In the blink of an eye, two and a half years passed!
At no point in the past few years had Minos moved from the Spatial Kingdom to the royal palace of the Flowers Kingdom, where his black hole quietly revolved on its own axis.
At the same time, the women of that state continued to watch over that region of space as before, using subordinates, while the most important local influences continued their usual routines.
Adele had been meditating throughout this period, preparing herself so that when she beat Minos, she could immediately reproduce with him and have her prize.
Meanwhile, Bridget was training as if her sister would lose, preparing to face Minos on his return.
No one expected him to be gone that long. So, after years there, people started to think that Minos would actually stay inside his black hole until he reached the end of the 8th stage. Only then would he have a chance to win the princess challenge!
Bridget couldn't be sure if Minos would make such a cowardly choice, but she didn't think it was impossible.
To prevent the worst, she was training to get stronger, but without focusing so much on her soul, which was already close to reaching the maximum level of the 8th stage.
If she meditated like Adele in her situation, she risked reaching level 80 before Minos left the Spatial Kingdom!
If that happened, he would lose his rights, and there would be no one to challenge Minos in the high hierarchy of this state!
But not many women of high local power were considering such an absurd possibility, so the queen was still waiting to see what Minos would do.
Regardless of his decision, he couldn't do anything to get remotely close to her. Then Hannah was quietly waiting for him.
One year, two years, five years, ten years. No matter how much time passed, she would still be stronger than him within the time he could be gone from the Black Plain Empire.
And even if he could follow the local rules and win them, Hannah didn't believe Minos had that much patience. So she couldn't believe he would stay in that place much longer!
When she received one of her 19th cousins this morning, she eased that woman's worries by saying.
"Shannon, you can return to your usual life. There is no need to worry so much about Minos... You have already fulfilled what he asked. Just keep watching that man, and when the Emperor of the Black Plain comes out of his hiding place, you will just have to inform him about it."
"But, Your Majesty, it has been more than three years since I lost to him. Every day I get more bothered by having that debt." Shannon, one of the first to challenge Minos in this state, said in a low voice.
The women of the royal lineage in this state had evolved along with their challenges in such a way that losing and not living up to the agreement was an enormous burden for them.
Losing was already bad for the confidence of these proud women. But if only they could give what they owed to their winners, they at least felt less bad. But Shannon had been waiting for this moment for three years and could no longer sleep properly because of the guilt.
Hannah understood what an unresolved defeat meant to someone of her lineage, so she didn't blame that level 77 Spiritual Saint.
Shannon asked. "What if he never returns?"
"That's not possible. He would have to give up the Black Plain Empire for that... But do you think someone who created that place from scratch like him would do something like that?" Hannah smiled. "Shannon, the pride of men, especially those who are more talented, is huge. It is so great that they make irrational decisions that put them in dangerous situations...
Minos will make a mistake caused by his haste to achieve his goals and leave my state. That will finish him off and give my state the victory we seek."
Shannon felt less bad upon hearing this.
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Meanwhile, inside the Spatial Kingdom.
At this moment, two young women of youthful appearances, dressed in similar clothes, pink dresses and with their hair tied up in pigtails, were enjoying themselves chatting and eating.
One had red hair and brown eyes and was almost 1.5 meters tall. The other had orange hair and eyes, was 1.9 meters tall, and had an incredibly proportionate and beautiful body.
This taller woman looked perfect so that any man would momentarily lose himself in the glow of her eyes and lips.
But this was not only because of her natural beauty but because of her level. Unlike level 36, a 13-year-old girl, this orange-haired woman had a level 70 powerful soul!
"Aunt Kyla, your human version is so beautiful!" Sarah said to her best friend within the Spatial Kingdom, this 'little' fox who had recently advanced a stage.
Kyla smiled as she played with Sarah's hair and said. "That's only natural. All Nine-tailed Foxes are breathtaking. It's part of our natural ability, Charm.
My mother is even more beautiful than I am."
Sarah looked in the direction of the giant fox over four meters tall, who was with its eyes closed, meditating on one of the giant skeletons of the Spatial Kingdom, and smiled. "Then I hope aunt Emlyn doesn't transform in front of my father. Or my mothers will have a new competitor."
The two laughed as the mood was festive inside the Spatial Kingdom.
Minos had just come out of a period of continuous meditation of over a year and a half, finally reaching level 73!
When he advanced levels, he immediately focused some of his time on training his skills so as not to let his understanding lag behind his energies. Therefore, after seeing his current abilities, several people there happily celebrated their leader's fantastic results.
Minos had had the best results in those years of seclusion, having, in about a little over three years, advanced two levels at the 8th stage.
But besides him, Gloria had recently reached level 75. In contrast, Ruth and Abby had advanced again in that period and were now at level 72.
Everyone else in the Spatial Kingdom had at least one advance in that period, with those at the 7th stage having advanced even 2 or 3 times in those years.
Everything had been so promising for these people that the place previously filled with Spiritual Emperors now had more Spiritual Saints than 7th-stage cultivators.
Amidst this, after finishing his training and also a demonstration of powers, Minos clenched his fists, feeling the level 75 power, something temporary since he was using his ability on some of his sect men.
'With these powers, I can finally use low-level grade-4 items simultaneously.' He looked at his spatial ring, looking forward to it.
However, besides his level, which had increased rapidly in this period, Minos had gotten something else out of this seclusion.
This something else was genuinely responsible for the general happiness of the people in his surroundings, who were sensing how different his aura had become after these years of seclusion!
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