After Minos called those mid-level Demigods against him, all those men from the local royal guard moved in, using their weapons and techniques with Emperor Stuart in mind.
They knew how thick-skinned their opponent was when he was only at the 9th stage. Now that he was a Demigod, Minos should be even worse!
Even though the three relatives of the Goddess of Life were wanted in this state, all these Demigods ignored them to focus only on Minos, who had openly threatened everyone there and exposed his interests that were against the kingdom.
"We thought you would be a companion in the war against the aliens... Now I see that everyone was wrong about you, Minos Stuart! You're a profiteer who will betray anyone who can benefit you!" The level 95 Demigod said as his powers exploded.
Not only did this individual use his Soul Avatar to channel the free energy in the environment into his primary attack technique, but all the others did the same, glaring at Minos.
Minos took a step forward from his three companions, looking at the surrounding Demigods but not fearing them. "Nonsense!" He said, while also using his soul projection to prepare for this fight.
Dragon's Eye!
He specifically attacked the weakest Demigods there, a level 94 man who didn't expect to be hit first.
As everyone saw Minos' dominance grow against them, the weakest of those guards fell as if he had been knocked out.
Amid his fall, his aura began to weaken, while Minos' strength became more impressive.
In a single moment, he left his average level 90 cultivation and easily reached the peak of level 92!
The Space and Time Domain then grew considerably against the domains of the Soul Avatars of those Demigods of the local royal guard.
Minos' domain was, as the name implied, the Space and Time Domain. When he covered practically the entire underground area where the group was about to confront each other, practically everyone felt the passage of time change.
But this change wasn't like what had happened before. Now, Minos could change the passage of time for his targets but make it normal for himself or even those of his choice.
On the other hand, he could invert the normal spatial signals and use this to confuse his opponents terribly.
One of the strongest Demigods who tried to attack Minos realized this when he felt like the universe had suddenly started spinning and his body had gone into slow-motion mode.
'S... H... I... T... W... WA... T... S... Go... I... Ng... O... N...' Such an individual sensed something very wrong and quickly became confused when he saw Minos moving at a ridiculously high speed.
It was as if Minos could suddenly move as fast as level 99 Demigods!
But this was not the case!
These people felt the passage of time change for them in such a way that any NORMAL movement of Minos was as if he was acting very quickly!
As they all felt this to varying degrees, all the energy in the environment dissipated, while dark rings appeared on the bodies of these Demigods, causing them to become exhausted.
The three Sages of the Black Plain Army watched with wide eyes, unable to believe what they had just witnessed.
Minos was only a level 90 Demigod who could temporarily act like a level 92 Demigod. But within his domain, he was practically invincible against opponents similar to those men!
Even without doing much, he stopped them from attacking him, immobilized them, and then exhausted them, all practically simultaneously in the last 6 seconds of the near-fight he had there.
If anyone had watched this scene unfold from outside Minos' Space and Time Domain, they would have seen the opponents circulate their energies, try to attack, and then fall awkwardly in front of the enemy!
There were no visual signs to explain Minos' victory. Only by feeling what he had just done could one fully understand the nature of his powers!
As each of those men felt Minos' power on their skin, those who managed to remain conscious were terribly frightened as they fell to their knees on the ground, feeling as if they were in the presence of an all-powerful God.
'How can this be?' The level 95 Demigod wondered as he looked at Minos, his hands shaking violently.
They had been completely powerless against Minos!
It wasn't that they had lost. Losing was no disgrace to warriors. Such situations happened. The problem was that they couldn't even move against Minos!
Even though they were the strongest of the royal guard, they could only watch Minos standing in front of them while they all lost any fighting ability.
It wasn't that they needed to become stronger. Their powers were of a completely different nature, and Minos had surpassed them in every way!
"Shit! Kill me if that's what you want!" A level 94 Demigod shouted at Minos as he fell to his knees, feeling the effect of Chaotic Gravity pinning him to the ground and making his body many times heavier than it was.
Minos had already stopped affecting time, so these men could now speak, think, and act in real-time.
Emperor Stuart laughed when he heard this and said. "I thought you would give me a good workout. I seem to have underestimated my powers..."
"Then how about fighting me?"
Suddenly, a strange voice came from the surface of that area, causing not only Minos but everyone else on that underground altar to look up and feel a level 96 peak aura, the aura of the strongest man in Veora.
Minos had never met the king of Veora in person, but he knew how to recognize such a person.
"Your Majesty Veora, I didn't expect to meet you so soon..." Minos said as he looked in the direction where this man would appear a second after his words.
The king of this state was not in a good mood, nor did he feel he could easily solve this matter. He then said, seeing that Minos was suppressing so many of his strongest guards in the kingdom. "Your Majesty Stuart, I know what you want. But do you really want to go through with this? Are you declaring war on my state?"
Minos laughed and said. "Wars are declared against opponents of a similar level. I'm here to take what I want. It's your choice to fight to keep what you have or to kindly surrender to me and become a vassal state of the Black Plain Empire.
What do you say? Would you instead give me what I want or help me learn my limits better?"
