In terms of legionary foundations alone, the Crossbridge Empire had already completely surpassed ordinary Divine Empire–level powers.
On top of that, it possessed Kaos—suspected to be a Sage Master—three quasi–Sage Lords, a World Relic, and a half–World Relic–grade golden sword…
Aurek himself had also reached the quasi–Sage Lord realm. With sufficient accumulation, he would soon break through to Sage Lord and stride toward the true Sage Lord rank!
He checked his Emperor Point reserves—there were still 360 trillion remaining!
In addition, he possessed an Authority Divine Herb, as well as vast quantities of divine medicines, rare ores, and other resources seized from the Dark Council's treasury.
Most notably, there was the Origin of Darkness, which contained the very source of order and law. This was the key to advancing to Sage Master.
From here on, all that remained was focused cultivation and steady accumulation toward breakthrough.
Outside the hall.
