Chapter 561: Origin Sea Path
[True Name: Liora Veythalis Dranthera Vexira...]
[Rank: Archdevil (Anchoring), ??? (???)]
[Race: ???]
[Strength: 2980], [Agility: 3035], [Vitality: 3210], [Mana: 3480], [Soul: 3125]
[Throne: Dragon, Time, Space, Life, Death...]
[Techniques: Snake of Time [4], ??? [1]]
[Evolution Points: 59,500]
[Current Absorption Efficiency: 500 (Normal Devil = 1x)]
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Several things had changed dramatically since the last time Liora took a look at it.
First of all, the World of Heart and Cosmic Awakening power systems had both disappeared.
In their place now stood several question marks, as the System clearly did not know how to classify the resulting power system.
Similarly, the Cosmic Devouring Technique had evolved into something unknown.
Now fused with Predation and the Cosmic Sea as a whole, it was far from being a mere Awakener technique.
"Besides these, there are the enhancement to my Base Stats and the disappearance of the Talent column. However, these are hardly significant.", Liora concluded.
She fell into deep thought for several seconds, looking at the several empty spaces on the System Panel with a contemplative expression.
In the end, she made a decision.
First, the words Origin Sea Path appeared in the Rank column, while Cosmic Sea Cultivation [1] emerged in the Techniques.
Obviously, Liora had decided on a name for the power system she had unintentionally created—the Origin Sea Path.
Although it was still far from reaching that point, the name perfectly reflected her ultimate goal of transforming the Cosmic Sea into a real universe before eventually expanding it into the Origin Sea itself.
Of course, this was only part of what Liora had to deal with.
Even after these changes, several things were still missing.
[Rank: Archdevil (Anchoring), Origin Sea Path (???)]
[Race: ???]
The unknown Devil race was a consequence of the changes that had occurred long ago, when she first created her own bloodline.
On the other hand, the question marks beside the Origin Sea Path represented something entirely different.
"Every power system has its own realms and stages. Although I directly arrived at the creation of the Cosmic Sea, it’s impossible to expect other people to achieve the same."
Other people did not possess Unknown-Rank talents to serve as the foundation of the Cosmic Sea. Even if they somehow did, they lacked the countless opportunities Liora had encountered throughout her life.
Under normal circumstances, Liora would not have cared about naming the power system’s stages.
However, she currently had another idea.
Since her Devil bloodline still lacked a proper name and was missing one crucial component, what was stopping her from combining the two?
Thinking of this, Liora’s eyes narrowed.
Her consciousness swept through the Cosmic Sea and, using the omniscience and omnipotence it granted her within its domain, she analyzed its structure with relative ease.
The greatest problem she faced at the moment was determining how someone should progress toward the creation of the Cosmic Sea.
An unknown time later, Liora finally had an answer.
Part of her consciousness returned to reality as she severed the tip of one of her fingers.
The instant the separated part landed on the ground, the flesh and blood squirmed, gradually expanding and taking on a human form.
It was another Liora.
The ability to create clones was not exclusive to the Blood Clone talent. It was something she had been capable of ever since advancing to the Greater Devil stage.
With her current level of strength, doing so was now easier than ever.
The clone itself was not particularly powerful. Its aura remained at the True Devil stage, appearing to have only recently advanced.
The two bodies stared at each other briefly.
The next moment, Liora reached into the Cosmic Sea and scooped up a handful of cosmic dust.
As it emerged from her body and materialized in her palm, her consciousness swept over it, forcibly compressing and fusing the dust together.
Soon, the matter transformed into a small sphere no larger than a human palm. Its appearance was extraordinary, with countless tiny stars slowly revolving across its surface.
Yet to Liora, this sphere was far more than a beautiful object.
She raised her head to look at the True Devil clone before pressing her palm against its chest, forcibly combining the sphere with its body.
Great changes immediately began to occur.
The clone’s aura fluctuated violently, sometimes weak and sometimes powerful. Its entire body trembled violently, as though it were from a stroke.
However, Liora herself knew otherwise.
Since their senses and memories were connected, she understood exactly what the clone was experiencing.
Its inner structure was changing.
From ordinary flesh and blood, it appeared to have undergone a leap in life level, gradually acquiring the characteristics of a world.
At the same time, a tiny speck of cosmic dust appeared within its soul space, resembling both a seed and a miniature sphere.
The transformation was completed shortly after.
Liora noticed that although the clone’s strength had not increased significantly, its very nature had fundamentally changed.
It now existed somewhere between Devil and world, far surpassing ordinary True Devils in terms of life level.
Seeing this and sensing the stability of the clone itself, Liora couldn’t help but nod her head with satisfaction.
"The process is complete. This can be considered the first stage of the Origin Sea Path."
"Although one has yet to truly become a world, they are no longer an ordinary living being either."
As for its name, Liora kept things simple.
Looking at the seed-like structure composed of cosmic dust within the clone’s soul space, she named the stage accordingly.
World Seed Stage.
At this stage, the practitioner could be regarded as a world embryo.
"The only drawback is that it’s impossible to reach this point relying solely on one’s own efforts. They must first obtain traces of cosmic dust from me, who serves as the source of this path."
"Of course, that drawback is only nominal."
"For me, it means I retain complete control over both the power system and its practitioners."
Having established the first stage of the Origin Sea Path, Liora did not withdraw the clone.
After all, she was still far from creating a complete power system.
At the very least, she had to establish a path that allowed others to reach her current state.
Thinking of this, Liora moved again.
She stretched her hand and placed it on the clone’s shoulder, pouring her demonic energy into its body.