Chapter 70: [Chapter 70 ● Legion Ascendancy Matrix!]

Anastasia shifted her attention to her sister. "It is my mother’s name and I don’t want to part with it. I only desire the destruction of the Imperial House of Nizalea and the Draconian Whiteflame Clan!" She responded, giving a simple reason for her decision, her voice hardening with absolute resolve.

"I actually had a very good mother-daughter relationship with her and, if possible, I also want to save her from the fate of being a mere object of decoration in that family."

"We’ll see what we can do once we get there. For now, let’s create a body for you," Aezaleon accepted her request without much thought, his expression relaxed. It was simple by nature and shouldn’t be difficult to achieve anyways.

Those were his thoughts, at least.

"Before that...!" Anastasia interrupted. Then she hesitated, not sure if it was right to be so greedy when she was already essentially getting a second shot at life.

Aezaleon, on sensing her hesitation, quickly reassured her, making her a bit more comfortable and at ease with his gentle words, while the other girls also helped to soothe her mind.

On calming down somewhat, Anastasia voiced her request. "Is it possible for me to maintain my status as a Monarch and not regress in my Core Tier?" she inquired with an uncertain gaze.

Aezaleon smiled, finding her hesitant expression and reserved attitude quite cute and charming in its own way.

"For such a meaningless inquiry, you are hesitating so much, dear Anastasia," he commented with a playful chuckle, giving her a side glance. "You are so different from my other two selfish calamities here."

"Oyy! When was I ever selfish!" Auguszta retorted instantly with a pout. Aphryne nodded along with her sister, her expression equally offended.

Anastasia widened her eyes in pure amazement. What did he mean by a meaningless inquiry? A Monarch wasn’t a small thing by any means! However, after knowing who her newly gained big sister and her man truly were, she supposed a Monarch rank really wasn’t much in their eyes.

She chuckled ironically but also in sheer excitement, feeling as though she must have consumed all the luck of her life to live even after death and hit this unbelievable jackpot.

"Indeed, we can prevent the regression if we have the needed energy for it. Which I don’t think we currently possess. Even if I absorb the rank five Pyreveil and all the calamitous souls I have collected thus far and direct all that energy towards you, I do not think it would still be enough to keep your Monarch status," Aezaleon shook his head, explaining the harsh reality.

Anastasia made a dejected expression and exhaled deeply in regret. "Though it is unfortunate, I suppose I shouldn’t be greedy either."

"How about you regress her rank instead, husband?" Aphryne suggested, her eyes lighting up with an idea. "If she is lowered to ascension rank three, then our energy should be more than enough. After all, we are using a rank five resource and so many souls of rank four calamities. Additionally, the higher ranked energy also wouldn’t be very difficult to absorb for her, nor would it damage her, since the entire process would take effect during her Form Creation."

Aezaleon raised his brow in full surprise, thoroughly impressed. Now that was a brilliant idea.

"I don’t think we would need to regress her rank at all," Clementine gave another response from the side, her smooth voice cutting through their thoughts. Her words were more than enough to garner the complete attention of all four.

"Do you have a better proposal, dear wife?" Aezaleon asked with an intrigued smile.

"Of course I do!" Clementine answered right away. "Even though we have not tried it before with either Aphryne or Auguszta, you do remember that one of the functions of your sub-ability effect—[Legion Ascendancy Matrix]—from your ability effect five [Sanctum of Loyal Revenants] lets me—as the strongest companion—partially affect the growth, development, and potential of all your other companions, correct?" Clementine questioned, her tone full of confidence.

Aezaleon nodded slowly. "Indeed, but what of it?" His mind drifted as he tried to remember exactly which specific function she was talking about.

"The day before yesterday, during Auguszta and Aphryne’s form recreation, that same function had increased their spiritual ranks by two to one rank by passively taking energy from me," she explained.

"At the time, I had not thought much of it, but now it struck me. How about I provide the energy actively? As you already know, all my five cores are of the [Sovereign Tier], meaning my energy is of a much higher quality compared to any of the four of you," she gave them all a proud look.

"Additionally, with me being a Primordial, the energy in one of my cores is also of a higher order. It possesses the [Energy of the Primordial Order] and the quality of the [Sovereign Tier]. My other two cores also have the energy of an [Archaic Sovereign], and the remaining two have the energy of [Pureblood Sovereigns]. So it should be more than enough to easily elevate Anastasia to the Monarch Status, and even to be a [Sovereign] if I poured every single ounce of my energy from all five of my Ascension Cores into her!" Clementine informed them in a regal tone.

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[Legion Ascendancy Matrix] (Hybrid)

—[A true legion does not grow alone. It evolves together].

[This sub-ability turns all bonded companions into a connected evolution network rather than isolated individuals. Growth, experience, energy, and combat capability can circulate through the legion, allowing stronger companions to uplift weaker ones while making the whole legion evolve as one force].

Passive Functions:

1. [Collective Network Establishment] — [Creates the foundational legion framework linking all bonded companions into one unified evolution network].

This allows: constant connection, shared interaction, legion-wide linkage.

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2. [Shared Progression Synchronization] — [Growth achieved by one companion partially contributes to the others].

This includes: progression sharing, combat experience transfer, learning distribution, battle understanding propagation.

Example: If one companion masters a technique or grows much stronger, the others receive a smaller but meaningful portion of that progress.

3. [Rank Equalization Drift] — [Lower-tier companions gradually rise toward the general strength average of the legion].

This helps: reduce severe power gaps, let weaker companions catch up, improve legion balance.

—[This is gradual, not instant].

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4. [Ascendant Energy Communion] — [Stronger companions may continuously circulate portions of their refined energy through the legion network to help weaker companions develop safely over time].

This supports: energy circulation, refinement assistance, core development support, energy purification, structural growth, power optimization, higher-order energy mentorship.

Example: A Primordial companion (Clementine) slowly nourishes weaker companions with controlled higher-order energy, helping refine their cores over time.

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5. [Ascension Catalyst Infusion] (Hybrid = Passive–Active) — [Higher companions may directly transfer large amounts of their own refined energy into weaker companions to accelerate breakthroughs, force rapid core development, or support ascension leaps].

Passive: Minor natural overflow through the network can slowly nourish weaker linked companions.

Active: A stronger companion deliberately channels significant energy into a chosen companion.

This enables: direct energy donation, aggressive core feeding, breakthrough acceleration, forced refinement support, ascension catalyst transfer, higher-order energy imprinting.

Example: Clementine actively channeling her superior multi-core energy into Anastasia to rapidly elevate her development.

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Active Functions:

6. [Legion Overdrive Synchronization] (Active) — [Temporarily pushes the entire legion into heightened synchronized combat operation].

Effects: mass enhancement, higher power output, faster reactions, improved speed, superior coordination, unified combat execution.

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7. [Resonant Burden Harmonization] (Passive) — [Optimizes the existential burden created by bonded companions, making the legion network more efficient and stable without removing the actual burden or bypassing the user’s natural limits].

This improves: burden distribution, soul strain management, resonance compatibility, connection efficiency, synchronization stability.

It helps Aezaleon carry stronger companions more efficiently, but absolute Existential Tolerance limits still remain.

Example: Aezaleon bonding an extremely powerful companion would create immense strain, but this function helps stabilize and optimize that burden so the connection remains manageable for longer.

"Greater power must be carried with greater harmony."

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[Simplified Summary] — [Legion Ascendancy Matrix lets companions grow together, share progress, help each other evolve, transfer energy for refinement or breakthroughs, and fight as one highly coordinated evolving legion].

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