That was the sound of the Hourglass.
A new announcement rang out simultaneously in the hearts of every transcendent being in the world—
The Promotion Ritual for breaking through to the Seventh Level of the Dedication Path will be changed to the Lunar Eclipse Ritual, conducted separately.
The power of Dedication completely boiled over, and the Nine Rivers of the Path grew even more turbulent—
Starting today, all Paths will gain a universal healing ability. The mana required to heal any injury will be halved, while the healing effect will be doubled.
The barrier between the Dream Realm and the Material Realm has weakened. The difficulty of praying to, communing with, summoning, and descending divine power from beings in the Dream Realm has been significantly reduced.
—The Equilibrium Law has been updated. A new equilibrium point has been established.
Over the years, the Hourglass had announced new laws only twice. Announcements that had originally come once every several thousand years had now rung out three times in a matter of months.
At this moment, even the most dull-witted transcendent being should have known with absolute clarity... A new era had arrived.
"...That's wonderful."
Even Iver breathed a sigh of relief.
He had completely forgotten what the Water Raven Guard of the Benevolent Lords intended to tell him.
After listening for a while and learning that he was to attend a meeting tomorrow morning, he hurriedly dismissed them—Iver could hardly wait to contact Grey and find out exactly how things were going on her end.
Grey had managed to talk the Flame Angel to death. That was unquestionably a great achievement.
After all, the Flame Angel's strength ranked among the very best of the Angels who were to be "dismissed" by the Ouroboros Ring in this cycle. Moreover, the Flame Angel's