[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress":3,"chapter-evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-chapter-185":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Evolution: From Little Devil to Devil Empress",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1079855,1395,"Chapter 185: Realization [1] - Awakening","evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-chapter-185",185,"\u003Cp>\"The structure of Great Knights is indeed peculiar. This person is completely different from ordinary people. He’s not so much of a human but more like... a tree?\", Liora whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a strange term that should have never been used to describe a human. Yet strangely, Liora felt it was very apt and fit the case perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Life Seed being its heart and the bones and muscles being its branches, a tree seemed to have grown inside the captain’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Life Seed coursing through his body seemed nothing more than the oxygen that the \"tree\" naturally breathed out, and the power it provided seemed nothing more than a byproduct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Liora was a Devil and had seen countless terrifying creatures during her short life, including a Bamboo Devil at that, it was the first time that she had seen such a peculiar being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking her head, Liora noted down her findings and shifted her focus back to the unconscious captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under her care, the wound on his abdomen and the cuts across his skin had healed by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed as if nothing had changed from the time of his kidnapping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, in fact, the captain looked better than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His strength had improved greatly, and he had reached the peak of the Great Knight rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only an opportunity was missing, and he would be able to become a King of Knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, rather than calling it an opportunity, it would be better to call it an item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His strength can no longer improve, no matter how much blood I inject into him. It seems that beast blood cannot help him undergo a transformation.\", Liora realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hesitated for a brief second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should she try to see what would happen if she gave the captain a Bloodline, or should she put an end to the experiment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Liora made a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s no reason to hesitate. I already possess three Bloodline Seeds. Even if an accident occurs and something goes awry, the losses will be minimal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that in mind, Liora’s mind moved, and the Bloodline Seed that the Commander had just delivered to her appeared above her palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Controlling it with her demonic energy, she made it float towards the captain and touch him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, the captain’s skin and flesh seemed like a decoration in front of the Bloodline Seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orb easily passed through them as if they were an illusion and entered the captain’s body without encountering any obstruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once it did, Liora was no longer required to do anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bloodline Seed moved on its own and flowed towards the Life Seed in the captain’s abdomen, then slowly integrated into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liora found nothing noteworthy throughout this process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything seemed to be going perfectly, exactly how it was supposed to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But strangely, she felt a sense of disharmony in what she was seeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was about to shake her head and dismiss this strange feeling when a barrage of whispers echoed within her ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Liora felt her vision go blurry, and the space in her eyes trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind grew dizzy as Void Whisper activated on its own and seemed to try to convey something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Void Whisper had been activated and had given her information many times before, it was the first time that its effects were so intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when Liora faced the being suspected of having reached the peak of the Lesser Devil stage, there had been no such warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong? Could it be that there is an enemy coming?\", Liora wondered and expanded her consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how much she checked, she discovered nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze then shifted to the Bloodline Seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She understood that this was the only thing in the room that could possibly cause such changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how much she tried, the Bloodline Seed remained the same. Shining beautifully, it seemed harmless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a situation made Liora feel itchy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like hearing a phone alarm but being unable to find it to turn it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In desperation, she could only use her abilities one after another to try and find the source of the sudden unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow Manipulation, Myriad Devils Body, Spear of the Blighted Sun...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liora activated them one after another, but to no avail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only when she gave it a last try and activated her final and only self-developed ability, Tongue of the Abyss, that there was a reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the inexplicable and garbled words escaped her mouth, they shot out and bounced off the walls and other objects in the room before turning back to Liora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their movements gave Liora an overview of the room, like the sonic waves of a bat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what she interpreted from these \"sonic waves\" was completely different from what she was seeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could it be?!\", Liora couldn’t help but exclaim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in a long time, she actually lost her composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her focus shifted back to the captain. Or more accurately, shifted to the Life Seed on his abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, it looked as if the illusion messing with her had been shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she was seeing finally matched the result of Tongue of the Abyss’s investigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous scene, of an orb flowing towards the Life Seed and gently entering it, disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another, entirely different scene unfolded before Liora’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bloodline Seed was no longer a shining orb, but resembled an egg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its surface was broken and half-cracked, as a strange creature climbed out of these gaps and crawled towards the Life Seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like an insect, with six eyes, two antennae, and six legs covered in a carapace, while many rows of razor-sharp teeth hid inside its mouthparts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the limbs and these teeth, it tore the Life Seed apart and jumped into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As mentioned before, Liora had seen countless creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were terrifying, others were imposing, while others were simply ugly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was the first time in her life that she had seen a creature so disgusting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disgust did not arise only because of the creature’s appearance, but seemed to stem from deep within her bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppressing this feeling, Liora continued observing the creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under her gaze, the insect drilled into the Life Seed and opened its mouth wide. Then, it took a bite out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vitality flowed out of the Life Seed and entered its mouth, while the insect exhaled a wave of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the insect was feasting on the Great Knight’s vitality, and this wave of energy was its rent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy it exhaled coursed through the captain’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, his aura, which previously could not improve any further, began to increase yet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deafening bang echoed throughout the room only a second later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura of the captain broke through a certain limit, advancing to the rank beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shockingly, with the integration with the insect-like creature, the captain had managed to become a King of Knights!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when Liora thought that everything was over, though, new changes occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The insect curled up in the Life Seed seemed to detect her existence. It let out a shrill cry, and the next moment, the eyes of the captain opened wide.\u003C\u002Fp>",1212,"2026-06-03T10:39:03.947Z",1,"novelbin.me","f709d80012637bcdecde7cd6767122a2290a3a7bbd0f877fe723d91cf02b5b85","evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-chapter-186","evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-chapter-184",482,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fevolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-cover.jpg"]