"Mm, I know."
Richard's expression returned to normal as he replied calmly.
Although Lion-head Moke's words were highly untrustworthy, Richard truly did not believe that a super-cluster-level civilization would be some benevolent saint.
Even if he went, it would certainly be after he became a leader.
"Our contract has been fulfilled. Do you have any last words?"
A Gravity Blade appeared in Richard's hand, and there was a trace of greed in his voice.
His deal with Deer-head Moke had been completed. To Richard, Deer-head Moke was now valuable only for that spinal bone and his soul, which was about to dissipate.
Especially the soul.
Even shattered, the soul of a Limit-Breaking Dominator could serve as nourishment to cultivate an extraordinary undead creature.
"Hehe, there is no need for the master to act. I will enter nirvana myself."
As he spoke, Deer-head Moke's expression grew peaceful, and flecks of shattered gold suddenly drifted from his body.
With a casual wave of his hand, Richard cast a great net that intercepted every speck of shattered gold. When the golden fragments ceased, Deer-head Moke's body no longer carried the scent of a soul, leaving behind only a body brimming with vitality.
Richard withdrew the net and examined what those shattered golden fragments were.
"...Soul fragments mixed with Dimensional Power? Now that is interesting."
Theoretically, a Dominator's soul was equivalent to the World Will within the Dominator's dimension. But that referred to its abilities, not its essence.
Yet these soul fragments before him seemed to have fused the dimension and the soul together.
Is this another path? Richard thought.
After putting away the fragments, Richard extracted the spinal bone from Deer-head Moke's temporary body. According to Deer-head Moke, this bone was the foundation of his true nature, the foundation of his cultivation.
It