Although the Rakshasa have many flaws, the powerful combat strength brought by this race cannot be denied. A race that is born at the mid-stage of the fourth rank is unique among known races. As long as they pass through the first and second stages of growth, they can quickly enter the late stage of the fourth rank or even the fifth rank. For Ye Chen, this is a group of combat forces that are very easy to cultivate.
Even clearing out dark creatures and purifying dark energy in the rear takes an extremely long time. Unlike in the trial space, where time can be measured in days, weeks, or months, here time is measured in years.
Ye Chen and his team even stayed in the rear for a year before the news of their victory was sent back from the front lines. This was only after Hua Xiyu led her men there, and it was only the war on the main battlefield. It was unknown how long the continued advance would take.
Three years later, Raphael and the others also received the summons and went to the front lines. The entire rear was handed over to Ye Chen, a relative newcomer, to manage. But there was no other way. Although he didn't want to admit it, he was now the most powerful lord in the entire rear.
With his seventh-tier combat power, Ye Chen's strength was enough to intimidate the surrounding area. Even veteran lords like Wang Xinghe might not be his match. Furthermore, due to his past achievements in supporting the Blue Spirit Plane, other lords also had great faith in him.
"You might be the fastest lord to become the commander of the interdimensional war, right?" Wang Xinghe said to Ye Chen as Raphael and the others left.
It can be said that he personally witnessed the other party descending into the Maya plane with overwhelming power. A new lord, who became the rear commander of the plane battlefield in just three years, is something that probably no one would believe if it were told.
"This is not a good thing! I'd rather follow in the footsteps of my predecessors and slack off!" Ye Chen said with a helpless smile. The identity of commander brought him not only glory, but also responsibility. He needed to be responsible for the safety of the countless low-level lords behind him.
Having experienced the blockade and anomalies of the Maya Plane, Ye Chen deeply understood the importance of being a commander. The outcome of the entire planar war rested on his shoulders, as did the lives of all the lords and their families—countless lives in total.
Fortunately, the victory at the front brought peace to the rear, and no major changes occurred over the years. Ye Chen only needed to lead everyone to eliminate the dark creatures in an orderly manner.
There is no concept of time in the dark starry sky, but the primordial planet with its moon and sun still has the cycle of the four seasons. Ye Chen still knows that seven years have passed without him realizing it. Counting the previous three years, he has been in the Maya Plane for a full ten years.
"It seems like I'm almost a sixty-year-old man already?" Ye Chen laughed self-deprecatingly. He became a lord at eighteen, spent a year in the Trial Space, thirty years in the Time Cave, and then ten years in this Maya Plane. Of course he's almost sixty years old.
"I'm almost thirty at most, but the age in the Time Cave doesn't count!" Jian Mengyi smiled and rolled her eyes.
Over the past ten years, Jian Mengyi has developed a mature woman's charm, but she is still as radiant and beautiful as an eighteen-year-old girl.
Of course, that is indeed the case. Normally, lords don't age; their appearance is forever frozen at eighteen years old. At most, their skin might be a little better, a little tanned, a little whiter, and so on. This is why the fat man is still fat. It seems that it has become more difficult for the lord to change his body shape.
"But for us, this is the real passage of time, isn't it?" Ye Chen shrugged. Algorithms are algorithms, but the growth of one's mental age is real. Haven't you seen how mature Jian Mengyi has become? And they are still a proper and honest couple.
"Yes! So when are you planning to meet my parents?" Jian Mengyi looked at Ye Chen and smiled. Ten years is quite a long time for these new lords. They have also passed the seven-year itch. Girls always want to settle down as soon as possible.
"Let's wait until the war here is over. We can't go see the elders right now!" Ye Chen smiled and ruffled the other's hair. "The lord has endless time. You won't be annoyed by me later, will you?"
"How could that be? We'll always be together!"
The two have been enjoying their sweet time together for the past ten years. In a few more years, with the end of the war on the front lines, they will be able to return to the Blue Star plane at will. The plane war here will also be officially over. What remains is the mining of resources and the elimination of the remaining dark forces. At that time, there will be no need for large-scale wars. It can be left as a training ground for low-level lords.
If everything goes smoothly and nothing unexpected happens...
"Old Wang, this batch of new recruits is no good! They've been here for almost half a year, and not a single one has reached the third rank!" The fat man said with a look of melancholy as he looked at the new batch of recruits.
To showcase his abilities and better impress others, Fatty volunteered several years ago to join Wang Xinghe in mentoring newcomers.
Every year, new lords arrive, and every year, new lords are sent to the Maya Plane for training. It really gave Fatty a good show, and his sense of accomplishment was overwhelming.
Of course, it also gave him a better understanding of the strength of the newcomers. Generally, first-tier lords entered the Maya Plane, and the stronger ones could reach the second tier. After half a year of training and resource accumulation, the true geniuses were able to quickly enter the third tier and become the leaders among their batch of newcomers. Unfortunately, no leader has appeared in this year's batch so far.
“Geniuses don’t come every year. There are always a few years when they wither away. Maybe next year a few more prodigies will appear!” Wang Xinghe said with a smile, already used to this situation.
"Tsk, this is boring. I'd better go back to tinkering with my mech!" the fat man said, pursing his lips and looking bored.
"Go ahead, go ahead. By the way, you've accumulated enough experience. When are you planning to advance to the fourth tier?" Wang Xinghe asked.
"Anytime is fine, but there's nothing to do right now, so let's accumulate as much as we can!" The fat man shrugged. With Ye Chen's help and ten years of accumulation, the fat man had already reached the edge of the fourth rank and could advance at any time. However, the deeper his accumulation, the stronger he would be after advancing.
“That makes sense. The Maya Plane is a safe plane now, so there’s no need to rush to advance!” Wang Xinghe nodded in agreement.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a violent energy fluctuation suddenly resounded in the darkness, causing the surrounding starry sky to tremble.
"Boom!" The fat man stopped in his tracks before he could go back. The two looked at each other and then returned to their territory before rushing back towards the direction from which they had come.
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