In the world of Moe King, I became the ruler of ice.

"Well said, as long as there's material, there are endless possibilities."

Ether was practically bewitching him.

Gransta was speechless. Did they really think that awakening a demon king was as easy as cabbage? How could one awaken without enormous potential and a vast number of souls?

Created out of thin air?

"Lord Gransta, there is actually someone right beside you who is very suitable to be the next in line."

"Really?" Gransta thought for a moment. He did have many people with extremely high talent around him. Take the Great Demon Clan for example, they were awakened to the level of Demon King in the late stage.

But at best, it has the potential to become a demon king; without a soul as nourishment, it is difficult to transform.

"Xue'er".

Aet mentioned a person,

"Xue'er...she." Gransta was a little confused. "She also has the potential to become a Demon Lord, right? She can only be considered qualified to become an Awakened Demon Lord."

"Lord Gransta, don't forget, she is an elf just like you, and a born demon king at that. Companion elves can also use elven power to replace soul power."

"I see." Gransta slapped his forehead. After Ether's reminder, he had almost forgotten how he had awakened in the first place.

It was unexpected that Xue'er could awaken using the power of the spirits, just like him; it was quite a pleasant surprise.

"Can Xue'er awaken?"

"Can."

"How long will it take?"

"At her current rate of growth, and with the support of a nation's faith, it will take at least a hundred years."

"One hundred years!"

To be honest, it's already very fast for a Demon Lord to awaken in a hundred years, but that doesn't include him and Rimuru.

But Gulansta can't afford to wait; a hundred years from now, it might be too late.

Is there any way to shorten this time?

"Yes, we can use the ability to create gods to create an S+ rank potion that corresponds to an awakened demon king. Note: It must be compatible."

"Creating a potion? A potion compatible with Xue'er?"

"Yes."

Gransta thought about it carefully for a while. If there were suitable materials, he could make a potion suitable for Xue'er, and she would be able to awaken quickly.

But there's a prerequisite: you must have the material.

What are materials? They are the corpses of monsters or rare materials.

But don't forget, he has a "Perpetual Motion Realm" that gives birth to special ice-type monsters every once in a while. These monsters have an "ice crystal" inside them that can purify their magic power and increase their upper limit.

This single feature alone shows just how valuable this "perpetually frozen paradise" is.

More importantly, the flow rate inside is a hundred times that of the outside, making cultivation inside more than ten times more effective than outside.

Carrion and Frey are the best proof of this. He will let Benimaru and the others go in and try it out later.

"Ether, so you mean, as long as I have enough materials, I can create a potion that unlocks the potential of a Demon Lord?"

"If a suitable person drinks it, will they possess the potential to become a demon king?"

"Yes."

Ether directly confirmed his question.

Granstas took a deep breath, staring at Kreman's corpse in front of him, lost in thought.

"Ether, analyze."

"receive."

"Analyzing... target Kreman."

"Ultimate factor detected... dissipating. Should we intervene to reunite them?"

What is Kreeman's ultimate power after awakening?

Granstas was curious about Clayman's abilities, so he asked Ether to intervene.

"Intervening... reconnecting to the energy source..."

"Intervention successful... Ability successfully reborn, in a free state."

Just then, a dark gray substance slowly floated up and stopped in front of Gransta.

This gray substance seemed to be alive, its internal structure constantly changing and extremely unstable.

"Ether, what kind of ultimate ability is this?"

A moment later, Ether's voice came.

"Pollution... a highly potent form of spiritual pollution!"

Upon hearing this, Gulansta frowned and symbolically took a step back.

"Pollution? Why would it have this ability?"

"Lord Gransta, this ability is extremely dangerous. This kind of corruption is at the level of rules, and even a life form at the level of an awakened demon lord can invade and corrode it."

"What are the specific effects?"

"Pollution effects can be divided into two types: controllable and uncontrollable."

"Controllable pollution can control the mental state of the contaminated person, without being detected by any ability; all abnormal behavior will be subconsciously attributed to the individual's control."

"Uncontrollable pollution can plant a dark seed in the other person's heart. It cannot be actively interfered with. The dark seed will continuously absorb the negative emotional energy of the parasite and grow on its own. The growth process is accompanied by hallucinations... delirium... and finally complete depravity."

"Note: After the parasite has completely fallen, it will grant the fallen one the ability to actively follow the source of darkness."

Note: Contamination pathways...fear-related emotional linkages.

"....."

After hearing this, Gulansta felt that this ability was indeed unique.

He felt that this ability needed to be given a name, since even ultimate abilities need to have their own titles. Since this ability had died once, it was not given a name by the will of the world.

And since he became the new creator of this ability, he has this authority.

Gransta thought for a moment, then slowly said:

"Let's call it... the King of Fear - the Dark Emperor."

"Controllable pollution ability... changed to Dominator."

"Uncontrollable pollution... let's call it Nightmare!"

A moment later, an unfamiliar voice echoed in his mind.

"Naming successful!"

"Lord of Terror—Dark Emperor, Abilities: Dominator, Nightmare!"

The moment Gulansta successfully named it, the gray substance in front of him miraculously disappeared.

And in his inner space,

A mass of gray matter appeared here. It seemed to enjoy wandering around, and finally stopped, starting to expand as if trying to fill the space.

Just as it was expanding recklessly,

A sinister voice echoed from the depths of the space, "Oh, so domineering right after arriving? Trying to take control right away?"

The gray matter stopped expanding, and a black-robed figure appeared before him, whose face looked exactly like Gransta's, but whose expression was even colder and more sinister.

"You're new here, you've crossed the line!"

Chaos said coldly, as a distorted black space appeared in his hand, pulling and swallowing the expanding gray matter.

The gray substance was stunned, standing still and trembling. It felt that if the other party wanted to, it could devour it completely.

"Tsk tsk, the taste is not bad, it's all the taste of decadence."

Chaos patted the gray mass. "Newcomer, you have to follow the rules. You can only occupy one-tenth of the space here."

The gray matter remained silent, only churning up and down.

"Very good. As long as you follow the rules, this is the best place for you. You are still too weak. Grow slowly."

The gray substance seemed to understand. After hesitating for a while, it wriggled inside and transformed into the shape of a child, wearing a black robe similar to Chaos's.

Chaos nodded. It seemed the other party was quite cooperative, unlike his attitude when he was first born, which almost led to his permanent sealing by Ether.

"Lord Gransta, have you been given a name yet?"

"The Dark...Emperor."

Chaos pursed his lips. "That sounds awful... From now on, I'll call you Little Dark."

"Um..."

Chaos waved his hand, "Your characteristics are somewhat similar to mine, so you'll be working for me from now on."

"Um."

"Come on, I'll take you to meet my older sister."

"Mmm." Xiao An could only nod.

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