[DOMINION SYSTEM INITIALIZATION COMPLETE.]
[ALL CIVILIZATIONS RESET.]
[LORDS WILL NOW BE CHOSEN.]
The sky didn't just crack—it shattered.
Across ruined cities and scorched continents, a golden interface bloomed above every survivor's head, pulsing with divine authority. Buildings lay in rubble. Satellites fell from orbit. Magic had returned. Technology had failed. The age of nations was over.
And a new age had begun.
In the center of what was once a bustling metropolis, a young man stood alone amid the dust and destruction. Ash rained like snow. Fires flickered in the distance.
He didn't flinch.
He smiled.
Fang Yuan — twenty-two, orphan, dropout, genius — was already prepared.
> [CONGRATULATIONS. YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS A LORD.]
[NAME: FANG YUAN]
[TITLES: NONE]
[INITIAL SYSTEM PACKAGE GRANTED.]
A glowing panel appeared before him. Three golden cards floated out of the air, rotating slowly.
> [Summon Token – Divine Grade]
[Empire Core – Nexus Command Citadel (Upgradeable)]
[Talent Selection: RANDOMIZING…]
Fang Yuan reached out, calm as a still lake. The world had ended for billions.
For him?
It had just begun.
The first card pulsed, shattering into light. A silver spear pierced the heavens. A woman in radiant armor descended, her wings unfolding like a war goddess. She landed before him and knelt.
> [SSS Hero Summoned – Aria, Valkyrie of the Final Dawn]
"Your command, my Lord," she said, her voice like thunder wrapped in silk.
Fang Yuan nodded. "You're the first of many."
The second card burned with golden light. Towers of black crystal rose around him, fusing into a vast floating fortress in the skies above.
> [Empire Core Bound – Nexus Command Citadel (Lv. 1)]
[Empire Type: Techno-Cultivation Hybrid]
[Initial Population: 0]
[Construction Slots Unlocked: 3]
[Unit Summoning Enabled.]
The final card hovered. Crimson lines danced across its surface like living code.
> [TALENT ACQUIRED: DOMINION SOVEREIGN]
[Effect: Every action strengthens your empire. Your will is law. All summoned units receive permanent scaling bonuses.]
[Hidden Effect: Your actions override System restrictions.]
Fang Yuan exhaled. This is better than the dream version.
The golden interface expanded in the sky above him. A massive tree unfurled — glowing branches filled with locked upgrades, realms, units, weapons.
It was the Dominion Tree, the blueprint for empire-level conquest.
> [OBJECTIVE: CONQUER REALMS. UNLOCK THE TREE. BECOME THE SUPREME LORD.]
"I will," Fang Yuan whispered.
And somewhere deep in the multiverse, something stirred. Old gods awakened. Fallen Lords screamed in jealousy. Hidden systems braced for war.
Because the true Sovereign had arrived.