The Flame Imperator could not hide the shock those golden flames caused on him. They could cover the entire Prima Universe, moving faster than an average Rank 10 life form, before piercing into the Alpha-Prima Universe and shattering a full-power spell of a Fourth Realm's entity like him.
Streams of those golden flames remained in the sky, unleashing a force that seemed capable of immense destruction and, at the same time, endless drive.
It took a moment for the Flame Imperator to understand the true nature of those golden flames, and when he did, the shock in his heart grew even stronger.
"A Fourth Realm Eternal Flame!" The Flame Imperator trained both the Law Path and Concept Path and knew extremely well just how hard it was to obtain an Eternal Flame and the near-impossible task of developing it to the Fourth Realm.
His own Eternal Flame of Deception still needed to reach that level. If it did, he would have entered the Fourth Realm in both the Law Path and Concept Path, making him much more powerful.
According to the Flame Imperator's analysis, obtaining a Truth is easier than developing an Eternal Flame to the Fourth Realm. Many miracles and lucky chances could help the Law Path, but almost none worked for the Concept Path.
The Depravita Race was incredibly lucky in that aspect. Although their talent in the Law Path is almost null, they were exceptionally gifted in the Concept Path. They could improve their Eternal Flame by simply understanding the nature of their own existence.
The Prima Universe's warriors were also shocked by the golden flames, but unlike the panic and dread growing in the Flame Imperator's heart, an unimaginable thrill filled their souls. In their minds, only one person could be responsible for breaking that endless night and saving their lives.
Although no one had said it out loud, the Prima Universe's warriors had lost hope that Zatiel Daybreak could return to life. That is why they pushed themselves so hard, as they never expected their leader, who had been absent for years, could finally appear and save all of them.
Of course, while they were delighted, they were also extremely confused. Where had Zatiel been all this time, and how did he obtain such incredible power?
Even Ezequiel did not know what happened to Zatiel, and while he never doubted that his master would survive that tribulation, neither did he expect that this one could save them.
The only one in the entire Prima Universe's army that understood what was happening was Venganza. When he saw those golden flames, he understood that Zatiel's bet had paid off.
The Depravita of Revenge was truly surprised that Zatiel was still alive, as the plan itself was pure madness.
'Whatever. Since he is back, I can finally rest.' Venganza took a deep breath as his entire body relaxed and fell to the ground with a smile.
Before the Flame Imperator could get over the shock, the golden flames in the sky flashed to the Prima Universe's warriors, covering all of them before raising their bodies and bringing them out of the battlefield.
The Flame Imperator's eyes widened when he saw that the thousands of warriors covered in golden flames were about to exit the Alpha-Prima Universe. No matter the origin of that Fourth Realm's Eternal Flame, it clearly cared about the Prima Universe's warriors, so he could not allow them to escape from his grip.
"None of you will leave!" He shouted as thousands of small flaming shadow hands emerged around him, ready to flash forward and capture the Prima Universe's warriors.
"Hmph!" A sneer came from the Prima Universe's nucleus, accompanied by another blast of golden flames.
The new blast had less power than the first, but it was equally fast and reached the Alpha-Prima Universe instantly before morphing into a giant hand and charging toward the Flame Imperator.
An attack carrying a Fourth Realm's Eternal Flame was not something the Flame Imperator could ignore, so he was forced to use the flaming shadow hands to fight back.
"BOOOOOMMMMMMM!"
Golden and shadow flames blasted in all directions, burning space-time and setting the law matrix ablaze.
That clash lasted less than a second, but it was more than enough for the golden flames to bring everyone out of the battlefield and back to the Prima Universe.
The Flame Imperator was furious when he saw that everybody had escaped. He could charge into the Prima Universe, and even under the effects of the Universe Will's suppression, he would have enough power to kill everybody.
However, the Flame Imperator did not dare to charge into the Prima Universe without first knowing the power of the one responsible for that Fourth Realm's Eternal Flame.
"THUMP!"
"THUMP!"
"THUMP!"
The heartbeats emerging from the nucleus and echoing through every corner of the universe resumed their activity now that the Prima Universe's warriors were safe.
All the Prima Universe's warriors focused on the universe's nucleus, full of expectation. Of course, none dared to send their consciousness into it, fearing they could affect Zatiel. Besides, there was no need for it, as they could feel the change happening across the universe.
The stronger those heartbeats became, the more evident the change was for the Prima Universe's warriors. It actually affected them and every other sentient life form in the universe.
A force changed a fundamental aspect of the Prima Universe, something even more important than the law matrix. It was a metaphysical force born of the collective drive all sentient life in the universe generated.
"THUMP!!!!!"
That change reached its zenith once a final thunderous heartbeat emerged from the universe's nucleus, and every centimeter of the void began to glow with golden light.
At that moment, all sentient life forms in the Prima Universe saw a wonderful and majestic phenomenon in their minds.
It was a rainbow-colored sun born out of the desire to live engraved in the souls of all life forms in the Prima Universe. That magnificent heavenly body was no other than the Universe Will, and now in its core, a golden humanoid sat on a throne like a king.
