Even before the foundations of Oblivion Citadel had solidified, the Dominion System surged again.
> [SYSTEM ALERT: MULTIDOMAIN INFLUX DETECTED. NEW NODE ACTIVATION AVAILABLE. UNLOCK: NEXUS HALL OF ASCENSION.]
The skies fractured like glass above the emerging city. From the heavens descended a structure not built, but summoned — the Nexus Hall, a spiraling edifice of crystal, nanosteel, soulstone, and arcane bronze. It hovered for seconds before fusing with the core of the Citadel, anchoring Zero's empire in metaphysical and spatial coordinates across ten thousand planes.
> [DOMINION NETWORK ESTABLISHED. NEXUS GRID ONLINE. ACCESS TO CROSS-REALM SUMMONING GRANTED. INITIATE PHASE: DOMAIN INTERFACING.]
Zero stepped into the Hall. At the center floated a golden cube, surrounded by rotating holograms of various universes, each etched with rune-codes and locked stars.
"This," he said, "is where conquest begins."
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> [SELECT REALM TO INTERFACE:]
Arkanos: The Magic-Torn Skies
Xianxia Prime: Eternal Sect Warzone
Etherion Depths: Realm of Lost Technology
Abyssal Singularity: Fragmented Horror Core
Zero chose: Xianxia Prime.
> [WARNING: High cultivation suppression fields detected. Estimated enemy resistance: Apex Immortal Lords and Heavenly Tribulation-Class War Machines.]
> [Recommend Summoning Reinforcements. Units suggested:]
Celestial Warlords (SS-Tier)
Dao-Engine Constructs (S-Tier)
Crimson Jade Valkyries (A-Tier, Cultivation Synergy)
Ashen Spirit Mechs (Hybrid, Experimental)
"All four," Zero commanded. "Send the Dreadknights as Vanguard."
> [Command Confirmed. Forces Mobilized. Invasion Corridor Prepared. Realm Anchor Stabilizing...]
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Meanwhile, in the Supreme Sect of Thunderous Flame on Xianxia Prime, alarms blared from the Heaven's Fire Pagoda. Elders stirred from seclusion. Divine beasts howled.
"An invasion?" Grand Elder Lu Jin thundered. "From outside the cycle of Samsara?!"
A rift tore through the skies above their sacred mountain. Armored silhouettes emerged, led by spiritforged horrors wielding halberds of condensed soulfire.
They brought Dominion.
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Back in the Hall, Zero accessed the evolving Power Matrix Interface.
> [Lord Authority Points Earned: +1200] [New Power Unlocked: REALM ANCHOR SEEDING] Description: Allows permanent establishment of Nexus-linked bases in foreign realms. Upgrades possible via Soul Core Tribute and Technomagic Infrastructure Modules.
Zero placed a seed into the map of Xianxia Prime. A second Oblivion Citadel would grow, feeding off leyline essence and divine qi.
> [Seed Deployed. Estimated Manifestation Time: 16 hours.]
Zero leaned back.
"Let them come. Let all of them come. This Dominion was forged to rule them all."
Behind him, the Nexus pulsed with interdimensional energy. The first true war of the realms had begun.