Chapter 716 — "Fruit" & Devouring

It was just that, unlike the one currently fighting the universe’s core, this one looked far less majestic but more indifferent. At the same time, her aura was significantly weaker.

The bloodline coursing through her was also different.

If one investigated deeply, they would discover that she was not a human, but a mixture of a Devil and the prototype of the Origin Sea.

The Liora sitting here was her real body!

As for the one within the universe’s core, it was none other than the Human Emperor Clone, the clone that bore the Human Emperor’s status and had practiced the Human Emperor Technique.

Since their memories were shared, with the Human Emperor Clone being effectively a puppet she remotely controlled, Liora knew what was happening at all times.

She could sense that it was only a matter of time before the clone was completely corrupted and the "Human Emperor" was resurrected.

Even if her real body wasn’t affected, she would directly lose her Rank 14 combat prowess.

This was a heavy blow. Especially when one considered she still had to deal with the Hollow Ancestor and perhaps even the "Human Emperor".

"However, this is also an opportunity..." Liora whispered.

The moment she finished that thought, she calmly raised her head.

Although she was in the Blood Forest Realm, whose connection with the Information World had long been severed, Liora was able to see that illusory world.

More importantly, she could feel that she could enter it with a single thought. Not as a split consciousness reconstructed under its influence, but with her real body.

She had been able to do so long ago. However, she hadn’t.

Whenever the thought of entering the Information World with her real body appeared, a terrifying sense of dread would emerge in her heart, as though her life would be in danger if she were to do so.

Now, though, that feeling had disappeared.

"It’s no wonder. With such a terrifying being residing in the Information World, it would be strange if I didn’t feel any danger."

"Had I not been cautious enough and suppressed my impulses, I would have likely been dead long ago."

Facing other Awakeners, the "Human Emperor" wouldn’t pay any attention. But if someone like her, who was obviously special, entered his detection range, it would be strange if he wasn’t alarmed.

Whether because she was a Devil or because of her Otherworld Invader identity, she would surely have been captured.

At that point, Liora would have little chance of survival.

"Fortunately, it seems that this is no longer a real worry," Liora whispered under her breath.

The next moment, her body began ascending in dimensions.

Using the River of Time as a bridge, she activated Dimensional Leap, directly moving from the Cosmic Universe to the Information World.

Soon, the familiar terrain of the Blood Forest Realm had disappeared.

Liora found herself surrounded by peculiar symbols and information streams.

The sensation was different from any other time she had been here before.

However, Liora knew very well that she could not possibly be mistaken.

She had entered the Information World! This time with her real body!

Although she had already confirmed that there would be no great danger if she did so, she still hadn’t let her guard down.

She remained alert, ready to deal with any unforeseen danger.

It was only several seconds later, when she became certain that no one had detected her and no siege was awaiting her, that she finally relaxed.

Her gaze swept through her surroundings.

A familiar building came into view. A small mansion that had remained the same since she had obtained the authority to have a residence in this illusory world.

Looking at all the familiar objects, Liora shook her head.

"Unknowingly, it’s been such a long time since I last came here," she whispered as she took a seat on a nearby chair.

The sensation was strange.

Liora knew very well that what she was sitting on was merely streams of information. Yet when her body touched it, she felt as though it were a solid, material object.

To be able to fool someone like her, the level of the illusory world could be imagined.

"I’m afraid that the Information World is the greatest trump card left behind by the ’Human Emperor’."

"It makes sense that he would choose to reside in it. With Anna’s help, there’s no way he could be disturbed."

At the same time, having entered this place with her real body, Liora sensed something else. Something that made her raise her eyebrows.

The Information World bore the traces of every human Awakener of this Era.

It not only contained their marks, but also the Laws they had comprehended, their journey as Awakeners, and their insights throughout their lives.

The moment they entered the Information World, everything about them had been "copied", stored as information streams.

Under normal circumstances, that didn’t matter. However, when one considered that the Information World had an owner, everything changed.

For the umpteenth time today, Liora let out a sigh.

"The ’Human Emperor’ lives up to his reputation. His trump cards and schemes are endless."

"The current Information World is akin to a tree. Using the wisdom of countless humans over the years as nourishment, it had been slowly strengthening itself."

"And now, the time for this tree to bear fruit has finally come..."

Liora could be certain: as long as someone refined the Information World, the benefits they would receive would be no weaker than those they would obtain from refining the Cosmic Universe.

A new Law would be born, carrying the essence of an entire power system.

The Law of Awakeners!

"It makes sense."

"The ’Human Emperor’ must not have known that the Cosmic Universe would end up in such a bad state and that refining it would be possible. He couldn’t have planned around that."

"The Information World is the ’fruit’ left for him to regain his strength."

Within a couple of seconds, Liora had figured out the "Human Emperor’s" scheme. Exactly because of that, she felt more and more that this man was formidable.

Had it not been for her, he surely would have succeeded. Not only would he have been resurrected, but regaining his strength would have been easy.

Unfortunately for him...

Liora raised her head and looked at the streams of information surrounding her.

The familiar sense of yearning arose within her—the same yearning she had felt when she first entered the Information World and had occupied her heart since then.

Every instinct of hers screamed!

They wanted her to devour this place!

All this while, Liora had been suppressing that impulse, knowing it was impossible.

Now, however, things were different.

Crunch!