Lu Cang retreated to the sidelines behind Yacaticto, with no intention of participating in the battle between the two.

There is no need for me to participate; the supreme human emperor before me does not need any help.

Mansa stood rooted to the spot, the entire dark hall now as bright as day, and she was unable to use any of her abilities.

All attacks hidden in the darkness have nowhere to hide.

Their strengths in sealing and concealment were completely suppressed and rendered unusable.

In the illusory world, being restrained is a terrifying thing.

Throughout his journey, Lu Cang has led the Godslayer Guild to overcome challenges of higher levels and achieve victories against stronger opponents, all based on the principle of establishing an advantage and exploiting weaknesses.

Even when at a disadvantage, by exploiting the balance of power and weaknesses, one can defeat an enemy who is hundreds of times stronger than oneself.

Mansha is now facing an opponent many times stronger than herself, and is being completely suppressed.

Mansha was about to raise her hand.

The ball of light floating beside Yacaticto suddenly lit up, and a burst of colorful light shot through it!

The light pierced through Mansa, completely transforming her right hand into light.

Mansa gazed at Yacaticto, who was only a few dozen meters away from her.

The barrier separated her from Yacaticto, and she had no way to harm Lu Cang in the slightest.

No matter what cards she's hiding, they won't be of any use at this point.

This is also where luck and terror lie.

Jacaticto doesn't need to know what his opponent's cards are.

Everything is random.

It's so random that even hidden trump cards can be countered by random skills.

There was no way to go to heaven, and no way to go to hell.

There's no escaping it.

The space has been completely sealed off.

Mansa was completely relieved.

"Lord Yacaticto, it would be my honor to die by your hand."

"It's a pity that I can't accompany you to the upper realm."

“I haven’t completely broken the seal. You are the only one in the entire human race who can complete the seal, but it will probably take you quite a bit of time.”

"If you are lucky enough, perhaps some of the human race's flame can survive."

"You will always remember me, Lord Yacaticto."

The Night Emperor gave a helpless smile and gave up all resistance.

She was powerless to resist.

The right hand, which had just been photolyzed, showed absolutely no signs of recovery.

A hint of reluctance flashed in Yacaticto's eyes, but the next second, thousands of golden and red threads intertwined and slashed across the Night Emperor's neck.

Beheading.

The moment the countless threads tightened, the Night Emperor's head was severed and fell off.

Yacaticto showed no mercy and swiftly killed the Night Emperor.

This was a battle where the odds were extremely stacked against each other, and Mansa had no chance to fight back from beginning to end.

However, Mansa did not intend to resist.

What good will resistance do?

Should we kill Yacaticto, or run away? If we run away, where can we run to?

Besides, how could one escape from her?

Mansa's remains lay on the ground.

The entire battle lasted less than half a minute.

Yacaticto conjured a crystal coffin and placed Mansa's remains inside. A black letter fell from Mansa's body.

Greetings, Your Excellency Yacaticto

By the time you receive this letter, I may already be dead at your hands.

But I don't regret it, because I have fulfilled the biggest dream of my life.

【I'm sorry, Lord Yacaticto, I cannot understand your deep feelings for humanity. I have no emotional connection to humanity whatsoever. Rather, I feel it's a tragedy to be human, a tragedy to survive as such a weak race.】

I often browse through the records about the superior races in the forbidden library. Seeing those records fills me with envy and incomprehension. Why aren't you a superior race? If you didn't need to carry the burden of humanity, if you weren't a weak human, how great would you be?

[In the more than three hundred years since I assumed the throne of the Night Emperor, I have never seen you leave the Palace of the Human Emperor. I have heard that you have lived in this palace for thousands of years. You often tell me about things from long ago, about the scenery you saw before you became the Human Emperor. I hear nostalgia in your voice, and a longing for freedom.]

【I apologize, Lord Yacaticto. This decision was made for you without my consent. Whether you resent me or despise me, I only hope that you can have a brighter future. I think the good fortune that favors you probably thinks the same way.】

[Lord Yacaticto, after you initiate the Heaven-Breaking Ritual, the passage from top to bottom will open. The seal can only be repaired after the Heaven-Breaking Ritual is initiated. If you wish to repair the seal, you will be unable to go anywhere.]

Therefore, Lord Yacaticto, I think I have won.

Jacaticto glanced at the letter, a soft light flickering in his eyes, but he showed no sadness.

"Sky, you're right."

“Mansa betrayed humanity.”

Yacaticto spoke calmly, as if she hadn't killed anyone and the Night King hadn't betrayed her, as if she were merely an observer of the story, not a participant.

Everything was so calm and peaceful.

Yacaticto didn't pause for a second to process Mansha's message and continued, "The Skybreaker Project isn't going as smoothly as I expected."

The original plan to break through the heavens only required opening a passage to reach the upper realm.

"If what Mansa said is true, once the Skybreaker Plan is implemented, it will no longer open a one-way channel, but a two-way channel."

"After the Heaven-Breaking Ceremony is initiated, the superior races will be able to descend."

This is Mansa's plan.

Whether she is alive or not is no longer important. As long as the upper realms descend and annihilate humanity, Yacaticto will be freed.

Lu Cang added, "She only broke part of the seal, and this seal can be repaired. If you try to maintain the seal, the superior race will not be able to continue."

"That was actually her intention from the beginning—to have you repair the seal,"

"That way... you won't be able to participate in the war, and you'll be able to survive safely."

Lu Cang had experienced these things once in his previous life, so he already knew what would happen.

Mansa's calculations were meticulous, step by step.

They secretly supported the Skybreaker Plan, contacted the higher races to influence the outcome, and gave Yacaticto a reason not to participate in the war.

The ritual to break the heavens requires a presiding person, and the best person to do that is none other than Yakatikto.

And the one who repairs the seal must be Yacaticto.

As long as she doesn't actively participate in the battle, she will definitely not be in any danger to her life, thanks to her good fortune.

If humanity actively joins the war and fails to repair the seal, the situation will not improve; it will only worsen.

Seriously, I've been completely outmaneuvered.

From a purely luck-based perspective, Jacatico is a pure beneficiary.

Mansa perfectly avoided the interference of luck, and in some ways, luck may have even helped Mansa a lot.

The complexity of the situation now made Jacaticto shake his head.

"Azure Sky, you're the representative of the adventurers' side, right? What do you think we should do now?"

Yacaticto remained calm and instead asked Lu Cang for advice.

Upon hearing this, Lu Cang presented the resolution proposal from the Vito Kingdom.

"This is a proposal from the Kingdom of Vito. I am here to submit this proposal."

"Based on the voting results of the Human Race's proposal, the Sky-Breaking Proposal has been passed, and the Sky-Breaking Plan should be implemented."

Yacaticto glanced at the golden bill in Lu Cang's hand and understood what Lu Cang meant.

"You mean, Project Breakthrough, or should we continue?"

"Okay, continue."

"However, we must be prepared to face the enemy."

"You go and maintain the stability of the seal, and we will deal with the other enemies."

One enemy is the myriad races of the lower realms.

All races that do not support the Heaven-Breaking Proposal will try every means to stop the human race, and war will inevitably break out.

The other enemy is the guardian of the lower realm after the Heaven-Breaking Plan was launched.

These guardians are the protectors of the seal of heaven and earth.

To break through the heavens, all the guardians must be killed. There are quite a few guardians, including some who are demigods, and they are not people that ordinary people can deal with.

Another enemy is the higher races that are eyeing the lower realms.

Based on Lu Cang's experience in his previous life.

Even with Yacaticto repairing the seal and maintaining its stability, a small number of superior races will still descend into the lower realm during the Skybreaker Project.

There were approximately a dozen people in total.

However, this group of more than ten people is not as simple as the one that the brave and fearless warrior fought against Roysterman.

Those who descended from here were all beings whose names were listed on the rankings of the superior races.

Their ability to descend to the mortal realm was thanks to Mansa, and according to the terms of the contract between the two parties, their first target after descending to the mortal realm was also the human race.

In this situation, the human race is facing attacks from both sides.

Yacaticto must preside over the ceremony and maintain the seal; he cannot participate in the battle.

The Night Emperor has betrayed his country and is dead.

On the front lines of the human battlefield, only the Day Emperor was facing the enemy.

The remaining human forces are indeed in a precarious situation, facing immense difficulties in dealing with such a large battlefield.

Lu Cang touched the crystal tower in the center. This crystal tower was the tool that Mansha used to communicate with the upper realm.

Lu Cang put the crystal tower into his backpack.

Apart from that, there was only a purple crystal left in the hall, which contained the flower of the goddess of beauty.

Lu Cang walked to the purple crystal, broke it, and took out the Goddess of Beauty: "Yakatico, can I have this?"

"Yes, that's fine."

Yacaticto asked again, "Is it what Xin Jueyue wanted?"

"right."

"I had a pretty good idea of ​​that."

"Give it to her, but in exchange, we need their help in this battle."

The human race's fighting strength is severely insufficient.

If two more demigods could join the battle at this point, the situation would be much more optimistic.

For Yacaticto, the two sisters' stance has always been ambiguous; although they are human, they never participate in anything related to humans.

"Yes, no problem, we will participate in the war."