Before Shen Wuyue could answer Jun Chenlan's question, a golden light descended from the sky. In that instant, the world seemed to welcome its arrival. Everything was bursting with life. Birds sang, dragons roared, and all living things couldn't help but offer the most solemn welcome to this golden figure.

He floated in mid-air at the same height as Quan Ji, his whole body enveloped in golden light, obscuring his appearance and everything about him.

However, Kwon Ji recognized who the person in front of her was at a glance.

"The Way of Heaven..."

The Heavenly Dao is the one that holds all the rules in the myriad realms, transcending the true nature of all things and acting as the maintainer of order.

Quan Ji recognized "Heavenly Dao" at a glance, showing no surprise whatsoever, as if it were all perfectly natural. He simply asked in his emotionless, androgynous voice, "The heart of the Noah World, the only true god of this world, you already know, don't you? The final trial to achieve the Holy Kingdom."

"..."

Quan Ji remained silent for a moment, then nodded.

The moment she regained her strength, she already knew what it took to build a holy kingdom.

The Way of Heaven said, "It's not too late to regret it now."

Quan Ji smiled with relief: "Why should I regret it? We've come this far."

"Heavenly Dao" paused for a moment: "So your answer is—"

Without hesitation, Quan Ji replied, "Face it, accept it."

The "Heavenly Dao" merely protects all the heavens and myriad realms; it has no emotions. Its appearance is merely a casual inquiry along the way.

"In that case, let's begin."

The group of people below were puzzled, wondering what the two were talking about, and were full of curiosity.

However, at that very moment, that ancient voice once again resounded throughout the entire Noah continent.

"Noah's World Proves its Holy Kingdom Status: The Third Trial, The Source of the Holy Kingdom!"

"Quan Ji, Queen of the Noah World, please make your choice!"

"The Holy Kingdom is the most sacred and holy, where all evils are eliminated and nothing is invincible. The widowed, orphaned, childless, disabled, and sick are all cared for, and men have their roles and women have their homes."

"Goods are not hoarded because people dislike them being left to rot on the ground; labor is not wasted because people dislike them not being used. Therefore, conspiracies do not arise, theft and rebellion do not occur, and outer doors are not closed."

"The people of the Holy Kingdom are all saints, their talents are inexhaustible, and their beauty is unparalleled. However, to maintain its operation, an endless order is required... The monarch of the Holy Kingdom of Noah, the heart of the Noah Continent, would you be willing to disintegrate yourself and transform into mountains, rivers, flowers, trees, and grasses to maintain the Noah order, maintain the Noah rules, and be with Noah!"

The sound struck everyone like a thunderbolt, instantly stirring up a torrent of emotions within them!

"The final test to establish the Holy Kingdom... is to sacrifice the young lady?!"

"No...no, the young lady absolutely cannot be sacrificed! The young lady has done so much for this world, she is our faith, our goddess, so many people have already sacrificed themselves...enough is enough!!"

"Let no more people sacrifice themselves... Young lady, it doesn't matter if it's not the Holy Kingdom, it's fine as it is... We are all willing to give everything for the Holy Glory Empire!"

A devastating battle has united the hearts of everyone on the Noah Continent; they are unwilling to see anyone else sacrificed.

However, they would never know that once the Holy Kingdom's investiture ceremony began, there would only be two possible outcomes.

First, the Holy Kingdom was established, becoming the pinnacle of all heavens.

Second, if it fails, the world will perish.

Countless worlds have long met the conditions for becoming holy kingdoms, but why do they dare not do so?

That is, no one dares to be certain, and no one dares to take the risk.

At that moment, Jun Chenlan's mind was not at peace.

The moon goddess behind him said:

"The third test is to sacrifice the one who is assumed by the rules to be the monarch of this world, to become the true heart of the world... no longer possessing life, existing alongside every corner of the world."

"There is only one outcome if the Holy Kingdom fails to be established: the entire world will fall and become one of the particles in the universe, and no one will remember that it ever existed."

"We have no way out."

Kannazuki's voice was hoarse and weary, filled with a deep and uncontrollable sorrow.

The god who always remained calm and gentle acknowledged fate and admitted that those he couldn't protect before, he couldn't protect now either.

In that instant, Jun Chenlan's eyes turned completely red. Emotions overwhelmed his reason, causing him to rush madly into the conversation between Quan Ji and "Heavenly Dao".

He roared uncontrollably, "No!!"

He teleported behind Quan Ji, looking at her with tears in his eyes: "No... Quan Ji, no, isn't there any other way? Does it have to be like this..."

Quan Ji looked at Jun Chenlan in front of her. He was already sobbing uncontrollably, his face flushed red, showing no trace of the cold demeanor he had when they first met.

From the Imperial Star onwards, he was as cold as a block of ice, unlike the gentleness of Shen Wuyue, and was a boring person.

However, this boring person made the "Emperor" feel challenged, crossing his bottom line time and time again, angering him, watching him tear off his cold disguise, and finally seeing him furious but powerless.

Later, she gradually discovered that this cold person always liked to do things that didn't fit his public image, such as cooking, taking care of small animals, and secretly doing many things for her, but always without saying a word.

Over time, she fell in love with this big block of ice that was different inside from out.

Who would have thought that after being reincarnated, the big ice block would be completely different from its previous life, becoming a shy and inarticulate person with deep feelings.

She witnessed his pride, his vows, his doubts... Looking back, they had been through so much.

Quan Ji didn't know how to comfort him, so she simply reached out and touched his cheek, wiping away his tears. She felt an unprecedented sense of magnanimity.

The "Heavenly Dao" beside them seemed to glance at them and said, "It's not that there's no way out. Gods are a kind of order. Even if the world is destroyed, they can still be free. Now you can choose to give up... Do you give up the world and travel through the heavens with your friends, or sacrifice everything to obtain a holy kingdom with an uncertain future?"

At that moment, Jun Chenlan even had a fleeting moment of madness, wanting Quan Ji to make that choice. But after realizing that his thoughts were selfish and despicable, he couldn't bring himself to say it.

He was selfish and despicable, but the person he loved was always someone with great love and kindness.

Quan Ji could read Jun Chenlan's mind. She simply continued to touch Jun Chenlan's face, looking at every blade of grass, every flower, every tree, every person, every object, and every holy spirit on the ground.

They all looked up at her.

Her eyes held a hint of tenderness and love.

"Lan, if gods can live on, what about our people?"

This one sentence silenced Jun Chenlan's thousand words.

He loved God, the true God who loved all mankind.