Several Years Later, an Unknown Plane across the Astral Boundary, on the top of the Phalanx-Class Space Fortress Baldaquin.
More than five years have passed, and the Chthonian Empire entered an era of unprecedented prosperity due to the Inheritance Vaults as its contents were already long ago, and its contents were mainly distributed among the higher echelons of the Empire or invested in cultivating powerhouses.
I also personally constructed another Phalanx-Class Space Fortress that served as my personal flagship, named Baldaquin. The Architecture of Baldaquin was a bit different compared to the standard outline of the Phalanx-Class Space Fortress, as I gave the Baldaquin a more fantasy feel and made it look like some kind of Floating Castle.
The reason for that was that it was my residence when I ventured the Astral Boundary, and in the future even to the other Universe and perhaps even the void, so I wanted it to be as comfortable as possible, conceivably acting as a second home.
Currently, altogether, the Chthonian Empire of the Baator had 4 Tier 11 powerhouses. Aside from me, Hela reached Paramount God several months after the Noscent Plane was conquered, and then another person to reach the Paramount God was Architect.
Coupled with Asura, we have 4 very strong Tier 11 powerhouses.
On top of that, the collective strength of our elite military forces has undergone a significant change, and our Mech Legions and Fleets were expanded really well, even though the expansion didn't yet end, as we are still mining the resources from the Noscnet.
Surprisingly, even though the Noscnet Plane was a Primary Grade 2 Plane, its size was only a few times smaller than a Grade 1 Plane, though that was probably the work of the person who created it.
This also meant that the Noscent had an enormous amount of resources that could be mined, cut down, hunted, or transported, and by prediction of the Magisterium of Domestic Affairs and Development, it would take another twenty to thirty years to completely digest all of the Noscent Planes, even if we are working at the 110% of our capacities.
"Master, it is time for dinner. Your wives are already expecting you."
Sounded the voice of Diablo, who was wearing a butler outfit, after he resigned from his position as Captain-General of Adeptus Custodes.
"I will be there in a minute Diablo."
I answered as I stood up and went to the dining room, which was a rather huge, luxuriously decorated room in a victorian era style from Earth.
After Hela reached Paramount God level, she resigned from her position as Lord Marshall Militant of the Imperialis Militarum and let Arthur Pendragon, former Commander of the Sardaukar Forces, to take over her place.
It was choosing between him or his wife and her daughter Sigurn, but in the end, Arthur proved to be a better choice for the administrative position like the Lord Marshall Militarnt of the Imperialis Militarum, especially due to Arthur's keen strategic mind.
Grayfia and Venelana have long ago reached the peak of the Dimensional-Class. However, unfortunately for them, they still cannot realize their path to advance further on the Law Comprehension Path. However, their strength has been dramatically increased with all of those resources from the Inheritance Vaults.
Currently, we were flying in the Baldaquin to some random plane, where apparently, the reincarnation of the Dawn Lord is presently staying, together with two of the Great Step Holy Spirit Warlock Guardians.
Our task was to capture the reincarnation of the Dawn Lord.
Another person who was reaching the breakthrough was Diablo, who was not far from reaching the Abyssal Emperor Level, as he consumed a good amount of resources. Abyssal Fiends mainly advanced by either cannibalizing their own species or devouring corpses or bodies of powerful beings.
In the Inheritance Vaults, there were even hearts of several Abyssal Fiend Emperors, and I instantly gave Diablo one of them so that he could advance to the new level of power.
I sat at the end of the table while my wives were already there waiting for me. To my surprise, even Bibi Dong arrived to have dinner with all of us. Baldaquin had installed Trans-Universal Gate connected to the Shao Universe.
Usually, Bibi Dong didn't really go into the Astral Boundary Universe, and it was usually me who went to the Shao Universe.
"How are the things going on at the Douluo Planet?"
I put on the question as we started dining.
Today's menu was a steak from Three-Horned Black Tuna at the Tier 9, fished at the 6th Layer of the Baator Malbolge.
It was an absolute delicacy.
Of course, at the same time, it was extremely lavish to use such a thing as casual food.
"Right now, the entire Planet is solidly under the control of the Spirit Empire and Spirit Hall. Now we are focusing on increasing the collective strength of the Empire before we start expanding into the Galaxy. Right now, the number of Titled Douluos is greatly increasing with each passing year, and after some time, we would be having a Wild Gods appearing, as the Spirit Energy Density is increasing."
Answered Bibi Dong as she bit into her Three-Horned Black Tuna steak.
"And how is progressing your path to Godhood?"
I asked as I looked at my wife, who was among my 4 wives, the weakest one. I knew that it was something that always was on her mind, and she felt a bit inferior compared to Hela, Fia, or Vena.
But, alas, her cultivation system was different and a little bit more complicated.
"I should be able to ascend as a God in next year, maybe two, as I am very near. With the resources I have in my disposition, I would be able to reach God-King Level in a decade. After that, I plan on digesting and comprehending the Laws from the God Tablet so I can leave the Shao Universe just like my predecessor."