As she spoke, she also felt a twinge of bitterness.

Louis's situation was simply too outrageous.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it cheating.

The world powers that demigods typically produce from their demi-planes are limited. Those who ascend through ancient methods can't sustain actions for long, while those ascending through modern methods often face rejection after frequent actions.

Only Louis... his demi-plane of the Soldier's Tomb has already ascended to a world, surpassing the domain of a demigod both in duration and intensity.

Though there was no evidence, thanks to her family's situation, Alice knew exceptionally more about the hidden secrets of Ense.

She strongly suspected that the emperor was so astoundingly powerful because he had transcended his demi-plane into a world.

After all... during the Battle of the Shadow Country, she was also present.

Although Olivia hadn't explained in detail why the divine abomination targeted her, there were only a few reasons for being targeted by such a being.

Beings like the divine abominations, though powerful, lack intelligence.

Saying that they are all fools wouldn't be far off.

To pursue Olivia, it's highly possible she accidentally touched upon the forbidden taboo that the shadow divine abomination couldn't tolerate.

—For instance, seizing much of the power left by the Shadow Goddess.

But the timing didn't seem quite right either.

That silly swan had barely been awake for a few days over the years.

So, it was likely a case of misdirected anger.

And those capable of such acts, the greatest likelihood lies with the emperor.

Considering past rumors about the Black Sun of the Fallen Shadow Nether Realm...

Hiss.

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

Even among the strong, there are differences—how could Louis's current strength compare to the emperor's?

Yet, at the thought, Alice was left speechless.

When she dared to compare Louis to the emperor, she had already lost.

Because that guy is currently just legendary!

Louis watched as Alice's expression constantly changed and a peculiar smile touched his lips:

"Curious about how strong I am now?"

"Indeed, quite curious."

"How about experiencing it?"

"Hm?"

Louis directly increased Alice's empowerment with [Noble Desire] to its maximum, 50%.

Alice, who was just about to stand up, was startled, a terrifying sense of strength spreading through her body.

In that instant, she seemingly saw a magnificent world approaching her, its power bolstering her own, giving rise to an impulse to destroy everything.

Louis didn't say much more.

He simply watched as her expression kept changing.

"What is this?"

"[Noble Desire], one of the powers of lust, sharing 50% of my strength."

"This strength is just 50%?"

Louis remained silent for a long time.

After a while, he somewhat incredulously said, "Did you misunderstand my strength?"

"I knew you were strong, but not this strong, is that not okay?"

"Now you know."

"Let's go, it's time to leave; otherwise, people outside can't wait anymore."

...

When the temporary temple was undone, Louis discovered a large crowd had already gathered around.

They were strong individuals from various countries who had come to investigate the Eye of Fear.

Not a single ordinary person was present, only professionals.

This was the battleground where the Divine Realm and many demigods and legends fought.

Even the aftermath of the battle effortlessly killed ordinary people.

Most of those who came were strong among professionals, figures seldom seen normally but here appeared like weeds, scattered everywhere.

"Your Highness, how well have you recovered?"

A Dark Crow Guard knelt before him.

Louis waved his hand and said, "Not only have I recovered, but my strength has also improved."

The Dark Crow Guard paused, and the next moment he suddenly realized what it meant. He raised his head in disbelief and said:

"You've become legendary?"

"Yes."

"This is truly... a great fortune for the nation!"

Even though this Dark Crow Guard had long stayed in the Fallen Shadow Nether Realm, assisting the emperor in fighting the abyss, he still flashed a radiant smile.

He said gravely, "The legion commander also came over, assisting your Curse Binding Legion in collecting materials from the scene."

Louis arched an eyebrow and said, "There are so many people here; from which forces were they assembled?"

"Yes, the treasure is valuable; attracting certain people's interest is inevitable."

"Such audacity." Louis chuckled and said, "Tell them, contend where contention is due, no need to hold back. We contributed the most and ended the Cosmic Serpent."

"Indeed, you ended it." The Dark Crow's smile was as difficult to suppress as an AK, and he excitedly said, "When we discovered the Cosmic Serpent's flesh didn't recombine, we knew you had truly killed it."

"Inform all parties not to think of secretly hiding away things. These items belong to everyone, especially those who didn't participate much but dispatched people to help collect resources—they should all be driven out."

"Understood."

Previously, with Louis, the leader, not back, they dared not act on their own.

But seeing His Highness standing unharmed before them, they knew the struggle had ended.

Those extraordinary individuals who came here, upon hearing Louis's order, hesitated to leave.

Yet, most people, who had anticipated this, departed obediently upon hearing that the order was from Louis.

However, there were still a handful of people clamoring, "Those who see the treasure share in it."

Such people, each and every one, received no kind treatment from Ense; their legs were directly broken and they were thrown out.

In acting, they also openly stated to all participating nations:

"Repaying enmity with virtue, how can virtue be repaid? Those who truly sacrificed cannot be shortchanged."

Louis laid his cards on the table; he managed the division of this loot, coming here for one reason: fairness, fairness, damn it, fairness.

As for the core and the soul of the Cosmic Serpent?

The soul of the Cosmic Serpent wasn't something they could capture.

The core was mostly taken by Louis not out of deliberate monopoly, but because the deception by the Cosmic Serpent resulted in his absorption.

Didn't you see he almost pathetically ate himself to death?

Moreover, due to this mess, he inadvertently incurred a heap of debts.

Although he didn't detail it, the state of disarray apparent to all sides hinted at a major problem.

Thus, these two things were regarded—by silent consent of all involved—as extra perks for uniting them under Ense's leadership.

As for the remaining pieces of flesh, scales, snake skin, etc., those were naturally divided meticulously.

This distribution lasted a whole week after Louis awoke to conclude.

After delineating contributions, each party left satisfied with their collectibles.

Louis followed the large group back to the Ense Empire first.

Firstly, this batch of materials was exceedingly precious.

Forget about large pieces of materials, even ordinary scraps, meticulously prepared, could cultivate a large number of exemplary strong individuals.

In the past, the materials scavenged from a single Cosmic Serpent could suffice Ense's consumption for over a thousand years.

But now…

Louis estimated they would exhaust about seventy to eighty percent of these reserves, leaving only a fraction for backup.

Because the era of dark turmoil had fully arrived.

Not just Louis, every nation involved in this battle anticipated it.

Without exception, all countries would employ these resources directly to enhance existing national combat power.

The era of extraordinary individuals not being special and exemplary strong individuals being commonplace was about to dawn.

Yet... everyone realized, even with strength surging rapidly, in this unending siege of disasters, most elite forces would also be buried.

Still, it was a necessary expense, for without boosting forces now... there would be no future.

In such a short span, first came the Golden Land disaster, then the breaking of the Cosmic Serpent's seal.

What horrors would the next five great disasters bring?

The Golden Land disaster wasn't truly resolved either.

Back then, Louis and company merely assisted the Lokeshi Empire in eliminating the frenzy of fairies; the direct threat of the Golden Land remains.

To date, only one disaster has been fully addressed.

That is the current Cosmic Serpent.

Yet, after a siege, one-fifth of the demigods and legends, once freely acting nations, were directly buried.

What if there are several more major disasters?

They wouldn't withstand it.

Hence, these resources must be securely returned home, and the enhancement program must be promptly initiated.

However, to Louis's surprise, as they were preparing to depart, the leaders of the present nations approached him directly.

"What? Spending a tenth of the resources to let me facilitate your materials transit?"