——Defeat the bizarre calamity, save humanity, Divinity +30000

Rod widened his eyes, almost unable to believe what he saw.

Yet he had to believe this was the culmination of all his battles, the result of all his torment for so long. All his efforts had not been in vain; all his painstaking work transformed into golden light at this moment, merging into the dream realm.

In an instant, his divinity had soared to 55,000!

This is the highest peak, beyond his imagination.

With so much divinity, what giant star could not be ignited? What could possibly stop him?

The joy in Rod’s heart was erupting like a volcano, unstoppable. But he was not carried away; he knew there was much more to be done now.

Although the bizarre calamity had ended and the King’s crisis had passed, the great disaster was not over. The pollution of the starry sky was still descending, the concentration of black fog was still rising. They must seize this opportunity to prepare quickly for the upcoming "winter".

"Horus!"

A cry of sorrow arose from the crowd, and Rod turned to look, only to find the Archbishop’s soul had turned all black. Although the sedimentation of corrupted humanity had ended and was sealed inside the Soul Altar along with the soul of humanity demon, the corruption Horus suffered had already penetrated deep into his soul.

But even without corruption, he burned his soul, an irreversible act, just like Kai.

Once the soul begins to burn, it means its structure has collapsed, and all its potential is released at this moment.

Rod’s heart became heavy, and he said in a low voice, "Archbishop, you didn’t need to do that. My power at the time was almost enough to pierce the spiritual defense of the human demon, just slightly short."

Horus gently shook his head without speaking, his gaze scanning the crowd as if searching for something.

"Archbishop, the matter of the Human Demon Tomb is not your fault... Fate shows it’s a predetermined trajectory..."

Horus interrupted him, "No, even if the bizarre calamity was destined to come, without me, Kai wouldn’t have died."

Rod was choked up; yes, if Horus hadn’t undone the sealing, how could they have been trapped by the human demon, and why would Kai have had to exhaust himself to cover their escape?

However, if Kai hadn’t exhausted himself, how could his Eternal Statue have become so strong, strong enough to nearly match the level of the Ancient Sun God’s greatness?

At this moment, Kai’s Eternal Statue had ended, and Rod had long returned to normal, realizing that it was Kai’s final sacrifice that allowed him to fully master the soul ripple of the Ancient Sun God and further command the power of Sun Source Law.

And without Kai’s Eternal Statue, this battle could not have been won.

"But Horus, you just received the legacy of the Holy King, to fall like this is an enormous loss for humanity..."

Horus said calmly, "No need to worry."

His gaze fixed, having found his target, he walked briskly over.

Rod turned his head to look, finding it was Tai Luo. Before the battle began, Rod helped him complete his advancement, thus allowing his participation in this battle. However, with his strength, he was not capable of confronting the human demon directly, only able to move with the main force to slay the madman.

Horus approached him, while Tai Luo had not yet awakened from the coma of the Mad Crown.

He extended his finger, carefully suspending it above Tai Luo’s brow, without making contact.

Suddenly, the power of Bright Light rapidly contracted, and a shimmering point of light dropped from Horus’s finger.

Rod’s eyes widened; wasn’t this the legacy left to him by the King of Bright Light?

The Light Grain merged into Tai Luo’s soul, perfectly integrating into his soul body.

In the dream realm, the Book of Knowledge exclaimed, "That Light Grain is a carrier similar to the soul ripple! The King of Bright Light bestowed the power of Bright Light to Horus, and Horus infused all his Bright Light Power into the Light Grain and gave it to Tai Luo!"

Rod’s heart trembled, momentarily at a loss for words.

Horus stood and seemed relieved.

"Tai Luo’s characteristic is the Light Giant, most closely akin to Bright Light, and the person most likely to bear the legacy of the King of Bright Light. I hope he can utilize this power more effectively than I did."

He walked toward Rod, extending his hand to place several items into Rod’s palm.

Rod looked down and found that it was "Active Blood" and "Active Spirituality". He didn’t know when Horus had squeezed his life and soul, extracting the essence within.

Without using the forced pressure of the Sacrifice, it’s incredibly dangerous, yet he managed to complete it forcibly!

Horus said with a hint of regret, "Sorry, I only have this much left. Some of my life and soul were too polluted to extract."

Rod stared at the items in disbelief; the "Active Blood" and "Active Spirituality" each exceeded 13 portions.

Shockingly, it was more than he had!

The Book of Knowledge whispered, "At the point of exhaustion, his strength became even greater, thus squeezing out more essence."

"But how did you know..." Rod said incredulously.

Horus smiled lightly, "Did you forget? You told us about your final technique."

Rod suddenly recalled that he had indeed mentioned the abilities of Sacrifice to them, albeit briefly. Little did he expect Horus to remember.

In a flash, Rod understood the meaning behind Horus’s eyes upon awakening—at that moment, he had already resolved to atone with his life.

Deprived of all power, Horus rapidly weakened, his soul began dispersing, his face lined with wrinkles, yet still smiling, his cloudy gaze full of mirth, a kind of joy he never before expressed, relieved and liberated.

"Ah, finally it’s over, my wasted life..."

Accompanied by a long exhale, he turned into a pile of ashes.

The fire within his soul burned away the corruption, allowing him to depart the world with human dignity.