Chapter 981
World Ascension!
The extremely intense radiance finally pierced the darkness.
As the magic circle of Paradise Lost behind Eivass dissipated, the Fallen Heavenly Envoy had already been torn to shreds.
His body had lost all its radiance, shattering into fragments smaller than a fingernail. Yet, even so, he still possessed a sliver of life—
—because at this moment, the Fallen Heavenly Envoy had turned into a “Treasure Chest”.
With the kill of the Fallen Heavenly Envoy, the Ouroboros Ring Ritual was finally completed.
The previously hidden purple runes appeared all over Star Antinomy, then turned to dust and dissipated into the air.
The territory of the deep purple demonic kingdom rapidly shrank—from covering the entire Star Antinomy to continuously contracting inwards.
When that tangible purple domain spread over the demons, no matter what they were doing, their state, or where they were… they all turned into powder and vanished.
All the demons were sent back to the Dream Realm.
“—Do you have any last words?”
The domain was still rapidly shrinking—and at this time, Eivass flew before the Fallen Heavenly Envoy and asked softly, “Dying from the Ouroboros Ring Ritual means you probably won’t return to the Dream Realm to revive. In other words, this might be true death.”
Of course, that wasn’t entirely true, but it was close. He just wanted to hear what true words the Fallen Heavenly Envoy would have to say in the end. The ritual would drain all his power, so even if he were reborn, it would be long after… long after the “Doomsday”.
*Huala—*
As the Fallen Heavenly Envoy opened his mouth slightly, his body collapsed like clumped soil, spewing dust and smoke.
“…Snake…”
He stared intently at Eivass and slowly uttered a syllable.
“Wrong.”
Eivass shook his head slightly. “I am not the Snake. Just as you are not Lucifer.”
The Fallen Heavenly Envoy nodded slightly.
With such a small movement, his body accelerated its collapse. One side of his cheek had already turned to dust with the nod, and his limbs as well as his six wings on his back began to collapse and dissipate, scattering into fine yellow sand in the wind.
When the collapse reached his nose, the Fallen Heavenly Envoy was left with only one eye, one mouth, and one ear.
He opened his collapsing mouth, speaking extremely slowly and clearly, word by word:
“…Kill… the… Snake…”
“Ah, I will.”
Eivass nodded in agreement as a matter of course.
He looked at the Fallen Heavenly Envoy. “Are these your last words?”
Even at the very end, he harbored resentment as he dissipated. It was hatred that would not dissipate until death.
The Fallen Heavenly Envoy slowly closed his mouth, remaining silent. Waiting for his own demise.
—For besides that, he had nothing more to say.
However, in the only remaining, lowered eye, besides venom and hatred… there was also a hint of sadness.
As if unwilling to look at Eivass, he closed his eyes.
Completely dissipated.
And within the Fallen Heavenly Envoy’s chest, a black, rhombic crystal floated quietly. It looked like a black four-sided prism… like two black pyramids with a black cube stuck between them.
The purple radiance continued to contract, becoming more intense the closer it got to the center—as they passed through the bodies of the allied soldiers with a *shua*, the emotions disturbed by the fallen will were instantly restored.
They looked at each other in a daze, some looking down at their own hands in disbelief.
A few seconds later, the halo finally contracted to the site of the decisive battle—
It contracted into the black crystal.
And at this moment, on every surface of the quietly floating black crystal, purple runes began to appear, and it began to tremble.
The moment runes clearly appeared on every face, it shattered!
Because he did not die in the Dream Realm, his Authority was neither transferred nor preserved.
In other words, the concept of [Fallen] would still exist in the Material Realm… and this World would no longer give birth to another [Fallen Heavenly Envoy]!
Returning the power of the Origin River monopolized by the Heavenly Envoy to the world!
Instantly, a destructive purple-black supernova expanded outwards at a speed ten times faster than its approach!
If one were to look down at the ground from high above, they would see a purple-black circular ripple spreading from this point—covering the entire World!
When the ripple passed Eivass, he seemed to hallucinate the sound of a door opening.
Like the sound of turning a key.
A door opened in Eivass’s heart.
—It was the door of transcendence called “Possibility”!
Even though no one told him, he suddenly understood this information—the limit of the Transcendent Path would be one Energy Level higher than other paths!
This information appeared in the hearts of all Transcendent beings.
At the same time, in Avalon.
The son of the Grand Guardian, clad in black armor and holding a sharp blade, stood silently outside the entrance to an underground casino, seemingly waiting for someone to come out.
The purple light whizzed past, and he was startled, almost dropping the blade in his hand.
Haina, dressed in casual clothes, was chatting happily with her classmates at the Iris Flower restaurant that Eivass favored the most. The purple light whizzed past, and she was startled, jumping up and knocking over the coffee on the table.
Zhu Tang, who was reading and resting in the military camp, was suddenly stunned and exclaimed, “Holy crap?!”
In the Southern Continent, Professor Rasimi, wearing a white peaked cap, was strolling leisurely through his newly purchased coffee farm, and his steps suddenly stopped…
At this moment, every Transcendent being in the world simultaneously realized the same thing—
They sensed the demise of the Fallen Heavenly Envoy, and—the limit of the Transcendent Path had been opened at this moment!
And all the Extraordinary beings of other paths felt the Path Power resonating more clearly with their souls… the difficulty of Ascension had greatly weakened! What might have taken years to accumulate for one Energy Level could now be done in a few months!
As the radiance spread throughout the world, a sound like a great bell resounded from the clouds:
[The Transcendent Path has surpassed its limit, and the Material Realm is about to ascend—]
Undoubtedly, that was the voice of the Hourglass.
The Hourglass’s declaration acknowledged the miracle Eivass had performed.
Whether they were Transcendent beings or not—all Extraordinary beings received new information simultaneously.
It was like the “script information” heard in one’s ear during an Ascension Ritual—
[From today onwards, the difficulty of Ascension Rituals to reach Fourth Tier, Fifth Tier, and Sixth Tier will be reduced by one tier]
[Except for the Ascension Ritual to Sixth Tier, there will no longer be “True” level difficulty]
[The Ascension Ritual to surpass the Seventh Tier of the Transcendent Path will be conducted separately by the Eclipse Ritual]
[The Power of Transcendence is fully boiling, and the Nine Rivers of the Path are becoming more turbulent—]
[From today onwards, the difficulty of becoming an Extraordinary being has decreased, and the accumulation speed and loss of control probability of Path Power below Sixth Tier are expected to increase threefold]
[The barrier between the Dream Realm and the Material Realm has become thinner, and Phantom Demons below Fourth Tier may enter the Material Realm without being summoned]
[—The Law of Equilibrium has been updated, and a new equilibrium point has been established]
The voice of the Hourglass faded.
The surprised and gentle voice of Saint Joan rang out, “I heard that the Hourglass has only made new law declarations twice in the past… We are truly witnessing an era! No, we should say—we created a new era!”
—I think, perhaps, he will be coming out to read “Version Update Announcements” quite often in the future.
Eivass thought to himself.
This was by no means an end, but a beginning. The Ouroboros Ring Ritual would not stop easily…
At this moment, Saint Joan’s body was still burning.
That was the continuously active [Ultimate Sacrifice].
The battle ended too quickly, so Saint Joan did not have time to die… This was also a good thing, at least she could hear the law of the Hourglass in the Material Realm with her own ears, and not miss this “once-in-a-millennium” rare opportunity.
Looking at the burning Saint Joan, Eivass felt a sense of envy.
For a pure devotee, this was the best ending.
To sacrifice for the world, to devote oneself for sacrifice… with this great achievement of saving the world, to enter the Dream Realm.
She would surely be promoted to a Candlemaster Disciple—and even possibly promoted to a Heavenly Envoy in this torrent of transcendence!
No need to think too much, just wholeheartedly practice one’s original Path. In this way, one could reach a happy ending and enter eternity in radiance.
Such a simple life… it’s really good.
“Goodbye, Eivass. I am so happy… to not die in mediocrity and old age…”
Saint Joan suddenly hugged him. “If you miss me in the future, you can also call my name. I will try my best to respond to your summons as soon as possible! Thank you very much… for letting me participate in this epic.”
“Goodbye, Ruoan.”
Eivass bid farewell softly.
Then, Saint Joan, with a smile, hugged and said goodbye to all her teammates one by one.
The only regret was that she could not say goodbye to Lixia.
Because after the battle ended, Lixia’s body twisted and coalesced into a lump, turning into a silvery-white giant egg half the height of a person. Saint Joan could only touch the giant egg and say something softly to her, and Lixia could not respond.
After bidding farewell to everyone, Saint Joan breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, there was enough time—she could say goodbye to everyone.
“I bless you, my friends! I bless all of you!”
Saint Joan’s voice became a little louder, but still gentle. “You will surely achieve your wishes—”
In the increasingly brilliant light, she burned to ashes.
Turning into a ball of light and flying towards the sky.
(End of this chapter)
