Sovereign of the Ashes

By the time Sein reached Tychus and the others, the two Rank Four Radbow World creatures had already coordinated their escape.

In his current condition, Sein could barely give chase to two Rank Fours.

Tychus and the others, while powerful in their own right, were still far outmatched by Sein.

He had managed to bring down a Rank Four creature in just half a year.

In comparison, Tychus and his group’s battle against the Rank Four radioactive creatures had turned into a long, exhausting struggle.

In truth, Sein had achieved something even more remarkable than a simple kill—a live capture.

The Rank Four Crimson Eye Demon was not dead; it had merely been crippled.

Every one of its flesh tendrils had been ripped off, leaving only its eyeball-body, which would soon become a prized specimen on Sein’s laboratory table.

“Master Sein has just arrived in Radbow World and already subdued a Rank Four Eye Demon. Truly impressive,” Tychus remarked as he approached.

Inwardly, Tychus had once criticized Sein’s arrival. When Sein first came to Radbow World and ordered a full-scale assault, Tychus had dismissed him as reckless and inexperienced in interplanar warfare.

Yet the results spoke for themselves. Sein clearly had both the strength and confidence to take such bold risks!

The sooner Radbow World was conquered, the greater the strategic advantage it would bring to the surrounding regions.

Even the Grand Eye Demon World could not have foreseen this outcome—that in such a short time, the Magus Civilization would slay one of their Rank Four Eye Demons and capture the other alive.

Whatever Tychus had thought before, his conduct in battle had been commendable.

He not only coordinated closely with Sein during his battle with the Rank Four Eye Demon but also kept constant watch over him, signaling the two allied foreign gods to be ready to step in if needed.

In response to the knight’s efforts, Sein stepped forward and wrapped Tychus’s wounded body in the healing waves of lumen elemental energy.

The battle had taken its toll. Much of Tychus’ skin and muscle tissue had begun to wither from radiation exposure.

The two Rank Four radioactive creatures they had fought might not have possessed great physical strength, but their abilities were disturbingly strange—and the longer the battle dragged on, the worse the damage they inflicted.

They were, without a doubt, two of the most troublesome enemies Tychus had ever faced.

Sein was not particularly skilled in healing magic, but he was still far more proficient than Tychus.

The gentle lumen elemental energy dispelled many of the lingering negative effects ailing the knight’s body.

Before long, the two other foreign gods arrived.

Sein handed out several healing potions to Tychus and the others.

The potion he gave Tychus had been made by Lorianne, and its restorative effects were extraordinary.

The other two were not as lucky. They received potions that Sein had brewed himself during his time in the Magus World. Though effective, their potency could not compare to Lorianne’s work.

Most of Sein’s finest healing potions had come from Lorianne, but that did not mean he had abandoned Apothecary altogether.

Just as he specialized in pyro and lumen elemental power, he continued to study other disciplines—umbra elemental magic, necromancy, summoning, and even mechanic arts.

The more knowledge one mastered, the better. The longer Sein remained at Rank Four, the more he came to understand that every branch of magic shared underlying principles.

Sometimes, a shift in perspective or a new discipline could reveal insights that would never emerge from a single path.

Tychus wasted no time and drank the potion Sein offered.

The other two foreign gods, however, were more reserved. They did not drink immediately but instead stored their potions with great care.

It was not out of distrust. Their injuries simply did not seem severe enough to justify consuming a potion made by a Rank Four mage of the Magus Civilization.

High-grade healing potions had always been in high demand across the Magus Alliance.

In the past thousand years, their prices had skyrocketed again and again.

For many foreign gods without strong connections, even wealth could not guarantee access to such potions.

“I captured a Rank Four Eye Demon alive, destroyed over a hundred thousand elite Eye Demons, forced two Rank Four radioactive creatures into retreat, and dealt a serious blow to Radbow World’s planar will,” Sein said, turning to Tychus and the others. “I believe it’s time to order the legions of this plane to accelerate their advance.”

Sein had already established absolute dominance over Radbow World through sheer power, and he was also the most authoritative figure here.

Tychus raised no objection, and the two foreign allied gods quickly nodded in agreement.

***

After dispatching a Rank Four Eye Demon, Sein remained relatively inactive in Radbow World for some time.

An interplanar war did not mean that law-wielding beings had to fight nonstop from beginning to end.

Sein needed rest, and some of his injuries still required treatment.

Even so, the Magus Civilization’s legions on Radbow World did not slow their advance.

Across the entire plane, including the more than two million troops Sein had brought with him, the Magus Civilization’s total forces now numbered nearly ten million.

Among them were countless Summoners from the Divine Tower of Deep Blue. The summoned beast legions under their command were particularly formidable.

Wave after wave of summoning gates opened across the skies above Radbow World’s battlefields, each bringing in new reinforcements.

Sein had observed these Summoners up close before. He was deeply impressed by the profound mystery of astrology and spatial magic in their summoning techniques.

That day, while he was preparing the Crimson Eye Demon in his private laboratory aboard the space fortress, Yuri entered to interrupt him.

It turned out that Tychus and the others had requested to meet with him.

Setting down his scalpel, Sein instructed Yuri to handle the specimen in his stead, then changed into a fresh set of clothes.

Attending a meeting with colleagues from the Magus Civilization while reeking of blood and residual law particles would have been quite improper. This was a tiny detail Sein occasionally paid attention to.

Nearly a year had passed since Sein’s arrival on Radbow World and his battle with the Rank Four Eye Demon.

The Magus Civilization’s advance on all fronts had been going smoothly.

Two months earlier, Tychus and Yuri had jointly dealt a devastating blow to a Rank Four radioactive creature.

They had come within a hair’s breadth of killing it.

Though the creature ultimately escaped, it hardly mattered. Radbow World was not large; where could it possibly hide?

Over the past year, the Magus Civilization’s armies had also secured control of the three outer planar rings surrounding Radbow World.

Interestingly, the innermost planar ring, previously destroyed by Sein’s forbidden spell, had not collapsed entirely.

Instead, it remained suspended in the sky with the help of gravitational force.

The fractured, half-floating ring had since become one of Radbow World’s most striking sights.

“Do you know why Tychus and the others are looking for me?” Sein asked, glancing at Yuri as she neatly organized the lab equipment.

“It seems to be about the frontlines,” Yuri replied, turning her head slightly.