Chapter 351: Void Body Part 2. Start of Transcendence.

"This was unintentional."

"Still," Olivia lightly replied and went back to resting her head on Lucius' chest. The weak smile on her face turned into one of pure bliss. "I can't believe how comfortable it is to lie like this. I should do this more often."

"Get up." Lucius coldly replied.

"Grrr…" Grumbling with dissatisfaction, Olivia reluctantly raised her head and got up. 

Walking away from Lucius, she stopped after a few steps and turned around to stare back at him. 

Running her violet-colored eyes up and down Lucius' unclothed body she loudly whistled and clicked her tongue, "Tch, tch, such blatant fanservice," putting up her thumbs, she continued. "I very much like it."

It seemed that with the increase in her soul's Stage, Olivia's personality had gone further down the path of no return. Her mind was filled with even greater perverseness than usual.

Completely cutting off his perception of her, Lucius opened [Void Storage] and pulled out a new necklace armor. His previous one seemed to have been destroyed during his physical body's evolution.

Speaking of his physical body, Lucius looked no different. His face was as devilishly handsome as always with hints of feminine softness in it. His body was as slender as it was muscular, with every inch being in perfect ratio with every other inch. 

His skin, much to Olivia's chagrin, looked paler and softer than a woman's while being perfectly unblemished. There was not the slightest scratch or scar.

His long, dark hair extended past his shoulder and covered nearly half his back. Silky and smooth while having a tensile strength greater than any known material to man, it was perfect to both accentuate his beauty and increase his deadliness. (AN: Garroting wire.)

Perfect face, perfect skin, perfect body, Lucius' seemed to emanate an irresistible charm that seemed to equally affect all genders, be they the same or opposite.

Infusing his soul power into the necklace, Lucius quickly clothed himself before turning to look at the lecherously gazing Olivia. 

"Thank you for your help," he monotonously stated.

Waving her hand, she replied, "I hardly did anything." She then wiped the dripping saliva off her mouth and continued, "Did you ascend to the next Stage?"

Shaking his head, Lucius replied, "Not really. Only my physical body evolved to the next stage."

The Stage 4 Body of Rules of the Void Eater: Void Body.

In its normal state, it would assume Lucius' regular appearance. However, in its [State of Devour] state, it would assume the previously described appearance; a humanoid-shaped figure of absolute darkness.

Lucius' evolution not only came with massive improvements to his physique and lifespan but also with two new void abilities to add to his arsenal. 

[Void Summon]: This was the ability that allowed Lucius to summon the dark veil, the void. The void was an absolute area within which no material object can exist and everything within can be devoured to increase Lucius' strength.

The void can directly break down and consume the Rules on the same Stage as Lucius' body. In other words, currently, Lucius can use the void to instantly kill and devour a Stage 4 entity. While Stage 5 entities couldn't be killed and devoured instantly, they would still face harsh restrictions and massive corrosion while facing Lucius inside the void space.

[Void Summon] was also essential for Lucius to display his [State of Devour]. Activating the [State of Devour] in the absence of the void would result in the previous, deadly situation. 

The second ability that Lucius had obtained was called [Void Fracture]. Information about this one was still vague and unknown as Lucius was yet to test it.

He was about to do so, however…

"Your Domain is on the verge of collapsing," said Lucius, dropping his intentions to immediately test his second ability.

His face was then colored with surprise as he continued, "Higher Rules? This is…" 

Lucius' right eye suddenly turned crimson as he activated Flaw Detection. "Common Rule: Mental Control, Higher Rule: Judgment, and…Higher Rule: Cause and Effect!" 

Looking at Olivia with astonishment in his eyes, he asked, "You used three Rules to form your Core Rules?" 

An expression of joy and pride appeared on Olivia's face as she nodded her head and replied, "Yep! Just like you."

"I'm surprised," Lucius spoke honestly. "Good job."

Hearing his words of appreciation, the satisfaction and validation that Olivia felt within her heart were boundless. An immeasurable amount of joy flooded her heart and copious amounts of serotonin filled her brain.

Just as she was about to flaunt her achievements and ask him for a reward, an expression of guilt appeared on Olivia's face.

"I-uh, I—"Olivia searched for the proper words to explain but was unable to find any. As such, she simply voiced her thoughts with an apologetic tone. 

"I'm sorry for destroying those black tentacles of yours. It's just that you were on the verge of breaking my Domain and exposing yourself to the world outside. Ka'lor'ah told me to—"

"It's fine," Lucius interrupted her. "They are just constructs of the void built using my void energy. Your actions actually helped me in controlling the rampant extra energy and in consolidating my body."

Shaking his head, he concluded, "You did nothing wrong."

Hearing his words, Olivia let out a sigh of relief. It felt as if a massive rock burdening her heart had disappeared.

Back then, she knew that her action of destroying those tentacles wasn't wrong and had calculated that it was the most appropriate action to head towards a desirable future.

However, the fact that she still hurt Lucius, even if indirectly, pricked her.  A part of her even feared that her actions might result in something going wrong and Lucius' failing his evolution.

Fortunately, she stuck to her gut instincts and that had resulted in a desirable outcome.

Inhaling a breath of fresh air, Olivia took a look around at her battered Domain and spoke with a bitter smile, "Well, this wasn't exactly how I was planning to introduce my Domain to you, but here we are."

Spreading her arms apart, she continued in an excited voice.

"This is my Domain: {Perfect Prediction}."

"…[Total Observation]…"

"…[False Replication]…"

"…[Quantum Computing]…"

Like that, Olivia spent the next few minutes explaining the various features of her Domain to Lucius until her soul power ran out. And as usual, Lucius continued to silently listen to her recital while giving her tips to improve the various features of her Domain.

There was, however, an imperceptible smile on Lucius' face. An expression that was unknown to the owner himself.

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Outside the Domain.

Just as Ka'lor'ah, Klytius, and a few other Giant experts were deep in a discussion, the tall 10km high purple-colored wall standing before them, shattered.

Turning their heads in unison, their eyes caught a pair of stunningly beautiful humanoids walking out. 

Ka'lor'ah's eyes immediately landed upon Lucius. Seeing that he looked fine, she let out a sigh of relief and quietly cursed at him within her heart for making her needlessly anxious.

Klytius' eyes, on the other hand, were immediately drawn to Olivia who was radiating an irresistible charm and majestic presence. It wasn't only Klytius as nearly every other Giant in the scene found their eyes being drawn to Olivia.

Upon ascending to Stage 3, Olivia's beguiling characteristic and the Arbiter's sovereignal presence had been greatly boosted. 

She now had an inexplicable passive charm that would make almost anyone of a weaker strength consider her as their monarch.

Staring at the charming little woman for a second, Klytius then immediately broke out of her beguilement. A bright smile appeared on his face as he roared.

"Not bad, little one! Not bad at all!"

His roar served to awaken the other Giants as they too broke out of Olivia's beguilement within the next few seconds and gazed at her with newfound respect within their eyes. Recalling that she was the Black Blade's student only served to heighten their admiration.

Hearing their praise, Olivia flashed a toothy grin and deeply bowed in thanks.

After praising the former's advancement, Klytius immediately turned to stare at the person next to her. His eyes immediately noticed how lacking Lucius' presence was.

Lacking as not in being lesser but as in being absent.

Klytius, a Mid-Level Stage 5 powerhouse, widened his eyes in astonishment as he could not feel Lucius' presence at all. 

He was right there, but at the same time, wasn't.

"You—"showing the surprise in his tone, Klytius absentmindedly asked. "Have you already ascended to Stage 4?"

"No," Lucius immediately replied while shaking his head.

"Not yet, at least," he then continued, pointing his finger at the sky above.

Just as Klytius and the other Giant experts followed his fingers pointing towards the sky, they felt a tremendous, infallible pressure descend upon them.

An aurora of colors appeared within the vast sky of the Land of Giants as spiritual energy started to gather in millions of vortexes and Rules started to change.

A boundless array of clouds started to simultaneously appear alongside the cacophonous roars of thunders and the blinding flashes of lightning.

Seeing a golden step materialize in the distant sky, Klytius spoke with both astonishment and irrepressible excitement in his voice.

"The 108 Steps to Heaven. Your First Transcendence is here!! BWAHAHA!!"