I know what the author is writing is simply stupid and plain non-sense, but some of us are simply missing the critics on how European colonizers (Frenchs, Englishes, Spanishes, Belgians, Portugueses) did some centuries ago against indigenous tribes and asian countries that had their own culture...
The Buddhism 10 worlds, that Samsara/Nirvana stuff, that the soul reincarnation:
Op ascended 8 times for plot reason to just become a cheat.
The castle rampage was to just farm xp and skills by getting advantage of the chaos of the riot.
Just for bigger plot cheat
The assistant is so fuckinguseless can't even tell what is a portal or the difference between a NPC and a player author pls cut your balls off and eat them