Venganza knew there was no way to reach an agreement with the Terkollek Race, and the only way in which the people of the Daybreak Universe could use this place as a safe haven during the next war would be by eliminating them.
Genocide was not something that Venganza would take lightly, and he understood the burden of such actions, but there was no hesitation in his heart that this was the right path.
Terkolleks only lived for conquest and assimilation, so even if the Revenge Thearch did not need this universe, he would still erase them since if they managed to expand beyond their Cosmic Wall, they would become a great danger to the Emptiness.
It would not be easy since this was a powerful super universe, and even with the Lamp of Eternal Justice that the Samsara Thearch gave him, Vengazan could only suppress the powers of the Universe Will and not fully paralyze it.
Venganza also knew that the Terkollek Race's stronghold near the Universe Nucleus was capable of a destructive might that could endanger his life, so he had to be at his peak if he wanted a chance of success.
A sharp light appeared in the Revenge Thearch's eyes as he teleported, appearing before a massive world. It was covered in machinery that drew energy from the world's origin, allowing the birth of known Terkolleks and war weapons.
The Revenge Thearch's body transformed into a dark flaming fog that encompassed the entire world, instantly killing all life forms in it before beginning to consume the dying heavenly body.
Less than an hour later, nothing was left of the world, as Venganza consumed every piece of it. He saw the void left after his destruction and could not help but remember a similar scene in Endless Darkness' memories when this one first arrived in the Prima Universe.
'I need to be careful unless I want to suffer the same fate as that man.'
Venganza's mind reached its peak focus as he teleported toward another Terkollek World, also consuming this one. He would do the same with every single one of those worlds, weakening the power of the collective mind.
Only after the collective mind had grown weak enough would the Revenge Thearch head into the Universe Nucleus and face the full might of the Terkollek Race.
Far, far away from the Terkollek Universe, where Venganza prepared to face the most dangerous battle of his life since the Ultimate Multiversal War, another of the Daybreak Universe's Thearchs was in the midst of establishing a safe haven for Neo-Demons, Depravitas, and Eldars.
Ezequiel took a deep breath as he threw a right punch forward. Despite being one of the most simple martial moves you could imagine, there was an immensely profound power and mystery behind it.
It made the universe's energies swirl around him, taking the form of multicolored air currents moving around his body. The Emptiness Thearch's movements were drawing the World Strength into his attacks, something extremely easy, taking into consideration his bloodline.
However, Ezequiel was performing a technique that allowed him to draw World Strength to the highest level without needing a bloodline. It was pure technique, and anyone could deploy it regardless of their constitution.
In front of the Emptiness Thearch, there were one thousand individuals. All of them had humanoid bodies but were not humans and instead resembled more of a beastmen race. Some resembled lions, other wolves, but there were also bulls, eagles, and many more.
They order themselves according to their strength, and the ones at the head were nine Extreme Rank 9 life forms. All the beastmen focused on Ezequiel before taking a deep breath and performing the same punch.
Most of them were not able to mimic even a tenth of the Emptiness Thearch's skill and technique but were improving. Some of the Extreme Rank 9 beastmen could generate the multicolored air current, learning how to harness the power of World Strength.
Ezequiel performed the same punch repeatedly, allowing everybody to see his every move and how his energy, soul force, and body deployed the technique. After a week, he stopped sending a straight punch and changed to a kick.
The thousand beastmen study Ezequiel's technique day and night, not allowing even a single move of this one to go unnoticed. It was easy to understand the reason for their dedication if you knew what they were going through.
Ezequiel did arrive in a raging universe, just like Zatiel told him, but the war would not last long since one force was about to overwhelm the other.
Divine Universe was the name of this universe, and there were two main forces in it, one composed of beastmen and the other of a race that called itself the Highlanders.
Members of the Highlander Race were similar to humans, except they lacked variation, with all of them being tall, with blue eyes, golden hair, and white skin.
The Highlander Race was actually an artificial race similar to the Neo-Demon Race, built by one of the first civilizations of the Divine Universe. It was their duty to bring order to the universe and cleanse it of its filth.
Figuring out the ideology of the Highlanders' creators was not hard, taking into consideration the purpose they gave them, but things did not go according to their plans. One of the first things the Highlander Race did was destroy the civilization that created them before expanding their reach into other worlds, burning everything they considered altered the order of the Divine Universe.
Civilizations and races fell to the might of the Highlanders, which managed to produce several Fake Rank 10 life forms, and now the only force left in the Divine Universe to face them was the Beastmen Race.
When Ezequiel learned about the state of the universe, he considered his next move with caution.
Facing several Fake Rank 10 life forms would not be easy for Ezequiel. Yet, he was confident in his chances since, unlike Fake Rank 10, which reached the bare minimum of Fourth Realm's battle power, he could raise his strength to the peak of the Initial Stage.
However, he would not be facing the Highlander Race in the Emptiness but in the Divine Universe. Since they were the superior universal race, the Universe Will would do everything to protect them from outsiders.
Right now, the Divine Universe Will did not act against Ezequiel due to the Lamp of Eternal Justice in his hand, but things would change if a battle were to happen.
The Emptiness Thearch could use the Lamp of Eternal Justice to paralyze the Universe Will and then try to kill the Highlanders, but he would have to do before the lamp's power wore off and with enough caution so as not to destroy the universe during the battle.
After some consideration and analysis, it became clear to the Emptiness Thearch that a battle with the Highlander Race to the end was not wise.
Ultimately, the Emptiness Thearch decided to contact the Beastmen Race, making a deal with them, promising to teach them a path to increase their power to face the Highlanders.
Although not everybody was the same, most beastmen focused on the refinement of their bodies, learning how to use their soul force to enhance their physical might.
Since the Beastmen Race's powerhouses had already dominated their internal power to the peak, the Emptiness Thearch considered that the best approach for them was to comprehend the power of the universe and learn how to harvest it in the form of World Strength.
The Emptiness Thearch's goal was simple. He would give the Beastmen Race the power to face the Highlander, and since this was a battle between life forms of the same universe, the Universe Will would not interfere.
During the war between the Highlander Race and Beastmen Race, Ezequiel would use his power to heal any damage the war could do to the universe, keeping its foundation stable so people of the Daybreak Universe could travel here in case they needed it.
After a month of showing them how to use their body to draw the power of the universe, Ezequiel adopted a meditative position, and all the beastmen followed suit.
The Emptiness Thearch began to describe the nature of the universal force and how it was within their reach to use their bodies as a conduit for their power. His words carried such profound meaning that a law domain emerged from him, allowing all the beastmen to enter a state of enlightenment, allowing the essence and intent of his voice to reach their souls.
While Ezequiel prepared the Beastmen Race for war and Venganza for genocide, Zatiel finally reached his destination.
The Samsara Thearch saw in front of him two force fields that clashed repeatedly, always in conflict and never able to end their fight. He had learned about them from the memory of an old slayed Rank 10 life form and knew they had existed for dozens of Epochs.
