222: In the center of the heavenly realm, the White Queen makes her first cry!

Inside the Lord's Mansion's core hall, the azure light beam that pierced through the heavens and earth had dissipated.

The aftershocks of the energy tide gradually subsided.

Only the Lord's Core, which had merged with the sky dome heart, now floated quietly in the center of the hall.

Now, it resembled a miniature, azure star.

It slowly rotated, emitting a soft glow.

Su Jin stood in front of the core.

The endless system notifications in his ear had finally ceased.

The territory's promotion to a Level 10 Heavenly Realm brought about comprehensive changes.

The sheer volume of information was immense.

Even with his current rank, it took him a considerable amount of time to fully digest it.

He calmed his mind and his gaze fell upon the Lord's Core before him.

This core was completely different from before.

If the core of a Level 9 territory was merely a 'dead object' that passively received commands and allocated energy.

Then, at this moment, a spiritual essence had clearly been nurtured within this azure core.

It was a kind of commanding will, similar to a spirit, yet grander and purer.

Su Jin reached out, his fingertip lightly touching the core's surface.

The core's light faintly brightened.

Countless azure light points intertwined and converged before him.

They outlined a tall, elegant female silhouette, draped in a gauze dress.

Her face was indistinct, yet it exuded a sense of tranquility and wisdom.

Immediately after, a gentle female voice softly echoed in the hall.

"Infinite City's Command Hub, at your service, my Lord."

Su Jin's eyebrows slightly raised.

This was a unique characteristic of Heavenly Realm territories—the Central Spirit.

It was not an independent life form, but rather the collective management will of the entire city.

It could coordinate all defensive nodes, energy allocation, building operations within the territory, and even take over the city's defense system during wartime.

"This makes things much more convenient."

Su Jin observed the light and shadow before him, a movie scene from his past life flashing through his mind.

"From now on, I shall call you White Queen."

"As you command, my Lord."

The silhouette in the light and shadow bowed slightly, and on her indistinct face, two faint points of light seemed to glow.

"'White Queen' name confirmed."

"Display territory overview."

"As you command."

White Queen gently raised her hand.

The scene in the core hall changed accordingly.

The ground beneath their feet transformed into a deep starry sky.

A massive 3D model of a city floated in the center of the hall.

This was the current Infinite City.

After half a year of continuous promotions, its scale had far surpassed its former self.

The entire city, along with the rock strata foundation below, formed a regular circular continent.

Its total area had already exceeded 100,000 square kilometers, and at its edges, a faint halo was slowly expanding outwards.

This was no longer just a 'city,' but a floating kingdom.

At the city's edge, hundreds of meters high alloy city walls towered, and streaks of energy barriers flickered on and off, spanning the sky.

Above the city walls, hundreds of thousands of defensive towers and energy turrets were scattered like stars.

Further out, there was the Myriad Realms Barrier projected by the eternal star beacon, and the Sky Dome Barrier inherent to the sky dome heart.

There were also defensive lines jointly constructed by numerous buildings such as the Grand Void Azurewood Palace.

The layered defense system transformed this Heavenly Realm territory into a heavily armed war fortress.

Now, Infinite City, relying solely on its own defenses, could potentially repel ordinary legendary powerhouses before they even got close.

Coupled with its ability to float and move...

Su Jin understood.

A mobile war fortress with such powerful defenses.

No wonder in the Myriad Realms, the Heavenly Realm was regarded as the deep foundation of an overlord.

He also understood why Level 10 territories were so rare in the Tianyu Realm.

To ascend to the Heavenly Realm, in addition to needing rare items like the sky dome keystone and massive resources.

There was also a hidden, and even more stringent condition—

The Lord himself must comprehend his own 'True Name'.

The True Name is the manifestation of law, the symbol of authority.

Only with the power of the 'True Name' can one activate the laws of heaven and earth and withstand the immense backlash when the territory breaks free from the world's shackles.

In other words.

Every Heavenly Realm Lord is at least a legendary powerhouse who knows his own 'name' and possesses the demeanor of a demigod.

This invisible threshold isolated ninety-nine percent of Lords.

In the entire Molten Heart, the number of powerhouses who comprehended their True Name was few and far between.

And those who also happened to be Lord class.

Currently, it seemed there was only Su Jin.

"White Queen, take over the city's daily operations, energy allocation, and defense system, and activate 24/7 alert mode."

Su Jin gave the order.

"Command received, permissions confirmed, initiating full-domain integration."

Following White Queen's response.

On the ground of the Lord's Mansion's core hall, the complex array patterns instantly lit up, emitting a soft azure glow.

Streams of energy.

Emanated from the Lord's Core, and along these patterns, rapidly spread to every corner of the city.

Within Infinite City.

All residents felt the city beneath their feet emit a low, pleasant resonance.

The feeling was like a colossal beast breathing, or precise gears perfectly meshing.

In the city's eastern district, the starlight atop the towering eternal star beacon shone brightly.

An invisible fluctuation swept across the sky, indicating that the Myriad Realms Barrier had been brought under central control.

In the city's western district, the Grand Void Azurewood Palace glowed with verdant light.

The information flow from countless Sky-Peering Vine sub-entities, hidden in the void, began to be directly aggregated to White Queen.

The barracks in the southern district, the workshops in the northern district, the central government hall...

All buildings, all facilities.

At this moment, were connected by an invisible large net.

Energy flowed efficiently, and information was exchanged in real-time.

The entire city, from a vast cluster of buildings, truly became an organic whole that could be commanded at will.

Inside the government hall.

Li Yi, who was engrossed in writing, suddenly paused his pen.

The mountain of illusory documents before him disappeared by more than half in the blink of an eye.

In its place was a concise and efficient summary of the city's development plan for the next three months.

Li Yi was initially stunned, then a piece of information arrived.

"Heavenly Realm Hub? So that's it."

He let out a long sigh of relief, a relaxed smile appearing on his face.

With this 'Grand Steward' who could oversee the overall situation and handle myriad trivial matters.

He could finally be freed from the cumbersome administrative work and no longer worry about overwork.

Inside the Lord's Mansion.

"My Lord, full-domain integration complete."

"Infinite City's current energy utilization rate has increased by twenty-seven percent, and defensive response speed has increased by thirty-two percent."

Su Jin nodded with satisfaction.

With White Queen, Infinite City's operational efficiency truly reached the level expected of a 'Heavenly Realm'.

He withdrew his gaze and turned to walk out of the hall.

The territory's leap had been completed.

Next, he wanted to see the core buildings that had ascended with it, especially his most relied-upon source of power—

The Lingshu Heavenly Palace.

This building, born for its exclusive troop type, had now also entered the ranks of the epic.

He was full of anticipation for the surprises it would bring.