Floating Island - Triple S Talent

Grugh...

The 200-meter-wide island, filled with dense forests and wolf dens, shattered into hundreds of fragments. The ground cracked and shook until the island eventually crumbled, falling slowly like large pieces of dust into a bottomless abyss.

Lein floated in the air, watching the island's destruction with a calm gaze—as if such a scene was an ordinary sight to him.

After that, Lein reached for his space ring, and instantly, more than 200 golden swords floated gracefully around him like tiny stars shining in the night.

With a smooth motion, he activated his skill (Echo Phantom), causing each sword in front of him to transform into an image of himself. These clones appeared identical to him, each carrying the same strength and spirit.

"All right, you all," Lein said firmly, his eyes gleaming. "Head over there and destroy all enemies."

The clones didn't actually need verbal commands since their minds were directly linked with the original Lein's thoughts. Yet, his old habits were hard to shake, so the verbal command still escaped his lips.

"Yes, Master!"

"Order received, Master!"

In an instant, the 200 clones sprang into action, opening large cracks in front of them—portals that led to distant places. Each clone entered its portal with a calm and steady pace, disappearing one by one toward their assigned destinations.

Aboard the ship (Astral Dominion), Ana and the other soldiers watched the scene with wide eyes. They could hardly believe what they were seeing—their mouths hung open as they watched Lein and his clones vanish into the cracks they had created.

"Wow… so this is Master Lein's true power?" one soldier murmured, unable to resist asking his comrade.

"I never thought the owner of this island would be a human, just like us," added a middle-aged man, his voice filled with admiration and slight disbelief.

"So handsome… Is Master Lein looking for a harem?" a female soldier whispered, her cheeks flushed as she gazed at Lein as if he were a living god. Lein's mesmerizing presence clouded her mind, making her unable to think clearly.

The soldiers' chatter filled the air on the ship, like an unending hum of admiration. On the other side, Ana lifted her phone with both hands, focusing its lens on Lein and his disappearing clones.

She smiled faintly, her eyes glinting with hope and a hint of obsession.

"Master Lein… Master Lein…" Ana murmured the name with a tone full of longing, almost fanaticism.

Her fingers moved quickly, capturing photos of Lein in the center, ensuring the images were sharp and perfectly framed. The real Lein appeared radiant in the middle of the picture, like the central light in the darkness.

To the soldiers, Lein was more than just powerful. In their eyes, he was like a being of grace, kindness, strength, and wisdom.

Lein might not have realized it, but around him, subtle shadows and faint, shimmering illusions appeared. To each person who looked at him, these shadows seemed different—taking form according to their own ideal image of him.

But one thing was certain: every time people looked at him, they saw the best, most perfect figure they could imagine.

___

"What's next?" Lein murmured softly, watching as all his clones vanished through the portals that now sealed shut in the air.

He stood tall above the void, lifted by the dream energy forming an invisible platform beneath his feet. When his gaze turned toward the ship (Astral Dominion) in the distance, he noticed the soldiers and Ana watching him with looks of astonishment and near fanatic admiration.

"What's going on with these people?" Lein whispered, puzzled.

He looked down at himself, inspecting from head to toe to see if anything seemed unusual, but he found nothing out of the ordinary.

Then, his gaze shifted back to the soldiers. His expression hardened as he noticed Ana aiming her phone at him, capturing every moment of his presence.

"Hm… Will these people finally understand my power after this?" Lein murmured, squinting.

His mind churned, weighing whether letting the soldiers comprehend his full strength was a wise move or the opposite.

But after a moment's silence, Lein decided, "No, they mustn't," he said with a calm yet resolute tone.

Deep down, he indeed wanted the people from Earth to respect him as a ruler and submit to every rule he set.

However, if they understood the extent of his greatest power, they might think differently about him. They might not attack directly, but information about his immense power could leak to outside forces.

Lein took a deep breath, feeling his sense of responsibility grow stronger. "I must be more careful from now on," Lein thought to himself.

"All right, let's try this reality ability," Lein said, focusing his thoughts on the dream energy swirling around him.

In the air, Lein's dream energy began to move, forming a large circle that slowly rotated, eventually creating a miniature world within it.

The view inside the sphere of energy was identical to the place where he stood—a vast empty space with a large ship navigating the void, and soldiers gazing in awe.

With his current level of power, Lein could create this illusionary world so realistically that it reflected every detail perfectly, from the gleam of the swords to the awe-filled expressions on the soldiers' faces.

The circle of energy began to expand, from an initial size of around 10 meters, stretching to 50 meters, and continued to grow until it reached a diameter of one kilometer.

Around Lein, this giant bubble enveloped every living creature within a one-kilometer radius of where he stood. However, this illusion was invisible to the soldiers' eyes, as though nothing was surrounding them.

After ensuring the illusion was complete, Lein activated the dream he had created.