The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 1115: Divine Empress

Myriad Sea God Palace, Outer Palace

Whispering Pearl City, Mermaid’s Grotto

Within the marketplace, hundreds to thousands of merfolk made progress in their cultivation and law comprehension after listening to Vaan’s lecture. The consecutive breakthroughs had been shocking to locals and visitors alike.

Such a fantastical sight became an unforgettable memory for everyone fortunate enough to witness it firsthand.

Nevertheless, just as the heavenly phenomena died down, the thinned-out, hidden pure mana in the sea region began to converge toward the marketplace—or to be more precisely, it gathered toward Vaan’s tent.

Everyone’s attention immediately shifted with surprise, noticing that the renewed vigor of the surging mana was even more potent than before.

As a result, some disciples decided to take advantage of the situation by absorbing the new surge of mana for their cultivation.

However, just as they entered meditation and circulated mana through their Tidal Nodes to draw in new mana, heavenly pressure descended upon their heads and oppressed their entire beings.

True Divinity’s Aura!

The seemingly omnipotent and holy aura immediately frightened everyone. They were so scared that they froze completely still, halting everything they were doing, not even daring the slightest twitch of a muscle.

It was as if their slightest sign of defiance would prompt the inviolable aura to transform into an executioner’s sword and descend upon their heads, destroying their body and soul, and denying their chance at reincarnation.

’Holy Mumma! Which Sea God did I offend?!’ some terrified disciples cried in their minds.

Despite such a vast ocean of the True Divinity’s Aura weighing down on the marketplace, the non-offenders did not feel the slightest suppression; it only targeted those who tried to fish for benefits that didn’t belong to them.

Even so, everyone noticed their stiffened, yet terrified expressions and frozen movements. Moments later, the realization struck them, and they couldn’t help but tremble with dread.

Fortunately, they did not act on impulse.

Meanwhile, some disciples had also considered it but hesitated. That brief moment of hesitation had saved them from joining the group of suppressed disciples. Even so, they were extremely fearful nonetheless.

’Good gracious! Lady Seraphina has a True God Protector! Thank the lucky stars I did not join that group of fools!’ Numerous disciples silently rejoiced, their hearts palpitating.

Meanwhile, the pure mana continued to converge on Seraphina’s location.

With a hidden True God acting as a protector, the myriad lifeforms gathered at the marketplace could only behave obediently, spectating the lady’s breakthrough to pass the time. ŗÁ𐌽ộ𝔟Εṥ

Suddenly, an imperceptible domain of incredibly condensed King’s Aura revealed itself, possessing the might and pressure equivalent to Half-step Divine Emperor.

However, as the spherical coverage of the King’s Aura shrank, its power and pressure soared, and its semi-translucent form fully materialized, becoming complete and solid; even its color saturated, becoming distinct.

Boom!

Emperor’s Aura condensed!

The significant surge in power and pressure upon reaching complete materialization marked Seraphina’s successful breakthrough to become a Divine Empress!

Regardless of the cultivation path, any accumulated mass of energy would generate an invisible field of force. In the early stages, this field of force would be too weak to notice, with limited use and control.

However, upon reaching the divine rank, it would become Divine Aura, greatly enhancing its strength and utility, allowing applications beyond simple intimidation and suppression.

The level of compression and control determined its power and range of utility.

That said, only by reaching the Divine Emperor level would the Divine Aura’s power and control mature, becoming an extraordinary force, coupled with Divine Aura Arts, its potential could be fully tapped.

It granted Divine Beings extraordinary battle prowess and combat endurance without exhausting their main energy reservoir.

The most common applications of Divine Aura included: Domain expansion, weapon manifestation, physical augmentation, and spiritual infusion.

Using Divine Aura to suppress all beings within an area was just the most rudimentary use of domain expansion. Yet, it was also the most common method for Divine Beings to exert their power and authority.

After Seraphina stepped into the realm of Divine Emperors, she could feel how vastly superior they were to Divine Kings.

If a Divine King’s Divine Aura was only potent enough to suppress other beings to the point of cracking bones and injuring organs, then a Divine Emperor’s Divine Aura could directly flatten them into paper-thin meat paste.

Moreover, this was only achieved with the most rudimentary use of Divine Aura.

If Divine Aura Arts were utilized, the Divine Aura could become the Divine Emperor’s ultimate offensive or defensive power.

In front of a Divine Emperor, Divine Kings were just ants.

"Congratulations on your breakthrough, my Lady. You have become a Divine Empress much faster than this Subordinate had anticipated," the hidden True God Protector transmitted his sincere thought.

"Uncle Pelagor? I also didn’t expect to achieve a breakthrough so quickly. This trip was such a pleasant surprise." Seraphina’s heart fluttered with joy, knowing she had saved at least three years of hard work.

Having reached Half-step Divine Empress earlier implied she had already completed half the prerequisites to becoming a true Divine Empress.

However, this half-completion was just possessing a Divine Emperor-level mana reservoir, which was spoonfed to her by her ancestors, requiring little to no effort at all.

On the other hand, the complete materialization of her Divine Aura required her complete effort. It was a spiritual requirement that relied on her mental strength, comprehension, and control.

Seraphina did not mention that, even after three years, she wasn’t confident she could have achieved a breakthrough on her own, given the burden of expectations weighing on her and affecting her state of mind.

Who would have thought that a massage could help her relax, reach peak mental state, and achieve enlightenment, allowing her to overcome the final step so smoothly and effortlessly?

Seraphina glanced around and noticed she was alone inside the tent. She suddenly felt a sense of loss and disappointment due to Vaan’s absence.

"Where’s Sir Vaan? I must thank him graciously for his assistance!" Seraphina made up her mind, happily skipping outside the tent.

Despite the massage ending some time ago, her heart still felt light and carefree, and with the gratification from her breakthrough, her mood was naturally great.