Demigra's Advance

High in the sky, amid dense masses of white clouds, Nero lay suspended in midair with his eyes tightly shut. Around him coiled strand after strand of dark gray chaotic aura, emanating a deathly stillness that stood in stark contrast to the white clouds surrounding him.

Suddenly, Nero's tightly shut eyes flew open, and two sharp gleams burst from his deep black pupils.

Looking down from above at the ruins below, he slowly exhaled a breath of stale air. With a slight lift of his hand, rings of mysterious symbols emerged from his body and swirled around him. Their ink-black radiance was exceptionally dazzling.

"The game ends here. Next, I'll bring an end to this chaotic fate."

In the boundless universe, countless planets floated and revolved through the void, each radiating its own unique brilliance.

Buzz...

At that moment, a section of the void suddenly warped. A transparent vortex gradually condensed, eventually stabilizing completely as it stood within the void.

"As expected, the rules sealing Demigra have loosened. It's only a matter of time before they collapse completely." The Grand Priest emerged from the transparent vortex and stared solemnly at the empty void ahead. "Who was it? Who stripped away the power of the rules here?"

"Was it those few?" Shaking his head, the Grand Priest muttered to himself, "No, that's not right. It couldn't have been them. Even I cannot claim the power of the rules here for myself. With the strength of those few, it's even more impossible." As he spoke, the Grand Priest narrowed his silver-gray eyes and murmured, "Then who could it be? To strip away the power of the rules here right under my nose... could this person already stand at the pinnacle of this world?"

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Just then, a series of