The cleanup of the World Stone Fortress in the Dark World had taken far longer than Abel expected. After more than a year of fighting—over ten years in the Dark World—he had only just reached the second level of the World Stone Fortress, and the cleanup was still underway.
The entire World Stone Fortress was an unimaginably vast labyrinth, and the densely packed Hell Creatures made the cleanup battles even more difficult.
After advancing to become a level-thirty-two Demigod Wizard, Abel devoted himself wholeheartedly to the battles in the World Stone Fortress.
Of course, he had too many ties to the Central Continent. While he was in seclusion in the Dark World, he continued to monitor the situation in the Central Continent's five places of faith.
Fortunately, he was connected to all five gods by Soul Chains. The moment any problem arose, he would know about it and immediately return to the Central Continent. That was also why he dared to enter seclusion in the Dark World for such a long time.
Although Abel was nowhere to be seen in the Central Continent, his influence continued to grow.
The increase in the Dwarf race's cultivation resources made many factions extremely envious. Soon afterward, word spread that the Winter Hoof Empire had also begun cooperating with the Elf race's Alchemist Guild.
The cultivation-resource materials produced by the Winter Hoof Empire had originally been consumed as raw materials, resulting in extremely low efficiency.
With the help of the Black Mist God—or rather, through Abel's coordination—the Winter Hoof Empire's cultivation-resource materials could be sent directly to the Elf race's Alchemist Guild. The materials would then be refined into cultivation potions by the Alchemist Guild before being returned to the Winter Hoof Empire.
The Elf race's Alchemist Guild obtained vast amounts of resources for