One month later, at the 90th floor of the abyss.
The planet-sized "Infinity" was killed by the two for the 21st time.
Countless demons surged forth once more.
"Look at you, all those undead are dead." Zhou Yuan patted Jiang Yan on the shoulder.
“That’s right, don’t throw my sea monster in too,” Nie Ye joked.
After working side by side for more than a month, the group's relationship had clearly grown much closer.
"Don't worry, I'll show you what I've got."
Jiang Yan smiled faintly and took out the Cataclysmic Staff.
Professional Skill? The Dead Return!
The vast power of the laws of the dead covered everything, and the billions of undead that had been submerged reappeared in the sky.
Vast and imposing, like dark clouds pressing down, even obscuring Anna's holy light spells.
"For the Emperor!"
With a unified roar, a large group of newly resurrected undead plunged headlong into the River of Death.
"This works?"
This time, Zhou Yuan and Nie were genuinely surprised.
Even divine arts are mostly just high-level applications of the laws.
However, this one-time resurrection of billions of dead souls, especially those that have already died once and lost their spirituality, completely violates the Basic Law.
None of the true gods they knew possessed such abilities.
"As expected of the only ruler-level examiner in all realms," the two couldn't help but exclaim.
"Brothers, have there never been any other ruler-level examiners in the various realms?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan suddenly asked curiously.
The Star Empire is one thing, but Zhou Yuan's Zero Universe is the earliest civilization to appear in this era.
“No.” Zhou Yuan chuckled. “It hasn’t appeared in this era, or even in those lost historical records.”
"How is that possible?" Jiang Yan's expression froze.
"Think about it again. Do you think those Dominator-level assessments are difficult enough for you to pass? The Realms are not philanthropists; they only do what is in their own interest."
"Even the weakest Sovereign-level assessment requires strength equivalent to that of an ordinary demigod to pass."
Zhou Yuan shook his head and said, "But in the novice trial, you can't even get a Bronze Advancement Token. Even if you are lucky enough to get a high-level clan, you still can't break through to the Gold level."
"This is a paradox."
"unless.."
Zhou Yuan looked at Jiang Yan and said calmly, "Only true gods can interfere with the trials of novices in all realms."
"And it is a true god who sacrifices himself and inherits his divine position, so that all realms will recognize your potential to reach the threshold of the ruler level, and there is a slight possibility of passing."
"But the true gods who have survived since time immemorial are all people who cherish their lives, so how could they be willing to give up their divine positions for a mortal they don't even know?"
Jiang Yan nodded to himself.
Recalling Anna's words, it's true that those gods abandoned most of their faith in order to escape the abyss's pursuit; how could they possibly be selfless?
"So, actually, Nie and I have always been very curious. What kind of agreement did you reach with the god that made him willing to pay such a high price?"
Zhou Yuan couldn't help but ask.
"An agreement? I don't think there is one..."
Jiang Yan was slightly taken aback.
Upon closer reflection, the Angel's Heart was purchased with Soul Crystals, and the Undead Emperor's divine position was a reward from the twentieth floor of the Tower of Inheritance; he didn't pay anything at all.
Even later ruins seemed to be chasing after him, showering him with treasures.
"No! You're so lucky to have encountered the favor of a true god who just had enough of living?"
Nie couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
However, Zhou Yuan's smile gradually faded.
"What's wrong?"
The two quickly noticed his unusual behavior and asked him questions.
After all, as the first person in the Zero Universe and the strongest lord among all realms, the other party knew far more secrets than ordinary people.
Zhou Yuan frowned and remained silent. He glanced at the demon god, which was still splitting and dying, and took out the "Zhou Tian Chou" again.
This was a treasure he had acquired by chance. Although its calculations were usually vague, the results were absolute, even far exceeding the laws of fate.
He bathed again, burned incense, calmed his mind, and bowed three times.
Two bamboo skewers fell.
The upper trigram is Kan, and the lower trigram is also Kan.
Is Kan the trigram for water?
Just as I was about to look again, the two bamboo skewers suddenly exploded with a "bang" and disappeared without a trace.
"How is it?" Jiang Yan asked upon seeing this.
"Kan..."
Zhou Yuan was about to explain when he suddenly paused and said apologetically, "I've used up my quota, it's a pity I didn't have time to confirm the divination."
"It's alright, then forget it."
Jiang Yan smiled indifferently, thinking that believing in fate was worse than having no fate at all.
Anyway, he already owes enough karma, so there's no harm in accumulating more debts.
"This round is almost over, let's prepare to retreat."
Taking advantage of the opponent's brief resurrection time, the group retreated to the temporary space to recuperate.
......
More than a month later.
"Only one last time left, it's almost over."
The three people, who were entering the 90th level of the abyss world for the thirteenth time, couldn't help but smile.
Especially Zhou Yuan and Nie, who have been hindered for a long time, are finally on the verge of a breakthrough.
Not to mention that it is said that passing through the 90th level will bring great fortune, and may even contain the opportunity to break through to the main god level. The two who are stuck at the peak of the upper god level undoubtedly have great expectations for this.
After they joined forces to kill the true form of "Infinite," Jiang Yan skillfully threw out the chessboard, preparing to end the battle.
But at that moment, a terrifying force surged forth from beneath the endless earth's surface, cold, desperate, and unpredictable.
In an instant, the group was so overwhelmed by the aura that they could hardly move.
Loshia's expression turned cold, and she immediately prepared to break her self-seal.
"Wait, leave it to me. If you use your superhuman power here, it will be irreversible."
The Grim Reaper's scythe blocked the Archangel's path, silently standing at the gates of God's kingdom.
His eyes blazed with intense fire as he stared intently at the sudden power, preparing to intercept it.
But that force didn't seem to intend to deal with them. It rushed into the sky, crushed the brilliantly shining war machine, and then disappeared.
Supreme power!
The three, now free, exchanged bewildered glances, cold sweat pouring down their backs.
At this moment, voices from all realms resounded.
[Warning! Due to the cheating behavior of certain lords, the Abyss Lord "Infinite" has expressed strong dissatisfaction and lodged a protest with the Abyss. Now, you must defeat it with your true strength to pass this level.]
Turns out he couldn't handle losing and called his parents!
Jiang Yan suddenly realized.
But... if the Abyss is so protective of its own, why are the other realms so unhelpful?
Seemingly sensing the complaints in everyone's hearts, the voices of the various realms rang out once again.
[This place is located in the abyss, controlling the world. Other realms cannot interfere too much; limiting their intervention to a higher level within the rules is already the limit.]
"It seems the Abyss doesn't want us to win so easily; we'll have to fight a tough battle."
The group understood.
"Then let's fight. This is our last life; we can't afford to fail at the last moment."
Zhou Yuan glanced at the demon god who was about to complete its split, snorted coldly, and opened his divine kingdom.
A sea of flowers in the forest cascaded down, and countless elemental spirits at the level of high gods disappeared within it.
With a wave of his hand, Nie also summoned an endless ocean, with hundreds of enormous sea beasts surging atop the giant waves.
Jiang Yan opened up a divine kingdom.
The angel legion brandished their holy flame swords, while the paladin legion stood at the forefront, clad in full armor.
A vast and sacred aura soared into the sky.
On the other side, Assar led his elite undead legion, poised for battle, echoing the remaining legions of Skyrim from afar, their imposing presence awe-inspiring.
"kill!"
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