Mountain River Star Sector, Sacred Tree Star.
Ilis was exchanging intelligence with Leo Stowe in the Time Rift.
When she heard that Su Yi had now killed Red Dragon outright and slain two Demigods, Ilis felt a surge of pride and joy.
She could clearly sense the tremendous leap Su Yi had made in his growth.
He now possessed the means and power to face those void deities and the Eternal Wall head-on!
Leo Stowe, code-named Nightmare, asked, "Delusion, things have gone far more smoothly than we planned."
"And I've received word that Kilman, the Human Emperor's Holy Son, has officially founded the Light Empire."
"Judging by Gu Yang's strangely excited behavior at our last few gatherings, we can pretty much confirm he's now a core member of the Light Empire."
"Morale throughout the Frontline Coalition is unstable, and the Human Alliance's Pioneers seem to have split over Gheros stepping in to save them."
"Should we move on to the next stage of the plan?"
Ilis took a deep breath. "Neither you nor I get to decide when the next stage begins."
Nightmare nodded. "I know!"
With that, the two rose from their seats in the private room and entered the enormous hall.
High upon the throne, the Deceiver of Yore was still gazing toward the turbulent torrent of history.
Seemingly sensing their arrival, the Deceiver lowered that great head—an exceedingly rare gesture.
They could see that each of those eyes seemed to consist of hundreds of millions of eyes.
And each tiny eye within them consisted of hundreds of millions more.
Those countless eyes now cycled endlessly through one another, forming an immense kaleidoscope. A single glance was enough to make someone dizzy and strip away their sense of time and space.
"Branch of Ember, fragment of the wall,