Zhang Lie portioned half the world's energy he had obtained to the new king and instructed him, "Don't merge this world with the others for some time."

"How long do I need to wait?"

"Until the start of the war."

"The war?"

"The war against the death spirits!"

The king frowned, then asked perceptively, "Is there some relationship between the death spirits and the black spirits?"

Zhang Lie nodded. "To be precise, the black spirits are the vanguard sent out by the death spirits. Soon, there will be a war that consumes the entirety of the three thousand worlds. Small worlds will be crushed to dust, and even medium-sized worlds will be hard-pressed to survive. Large worlds could be...