"Is this the 'King of the North,' Ulyssan?"
"Judging by the pressure it exuded, its strength had already far surpassed that of a normal Sequence 5 Beyonder."
Klein kept his tone calm as he turned to look at Cyril and Edwina, considering whether the combined strength of the three of them could defeat this Great Dragon known as the "King of the North."
Edwina's expression was somewhat grave, but her voice remained steady as she explained, "Groselle's Travels first appeared in the Second Epoch. According to my research and deductions, the concept of Beyonder Pathways did not exist during that era."
"At the time, the most common way for extraordinary creatures to increase their power was to continuously gather characteristics with similar traits."
"For example, an ice dragon that gathered together the frost of a Demoness, the frost of a Zombie, the frost of a Cataclysmic Interrer, and even the frost of a Weather Warlock."
"Or a lava Devil that gathered together the flames of Pyromaniacs, Demonesses, Devils, Cataclysmic Interrers, and other Sequences."
"This method of increasing power would inevitably accumulate a great deal of madness within the body, and it also had considerable flaws. But in certain aspects, beings that had gathered so many characteristics were already comparable to Demigods."
"So that's why the Second Epoch was so crazy..." Cyril sighed, not lingering in the Spirit World for long as he followed his spiritual intuition toward the location of Groselle's group.
Less than half a minute later, he found the protagonists of the book.
Behind a massive boulder covered in thick ice, several figures rapidly took shape within the freezing air.
The next second, an arrow wrapped in tiny arcs of electricity landed by Cyril's feet, crackling sharply.
"Who are you?" A woman's furious shout suddenly rang out, carrying