The Rise of the Black Plain

Chapter 2918  Strength Beyond Expectation

"It's time."

Minos reached his destination just as Devdar's pendant lost its faint glow and fell still. Around him, the world seemed to freeze in shock at his arrival.

But while the locals stared in terror, Minos simply settled into a lotus position, a serene smile playing on his lips.

With a deep, shuddering sigh, something within him shattered its constraints. Energy erupted from his body in a shockwave, rippling outward toward the crowd that had gathered with uneasy dread. The very air twisted and warped around him, magic buckling under the sudden shift in pressure.

He felt like an anchor plunged into the depths of an ocean of power—an unstoppable force pulling endless currents into himself. The seal that had constrained him dissolved like ash in the wind, and again he breathed freely.

The stillness of Minos' halted progress didn't just stir the energy of the world around him—it awakened the violet dimension's power stored deep within his core. Like roots grasping soil, that otherworldly force began fusing with his very soul, rewriting his existence.

Eyes closed, Minos drew a steady breath, savoring the metamorphosis humming through every fiber of his being. This was it—the threshold he'd clawed toward across lifetimes. The 12th stage, while monumental, was merely a stepping stone in cultivation's infinity. Yet attaining it surpassed the ambitions of countless beings in this cosmos. For Minos, it had been more than a goal: it was a covenant. A guarantee that upon reaching it, he'd stand shoulder-to-shoulder with existence's apex predators.