The World Conquest: Giving Birth To Become A God

Continuing their tour of the Shadow Void Land, a shop caught their attention.

"Dragon Cuisine? What is this?"

Maximus knew the dragon race was stationed in the Shadow Void Land. Yet, someone dared to sell dragon meat as food here?

"Sir, welcome to our shop! What would you like?"

"What are you selling here? Aren't you afraid the dragon race will hunt you down?"

"No, no! This shop is built by Nova Dragon himself, the absolute of the dragon race."

"Oh?"

"Yes, if you can afford it, we even sell a dragon meat containing the essence of an absolute."

"Uh—"

This time, not only were his wives shocked, but Maximus was also stunned.

A dragon selling their meat for money? What kind of world was this? How could a dragon, an absolute no less, fall to such a level?

"Are you joking?"

"No, the dragon race recently cultivated a magic tree that bears dragon meat. With the corresponding power input, the tree could produce meat fruit matching the same rank."

"Oh, interesting. It seems you've learned something from the Tower of Knowledge."

As far as Maximus knew, there had been numerous attempts to artificially cultivate dragon meat, but none had succeeded.

He didn't expect that in just a few hundred years, the dragons had perfected this knowledge enough to produce absolute dragon meat.

"Then give us a set of absolute meat," Maximus said, inviting his wives inside.

"That will be 10,000 contributions per set, sir," the waiter replied, making sure Maximus could afford it.

"Hmm, give us a set each..."

---

Leaving the restaurant with their stomachs full, Maximus and his wives explored a few more shops.

They visited an alchemy shop run by the Alchemy Alliance, a mechanical shop set up by the Mechanical Alliance, and other various stores.

Next were the various services offered by these top forces, from delivery, collection, errands, transportation, etc.

Entertainment was also in the picture, from gambling, drinking, and even prostitution.

Although most of it was still being built, it gave Maximus a huge expectation.

"I should've brought those absolutes here a long time ago..."

In just a hundred years, they'd transformed the commercial atmosphere of the Shadow Void Land.

He wondered what more they could accomplish in a few thousand or even millions of years? These absolutes truly were SSS-rank assets capable of changing everything.

---

After their tour, they returned to Shadowcrest Castle to meet up with the others.

"Still not here," Erica muttered, looking around.

"They must still be having fun."

"Tsk, wasn't the previous trip enough?"

"For those kids, there's never enough..."

"Let's wait a while," Maximus decided.

While waiting, he turned his attention to Nero, observing his progress.

"Not bad. It seems this kid has matured."

With a clear goal to pursue, Nero had shaken off his past laziness, charging forward with determination.

Smiling, Maximus leaned back, resting with a peace of mind.

---

After a few short months, the others returned to Shadowcrest Castle.

"What do we do now, Father?"

"The same as last time, integrate a seed of path into the Source of Knowledge."

"Oh, that again..."

They remembered the past when they had integrated not just seeds of path but also ultimate treasures and materials.

Back then, due to the rush for coming the Dimensional Competition, they had only worked for a few hundred thousand years.

Now, with no immediate responsibilities, they knew this next phase could take millions or even billions of years.

However, no one complained.

Unlike the manual work of building, constructing, and engraving arrays, integrating a seed of path into the Source of Law was a form of practice itself.

They would enter a trancelike state, comprehending the vastness of knowledge as they forged their paths.

Having reached the absolute of law, they could stay in such a state for hundreds of thousands of years without noticing the passage of time.

Without worrying about time, boredom, or wasted effort, they eagerly prepared to start.

Just as they were about to leave, Maximus stopped Iris and Scarlet in their tracks.

"You two still have things to do," Maximus reminded them.

After their marriage, Iris was supposed to rebuild her foundation using the revised origin manual Maximus had given her.

However, due to various complications, it had been delayed for over ten thousand years.

Scarlet also needed to rebuild her foundation and advance to the absolute of law.

Helping strengthen the Source of Knowledge in their current state would not only hinder their growth but also be inefficient.

"Alright, we'll leave this to you..." Iris said reluctantly.

Having been with Maximus for so long, Iris often put her training aside.

Now, reminded by her husband, she had no choice but to resume her practice reluctantly.

Scarlet was even more reluctant, holding tightly to Maximus's hand, unwilling to let go.

"Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere. The next time you open your eyes, I'll be right before you," Maximus coaxed gently.

"Promise?" Scarlet asked tearfully.

After enduring countless years of loneliness away from her beloved, it was hard for her to part now that they were finally together.

"Promise. I'll be with you forever. No need to worry…"

---

After settling everything, they teleported to the void, arriving at the ever-flowing Source of Knowledge — the origin of all paths surrounding the Etherium Realm.

A Source of Path is like a stream of water, supporting one's paths of law.

Because of this, those who hadn't forged a forbidden path containing their own source of law were generally weaker than those who had.

However, by continuously infusing seeds of path, ultimate treasures, and ultimate materials, the Source of Knowledge could grow to a level that could support them even more than those who had forged forbidden paths.

"This time, our goal is the Seed of the Absolute of Creation," Maximus announced, taking out an essence made of intricate sequences of law.

"This is quite a challenge, Father!"

Just one look told them it would take hundreds of thousands of years to integrate this time.

Considering their vastly improved strength, an ocean-level seed of path that once required hundreds of thousands of years now took them only tens of thousands.

Yet this seed, the Absolute of Creation, was on a completely different level.

"This is just right. Once we're done with this, the construction outside will go faster."

Initially, Maximus had planned to integrate all the river-level seeds of path he had on hand first.

However, for efficiency's sake, he decided to tackle the Seed of the Absolute of Creation first.

"Let's start..."

Dividing the workload, Maximus began integrating the seed of path into the Source of Knowledge.

He handled the core tasks while his wives, children, in-laws, and grandchildren assisted from the sides.

In a trancelike state, they worked tirelessly.

As they progressed, their paths of law slowly advanced, filling up with new insights and power.

---

Ten thousand years later, after continuous effort, Maximus finally completed the most critical part of integrating the Seed of the Absolute of Creation into the Source of Knowledge.

"I'll leave the rest to you. I need to take the Trial of Origin," Maximus said, stepping back.

"Leave it to us, husband. Focus on your own path," his wives assured him.

"Don't worry, Father. We can handle the rest," his children chimed in.

"That's right, Grandfather! Just concentrate on the Origin Trial!" his grandchildren added enthusiastically.

"Thank you..." Maximus smiled warmly.

Strengthening his path of law was important, but completing the Origin Trial was crucial.

It was a key step in his advancement to the Overlord Realm, a priority he could not ignore.