Rowan did not want to leave the universe, apart from the dangers waiting for him outside of it, the quickest rate of growth he would ever be able to achieve was inside this universe, where he would Seed worlds and be able to perpetually harvest souls from them, even when he was no longer a part of the universe.
The Tribulation Ring had shattered to pieces and what was left was far dimmer than before, barely visible against the darkness, as the destruction Rowan had wrought upon it was greater than the first time, in addition to the fact that a greater portion of its power had been stolen sometimes in the past/future.
Rowan knew what was coming, having experienced it not too long ago, and he closed his eyes as he reveled in the power that came rushing into his frame once more.
He sighed, power was a drug that was addicting. The Berserker power filling up his body was an especially addictive one.
As the strength in his body not just doubled but appeared to multiply, this change was transferred to his Ouroboros Serpents, and the strength in their bodies exploded, even while inside his void hearts the roars from the Ouroboros Serpent could be easily heard.
It could be said that Rowan's real body was the Ouroboros Serpents, and his body was just a conduit for them to acquire greater powers, and vice versa.
It was sometimes impossible to define the ability of creatures like Rowan.
His Serpents grew stronger, but also restless and Rowan wanted them to hunt prey but not yet, the Narghal Tyrant was not their target.
To destroy this Tribulation, he must suppress it in its entirety, for unlike a normal Tribulation, this one wanted to escape, and if it inferred the methods Rowan was using, the Narghal Tyrant would cut his loss and flee faster than Rowan could think.
Rowan felt a change inside the power filling his body and he gasped in happiness as the Berserker Intent in his body ascended another Grade, and now it was no longer an Intent at the Black Grade, but a power Silver Grade Intent!
Manifesting the Intent in his palm, he could observe the changes in the squirming maggots. The wave of power he could see erupting from his Intent was warping the world around him, and he could almost see lines of probability and Fate itself weaving around him.
These lines of fate solidified in his vision and he could truly see them! He had been aware of this sort of power since he gained his Empyrean Sense but he had no way of understanding them or even accessing them. His new Intent at the Silver Grade changed all that for him
Fate was something that Rowan had no idea of previously, but this was a very recognizable phenomenon, it was a power that was mostly unexplained outside the universe as it could only hold sway inside of it.
The universe was an environment that was largely under control and its inhabitants were not overly powerful that they could disregard the power of Fate.
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