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Soon, after the commendation conference, Karl dismissed everyone and returned alone to the luxurious suite Selena had prepared for him to rest.
The massive stone-built bathtub, large enough for three or five people to use simultaneously, had already been thoughtfully filled with hot water.
A tray was placed by the tub, holding a bottle of precious red wine from the early last century and two crystal-clear stemmed glasses.
Karl tested the water temperature; it was just right.
He then shed his clothes and immersed his body completely in the warm water, the day's tension and fatigue finally releasing at that moment.
"So refreshing!"
Karl, with a contented expression, picked up a wine glass and gently swirled it a few times.
The purplish-red wine swirled around the glass like smooth silk.
A refreshing fruity aroma wafted out, immediately filling the entire bathroom.
Gulp—
Karl tilted his head back and drained the red wine in the glass.
The mellow quality and smooth, delicate taste immediately brought a feast to his taste buds.
"Good wine!"
After silently praising it, Karl finally began to tally the gains from this special operation.
First, of course, were souls, the "hard currency" universally used across dimensions!
Aside from the 699 ordinary souls harvested by Frank and others during the conquest of Impossible City, Wanda and Kaecilius, in their battle with the demon army, contributed nearly 350 low-level demon souls to Karl!
And what was most incredible was that nearly 300 of them were killed by Wanda alone.
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Uh, well, Ancient One, it seems I really did misunderstand you back then.
This little girl's killing intent is indeed a bit too strong!
But it doesn't matter.
She only killed evil things that deserved to die…
Compared to ordinary human souls, these demon souls were significantly more valuable.
Because these demon souls, full of Dark Energy, could be directly used by the Four Lackeys to create brand-new "Warp Demons" with almost no effort in refining them.
This was extremely useful for the Warp, which was short on troops!
Besides the aforementioned individuals, the true main contributor to soul harvesting this time was undoubtedly Homelander.
Homelander not only single-handedly dealt with seven Night Demons but also, in the process, frantically harvested over 30,000 Vampire souls.
He truly went on a killing spree!
"Adding Lilith's High-level Demon Soul, and Varna's soul, who knew the origin of the Immortality Trait, this time I really made a fortune…"
Karl was very satisfied with this operation he had personally planned.
And ever since the "Troublemaker Project" began, the overall strength of the Warp was growing rapidly at a visible pace.
He believed it wouldn't be long before he could openly compete with those Dimensional Gods!
Besides souls, Karl also successfully obtained the bug-level Immortality Trait, the Pocket Dimension where Impossible City was located, and the vast intelligence network and abundant wealth and resources of the entire Vampire Empire.
His prestige points surged by over three million in less than a day, and this was even before the event had fully fermented.
Given the current strong growth momentum, breaking the ten-million mark later would not be difficult at all.
Winning big!
This time, he really won big!
Suddenly, Karl had a brainstorm and asked in his mind, "System, can I now merge this Pocket Dimension into the Warp?"
The system immediately gave an answer…
[The host currently does not possess the complete authority of a Dimensional God, so you cannot merge or devour dimensional spaces of a lower level than yourself!!!]
[Does the host wish to immediately abandon your physical body, return to your exclusive dimension, and become an omniscient and omnipotent Dimension Master?!]
"…"
After giving a negative answer, Karl focused his attention on his attribute panel.
…
[Name: Karl Merks]
[Age: 19 years old]
[Identity: Master of the Warp (warhammer 40k)]
[Current Prestige: 11,999,666]
[Current Dimension Scale: 2810 cubic meters]
[Current Dimension Strength: Level 4 Breakthrough Dimension (0 / 10,000,000)]
…
"System, consume ten million Prestige to increase the level of Dimension Strength."
As the command was given, the prompt text on the light screen began to change.
[Congratulations, Host, you have successfully raised Dimension Strength to Lv5. Current available Prestige: 1,999,666!]
[Current Dimension Strength: Level 5 Mature Dimension (0 / 100,000,000)]
[Friendly reminder: The energy absorption limit has automatically disappeared. The Hyperspace Dimension has officially entered its mature phase!!!]
In the ethereal, the dimensional barrier that originally stood between the Reality Dimension and the Hyperspace Dimension, at the moment Dimension Strength was raised to Lv5, seemed to have been forcibly torn open into an even larger gap by some unknown great power, building upon the existing opening!
This also allowed Karl, who was in the physical Universe, to clearly perceive the existence of the Warp for the first time.
"The next level actually increased to one hundred million? But… what does this 'Mature Dimension' mean?"
A hint of confusion appeared in Karl's eyes, but then he seemed to perceive something.
With a thought, a sacred Psionic Flame suddenly ignited in his palm out of thin air.
Then the color and shape of the flame changed again.
Purple → Red → Blue → Green!
Each symbolizing five distinct powers.
"Haha, I guessed right!"
After some testing, even the usually composed Karl couldn't help but show an undisguised look of joy on his face.
Just as he had previously speculated, as his Dimension Strength continuously increased, he was gradually recovering part of his Dimension Master's Authority!
Currently, he was already able to freely use the energy within the Warp without the need for the "Five Little Ones" to channel it.
However, due to the limitations of the human physique, the Psionic he could currently use was still far from the level of the "Five Little Ones."
But this was undoubtedly an excellent start, and it pointed Karl in a completely new direction: "Physical Sanctification"!
From now on, he could not only safely develop and grow on Earth but also launch dual-line harassment against other dimensions from both the Reality Dimension and the Warp.
He could advance or retreat, making him truly invincible!
Speaking of which, he wondered when Samuel Sterns's "Enhanced Super Serum" would be completed?
"System, what about now?"
"Can I merge this Pocket Dimension into my Warp?"
Karl was clearly still not giving up.
[The host currently does not possess the complete authority of a Dimensional God, so you cannot independently merge or devour dimensional spaces of a lower level than yourself!!!]
[Does the host wish to immediately abandon your physical body, return to your exclusive dimension, and become an omniscient and omnipotent Dimension Master?!]
"Still not possible?"
"It seems I can only temporarily use this place as Selena's headquarters."
Karl shook his head indifferently.
But he wasn't disheartened or discouraged in the slightest.
Because he firmly believed that one day, the idea of merging other dimensions would be realized!
Hmm?
Wait a moment?
Karl seemed to have suddenly discovered something and again looked at the two system prompts.
The text seemed to have changed slightly!
"Cannot independently merge or devour…"
"Does that mean it's possible with the help of some external force?"
The slight change in the text also indirectly confirmed that Karl's own Authority was increasing.
But the question was, what kind of power could forcibly merge two dimensional spaces?
Karl was just an ordinary gold-medal salesman before.
He couldn't say he completely didn't understand this aspect of knowledge; he could only say he was mostly ignorant…
So, for now, he could only try to deduce based on the available clues.
First, the option of asking other Dimensional Gods for help could be ruled out.
Setting aside how low the safety factor of such an approach would be, the point that "a Dimension Master's Authority cannot be used independently outside their exclusive Dimensional Space" alone was enough to explain the problem.
Because the Authority wielded by Dimensional Gods was almost entirely tied to their corresponding Dimensional Space.
That is to say, once the true bodies of these Dimensional Gods left their exclusive Dimensional Space, they would temporarily lose the right to use their corresponding Authority.
And their own power would continuously weaken with increasing time and distance, until their true bodies returned, and the corresponding Authority would be restored to its original state.
This was also why those powerful Dimensional Gods and Hell Lords always stayed in their respective dimensions and never left, only relying on their Astral Projection clones to wander the Universe.
There was no other way; if someone took the opportunity to raid their home, wouldn't they be laughed out of existence?
Of course, even if a Dimensional God's true body left their exclusive dimension, it would still be incredibly difficult for others to usurp their position.
So, if asking other Dimensional Gods for help wouldn't work, what other power could compare to a Dimension Master's Authority?
Eh?!
Surely the Space Stone could do it, right?
Although in the movie version, humans and Thanos mostly focused on using the Space Stone for arbitrary movement and developing new energy weapons, that was merely the lowest-level use of the Space Stone.
The true power contained within the Space Stone was the ability to manipulate space at the will of the user, such as twisting, cutting, separating, reordering, and even creating entirely new spaces on existing foundations…
"The Space Stone might be able to do it, but it's currently in Odin's Vault in Asgard, so getting it seems a bit difficult."
Karl unconsciously swirled the red wine glass in his hand, muttering thoughtfully, "It's better to proceed steadily and get the Reality Stone first!"
He had already inadvertently offended two Hell Lords.
If he offended that old man Odin too, the situation might become difficult to control.
After all, these so-called gods were not within the purview of Ancient One and Kamar-Taj!
On such important critical decisions, Karl never rushed for quick success.
Because one careless mistake could potentially undo all his previous efforts.
Anyway, he had only transmigrated less than half a year ago, so he had plenty of patience.
Therefore, no rush, slowly formulating a detailed plan was the way to go!
Next, Karl ordered Khorne to interrogate Varna about the Immortality Trait and instructed Tzeentch to remove Lilith's self-awareness from her soul.
This way, when the time was right and Selena had fully grown, he could use Lilith's soul essence to forcibly promote her to a Demon Lord.
Knock knock knock…
At this moment, a faint knocking sound suddenly came from outside the room.
"Boss, it's me… um, may I come in?"
Karl glanced at the empty stemmed glass on the tray, already guessing the visitor's intention.
"Come in!"
The door opened, then quickly closed, accompanied by a faint "click" sound.
Clearly, the internal bolt had been engaged…
Selena walked into the bathroom with her head down, not daring to look at Karl.
She looked like a little girl who had just done something bad and was feeling a bit guilty.
But her steps were incredibly firm.
There were some things she absolutely had to do today!
Swish—
The black leather jacket slid off silently.
The fair and petite figure slowly stepped into the bathtub.
The water surface immediately rippled, but quickly returned to its previous calm.
The atmosphere in the bathroom suddenly became somewhat enchanting!
Karl remained silent throughout.
He neither approved nor rejected.
He simply looked at Selena with a calm gaze, as if admiring a top-tier work of art, without a trace of impure thoughts…
It had to be said, aside from the slightly small size of the baby cafeteria, other aspects were practically flawless…
Indeed, when people are compared, one dies; when goods are compared, one is thrown away.
Karl suddenly felt that the top-tier KTVs, clubs, and foot massage parlors he used to frequent now seemed rather ordinary.
Even those external women and movie stars who were somewhat famous in the industry became completely overshadowed in the presence of the Moon Goddess, who possessed both beauty and temperament.
So, naturally, what came next was…
Enjoy life to the fullest when you are successful, and don't let the beautiful lady sleep alone!
After a busy day, Karl felt it was perfectly justifiable to reward himself appropriately now.
Moreover, he wasn't a chastity warrior… he was a man determined to throw an orgy!
"Come here!"
Karl gently crooked his finger at Selena, who was leaning anxiously against the edge of the bathtub opposite him, looking a bit at a loss.
Seeing this, she immediately felt a sense of relief and, with a smile as radiant as a flower, pressed herself against him.
It seemed she had worried too much; it didn't seem like Boss disliked her?
Before long, the water in the bathtub began to churn…
In this scene, Karl suddenly recalled a passage from "The Peach Blossom Spring" in his Chinese textbook when he was in school.
[When the forest ended at the water's source, they found a mountain. There was a small opening in the mountain, as if there was light.]
[Then they abandoned their boat and followed… (Two paragraphs omitted here; please infer)]
Tonight, Karl was bound to gain one more thing: Selena's… which she had guarded for over six hundred years.
"Hehehe…"
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