412: Chapter 412 The Will of the World

"Pass down the order!"

Hua Liuli said in a pleasant mood, "Tonight, host Chen Yi with the highest standard banquet; I want to reward him properly! Celebrate his successful elimination of the Black Ghost Market, that hidden danger!"

"Yes, Queen!"

Red Snake bowed in salute, then exited the secret chamber.

Hua Liuli sat back down in her chair, her fingers tapping the tabletop unconsciously.

Chen Yi—this name had stirred ripples in her heart that seemed larger than she had expected.

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Meanwhile, in another part of the world.

Purification Sanctuary, deep underground.

In the center of the hall was a massive blood pool.

Emilia was soaking in the blood pool, her long silver hair floating on the liquid surface like seaweed.

She closed her eyes, enjoying the comfort of life energy seeping into her skin.

After a few breaths, an attendant by the pool immediately and respectfully handed over a scroll.

Emilia unfurled the scroll, quickly browsing through its contents.

It was a complete report on the destruction of the Black Ghost Market, as well as the role Chen Yi played throughout the entire process.

As she read, the corners of Emilia's mouth gradually curled up, and she finally couldn't help but chuckle.

"As expected of my man, impressive!"

"Doing things so decisively and neatly, I even thought I would need to step in—"

She tossed the scroll back to the attendant, leaned back against the edge of the pool, her face full of tenderness.

Chen Yi's plan was even more perfect than she had anticipated.

Deliberately exposing his identity, guiding all parties to discover the connection between the Black Ghost Market and the Demon Abyss Cult, and then using Black Rose to control Chen Nian into sending an apology letter and committing suicide—this series of operations left almost no flaws.

More importantly, he successfully demonstrated his capabilities in front of Hua Liuli and won her trust.

"Hmm, that's decided!"

Emilia licked her lips, "I'll reward you with another day! When the day comes that you conquer Hua Liuli, I will add up all the rewards for you~~~~"

After a murmur, Emilia slowly stood up.

Dark red liquid slid off her perfect body.

She walked out of the blood pool, and the attendant immediately stepped forward to wipe her body with a soft towel.

"Prepare!"

Emilia said indifferently, "I'm going to the Demon Abyss Cult's banquet tonight too!"

The attendant was stunned for a moment: "My Lady, didn't you say before—"

"I changed my mind."

Emilia interrupted him, "How could I miss such an interesting occasion? Besides—I also want to see with my own eyes how my little toy seduces Hua Liuli."

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Meanwhile.

Plane Battlefield, Fallen Star Valley.

This was a desolate land deep in the battlefield, once the center of a great war; now, only scorched earth and broken foundation bases remained.

Three blood moons hung perpetually in the sky, staining the earth an eerie dark red.

A pitch-black figure arrived silently at the center of Fallen Star Valley.

The figure was completely shrouded in darkness; its face could not be seen, and only a humanoid outline was vaguely visible.

Finally, it stopped in front of a massive array eye.

The black shadow stared coldly at this array eye, its mouth curling into an eerie arc.

"Finally found it—"

"The source of magical guidance! One of the array eyes of the Space-Time Rift!"

"As long as I devour you, I can descend into this world in my true form—hahahaha!"

The black shadow let out a harsh laugh that echoed through the desolate Fallen Star Valley.

However, the next second, a sudden change occurred!

Just as the black shadow's hand was about to touch the array eye, the array eye suddenly erupted with dazzling golden light!

An indescribable, terrifying power erupted from within!

"Boom—"

The black shadow didn't even have time to react before it was violently blasted away by this force, crashing into a rock wall hundreds of meters away and smashing a large crater into the hard rock.

"This—what is this?"

The black shadow climbed out of the crater, looking shocked, "The Will of the World? The World Will has already completed a fusion with this array eye? How is this possible?"

It was completely dumbfounded.

The Will of the World is the highest rule of a world, capable of possessing the power to modify rules.

To put it in the simplest terms, it is a deity's divine spark.

The problem is, this world has absolutely no one who can withstand the power of a divine spark!

Even that Vampire Progenitor Emilia, on the day she tried to covet the divine spark thousands of years ago, was cursed by the rules of this world and turned into a monster whose soul was constantly dissipating!

How could it be possible for anyone to possess a divine spark?

And looking at it this way, it seems to have perfectly integrated the divine spark into its physical body and become a second array eye—

How could such an outrageous thing happen?

The more the black shadow thought about it, the more shocked it became.

It had laid out plans in this world for thousands of years, always searching for a way to allow its true form to descend.

The array eye of the Space-Time Rift is the best medium!

As long as it devours the array eye, it can use it as a coordinate to allow its true form to cross over.

But now, the array eye has actually been fused with the Will of the World?

This means that if it wants to devour the array eye, it must first contend with the rules of the entire world!

This is an almost impossible task to complete!

The black shadow fell into silence.

But soon, its eyes became firm again.

"No! Absolutely cannot give up!"

"It was so hard to find the array eye, so hard to have a chance for my true form to descend—"

Especially six thousand years ago, it tried its best to infiltrate a trace of magic power into this world to explore its full scope.

It has been looking forward to descending into this world for thousands of years!

It absolutely cannot just give up like this!

The black shadow's mind moved, and its body began to tremble violently.

The next moment, it actually split into two, separating a relatively dim soul consciousness!

The current array eye, having the blessing of the world rules, certainly cannot be directly devoured.

But it can first send a clone to enter this world and investigate the situation.

See what exactly is going on with that array eye that fused with the Will of the World.

See if there are any loopholes to exploit.

The black shadow swept its gaze, and that separated soul consciousness instantly dissipated, turning into countless fine energy threads, drifting in all directions.

These energy threads, as if alive, wove and scouted across the battlefield.

Eventually, they locked onto a Tenth Rank Demon Emperor rampaging on the battlefield—the Demon Dragon.

The energy threads silently merged into the Demon Dragon's body.

"Boom, boom, boom—"

In the instant the soul energy continuously poured in, the aura on the Demon Dragon began to climb steadily!

Tenth Rank First Stage, Tenth Rank Third Stage, Tenth Rank Sixth Stage, Tenth Rank Ninth Stage, Eleventh Rank First Stage—

Finally, with a deafening roar, the Demon Dragon's aura stabilized at the Twelfth Rank First Stage!

At the same time, its body began to undergo eerie changes.

Black scales began to retract, its massive body gradually shrank, and finally it transformed into a humanoid—a humanoid creature about two meters tall, covered in black scale armor, with two horns on its head and a dragon tail dragging behind it.

And that black shadow, at this moment, also merged into it, perfectly combining with this body.