Ultraman: The Dark Shadow Mage, Creating a Magic Empire

Chapter 96 Regulus Joins the Fray, a Cosmic Mythical Beast! A Single Cosmic-Level Being! (4k)

"Thump!"

"Boom!"

Inside the training ground, Leo and Regulos exchanged punches.

The two punches were incredibly powerful, not only creating sonic booms but also causing a shockwave that made the onlookers take several steps back.

"Wow, that's incredibly powerful! Is this the Cosmic Beast Fist?!"

Diaz, who was watching from the sidelines, had a strange glint in his eyes as he witnessed this scene.

Both of them used the Cosmic Beast Fist, and neither of them had a contracted beast. They were able to create such enormous power solely through their fist techniques and their own strength.

If you form a contract with a mythical beast... wouldn't you be invincible?!

Thinking of this, Diaz felt an even stronger desire for the cosmic beasts.

I absolutely must get it!

"Yes, their strength is increasing very quickly, which is due to their natural talent as well as their own hard work."

Master Lei Ting, standing to the side, smiled and stroked his beard. "But Diaz, boxing is just an aid. What's powerful is the person, the person's mind. Only by controlling your emotions can you develop your power to the fullest extent."

In Master Lei Ting's view, the power lies not in the Cosmic Beast Fist, but in the person who uses it!

"The master is right."

Diaz bowed slightly, but in his heart he was extremely disdainful.

If the martial arts technique isn't powerful, then why are so many people pursuing it?

Leo and Regulos stopped inside the training ground.

Regulus rubbed his wrist, saying somewhat helplessly, "Leo, you're still stronger."

"I'm just a bit older than you, and don't forget, I also studied in another place for a much longer period of time than you."

Leo laughed and said, "But you've made really great progress. I believe it won't be long before you reach my level."

Regulus, flattered by Leo's praise, scratched his head sheepishly before asking, "By the way, you always say you've studied elsewhere, where exactly?"

"Would you like to go and take a look?" Leo suddenly asked meaningfully.

"Is that alright?" Regulus asked in surprise.

"It's possible, but that place is a bit special. If you want to go, you'll have to wait a while, and you can't tell anyone else. You can't tell anyone before you go."

"Okay, you must let me know whenever we can go!"

"no problem!"

The two walked out of the trial field with smiles on their faces. Master Leiting and Diaz, who were standing at the edge of the trial field, did not hear what they had just said.

"Master Lei Ting".

The two approached, and Master Leiting nodded to them, saying, "You are both excellent, and your basic skills are becoming increasingly solid. However, Regulus is still a bit impatient and needs to calm down."

"Yes." Regulus bowed.

Master Leiting paused for a moment, then instructed, "People from the Baltan Trading Company will be visiting later. Please be careful not to disturb them."

"The Baltan Trading Company? What are they doing here?"

Regulus asked curiously, "They don't seem to have any cooperation with us, do they? What's the purpose of this sudden visit?"

"They're here to discuss a merger."

Instructor Wang Xiao's voice came over as he arrived with Ling Lan, Feng Buzhui, and Lou Yuan.

After bowing to Master Lei Ting, Wang Xiao glanced at Leo and Astra before turning to Regulos and Diaz, saying, "We do have a cooperative relationship with the Baltan Trading Company."

"It's just that the Baltan Trading Company granted us autonomy, allowing us to govern D60 ourselves."

"Since they've already granted them significant autonomy, why merge them again?"

Regulos was somewhat displeased, as he did not consider the Baltan Trading Company to be a good force.

Wang Xiao sighed, "It's because the situation in the universe is starting to change. The power of darkness is growing, and we must be prepared. For the sake of the people of D60, compared to being invaded, joining the Baltan Trading Company is nothing."

"The power of darkness is growing?" Regulus pondered upon hearing this. He had a feeling that the phrase "the growth of darkness" might have something to do with him...

It wasn't because of his own growth, but because he always felt that he should take charge of the dark growth.

Leo explained, "Yes, the power of darkness is indeed growing, and it's not pure darkness, but darkness with an evil will. Many dormant aliens have begun to move, and even some monsters have started to stir."

Leo's words carried more weight, as he was one of the representatives of the Baltan Trading Company, and among those present, only Regulus was unaware of his true identity...

"But I always felt that Baltan Trading Company's behavior was a bit off... they were always expanding."

Regulus was still somewhat unhappy.

"That's because you haven't seen the planets they govern. Actually, their lives are quite good," Feng Buzhui said, arms crossed, offering a fair assessment.

"Really?"

Regulus was somewhat surprised, as he was very familiar with the character and personality of his mentors.

They wouldn't lie about something like this; if they all praised the Baltan Trading Company, then there's probably something about it that he doesn't know.

"Of course, you can go and take a look later."

"Yes, I will go and see for myself," Regulus said earnestly.

Seeing that Regulus's resistance had lessened considerably, Leo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Diaz, who was observing everyone from the sidelines, revealed some peculiar emotions.

……

late at night.

As usual, Regulus went to the cave to learn the Crimson Dragon Fist from Chen Fan.

Unseen by him, two groups of people were watching him from a corner.

On one side are Norman and Leo, who stand atop a tower and use spatial magic to create their own space; on the other side is Diaz, who hides in the shadows, concealing his presence.

"Buzz—"

A golden portal opened, and Diaz's somewhat displeased voice rang out.

"I told you, don't come looking for me unless it's important. I've already sent you a message, you don't need to come in person."

"The message you sent is very important; the other party could very well be a third-party force in the future war."

A golden figure emerged from the doorway, clad in golden armor, his white battle skirt billowing with his movements, his hands adorned with red gems, looking both perfect and powerful.

He has a similar appearance to the Ultra race, and the symbol on his chest reveals his identity.

Ultimate Life Form—Absolut Tartarus!

"A future war? You went to the future again?" Diaz, or rather Absolut Diablo, looked surprised.

"Yes, after you said that, I went to look at the future. The future has changed, and you won't be able to get what you want anymore. Now come with me."

Tartarus said, looking toward the place where Master Raiting was in seclusion.

In that hazy future, a powerful and unknown enemy shrouded everything, and even he could not see through its mysteries!

The closer we get to the present, the more blurred the vision of the future becomes, and the more that point in time rejects us!

"Yeah, I don't believe in those things!"

Diablo scoffed and said, "Just you wait and see, I will get what I want!"

"Go away, don't bother me. If you cause me to be exposed, I'll never forgive you."

Diablo turned and strode away.

Tartarus simply watched without saying anything.

Nominally, Diablo was of the same rank as him, but he was under his command. However, Diablo was very strong and arrogant, and he was stubborn and disobedient on some minor matters.

These things don't matter; it's just that one or two hits won't kill Diablo anyway.

It's good to give him a blow.

But where will this future enemy come from...?

As Tartarus was thinking, he suddenly felt a spying gaze upon him!

He turned around abruptly and looked in the direction he sensed—the direction of the tower—but when he looked closely, he saw nothing.

"Is it that guy?"

Tartarus narrowed his eyes slightly, then decisively opened the portal and left.

After he left, Norman, who had been standing still, smiled silently.

"Your Majesty, who is that man? Why is he meeting with Diaz? Did he see us?"

Leo's eyes were filled with shock, because he sensed the energy intensity emanating from Tartarus, a level that he could not currently reach!

It is a peak-level being at the super-large galaxy level, infinitely approaching the level of a single universe!

"He is invisible; he possesses the power of time, but my time magic is not inferior either."

"His name is Tartarus. He may be our enemy in the future, or he may become our friend. It depends on their choices."

"Will future enemies or friends... also oppose the Land of Light?" Leo was surprised, but then guessed the key point.

There's no other reason than that any force that can befriend them must be on the opposite side of darkness or light!

Norman smiled, then turned and opened the portal, saying as he was about to leave:

"The next merger mission won't require your or Astra's involvement. After all, they're all your friends, so there's no need to make things unpleasant over such a small matter. Find an excuse to leave first. The merger should be completed in a few months."

"Yes."

A look of gratitude rose in Leo's eyes; this was something he had been worried about for the past few days.

After all, his identity has never been revealed to Regulus, and there will definitely be some disputes during the upcoming merger negotiations. Regulus will certainly become emotional, and he will be caught in the middle, which will be a difficult situation.

……

The next morning, Leo and Astra found an excuse to leave temporarily.

Not long after the two left, Sanji Santa, the representative of Baltan Trading Company on this trip, arrived at D60.

The subsequent merger talks were very successful.

Surprisingly, Sanji did not anger anyone present, including Regulus!

Because Sangji is very calm and meticulous in everything he does.

At every potential point of conflict, he would proactively state his own demands and then compare them with the other party's demands to arrive at a suitable middle ground.

This is thanks to Sanji's thousands of years of experience and accumulation. If it were any other goblin merchant, this fight would have been inevitable!

After the merger was completed, Leo returned to the D60 and apologized to Regulostan for everything.

Regulus was initially surprised, but he could understand Leo's predicament. After all, Leo hadn't been involved in fighting them, and that was enough.

Afterwards, Regulus and Leo came to the Shadow Empire and entered the Imperial Academy to study.

In the blink of an eye, another thousand years have passed.

When Regulus and many other masters of the Cosmic Beast Fist developed a sense of belonging to the Shadow Empire and became members of it—

Norman broke through!

His breakthrough was quiet, yet earth-shattering!

It happens silently because people who haven't reached this level simply can't detect it; it's as if nothing has happened.

The earth-shattering events, however, are those powerful individuals who have reached the level of a single universe!

They observed fluctuations in the universe, noting that with each new individual universe-level powerhouse born, the universe would grow stronger.

This is a change brought about by the strong, a blessing for the universe!

But for beings with principles, this is definitely not a good thing...

Norman sat on the throne, silently concealing his presence.

The moment he broke through to the single-universe level, he felt the gaze of four eyes.

Two of them came from the main universe, one from the Land of Light and the other from the edge of the universe.

The owners of those two gazes were immediately recognized as Ultraman King and Ultraman Noah!

However, because Norman hid quickly, they did not see the location of the Shadow Empire.

The other two gazes both came from the darkness.

One came from the Aliens of Empera, while the other came from the darkness of the universe's origin.

To be precise, the gaze coming from the dark origin of the universe was not from just one person, but from many gazes coming from one direction!

Norman guessed that the ones secretly watching him were likely the Juda siblings, Dark Lugiel, and others.

Only they, the eternal darkness itself, would secretly watch others from that hidden corner.

But none of that matters.

As I said before, Norman hid very quickly and was not discovered by them!

However, everyone knows that a new single-universe-level powerhouse has been born, which will alert them but not affect Norman and the Shadow Empire's plans.

Norman doesn't want to deal with them now, because there are more important things for him to pay attention to.

"Is this what a cosmic mythical beast is?"

Norman watched with great interest the swirling, illusory presences around him.

After he broke through to the single-universe level, the entire main universe also took the initiative to reveal some secrets to him.

For example, the cosmic beasts that only practitioners of the Cosmic Beast Fist could access were now all appearing before Norman's eyes on their own.

Not only did they show up on their own initiative, but they even seemed to be trying to curry favor with them!

Norman saw a lot, including many cosmic creatures that had never been discovered before.

For example, there are legendary mythical beasts such as the Qilin, Phoenix, Phoenix, and Thunderbird, and even some cosmic mythical beasts that look like monsters.

"It looks like we can get stronger one more time. Don't worry, little ones, we'll find suitable candidates for you soon."

Norman laughed and teased the guys before issuing a decree allowing the Cosmic Beast Fist Cult to spread within the Shadow Empire.

With the spread of the Cosmic Beast Fist and the addition of many Cosmic Beasts, the Shadow Empire has once again taken off!

At the same time, the system, which had been silent for a long time, sounded once again!

(End of this chapter)