Chapter 675 — Advancement Begins

The light stemming from Liora’s eyes quickly spread throughout the Kingdom of God.

Its core and the formations protecting it were unable to contain it.

In the blink of an eye, it had attracted everyone’s attention, whether it was Alpha, Elaouthr, the Divine Emperor, or even the ordinary beings residing within the Kingdom of God.

"What happened? Could it be that something happened to the Kingdom of God?", the Divine Emperor couldn’t help but panic.

He was the one with the most intense reaction.

It had already been hard enough for him to have given up on the faith he had accumulated over so many years.

If the Kingdom of God were to be destroyed, he would die as well!

In comparison, the puppet and the demon remained far calmer.

Elaouthr looked toward the source of the light, his usually stupefied eyes flashing with a trace of wisdom.

As for Alpha, she stared at the place where Liora should have been.

Her Lord’s earlier instructions flashed through her mind, and she seemed to have understood what was happening.

Each of these three people had different thoughts and emotions.

Panic. Realization. Expectation.

Yet no matter what, no one would step forward to answer their respective doubts.

Amidst the sea of golden brilliance, Liora’s figure appeared momentarily.

For only a split second.

Then, she calmly waved her hand, shattering the walls of the Kingdom of God with her finger and opening a human-sized gap.

Before the Divine Emperor could say anything and complain about the damage to the Kingdom of God, she had already passed through the gap.

With her departure, the sea of light also faded away.

However, no one had time to mull over this.

Everyone’s mind remained on Liora’s figure.

They knew very well that she had been the source of that sudden disturbance.

This let them wonder:

Just what was going on?

Had she recovered further?

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Liora had no time to pay attention to the thoughts of her "subordinates".

Upon exiting the Divine Emperor’s Kingdom of God, she appeared within the devastated fortress.

Then, with another wave of her hand, her surroundings shattered once more. A black hole materialized, swallowing her figure whole.

A moment later, the fortress was nowhere to be seen.

She stood in the ancient city.

The few surviving Emperors had long escaped.

There was no one to see her.

Liora confirmed this before raising her head and looking toward the blank sky.

A pattern was reflected within her crimson pupils, complicated and shaped like a miniature dragon.

Her goal was clear: to look at the River of Time.

Liora had attempted to do this countless times in the past.

However, all her attempts had resulted in failure.

It was only under certain conditions that she could afford to glimpse the River of Time, such as during her advancements or when she resonated with the world itself.

Yet under the guidance of the peculiar dragon-like pattern, Liora was now able to look at the illusory body of the constantly flowing river with ease.

The River of Time had appeared before her!

Not a mere projection forced to descend in reality, but its real body, what truly existed in a higher dimension.

The moment she took a look at it, Liora felt her vision go blank.

The only thing she could glimpse from it was an ancient Throne resting near its surface, representing all the concepts and knowledge she had accumulated throughout her journey.

As for the rest, she seemed unable to access it.

Fortunately, this was already more than enough for her.

"The time has finally come...", she whispered under her breath.

The insights she had received while imprinting her traces on the Cosmic Sea’s timelines briefly flashed through her mind.

After she digested them, she no longer hesitated.

Her opportunity had finally come!

She had a chance to advance into Ancient Devil!

Although there was always a possibility that she would fail, there was no longer a need to hold back!

"Roar!"

A thunderous roar echoed throughout the ancient city, shattering the formations and causing the buildings themselves to tremble.

Liora’s body began to transform.

Colorful scales. Enormous body. Illusory nature that seemed to transcend reality itself.

In the blink of an eye, Liora’s Devil form was nowhere to be seen.

In its place stood her dragon form. More precisely, the Dragon of Time!

"Roar!"

Another roar came out of her mouth as she raised her head toward the sky and flapped her wings.

An overwhelming momentum appeared and launched her upward, her figure moving rapidly toward the River of Time.

Under normal circumstances, no creature below the Ancient Devil-level could access the dimension where the River of Time existed.

At most, they could force its projection to materialize briefly, just like Liora had done in the past.

Even beings who were prepared to advance into Ancient Devils were the same. It was only after their advancement had been completed that they would gain the authority to enter that dimension.

Anyone else had no chance of doing so!

Liora also faced a large amount of obstruction upon approaching the river.

Yet following the resonance with her Throne and the authority of her Dragon of Time form, she managed to fight against that power.

Unknowingly, her body slowly disappeared from reality, ascending in dimension.

Moments later, she stood in the River of Time.

Not in its banks, like she usually did in the Cosmic Sea’s River of Time, but directly within its waters!

Directly below her Throne!

Countless waves crashed upon her.

Although Liora maintained her Dragon of Time form, she felt a severe pain course through both her mind and body!

Scenes of the past and future flashed through her mind, weaving into an illusion that could put her to sleep.

Clearly, the real River of Time was not something she could afford to withstand even with her current strength.

Liora knew very well that she didn’t have a lot of time.

Less than half a minute, she estimated.

For ordinary Devils, this amount of time was nothing. There was no way they could remove their Throne from the river.

But for Liora...

She raised her head.

Her Throne had long reached the surface of the River of Time.

All it required was a slight push to drag it out. Or rather, an "opportunity".

And that opportunity had finally come!

"Roar!"

She roared toward the sky, causing the surrounding waters to come to a momentary halt.

Although they quickly recovered, it was too late by then.

Liora’s claws had pushed her Throne off the River of Time!