Chapter 462: Chapter 463: Opening a Path
At the same time.
The tranquility within the Void Passage was broken by a faint crisp sound.
The sound was very soft, like the first crack appearing in glass.
But Veridia immediately stopped in her tracks.
"Something’s wrong."
Her brows furrowed slightly.
Her current strength was at the Divine Level, giving her perception of spatial structures far beyond that of Aster Grant and the others.
At this moment, she could clearly sense the passage beneath her feet.
About a kilometer ahead, an abnormal void appeared.
"What’s happening?"
Aster Grant also sensed the anomaly.
The originally stable circulation of faint silvery dots started to drift disorderly, with subtle tremors coming from the surrounding spatial barriers.
"The passage... is broken."
"It seems to have been precisely severed by some external power..."
She extended her hand, pressing her palm against the passage’s barrier, closed her eyes to perceive for a moment, her expression grew more solemn:
"The break is very clean, the residual power... should be Demon Clan!"
"Moreover, the one who did it... must be at least Divine Level."
"Can it be repaired?"
Veridia shook her head:
"It’s very difficult."
"The location we’re in now, has already left the bounds of the Ghost World."
"My power has already started dissipating!"
"And..."
She paused, then added:
"Moreover, this is a one-way path, now that the route is broken, we’re trapped in an isolated segment of space, unable to turn back!"
As if to confirm her words, the passage behind everyone began to dim and contract at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Within seconds, it completely vanished.
Now, they were surrounded by the Void, the section beneath their feet less than a kilometer long became an isolated island.
"That means..."
Aster Grant’s gaze swept across the surroundings, "We’re trapped? Neither can we return to the Ghost World, nor reach the Angel World?"
"In theory, yes."
"Unless we somehow locate the precise coordinates of the Angel World, and forcefully open a new path through the Void."
Upon hearing this, the atmosphere momentarily grew heavy.
Aster Grant was silent for a few seconds, his mind racing.
Returning directly to the Ghost World was inadvisable.
Not to mention if Veridia could even reopen the way back with her diminishing power.
Even if they returned, it would mean their previous efforts were in vain, indefinitely postponing their journey to the Angel World.
But just then, Lazuli suddenly spoke up.
"I remember! The space coordinates of the Angel World... I have some impression of them."
Everyone’s gaze instantly focused on her.
"The last time when returning from the Angel World to the Alternate Space, I specifically noted down the coordinates of the Angel World."
Hearing this, Aster Grant nodded affirmatively.
Since Lazuli remembered the coordinates of the Angel World, the most crucial task now was to help Lazuli acquire the power to shatter the Void.
But when it comes to power...
Aster Grant was curious about how much his beasts’ strength had increased after enhancing to Totem Tier Two.
Almost instantly, Aster Grant mobilized all the power within his body.
"Soul-devouring... activate!"
"Divine Pattern... activate!"
"Sovereign: Soul Bond... activate!"
Without reservation, Aster Grant instantly utilized all his power.
This was the strongest support he could currently offer Lazuli.
Meanwhile, Lazuli was not idle; as Aster Grant utilized his powers,
she also synchronized into her strongest form.
"Origin Angel Form, activate!"
Twelve wings fully unfurled from her back.
With the support of all the forces, each of Lazuli’s feathers gleamed with the liquid-like radiance of Holy Light.
Guardian and Destruction, two forces as incompatible as water and fire, achieved a delicate balance and symbiosis within her, forming a nascent higher-level power.
"Buzz—"
A low hum, seemingly from the Void itself, resonated.
Lazuli’s aura began to ascend at an astounding pace.
Totem Tier Seven, Eight, Nine...
Finally stopped!
"Still not reaching... Divine Level!"
Aster Grant was struck with a solemn realization.
He could clearly sense, through the feedback from the Beast Taming Contract, the level of power.
It had already surpassed the two Totem Ninth Tier Demon Clans he had encountered.
Even faintly touching upon a higher, albeit more nebulous Domain.
But it’s still not enough...
Lazuli’s current power was roughly equivalent to the cumulative strength of four or five Peaks of Totem Ninth Tier.
But still far from Divine Level.
Moreover, Aster Grant could perceive.
Divine Level was not something achievable through mere accumulation of power.
Whether it’s him on Azurea, or Veridia in the Ghost World.
The power within their bodies wasn’t exceptionally strong, yet Aster Grant could still feel...
Their strength should have reached Divine Level!
It was an indescribable feeling.
As if, within his own world, he held the scepter of a god!
And though Lazuli’s current power was incredibly formidable, the feeling Aster Grant had was still...
distant from Divine Level!
With Lazuli’s current power against the Demon God, Aster Grant shook his head.
Perhaps she wouldn’t survive a single move from the Demon God!
However, in terms of breaking through the Void Passage...
it was more than sufficient!
"Lazuli, begin!"
Lazuli complied without the slightest hesitation.
She raised her right hand, palm facing upward, making a grasping motion in the air.
"Zing—"
A clear sword chime resonated through the Void.
A long sword, wholly scarlet, slowly materialized in her hand.
Sword of Destruction.
This was the embodiment of Destruction Law at its most intense.
Aster Grant sensed, under this power.
Space would be severed, time would be severed...
Even, when Lazuli reaches Divine Level, she might even sever Divinity!
Then, Lazuli gripped the sword hilt with both hands, aiming the sword’s tip at the absolute void ahead.
Then, the sword blade began to vibrate violently.
This was Lazuli amassing all her power.
"Open."
Lazuli uttered a single word.
Then, swung the sword.
No earth-shattering momentum, no energy-exploding brilliance.
Where the sword edge cut through, the Void was silently cleaved like the softest silk.
The cut was neither darkness nor light, but a chaos of constantly shifting and swirling with billions of colors.
The cleaved fissure initially was only as wide as a finger, but with Lazuli’s ongoing infusion of power, it began to rapidly expand and extend.
Inside the fissure, turbulent Void currents attempted to surge out, but were forcibly smoothed and organized by the sword’s emanating Law waves.
A meter of passage.
Ten meters of passage.
A hundred meters, a kilometer...
Lazuli’s face began to pale, and her sword-wielding hands trembled slightly.
Forcibly creating and stabilizing such a passage took a toll far beyond imagination.
Even with Aster Grant’s comprehensive support, she felt waves of emptiness from her body.
But under her exhaustive efforts, the passage was slowly taking shape.
At the passage’s end, distinct from the Void’s scenery could faintly be seen.
Broken barriers, soaring Demonic Qi, and...
The scent of blood and fire.
"Go!"
Aster Grant made an immediate decision, his Soul Body transforming into a stream of light, entering the passage first.
The beasts quickly followed suit.
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