[{"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-254":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},1080011,1395,"Chapter 254: Devour","evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-chapter-254",254,"\u003Cp>Excruciating pain assaulted Liora’s senses, pain that was both physical and mental at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body felt as if she had been thrown into a trembling volcano that was about to explode, and bathed in its blazing lava.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similarly, her soul felt the pain of being torn apart, like countless tiny ants had drilled into her being and were biting on it, wanting to devour it whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Liora’s will had been strengthened many times before, she still found it quite difficult to recover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, she had already predicted that such a thing would occur based on the warnings from her bloodline memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the power of Nothingness that she controlled to fall on her was very small, approximately the size of a speck of dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As her Myriad Devils Body was activated and operated on its own, this Nothingness began to dissolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only half a second later, it had completely disappeared, though it was unknown if it had been absorbed or had just dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liora did not immediately wake up. It took her a few minutes to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time she did, her forehead was drenched in sweat while the rest of her body was trembling violently, as if she was going through a seizure-like episode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remained speechless for a few moments, not knowing what she should say to break the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was until...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it! This World Devourer Method must be a trap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who could possibly practice this without going insane?\", she couldn’t help but curse out loud, feeling that she had been tricked by her own race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liora had always prided herself on being firm in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several transformations and life and death experiences, she had long been able to withstand soul-tearing pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, she could ignore it entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even she, a freak of nature, had trouble practicing this technique. And this was because she had been cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she had overestimated herself or underestimated the danger involved and had used more of the power of Nothingness, then she would not be sitting here right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there really a True Devil who can withstand such pain and practice this technique?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t believe it.\", Liora shook her head and answered her own rhetorical question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Practicing the World Devourer Method required a relatively long exposure to the power of Nothingness, and the transformation would not happen instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was true for the first level, and was also true for the second and third levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Liora’s opinion, if a True Devil were to practice this technique, they would go insane long before they ever reached the third level of the technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Becoming a Greater Devil was simply a dream, an illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are all True Devil-level techniques this difficult to practice? Or is it related to the World Devourer bloodline?\", Liora questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tended to believe that the latter was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter what, the situation remained the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Practicing the World Devourer Method would plunge the user into a sea of unbearable pain, pain that would drive even the toughest of minds insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The logical conclusion would be for Liora to give up on practicing this technique and search for another one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Liora checked herself and inspected her own state, she was unwilling to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could sense that her physical strength had improved, and the same held true for her demonic energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, her control over Nothingness and the related abilities had been enhanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the improvement was very small, barely a tiny percentage in the bigger picture, it was still very impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Liora had only practiced for a couple of minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any amount of improvement was already significant, much less such a comprehensive one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing this, she gritted her teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She decided to give it one more try, only planning to give up if she could no longer hold on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once she had made a decision, Liora would not mull over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind connected with the Land of Nothingness with surprising decisiveness, and a few gray substances were led down, controlled to descend onto her skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nothingness that fell was barely a little more in quantity than last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Liora felt that the pain had increased many times over, as if the increase in pain scaled exponentially with the amount of Nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she persevered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strengthening her will to the best of her ability, she withstood the impact and allowed the Nothingness to wash over her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this didn’t mean that she would remain silent while doing so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is the person who created this technique? If I ever find you, I will tear you and your whole family apart!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liora’s angry curses echoed in the room, and her words would have turned even the most foul-mouthed Devils red from embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unknown how much time had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bathing in the power of Nothingness, Liora had neither the ability nor the will to keep track of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The continuous pain assaulted her senses, threatening to plunge her consciousness into darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, her firm mind played a significant role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tiny light would emerge from the depths of her soul every time she was about to break down, empowering her consciousness and keeping her awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a certain point, Liora became numb, performing the actions mechanically, seemingly out of habit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until suddenly, her body shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thin gray film formed around her skin and covered her completely for a split second before her body began turning illusory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed as if she existed in a higher dimension, having become completely immune to physical and targeted attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second later, though, she exited that state, and her body turned back to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that was only its external appearance. As its owner, Liora knew better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When her consciousness wandered in her physical body and soul and inspected them, she immediately noticed that they had both changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tempered by the power of Nothingness that could drive everything to extinction, both of them had been enhanced, in scale as well as quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Liora could keenly sense that her connection with the Land of Nothingness had grown even deeper, thus improving her control over its subordinate power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resistance she would face when manipulating the power of Nothingness had declined, indirectly raising the ceiling of her own combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, these were not the most important things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first level of the World Devourer Method has been completed.\", Liora whispered, and even she was slightly surprised by this rate of progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to her estimation, reaching the first level of the World Devourer Method was bound to take a lot of time and effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she had not kept track of time, she knew very well that not much time had passed in reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, she was somewhat surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this the advantage of using the power of Nothingness to practice the World Devourer Method?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Suffering unbearable pain that would drive people insane in exchange for rapid progress...\", she couldn’t help but think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, she shook her head and began conducting a deeper investigation into her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, she noticed another, more fundamental change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was less apparent than her overall improvement, it was still fairly noticeable when put under the microscope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to this, Liora was hardly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Each technique has its own accompanying abilities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The World Devourer Method will grant the user a brand new ability every time they complete a level, for a total of three abilities.\", Liora recalled, understanding that these changes were exactly the result of that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Devour...\", she muttered the name of that ability as she digested the information in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>",1282,"2026-06-03T10:39:03.948Z",1,"novelbin.me","74dd4bb54ca49c28d0ceb5156e5f3d2a4af8f38cdfaa211d939328685ef1c0ef","evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-chapter-333","evolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-chapter-355",482,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fevolution-from-little-devil-to-devil-empress-cover.jpg"]