Then, Rimuru slowly withdrew his gaze, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and looked intently at everyone not far away.
"Make your preparations. Prepare to receive your Ultimate Skills."
Upon hearing Rimuru's words, nearly everyone present instinctively raised their focus to two hundred percent.
Quite a few of them even began applying buffs to themselves.
After all, this was the ceremony for bestowing Ultimate Skills. There could be no mistakes!
Only one person was different. He merely walked out from the group, found an open space, and stood there quietly.
It was none other than Ze'Chion, who had already obtained an Ultimate Skill!
Watching Ze'Chion leave, Rimuru's brilliant pale-gold eyes flickered, but he said nothing.
After all, as the one who had personally awakened Ze'Chion, how could Rimuru not know that when Ze'Chion awakened as a True Demon King, he had already gained the Ultimate Skill that countless powerful beings dreamed of!
King of Illusory Spirits!
This time, Rimuru had gathered everyone and simply said to summon all the awakened ones within the Demon Country Federation. It had been too vague, so Ze'Chion, who did not need to be here, had been summoned as well.
Of course, by that logic, Yituo and Veldora, who guarded the hundredth floor of the Great Underground Labyrinth within the Demon Country Federation, should have been summoned too.
But was that possible?
Whether it was Veldora, a True Dragon, or Yituo, the Rock Dragon King, both had clearly surpassed the category of awakened ones.
At their level, taking another step forward was harder than climbing to the heavens.
Only by encountering an opportunity worthy of being called a miracle would they have even the slightest possibility of advancing further!
But now? Forget it.
So, upon hearing Rimuru's summons, the two dragons had instinctively ignored