Re-Overlord: I Can Acquire Anything!
Chapter 167: Power Up

Chapter 167: Power Up

Clap, Clap, Clap!

Inside the main street of Guava City, the crowd stretched endlessly along both sides. Waves of applause echoed warmly for the warriors of the new ruler who had taken the city by storm.

Igaris stood atop Serynthia, arms folded across his chest, eyes steady as his army marched forward in unison toward the Vance Estate, which was formerly occupied by House Ecrox.

Today, House Vance would reclaim its rightful place.

His golden eyes swept over the nobles who had surrendered. Though they wore smiles of submission, Igaris saw through their masks. They were foxes, cunning and opportunistic. Trusting them was out of the question.

Quietly, he released a subtle thread of Acquisition Energy, weaving it like an invisible chain into their souls. They did not notice, but with this, he would be able to punish or strip them of power instantly should the need arise.

Together with his father Iskarth and mother, Shirley and her parents, Evernight, and a few loyal subordinates, Igaris entered the vast mansion that now belonged to him.

The estate sprawled over nearly a kilometer, its grand halls lined with towering pillars, precious stone flooring, and carvings of ancient heroes. House Vance had once stood second only to the Skadi Empire. The majesty of its domain still echoed through the corridors.

Now, that power had returned. And it belonged to Igaris.

After a thorough inspection of the estate, Igaris discovered something priceless.

Hidden deep within the treasury were immense stores of cultivation resources: Spirit Stones, Beast Cores, Mana Orbs, Qi Stones, and various rare energy cores. Their quantity was staggering—more than one hundred thousand, ranging from low grade to top grade.

Igaris remained calm as he swept them all into a sealed space within his inner world, a secret domain where he could summon them at will.

With these resources, he estimated he could reach the Apex Rank, the peak of mortal cultivation. Beyond that lay the Saint Rank, the beginning of semi-divine transcendence.

He had no intention of wasting a single breath. Power was everything. He would rise above all limits.

Yet before entering seclusion, Igaris passed final judgment on the remaining family members of the Four Great Houses.

Many had fled the moment news of defeat reached their ears. But those who remained... he gave them no mercy.

Turning his heart to stone, he ordered their silent execution. Men, women, elders, and even children—none were spared.

The bloodline of treachery had to be severed at the root.

Aluna and Daisy would probably come to hate him more than ever, but that meant nothing to him now. Their emotions were like whispers against steel.

If they even dared to think of betrayal, they would perish in an instant. The soul-binding he had left behind in Ashvale remained intact, and he could tug on its death thread at any time.

This was the rule of the Overlord. Absolute. Final. Unforgiving.

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After he focused on his power up through a Seclusion.

Within the deepest chamber of the Vance Estate, beneath layers of enchanted stone, Igaris stood alone.

He activated his newly acquired Domain ability.

[ Space-time Domain ]

Upon activation, time itself was slowed down. In this place, a single day could stretch into a week. The outer world would barely move while he cultivated in accelerated solitude.

He sat cross-legged at the center of the formation chamber. Around him floated the precious treasures he had claimed: tens of thousands of Spirit Stones, top-grade Qi Crystals, Mana Orbs, and mutated Beast Cores pulsing with primal force.

His hands moved in a slow, deliberate pattern as he invoked Infinite Acquisition, drawing the raw energies directly into his inner world.

A storm ignited inside him.

His inner world roared with energy. At the same time, his physical body evolved.

Lightning crackled beneath his skin. Flames danced along his spine. His veins shimmered with molten light, surging with life and chaos. His bones groaned and tightened, then reshaped to become harder than the toughest ore in existence.

Infinite Acquisition devoured every fragment of useful energy, discarding impurities with terrifying precision.

His strength increased with each breath. Both physical and spiritual foundations expanded.

Wave after wave, the raw power struck his soul and physique like a divine hammer against immortal steel. His muscles grew denser, his perception sharper, and his breath became a silent spear that pierced the stagnant air.

Meanwhile, his inner world expanded.

5,000 kilometers. Then 7,500. Then 12,500.

Very soon, it had surpassed the size of Earth.

His rank reached the Peak of Mythic Rank within days. Then he collided with the final bottleneck: the Apex Rank.

But Igaris did not hesitate.

His will, his essence, his body, he focused everything into a single push.

He consumed 10,000 energy cores in one go.

Then came the explosion.

BOOM. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

His inner world erupted with divine brilliance. The diameter exploded to 25,000 kilometers, nearly twice the size of Earth.

He had reached Apex Rank.

A wave of golden force surged from his body, saturating the room and echoing throughout the estate. It was not just raw energy. It was authority. His soul extended outward like an invisible banner, marking everything within range as his domain.

The mana in the air bent unnaturally around him. And space itself warped slightly under his presence.

He could now see it. The faint line between mortality and divinity.

Yet even then, he was not finished.

He resumed absorbing the remaining energy cores. His target was the Saint Rank, the threshold into the semi-divine.

There were only ten thousand cores left. Not enough for a full breakthrough. But every step mattered. Every inch forward brought him closer to transcending the world’s boundaries.

His progress slowed, deepened, stabilized. His inner world began to condense and refine itself, laying the groundwork for the transformation to come.

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[ Name: Igaris Vance ]

[ Age: 19 ]

[ Power Rank: Apex -2 ]

[ Abilities: Space-Time Domain, Soul Eclipse, World Destroying Finger, Undead Recovery, Basic Blademastery, Six Directional Sense, Gale Wings, Iron Fangs, Rock Boulder Throw, Spin-Shell Burst, Lightning Shell, Infernal Tornado, The Architect’s Eyes, Godslayer Sword Style, Kinetic Redirection, Earth Manipulation, Umbral Veil, Phantom Shift ]

[ Concepts: Yin-Yang Reversal (Taboo) ]

[ Traits: Dimension Sovereign ]

[ Innate Abilities: Infinite Acquisition ]