Once Aldrian successfully built his domain, another surge of power flowed through him. His cultivation rose again, and he finally broke through to the High Duke stage—but it didn't stop there. Since he had already been close to breaking through before he arrived, the creation of the empire's domain gave him a high starting point.
After reaching the High Duke stage, his cultivation continued to rise. The energy within him kept growing, nearing the threshold of the Peak Duke stage. A few seconds later, he finally reached it, and it kept rising still, before finally slowed down at the midpoint of the Peak Duke stage.
Emperor Herman, watching everything unfold, felt like he was seeing something out of a fantasy. Someone breaking through stages as easily as breathing made him start to question Aldrian's existence.
