"The Rudra you knew has long been dead."
"What?"
Rin's words left Velgrynd both shocked and relieved.
She was shocked that her friend had died, and then she felt relief.
At least Rudra had not betrayed their friendship.
"But how is that possible?"
Velgrynd asked, "If Rudra is dead, then who is the person currently sitting on the imperial throne?"
Velgrynd knew that Rudra often fell into slumber to suppress the wear and tear on his soul.
But Rudra had only recently awakened once.
At that time, Velgrynd had not found anything wrong with him.
"Rudra's soul was exhausted after countless cycles of reincarnation. The one occupying his body now is the Ultimate Skill he once commanded."
"Lord of Justice, Michael."
"This..."
Velgrynd found it unbelievable. However, after thinking carefully, she noticed many inconsistencies in her memories.
Previously, because of the mental manipulation, she had not realized there were so many problems.
Now that the shackles had been removed and Rin had reminded her, she instantly understood everything.
"That guy, how dare he..."
Thinking about how she had been deceived by Michael for so long filled Velgrynd with uncontrollable anger. She wished she could rush over immediately and kill him.
"Do not be impulsive, Velgrynd."
Velzard held back her sister, who had already returned to human form, and said, "Even if you attack him, the outcome will not change."
If Michael could control Velgrynd once, he could control her a second or third time.
As long as Velgrynd's skill was still Lord of Charity among the Seven Virtues, she could not defeat Michael, who possessed Lord of Justice.
This was the limitation of Ultimate Skills, and also the limitation of this world.
"Indeed."
"Lord of Justice can control the holders of the other six virtues, and it can also open the gates of Heaven to summon legions of angels."
Angels in this world are different from those in other worlds.
Like monsters and spirits, they are pure spiritual life forms.
Furthermore, angels are not benevolent.
They hold prejudice against civilization and regularly conquer civilizations in the material world to ensure that the world remains in its primitive state.
This is the cause of the Demonic War that has troubled countless powerhouses in the Cardinal World.
The power Rudra once controlled included not only the Empire, but also the angels of Heaven, which was a force that could not be underestimated.
Of course, Rin was certainly not afraid of them.
Once he completely assimilated the five God Ultimate Skills and fully surpassed Star King Dragon.
At that time, even the entire Cardinal Universe together would not be enough for Rin to fight alone, let alone Michael and Demon King Feldway.
"You..."
Velgrynd looked at Rin curiously.
"Why do you know so much? And is your power really only inherited?"
"Genuine, no doubt."
To be honest, even if Rin had completely inherited the legacy of Star King Dragon, no one would likely say anything.
But Rin did not like using someone else's name.
His name was Rin, and only Rin.
"No need to doubt it, he is not our Big Brother."
Velzard said, "You can think of Rin as our new younger brother."
"As for this place..."
"This is Rin's world."
Velzard spoke proudly, with an expression of shared honor.
"How about it, is it amazing? My Rin has accomplished a great feat that even Big Brother could not achieve!"
Star King Dragon did indeed create the world from chaos.
But he could not create universes endlessly. At most, he could only make them expand continuously.
In contrast, the basic ability of Void God was creation.
Creating bubble universes, waiting for them to expand on their own, and finally allowing them to feed back into the Void Main Universe and become part of Rin's power.
From this perspective, Rin had already surpassed the original Star King Dragon.
Only Star King Dragon, who had not yet condensed his Dragon God body and still existed in chaotic form, could compare.
"This is not the Cardinal World?"
Velgrynd was extremely surprised. She carefully sensed her surroundings and realized that she truly could not locate the coordinates of the Cardinal World.
"Mm."
Rin said, "Everything in this world is under my control."
"That is why I could suppress you so easily, Velgrynd."
"So strong..."
Velgrynd was not someone who refused to admit defeat. Instead, she became very interested in Rin.
She even stepped forward and started touching him curiously.
"He is very handsome, and up close he has an approachable aura..."
"Hmm, he is definitely our little brother!"
"Hey, hey, Velgrynd, what are you doing?"
Velzard reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. She quickly stepped forward and separated the two, standing in front of Rin protectively.
"Hmm?"
Velgrynd looked confused and did not understand Velzard's reaction.
But soon, she noticed a faint trace of Rin's aura coming from Velzard.
"You!"
"You two?!"
Almost instantly, Velgrynd realized their relationship.
At first she was surprised, then she seemed to understand something.
"Although we are only siblings in name, and it would not matter even if you were together, I still hope you do not create any lives."
"After all, Big Brother's precedent is right there."
Rin was indeed their younger brother.
But he was not like Veldora. He was not their biological sibling.
So even from a human ethical perspective, the relationship between Rin and Velzard was reasonable.
"You, you, you..."
Velzard became flustered and annoyed. In the end, she could only grab Velgrynd's cheek and complain.
"What nonsense are you talking about, you idiot!"
"Yes, yes, yes. I did not say anything, and I know nothing."
Velgrynd obediently admitted her mistake, then thanked Rin again.
"Anyway, thank you."
"If it were not for you, I might still be in a confused state."
"No problem."
Rin did not mind. He asked, "So, do you have any plans next?"
"I..."
At present, there were only two paths in front of Velgrynd.
Or rather, only two things she wanted to do.
Velgrynd was different from her elder sister.
Her personality was gentler, and she was somewhat submissive. She was not like Velzard, who had a strong competitive spirit.
But even Velgrynd had a close friend.
That person was the former Hero, Rudra.
(To be continued.)
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