Anthony asked Rohan, "Rohan, how many soldiers do we have with us here, and how is their settlement in this new place going?"
At this moment, both Rohan and Nancy were shocked because Anthony had always been in grief over losing his claim to the throne and had never intervened in the affairs of the new territory.
It had been almost a month since he arrived in this territory, yet he had never shown any interest in this new place.
However, Rohan still replied, "We have almost 900 soldiers here, including me, and nearly all of them have been settled with the help of the city lord."
Anthony asked, "What do you think of this city lord?"
Rohan replied, "Ambitious. He still hasn't come to pay his respects to you until now. Please don't be offended, but since you haven't done anything this past month and have remained inside your room, he sees you as incompetent and cowardly."
Anthony, not surprised by Rohan's reply, said, "It seems we have to show this city lord his place. What do you think? Will sending the soldiers be enough to deter him?"
Rohan replied, "No, there is no chance that he will change his behavior after that. His power is deeply rooted here, as he has been in this place for the last ten years and holds significant control over the people and their work. If we take such an action, it might cause unrest in the area, which would be very bad for us."Anthony said, "Okay, I got it. I will not take any action against the city lord for now. But we still need to think of something."
Rohan replied, "Yes, we are new here, but eventually, we will find a way to keep the city lord in his place."
After that, both of them started their meal and finished it in an hour. Nancy took over the table after they were done, cleaned it, and completed all the necessary tasks properly.
Meanwhile, after finishing his dinner, Anthony went back to his cabin.Anthony slept comfortably, his mind drifting into a deep slumber. However, instead of the usual dreams that faded into oblivion by morning, he found himself in an entirely unfamiliar place—an abyss of absolute darkness. It was an endless void, devoid of stars, light, or even a single speck of dust. The silence was suffocating, yet it carried an eerie sense of calm, as if the very fabric of existence had been stripped away.
As he floated in this infinite emptiness, Anthony noticed something strange—a lone figure sitting cross-legged in the distance. A faint, ghostly white glow surrounded it, standing in stark contrast to the boundless void. Despite the eerie aura, the figure was not unfamiliar; in fact, it bore the same shape and size as him. It was as if he was staring at a reflection of himself, yet it radiated an otherworldly presence that sent shivers down his spine.
Curiosity gripped him. With cautious steps, Anthony advanced toward the figure. Each step felt weightless, as though he wasn't walking but rather gliding through the void. The closer he got, the more he could feel a strange resonance in the air, an invisible pulse that throbbed in harmony with his heartbeat. It was as if the space itself was alive, responding to his very presence.
When he finally reached the glowing figure, a mysterious force compelled him to extend his hand. As his fingers made contact, an overwhelming surge of energy coursed through his body. A brilliant explosion of white light erupted from the figure, swallowing the entire darkness in an instant. The void that had once seemed eternal was now illuminated by a dazzling brilliance, revealing patterns of swirling golden symbols dancing across the space like ancient runes of power.
Anthony's mind buzzed with an influx of knowledge, memories that didn't belong to him, yet felt eerily familiar. Images flashed before his eyes—worlds beyond his understanding, civilizations lost in time, and beings so powerful that they could shape reality itself. He saw himself drifting through countless realms, experiencing deaths and rebirths, his soul tearing through the barriers of existence over and over again.
Then, a realization struck him like thunder—this figure, this glowing entity, was his own soul. But it was no ordinary soul. It had mutated, evolved through the countless worlds and universes it had traversed before his rebirth. It was no longer bound by the limitations of a mere human spirit.
The golden symbols encircling him condensed, flowing into his body like molten light, seeping into his very essence. He felt power stirring within him, a dormant force that had been waiting for him to awaken. His mind expanded, his senses sharpened, and a mysterious voice echoed in his thoughts, whispering in an ancient tongue he had never heard before yet somehow understood.
As Anthony Wake up, it becomes clear that his soul mutated during his rebirth as it passed through various universes or worlds, granting him special powers. For now, he has unlocked his first ability, which can be considered Level 1 of his soul power.
At this stage, he has the ability to mutate the soul of his loyal follower, granting them supernatural abilities while also ensuring their unwavering loyalty to him. This is the power he has attained at Level 1 of his soul.As why is this Level 1?because his soul will keep on growing infinitly and have to divide the it in some way Anthony thought this is easy to divide the power level .Now he has the basic idea of the power which can mutate the soul of the individual which are loyal to him granting them supernatural power. It is worth to be noted that this world has superpower but the threshold is very low and only 1 in a million can have supernatural power and that to random and low threshold whereas the power granted by him have infinite possibilities without any threshold i.e the development of superpower will be limited by the user .
Anthony was very exicted beacause he know that now he has the power to contest for the world hegemony.