Evolution: From Little Devil to Devil Empress

Chapter 787: True Identities

Every strike from an Absolute Beginning Devil carried the aura of Absolute Beginning.

Although Liora couldn’t fully understand what this entailed, this was the conclusion she had reached after two encounters with beings of that level.

The aura of Absolute Beginning seemed nearly omnipotent. Simply by imbuing an attack with it, its power would be significantly enhanced.

Even the weakest attack could become an earth-shattering blow, capable of cleaving a higher-level world in two.

This was the main reason for the enormous gap between the Primordial and Absolute Beginning stages.

No Primordial Devil could put up a fight, just as no Archdevil could resist an Ancient Devil.

Yet even when faced with such power, Liora remained calm.

The moment her consciousness connected with the Cosmic Universe, the crimson weapons approaching her froze in place.

The aura of Absolute Beginning was suppressed.

Without it, the weapons were all erased from existence, as though they had never existed in the first place.

After doing this, Liora neither spoke nor gave the Slaughter Demon Lord any time to process what had happened.

She simply raised her hand and slapped downward.

The phantom of a universe flashed across her palm, unleashing terrifying power as it rushed toward the Slaughter Demon Lord.

Despite the apparent gap between their respective stages, something shocking happened: The Slaughter Demon Lord was unable to resist.

Only a moment later, a deafening explosion rang out.

The Slaughter Demon Lord’s body shattered into countless parts, erased by the overwhelming power of the Cosmic Universe.

The imprints he had left in the River of Time began to vanish alongside him, erasing a portion of his past.

Watching this happen, Liora didn’t celebrate.

Instead, she frowned.

She turned around, raised her hand again, and slapped toward what seemed to be an empty area.

Another explosion soon rang out.

The Slaughter Demon Lord briefly reappeared where she struck before exploding once more.

Then came another explosion. Then another.

Liora struck again and again.

Yet no matter how many times the Slaughter Demon Lord perished, he always managed to recover.

Not only did he consume no energy to do so, but he also seemed to grow stronger with every death.

At first, he had been defeated instantly. Then, he began reacting to her attacks. Eventually, he was even able to put up a fight.

Finally, the Slaughter Demon Lord’s body reformed yet again.

This time, Liora didn’t immediately attack.

She could tell that although his appearance remained unchanged, something about the opponent had changed.

She had a feeling that she was about to uncover the truth behind the true nature of these mysterious Absolute Beginning Devils.

Yet she was not the first to speak.

“The incarnation of a higher-level world’s Will? Power at the level of a Prince of the Demon World…” A whisper echoed through the dark corridor.

The Slaughter Demon Lord’s gaze became detached. His perspective seemed to enter another dimension, allowing him to peer into Liora’s secrets.

This state was extremely familiar to Liora. It was a state every being of a certain level had.

For the Slaughter Demon Lord to have it, his identity became clear.

A Prince of the Demon World!

Or rather…

“The clone of a Prince!” Liora muttered.

A rare hint of surprise could be heard in her voice. She truly hadn’t expected this.

Previously, she had only suspected that these people were connected to Princes and Princesses. She hadn’t anticipated that they themselves might actually be Princes.

“No. Perhaps only some of them are hidden clones.”

“The others are probably as I originally suspected, merely pawns of the masterminds behind the scenes…” Liora whispered inwardly.

Although her mind was occupied with these thoughts, her movements didn’t slow down in the slightest.

Having glimpsed the Slaughter Demon Lord’s true state, she immediately launched another attack.

This time, she didn’t simply wield the power of the Cosmic Universe to suppress him with sheer force. Instead, she used it as a medium to activate her own abilities.

Although the two approaches seemed similar on the surface, the difference was enough to multiply her combat prowess several times over.

The Slaughter Demon Lord’s newly reformed body faced her onslaught.

Within moments, he exploded again.

Even though he recovered a split second later, his aura no longer grew stronger, but was maintained at the same level.

Even a Prince’s clone had its limits. It could unleash power faintly surpassing the Ancient Devil stage, but it couldn’t truly reach the next level.

At most, it could use its Prince-level authority to achieve infinite recovery.

Even so, Liora quickly found a way to defeat him.

“Since it’s impossible to kill you, I can only resort to sealing you for now…” Her cold voice echoed through the corridor.

The next moment, the power of Sin poured out from her body, transforming into enormous chains that rushed toward her opponent.

Seeing them, the Slaughter Demon Lord finally showed a trace of panic. Even when he had been repeatedly obliterated, he hadn’t reacted this way, but now he had.

He couldn’t help cursing inwardly.

He had already been so cautious!

Given his identity as the clone of a Prince, and knowing that he could connect with his true body if necessary, he had believed that only beings of a similar level could possibly threaten him.

Thus, after the Original Truth Demon Lord and the True Angel Demon Lord had been driven away by the Willow God, he had been confident that he had no remaining opponents.

How could he have expected someone even more deeply hidden than him?

The Will of a higher-level world. More importantly, a Will of a higher-level world that could move freely.

Even with his vast knowledge, the Slaughter Demon Lord had never encountered anything like this. Perhaps only his true body had, though he didn’t possess the relevant memories.

“Thankfully, I’ve always been cautious and prepared for such a situation. There is no reason to fight such an opponent for no reason…” the Slaughter Demon Lord thought to himself.

The moment the thought arose and before the chains could reach him, his body exploded. This time of his own accord.

When it reformed again, he was standing before the dark gate.

He raised his hand and pressed his palm against the gate’s surface. As he released the aura of the Chaos God fragment hidden within his body, a gap appeared that seemingly led to another world.

Gray mist poured out of the opening and engulfed him.

When the Slaughter Demon Lord opened his eyes again, the countless corridors had vanished. He was now standing inside an eerie hall.

Seeing this, he showed no fear, but breathed a sigh of relief.

“Fortunately, only one person can enter this place at a time.”

“As long as I obtain that person’s inheritance, I should be able to help my true body escape—”

Halfway through his sentence, the Slaughter Demon Lord’s eyes widened.

He turned toward the figure standing beside him. It was impossible for him to hide his shock.

“How could you enter this place?”