“A successor?” The unexpected question caught Kim Jin-Woo off-guard, as he replied awkwardly.

“Now that the Fortress is prosperous, Master’s life force is ever more important than before. With your powers at their peak currently, your successor would undoubtedly inherit the same strength you hold right now.”

Despite that brief moment of shock, Kim Jin-Woo now understood what Dominique meant. The kind of successor he had been thinking of was different from the kind of successor Dominique was referring to.

Dominique meant that appointing a successor at the peak of one’s power was one of the fastest ways to increase a labyrinth’s power. In the Underworld, an appointed successor was similar to a close and reliable right-hand man, in a sense.

Of course, there were instances where successors were made to fight for the position, such as with Denarion, but most labyrinth masters preferred to outright select their own successors.

“The Naga’s Fortress is in its prime right now, and your successor will certainly be born with great power.”

What Kim Jin-Woo needed the most was absolute power. A successor now could be exactly what he needed. If he were to have a child right now that had even half of his powers, that child would undoubtedly surpass...