Chapter 505: Monarch’s Authority
Max glanced down at the headless corpse of Demon Lord Kome as it slowly tumbled into the depths of the ocean, the ripples of blood already staining the waters below.
His face carried a strained expression, his breathing slightly heavy from the toll it had taken. Yet beneath that fatigue, a glimmer of satisfaction danced in his eyes.
"It worked," he murmured with light excitement, as though testing a theory that had just been proven true. "Monarch’s Authority... a soul-based technique, truly terrifying in its power."
The corners of his lips lifted slightly, not in pride, but in quiet acknowledgment of what he had just accomplished.
Though the act had nearly drained him—costing him almost half of his Green Soul Force—it was a price he gladly paid. After all, Demon Lord Kome hadn’t been some wandering lesser fiend. He was a peak Expert Rank demon, someone who was worshipped as a god in the Lower Domain.
And yet Max had killed him—effortlessly, without raising a finger. That fact alone spoke volumes about the potency of Monarch’s Authority.
Still, Max knew that others couldn’t replicate what he had just done. Even if they obtained the same technique, most experts in the Lower Domain lacked the foundation to use it effectively. Their soul force was too weak, fragile like thin paper compared to the steel of Max’s own soul.
His was at the Green Soul stage—the pinnacle of what was possible in the Lower Domain. It was this powerful soul foundation that allowed him to channel Monarch’s Authority to such a devastating degree.
More importantly, Monarch’s Authority wasn’t a skill—something one could just learn and activate—it was a technique, an ancient one that required delicate mastery and deep comprehension. That alone made it a rarity among rarities, a weapon that few could wield and even fewer could master.