The familiar sensation of space shifting around me lasted only for an instant.
When I emerged on the other side, I found myself exactly where I had entered the Origin Expanse six months earlier. I was hovering above the core of the planet, surrounded by the immense energy radiating from the world beneath me.
Aurora was already waiting.
The moment she saw me, her eyes widened.
For several seconds, she simply stared at me.
Then her expression changed into one of genuine surprise.
"I knew you would complete your breakthrough," she said, looking me up and down. "But I never expected you to increase your strength so quickly. You actually reached the Low Demi-God Realm."
I blinked.
"How did you know?"
Aurora smiled.
"I can feel it from your aura."
She raised her hand slightly, as though explaining something obvious.
