[{"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-223":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},1079942,1395,"Chapter 223: Fate","evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-chapter-223",223,"\u003Cp>Liora flipped through the pages, going through their contents one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large part of the diary consisted of the feelings she had as she sensed the \"unknown being\" awaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another part was related to the matters regarding her younger brother and his future after her \"death\", while the final part was talking about none other than Liora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In total, the phrase \"they have not returned\" was written just under two hundred times, one for each day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liora’s fingers flipped the pages, and she was about to continue her reading. But her movements suddenly halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unknowingly, she had reached the end of the diary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final entry in the diary was not a string of words just like the rest of it, but a painting made of fresh ink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The painting depicted the garden of a large mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corpses were scattered throughout it, some of them belonging to ferocious golden-armored Knights, while most of them were of maids and servants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The painting was centered on two women who stood at its very center, one standing upright and the other hiding behind her as if fearful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One had red hair and one blonde, while both of their figures were covered in fresh red blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with the scenery surrounding them, the image should have looked as if it had come out of a terrifying horror film.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the opposite was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunlight descended from the sky and gathered around the woman, making her appearance grand and her aura warm and peaceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Part of the sunlight draped over her and fell onto the woman behind her, as if it were protecting her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This seemed a random action of the painter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as someone very familiar with painting, Liora understood that this unintentional action revealed a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, it made the mood of the person painting it obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, although the red-haired woman looked terrifying, she was in fact more of a protector in the painter’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the blonde woman hid behind the red-haired woman’s back in fear, the painter also held similar feelings towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liora stared at this page for a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers subconsciously traced over the fresh ink for some time before she eventually closed the diary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hesitated whether to put it back in its place, but after a bit of thinking, she shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a move of her mind, she gently stored it within the demi-plane of the Space Orb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she sat in a nearby chair and closed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew that the person solely responsible for the newfound Empire’s rise had unknowingly disappeared from this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The common people couldn’t possibly know, and neither did the ministers and Eleanor’s own brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the only people who knew of it were Liora and what little was left of the Will of the World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, neither of them had the intention to reveal it to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting at the back of the imperial palace, Liora looked speechlessly at the white canvas standing before her, as if she were quietly sizing it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing a few meters behind her, Alpha couldn’t help but show a hint of worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a mechanical puppet created by Liora, she had long known that Liora was still alive and had not died in the Zerg Hive’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, their lives were linked. If Liora died, she would too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she was still very happy when she saw that Liora had returned and had even recovered to her fullest while she was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She originally believed that with the enemies having been dealt with and no longer being in a rush, Liora would finally take some time off and relax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, she soon found out that she was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the past week, Liora had remained alone at the back of the imperial palace, staring blankly at the empty canvas in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alpha would have been led to believe that Liora had gone insane, if not worse, if she didn’t know any better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when she was pondering whether to step forward and try to wake her up from her stupor, Liora suddenly moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still seated on the ground, she stretched her right hand and lightly brushed her fingers against the canvas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t use any paint, nor any blood, yet surprisingly, ink appeared out of nowhere on the canvas’ surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not composed of Devil Runes, but was instead ordinary yet absolutely real ink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liora did not show much surprise at this. Her expression remained indifferent as she waved her hand one more time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers brushed against the canvas once again before repeating that exact same action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, huge amounts of ink had covered the canvas’s surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, although Liora’s movements were unconventional and completely defied common sense, a beautiful painting was slowly unveiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was of a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, sitting calmly in an ordinary room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her clothes were plain while the room was mostly empty, as if she were a common person rather than a noble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she was a mere image, the woman displayed a variety of different emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calmness, kindness, joy, serenity... Several emotions would directly \"assault\" the onlookers’ minds if their eyes were to land on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Liora landed the final stroke, the painting had been completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman, Eleanor, sat silently in the room, looking towards the viewer with a calm and gentle expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The painting was already perfect. There was no longer a way to improve it any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Liora’s movements did not stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a move of her mind, her consciousness connected to the Space Orb, and a trace of white mist materialized within her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she opened it, the white mist’s identity was revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the soul of a person, a woman who looked exactly the same as the one in the picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if anyone were to take a closer look at it, they would discover that Eleanor’s soul had been gravely injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many cracks had formed across her fragile body while her aura fluctuated violently, like a candle that was about to be extinguished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liora glanced at the soul for a mere moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she stretched her hand and gently placed it on the painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the ordinary-looking, unassuming painting had an intense reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many colorful lights flashed across the canvas as the soul slowly seeped into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor’s soul seemed to have transformed from three-dimensional to two-dimensional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It truly entered the painting and floated towards the sitting woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the two touched, the soul and the painting merged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trace of intelligence flashed in the sitting woman’s eyes for a brief second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked as if the imbuing of the soul had truly brought her to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this illusion soon shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intelligence in the woman’s eyes soon vanished, and with it disappeared all her lifelike features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this result, Liora did not show much disappointment. Instead, she calmly nodded her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The wait has been worth it. By merging her soul with this specially-created painting, I can extend her lifespan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, if enough time passes and the painting becomes a weapon or even a special creature, the soul’s memories might awaken.\", Liora thought and nodded her head in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she put the painting away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it disappeared, the various emotions on her face and the sense of gloom she had subconsciously exuded all this time immediately vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve done everything I could.\", she whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From this point onwards, it all depends on your luck. If you’re lucky, you may revive soon. If you’re not, you’ll remain like this forever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps by then, you will only be able to wait for my strength to reach a level where I can easily revive you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1308,"2026-06-03T10:39:03.947Z",1,"novelbin.me","cae3b0c1185eafcca41624d27a9337774facc2a50c1883675b227a54f5025ced","evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-chapter-224","evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-chapter-449",482,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fevolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-cover.jpg"]