World Destroyer (Part 1)

Rowan's room was quiet and simple the way he preferred it and after the previous display he was rather certain he did not have to worry about the respect of his allies he had set the example and he had not even needed to display his full abilities. The mana here was so abundant that he no longer had to worry about his soul force. He could convert mana into his personal soul force with surprising ease and at the same time, he was capable of fully using the full extent of his abilities here. There was another holographic device in his room as well and after he settled in, it came to life with another image of Regius.

He looked around the room smiling and at the same time there was a release of the same regal standing that he had seen earlier and he instead became the more laid back version of himself that Rowan was used to. "Alright, listen up. While your group's actions are pivotal, your focus should be on the world cores. I did not learn it until much later on, but the core of a planet is typically made of attuned soul force. It's a boon, but it also means that just like people, planets can have attunements. Some will be able to help your soul force increase and push you closer to the god rank you rank skipping twerp." Rowan looked around the room for someone else before turning to Regius.

"Old man, why are you talking to me like I don't know your entire cultivation journey, you had to restart your cultivation three separate times and still became a demigod faster than your generation, you were force fed treasures and hold an entire mana space in every cell of your body." Rowan stopped his tirade and Regius stood there frozen before coughing lightly and getting embarrassed. "Okay brat, well either way thanks to your all-powerful master helping you perfect your attunement it should be possible for you to consume any world core to gain the soul force, though I say consume because I may be a little on the strange end, you will need to use your cultivation to pull the mana from the stone and absorb it into yourself."

"Now on to another order of business, you are conscripted into the service of the military and you have a unit, while you are able to enjoy a part of the world core, the rest will need merit and it will be expected to be brought back. Also, while your tenure with this unit may be only until you become a god, the others are not the same, but this will be an invaluable experience for them and part of the duty is to make sure they come back alive. They are not you, but they are all geniuses who have the opportunity to become powerhouses and help lead our forces. You will have a briefing uploaded directly to that upgraded band Empry has you wearing." Empry smiled from his position in the band.

Empry had asked Regius for a favor for the first time in his entire life. He had asked to see the rest of Rowan's journey to godhood with his main body, and Regius had agreed. Regius turned away from the hologram before turning back quickly. "This is no longer the world of the Arc Rowan. Fight like your life depends on it because out here, there are threats that not even Empry would be able to save you from. Rowan nodded once more, and the hologram turned off. Rowan called his Akari and told him about his first day before laying down to go to sleep. The next time he awoke, it would be to his alarm. He showered and dressed himself by snapping his fingers and allowing the attunement spell to dress him in the same military uniform that he had carried.

Rowan had been forced to acknowledge a single very important fact, thanks to Astra. Other than mechs, the people here had a habit of wearing no armor. The mech was their armor and Regius was sure to sell it to anyone that would buy it. He even gave custom ones he made himself or tailor made for people. It made it so that all people truly had to do was use the abundance of Astra here to make the perfect weapon. The issue with Astra, though, was that what truly was the perfect weapon and unless you were a creation user in tune with Astra like Regius, how could you ever know that without also knowing your soul just as well? Rowan had been focused on that fact and it was something that concerned the exact reason he had made the bet with Regius, but now was not the time for that instead, it was time for him to get to business.

He walked out of his room and the entire unit was in the common room, waiting for him to get there. They all stood and turned to him. "Greetings sir, please follow us and we can depart." Rowan nodded once and followed them as his mind flashed through all the information that had been compiled. Regius primary force was going to be engaging the main army of the Insectoid race and while this skirmish was taking place the small unit was supposed to fly around the battlefield into the back line towards the planets there and with Rowans speed leading the rest of them, they should be able to get there even as the battle started. Launching an attack without interruption. The five of them came to a dock and all at once, their mechs coated their bodies. Rowan released the infinity cloud and turned it into chains that wrapped around the others.

They each looked at him, stunned after seeing an ability that he had not even used in the short battle yesterday. Rowan took off like a bullet from a gun as he blasted out of the spaceport and into space. The helmet on the mech gave him a direction to follow, and he followed it while blasting into the distance faster than most people could follow. Minos was the first to speak up. "Sir, if I may ask, how is it possible that you are able to move this fast?" The mechs made it so that even on their journey, they were still able to communicate. Rowan never got to answer, though, as another unlikely person spoke up first. Alaric's voice sounded much older than he looked, as he looked the youngest amongst them with his bright blonde hair. "It was the soul force, the mana of gods."

Rowan smiled and nodded. "yes it is indeed soul force and what all of you as demigods need to strive towards during your next step. Fjell was the first to speak up, the amount of happiness in his voice apparent. Sir, would you be able to tell me exactly how soul force works? There are books that one can read but you have done something that no demigod before you has done. You have awoken soul force earlier than even thought possible. There are even rumors that you will bypass everything past the eleventh rank and step directly into the same rank as your master." Minos, at this point, turned to Fjell, who had gone red in the face.

"Sorry, I kind of have been keeping track of the sir since his battle with the King. I've kinda idolized him since my own time in the royal academy. Rowan had to stop himself from laughing this time around to avoid embarrassing the man. "I can indeed tell you more about soul force, but I can not help you create it. That is something that you will have to do on your own. Soul force can be created in more than one way. The king came across it a separate way than I did, but I can say that my way is probably an easier path. You can make soul force by combining your attunement, bloodline, and soul into your mana space. If you can balance the three things inside of your mana space, you will have created soul force."

Rowan did not realize it, but at the time he had truly given the people here everything that they needed to become gods. He had given them the information because, truthfully; it was not something that he saw as super important; it was just information that Rowan himself would enter into Regius' library at some point. What difference did it make if he told them early? Alaric on the other hand, was quick to speak up while the rest of the group echoed his sentiment. "Thank you." Rowan nodded now. "Without further ado, all of you will need to prepare yourselves. We have a world to destroy."