. There's nothing to regret. While I could have done things a bit better, I still made the right choices. As for killing nearly a billion innocent people, I've made my peace with that. I've owned up to what I did and moved on. It was an unfortunate circumstance, and I did my best. At least the survivors are safe on Earth, prospering like never before.""Right... So, you've decided to conquer the Blue Blood clan?"After n
The four barren planets surrounded Tersa's planet, their surfaces only a few hundred miles apart. These were entire planets, and ones much bigger than Earth.Without suspense, Dream commenced the merger. With a wave of his hand, the planets each slightly shifted. Then, their surfaces started to roil. Each planet was composed entirely of nanites that could be manipulated according to Dream's will. Thus, he engaged them.From each of the four planets, towers rose. The nanites flooded and stacked on top of each other, reaching past their atmosphere and into space. They grew to dozens of miles in size in only minutes.And with a bit of assistance from Dream, the nanites grew to over a hundred miles in height. Nanites from Tersa's planet also began rising, and after reaching past the 300 hundred mile gap, the two connected.A 300 mile bridge formed and widened from the four planets to Tersa. She didn't have to lift a finger as all the nanites from the barren planets flooded onto her surfac
Dream spent around two weeks just getting the barren planets near Tersa for her to merge. Then, he spent an entire 6 months crafting fusion marbles.It was only 10 days after Dream had his battle that the Red Eye clan launched their first attacks on the Blue Blood clan. Because the Blue Blood clan had pulled back all its armies, the Red Eye clan was forced to meet them on their home turf. However, with Dream's ships and equipment, they had no trouble doing this. They exercised their fullest power, beginning their sieges on Blue Blood military strongholds and outer cities.Every battle was brutally fought. The Blue Blood soldiers did everything in their power to stop the advance of the Red Eye clan. Unfortunately, they were outclassed. The Red Eye soldiers were outfitted with far better weapons. Not only that, but there was a single person who was able to turn the tides of every battle. Melody.By now, every class 5 of the Blue Blood clan knew who Melody was, and all the class 4's knew
"What was that?! How do you know the World Eater?"Not long after Luna left, Vursoid appeared in front of Dream. He wasn't the only one. The rest of the asura gods appeared as well.7 gods stood around Dream, who continued to sit lazily in his chair. Truly, any demigod standing in here now might pass out from the stifling Wills. But Dream remained unaffected, simply because he understood far too much about Will.He scratched his head.Dream was honestly surprised. Not by Iris, but by how quicky everyone was able to figure out who he was. Ziji only needed to hear that single name, Dream, and he figured out who he was.Of course, Ziji also knew far more about the universe than Dream. Ziji knew the famous World Eater, Iris, and knew that she had come from a world with an Asura Craftsman. This was Dream's lie that he planted not just in Giros' head, but in his book as well. The book that Giros held carried all the information about the world he oversaw, and anybody above him could look at
Nothing changed much after Luna and Alice appeared. For the next long while, Dream continued to lay back and ponder the universe.In his concept of Physical Reality, Dream was constantly learning all he could from those around him. Vursoid gave the greatest amounts of information while Dream occasionally mined away with Kevin or steal some of Quanta's gadgets.After some time, Dream quickly noticed an abnormality with the others though.None of them attempted to comprehend all aspects of Physical Reality. For instance, Quanta specialized in devices based off of quantum mechanics, but Kevin hadn't the slightest clue about how Quanta's bots worked. For someone who was comprehending a concept, Dream found it shocking to know that they didn't study everything.They all fell into their own specialized paths and pushed that set of knowledge to its extremes. This was very much unlike Dream who worked from the ground up, learning absolutely everything he could across every subject.Dream obvi
Luna and Alice instantly appeared on the other side of the portal, and they looked at their new surroundings.There were tall buildings all around, and people rushing down busy streets. All of them were asuras."The Blood Drop Primary World."Luna mumbled. She obviously had intel on this place, and all the other significant celestial landmarks throughout the universe. Coming here was simple for her.Then, she turned her head, looking at the building beside her."Dream's Armory?"She was a bit stunned when she saw all the thousands of people flooding in and out of this cubic building.Before she could get curious though, she suddenly felt herself shudder. Her soul bond that had been dormant for years was finally strengthened. She could feel Dream on the other side, and immediately knew exactly where he was. Alice felt the same thing.Without hesitation, both of them jumped into the void, appearing on the planet next to the primary world. Specifically, she appeared in Dream's mechanical
The last place Dream stopped was Kevin's mountain. At the base, he walked through the entrance of a mineshaft before descending through the eerily silent tunnels.At first, Dream didn't think that this tunnel could descend very far. From the ground until the edge of this world, one could only descend 2 miles at most. Dream's metal tree rooted a bit over a mile deep before hitting the edge of the inverted world.But Dream was easily able to tell when he went far deeper than what was possible. At some point, he went 20 miles deep. It was only here that he finally arrived at the end of the long tunnel.The sounds of clanging metal rang out as Dream turned a corner. When he peeked out, he saw Kevin digging away with his pickaxe. It didn't look like there was anything special behind his actions, but Dream refused to believe he did this for no reason."If you're here for tutelage, then start digging."Kevin plainly spoke, prompting Dream to conjure a pickaxe out of thin air. Merely using th
A month after Dream officially spread his business, word spread like wildfire.Dream knew it would take a while for publicity to reach him. In truth, he had actually expected a month to be all he needed for his business to explode. And sure enough, it happened exactly as he thought.Dream's bots were too useful. They were manufactured power, something unseen in the wider universe. Dream didn't know of any others, god or otherwise, that could make use of physical energy and arcane transmutation to create bots capable of crushing anything above the class 3 level.After all, normal power was individualized. A person had to increase the power of their souls through skills and levels, opening up larger energy reserves that could be used to move magic with greater power. But these bots didn't need the energy reserves of a soul. They could use energy from physical sources and convert it into magical power.While this conversion wasn't infinite, relying on enchantments to transmute, Dream mad
Orin nodded at Dream."Very well. Your services are welcome. We fight a great many battles with Hell, and these disposable soldiers will help us mitigate losses. Of course, you will be properly compensated. What do you wish for?""Well, first and foremost, I have a sister who needs training. You see, she's an asura who happened to inherit the so called Blood Drop Stance. I'd like her to receive tutelage.""I understand. How about I take her as a disciple?""I like that idea."Dream readily agreed. Of course, Melody's life would be out of his hands if she were being taught by the sword god, but on the other hand, there was no better way for her power to explosively grow. Dream was sure she'd like this idea, and to some extent, he trusted this sword god."Other than that, I need materials. These bots require great sources of power, and strong materials help greatly.""Of course. You'll be paid for their use, and upon destruction, we'll give you the materials to create another. You'll co
The Red Eye clan was exceptionally busy. At the moment, they were making final preparations. Many just stayed in their homes as they were instructed, while people from all over the planet returned to their roots. Like that, everything associated with the Red Eye clan concentrated on their cities.Patriarch Star sat in the capital city. Dream had told them to gather in a select few cities and wait. He also gave them a deadline. At that time, he would move them all, though he didn't say how.They were given plenty of time, and now, they were finally ready. Now, they just waited.That was when Patriarch Star sensed something. Standing, he left the building he was in and looked at the sky.A mile above the city, a hole in space opened. This hole expanded from one mile wide to a thousand miles wide, and it didn't stop there. Everyone on the ground was baffled as the sky became black, turning the city below pitch black as well.After a few seconds though, everyone felt suspended before the
After a few hours, Dream was able to get a hold of the situation.Everyone in Dream's immediate family was marked, their souls taking on this symbol of the ascendency. They also gained titles, but since they weren't Dream's children, their titles were special. His parents had a title displaying their position above Dream and his siblings received a title reflecting their position beside him. Of course, they didn't suddenly gain power equal or above his, or any authority.But surprisingly, they did still gain power. Dream's parents had risen to the class 3 realm, while only one of Dream's brothers became a class 4. While they couldn't compare to Melody's power when she was at the same level, compared to the general populace, they were actually normal.But now, both of Dream's parents spontaneously broke through to have class 4 power. Even Dream's brothers had a burst in power. Not even Melody was spared, gaining more power than all of them.And Dream could feel his effects on them. The
"What the hell just happened?!"As Dream and Tersa hung around outside the planet, there was a ship that suddenly sped toward them. Out came a panicking Melody. Behind her in the ship was their mother."Hi mom!"Dream waved like a child when he saw his mother, ignoring Melody's shock. She waved back, although a bit absentmindedly.Seeing Dream's mother, Tersa became a bit curious, looking at Shannon with wide eyes. At the same time, Melody poked at Dream."What did you do?! Since when do you merge planets just because?!""I didn't do it just because. I did it because I want to take Earth along with me. Now you can see mom and dad whenever you want.""That's true, but at least make some preparations first! You literally just tore the planet apart! People are going crazy! Besides, you left some people behind.""Left people? Oh!"Suddenly, Dream remembered something.Earth had advanced to create megastructures and navigate space. How could they have not colonized other planets like Mars?