In a cavern somewhere in the Far North, the Demon Empress sat in a lake formed from fresh blood.
At that moment, the Blood River God-Slaying Array beneath the lake of blood sent up an aura thick with bloodshed and resentment, shrouding the Demon Empress at the center of the array's core in blood-red light.
The blood throughout the lake began to be rapidly absorbed by the Blood River God-Slaying Array, while tens of millions of souls struggled and writhed within the magic array.
The instant that red light enveloped her, the Demon Empress's aura began to change, and the light and shadows around her began to warp uncontrollably.
Yet all of this ended after only a few seconds, though by then, the Demon Empress's aura had undergone a qualitative transformation.
As the Demon Empress opened her eyes, the energy of those tens of millions of souls' resentment gathered within her. The blood that had filled this place like a lake had now vanished, becoming the blood-red magic array beneath her feet.
The heavy stench of blood had not dispersed, but it was now tinged with an atmosphere of fear and frenzy.
At that moment, every Holy Spirit Cult member in the cavern sensed the tremendous change in the Demon Empress's aura. As they sensed it, an irrepressible fervor appeared on their faces.
As the Demon Empress at the array's core slowly opened her eyes, she instinctively raised a hand, feeling the energy accumulated within her.
The Demon Empress could now be certain that she had surpassed the limits of the Quasi-God realm and begun to step onto the edge of that legendary realm.
This also marked the complete refinement of the Blood River God-Slaying Array. Countless souls writhed within the magic array, and the resentment they produced had already