Evolution: From Little Devil to Devil Empress

Chapter 420: Reversal

The murky tentacles quickly engulfed Liora.

Some of them wrapped around her limbs and held her in place, while others drilled into her body from her back and began devouring it.

The face etched on the gray seed trembled.

Its loud laughter spread throughout the dark void behind the True Spirit Gate.

”Hahaha!”

”After so long, it’s finally time to be revived!”, the face chuckled on its own, before shifting its attention to Liora.

Seeing her struggle and her efforts to break free from her shackles, the World Devourer Ancestor intensified their efforts.

At the same time, they spoke up and addressed her.

”I didn’t expect that you would be so cautious as to have a clone advance to an Archdevil.”

”Indeed, your caution is praiseworthy.”, they prefaced before shaking their head.

”Unfortunately, your struggles are meaningless. You can’t comprehend my powers, nor do you understand the process of becoming an Archdevil.”

”For an ordinary Devil to advance, they indeed have to separate their True Spirit from their bloodline.”

”But, that is only the case when the creator of their bloodline is another Archdevil.”

”If your bloodline ancestor is an Ancient Devil, you need their permission to do so. Otherwise... Hehehe...”

The World Devourer Ancestor didn’t specify what the outcome of such a case would be.

However, judging from their sinister laughter and the current situation, it was abundantly obvious.

Ancient Devils possessed the ability to take action within the space behind the True Spirit Gate. Using the seed representing the bloodline, they could manifest here.

The ability to do this revealed that the World Devourer Ancestor was not a peak Archdevil, as they previously claimed, but a being standing at the apex of the Demon World—an Ancient Devil.

The World Devourer Ancestor did not reveal all of this out of the kindness of their heart.

Their voice as they spoke became ever more terrifying, while their words rang in Liora’s mind, urging her to give up her meaningless struggle and stop resisting.

Unlike their previous confrontation in the soul space, the World Devourer Ancestor was able to exert far greater strength here, seemingly a result of their existing within the gray seed.

As a result, unlike before, when Liora could resist, she was now unable to keep herself awake.

In an instant, the eyes of her soul body grew confused, and her struggling body relaxed.

She stopped resisting, making it easier for the World Devourer Ancestor to devour her.

As the tentacles pulsated eerily, Liora’s body became dimmer, and her strength grew increasingly weaker.

Before long, she lost all strength.

Her clenched right hand opened, revealing a golden light hidden inside.

It was the light she had taken out of the flame, the very core of her soul, her True Spirit.

The moment it appeared in the outside world, the tentacles rioted violently.

The smile on the World Devourer Ancestor’s face grew even wider as they controlled the power of Nothingness to pounce on it.

”As long as her True Spirit is controlled, this woman will have no way to resist.”

”Whether it is using it as a means to enslave her or devouring it to replace her identity, my revival will be complete.”, they judged silently as their tentacles wrapped around the light and drilled deep inside of it.

Considering Liora’s current strength, her True Spirit should have instinctively offered some resistance against their advance.

Yet surprisingly, the tentacles easily pierced through its outer layer and swiftly reached its core.

It looked as if they would devour it the very next second, sealing Liora’s fate forever.

However, this rapid advance didn’t excite the World Devourer Ancestor. Rather, their expression became one of astonishment.

”No! No! No!”, they muttered.

”How is this possible?!”

The World Devourer Ancestor couldn’t help but stare at their surroundings, inspecting the dark void around them.

They were unable to find anything amiss.

Moreover, unlike their counterpart within the clone’s soul space, they were unable to pierce through it and look outside.

However, they could be certain that there was something wrong.

The very next moment, a surging aura spread from deep within the inheritance palace.

Although the World Devourer Ancestor was within the True Spirit Gate space and couldn’t investigate outside of it, they immediately sensed this sudden change.

They were stunned, as they seemed to have realized something.

Unexpectedly, Liora did not have only one clone attempt to advance!

Instead, she had two of them!

No wonder they had previously sensed that the True Spirit she was holding was fake!

Only the real body had a True Spirit! A clone didn’t!

Fortunately, the World Devourer Ancestor didn’t stay shocked for long.

Shortly after that realization, they regained their composure.

A sneer appeared on their face.

”It’s unexpected... But still, you underestimate Ancient Devils very much.”

”You think you can throw me off by doing this?”, they said mockingly before the face began to integrate back into the gray seed.

Clearly, the World Devourer Ancestor was ready to ”change positions”.

As long as they wanted to, they could appear in the True Spirit Gate within Liora’s real body.

But just before their figure dissipated and their power was fully transferred, a look of horror appeared on the World Devourer Ancestor’s face.

Under their stunned gaze, the entire space behind the True Spirit Gate suddenly caught on fire.

From its very edges, the flames quickly spread towards its center and looked ready to engulf both them and Liora’s clone.

Considering their strength, the World Devourer Ancestor should not have been terrified of a mere flame.

After all, an Ancient Devil could destroy entire clusters of worlds with a wave of their hand, much less withstand a flame.

Yet, the moment their gaze landed on the flames, the face of the World Devourer Ancestor shook.

”You’re crazy! You dare break a Devil Contract?!”

”Do you think you can survive just because you created a few clones?!”

”Even Ancient Devils will perish under the Demon World’s Punishment!”, the World Devourer Ancestor roared, though they knew that Liora could not hear them.

They finally felt that they had understood Liora’s plan. From the very beginning, she was not planning to survive! Instead, they wanted to take them with her!

The World Devourer Ancestor was desperate and furious, but they had no one to take their fury out on.

Liora? She would surely perish under the punishment of the Demon World and cease to exist.

The enemies that led them to this point? They were far away.

In the end, the World Devourer Ancestor could only roar powerlessly until the moment the flames engulfed them, and their consciousness was wiped out.

Under the power of the Demon World, a mere consciousness of an Ancient Devil could not put up any resistance. As powerlessly as Liora herself, they could only watch themselves perish.