August 2nd, Year 9 of the Reincarnation Calendar.
After the meeting, Jiang Yan handed over all the follow-up matters to Anna, Li Miaolin and others, and then flashed to a quiet place in Holy Spirit City.
The gods of the neutral pantheons who came to the Holy Realm had already sworn allegiance to him, which means that the prerequisite quest for the previous Supreme Advancement quest had been completed.
He silently communicated with all realms in his heart.
"Submit the task."
[Ding! The number of allied gods has been detected to be 101, which is greater than 80. The prerequisite quest "Supreme" for the advanced quest has been completed.]
[Task Completion Rating: Max.]
[Please choose to claim your stage reward now, or retain your reward until you complete all tasks to receive a higher reward.]
"Retain the reward."
Jiang Yan chose the latter without hesitation.
With his current strength and influence, ordinary divine artifacts or rare items are no longer of much help, so he naturally wants to strive for better rewards.
[Selection successful. Current reward stack count: 1.]
The next stage of the advanced quest has been unlocked.
[Mission Name: The Only Glimmer of Hope]
[Mission Description: At the cost of destroying the remnants of three hundred epochs of will, all realms, in conjunction with the first Holy Lord of Light, simulated a crucial temporal snapshot—the moment of the decisive battle between the Holy Light pantheon and the Abyss. You must enter this snapshot and, using all the power you now possess, take the place of the first Holy Lord, leading the ancient legions of Heaven to defeat the Abyss army and find that only glimmer of hope.]
[Task Rewards: Unlock the next stage of the advanced quest, the power left behind by the first Holy Lord of Light, and stackable rewards based on completion progress.]
[Please note! This silhouette can only be activated once, and it is your only chance to understand the Abyss's true strength before the final battle. Please be fully prepared before entering.]
Furthermore, once you enter this temporary timeline, you can only return by defeating the Abyss army on the main battlefield. If the mission fails, the entire timeline will reset to the beginning of the final battle. You have an unlimited number of chances, so please try your best.
"Goodness, this is really difficult."
Seeing the series of messages coming from all realms, even though Jiang Yan was somewhat prepared, he was still taken aback.
"Judging from the mission description, this appears to be a simulated war."
After calming down, Jiang Yan carefully considered the information in the mission.
"An opportunity to understand the true strength of the Abyss... So what I've seen before isn't the Abyss's true power? Are the various realms hoping to familiarize me with their fighting methods before the all-out war more than ninety years from now?"
"And the moment of the final battle between the Holy Light pantheon and the Abyss... that should be the battle Anna mentioned where Heaven was completely destroyed... We need to win that battle?"
Jiang Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Even the Holy Light pantheon, led by the supreme first Holy Lord of Light, suffered a crushing defeat at its peak.
How can someone who isn't even a Supreme Being win?
"Can I bring my other men in?"
After thinking for a long time, Jiang Yan finally asked.
If possible... let Loshia complete the 100 requirements of "War Will? Ascension" as soon as possible, achieving the initial thirteen times the full power and the "Adversity" state. As long as we protect her and keep stacking it up, perhaps...
"I'm sorry, sir. The power of this spacetime silhouette is only enough to support one person going there, and the appearance of the same entity may have unpredictable consequences. At most, you can only carry some equipment."
The responses from all realms shattered Jiang Yan's illusions.
"This doesn't seem appropriate... Since it's a simulation of the final battle against the abyss, it should be fought with the power I currently possess."
Jiang Yan couldn't help but retort.
Although there was an angelic legion in that space, ordinary angels were one thing, they could just be enhanced again with their innate abilities.
However, Loshia's abilities were upgraded through the "Disorder Stone," which wasn't available in that space, so her strength was clearly inferior.
"Your Excellency, the Abyss was not as powerful as it is now back then. According to the predictions of the various realms, the overall difficulty of you going alone to replace the first Holy Lord and win the battle is similar to that of back then."
"Wait, you mean the Abyss is more powerful now than it was back then?"
Jiang Yan was suddenly startled.
"It has absorbed the power of countless eras and the destruction of living beings, so it will naturally become more and more powerful."
The voices of the various realms, which were usually devoid of emotion, now seemed to contain a hint of anger.
After all, as the collective of the will of all past eras, it is in a sense equivalent to the worlds being destroyed by the abyss thousands of times.
"All right."
Jiang Yan sighed softly, severed his connection with the various realms, and momentarily lost interest in speaking.
It was truly difficult; even the supreme Lord of Light was powerless to reverse the situation.
However, looking at it from another perspective, there are also significant advantages.
First, it allows him to truly understand the abyss that comes with going all out.
Secondly, the mission rewards include "the power left behind by the first Holy Lord".
Just like the numerous contingency plans left behind by the third Undead Emperor, this should be a method he left to deal with the Abyss, barring any unforeseen circumstances.
It might be something comparable to the "Zerg Overlord" and the "Mechanical Overlord".
Of course, most importantly, if he can't win even after an infinite number of attempts, then there's no point in fighting the Abyss invasion in the real world more than ninety years later; he might as well just wait to die.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yan cheered up again and began to plan how to pass the test with the greatest possible chance.
First, you can bring some tools with you.
During the final battle against the Abyss, the Holy Light pantheon was at its peak, and its equipment and supply levels were far superior to what they are now, so there was no need to specially order a batch from the past.
What is needed is something that can impact large-scale warfare, and something the Holy Light pantheon does not possess...
Therefore, only the war machines of the Underworld meet the requirements.
"It seems we'll have to get Anubis to put aside his current work and focus on producing a batch as quickly as possible..."
"Then we need to learn more about what happened during that period..."
After Jiang Yan transmitted the command with his divine sense, he waved his hand and cast a beam of faith.
A moment later, a twelve-winged angel descended from the sky.
"Holy Lord, you wanted to see me?" Tina bowed slightly.
"Hmm, do you still remember that final battle with the Abyss? I need you to tell me everything in detail."
Jiang Yan asked.
He only knew bits and pieces of that history from Anna and a few others.
For example, the final result might be the annihilation of the Holy Light pantheon, with the gods abandoning their faith and fleeing. Or, for instance, Loshia pursued too deeply, ultimately being ambushed and killed prematurely.
The other party is the chief governor of the Holy Light pantheon; presumably, no one knows her better than her.
"A final battle against the abyss?"
Tinas was slightly surprised, but still replied respectfully, "Of course, Holy Lord, no angel has forgotten that war."
"That was the first time the Holy Light pantheon suffered a complete and utter defeat."
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