Liana Anlosi.
The first God-bestowed Daughter in one hundred and fifty-six years capable of wielding and controlling the Sacred Stone.
As the leader of this generation’s seven God-bestowed Daughters,
Liana possessed extraordinary power. By the age of seventeen, she had already reached the peak of Gui Li Realm, standing at the pinnacle of humanity’s strength. She led the Siviva Alliance’s army to crush an invasion of one million Fallen Beasts, and even single-handedly slaughtered a familiar of the Sea Evil God.
At twenty-one, her strength had ascended to the very limits of Gui Li Realm, to the point that ordinary Evil God familiars no longer dared to face her in combat.
Not only was she immensely powerful, but Liana was also renowned for her unparalleled beauty, a beauty matched only by her kindness.
Despite her overwhelming strength, she never grew arrogant. She remained gentle, composed, and always treated others with dignity and respect.
In her daily life, Liana devoted countless hours to aiding those afflicted by Corruption, using her pure spiritual energy to cleanse their suffering.
For this reason—
Among the five remaining human strongholds, Liana was revered as a goddess, worshipped by countless people. Nearly everyone believed that she would one day step into the legendary Shen En Realm, attaining the power to eradicate the Three Evil Gods once and for all.
Like many others—
Timke, too, idolized the beautiful and powerful Liana.
However—
...
At this moment—
On the outskirts of the Enigmatic Abyss, the convoy that had been speeding through the region had clearly been attacked. Every vehicle had overturned, engulfed in raging flames. The guards who had been on board had either been consumed by the inferno or reduced to mangled flesh, torn apart by an unfathomable force.
The aftermath of the ‘accident’ was nothing short of a massacre.
And at the center of the fire and toxic fumes—
A lone figure remained.
A warrior named Timke knelt on one knee, his spear clutched tightly in his trembling hands. His body was covered in wounds, his spiritual energy completely depleted. Yet, in this moment, Timke had no mind to care about his own condition.
His eyes were wide in shock, staring ahead in disbelief.
“Why... Why...?”
Before him—
A strikingly beautiful silhouette stood in the flickering firelight. Her posture was upright, like a cold and unyielding statue.
She was clad in a regal white-and-gold longcoat, her presence both imposing and commanding.
Her cascading blue hair flowed like a waterfall, swaying gently in the wind, resembling a blue flame dancing within the darkness. Her exquisite features were breathtaking—so perfect they seemed almost unreal.
This face—
Timke knew it better than anyone.
It was the face of the woman who had once led them to victory against the Sea Evil God’s familiar.
The one hailed as the Star of Hope—Liana Anlosi.
But—
This was not the noble, elegant God-bestowed Daughter they had once followed.
Now, Liana looked monstrous.
Her white-gold coat was drenched in blood. Her waterfall-like blue hair, her once-flawless face—splattered with torn flesh and visceral remains.
There was no trace of her usual serene smile.
Instead, what graced her lips was a grotesque, bone-chilling grin.
The warmth that once filled her emerald-green eyes had vanished.
What remained was an abyss of ice-cold obsession and madness.
Her vacant gaze was fixed ahead—
Fixed on the silver-haired girl standing in front of her.
Fixed on the two infants cradled within the baby basket in her arms.
“Give... them back...”
Liana murmured under her breath, stepping forward.
And with every step she took, Aeria’s trembling grew more violent.
Seeing Aeria’s distress, Timke—the very same man who had once fought alongside Liana gritted his teeth, forcing himself to stand.
Summoning all his remaining strength, he threw himself between Aeria and the advancing woman.
“Lady Liana!!! Please, I beg you, come to your senses! Miss Aeria—she... she’s your daughter! You can’t—”
He tried to stop her.
But before he could even finish his sentence—
“Get out of my way!”
With a furious roar, the impatient Liana swung the long whip in her hand. The weapon, embedded with the Crimson Philosopher's Stone, tore through the air in an instant and struck the young warrior before her.
"BOOM!!"
With a deafening explosion, Timke, who hadn’t even had time to react, was obliterated on the spot. His body was reduced to a mangled mass of flesh, leaving no trace of life behind.
“T-Timke...?”
Aeria’s face turned deathly pale as she watched a familiar figure lose his life in the blink of an eye.
But now—she had no time to mourn for others.
Shaking uncontrollably, she raised her head, her gaze landing on the woman before her.
The woman she once knew so well.
“...M-Mother?”
At the same time, bathed in fresh blood, Brolani gritted his teeth. His sword had finally pierced through the White Crystal Dragon’s skull, delivering a fatal blow to Liana’s contract beast.
Yet—he had no time to celebrate.
His gaze snapped toward Aeria’s direction in pure anxiety.
Miss Aeria!!
Seeing Liana step closer and closer to the silver-haired girl, Brolani clenched his teeth so hard they nearly cracked.
“Damn it!”
He had miscalculated.
She—she actually dared to charge straight to the outskirts of the Enigmatic Abyss!
Did she not fear being noticed by the Earth Evil God?!
Wait—!
Could it be—?!
In an instant, realization struck Brolani like a bolt of lightning.
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His sharp gaze locked onto the blood-red gemstone hanging from Liana’s waist.
“That’s... the Stone of Falsehood?”
Wasn’t that supposed to be a relic of the Qingyun Kingdom?! How did it end up in Liana’s hands?
Lady Liana... did you really have to go this far?
Brolani clenched his fists, his heart unwilling to accept the truth.
But he knew—
This was no time for hesitation.
Fixing his gaze on Aeria, who was trembling in terror, Brolani made his decision.
There was no other choice. He had to bet everything.
—"Patriarch, please watch over us..."—
In the next instant,
Spiritual energy surged through his body, and the propulsion devices on his legs roared to life, bursting with blinding red light—
Meanwhile—
Staring at the unfamiliar yet terrifying woman in front of her, Aeria could no longer suppress the overwhelming fear that flooded her heart.
Her pink eyes were filled with trembling unease, and clear tears rolled down her cheeks.
“M-Mother... w-why?”
She asked in a voice that quivered with disbelief.
Even now—
Aeria still could not comprehend what was happening.
She couldn’t believe that the mother who had once been so gentle and loving, who had cherished her and her sisters with endless warmth, who had always smiled sweetly at them—
Could be looking at them with such murderous intent.
Just six months ago, she had been holding Aeria and her sisters in her arms, celebrating their birthday with laughter.
And now...?
No—there must be some mistake!!
Her mother...
She must have been controlled by someone!
Mother would never harm them!!
“Mother!! It’s me! I’m Aeria! I’m your daughter!!”
The silver-haired girl screamed with all her might, as if hoping to shake her mother out of her trance, to banish whatever evil had taken hold of her.
However—
Liana’s response shattered the last sliver of hope in Aeria’s heart.
Under Aeria’s desperate gaze—
Liana’s bloodshot eyes widened, her pupils empty and deranged.
And with a voice Aeria knew all too well—
She uttered words that sent ice-cold daggers through her daughter’s soul.
“I know you’re Aeria. That’s why... I have to kill you.”
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—?!!
Aeria’s breath caught in her throat.
As she stared at the mother she could no longer recognize, she felt as though a thousand blades had pierced her heart, and her very soul was bleeding out.
The last shred of hope in her eyes shattered.
An unbearable flood of sorrow and despair erupted from the depths of her being, drowning her entirely.
Her tears spilled freely, uncontrollably.
“W-why...? Why, Mother...?”
But in response to Aeria’s grief-stricken gaze—
Liana’s face only twisted further, her expression growing even more sinister.
Surrounded by a terrifying surge of spiritual energy,
She raised her blood-stained whip high into the air.
And with an ice-cold, deranged voice, she declared:
“Because only when you die... can I reclaim what was taken from me...”
“I’m sorry, Aeria. But for my future—"
"I have no other choice."
"If you want to hate someone—"
"Then hate yourselves—"
"For stealing what was never yours."
"Give my power back... Give it back!! GIVE IT BACK!!!!”