Chapter 783: Ancient Battle

Although Liora was closest to the battlefield of everyone, she was far from the first to arrive at the source of all the commotion.

She had yet to change her decision. If anything, the suspicious timing in which the battle broke out made her even more apprehensive and cautious.

She continued gathering more Chaos God fragments as she originally planned, hoping to increase her strength as much as possible before doing anything else.

Surprisingly, she faced little obstruction.

In the past, she had needed to be careful to avoid other Ancient Devils discovering the fragments before her and thus experiencing fights. Now, however, there was no need to worry about that.

Everyone in the Land of Origin was rushing toward the battlefield where the Absolute Beginning Devils were fighting. No one had time to pay attention to what they considered to be mere pieces of wood, no matter how extraordinary they might seem.

As a result, not only did no one obstruct Liora’s efforts, but everything went far more smoothly than she had expected.

Half a month later, her progress had become impressive.

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[True Name: Liora Veythalis Dranthera Vexira...]

[Rank: Ancient Devil (Antiquity)]

[Race: Devil of the End (Origin Sea Prototype, Will of the World)]

[Throne: Ending, Antiquity, Dragon, Time, Space, Life, Death...]

[Imprinting: 89.6m]

[Evolution Points: 0]

...

Liora was on the verge of advancing to the Primordial Devil stage. She was only "10 meters" away.

Unfortunately...

"There are only a few Chaos God fragments left, and those few are quite far away." Liora shook her head in disappointment.

Even so, she was already satisfied with these results.

The increase in her Imprinting wasn’t her only gain during this period.

Her Dragon of Time form had grown stronger as a result of encountering native creatures and devouring their time fragments.

More importantly, the Chaos God fragment in her hand had begun to show changes.

Noticing this, Liora immediately opened an underground cave and began studying it.

The moment she retrieved the incomplete fragment from the Chaos Sea, an unfathomable aura erupted from its depths.

Even the many formations she had previously engraved couldn’t withstand the impact. They creaked ominously, on the verge of shattering.

Had it not been for the bizarre structure of the Land of Origin, or had the other Ancient Devils not been so preoccupied with the battlefield, many of them would have rushed over the moment the wooden fragment appeared, drawn by the high-level power it held.

Holding the fragment tightly, Liora examined it.

Compared to before, it had now grown several times larger, being many times larger than her Dragon of Time form, much less her real body.

Such a change seemed to have awakened something hidden within it.

As Liora focused on the fragment, images began flashing across its surface and appeared directly in her mind.

They resembled those she had seen at the entrance.

The first image showed a towering tree that somewhat resembled the one she had seen before.

However, Liora immediately noticed several obvious differences.

This tree was not only much larger in size, but its aura was even more unfathomable.

This caught her off guard.

The previous tree was already suspected of surpassing the level of a Prince of the Demon World. Just how powerful was this tree, which seemed significantly stronger than it?

Suppressing these wandering thoughts, Liora continued watching.

The next image showed a flawless, round fruit falling from the tree and striking the ground beneath it. Then, the fruit split apart and a creature emerged from within it.

Apart from a faint sense of familiarity it gave her, Liora could barely make out the creature’s appearance. A green mist swirled around its figure, completely obscuring her view.

The images continued to flash.

Liora watched as the newborn creature wandered through a dark void that closely resembled the Origin Sea. After an unknown amount of time, it arrived in front of a vast world and forcefully entered it.

Seeing this scene, Liora felt as though she had caught a glimpse of something important.

Unfortunately, just as it seemed that her many doubts might finally be answered and she would be able to follow the creature’s journey through this world, the images abruptly cut off.

Many years had been skipped.

When the images appeared again, they showed the creature staring up at the sky, with countless roots drilling through its back and piercing the space above it.

It was only a still image.

Yet Liora could almost hear a mighty roar filled with pain and fury.

The next moment, the scene changed.

Lightning descended from the sky and struck the creature, shattering its body and dissolving it into countless fragments.

There, the images stopped.

Liora closed her eyes, allowing her mind to process what she had seen.

Several minutes passed before her eyelids finally fluttered open again.

As she woke up, she stared at the Chaos God fragment with a peculiar expression.

"It seems this thing has an even greater origin than I originally thought. If I’m not mistaken, the world that creature entered was the ancient Demon World. As for the final images, they seemed to depict the battle between that creature and the Will of the Demon World."

Although the creature had clearly been defeated in the end, the Demon World had obviously not emerged unscathed.

The roar of pain and fury had come from its Will. This meant that even though it had defeated its opponent, it had still suffered damage in the process.

That alone was shocking enough. The Will of the Demon World was stronger than any Prince or Princess.

It seemed her earlier guess about the Chaos God’s strength had been correct.

Yet what interested Liora even more were the first few scenes she had witnessed.

The Chaos God had actually been born from an even more ancient tree.

This completely contradicted her understanding of Chaos Gods, as well as that of every other powerhouse.

The more she thought about it, the narrower her eyes became. Especially when she considered the strange attraction the Chaos God’s corpse held for her, she couldn’t help forming some tentative guesses.

"Sure enough, if I want to uncover the truth, I need to enter that place of opportunity," she whispered inwardly.

"Fortunately, many Ancient Devils have already gone there and scouted the way for me. So far, nothing has happened. It’s just that the situation has become more chaotic."

"This confirms that this isn’t a conspiracy against me. If anything, it might be an opportunity..."

As she spoke, a glint flashed across Liora’s eyes.

The next instant, both she and the wooden fragment vanished from the underground cave.