Chapter 403

Natural Empire.

Weilan, the seaflower garden of Dawn Castle.

The wind blew, and layer upon layer of sea roses rolled with the breeze, like undulating waves.

In the viewing pavilion in the garden, Luosen lay lazily leaning on a leather chair, his hands behind his head, while a folk fantasy novel titled *Seven Levels of Hell Adventure* floated before his eyes.

He idly watched, and the sound of "babble babble~" kept coming from beside his ear—it was his newborn third daughter suckling her mother's milk.

Who is the mother?

Naturally, it was his first wife, Selena. Adrian.

Time flew by; in the blink of an eye, they had been married for almost nine years, and they had three children.

But Selena's appearance hadn't changed much—she was just a bit plumper, yet her demeanor had transformed greatly, from a green girl into a gentle mother.

After a while, the little girl finished drinking, her large azure eyes, very like her mother's, blinked a few times, and soon she fell into a sweet dream.

Selena then handed the child to the maidservant, got up, walked to Luosen's side, and lay down beside him.

Luosen naturally freed one arm and pulled her into his embrace.

Neither spoke; they just quietly leaned against each other.

After a while, Selena began to talk about some trivial family matters.

Luosen's eyes remained fixed on the miscellaneous book, but he occasionally offered his opinions, showing he was actually listening attentively.

After many years as husband and wife, they had long since developed a tacit understanding.

After chatting about some idle talk to pass the time, Selena's tone turned serious.

"Your Majesty, after my power reached Legendary 4, I feel I can't improve any further—have I reached the limit of my cultivation?"

Whoosh~~

Luosen placed the book on the wooden stand beside him, and his expression grew considerably more serious.

"Pretty much, with normal cultivation methods, there basically won't be any noticeable improvement."

But his serious expression lasted only a moment; he then leaned over and expertly drank up the food left by his daughter.

After drinking less than half, Selena was already panting.

In the pavilion were only two trusted maidservants, and the surroundings were shrouded in an anti-spying barrier, so they had no scruples; before long, the divine spear was already sheathed.

In the azure wave flower sea, a fierce storm blew up.

After the storm subsided, the two maidservants stepped forward, calmly helping the emperor and the emperor's Dawn Empress clean up the storm's aftermath.

Selena let the maidservants busy themselves, continuing the previous topic: "Your Majesty, I still want to move forward."

This was his wife's wish; Luosen naturally would fulfill it, saying, "No problem, leave it to me."

He decided to forge a divine body for Selena.

Not only Selena, but also the Natural Empress Qi Ge Rui La Na, the Radiant Empress Zhuo Ya, his most beloved mentor Anna, and all girls with sufficient magical talent—he intended to forge divine bodies for them as well, to open the path to the 23rd ring.

Besides that, he would likewise forge divine bodies for a batch of the empire's absolute confidants, currently tentatively set at 500 people.

Not only would he forge divine bodies, he would also use the Time Jewel to imprint temporal talent upon them.

The goal is to cultivate a sufficient number of high-end magical talents to support the core framework of a mature, high-powered empire.

In fact, this is one of his current work priorities.

Soon, the maidservants had completely cleaned both of their bodies.

He waved his hand to stop the maidservant from dressing Selena, then reached out a hand and gently stroked his wife's skin, warm like jade, employing a secret-word technique developed from the Hidden Passage Art.

"My dear, I will help you lay a solid foundation, but you must strive to increase your power and always be ready."

Selena blinked: "Prepare for what?"

"Prepare to become true eternal life."

If he succeeds in igniting the divine fire, once he stands firm in the divine realm, he will ignite the divine fire for any wife whose power meets the requirement and bring her to the divine realm.

Of course, he only said it vaguely, without fully explaining, because he wasn't sure whether he himself could succeed.

On the other side, Selena didn't quite understand: "Eternal life?"

"I can't say for sure now; you'll understand later."

As they spoke, he again felt aroused, and under his teasing, Selena quickly fell once more into a pleasurable vortex.

Of course, this was just a small adjustment amidst his busyness.

After a brief rest, Luosen immediately continued preparing to rush to the Abyss.

The preparations were extremely complicated.

Forging divine bodies for his wife and the empire's core talents is one aspect.

Mobilizing vast resources to help Tiralin create a homogeneous time-current zone is another aspect.

He also forged many powerful time-space artifacts, and with them equipped a batch of absolute confidants.

These confidants were sent to scout the Abyss of Pain, among whom was the Joy Apostle Lifu.

Finally, he also began working on the complete unification of the natural plane, to fully integrate all its resources.

This matter, actually, is a bit rushed.

Because at this moment, the natural plane remains in a fragmented state.

Although the lifeline of the former Radiant Empire has almost been completely seized by the Natural Empire, domestically many nobles still harbor resentment, their attitude toward the union of the two nations being hesitant and ambivalent, wanting to reject yet accept.

The elves of the Holy Elf Empire, though repeatedly beaten badly in the Dragon Archipelago, and with rebel armies arising domestically, yet many high elves' proud hearts never die; they still indulge in fantasies of finding a niche haven on the continent.

On the far side of the continent, the Storm Continent, the Fusion Empire is still struggling on its last legs, occasionally popping up to cause trouble. But Luosen doesn't intend to delay any longer, because time is pressing.

At the same time, he already possessed a superweapon for swiftly unifying the plane.

After nearly seven years, with multiple improvements, using brand-new solar essence as its power source, weighing 1.8 million tons and with a diameter exceeding three kilometers, the sky battleship was finally completed.

At this moment, this super colossus is anchored in a large valley in the central mountains of Weilan, undergoing final adjustments before takeoff.

The area around the valley was a series of steep peaks, and on the summit of one of them stood an observation outpost.

On the platform atop the outpost, Luosen was overlooking the super war artifact in the valley ahead.

Beside him stood several women.

They were respectively the Imperial Industry Department Minister Anna, the Natural Empress Qi Ge Rui La Na, the Radiant Empress Zhuo Ya, Duola, Moon Goddess and leader of the Elven Empire's Hare Society, and Luosen's newly appointed personal guard, the War Goddess Beilu Dandi.

Each was a beauty, with unique charm and distinct temperament, none alike.

At the same time, each possessed outstanding talent.

Regarding this journey to the Abyss, Luosen did not conceal it.

Because the trip would take a while, he couldn't keep it secret.

To prevent turmoil in the empire, various preparations had to be made in advance.

"Ladies, I do not intend to personally join the world tour of the Sky City."

"Sky City" is the name of the sky battleship.

"Why?" Anna asked, puzzled.

In her view, this sky battleship was the pinnacle of the empire's magitech industry, embodying the efforts of countless mages.

If the emperor did not take part in its maiden voyage, it would chill the hearts of countless engineer-mages.

Luosen naturally knew this, and he explained earnestly: "You all already know of the Abyss's existence, and roughly know the deadly threat it poses to us."

"To eliminate this threat, I must personally go to the Abyss."

The women exchanged glances.

Beilu Dandi stepped forward: "Your Majesty, I will accompany you!"

Luosen smiled: "Very good, I was thinking the same. Moreover, I have prepared this sword for you."

He directly tossed the Extinction Law Sword over: "From today on, it is yours."

Beilu Dandi certainly knew the Extinction Law Sword, and she exclaimed in shock: "Your Majesty, this is a second-tier divine artifact."

Luosen laughed heartily, reached into the air beside him, pulled out a whole string of magical devices, and distributed one to each woman.

"These are also so-called second-tier divine artifacts, handcrafted by me, with strong and comprehensive effects."

"They can boost cultivation efficiency, increase soul scale, forewarn danger, trigger shields, and so on—basically very useful."

"I call them the Empress's Ring."

"Come, come, come—one each, everyone gets one, put them on."

The women were greatly shocked; upon wearing them, they immediately felt the near‑unbelievable power of the devices, and were further stunned into speechlessness, unable to fathom how Luosen had suddenly acquired such skill.

After all, these are incredibly powerful second-tier divine artifacts.

Luosen gave a vague explanation: "I gained many treasures and learned some useful skills on my trip to the Lost Plane."

He added reassuringly: "In short, I dare to go to the Abyss because I have made thorough preparations. Moreover, I will leave behind a flesh‑and‑blood puppet emperor indistinguishable from the real one, and I can stay in touch with all of you through the Empress's Ring."

The women's worried expressions eased somewhat, but did not disappear completely.

Anna whispered: "Your Majesty, must it be this way?"

Zhuo Ya also said: "I think this is rather risky."

Qi Ge Rui La Na said: "Exactly, the empire could do without anyone else, but it cannot do without you."

Luosen naturally felt reluctant to part with these beautiful and kind ladies, but for a better future he could only steel himself and take another gamble.

Besides, tranquility was never his nature; adventure itself was one of his greatest passions.

Thus he reassured them: "Beilu Dandi is an immensely powerful warrior; with her protecting me, I am quite safe."

Having received the Extinction Law Sword, Beilu Dandi's confidence soared: "No doubt, I will do my utmost to protect Your Majesty."

Luosen chuckled inwardly but did not rush to correct her misperception of his strength.

First, because he had modified this Extinction Law Sword; although it remains a second-tier divine artifact, its power is greatly increased over the original.

Second, according to intelligence returned by the Abyss information officers, even in the ruined zones of the Abyss of Pain, the spacetime artifacts he crafted remain highly effective.

At that moment, the distant Sky City had finished debugging and began final preparations for lift‑off.

Luosen walked over to the women, gave each a passionate kiss, then stepped back to Beilu Dandi, put his arm around her strong, supple waist, and said: "Dear ladies, await my good news."

As his words fell, he had already linked to the spacetime beacon set up by the Abyss information officers, activating the secret passage technique.

A faint light flashed, and the two vanished into thin air on the outpost platform.

Although they disappeared, the women could clearly sense Luosen's will through the Empress's Ring, and could see the puppet emperor, remotely controlled by Luosen's will, in the distant Sky City.

This let the women secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Luosen's mentor Anna lightly clapped her hands.

"All right, ladies, we should now worry about ourselves—whether we can fulfill the mission entrusted by Your Majesty."

"As for Your Majesty, he is the most powerful mage I have ever seen; he will surely return safely from the Abyss."

Those words were correct; the women felt invigorated, activated their spells, and flew toward the distant Sky City as it slowly rose into the sky.

(End of Chapter)