One Year Later
As expected, one year later, all resources of the ExE Plane were mined, and its planar core was extracted, refined, and all of that energy was transferred back to the Baator to strengthen its Planar Core.
As I predicted, the extraction was successful, but I needed to send even more people to help in the mining and harvesting works.
Currently, all forces belonging or affiliated with the Chthonian Empire have long ago retreated back to the Baator, as the preparations for the process of tearing down the Dimensional Gap were done. Soon Okhwang would tear down the Dimensional Gap. I would activate the World Engine to move the entire Baator to a different location of the Astral Boundary to prevent invasion after the Dimensional Gap is torn down.
At the same time, as the Dimensional Gap is being torn down, I would use that moment to reach Dimensional-Class as I have already comprehended enough Laws, and my control over them reached an adequate level after training.
After my Soul Aptitude reached Level 10, control over the Laws became much easier.
"My Emperor, everything is prepared."
Said Diablo from behind me as I observed Imperial Capital Anor Londo.
"Sever remaining Dimensional Pathways, and activate Planar Refinement Formation and prepare to activate the World Engine."
I ordered as Diablo nodded his head and disappeared. There were only a few Dimensional Pathways that acted as the only way to go from or out of the Baator, as most of such paths were destroyed by us a long time ago.
The reason for destroying the remaining ones was not only for Baator to remain safe during the process but also to prevent attacks from factions of Draconic Deus. There was a high chance that they would try to attack us the moment this entire process started. Still, without Dimensional Pathway, they cannot enter the Baator.
Additionally, with my authority over the Command Sequence, it was a basically unreachable place for anyone under the Dimensional-Class.
At the same time, I opened a portal to the Dimensional Gap, where several people were already waiting for me.
Most notable was, of course, Okhwang, together with Crom Cruach and Architect.
"Has Ophis and Great Red been dealt with?"
I asked as all of them nodded.
"As per your order, both Ophis and Great Red have been subjugated and are currently unconscious, safely sleeping in my palace."
Said Crom Cruach.
"Excellent, then you can return back to the Baator while I remain here with Architect to control the Planar Refinement Formation."
He then just left to join Zekram and Azrael in overseeing the activation of the World Engine that would move entre plane. In my predictions, this place would be swarmed with countless entities on the 9th and 10th Tier within one hour since the Dimensional Gap's destruction.
Okhwang took out his sword, the Blade of Tatgatha, and took a battle stance.
"Can I start?"
Asked Okhwang as I nodded, and he started releasing his power at full, as the space started cracking around him, and the entire Dimensional Gap started shaking.
Suddenly, he slashed through the Dimensional Gap; as it started cracking, like a broken mirror, millions of space fragments started falling down, as the Dimensional Gap was half-destroyed by one of Okhwang's stronger attacks.
But he didn't end it here and attacked once again with even bigger force, as the space cracked, and several planes in our immediate surroundings were instantly destroyed by the huge force.
Instantly, we were enveloped by blinding light, and everything went silent; an absolute silence enshrouded the area as Architect and I were controlling the Planar Refinement Formation to refine destroyed Planes and re-direct their energy towards the Baator.
In a moment, everything broke down, and countless stars shone brightly in the dark space as I felt heavy Laws befall on me like I was undergoing some kind of baptism, and I felt that several things have changed in my entire being as I felt that my entire existence was right now being adjusted to that of the Astral Boundary Universe after the Dimensional Gap was destroyed.
"Astral Boundary... it is beautiful."
I muttered as I observed countless stars in the dark sky, from which each one represented a plane.
In a split of a second, a ferocious energy wave was going through the entire area where the Dimensional Gap existed once, and it invaded every plane, overwhelmed the Planar Core with enormous energy levels, and caused it to self-destruct.
At the same time this process was going on, I, together with Architect, were controlling the Planar Refinement Formation, which was going on at 110%, because tens of planes were being refined at the same time when the energy wave released from the destruction of the Dimensional Gap hit them.
I could feel that this process was really helping, and Baator was getting an overwhelming amount of energy with each passing second, speeding up its natural process of evolution to Secondary Grade 2 Plane, which would be able to hold existences on the level of Dimensional-Class and similar.