Bai Luo found it difficult to describe the effect of King of the End.
In short, it was a combination of relative evil and absolute evil.
If it were the complete version of King of the End, Bai Luo could absorb all the evil thoughts in the world, then transform them into magic essence to strengthen himself.
This belonged to an effect, not growth, so there was a time limit.
When the effect of King of the End was canceled, the magic essence that had been added to him would also flow away.
However, if he was in the skill's active state, Bai Luo's combat power would become incredibly terrifying.
"It feels a bit like Milim's Lord of Wrath."
"The more evil thoughts absorbed, the stronger the power."
Bai Luo could imagine what terrifying power he would unleash the moment he gathered all the evil thoughts in the world.
"What's with this incompleteness?"
"Side effect."
Violet explained, "You can absorb evil thoughts, but evil thoughts will also erode your sanity."
Therefore, in its incomplete state, this skill could easily cause Bai Luo to lose control.
"Ah, this!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Luo immediately dismissed the idea of trying out King of the End.
Power that couldn't be controlled was better off not having.
Bai Luo didn't want to become a madman.
"So how can this Ultimate Skill be completed?"
"Absorb pure soul energy."
What Violet said was actually the method to awaken a True Demon Lord.
Now that Bai Luo had Yustizafull, he could absorb souls without any qualms, no longer worrying about being corrupted himself.
"But where do the souls come from?"
Although absorbing souls wouldn't make the other party completely disappear, they would just turn into a spiritual core and live a not-so-good life in their next reincarnation.
However, wanton slaughter without any grievances or enmity was ultimately not good.
If he were truly such a person, Artoria would not have chosen to follow him.
"Indeed, do I still have to wait for the human kingdoms to attack, like Rimuru?"
If they were enemies, Bai Luo would have no psychological burden in absorbing their souls.
Even a saint like Artoria, when facing a powerful enemy invasion, would not be soft-hearted and let the tiger return to the mountains.
"Or..."
Bai Luo looked at the Void Ark, which was in its cooldown phase: "If I could find a world where monsters are everywhere, that would be great."
So, does a world filled with monsters exist?
The answer is yes, it does.
For example, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Highschool of the Dead, Attack on Titan, or some more traditional labyrinth and dungeon-adventure-type otherworlds.
These places could allow Bai Luo to quickly replenish souls and achieve the awakening of a Demon Lord Seed.
"Seven days..."
Bai Luo stretched, "It's decided, I'll rest for seven days first."
"After seven days, I'll search for a world suitable for collecting souls, and then awaken as a Demon Lord Seed in one fell swoop!"
As for now, what Bai Luo needed to do was introduce Artoria and Yustizafull to his subordinate monsters.
The two women had officially joined the Bai Luo Group, and he needed to arrange corresponding work for them.
Yustizafull would be responsible for establishing the Soul Guild.
Artoria, as she requested, would serve as Bai Luo's guardian knight, protecting him closely.
"Oh, and Sakura and the others."
Bai Luo walked out of the house.
He stood in the courtyard and then released Sakura, Ilya, and Irisviel.
"Where is this?"
The two little girls looked bewildered.
Irisviel wasn't doing much better.
Although she was an adult, a sheltered young lady like Irisviel had never seen the natural scenery of another world.
For a moment, Sakura, Ilya, and Irisviel were all captivated by the azure sky above and the dense forest around them.
"Welcome to my world, Sakura."
Bai Luo reached out and stroked Sakura's head.
The girl didn't hesitate, directly throwing herself into Bai Luo's arms, rubbing against him affectionately.
"..."
Ilya, standing beside them, watched this scene, a hint of envy in her eyes.
Having learned from her mother that her father had abandoned his wife and daughter, Ilya was still in pain and sorrow.
Fortunately, her mother was still with her.
Otherwise, Ilya didn't know how desperate she would be.
"You're Ilya, right?"
"Nice to meet you, my name is Bai Luo."
Bai Luo squatted down, maintaining eye contact with Ilya: "You can continue to live in the castle as usual."
"Whenever you get bored, you can also come to the town to play."
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Bai Luo planned to establish the Einzbern Castle as the headquarters of the Soul Guild within the Void Ark.
From now on, the Void Ark would become Bai Luo's palace, and only monsters granted names by him would be allowed to enter.
Conveniently, the Einzbern Castle was exquisite enough.
It perfectly met Bai Luo's requirements for a palace.
At most, it would just need some renovations and an expansion of its area.
Violet would be in charge of these matters.
'Uh...'
'Am I being too lazy, relying on Wei Er for everything?'
As soon as this thought popped up, Bai Luo dismissed it: 'What's this about relying or not relying? Wei Er and I are from the same source; her hard work is equivalent to me working, isn't it?'
What's this called?
This is called, I work to support myself!
"..."
Violet seemed to sense Bai Luo's thoughts and gave him a slightly disdainful glance.
"Eh?"
Bai Luo looked at Violet, but found the girl's face calm: "Were you just..."
"There was nothing at all, Master."
"Indeed, you actually..."
"There really was nothing at all, Ma-ster!"
"Alright..."
Bai Luo felt that just dumping everything on Violet was indeed a bit inhumane: "I'll work hard too."
"That would be a great help, Master."
Clearly, Violet could also be a bit temperamental.
Being lazy was fine.
But dumping everything on her alone was a bit much.
[Discovered alien life]
[Starting detection...]
Additionally, the appearance of the three also received a boon from the world's voice.
However,
They were at most regarded by the Cardinal World as extraterrestrials summoned by Bai Luo from other worlds.
Therefore, although the three acquired physical abilities that allowed them to move in the Cardinal World,
That was as far as it went.
There were no Unique Skills or other special abilities whatsoever.
[Irisviel (Unnamed)]
Race: Flesh Golem
magic essence: 3500 (C-Rank)
[Ilya (Unnamed)]
Race: Flesh Golem
magic essence: 4000 (C-Rank) IV.