MIGHT AS WELL BE OP
Chapter 573 - 573: Shard

"Well, well, well, a training session, huh?" Dale spoke with a smirk on his face. Everyone's gaze turned toward him. Everyone already knew what was on his mind, but no one replied.

"Let's go, Vee," Anthony said with a sigh.

Vega rose from her seat and turned to Seraphim, speaking, "See you in a week, Serap." Then she and Anthony stepped through another portal, returning to Anthony's room.

"We'll be going to the place where I train. Whatever you see there can't be divulged to any other person, no matter who they are," Anthony said firmly.

"No problem. Let's go," Vega replied without hesitation.

Anthony nodded. Holding her hand, they both vanished in a flash of light. The world bent and twisted around them, warping in an unnatural fashion, and then their vision returned, clear and sharp once more.

Vega's purple eyes scanned the entire surrounding area, the towering trees, the lush grass, the rich vitality, the soothing air. She closed her eyes and allowed the feeling to wash over her. To her, it seemed as though she had stepped into an entirely different reality, something detached from the world she knew.

'Such pure and boundless mana,' she thought, stunned by the atmosphere.

"Welcome to the Divine Realm," Anthony said, his voice cutting gently through her awe.

His voice pulled her out of her thoughts, and she returned her attention to the environment, examining it more deeply.

"Where is this place located? How did you even find it?" Vega asked eagerly, her curiosity piqued.

"As I said earlier, this place is called the Divine Realm. It's located in a separate dimension, one that's impossible to enter without my permission," Anthony explained patiently.

And with that, he began showing Vega around. He showed her the house where he always trained, an elegant yet durable structure built to withstand the rigors of intense practice. Then he pointed out the buildings belonging to Spectre and Clement, which left Vega visibly shocked.

"I never thought such a place would exist," Vega murmured as her mind churned with everything she had seen over the past several minutes. The most shocking discovery was the time dilation effect. Although she had a time dilation chamber back at home, a dilation ratio of 1:100 was something she never believed possible.

Anthony smiled gently, then spoke, "I'll build you your own training house right beside mine. That way, you can come here and train whenever you want."

"Build it quickly. We only have approximately two years to train," Vega said, her eyes gleaming with determination.

Anthony waved his hands, using Quantum Manipulation to construct a house according to her description. As soon as the building was complete, Vega left Anthony's side and instantly immersed herself in training.

"She seems more eager than me," Anthony murmured, then shook his head with a smile. He walked into his own building, preparing for his training.

Inside Vega's building, a clone appeared beside her and began drawing in mana with maddening intensity, while she, her real body, started practicing with her weapons.

This was one of Vega's special abilities. Her clone could train, cultivate, perform techniques, and send all gains back to the real body in real time.

The process was seamless and perfect. However, she could only maintain a single clone like this at once, but she didn't mind. It was with this ability that she had climbed to her current mana rank.

In truth, she hardly ever trained personally; her clone did nearly all the work. She was only doing so now because of the rich mana in this realm and the limited two-year timeframe they had.

As for Anthony, he sat down on the ground, breathing calmly. He wasn't here to cultivate. He had a different plan in mind: to train his Authority of Severance within these two years.

But he knew, even with his unparalleled talent, an Authority couldn't be fully mastered in just two years. Still, he believed he could make outrageous progress, and that was what he was aiming for.

'Let's sign in first,' Anthony thought.

'System, sign in.'

[Ding]

[The Host has won a %##@]

[The River of Time has interfered]

[The System overrides the River Of Time's interference]

[Ding]

[The System has received a gift from the River of Time]

[The River of Time sends a message: this gift was sent by the River of Time's favorite child, Aaaninja Chronisynth Eternos]

[Ding]

[The Host has won a Pure Shard Of Time]

Anthony paused at the notification, eyes widening slightly.

'Aaaninja?' he thought in disbelief. 'That guy interfered with the system?'

'No… The River Of Time was what interfered with the system. But it seems Aaaninja can somehow communicate with or even meet the River Of Time.' He thought deeply.

'Is such a thing even possible? Someone from a lower-tier galaxy being able to meet the River of Time is absolutely insane. Besides, the system said Aaaninja is the River Of Time's favorite child. Seriously, how overpowered has this guy gotten since the last time I saw him?' Anthony wondered.

'Still, it seems Aaaninja is a good friend, and a bold one at that, to ask the River Of Time to act like a courier service.' Anthony chuckled mentally.

'I can't wait to see you again, you overpowered eyed character. If Aaaninja sent a gift, I wonder if Lucian would send his. And if so… how? Is he anyone's favorite child?' Anthony mused with curiosity.

'Aaaninja is the River Of Time's favorite child, Kingsley is the Universe's favorite child, and I… I'm ???'s favorite child. I wonder who would claim Lucian as their favorite child,' Anthony thought, genuinely intrigued by the possibilities.

[Ding]

[??? says he will acknowledge you as his favorite child when you give him a grandchild]

Anthony stared blankly at the text and chose to ignore it. He had no time for ??? and his antics.

'System, you know what to do,' Anthony said internally.

[Shard Of Time: Amplifies the time rate of any location by five times]

The explanation was short but incredibly powerful. It could amplify time by a whopping five times.

'If I merge this with my Divine Realm… would that increase the time dilation ratio to 1:500?' Anthony thought in shock.

[The System reminds the Host that this effect will only last for the intended one week he plans to spend here]

'That's still more than enough. I'll have nearly a decade to train with the Authority of Severance,' he thought with a wide grin.

With a thought, the Shard Of Time appeared in his palm. It was pure white with a rhombus shape, but the heavy time particles emanating from it were undeniable. Just by staring at it, Anthony felt like he had aged, grown young, died, and aged again, over and over.

'System, merge it with the Divine Realm,' Anthony commanded.

[Affirmative, Host]

The next second, the Shard Of Time dissolved into particles and merged with the Divine Realm. However, no grand transformation followed. Nothing changed physically, aside from the drastically enhanced time dilation ratio.

'This gift couldn't have come at a better time,' Anthony thought, and without wasting a single second, he dove straight into his training.