When the plot-skips players into the game world-Chapter 1261 - 537: World Upgrade!

The intense radiance finally pierced through the darkness.

When the array of Lost Paradise behind Aiwass dissipated, the Fallen Celestial Marshal was already fragmented.

His body lost all its radiance and shattered into fragments no larger than a fingernail. Yet even so, he still retained the last trace of life—

—because at this moment, the Fallen Celestial Marshal had become a "treasure chest."

With the death of the Fallen Celestial Marshal, the Tail-Biting Ring Ceremony was significantly completed.

Purple runes previously hidden appeared across the Star Antimony, turning into dust and dissipating into the air.

The territory of the deep purple Demon Country rapidly contracted—from a vast range covering the entire Star Antimony, it was steadily drawing inwards.

When the tangible purple field spread to the bodies of those demons, regardless of what they were doing, their state, or location... they all turned into dust and vanished.

The demons were completely sent back to the Dream Realm.

"—Any last words?"

The field continued to rapidly contract—and at this moment, Aiwass flew up to the Fallen Celestial Marshal and softly asked: "If you die from the Tail-Biting Ring Ceremony, you probably won’t resurrect in the Dream Realm. That means, this is true death." freewebnøvel.coɱ

Crackling.

Crashing—

As the Fallen Celestial Marshal slightly opened his mouth, his body crumbled like clumped soil, bursting into dust and smoke.

"...Snake..."

He stared at Aiwass intently, slowly uttering a syllable.

"Wrong."

Aiwass shook his head slightly: "I am not the snake. Just as you are not Lucifer."

The Fallen Celestial Marshal nodded slightly.

Even such a small movement intensified the collapse of his body. With the nod, one cheek had already turned to dust, and his limbs, along with the six wings behind him, began collapsing and dissipating, turning into fine yellow sand drifting away in the wind.

As the collapse reached the nose, the Fallen Celestial Marshal was left with only one eye, one mouth, one ear.

With the mouth that was collapsing, he spoke, extremely slowly and clearly, one word at a time:

"...Kill...the snake..."

"Ah, I will."

Aiwass nodded in agreement as if it were natural.

He looked at the Fallen Celestial Marshal: "Is this your last wish then."

Even until the end, he harbored hatred as he dissipated. That was an animosity that would not fade even in death.

The Fallen Celestial Marshal slowly closed his mouth, silent. Awaiting his annihilation.

—For besides this, he had nothing more to say.

Only in that one remaining, drooping eye, apart from spite and hatred... there was a hint of sorrow.

As if he did not want to see Aiwass, he closed his eyes.

Completely disappeared.

Yet within the chest cavity of the Fallen Celestial Marshal, a black rhomboid crystal quietly floated. It seemed like a black quadrilateral prism... like a black cube glued between two black pyramids.

The purple radiance continued contracting, becoming more intense towards the center—as it swiftly passed through the bodies of the allied soldiers, the emotions disturbed by the corrupt will immediately returned to their original states.

They stood dazed, looking at each other, some unbelievingly gazing at their own hands.

A few seconds later, the halo finally contracted to the battlefield—

It contracted all the way into the interior of the black crystal.

And at this moment, on every surface of the quietly suspended black crystal, purple runes began to emerge and start to tremble gradually.

At the moment when runes clearly appeared on every surface, it suddenly shattered!

Because it wasn’t a death in the Dream Realm, the authority wasn’t transferred, nor preserved.

Which means, the concept of [Fall] would continue to exist in the Material Realm... and this world would no longer give birth to another [Fallen Celestial Marshal]!

The Source River Power monopolized by the Celestial Marshal was returned to the world!

In an instant, a devastatingly radical purple-black nova exploded outward with the speed ten times greater than its onset!

If viewed from high up, one could see a purple-black circular ripple spreading from here—covering the whole world!

As the ripple passed by Aiwass, in his ears, it seemed like he heard the sound of a door opening.

Like the sound made when turning a key.

Aiwass’s heart opened a door.

—It was the transcendental door called "Possibility"!

Even without anyone telling him, suddenly he comprehended this information—beyond the Path of Transcendence lies a limit one level higher than other paths!

This intelligence surfaced in the minds of all Transcenders.

At the same time, in Avalon.

The son of the Great Guardian, clad in black armor and holding a sharp blade, silently stood outside an underground casino, seemingly waiting for someone to emerge.

A purple light whistled past, startling him so much that he nearly lost his grip on the blade.

Hayna, dressed in casual clothes, was laughing and chatting with her classmates at the Iris Flower Restaurant, Aiwass’s favorite spot. The purple light flashed by, startling her to the point she stood up abruptly, knocking the coffee on the table to the ground.

While resting and reading in the military camp, Zhu Tang suddenly froze and involuntarily exclaimed, "What the hell?!"

On the Southern Continent, Professor Laximi, wearing a wide-brimmed white hat, leisurely strolled through his newly purchased coffee farm when his footsteps suddenly paused...

At this very moment, every Transcender worldwide simultaneously realized the same thing—

They sensed the demise of the Fallen Celestial Marshal, and— the limits of transcendence were revealed at this moment!

Meanwhile, all other Path Transcendents felt the resonance between the Path Power and their souls growing clearer... The difficulty of ascension had significantly lessened! What might have once taken years to achieve in energy accumulation might now take only months!

As that radiance spread across the world, a voice as resonant as a grand bell echoed from the clouds:

[The limits of transcendence have been surpassed; the Material Realm is about to ascend—]

Without a doubt, it was the voice of the Hourglass.

The announcement by the Hourglass acknowledged the miracles performed by Aiwass.

Transcender or not—every Transcendent received new information in their minds simultaneously.

It was like hearing "script information" during an ascension ceremony—

[From today onwards, the difficulty of ascending to the Fourth Level, Fifth Power Level, and Sixth Power Level has been reduced by one energy level]

[Apart from the ascension ceremony to the Sixth Power Level, no "truth" level difficulty will appear]

[The transcendence path to the Seventh Level ascension ceremony will be conducted independently as the Lunar Eclipse Ceremony]

[The Power of Transcendence is in full boil, and the nine rivers of the Path grow even more turbulent—]

[From today onwards, the difficulty of becoming a Transcendent has decreased, and the rate of Path Power accumulation and the probability of losing control for levels below the Sixth Power Level are expected to triple]

[The barrier between the Dream Realm and the Material Realm has weakened, so Fourth Level Phantom Demons may enter the Material Realm without being summoned]

[——The Balance Law has been updated, and a new balance point established]

The voice of the Hourglass faded.

Saint John’s delighted and gentle voice emerged: "I’ve heard that in the past, the Hourglass only announced new laws twice... We’ve truly witnessed an era! No, we should say ——we’ve created a new era!"

——I suspect that the elder may come out to read the "version update announcement" a lot more in the future.

Aiwass mused.

This is not the end, but the beginning. The Tail-Biting Ring Ceremony will not easily stop...

At this moment, Saint John’s body was still burning.

It was the still unfolding of the [Ultimate Sacrifice].

The battle ended too quickly, leaving Saint John with no time to die... This could be considered a good thing; at least she could hear the voice of the Hourglass’s laws in the Material Realm, not missing this "once in a millennium" rare opportunity.

Watching the burning Saint John, Aiwass felt a tinge of envy.

For a true Contributor, this was the best possible ending.

To sacrifice for the world, to dedicate for sacrifice... With such a great feat of saving the world, she would enter the Dream Realm.

She was sure to ascend as a Candle Saint—perhaps even in the midst of this transcendent flood, to ascend to Celestial Marshal!

Without overthinking, she only needed to wholeheartedly fulfill her initial Path. Thus, she could reach the happy endpoint, stepping into eternity within the light.

Such a simple life... how wonderful.

"Goodbye, Aiwass. I’m so happy... not to die old and unfulfilled..."

Saint John suddenly embraced him: "If you think of me later, you can call my name. I will try to respond to your call as soon as possible! Thank you so much... for letting me be part of this epic."

"Goodbye, Ruo’an."

Aiwass softly bid farewell.

Then, Saint John, smiling, embraced each teammate one by one and bid them farewell.

The only unfortunate thing was that she couldn’t say goodbye to Ligeia.

Because after the battle ended, Ligeia’s body immediately twisted and pulled together into a semi-human-sized silvery white giant egg. Saint John could only touch the egg and whisper something to her, though Ligeia could not respond.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Saint John breathed a sigh of relief.

Luckily, the time was sufficient—to bid farewell to each person.

"I bless you all, my friends! I bless all of you!"

Saint John’s voice grew a little louder, yet remained gentle: "You will surely achieve your wishes—"

Amidst the growing intense light, she burned completely out.

Transforming into a ball of light, she soared into the sky.

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