prynovel Chapter 1753 Final Chapter: Crossing the Shore [98] "When the stars shine brightly."
Chapter 1753 Final Chapter: Crossing the Shore [98] "When the stars shine brightly."
Chapter 1753 Final Chapter: The Shore Crossing [98]: "When the Stars Shine Brightly".
Steam billowed, machinery roared, data danced wildly, vines flew everywhere... Some raised weapons, some chanted spells... They all aimed in the same direction.
The players on the ground were puzzled by this:
"Why did they aim at empty space? The Radiant Mother Goddess and Su Ming'an are already flying very high."
"What are they aiming at? At the air?"
"They were aiming...it seems to be the location where the golden eye of the Radiant Mother Goddess was originally, but as Su Ming'an rushed into the sky, the golden eye also rose, and now there's nothing there."
"Even if you can't help Su Ming'an, you can at least help us clear out the enemies on the ground. The strangest thing is that Su Lin didn't go up either; he was aiming as well."
In the air, apart from the nine god-level players, Su Lin, his entire body engulfed in flames, looked up at the cloud-shrouded sky and stretched out his palm, pointing in the same direction.
Lu Shu also raised his sickle, his bat wings trembling, ready to strike.
Siber, Singles, and Asagao each charged up and aimed.
The most eye-catching was Dragon Emperor Ian. He had been fighting for a long time, his wings were stained with blood, and he was panting heavily, but he still insisted on flying high in the sky. He opened his mouth wide, holding a golden ball of light that was expanding and becoming more powerful, and together with the others, he aimed in that direction.
"There's really nothing there..." Wang Chaoze, carrying his greatsword, stood on tiptoe and looked again and again. The place they were aiming at only had wisps of clouds floating by, and no enemies at all.
These top experts were gathering their strength, as if an incomparably powerful enemy was about to appear there.
Within Dragon Emperor Ian's mouth, the heat and energy of the sphere of light steadily increased, as if brewing a nuclear fusion atomic bomb. It grew increasingly blinding. One could foresee that once fully charged, it would be an explosive device of terrifying destructive power.
"Hmph... Alright, I'm the brightest guy here, brighter than the dazzling sunlight. When I see Oliver again, even without looking me in the eye, I'll still be brighter than the sun." Ian thought smugly as he gathered his strength.
While waiting, suddenly, a burst of light shone brightly on Su Lin's body.
Lu Shu and Lin Yin, who were next to him, were startled, thinking that an enemy had suddenly appeared beside them. However, they found that Su Lin had only adjusted the brightness of the flame and did nothing else. His expression was also very calm.
Suddenly, a figure flashed by, and then the sky instantly reversed!
"Shh-!"
It was as if the sky had suddenly changed from extreme stillness to extreme movement. No one expected that the sky, which had been calm, would suddenly flow backward like a great river flowing against the current!
The clouds retreated along their original paths. The scattered flock of geese regrouped. The afterglow that had dissipated seconds earlier re-stained the clouds, as if the whole world had been put back on track in that area.
Time has been reversed in this small patch of sky! It has flowed back five minutes!
Moreover, only this small, specific area of the sky was experiencing time reversal. Su Lin, Lü Shu, Lin Yin, Aiden, and the others were flying just outside the edge of time reversal. They were still in a state of charging up their energy and were not affected by the time reversal.
And right in the very center of the reversed timeline—
In the astonished gaze of billions of lives on Earth—
The eye reappeared.
Golden, enormous, like the eyes of a deity embedded in the sky.
It had long since retreated and disappeared into a height unattainable by mortals as the Radiant Mother ascended. But at this moment, in the torrent of time reversal, it was pulled back to its coordinates five minutes earlier, like prey snatched from the void by fate, exposed defenselessly to the gazes of countless eyes aimed at it.
At that moment, all the creatures on the surface of Rovasa that looked up saw that eye.
He was breathtakingly beautiful and dazzlingly bright.
Like amber frozen in the center of reversed time, countless raised weapons are reflected in golden pupils, leaving no time to retreat—
At the same time, a figure appeared in the sky.
"Hahahaha-!"
The man was dressed in a black and gold cross robe, his blond hair combed back from his forehead, the ends brushing against the stand-up collar of the black and gold robe. The moment he appeared, the color on his body changed from transparent to substantial, as if a non-existent soul had stepped out and become a physical entity.
With flowing blond hair and deep, dark eyes, the ambitious master of the Hand of Fate let out a wild and violent laugh, and a bright blue ring gleamed on his palm!
"Hahahaha—this time, my steps—are deeper than the proud waves!!!"
Attentive players recognized that the man was holding the "Ring of Time"!
It was the "Ring of Time" that reversed this small patch of sky, but why did Su Ming'an's equipment suddenly appear in the hands of the long-lost Hui Mo? No one could figure it out at this moment.
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[Racial Transfer Potion (Purple Tier): "Leave it to me, I can handle it."]
【Spirit +5】
[Special Skill (Transfer): You can designate any person and, with their consent, obtain any equipment or item from them. This transfer is unaffected by weapon or item usage restrictions and is unaffected by time or space worldwide.]
[Note: You know what you're supposed to do, right?]
【…】
[Yamada Machiichi used a race-transfer potion, targeting Su Ming'an. His own strength was limited; only Su Ming'an might possess the necessary tools to destroy the Twin Seams.]
[(There is confusion here.)]
"Boom—!"
A mecha appeared before Yamada-cho.
This is the mecha he obtained from Su Ming'an. He is a member of the Machine Race and can perfectly pilot this mecha.
Under the cover of Dan Shuang and Siber, Yamada Machiichi slowly moved to the side of the mecha.
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At the moment he used the "racial transfer potion," Yamada Machiichi did indeed want a mecha from Su Ming'an so that he could successfully destroy the Twin Seams.
But just as he was about to click to use it, a transparent hand reached out.
—A male ghost emerged from the air, extending half of its transparent body, and grasped Yamada Machiichi's hand.
Its body was transparent, and even its facial features were indistinct. Yamada Machiichi jumped up in fright.
"I am Huimo," the man said. "Listen, we don't have much time. I have brought you what you asked for."
With a wave of his hand, a mech appeared in front of Yamada Machiichi; it was the Holy God Mech, the Master of Intelligence.
"This..." Yamada Machi was stunned. Where did this come from?
“You asked Li Ming for it, and it’s not just one mech,” Hui Mo said. “Such a powerful potion, and you only want one mech? You should ask Su Ming’an for his Time Ring now.”
Yamada Machi suddenly realized. Such a powerful potion transfer was indeed a waste to use on a mech. But the problem was he couldn't find a mech right now… Luckily, Huimo was so timely.
“You ran away with Ming’an’s body? I don’t believe you.” Yamada Machi shook his head. “What if you’re trying to trick Su Ming’an out of his Time Ring?”
“Tell Su Ming’an about the current situation yourself. Can your medicine convey messages? Let him decide! He’ll understand,” Hui Mo said.
Ten seconds later, the "Ring of Time" appeared in Hui Mo's hand.
"He lent it to you?" Yamada Machiichi asked.
“Hmm, this thing has been upgraded several times and is now equivalent to a small authority of Su Ming’an, inseparable from his soul. Its owner is still him; he just lent it to me.” Hui Mo pulled his head back into the gap, his figure quickly becoming transparent. “I’m leaving now; I need to hide at the anchor point. I can’t show myself yet.”
Before he disappeared, he turned his head and nodded to Yamada Machi.
"Very courageous, you are a hero."
Yamada Machiichi didn't understand who Huimo was, who Lü Shen was, or what Su Ming'an was doing... but he still cooperated with them to complete this step.
Machiichi Yamada slowly moved to the side of the mecha and sat down:
"If I can help you, if I can help you all... then it's alright, it's alright..."
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As Su Ming'an ascended, he faintly sensed a resonance with the "Ring of Time." He knew that the "ghost" Hui Mo was nearby. This guy had gone to great lengths to abandon his existence in order to escape observation, and now that he had found his opportunity, he needed to return at the most crucial moment.
For the previous thirteen rounds of the game at Origin Point, Hui Mo had been observing from the sidelines, but he had not appeared, precisely because he was waiting for a better opportunity to enter the sea.
Even though his heart was filled with anger over the deaths of the victims, Su Ming'an remained calm. He was used to anticipating all dangerous situations—he had anticipated that the Radiant Mother Goddess might resort to underhanded tactics, such as throwing him into some inescapable space if she couldn't defeat him head-on.
Therefore, he intentionally separated himself from the "Ring of Time," which could reverse time. After all, he already had the death rollback as a backup; if he was unable to return to the battlefield, at least there was another "small rollback" that could be used.
He had anticipated the possibility of being trapped by the Radiant Mother Goddess. After all, he was dealing with a goddess who had ruled for millions of years, and every detail had to be taken into account.
If this were to actually happen, Huimo would be able to emerge from the void with the "Ring of Time" and reverse the situation.
Fighting on two fronts!
In an instant, time in the sky reversed, and the eyes of the Radiant Mother Goddess reappeared in the sky.
After the "Ring of Time" is upgraded, it can rewind life. Su Ming'an wasn't entirely sure if he could rewind life to such a high level as the Radiant Mother, but he had the keen insight of a player—after the "Ring of Time" was upgraded, descriptions like "This skill can only rewind life below small level" and "This skill can only rewind life below medium level" disappeared. Logically, a new description should have appeared: "This skill can rewind life below high level."
One possibility is that the restrictions have indeed disappeared, and it's now possible to rewind any life. Another possibility is that the rewind level of the equipment is related to the wielder. Based on its usage at the Source, the second possibility is more likely. Therefore, when Su Ming'an becomes a Level One God, the "Ring of Time" should also be able to affect the Radiant Mother Goddess, who is also a Level One God. What gives him the most confidence is that the golden eye in the sky is not the Radiant Mother Goddess's physical form, but a projection.
Of course, he was also prepared for the possibility of his skill failing to be used. For example, the golden eyes might not be successfully recalled, and a group of people might charge up their aim only to miss, which would be quite embarrassing. No problem, he still had another trump card.
He must have confidence to dare to move forward.
Otherwise, if he were to slip and fall, not only him, but everyone would fall into the abyss with him.
To "rebel" in his search for the longest, most lucrative path... he must prepare all the necessary cards to secure his victory; this is the only way to be responsible to everyone. Only then can he sustain his enduring ambition and greed for his ideals.
The first player cannot lose.
"Swish, swish, swish—!"
The moment the golden eyes appeared, the nine god-level players moved.
"Klitschneider is too arrogant. He won't even let us fight his main body, only letting Su Ming'an fight. Now, at least let us fight the projection and secretly output some damage!" Anthony laughed heartily.
Behind him, the sky was swallowed by white mist, and the phantom of a colossus made of gears and copper pipes emerged. The gears formed a spine, the copper pipes wove muscles, and steam, like blood, surged through the transparent tubes. The colossus lowered its head, looking down into golden eyes—
A punch lands!
"boom--!!"
The deafening roar of gears and copper pipes caused the clouds to scatter and flee like a frightened herd of beasts. Shockwaves swept across the sky, tearing the clouds to shreds, and thick white fog filled the entire sky.
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[HP-172! (Projection Reduction! Rank Suppression!)]
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A three-digit number popped up, but compared to Anthony's grand pronouncements, it was like a lot of noise but little action. After all, the class advantage was too great, but the loss of health was already exciting enough.
The health bar in the air reappeared after this attack.
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[Radiant Mother Goddess's HP: 12%]
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12%.
Not 99%.
It's 12%.
Some people on the ground gasped, while others covered their mouths.
Just three minutes ago, he was at full health. Just three minutes ago, he had those golden, gigantic eyes that looked down upon all living beings. Just three minutes ago, he had that godlike demeanor that said, "You are all ants."
Now, only 12% remains.
This number was exhilarating, leaving countless people wide-eyed. Su Ming'an alone accounted for 88% of the damage output!?
Three minutes ago they saw it was 100%, but this time it's 12%.
"Come on...! We can deal damage too!" Behind Sherry, the phantom of wheat waves surged, and a giant scythe made of rice ears and sickles descended from the sky.
The long-charged attack struck the golden eyes, and where the scythe slashed, the golden light collapsed like waves of wheat, as if it had been cut open.
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[HP-102! (Projection reduction! Rank suppression!)]
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"Kritins, for those whose lives you have ruled—!!!" Behind Derrick, hundreds of chains emerged from the void, their golden surfaces covered with dense text, surging towards the golden eye like long snakes!
He roared, and the sword blade that had been gathering power in his hand shot out!
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[HP-127! (Projection reduction! Rank suppression!)]
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Eleven raised his index finger, and a torrent of energy surged around him.
Countless complex characters crawled onto the surface of the golden pupils, spreading like a virus. Wherever they passed, the gold faded, revealing a gray and white void.
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[HP-142! (Projection reduction! Rank suppression!)]
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“It seems that with a madman leading the way, even a group of people who only seek happiness will turn into madmen…” Lin Jiang pushed her hands forward.
A torrential downpour of light rained down on the golden eyes, striking them all at once, with a "hiss" sound, like red-hot iron falling into cold water.
Wherever the laser touched, the gold cracked.
The golden pupils twisted and deformed in the magma, like a piece of wax thrown into a fire.
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[HP-189! (Projection reduction! Rank suppression!)]
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"May my new god, Lord Su Ming'an, grant you rest..." Angel knelt on one knee, his palm pressed against the void, the power of the earth flowed upwards, the entire sky cracked like the ground, and scorching magma gushed from the cracks, spraying towards his pupils.
Like a reversed golden rain, the sky bursts into flames.
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[HP-181! (Projection reduction! Rank suppression!)]
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Meyani clasped her hands together, and countless ancient tree roots burst forth from the earth, intertwining in the air to form a giant hand that blotted out the sky.
The moment the photo was taken, the leaves grew wildly and bloomed into flowers never seen before, breathtakingly beautiful.
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[HP-127! (Projection reduction! Rank suppression!)]
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Angelica opened her third eye on her forehead, and an extremely thin ray pierced through the sky, turning the surrounding gold gray.
A tiny black dot appeared at the point of penetration.
The black spots began to spread.
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[HP-135! (Projection reduction! Rank suppression!)]
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Aiden spread his arms, his six wings burning pure white, and countless condensed sword blades rained down like a storm. He laughed loudly:
"For all those who didn't get to see this moment—charge!"
A torrent of swords rained down.
They pierced the golden eyes with a crisp sound, and where the sword tips touched, the gold began to crack, as fine as a spider web, echoing with the sharp whistling of metal rubbing together.
The pupils, pierced by the rain of swords, revealed countless faces.
Those were the faces of those who died in the war. Some were young, some were old, some were angry, some were calm. All the faces were looking at that eye, watching it being pierced by sword after sword, watching it finally begin to bleed.
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[HP-225! (Projection reduction! Rank suppression!)]
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The clouds and mist suddenly dissipated at that moment.
At a glance, the health bar at the top remained firmly fixed at 12%, and the all-out attack from the nine god-level players, which had been charging up for a long time, did not even cause a splash.
But after they finished unleashing their attacks, the numbers on their health bars suddenly trembled slightly.
Slowly... it changed from 12% to 11%.
Looking down, it turned out to be hundreds of millions of people on the ground using their respective skills to throw themselves into the sky, and dense numbers lit up, like a spectacular fireworks display.
[HP -4! (Critical Hit)]
[HP-2!]
[HP-1!]
[HP-2!]
[HP-1!]
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The vast majority of damage is 1, with only a few critical hits occasionally occurring, and many players' skill range is completely insufficient to reach them. But under this dense barrage of attacks, health is indeed decreasing.
The 1% drop in blood volume was extremely encouraging.
"Damn it, once the health bar is up, I'll kill even a god!" one of the players roared in the crowd.
—Then, three figures rose up.
Siber wielded a large black sword, slashing down from the center of the golden eye!
It was as if a pitch-black line had been cleaved out, and shockwaves spread outward from the point of contact, like ripples caused by a boulder thrown into a still lake, one ring after another, sweeping in all directions.
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[HP-821! (Critical Hit! Annihilation!)]
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"Roar--!"
Dan Shuang, now in dragon form, exhaled a blazing dragon breath, causing the space to seem to cave in wherever it touched.
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[HP -792! (Critical Hit! Dragon Breath! Fire Attribute Damage Reduction!)]
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Asagao opened her palm, which resembled a vortex, drawing in layers of green light from the golden eye, like a siphon, which flowed into her body in circles.
Life can give life to all things, and it can also take life back.
The cracks and black spots started to spread throughout the pupil.
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[HP-719! (Critical Hit! Life Drain!)]
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"Boom boom boom boom boom—!"
At the same time, Leslie, Agnes, Anchi, Sunset, and other players who returned from the Origin Point also had their eyes bombarded by attacks.
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[HP-87!]
[HP-102!]
[HP-98!]
[HP-128!]
[HP-78!]
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The numbers jumped up in a dense array, all the attacks were already fully charged, and everything happened in two or three seconds.
So fast that it was as if the blink of an eye had passed in the previous second, and the next second, countless beams of light, giant palms, dragon breath, blade winds, beams of light, and rain of swords of various colors all blasted at it!
The eye had just opened and realized it had been swept back to shore when it was greeted with this "super gift"!
It immediately closed its eyelids, ready to flee—
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[HP-12321! (Critical Hit! Light Attribute! Fire Attribute! Divine Power Burst!)]
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An incredibly terrifying five-digit damage output, standing out among a bunch of 0 and 1 damage!
Her black hair flowed freely, and her golden eyes shone brightly.
The cloud-top city god, with wings spread high, turned his body into fire and rushed towards the pupil, piercing through it in an instant!
The flames exploded with a bang half a second later, bursting out from inside the pupil, with light and fire scattering wildly in all directions, like a refreshing rain of light.
The torn clouds turned into a torrential downpour. Before the raindrops could even kiss the earth, they were evaporated into vapor by the residual heat, like a reversed diamond rain, drifting upwards in all directions.
The sky became clearer than ever before at this moment.
Su Lin raised her eyes and gazed at:
"...I don't like the sun being too bright."
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"...Goodbye." Su Ming'an drew his sword and slashed horizontally!
"Ugh...!!!"
The illusory figure that could not have caused any harm before solidified in an instant; Kritsens was injured. The damage inflicted on Him by the people on the ground "five minutes ago," through causal connection, had caused injury to His body at this moment.
Su Ming'an seized the opportunity and slashed out with his sword. The golden flames left by Su Lin on his body were still burning.
The injuries inflicted on Su Lin and the others "five minutes ago" will be dealt with by Su Ming'an "five minutes later"!
Although the two sides were in completely unconnected spaces—Su Lin and the others on the ground, and Su Ming'an in the white creation mode—they achieved a tacit understanding as if they were on the same battlefield through the five-minute reversal of the "Ring of Time".
As Kritsens was about to attack Su Ming'an, Su Lin and the others launched a sudden, coordinated attack. New injuries appeared on him, causing a momentary lapse in concentration, before Su Ming'an could deliver a devastating blow. When he attempted to unleash a thunderous attack on Su Lin and the others, Su Ming'an's relentless assault left him unable to defend himself.
"—We're fighting on two fronts!"
Repeatedly "travel" between the past and the future, defeating the enemy at various points in time and intensifying the attack!
Unfortunately, the Ring of Time can only rewind once at present. If it could rewind four or five times, it could be divided into four or five battlefields, allowing for attacks on the enemy at different points in time.
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[10%]
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Lu Shu raised his sickle and slashed down fiercely.
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[HP-3821! (Critical Hit! Divine Power Burst!)]
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[9%]
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"I can't point a blade at Him, probably because of my identity, but I can heal..." Lin Yin closed her eyes, and a glow shone in her palm. This was also her job.
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[8%]
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"Your Highness... you fly so high..." Evelyn waved a red ribbon, her body bursting with demonic energy.
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[7%]
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"Let's do it! Quick! Rush time! Everyone, use potions and maximize damage!" On the ground, raid leaders were giving orders like mad bulls. The people were yelling in frustration.
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[6%]
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A magnificent golden light covered the entire sky.
Just five seconds after the clock struck midnight, people reduced their health bars from 12% to 6% in a mere five seconds.
"Are you going to perish together, Klitschko?" Su Ming'an murmured.
Creation cannot defy its creator. The Radiant Mother, in collaboration with the Seventh Seat, overlays Rovasa with an erroneous timeline; her identity is almost indistinguishable from that of the Creator. If she were to ignite this world…
Every second counts, and Su Ming'an understands that the reason Klitschko hasn't done so is because he believes he will win and doesn't want to destroy the utopia he created with his own hands. But if he senses he's about to lose, he might initiate self-destruction. He'd rather destroy this place than lose his life.
In ten seconds, just ten seconds, Su Ming'an could win this final battle, launch the final vote, and bring everyone home. But in just five seconds, He decided to fight to the death.
Thoughts raced faster than lightning; Su Ming'an acted decisively, activating all three powers simultaneously—
This is his strongest move to date, even stronger than the combo of "Noah's Chain + Yellow Rose Lock + Devouring Claw".
A pure white light flowed through his palm.
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[Active Skill [World Fades]: After reducing your health to 1 point, transform into a maw that devours enemies within its range. Depending on the body part you devour, it deals at least 20%-100% of the target's health as damage. No cooldown, costs 500 Emotion Points per use.]
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The blade emitted a soft, shimmering light.
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[Devour Domain: By activating the "Devour" authority, you can manipulate it at any time to transform into the "Pale Jade Tree" form, covering your entire domain. Targets attacked by you will have their nutrients drained. You can cancel the "Pale Jade Tree" form at any time.]
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The black of his pupils grew even deeper.
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[Active Skill [Instant Death Gaze]: When activated, your eyes turn pure black, and all living beings under your gaze will continuously be subject to instant death checks. A successful check results in immediate death, while a failed check inflicts a certain amount of dark-type damage. No cooldown, no cost. You are also subject to this check while the skill is active. (The success rate of the check is inversely proportional to your understanding of death.)]
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The suddenly opened maw of devouring flesh lunged toward the Radiant Mother Goddess!
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Outside, in the sky.
Upon noticing the sudden change in the sky, Lü Shu immediately realized that the Radiant Mother Goddess intended to perish together with everyone else.
"Attack with all your might!" Lu Shu roared.
The men drew their swords and charged. It was a fight to the death; there was no time for argument. Since Lü Shu had said they would fight, they continued!
In that instant, they suddenly saw a huge health bar in the sky—
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[0%]
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A striking number stood there.
Su Ming'an's "World Fades" skill reduced the last bit of health of the Radiant Mother Goddess.
The skill description states "deals damage equal to 20%-100% of the opponent's health," based on the opponent's current health. Combined with the three powers, Su Ming'an's final strike successfully depleted His health bar.
The world fell silent the moment that number appeared.
The golden pupils froze in the sky, cracks spreading outwards from the center—
"Splash... splash... splash..."
Like a thin sheet of ice pierced by sunlight, golden fragments began to peel off from the edge of the pupil, one, two, three... faster and faster, until the entire sky was filled with golden specks of light.
The golden creation began to crumble. In the sky, twelve enormous angels with three pairs of wings of light on their backs gradually became transparent.
The golden buildings of Rovasa, covered with divine symbols, were cracked as cracks spread along the statues, golden tiles peeled off one by one, and the dome collapsed with a crash.
One by one, the gold color faded from the buildings, revealing their true appearance.
Some are ordinary houses, some are abandoned churches, and some are ruins overgrown with weeds—they were originally these kinds of things, only covered with a layer of false glory by divine power.
moss.
crack.
Signs of wear and tear.
Wild grass stubbornly peeking out from the cracks in the rocks.
With each increase in transparency, something new emerges from behind, and the world is gradually revealing its true form. Blue spreads around the sun; closer to the sun, it is a light blue with a touch of warm off-white; further away, it is a clear sky blue, like a piece of washed silk.
The mountains trembled, the rivers flowed again, the ocean rippled, and the waves crashed against the shore, splashing up white foam.
This moment.
The whole world...
It was as if I had awakened from a long slumber.
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