Chapter 175: The Red Lady Moves Again - The World of...
"Cylas," she muttered, her gaze fixed on the fourth and final claimed world in the Orin Star System.
By the records, it was the second oldest world in the system, yet unlike the others, the invading Pantheon was not part of the Accord of Assimilation.
This one had been conquered by the Pantheon of Aegis Law—a faction devoted entirely to justice. She tilted her head slightly, mulling over the details.
"Hmm, this world seems perfect for me," she said, noting that it wasn’t as openly oppressed as the others.
On the surface, life appeared unchanged: the world thrived, factions still stood, and the world’s health was intact.
But beneath that facade, since the Pantheon’s takeover, every action had been shackled by rigid codes.
Order was imposed without mercy, with any deviations being corrected in public.
To anyone else, this might have seemed like a rigid and overly strict place... but for Liliana, someone who had come to thrive under the guidance of written rules, it was the ideal setting to begin her expansion.
On top of that, being the second-oldest world meant the factions here were not only stronger but also far more knowledgeable.
Both of these qualities would ultimately work to her advantage.
A gentle smile played on her lips as she raised a hand, summoning the affinity that had always responded to her with ease.
[Ink Affinity]
HUMMM!!!!
In that moment, dark black ink bloomed across the surface of the table in elegant, precise strokes, forming a short set of orders that would be delivered the moment she left.
The message instructed her subordinates to keep every operation inside the Dark Hold running exactly as planned—no deviations, no delays.
When the last character settled into place, the ink sank into the wood and vanished, already on its way.
With that, Liliana rose from her chair and walked out of the chamber without looking back.
The familiar corridors of the Dark Hold passed around her in silence until she stepped into the open air beyond its borders.
There she paused, reached into her Divine Ring, and drew out a compact vessel of soft purple and white light—the Dreamer’s Rift her "husband" had given her.
The sight of it drew another small, genuine smile from her.
"Well, I must thank you again," she murmured, the words meant for the man who was not present yet still managed to give her the appropriate tools to travel.
She stepped aboard the vessel, the silver-blue interior humming quietly to life around her.
"Cylas," she said clearly, settling into the pilot’s seat as the Dreamer’s Rift lifted from the ground.
"That is where we begin."
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Far away from the world of Kalpa, a beautiful, voluptuous brown-haired woman stood atop a massive mountain that was clearly not Dreamer’s Peak.
Amber let her gaze travel slowly across the vast landscape that stretched out beneath her.
Little did she know... she had appeared in the world of Loreua.
A place where ancient beauty stretched endlessly in every direction.
Rolling ranges of stone and earth stood proud, shaped by eras of wind and rain, while deep valleys bore the marks of time’s steady hand rather than any entity’s design.
Dense forests spread like emerald oceans, their canopies so thick they wove together into an unbroken sea of green.
Far beyond the nearest horizons, light-years distant yet still visible to her enhanced senses, the outline of a great Empire rose against the sky—its walls and spires ancient, vast, and unmistakably permanent.
She remained still for a long moment, brown hair stirring in the high mountain wind while quiet confusion settled over her features.
"Just where the hell... am I?" she murmured, the question half-spoken to the empty air.
The trial had ended only moments ago, yet instead of returning her to the Divine Domain, she had been placed here, on a world she did not know... but in a place that felt deliberately chosen.
The same quiet certainty that had guided Liliana into the Dark Hold seemed to have guided her as well—toward a location meant to let her destiny bloom in full.
Amber drew a slow breath, steadying herself against the unfamiliar scale of the land, then lifted one hand and called her status into view.
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[Amber Salvatore (Loria)
Age: 50 Years Old
Rank: Star Union (Tier 19) (Total BP +15)
Race: Potential Human (Bloodline: Potential Human (Divine)
Affinity: Spectrum, Life, Adaptation
Divinity: 307,700
Star: Constellation Star of the Ultimate Spectrum (God)
Queenship Authority: The Ultimate Spectrum
Empress Authority: The Expanse of Endless Spectrums
Decrees: Decree of Awakened Color (Celestial (3/3)), Decree of Chromatic Rule (Stellar (1/3))
Innate Powers: Domain of Spectrum (God), Chromatic Hunt (God), Prism Life (God), Spectrum Brand (God), Queen Spectrum (Above Origin)
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Amber let out a short, incredulous laugh, quickly snatched away by the high mountain wind.
"That pretty boy actually did it," she murmured, shaking her head as the truth sank in.
"He didn’t just change my bloodline... he turned my star into something God Ranked."
It wasn’t that she doubted Akasha’s words, but honestly... if someone told you they could change your destiny, would you believe them?
Now, the power coursing through her felt unlike anything she had ever experienced before.
For the first time, she felt real talent sinking into every bone, replacing the half-measures she had carried for so many years.
In the past, her Primordial-ranked Star wasn’t exactly useless, but it couldn’t be called top tier either.
What truly set her apart, however, was the distinctiveness of her Star... giving the rare ability to manipulate colors, granting powerful buffs or crippling debuffs to herself, her allies, or even her enemies.
However, now her reach had grown far beyond that, as she was no longer confined to just debuffs or buffs, nor limited to a mere handful of colors.
She had become the embodiment of the ultimate spectrum, and once she marked her target, there were no boundaries to how far her influence could extend.
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She stood there a moment longer, simply soaking in the sensation, before her gaze drifted back out across the ancient, grounded world that stretched beneath the mountain.
With a glance, she knew... real adventures awaited below, the kind that promised excitement and unpredictability.
The thought tugged a small, eager smile onto her lips, a flicker of thrill dancing in her eyes.
Before taking another step, she raised a hand and summoned her status into view one last time, as if to ground herself before whatever lay ahead.
"How much... for details about this world?" she asked, and a moment later, her status provided the answer.
[God Ranked Information — 200,000 DP]
HUMMMM!!!!!
The number made her pale slightly, yet she confirmed the purchase with quick resignation.
The moment the price was paid, knowledge surged through her.
She shut her brown eyes to brace against the rush, allowing the flood of information to settle before opening them again with a slight frown.
"The Loria Empire, huh..."