He Became The Most Insane Emperor Of All Time [EN]: Chapter 236

I Became the Greatest Crazy Emperor – Episode 236

Thanks to the great disaster sweeping through the Valley of Fire, the defenses of the gate were extremely lax.

They no longer had the leeway [room or opportunity] to worry about intruders.

“Is that it?”

Deep within the Valley of Fire, amidst the storms and blizzards, there was a large structure maintaining the gate amidst the still fiercely burning flames.

“It’s going to be quite a struggle to break through that.”

“I can borrow more of the spirit’s power. I’ll help you!”

Loretta gathered all her remaining spirit power and created a massive amount of water in the air.

Suddenly, a flood poured down from the sky, extinguishing the fire in the area for a brief moment.

“Freeze!”

The water froze rapidly. As the gate’s structure froze, its durability temporarily weakened.

“Now’s the time!”

“Here I go!”

I didn’t miss the opportunity and rushed forward. The fire in the valley would soon reignite, so I couldn’t just stand by and watch.

[Switch to Silvatein Form]

[Change to Sawblade Mode]

Weeeeee- Kaga Gaga Gaga gak!

Silver Rose in Sawblade Mode, imbued with an Aura Blade, began to violently carve into the gate.

Even though the gate was made of hell steel, it was shattered to pieces by the cooperative attack of Loretta’s spirit magic and my swordsmanship.

Before long, the gate disappeared without a trace.

“We destroyed the gate, but what if they rebuild it?”

“I’ve twisted the flow of the spirit realm. Now they won’t be able to enter here through the Valley of Fire.”

“Good, then let’s escape from here.”

There was nothing more to do here, so I decided to leave the Valley of Fire without looking back.

-Kyahahahaha!

-Let’s play with us!

“Ughhhhh!”

“Damn spirit bastards!”

Unlike when we came, there was no need to take care of the spirits. They were too busy tormenting the elves and demons who were now running away in all directions.

“Hold on tight. We’re flying.”

I picked up Loretta and flew away with wings of light. Now I could just fly away without anyone bothering me.

“Those guys are now trapped here.”

“We destroyed the gate, and there’s no way for the rebels or demons outside to connect to the spirit realm.”

I looked down at the ground from the sky. On the ground, demons and elves were running around or fighting to survive.

If we just left them alone, they would all starve to death or be hunted by the spirits.

There was no need to bother catching them.

“This should stop the attacks using the spirit realm.”

I left the Valley of Fire and landed in a safe place.

Now I had accomplished all the goals I came here for. Coincidentally, I didn’t even have to mobilize the army.

“Rather, isn’t it time for us to use this spirit realm?”

“Of course, Your Majesty. It would be a real waste if we didn’t, right?”

“Hmm… I’m not sure what to do.”

Even if those invaders like the demons and elves all died and became fertilizer over time, I was unsure how to revive this endless gray forest.

“Of course, we need a source of magic power sufficient to restore this place. Originally, the elves made it by offering other races alive.”

“It’s hard to say this, but I have no intention of doing that.”

I don’t hesitate to use cruel tactics when dealing with the Empire’s enemies, but I have no intention of using such vile means as human sacrifice.

Loretta shook her head, as if she didn’t mean that either.

“There’s no need to do that. We already have that kind of energy source.”

“If that’s the case… could it be the Imperial Soul?”

“That’s right.”

I could easily think of the Imperial Soul.

I had received help from the souls of the Imperial people who had been sacrificed to this spirit realm before.

Back then, I used that power to kill the Spirit King and burn the spirit realm.

But now, I had to use the Imperial Soul to restore the spirit realm, which was quite ironic.

“It’s paradoxical, but if it’s for the sake of the Empire, I can’t help it.”

It is very meaningful to put the power of the spirit realm under the Empire’s control.

Because it means that a powerful source of power other than the Imperial Soul becomes the foundation of the Empire.

‘Certainly, the Imperial Soul alone is not enough. It’s not even certain that my sons will awaken the Imperial Soul.’

Currently, the Imperial Soul is only used by the Imperial Guardian Gods, except for me.

I don’t know if no one other than me can use it, or if my sons or descendants will be able to use it in the future, but even if they could, there was a problem.

What if the eldest son of the Emperor among my descendants cannot use the Imperial Soul, but the second or third son can?

Should the eldest son, who cannot use the Imperial Soul, become the Emperor, or should someone who can use the Imperial Soul like me and lead the Empire powerfully become the Emperor?

If the Imperial Soul manifests randomly, such a problem will arise.

Of course, I don’t care much about what the future Empire will look like, but I can’t say that I don’t care at all.

“If we have the spirit realm, we can rely less on the Imperial Soul.”

Now that I think about it, it would be better to arrange many elements that will serve as backup safety devices in the future, rather than just arranging the spirit realm.

There’s nothing I can’t do if I try.

“Then let’s apply it right away.”

[Imperial Soul Power Release]

[Further supply of Imperial Soul from the Abyss Heart.]

[Link the Imperial Soul with the spirit realm.]

I immediately deployed the soul world and scattered the Imperial Soul in all directions.

The spirit realm began to quickly absorb the Imperial Soul as if it had been thirsty all along.

The forest of the spirit realm, which had been all gray and white, was quickly regaining its color.

[You can now take the form of a spirit.]

[You can draw the power of the spirit realm into the material world as needed.]

[You can convert the magic power of spirit magic into Imperial Soul or Dark Blood through the Abyss Heart.]

My power was also strengthened as I gained the spirit realm.

It wasn’t a losing game after all.

“Then let’s go back.”

It was time to return from the spirit realm.

* * *

As we restored the spirit realm, the attacks of the elf rebels and demons using the spirit realm naturally stopped.

Of course, that didn’t mean that the rebels or demons had completely given up on attacking Elf Land.

Rather, as one means of attack was blocked, they became even more fierce, as if they were struggling.

“R-Rebels are coming!”

“Save me! They’re going to kill us all!”

The rebels, as if revealing their true colors, had no hesitation in massacring their own people.

In fact, the pro-imperial faction had increased considerably due to the propaganda and deception tactics, so it was an inevitable choice for them.

They could no longer continue the fight without such massacres and conflicts.

“No! Look over there! Imperial troops are coming!”

“Hooray! We’re alive!”

The more they did that, the more we benefited.

As the elves turned against each other, we only had to repel them with a righteous cause.

Of course, they weren’t completely unaware of that fact.

“The vile Imperial bastards are alienating our elves.”

“The only way we can achieve independence is to drive out their army.”

“Let’s start a full-scale war! We can fight this time!”

The elves and demons, who were burning with impatience, eventually chose to engage in a frontal battle.

It was a different aspect from the movements so far, but it was a reasonable choice given the flow of the war situation.

And we didn’t need to avoid it, but we didn’t have to accept their advance head-on.

Kwakwakwakwang! Kwakwang!

“Ughhh! The ground is splitting!”

“D-Damn it, this is definitely spirit magic!”

“They’re… copying our methods……!”

Because, just like the methods they used to use, we took the offensive by using the spirit realm to devastate the area.

The demons probably didn’t even think that we could use that much spirit magic.

Perhaps the news of the advance team that went out to the spirit realm being cut off hadn’t been properly conveyed.

Because there was not a single survivor to deliver the news, and not much time had passed yet.

“Is it too easy? Do we not need an army anymore?”

“No, we can’t use this often. And it’s a method that greatly reduces its power when we leave Elf Land.”

“That’s a shame. But this will be a warning to them.”

A warning not to even dream of coveting Elf Land.

“But why are you letting the elf rebels live?”

“Why? Because they have to live to continue to conflict with the elves, right?”

“Ah.”

Loretta looked at me with a slightly bored expression.

Why? What? Is this all for the Empire?

“On the contrary, we have regained the spirit realm, which is the essence of spirit magic, so we will become more prosperous. We can continue to make the elves pro-imperial.”

If we abolish discrimination against Imperial people and grant them some autonomy that has no meaning, they will have no choice but to choose to become Imperial people.

“Oh my… it tastes a bit bitter.”

At this rate, I feel like I’ve become a real imperialist. No, am I just an imperialist?

“But… the elves were originally bad guys… I don’t think the Empire did anything wrong…….”

“What do you mean, Your Majesty?”

“It’s nothing. More than that, we’ve finished our work here. The eastern region of the Empire is now stable with this…….”

Then it was time to turn our attention to other fronts.

As if they were tired of the 10 years of peace, there were ominous movements on other fronts as well.

“But there is a place to draw our swords right now.”

I moved because the eastern territory was urgent, but there were guys I had been sharpening my knives at for the past 10 years, to the point where I was sick of them.

“The Celestial Race?”

“That’s right, Captain of the Guard. How long should we let those guys look down on us from the sky?”

I had been focusing on internal affairs for the past 10 years, but that didn’t mean that it had been peaceful without any incidents.

Among them, the most annoying guys were the Celestial Race who had floating islands in the southern territory.

They tried to brainwash the people of the southern territory all the time, and because of that, the Dark Knights had to carry out busy counterintelligence activities.

Nevertheless, there were limits to their capacity, so sabotage occurred in various parts.

“It’s time to punish those guys.”

10 years ago, even though I had infiltrated their Celestial Realm and created rebels inside, a full-scale war was impossible.

But now I have the power to strike them head-on.

“Return to the Imperial Palace. Summon the army immediately.”

The army deployed to the eastern territory was only an elite guard force that was urgently mobilized and the eastern territory’s own army.

It’s not that level when dealing with the Celestial Race.

The Empire will wield the sword of judgment that it has been sharpening sharply.