Pandora led Esdeath, Najenda, and the other six women away.
In the room.
Only Alistair and Persephone remained.
Alistair leaned into Persephone's embrace, settling comfortably onto her lap.
Persephone rested one hand on Alistair, the other gently massaging his long hair.
"Esdeath's influence is a good thing."
"For the other girls."
"It'll drive them to strive harder."
Persephone smiled, pleased with the eight women's ignited determination.
Alistair mused, "We could add Cosmo cultivation methods and basic knowledge to the dependent contract. Explaining it each time is troublesome."
Persephone nodded with a smile, naturally agreeing with the idea.
"So…"
Persephone asked, "Dust, what are your plans for this world next?"
"Plans?"
"Anchor the world, then drag it into the Underworld."
"But!"
Alistair thought for a moment. "Before that, I plan to separate Elysium."
"Oh!"
Persephone paused, then said, "Dust, you mean to carve out Elysium as a divine kingdom?"
"Yes."
Alistair nodded.
"Indeed, it's feasible."
"After all."
"For a god, a divine kingdom is fundamental."
"Dust, you should indeed establish your own."
Persephone strongly agreed.
A divine kingdom.
For many gods, it's merely a starting point.
As gods.
Who doesn't dream of starting with a divine kingdom, forming a divine court, building a pantheon, and ultimately creating a divine cluster?
Or even.
A grand divine cluster of countless pantheons?
Sadly.
Even absolute gods only barely form divine clusters, if at all.
This path is truly long and arduous.
"Take it slow."
"Persephone, no rush."
"We have plenty of time."
Alistair looked at the pondering golden-haired beauty, reaching out to lift a strand of her golden hair falling over her chest.
"Heh heh heh~~~"
Persephone chuckled lightly but sighed helplessly. "I'm thinking of you, Dust. The Holy War ended, and in two years, the Earth's divine artifact will be born. Without sufficient power by then, you won't qualify to compete."
"Sorry."
"My fault."
"I misjudged my wise and capable Underworld Queen."
Alistair smiled, admitting fault.
Persephone gave Alistair a charming glance.
Alistair sat up. "In that case, let's not waste time. First, separate Elysium from the Underworld."
"For now…"
"Hm~~~"
Alistair pondered briefly, saying little, then stood, his will instantly spreading out.
His boundless will seemed to envelop the entire Underworld.
Who is the master of the Underworld?
Persephone.
After all.
Having fused with the Underworld's divine spark, Persephone was the new Hades, naturally the new lord of the Underworld.
However.
As her superior god, Alistair could bypass Persephone to do anything.
Like now.
Alistair's will covered the Underworld, and an invisible blade suddenly descended.
Elysium was once part of the Underworld.
But as that invisible blade fell.
Elysium.
Underworld.
The two, once one, were fully separated.
Alistair controlled the newly born Mulberry Tree with his will, planting it in Elysium.
In the instant Elysium trembled.
The women all sensed something.
But.
They obediently stayed in their rooms or chatted among themselves.
And Esdeath, already consulting Pandora about Cosmo, began her cultivation.
For them.
Whatever happened.
It was His Majesty's doing. They need only wait quietly.
"Huff~~~"
Alistair exhaled deeply, using his will and divine energy to stabilize Elysium, gradually linking it.
Above Elysium.
A statue of Alistair, the god of darkness, began to emerge.
Moments later.
Alistair withdrew his will and divine energy. "Elysium is now separated from the Underworld. Next, by nurturing it with my divine energy, it can steadily become my divine kingdom."
"Dust."
"What about the Underworld and the world to be integrated next?"
Alistair mused, "Elysium and the Underworld can temporarily form a Triad structure."
The Triad structure.
Heaven, Earth, Underworld.
The standard Triad pattern.
Above, the heaven.
Middle, the earthly or human world.
Below, the Underworld.
Three distinct worlds, connected in a special way, traversable by specific rules.
"Originally, I planned to define it as a multiverse or Hakoniwa-style structure."
"For now."
"We can only stabilize it with this Triad pattern."
"Future changes can wait."
Alistair pondered. For now, his domain wasn't large enough to fully execute his vision.
Persephone considered, "Actually, we could combine them. This world is a complete single-universe-level world. Abandoning its cosmic resources would be wasteful."
"In that case…"
Alistair, listening to Persephone, began to contemplate how to proceed.
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