The increase in authority brought far too many benefits.
His strength was growing, and everything he did became smooth sailing.
Besides that, Charles's speed in analyzing rules had also increased.
At the same time, the place where Charles stood seemed to have become a low-lying hollow in the world, with the surrounding magical power unconsciously gathering toward him.
Charles was absorbing additional magical power almost passively.
He had previously enjoyed such benefits only when he received the favor of the Abyss's will.
Yet now, he could enjoy it continuously.
Under these circumstances, Charles could continue condensing his elemental true body without even needing to draw power from the Wizard Tower's core energy plane.
Simply by absorbing the magical power of this Abyss World, he could already gain enormous improvements.
Meanwhile, the demons under his command on the outskirts continued expanding outward.
They fought everyone—not just devils. Some demons were attacked as well.
Those who obeyed were taken under their command and ordered about. Those who refused were directly beaten to death and eaten, without the slightest mercy.
Territories expanded one after another. Some Greater Demons had even accumulated enough power and favor during this period to advance into Greater Demons.
This rate of advancement was far smoother than when Charles had sought to advance to a Greater Demon during his time as a Greater Demon.
After all, back then, the Abyss World had only just begun connecting with the Purgatory World.
But now, this Abyss World was about to be conquered by the devils.
The Abyss's will, adhering to the notion that nothing should go to waste, force-fed power into these demons who dared to fight and struggle.
Perhaps the Greater Demons produced this way were far weaker than those Greater Demons of old who had painstakingly accumulated power before