No one would allow Leo to shatter the world World Will World Cluster for the sake of a soul's origin.
Leo did not mention seeking help from the Supreme Lord, because no Supreme Lord would be willing to help him, and might even destroy Leo humanely the moment Leo expressed this wish.
Who can allow a world-destroying madman to live next to them every day?!
The Returning Breath World involves the interests of countless people. Even during a major war with the Wizard World, when the Wizard World was at its most dangerous, no one ever suggested destroying the Returning Breath World.
The moment Leo stepped out of the spatial passage, breathing in the atmosphere of the Wizard World and sensing the location of his Stigmata Wizard demiplane, he took a step and was back in the demiplane in the next instant.
Lush and verdant, countless Gulu Beast roamed the demiplane; just watching their joyful appearance was enough to ease Leo's somber mood.
"I'll arrange for the academy to open the spatial passage to the Thousand Pools World right now and bring back the academy's wizards and slave army." Yaoyao knew exactly what she needed to do as soon as she got back.
"Go ahead. We have the spatial coordinates for those ten medium-sized worlds. Let's open the spatial passage together, contact the merchant groups to bid, and cooperate with whoever offers the highest price to develop them."
"Are we bidding on all of them?"
"Eight seats, leave two and the Thousand Pools World for immigration and expansion of the Gulu Beast army."
"OK."
"Send the vice dean of the college to see me."
"No problem."
Yaoyao quickly left via the teleportation array. Since Leo was unable to descend into the Wizard World, he had to take care of these things on her behalf.
Soon the teleportation array lit up, and it wasn't Meng Jie who stepped out, but Shi Xiang, Level-Two Elemental Wizard.
Upon seeing this scene, Leo knew that Meng Jie had passed away.
"Dean, Vice Dean Meng Jie passed away thirty years ago. In accordance with his wishes, his body was buried next to his parents' graves on New Earth."
"Before he passed away, he handed over the position of vice president to me," Shi Xiang respectfully to Leo.
Shi Xiang, one of the first talents trained by Leo on New Earth, has always maintained a top-tier promotion rate.
Unlike Hu Jianxing, who preferred to go to the battlefield, he preferred to stay in his laboratory, much like a traditional Elemental Wizard, and was among the first to advance to level two.
"His contributions to the Academy are indelible. Convey my order: erect a statue in his honor within the Academy, and have people guard the New Earth Cemetery day and night. Record his deeds in the Academy's history, so that as long as the Academy exists, future generations will never forget his deeds."
Meng Jie was unmarried and had no children, only a younger sister, Meng Mengmeng, who was destined to become the ruler of the New Earth World. Leo would not interfere too much; all he could do for Meng Jie was to grant her these posthumous honors.
"Thank you, Dean."
The passing of a friend he had known for a thousand years naturally affected Shi Xiang's emotions considerably, but upon hearing Leo's arrangements, he was still happy for his old friend.
He dedicated his entire life to his work, and he will be remembered forever by future generations. His old friends will also find peace in death.
"The academy is about to enter a period of rapid development. In short, the academy is now wealthy, so spend money where it's needed and don't worry about saving for me. Anyone who wants to go and develop in the new world will receive a fivefold bonus."
The war rewarded Leo with ten worlds, but this does not include the Thousand Pools World that Leo conquered, so Leo has eleven medium-sized worlds.
It's a pity that the Purple Lightning and Green Shade World, which Leo had worked so hard to conquer, were taken back by the Lord of Souls and couldn't be counted in the final battle merits settlement. Otherwise, he would have thirteen medium-sized worlds.
Tell me about the college.
Every time Leo returned from his duty shift during a war, he would inquire about the academy's situation, as was his custom, and this time was no exception.
The only difference was that Meng Jie, who had reported the situation to him back then, was replaced by Shi Xiang today.
"The academy has produced its first Level Three Great Wizard, Meng Mengmeng, who advanced to Level 3 on New Earth thirty-one years ago..."
Shi Xiang quickly gave a brief overview of the college's situation, elaborating on the most important points and glossing over trivial matters.
The number of Gulu Beast has exceeded 50 million, reaching the academy's capacity limit. Fortunately, Leo acquired eleven worlds this time; otherwise, if the Gulu Beast continued to breed, there would be nowhere to house them.
The number of Level Two Wizard surged, exceeding 300,000, while the number of First-Level Wizard was even greater, exceeding 5 million.
So many wizards can be sent to worlds in need of development to mine vast resources for the Academy.
"You can arrange these things as you see fit. Find more assistants to share the burden. I'd also like to have a third-level vice dean."
After reporting his work, Leo looked at Shi Xiang with expectation and concern.
Meng Jie was capable enough to be promoted to level two, but the numerous tasks at the academy severely hampered his time, which prevented him from being promoted.
"Thank you for your concern, Dean. I will."
Shi Xiang left. Although Leo didn't want him to overwork, there were suddenly eleven medium-sized worlds. Three needed to be managed by himself, eight required cooperation with merchant groups, and the Returning Breath World territory needed wizards to develop it.
Yesterday I was worried about the saturated number of wizards and slaves, today I'm worried about not having enough wizards.
So many things cannot be solved in a single sentence; they all require extensive preparatory work. The new world needs to be surveyed and its total value verified. The Returning Breath World's territory requires calculation of the resources invested. It will take at least thirty years to handle everything.
As the vice dean, he has to review everything, and it's foreseeable that he won't have any personal time for the next few decades.
During this brief period of peace, Leo entered his own sea of consciousness and summoned Black Soluo.
"To make a long story short, I'm on my way back to the Returning Breath World." Black Soluo appeared above the sea of consciousness and said to Leo.
"All the knowledge about the Returning Breath World has been uploaded into my memory. Learn it as soon as possible. The requirements for mastering the Endless Pot are also here. After you learn them, you must control the Endless Pot," Leo instructed.
"Well, clones really are always busy. You, the original body, have it so easy. You heartless capitalist," Black Soluo muttered.
Baturu's clone was already incredibly busy, not even having time to enter the ocean of consciousness to talk to them, and it seemed he would be doing the same soon.
With the sheer volume of knowledge in the world, and the Endless Pot, a cosmic treasure, he'll be busy to the point of takeoff.
"How's the situation over there? Why did you suddenly return to the Returning Breath World?" Leo asked Black Soluo.
After the great war, all the surviving Lord of Souls were gathered in a large world, and unexpectedly, they were also given the right to return to the Returning Breath World.
It seems that the Supreme Lord of the Returning Breath World have secured considerable power for their people, which is also the expected goal they wanted to achieve by surrendering in time.
"According to our Supreme Lord, after their discussions, three-fifths of the Returning Breath World will be under the control of the Wizard World, while the remaining two-fifths will remain with us. We will nominally join the Wizard Alliance, but our daily operations will remain the same as before. Whenever we take any action against external forces, we must report to the Wizard World."
"There were also some minor details and restrictions; basically, a noose was put around the neck of every Lord of Souls."
"You can see for yourself when you have time," Black Soluo said anxiously.
"Go ahead and get busy."
Seeing Black Soluo's anxious expression, Leo let him go and casually flipped through his memories, finding the content about the surrender agreement.
The agreement stipulates:
1. When the Lord of Souls discovers other worlds, he must not embark on expeditions without the consent of the Wizard World.
2. During expeditions, extermination-style manipulation is not permitted. Control of a certain number of puppets is only allowed after approval from the Wizard World.
3. When required by the Wizard World, cooperate unconditionally with the Wizard World. At the same time, establish a Wizarding Academy in the Returning Breath World and receive knowledge and education from the Wizard World as the native creatures of the Returning Breath World grow.
The agreement appears to be short, with only three clauses, but these three clauses directly prevent the Returning Breath World from having any further chance of resistance.
The first two rules control the growth of the Lord of Souls's strength. Without enough puppets, there is not enough Soul Origin Power. Without enough Soul Origin Power, the Lord of Souls is just an empty shell. Without the boost from the Soul Origin Power of the puppets, their strength is only at the same level as the World Lord.
The third point directly limits the number of Lord of Souls produced, turning all Lord of Souls Masters into Wizards, thus fundamentally eliminating the possibility of Lord of Souls mass-producing troops.
These three ropes were like three nooses around the bodies of each Lord of Souls, rendering them unable to move.
Leo also discovered something else: the locations assigned to these Lord of Souls in the Wizard World were all right next to the territories of the Stigmata Wizard.
In the Returning Breath World the Soul, the territories of the Lord of Souls and the Stigmata Wizard alternate, perfectly controlling each Lord of Souls.
Even Leo's territory in the Returning Breath World has a Level-Five Lord of Souls next to it, which has replaced the previous Interstellar Wanderer territory.
I wonder what this Level-Five Lord of Souls felt when he saw the most terrifying Atomic Control Stigmata Wizard standing next to his territory.
If he makes even the slightest move, he will likely perish!
There was another detail in his memory that Leo paid close attention to: the Supreme Lord of the Returning Breath World had to relocate to the demiplanes surrounding the Wizard World and were not allowed to return to their original Returning Breath World.
Alright, let's extinguish the last glimmer of hope in the Returning Breath World!
Back then, the entire territory of the Returning Breath World was occupied by the Stigmata Wizard, and there was even considerable friction due to the overcrowding between territories. Leo was very curious about whose territory had been canceled now, squeezing out two-fifths of the area for these Lord of Souls.
It's a pity there's no map showing the division of territories in the Returning Breath World, otherwise we would know which wizards lost their territories.