Chapter 179: 7th Stage of Lunar Ascendancy

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The number of Traits and Physique's of Azmodeus's that possessed qualities of illusion and confusion numbered in the hundreds of thousands. And with all of them of the Comet Rank and above, there were many ways to put a blindfold over the vision of any number of Experts inside the Azura Kingdom.

However, what exactly he planned to do in order to maximize benefits while barely putting anything into the bargain was to quite literally put everyone under one big illusion. A suggestive spell, one might call it.

Although he didn't possess the necessary capabilities to confuse those in the Platinum Rank with 100% certainty of success, he could still alter a few of their perceptions with slight suggestions to their minds.

As for the women in the marriage agreement, there were a wide array of things he could do to make it seem like they were happily married.

But to keep things simple, Azmodeus decided that he would brainwash them undetected, having them live their own little fantasies while robbing them blind!

With all of this in mind, he moved away from the Duke's Mansion, taking his Spirit Ship back to the wide expanse of rocky mountain ranges that he used as his Marquis Territory. And with the coming of the Forbidden West being added to said territory, everything within millions of miles would be put under his jurisdiction.

Countless buildings, towns, cities, and establishments have been created inside the 'Earth Morgrove' over the years, all due to Azmodeus taking over management. And it was because of these various improvements to the infrastructure of his fief that all his citizens viewed him as nothing less than a god.

This was part of step 1 for world domination—to create a community where all people, no matter if they were young or old, viewed him as the godsend savior they never knew they needed.

To create a world where only he had the final say, there had to be a way for him to imprint his image in the minds of his loot bag farmers. So he gave them anything they could wish for, whether that be jobs, money, a stable lifestyle, places to enjoy themselves, or even various love lives.

This was all done for the sole goal of getting them to believe that he was their Messiah—that he was their God!

On the other hand, his Amonroth Clone was dubbed the 'Sword of Azura' and 'Arch Professor' of the Royal Academy of Azura.

There was a rough period of time following this breakthrough as Amonroth was seen as a hindrance in the eyes of the nobles jealous of his fame.

The father's commanded their sons and daughters, who were also students of the Royal Academy, to mess around with the Arch Professor. They even went so far as to pay off various Academy staff in order to make him give up.

But no matter what they did or used as a method of intimidation, nothing even so much as fazed the aloof, crimson-haired man. And with his appearance and constantly increasing popularity, even the various noble children and staff betrayed their parents and contractors, taking the side of their favorite professor.

After 10 more years passed, the students and staff of the Academy thought of Arch Professor Amonroth as nothing short of a divine genius—one who would guide the younger and older generations into a new realm of discovery.

At this point in time, Azmodeus had successfully broken through into the 7th Stage of Lunar Ascendancy. He passed straight through the Late Moonlit Path Realm in combat power and achieved a new level of transcendent strength.

For example, if he were to encounter another single-layered infinity plane in the Great Void, he could treat it and its infinite-time continuum as nothing more than something infinitesimally small or something akin to an author looking at something fictional.

The difference between minor realms was simply that large. And the Late Moonlit Path Realm just happened to be one of the turning points that would allow one to completely transcend all previous concepts to an infinite degree.

This was also one of the reasons why figures like the Goddess of Light viewed everything beneath her as nothing more than one big joke. After all, she had reached a point in strength where everyone besides the God of Darkness could not compare to even a single atom of her existence.

Little did she know that someone cultivating inside a cave while conquering various aspects of the world was sitting right under her nose. A man who used so many shrouding spells that even she and all her omniscience were unable to see the bug playing around in her territory.

It was this very 'bug' that had just recently achieved the Middle-Moonlit Path Realm in all his professions after the 18-year mark passed.

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