"I hereby announce our new Head Elder," Star Genesis announced to Explosive Karma as she gestured to the person beside her.
"The Advanced Crusher, Fierce Breaker!"
The Organization cheered as they looked at their new Head Elder.
It was a tall man wearing form-fitting silver armor. On his back was a long, silver spear. His long silver hair gleamed in the sunlight, making him seem like a hero out of a fairy tale.
Sister two had died in the battle, and Fierce Breaker had won.
Naturally, Fierce Breaker had consumed sister two's Center after he had won, which had been his third consumed Center.
The second one had come from sister one, and he had already killed a Major Crusher before the war with Explosive Karma.
Because of that, he finally had consumed enough Major Crushers to become an Advanced Crusher.
"Thank you all," Fierce Breaker said with a slight smile, "I hope I can live up to your expectations. At this moment, I also want to thank our Head and Ancestor for not only giving me another chance but also allowing me to grow so much in power."
"I've always wanted to go as far as I can, and as an Advanced Crusher, I finally have a future as a Sage."
"But that's not where I want to end things. I don't just want to become a Sage. I want to push myself in the Crusher Realm until I can't advance anymore."
"I will not become a Sage and immediately leave you. No, I will focus on becoming a Fulfilled Crusher."
Fierce Breaker spoke a couple more words, which essentially boiled down to him helping Explosive Karma for the help it had given him in achieving his dream.
Since Fierce Breaker was now an Advanced Crusher, it would be strange to let him work under Swamp Dragon, who still showed himself as a Major Crusher.
Because of that, Explosive Karma decided to make Fierce Breaker the new Head Elder, essentially demoting Swamp Dragon to Disciplinary Elder.
Although based on their rules, the Disciplinary Elder also had some power over the Head Elder when it came to upholding the Organization's code of conduct.
'He's pretty strong,' Kyle thought as he looked at Fierce Breaker. 'He fused the Essences of the Laws of Minor Earth and Minor Metal and infused them into his Law of Body. His Complex Law is even stronger than mine, and his Momentum can compare to ours.'
'On paper, we now have two Major Crushers and three Advanced Crushers.'
'We don't have a lot of powerful members, but the few that we have are pretty strong. Advanced Crushers are considered very powerful in the Secondary Sector.'
'We also got our first outsider in upper management. That means we have to be more careful about how we act since we also have to keep our true identities secret from any new members.'
'Anyway, I should get back to advancing. We got one century left until the other powers get another shot at declaring battle with us.'
Kyle went back to focusing on his Realm.
While Kyle was focusing on becoming a Minor Crusher, Explosive Karma started to focus on Sparkling Sky's territory.
Sparkling Sky had lost the war, which meant Explosive Karma gained another two Planet Systems.
The old Head of Sparkling Sky had already vanished. Most likely, she had returned to the Contrast Empire.
Luckily, Fierce Breaker was a former member of Sparkling Sky, which meant he knew how the Planet Systems worked.
As Star Genesis got all the information about their new territory, she saw an opportunity.
For now, being too big would be a disadvantage.
Yes, they had very powerful members, but they also needed more of them to properly defend a big territory.
Four Planet Systems was a bit much to defend with only five fighters.
She contacted the Farmers and made them two offers for one of the Planet Systems.
They could buy it directly or accept it as a gift.
One would give Explosive Karma a ridiculous number of resources, while the other would essentially secure a long-term alliance with the Farmers. Of course, the second option also came with a huge boost in Karmic Luck.
The Farmers thanked Explosive Karma for the offer and decided to buy the Planet System with resources.
The Planet System was sold, and Explosive Karma's net worth essentially doubled.
However, Explosive Karma also received something else.
More Disciples and Elders.
Sparkling Sky also had Disciples and Elders, and half of them joined Explosive Karma, while the other half just left.
With the new members, Explosive Karma now had two New Crushers, four Minor Crushers, and two Medium Crushers.
A big chunk of the resources Explosive Karma received went to the Crushers, but with some conditions.
The Crushers had to promise that they would do their best to become Major Crushers and that they needed to work on their Momentum.
Every single one of the Crushers accepted the offer.
The two New Crushers already knew the Minor Law of Center, and with their new resources, they started the process of advancement. Within a century, they would join the Minor Crushers.
The Minor Crushers were given access to the Level Three Law Wells that Explosive Karma owned.
With time, they would also advance.
The Medium Crushers received time to work on their Complex Laws. If they managed to condense a Level 3.5 Complex Law, they would get the Energy Stones they needed to become Major Crushers.
As more time passed, Explosive Karma would eventually receive more Major Crushers.
Sadly, that would still take a while.
For the next century, Explosive Karma would focus on advancing in silence.
Manny and Star Genesis focused on comprehending a Pure Level Three Law so that they could become Medium Crushers.
Swamp Dragon and Kyle focused on becoming Minor Crushers.
Fierce Breaker, their new Head Elder, had to wait with his advancement.
To become a Fulfilled Crusher, he needed a Level Four Law, and Explosive Karma didn't have a Law Well for a Level Four Law.
They would need to conquer another Organization to get one.
Level Four Law Wells were extremely valuable, and not many Planets had them.
The Organizations that controlled Level Four Law Wells were on the level of Killing Squad or the Primal Crushers.
Killing Squad had two, while the Primal Crushers had six. The Farmers also had one, but Explosive Karma had essentially entered a soft alliance with them.
Sadly, even in a century, Killing Squad would still be too powerful to fight.
While they only had three Advanced Crushers, their 17 Major Crushers were a significant threat.
But as long as Explosive Karma survived, they would become stronger.
At some point, they could fight Killing Squad.
Ten years of relative silence passed quickly, and Kyle could finally advance.
He had absorbed all the Energy Stones required, and now, he could finally go through his first, proper Compression.
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