The Monarch-Chapter 496: Class S

"I can try, but her soul will change, and her personality might undergo slight adjustments, though nothing drastic," Kayden offered directly to Yan, leaving the god deep in thought.

Yan had already contacted dozens of people skilled in soul manipulation, but each had focused on a unique area, leaving them unable to help Amanda. Moreover, most weren’t trustworthy enough; some might even manipulate Amanda into betraying Yan without him realizing.

"What’s the price?" Yan knew Kayden wouldn’t do this for free.

"What’s the limit?" Kayden grinned like a wolf; even in the presence of a god, he felt no fear in negotiating.

"There are no limits; just name your price, and it’s yours." Yan would give up his entire organization if necessary to take Amanda to the other universe with him.

"I want you to upgrade my planet to class S," Kayden proposed, making an ambitious demand. A class A planet stood among the universe’s top, but class S represented the absolute pinnacle.

Class S planets were usually the size of an entire solar system, and only a handful existed across the universe. Creating one required enormous resources and effort and would demand the expertise of several gods in planetary development.

"Perfect. How long will Amanda’s treatment take?" Yan didn’t even blink. To him, Kayden was asking for common resources, albeit at an extreme cost. But it was manageable since they weren’t rare resources, which simplified the process for Yan, albeit at a high price.

"A few thousand years, I think," Kayden responded after a moment of thought. He needed to do this perfectly, as any mistake would lead Yan to kill him, even if it meant the god’s own life.

They discussed more details of their agreement, and Kayden’s organization was about to receive an unprecedented increase in space and resources. Yet this would also require significant work; Kayden would have to reopen his training doors to acquire resources. Considering he was also training the other mages on his planet, his free time would be practically nonexistent for thousands of years. But he saw it as necessary—every effort would be repaid in time.

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In the following years, Kayden’s world began expanding rapidly. The gods gradually extended the lands and seas, introduced life, and adjusted laws in perfect harmony; it was an incredibly delicate task.

If it were simply about creating a solar system-sized world and setting it in motion, it could have been done in days. But the true challenge was in refining the laws to ensure that the mana density and ease of learning would be far superior to other worlds.

Temporarily, Kayden closed the world off from external influence. He didn’t want new people settling there; instead, he planned to halt wars for a few thousand years and instruct each family to have at least ten children—a remarkably high number to accelerate repopulation.

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Kayden selected several dozen individuals for soul cleansing, all of whom came from influential organizations capable of paying the steep price he demanded for his services, which allowed him to pour even more resources into his world. Each trainee was required to contribute resources equivalent to a class A planet—substantial, yet modest relative to a class S planet’s scope. This led him to gather resources from dozens of entities at this level to meet the minimum requirements for class S.

With all these tasks piled up, Kayden had little time for personal training, dedicating every second of his life to this planet. His power had stagnated for some time, but he didn’t mind; the planet was both an investment and a pastime while he awaited the right time to advance realms.

Thousands of years passed as Kayden’s intensive repopulation campaigns filled his world with people. Eventually, he had to open it to the outside, as the planet had grown beyond his initial expectations, requiring this additional measure. Opening the gates further accelerated the repopulation rate.

This time, Kayden established strict criteria for external recruits: only those below the third realm could enter. He also significantly lowered the minimum quality standards for entry; quantity was the focus, with quality to be developed later. These steps caused a substantial decline in his planet’s average power level, but Kayden knew a peaceful world was doomed to stagnate. Yet, without peace, the planet wouldn’t grow quickly enough to repopulate a class S world.

Amanda’s treatment proved much more complex than Kayden anticipated. Her soul was incredibly aged, with hardened sections that he could see clearly. But the real issue was her soul’s apparent dislocation in time, seemingly anchored to two points in space-time at once, causing rapid shifts that shouldn’t have been possible for a soul.

He followed the same procedure used with Atlas, conducting several soul-cleansing and mental conditioning sessions. Additionally, he implanted several of his own memories as foundational memories within Amanda’s soul—perhaps the key to helping people withstand the soul-cleansing process.

Amanda had a resilient mind, though her soul seemed broken. Kayden doubted she would ever reach divinity without continuous sessions, yet, piece by piece, he was refining her soul, gradually turning her into a vastly superior version of her previous self.

His soul had few details of his past life, at least compared to normal people, this was because his current life was extremely long, making it incredibly easier for Kayden and at the same time more difficult, as he needed to take away the past lives and at the same time preserve the current one.

Adding his memories to Amanda caused her to become slightly altered, her personality was starting to have small, minimal changes that only Yan was able to notice, but fortunately, they were so small that he didn’t care much.

Kayden and Athena’s relationship was getting better every day, soulmates were truly incredible things, she was able to make Kayden have feelings that he had already considered buried inside him, things like jealousy and compassion were practically new emotions for Kayden, but Athena was able to make him awaken them.