The clouds that Noah stood on faded as he felt an undeniable gravitational force push him down.

When the clouds parted...the scene below was something that would cause even the most fearsome experts to stand in a stupor and admire its beauty as a magnificent castle took the center stage! Surrounding it were verdant gardens filled with colors, rivers of water that seemingly shone with a golden luster being seen peacefully going between the exquisitely designed garden.

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Brilliant verdant gardens and rivers of gold surrounding a magnificent castle...this was the abode of the Architect of the Dao of Summoning!

Noah found his figure brought down from the cloud all the way to a balcony of the castle he had seen when he fell from the skies, his body landing on a wondrous chair that was built so exquisitely that it seemed like a throne. In front of him was a circular table that was surrounded by such gorgeous looking thrones, the figure of Valentina landing opposite to him as her face still carried a smile.

"This is the place that I spend my days in, and the best place to have a discussion."

She said these words as Noah felt the presence of another being come into the balcony the two of them were in, another exquisite beauty appearing in front of him as Noah's eyes constricted not from her beauty...but the aura she released!

Having just come across a Monarch in the Stardew Valleys, he was familiar with the oppressive feeling of strength one of them could give out as the woman in front of him...was nearly releasing an aura that was a hundred times stronger.

'This girl...is a Paragon!'

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Noah knew his thoughts not to be false as he stared at the crimson hair that fell wondrously onto the shoulders and much blessed chest of the Paragon, the more shocking thing being the fact that this being...wore the attire of a maid!

"Oh, Natalia. Bring us some drinks and food, we have a guest for the first time in a while."

The Universal Realm Hegemony called out lightly towards the Paragon dressed as a maid, Noah looking towards this scene in a stupor as he observed the maid whose body let out a searing heat glance towards him with sharp eyes that turned extremely gentle when they looked towards Valentina.

She bowed without saying a word as Valentina looked towards her retreating figure while speaking out.

"That little golden crow was too rowdy in the past as in a fit of rage, she disparaged and nearly attacked the Universal Hegemony currently moving his fingers across the Animus Universe. I could only save her under the conditions that she remains here for a certain period of time, otherwise the moment she steps foot into the Animus Universe again...that old geezer will make a move himself to erase her."

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The identity of the maid was revealed as she was shockingly from the lineage of Golden Crows, one in the Paragon Realm at that who had attacked the authority of a Hegemony as they could not freely act against her!

"That brings us to the old geezer himself in question...a powerful Hegemony that has lived for over a million years, a being powerful enough that he birthed his own Grand Dao of Slaughter. This is the enemy you have, the being that fractured the system of the Animus Universe as much of it is now turning into a place filled with slaughter."

She waved her hands as she spoke, essence converging on top of them as Noah turned his eyes to see the illusory image of a calm old man that seemed to be in his prime. Even from this image, one could see an undeniable majesty and strength release from it as his eyes shimmered with the light of galaxies!

"The Hegemony of Slaughter, Ambrose. An old monster that does not know when to die, choosing to disrupt everything I created in the Animus Universe as he now influences many things while reaping the rewards of increasing his Universal Fortune...among other things that only pertain to those in the Universal Realm."

Her smile had gradually disappeared as a look of distaste appeared on her face the more she talked about the Hegemony of Slaughter.

"He is my enemy, and he is the enemy of your contracted creature of the Dragon Race that holds the bloodline of the murdered Queen Dowager. Since you have already begun attacking the bloodline races and liberated the Dragons of the Stardew Valleys, I know you are already heading in the proper direction!"

"But the core of his influence currently...is the place where the largest amount of slaughter is occurring on a daily basis- the Bloody Battlefields Galaxy Cluster where the majority of the Dragon Race resides to be used as lambs for slaughter. It is here that you need to step into in order to begin shaking the influence of the Grand Dao...to abolish its system and directly start the process of breaking the influence that Ambrose holds over the 5 Bloodline Races…"

Beside the illusory image of the Universal Hegemony, an image of an enormous cluster of galaxies that were tinged red appeared, each of them pulsing brilliantly as when Noah stared at them, their light enticingly seemed to be calling towards him! His eyes shone as he asked about something that had always been on his mind.

"What about the other Bloodline Races? The Mixed Races, Galaxy Devouring Serpents, The Mythical Helios Race, and the Golden Crows?"

When he spoke the last words, he looked towards the figures of the maid at the shocking level of a Paragon who had returned with over ten huge oval plates that held glistening meats and vegetables, along with golden drinks that had an intense aroma wafting out.

Valentina looked at Noah with sharp eyes as she replied.

"By the time I reacted, the Progenitor of the Dragon Race had already fallen as I was only able to extend my influence onto those 4 Races...and I was even able to save some clans of Dragons as some of them migrated to the Holy Lands of the Golden Crows, Galaxy Devouring Serpents, Mixed Races, and the Mythical Helios Race."

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"Over the last tens of thousands of years, it had just been a hidden battle between which of the Races the two of us are influencing, with the Paragons and Monarchs of both sides keeping a check on each other as at this moment, a new force would tilt the battle towards one side. That new force...will be you. "

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Valentina was staring at Noah as if he was some rare treasure, her eyes still locked towards this being as she recalled the towering fortune and destiny he held.

"How about it? Shall we go into the details of the Bloody Battlefields Galaxy and the situation you can expect within it? You'll be facing the champions of a Universal Hegemony that has birthed a Grand Dao...and will effectively call the attention of this being as he will use his power and resources to try and wipe you out..."

With a smile that could cause calamities, Valentina spoke while looking towards Noah who stared back towards her with sharp eyes filled with a domineering light.

He then waved his hands nonchalantly as he glanced at the delicacies in front of him, his dominant voice ringing out!

"It's merely a Universal Realm Hegemony as an enemy. Against a being that cannot even lay a finger on me, what do I have to fear?"

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