I can find treasures in my dreams.

The throne scepter also gave Valata a strange feeling—this thing could suppress his own domain of laws to a certain extent.

To put it more clearly, if the throne and scepter are fully activated, one's own domain will be weakened by 20% to 30%.

This is definitely a very large number.

Because when two Venerable Ones fight, the difference in their strength can be enough to determine life or death.

For this reason alone, the Royal Scepter is enough to make it a divine artifact that every venerable one desires.

Valata's gaze was filled with excitement.

One second passed.

A giant ape with three heads and six arms, clad in pale gold armor, suddenly appeared amidst the white light.

Valata's eyes flickered again.

The Venerable One instantly understood that this was the Dream King that Nama had spoken of.

Although he had learned of the other party's appearance from the World Will, this was the first time he had seen it in person.

"Keng!"

The throne scepter then rang and leaped, appearing next to the giant ape.

The giant ape stretched out its arms and grabbed the throne scepter.

next second.

The countless figures on the giant tower cheered in unison.

"king!"

"king!"

"king!"

Varata looked livid.

He knew, of course, that the numerous figures on the giant tower were actually the souls of the dead Ice Soul People.

The Dream King, through unseen means, turned them into dream puppets.

The heroic spirit army that fought against the Holy Heaven Palace were battle puppets evolved from dream puppets.

These Ice Soul people didn't treat him, the master of the Holy Heaven Palace, as a king, but instead honored a foreign race as their ruler. How could this not infuriate him?

These damned bastards!
at this time.

The Dream King's gaze fell upon Valata, meeting his eyes precisely.

The giant ape even waved its throne scepter, making a gesture as if to "execute with the scepter" from afar.

This is clearly a provocation.

Valata clenched his fists involuntarily.

In the history and culture of the Ice Soul Civilization, in addition to symbolizing power, authority and status, the scepter also served as an instrument of execution for those in power.

Those in power die as symbols of power—a ritual steeped in dark humor.

And then.

The illusion vanished.

Valata loosened his fist, trying his best to remain calm.

This venerable one knew perfectly well that this must be a leap in the Dream King's strength, and that the other party was using some kind of secret method to demonstrate his power from afar.

This fact made his expression even more serious.

Varata confirmed two points from this.

First point – there is absolutely no possibility of reconciliation between the two sides.

This confirms what Venerable Nama said: the Dream King sought out the Ice Soul Civilization for revenge.

Secondly, the Dream King has the ability to contact him remotely, but he cannot do so.

This means that the Dream King's strength seems to be much greater than his own.

This is absolutely bad news for Varata.

In the conference room.

Seeing His Holiness suddenly become dazed, the councilors looked at each other in bewilderment, none daring to speak.

A few more seconds passed.

The Ice Soul Venerable regained his senses, his eyes still gleaming with anger. Valata pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "The Ice Soul civilization is now facing a comprehensive crisis, and we need to make more significant changes."

He paused, then emphasized, "From this day forward, the three-tiered system and all measures that oppress the poor at the bottom will be completely abolished to prevent the Ice Souls from continuing to split."

The repeated shouts of "King" just now had given him a huge shock.

This made him realize that a profound change was indeed necessary to prevent more poor people from mistaking the dream king for the real king.

A noticeable commotion immediately broke out in the conference room.

Because the Venerable One had previously said that change should not be too rapid, otherwise the entire Ice Soul Society would be in chaos.

Now, the Venerable One seemed to have forgotten his previous words, and immediately unleashed a powerful attack, overturning the table.

The problem is that the three-tier system has been implemented in every aspect of the Ice Soul Civilization. How easy is it to completely abolish it?

Varata showed remarkable decisiveness: "I plan to make a major overhaul of the Holy Heaven Palace, removing a quarter of the staff, approximately 3500 people."

"The personnel used to replace them will all come from the lower levels of the various ice fortresses... Hmm, from now on, let's not say 'lower levels,' let's just say 'lower floors.'"

The Venerable One himself did not realize that the throne and scepter put enormous pressure on him, and under the pressure, he took the initiative to break free of the shackles and began sweeping reforms.

Valata looked around and said loudly, "I know this is a very difficult thing, but the Holy Palace must do its best to do it no matter what."

He also outlined a system of rewards and punishments: "Anyone who earnestly implements the reform measures will be richly rewarded, while anyone who openly or covertly resists the reform measures will be severely punished."

"understand!"

The councilors responded in unison.

ten minutes later.

The meeting is over.

First Member of Parliament Gavin walked out of the meeting room with a somber expression.

The knight could sense a subtle shift in the Venerable One's attitude towards him, as if the Venerable One intended to replace him.

He harbored some resentment, but he was very careful not to show it in the slightest.

The fact that you're challenging the second councilor and preventing the Holy Heaven Palace from becoming a monolithic entity is clearly your implication, yet you're now dissatisfied with me and even trying to make me a scapegoat.

Is this what it means to be in a position of power?

Gavin gazed at the extravagantly decorated palace and suddenly felt that it was an incredibly dark and treacherous place.

*
Dream Island.

Before the Tower of Heroes.

Yang Fan gripped the throne scepter with both hands, carefully examining the newly acquired weapon.

His power to make wishes come true interacted in a strange way with certain laws of the dream world, forming "attributes" similar to the attributes of game equipment.

"【Throne and Scepter】:"
"This is a mid-level crown-grade fantasy equipment born from the gathering of 1500 million heroic spirits at the Prayer Altar, and the tempering of the laws with the power of super prayers."

"This scepter contains powerful dream law, capable of causing widespread interference in reality."

Yang Fan's gaze swept over the words "medium-level crown grade," and he was extremely satisfied.

According to the rules of the Dream Realm, fantasy equipment that possesses the power of the Law Domain is collectively referred to as "Crown Grade," which corresponds to the Venerable level in the real world.

"Middle Crown Level" is equivalent to a mid-level Venerable.

He is only a beginner-level Venerable, yet he has unbelievably created equipment at the level of a mid-level Venerable. How could he not be satisfied?

The Ice Soul Civilization was engulfed in a full-scale civil war, which increased the speed at which the Prayer Altar acquired Heroic Spirits by more than tenfold. This is why it was able to accumulate an astonishing 1500 million Heroic Spirits in just half a month.

Yang Fan's gaze shifted, sweeping over the entries below.

"This scepter possesses five powerful crown-level abilities."

"First, it has a strong 'domain suppression' effect."

"For lower-level crown-grade domains, it can weaken the domain's power by 20%-30%."

"For mid-level crown-grade domains, it can weaken the domain's power by 0%-10%."

"Second, it has the capability of 'domain blasting'."

"This ability can only be applied to low-level crown-level domains. It can destroy the domain and render it ineffective for a short period of time."

"This ability requires the scepter's original power and has a 20-day cooldown."

Yang Fan immediately smiled.

If he were to face Valata head-on, this powerful "Domain Blast" alone would be enough to give him a huge advantage. (End of Chapter)