Even while Konrad's secluded cultivation carried on, the world didn't stop spinning and the war carried on undisturbed. The Valkyries, or in this case The Valkyrie single-handedly battled the combined might of the deva and demons, forcing them to abandon their grudges and form and temporary truce to contend with her.

　　 In terms of raw strength, The Valkyrie alone wasn't their match. But thanks to Konrad's Might Reversal Armor she succeeded in dragging them into the protracted battle the Jade Dynasty counted on. Thus, Verena and Else obtained enough time to enhance the World-Structure and reach a greater understanding of the laws in record time.

　　 At the end of the first decade, they'd gone from Beginning to Advanced Law Mastery, and stood at the threshold of Wielding. There, the problems began. Regardless of talent and comprehension levels, of boons and foundation, Verena and Else were forced to accept…that they couldn't break through!

　　 It was as if an ethereal fog stood before them, forever barring them from reaching the desired Wielding level! And indeed, this was the hurdle all demons and devas throughout the Three Realms faced. From within their very bloodline, a suppression existed that prevented them from reaching Primal Law Wielding through comprehension alone!

　　 Of course, Primal Laws were Primal Laws. Even without Wielding, they managed to make the world-structure robust enough to endure the earthshaking battle that carried on.

　　 *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*

　　 Cataclysmic explosions erupted from the Barbarian Continent's sky and bamboozled the land! The World may be able to endure it, but that didn't mean the barbarians could! Earthquakes, volcanic explosions, thunderstorms, hurricanes and tidal waves, all swept the continent in disastrous proportions, causing millions of lives to fall daily.

　　 Yes, millions died every day! Compared to this, Earth's World Wars qualified as petty skirmishes. The people howled! Sorrow, rancor and indignation abounded! They cursed the G.o.ds, Celestial and Infernal alike! Their faith crumbled, and as the conflict reached its twentieth year, the shrines and statues of the Infernal G.o.ds within the Barbarian Continent were deserted and shunned by their most loyal devotes!

　　 But more atrocious was that the border tribes soon realized that the Holy Continent, the Jade Dynasty, bore no trace of the conflict!

　　Within the Jade Dynasty, the sky remained bright, the prairies verdant, children laughed alongside jovial parents, and the priestesses carried on with the usual blessings!