Ascending the Throne from the Pillar of Destruction

Potential Points aren't just gained through killing; self-cultivation can also generate them. However, compared to the high efficiency of killing, this method yields too little and was always set aside.

Later, Kurozawa picked up this method again. Using the Potential Points gained from ten years of self-cultivation to stack his attributes, he raised his basic combat attributes to over 40 points.

Even Hongyue, who had obtained the Immortal Body, couldn't contend with a serious Kurozawa.

Touching Hongyue's long black hair, Kurozawa said, "You've suppressed me for so long; now the situation has just reversed."

"This is what you call 'the wheel of fortune turns'."

The two entered the house. After sitting for a while, Hongyue suddenly said, "I've cultivated the Immortal Body."

Kurozawa nodded and said after a moment, "My body will remain. Perhaps you can use it."

He had researched and explored for a long time and had roughly confirmed the way he would leave.

This physical body, which was already invincible in the Demon Slayer World, would be left behind, while he would likely be reborn into another world, just as he was reborn into the Demon Slayer World.

However, the abilities he gained in the Demon Slayer World had become his foundation, imprinted in Kurozawa's soul, and would quickly be cultivated back as he grew.

The more worlds he experienced, the deeper this foundation and potential would become.

As for why the Power of Despair could transform into a World Seed, Kurozawa, through some research, also made the most reasonable deduction.

It actually obtains the understanding of the rules and information of this world from the despairing emotions of living beings at the moment of their death, especially regarding their knowledge of abilities.

Therefore, Demons imprisoned in Mount Fujikasane, at the same level of strength, provided less Power of Despair than Demons outside, because they knew very little about the world.

After obtaining enough information, Kurozawa would be able to steal the unique rule abilities of that world, imprint them in his soul, and make them his own. Even after leaving this world, he could activate them in other worlds where the rules were not interconnected.

This is the so-called Stealing Divine Authority.

A long time ago, the idea Kurozawa found most absurd turned out to be the one closest to the truth.

"Hmph, if I have to wait too long, maybe I'll get annoyed and sink you into a volcano to eat ash."

After ten years together, Hongyue's private personality had more of a young girl's charm, occasionally feigning pride or being playfully naive.

Kurozawa laughed heartily and said, "Okay, when the volcano erupts and lava covers the ground, that will be the day I return."

"At that time, don't blame me for pinning you down on the bed for a lesson."

"..."

After a few jokes, Hongyue suddenly hugged Kurozawa tightly: "Don't make me wait too long."

Kurozawa also embraced Hongyue in return, then said seriously, "I won't. I'm really looking forward to seeing Empress Hongyue's magnificent appearance as she rules the world."

The next day, when Kurozawa woke up from his sleep, Hongyue's figure was no longer on the bed.

Kurozawa knew she had left in the middle of the night. Hongyue didn't want to face the difficult scene of parting, and Kurozawa understood.

In fact, he was also a bit conflicted.

On one hand, in the Demon Slayer World, he was already at the supreme peak, without any threats or dangers. As long as Kurozawa wished, he could instantly obtain countless riches and infinite power, and he also had Hongyue who never left his side.

On the other hand, going to other worlds would inevitably mean starting from scratch. Even with the foundation from his previous life, it wasn't impossible to encounter fatal situations and die before he could grow.

He was able to grow very smoothly in the Demon Slayer World because of Hongyue's presence and the Demons assisting him; it was essentially a normal difficulty start.

But in other worlds, given Kurozawa's growth characteristics, it wouldn't be as easy as it was in the Demon Slayer World.

Moreover, even in the relatively easy Demon Slayer World, if things hadn't been handled well in the end, Hyuga Wu could have almost destroyed him.

These ten years were also the time Kurozawa gave himself to think about what he truly wanted and to make choices.

In the end, Kurozawa still couldn't deceive himself.

He liked colorful and diverse worlds and enjoyed the thrill of combat where life hung by a thread.

The Demon Slayer World, where he had reached the pinnacle and could barely make any further progress, feeling narrow and confined, clearly couldn't satisfy Kurozawa's psychological needs.

For Kurozawa, the journey through endless worlds was his true pursuit.

The same was true for Hongyue; she also yearned for other worlds but was trapped here, unable to leave.

If Kurozawa wanted to change this situation, there was only one path.

Taking a deep breath, Kurozawa calmed his mind and focused his gaze.

In his vision, the Gray-White panel still existed silently.

"Gray-White, begin."

"Go to the next world."

In an instant, the World Seed formed by the Power of Despair appeared inch by inch, enveloping Kurozawa's entire body. Immediately after, a Kurozawa that seemed to be composed of light points slowly separated from the body as the World Seed moved.

Kurozawa saw his tall, well-built body, feeling a bit strange, as if playing a game in third person.

A second later, the World Seed trembled violently, and the surrounding space shattered layer by layer like a mirror.

It took Kurozawa and drilled into it, suddenly disappearing.

A gentle breeze brushed by. In the silent room, only an immortal shell remained, its soul gone.

A boundless, vast Illusory Long River appeared in Kurozawa's vision.

Countless indescribable light spheres, like bubbles, floated and moved in the Illusory Long River, like the stars filling the night sky, too numerous to count.

Inside the World Seed, Kurozawa stared blankly at the scene before him, moving along this Illusory Long River, aimlessly.

He saw a sphere of light. Through its surface, Kurozawa could see individuals. They were born, grew, then died and returned to dust. He also saw cities built, then experience war, decline, prosperity... cycling repeatedly.

Steel roared, magic surged, abilities ran rampant, flesh and blood mutated... Each sphere of light was a world.

The flow of time in the Illusory Long River seemed different from the flow of time within the worlds. In just a fleeting glimpse, Kurozawa seemed to witness the rise and fall of a civilization, the extinction of many species.

He found it hard to describe what he saw before him, but he was deeply shaken.

Above the Illusory Long River were buildings and palaces, standing majestically, radiating brilliance.

Just then, a gaze from within a palace crossed vast distances, like a brilliant sun traversing the sky, locking onto Kurozawa.

Immediately after, rays of golden light descended, as if some entity had discovered the World Seed and intended to seize it from the Illusory Long River.

"Dare to steal my authority, you shall be executed!"

Rolling thunderous sounds echoed, deafening.

Kurozawa didn't recognize the language, but inexplicably understood the meaning it contained immediately, his heart startled.

At the same time, the World Seed suddenly moved. The surrounding scenery rapidly shrank, everything appearing bizarre and fantastical, as if entering a time tunnel. In just an instant, the World Seed crashed into the surface of a sphere of light.

There was an invisible membrane on the surface of the light sphere. The World Seed encountered some resistance, vibrating violently, slowly dissolving, but simultaneously advancing inch by inch, embedding itself within.

The violent trembling quickly transmitted to Kurozawa. Intense pain came, almost tearing him apart.

Amidst the distinct tearing sensation, Kurozawa's vision plunged into boundless darkness.

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