The Rise of the Black Plain

Chapter 2784  Domain Expansion: Breakthrough

After the Reincarnation Wheel consumed the soul of the level 122 enemy, Minos saw all of his opponent's undead and Hell guardians disappear.

His domain returned to its usual peace, while only his minions remained behind.

Hell had little to be destroyed or marked to remind anyone of important battles or events across the landscape, so Minos' territory was as normal as ever, even seconds after the battle had ended.

But the lack of signs of what had just happened wouldn't be enough to lull Minos into a sense of complacency. With one more enemy dead, he now had four territories he could visit and make challenges to take over.

He would not be returning to his palace this day. Turning his back and shaping a black chariot, he made his hellish guardians come to his call, while the living dead returned to the land where they belonged.

Simultaneously with Minos' departure, the Reincarnation Wheel in that area grew larger, gradually starting to turn at a slow speed.

One might ask, how secure was a domain when its ruler wasn't around? The answer to that was simple. Very safe.

When a master wasn't in their domain, it was normal that if very strong subordinates didn't stay behind, then the territory's own Reincarnation Wheel would take over as guardian.

Minos knew this now and understood why he had previously been warned not to look at the Reincarnation Wheels.

When the Reincarnation Wheels turned by themselves, they were dangerous for anyone who got too close to them or looked at them too much. Even a Devil would have to take certain precautions against them.

Only masters of domains could manipulate or analyze Reincarnation Wheels.

Because of this, competitors in Hell didn't have to stand still in their domains to defend them. They were basically impenetrable in the absence of the masters.

In fact, to say that a domain's most vulnerable moment was in the presence of its master was not an exaggeration at all!

Still, for the sovereigns of hellish domains, it was definitely safer to be in their own domain than to be in other parts of Hell. After all, in their domain they could have an advantage against any kind of opponent, they could use the Reincarnation Wheel and cultivate faster.

Even so, Minos set off without looking back, directing his Hellhounds to head for the nearest of the domains that his four enemies had left after their deaths.

Coincidentally, the one closest to him was the one belonging to the enemy who had died today.

Even so, that place was three weeks away!

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Another six months passed in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Minos was just finishing conquering his third domain in Hell, when more black dots solidified on his body, while his aura, not surprisingly, reached level 119.

This domain, like the last two, was part of the four domains belonging to the enemies who had attacked him after he conquered his place in Hell. Of these four places he could conquer, only 2 had not yet been taken over by other competitors when Minos approached them.

He hadn't been quick enough to collect everything he was entitled to!

But Minos wasn't angry. He had decided for the time being to allow two opponents to take what should have been his while he guaranteed his sovereignty over the other territories he had earned the right to challenge by killing his former masters.

Not only had Minos' level grown stronger because of their journey over the last few months to increase their domains. He could now summon over 100 undead and 12 Hell guardians.

His domain area had increased over 6 times and although their territories were not physically united, more of Hell was now his to call home.

And when he was in any of these new areas, his cultivation had been improving at a much better rate than he had felt earlier, while his control over the Wheels of Reincarnation had improved terribly.

Minos didn't know where Ruth, Gloria, and Abby were. He hadn't met them in months. But he knew they hadn't died, because of the recurrent analysis he had been doing to understand whether their souls were at the mercy of a Reincarnation Wheel.

Somehow, the Reincarnation Wheels were linked. One didn't need to master all of them to know if someone had reincarnated or if their soul was in the reincarnation queue. Everyone with hell crowns on their heads could identify information like that.

As such, when he opened his black eyes and felt his strongest power, Minos still had the same goal as months ago, now stronger, with the possibility of making his three women walk under his wing. All that remained for him was to reach them and they would come under his influence.

'Soon stronger enemies will come after me. I've increased my territories too quickly and now several Devils have lost parts of their domains. They won't accept me continuing to grow fast.' His eyes narrowed at this realization. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

'The best thing I can do is move. My enemies know where my domains are, but there's no way they'll know my position until I enter their territories.

Some of them will definitely stay behind and set traps. I must face them. That's the quickest way other than a trip back to Qhava's central domain.' He thought strategically, aware he had a lot to learn in the newly conquered domain, but also of the risks in staying there.

In the last six months, he hadn't had to fight precisely because it was so difficult to go after individuals traveling through Hell. It was always easier to go against one of those who stayed in their domain to take advantage of the opportunities of being a domain master.

So Minos once again turned his back on the thirst for territory, climbing into his dark chariot as he set off to continue his hunt.

'I'm going to expand as much of my territory as I can! This will increase my powers and give me a better chance of finding you, Ruth, Abby, and Gloria!'