Chapter 770: Land of Origin

Although Liora was confident in her own strength and curious about the secret realm that could cause such an intense reaction, she did not charge forward recklessly.

After all, the appearance of the secret realm was too coincidental.

Especially when one considered that it was located near the 2nd Demon Layer, which belonged to the True Angel Demon Lord, that became even more apparent.

As such, while descending through the Demon Layers and getting closer and closer to the secret realm’s location, her consciousness expanded.

She communicated with the Ancient Devils she had interacted with and become familiar with before.

Just like her, most of these people were unaware of the secret realm’s real information.

Only a few Ancient Devils, those who were older and far more mysterious, knew something about it.

Among them, the Mountain Demon Lord was perhaps the most knowledgeable.

"That secret realm should be the Land of Origin. It has appeared only a few times since the creation of the Demon World, opening once every tens of billions of years."

"Although I’ve never entered it before, I’ve heard that it is the place where a battle once took place."

"No one knows the exact strength of its participants, but judging from the amount of destruction left behind, they should have been Princes or Princesses of the Demon World," the Mountain Demon Lord explained.

Liora gained some valuable information from him.

At the same time, she learned that even though the secret realm—the Land of Origin—had appeared several months ago, it had yet to truly open.

The previous tremor in the River of Time was the precursor to its opening.

Only now would the Ancient Devils gather.

Liora compared this information with what she had learned from other Ancient Devils and realized that things were indeed as the Mountain Demon Lord had said.

Knowing this, she became slightly more confident that the Land of Origin was not a trap meant for her.

Of course, even if it were, she had the confidence to protect herself.

With the Cosmic Universe, she could be considered invincible in this era, where Princes and Princesses of the Demon World could not be found.

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Although the Demon World was massive, large enough for Archdevils to fly for tens of thousands of years to reach one end from the other, it was not too big for Ancient Devils.

Only a few minutes after the tremor in the River of Time occurred, many Ancient Devils descended on the land outside the secret realm.

There were hundreds of them, with most being Rulers.

A portion of them, however, were Ancient Devils no one could recognize.

The most knowledgeable among them guessed the truth. Clearly, these people were Devils who had given up their claim to Ruler authority.

When Liora finally arrived, she witnessed a bizarre scene.

Hundreds of Devils were gathered outside a towering white gate, maintaining some distance from each other and looking at their peers with suspicion.

She saw that the Devils were divided into different groups.

At the back were Archdevils, who had obviously heard about the secret realm’s emergence and had rushed here in a hurry.

In the middle were Other Shore and Antiquity Devils, who had also just arrived and were trying to collect information.

As for the front, it was where the most powerful Ancient Devils were located.

Their eyes were fixed on the white gate, obviously knowing of the Land of Origin’s existence.

Liora noticed several familiar faces among these people, including the Mountain Demon Lord, members of the Fallen Angel lineage, and Devils she had seen before.

She didn’t hesitate and moved toward their location, landing beside the Mountain Demon Lord.

Her sudden appearance led to several reactions.

It had not been long since Liora’s latest rampage, a rampage that had resulted in the death of two Ancient Devils and the destruction of two Demon Layers.

Therefore, most Ancient Devils recognized her.

The moment she appeared, they looked at her with curiosity.

Some of them showed fear and nearly stepped back. Others showed appreciation, sending messages of goodwill.

There were even some who looked at her with resentment, as though they wished they could tear her apart.

Liora mostly paid attention to the latter.

After seeing that the Fallen Angels showed no signs of taking action against her and the True Angel Demon Lord did not even glance at her, she stopped looking.

She nodded in acknowledgment to the Mountain Demon Lord beside her.

Then, she examined the secret realm’s gate.

It was white.

Unlike most spatial passages, which were built using the power of space, this one was different.

What held it together was time.

Lines and patterns constantly danced along its surface, as though they were pushed by the waves of an illusory river, traveling back and forth.

"This gate is the reason we suspect that this secret realm is the Land of Origin," the Mountain Demon Lord suddenly spoke up.

"Just as I said before, the Land of Origin was born because two overwhelmingly powerful beings fought there. Their confrontation led to the destruction of both space and time."

"Within the Land of Origin, time is chaotic. Time fragments float endlessly. If one is not careful or powerful enough, they will instantly perish upon coming into contact with these fragments."

"That is why only Ancient Devils can enter safely. As for Archdevils, unless they are already in the process of advancing and have touched upon the power of the River of Time, entering the Land of Origin is a death sentence."

Liora did not doubt the Mountain Demon Lord’s words. However, she glanced at the Archdevils toward the back, the confusion in her eyes clear.

The Mountain Demon Lord chuckled upon seeing her action.

"These are people who are either overestimating themselves or simply don’t know about the Land of Origin."

"Under normal circumstances, we would have expelled them a long time ago. How dare a bunch of weaklings involve themselves in the matters of the Ancestors and Demon Lords?"

"However, their existence can help us confirm whether this secret realm is the Land of Origin. Once the secret realm opens, it will be their death date."