So Dante V2 originally wanted to continue to travel. As for the reason why, well he was used to it. Dante V2 didn't have the highest talent or the best physique so it is unrealistic to expect him to stand out among countless geniuses.
But Dante V2 also wanted to create his own power. And as a potential Saint he was more than qualified to do so. Not to mention with the puppet technique he can start small and slowly develop.
For the next week, Dante V2 slowly arrived at a small city within a medium sized county. The city is controlled by four families with a core building peak in charge. Dante V2 easily occupied it and became the leader of the city.
All the four families were made into puppets by him and Dante V2 quickly controlled all the resources in the city and began to develop and take over surrounding cities until he finally stopped after occupying four more.
From there he will situate his power and begin to develop as a righteous leader. Even if many other BloodLine Families and Puppet Clones developed their own forces, many of them are controlled in the dark.
Or where quickly established and haven't yet received the acknowledgement of many forces around the continent. So while the puppet forces are completely loyal, they are yet to the point where they are comparable to a force that had been developed from the ground up.
And more importantly none of them were royal families. Dante V2 wanted to occupy a county and become an emperor. Emperors are typically less respected then you might think, but that doesn't mean there have been none that stood out.
Many Emperors hold an advantage once they become an Antique, due to their naturally cultivated majesty and ability to manage people they are quickly able to control subordinates on a plane.
So Dante V2 wanted to become an emperor. A dignified leader of millions, and with the help of the puppet technique he doesn't need to worry about controlling the citizens' loyalty.
His first act as becoming a new king, within the small cities he occupied already he instituted a citizenship rule. Anyone who wanted to formally live within his territory had to sign up at the nearby council.
However once they arrive at the council they are actually made into a puppet by one of Dante V2s subordinate mages.
This would be Dante V2s method of becoming a powerful ruling emperor. And naturally Dante was more than happy to see it.
Even among his puppet clones none had taken the initiative to become an Emperor. Mainly because they didn't see the need to. Each one had their own personality, and was influenced by the quirks of their physiques.
So Dante was more than happy to let Dante V2 become an emperor.
After all, being an Emperor is a good way to continue a bloodline and find new geniuses within their empire.
And that was what Dante needed. It is not uncommon for an Emperor, one they break through to the Antique realm to actually attempt to move all of their citizens within their plane to strengthen it.
Of course this generally doesn't work, only allowing them to move their officials and generals, but nonetheless that is a large advantage on other antiques starting fresh.
So once Dante V2 successfully cultivates into an Antique he should become a useful card for Dante. Of course that's for the future. It won't be a quick process for him to grow up.
Meanwhile Dante V7, the Undead Lord, also happened to have quite an adventure. One day he was lying in his coffin when he suddenly felt intense influxes of power spreading throughout the mausoleum he occupied.
Dante provided Dante V7 with multiple puppet manufacturers and mages, using which Dante V7 created many puppets out of the corpses around him.
Over all he now has five new ancient puppets, thirty Fairy States, one hundred core building puppets and thousands of spirit tempering puppets.
He spread them throughout the mausoleum to defend against people trying to enter. All the dead bodies unfortunately didn't have souls, rather they just walked around well like puppets.
However six ancient puppets surrounded Dantes V7s coffin. While one of the living puppets went around the cemetery collecting corpses for Dantes Manufacturers to make into puppets.
But surprisingly in the always quiet cemetery, there were actually the sounds of battle. Dante V7 hadn't had long to cultivate and only recently broke into the bone refining realm. But according to the puppets, there were actually a group of five who broke into the mausoleum.
All their strengths were in the Fairy State, however they were surrounded by a green shield. Fighting them were ten of Dante's Fairy States who were unable to break the shield but the other five also couldn't cause any substantial harm.
Dante V7 immediately started walking towards the entrance under the protection of six Ancients.
It was quick for him to reach them and soon he saw the five invaders. There were three men and two girls. All of them were dressed in pure white uniforms holding the insignia of a person with wings.
Naturally it is an Angel. Most people think that Angels are a legend in the continent. But Dante knew that Angels are actually real. They are a rare race within the continent but not non-existent.
However it was this that made Dante V7 worried. Because the angels are powerful and are the fatal weakness of the undead and Dark elements.
But angels are also known as the most beautiful race on the continent, comparable to elves. Though elves never leave the ancient forest so Angels received the largest following among any face-loving people.
Many noble families search for them to become concubines or even wives, but their numbers are low and they are powerful. Not many families are qualified to even have one as a wife.
But facing the five people in front of him, Dante V7 could tell that they weren't full angels. He felt a slight aura of angels within them however suggesting they were long term descendants of Angels.
But their talents were mediocre, only reaching the Fairy State at the age of one hundred to two hundred.
Of course this is by Dante V7s standards. With the lifespan of ten thousand years, Fairy State cultivators are considered young below the age of one thousand. So technically these fairy state cultivators are quite powerful geniuses.