Read Novel Full Chapter 455: Throne Stage & River of Time
Chapter 455: Throne Stage & River of Time
The demonic aura in the underground cave dropped significantly, and the demonic paradise began to disappear.
If one were to take a look at the very edges of the Earth Spirit Mine, they would discover that the brown ore had unknowingly stopped expanding.
From now on, no more Earth Spirit Ore would be born! Whenever a chunk of it was mined, it would disappear and remain that way forever!
These two changes seemed unrelated, but happened because of the same reason—the gradual weakening of the dead Zerg Queen.
Clearly, the mine’s formation had indeed not been an accident. Rather, the ore was born from the demonic energy that the Zerg Queen absorbed subconsciously and "consciously" breathed out.
Now that she could no longer act as a transmitter, no new Earth Spirit Ore would be born.
Of course, this was a matter that the Earth Elementals, and perhaps the future inhabitants of this Hollow, would have to worry about.
To Liora, this was none of her concern. Especially when she was currently occupied with far more important matters.
After taking a final look at the last body part of the Zerg Queen—her torso—she didn’t hesitate to toss it into the ablaze Devil Empress’s Furnace.
Perhaps because of the enhancement of her strength, or perhaps because the Zerg Queen had been weakened as a result of the earlier consumption, casting Absolute Extraction did not take very long this time.
Less than half an hour later, Liora sat in front of two glowing orbs and was given the choice to integrate them.
She did not rush to absorb the crimson orb representing the demonic energy, but rather did something she had discovered not long after her arrival in the underground cave.
She gently wrapped it with her soul power and let it enter her soul space.
Unexpectedly, the orb did not dissipate or merge with her physical body.
Instead, it gently settled within her soul space, as if waiting to be integrated at a later time.
This red orb was not the only one there. A small mountain of such orbs could be seen below it, being the result of Liora’s earlier harvest.
Taking a glimpse of it, she couldn’t help but nod her head in satisfaction.
"This secret function is quite helpful. In this way, I don’t have to rush to absorb these orbs and waste the demonic energy."
"I can choose to absorb them whenever needed instead.", Liora thought.
Then, her gaze shifted to her real purpose behind activating Absolute Extraction—the Zerg Queen’s concept of Devouring.
The moment her eyes landed on the pitch-black orb, a sense of yearning emanated from deep within her bloodline.
Feeling this call, she didn’t try to suppress it.
Liora stretched her hand and reached out for the orb, which instantly shattered upon contact.
It transformed into an invisible stream of energy and followed a familiar route into her space, appearing beside her Throne and fusing into it.
This had occurred hundreds of times in the past.
Yet this time, the result of the fusion was completely different.
That was because...
A deafening crash suddenly echoed!
A bright brilliance spread with the Throne as its center, illuminating the World of Heart as if it had turned into the sun.
Massive changes soon followed.
The moment her Throne shed its illusory nature and truly turned one hundred percent material, her World of Heart started to undergo another round of transformation.
Its size rapidly expanded, seemingly devouring the chaos outside.
In its interior, the changes were as big, if not even greater.
Clouds, plants, insects, and fish had been born when the strange mutation of Liora’s World of Heart occurred.
This was a sign that her World of Heart was transforming into a real world, a step that most people would never reach.
Yet, the illusory nature of these creatures signified that Liora had a long way to go before she could achieve this.
Today, her Throne’s transformation helped her take another long step forward towards the end of this path.
Part of the illusory nature of the creatures dissipated.
A trace of agility flashed within their eyes, though it was unknown whether they could be considered to have awakened their consciousness.
Everyone who gazed upon them would hold a different opinion. Of course, the one whose opinion truly mattered was only Liora.
Yet, at the moment, she had no time to pay attention to these things.
Her Throne taking a real form represented a deeply fundamental change.
To be more accurate, it represented the start of her advancement to the Throne Stage.
Liora’s aura erupted.
Her power, which had not stayed at this level for long, started to improve at a terrifying rate.
Liora’s consciousness landed within her soul space and merged with the Throne.
The next moment, she seemed to have become the very concepts it represented.
Destruction, Natural Disasters, Nothingness, World, Soul...
Most importantly, the concept she had the most insight into—Devouring.
Liora’s consciousness followed these concepts and merged into the surrounding world, becoming part of the rules responsible for its operation.
Perhaps because of her state, she was able to sense an entity she had previously been oblivious to.
Raising her head, Liora stared towards the sky.
Her gaze penetrated the underground cave, the Earth Spirit Mine, and even the Hollow itself.
Even the Demon World was unable to contain her gaze, allowing it to land on the Supreme Laws of the Origin Sea.
There, she saw a familiar yet unfamiliar river.
It was said to be familiar because Liora had seen something akin to it before and had even made use of it. Unfamiliar because she, before her advancement, could not gaze upon this legendary entity.
It was the River of Time, the illusory river encompassing the past history of the Origin Sea, from the time it was born until now.
It existed in a different dimension that only higher-level beings could access, while those who couldn’t would stay forever in the sea of suffering.
The illusory river would flow and continue to encompass future events, until finally...
Bang!
The moment that thought arose, Liora felt as if her head was about to burst!
Her state of becoming part of the operating rules was abruptly cut off, and she was forced back to reality.
By the time she regained her consciousness, she had returned to the underground mine, and her memory of the River of Time’s appearance had been completely erased.
Liora would have almost mistakenly thought that the previous scene and even her advancement were a mere illusion.
Yet, her enhanced strength, coupled with the rapidly expanding Snake of Time swirling around her figure, told her that it was not.
She had really just witnessed the River of Time flowing.
Perhaps more importantly, her advancement to the Throne Stage was complete!