A Regional Overlord, Forever at Peace

The blazing pillar of light was powerful enough to leave a continent scarred from end to end. Yet the moment it met the Sky-Piercing Pillar, it was as though it had encountered its natural enemy. The pillar absorbed it all.

Until

not a single drop remained.

Chen Fan silently looked at the Level-1 Sky-Piercing Pillar standing before him. Hundreds of meters tall, it now shone like the sun, radiating scorching light.

Its temperature was terrifyingly high.

Even dozens of meters away, he could feel waves of heat washing over him.

A Level-1 Sky-Piercing Pillar could contain a full-power strike from a Level-20 Heavenly Dao Cannon.

This was the Mortal Domain's first Sky-Piercing Pillar carrying a nuclear warhead.

If war had already begun, he would have fired one at Feng Qiya Continent just to see what happened.

But

the max-level effect of a Level-10 Sky-Piercing Pillar was "increased power."

The max-level effect of a Level-20 Sky-Piercing Pillar was "double damage against targets outside Eternal Night Continent."

He wanted to see whether loading a Heavenly Dao Cannon's strike into a Level-20 Sky-Piercing Pillar would trigger both effects.

And so,

a Level-20 Sky-Piercing Pillar rose from the ground.

Once it had been charged, the Mortal Domain possessed two "cruise missiles carrying nuclear warheads."

Just as he was about to test-fire them over the sea,

the Message Talisman in his robes sounded.

It was an urgent report from Feng Qiya Continent. The sender had bypassed everyone else and contacted him directly.

"Domain Lord, Feng Qiya Continent's people just caught one of ours in the city. They accused him of gathering intelligence, flogged him, and sent him back."

"He's covered in wounds, but his life isn't in danger."

"How should we handle this?"

"Interesting."

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes. He had never collected the five