Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 69 The Radiance of Transcendence!
It was as if time had suddenly frozen, and the entire battlefield came to a standstill.

Li Xia felt himself rapidly ascending, his perspective shifting to a bird's-eye view, until finally the entire Middle-earth continent came into view.

Then time began to flow again, and everything returned to normal.

He saw himself high in the sky, carrying Azog and raising his arms in a shout, and saw the Orks stop moving in a panic.

A giant bear charged into the battlefield, scattering the Orks into chaos.

Upon seeing the giant eagles descend from the sky, the Orks dropped their weapons and fled in all directions.

I also witnessed Thorin's funeral, where the precious royal jewel, the Arkenstone, was placed on his chest.

Following the covenant, Ironfoot Dain, who inherited the title of King of the Mountain, divided the treasure among humans and elves.

Bilbo Baggins handed a small gift box to 'himself'.

The scene finally settles on the rebuilt River Valley State, where 'Li Xia' sits on the throne, with the people of Long Lake Town dressed in their finest attire below.

[The current trial world's timeline evolution is complete; the timeline is being reset.]

Everything before their eyes suddenly started rewinding rapidly, only stopping abruptly when time returned to the point where they entered the world.

[Timeline reset complete, rewards now available]

Was this a prediction of his final fate? Li Xia withdrew his gaze, a surge of excitement quietly rising within him. The rewards were finally about to be tallied!

The first thing to be settled is the contribution reward for the Five Armies Battle.

[Final Ranking of the Five Armies Battle]

1. Xia (Contribution: 201%)

2. Chimpanzees (Contribution: 45.2%)

3. Knight (Contribution: 43.1%)

[Because the Apostle's contribution level exceeds 100%, additional attribute points will be awarded.]

[Because the Apostle's contribution exceeds 200%, an additional merit point reward will be given.]

[Rewards: Seed of Destiny, 10 Attribute Points, 20 Merit Points, 30000 Hall Points]

[Apostle has been detected to possess a large number of contribution points. Please exchange them. The trial world settlement will be completed after the exchange is finished.]

Previously, killing Azog did not drop any treasure chests; instead, it converted into contribution points and contribution credits. In fact, no treasure chests dropped at all during the entire battlefield.

Instead, the points were returned to the apostles as a form of indirect benefit, since the contents of the treasure chests are not fixed.

However, contribution points can be exchanged for what you want, and apart from the limited quantity, there are no downsides.

Li Xia glanced at his contribution points, which totaled 4582 points. This was thanks to Azog's contribution of 1500 points; otherwise, it might not have been enough.

First, make sure you get the [Enlightenment Potion] that you absolutely need to redeem.

Then he exchanged for the Purple Robe Great Bow. These two items alone cost him 4200 contribution points. With the remaining few hundred, Li Xia simply spent another 270 (at a 10% discount) to exchange for the Elf Archery Skill.

I bought two more bags of Elf Spring Water, and then exchanged the remaining hundred-plus points for Purple Robe Arrows.

[Exchange complete. Proceed to final settlement?]

After selecting 'Yes', the text in the Hall of Light, radiating a faint white light, refreshed like flowing water.

[Joint Trial: The Battle of the Five Armies in Middle-earth]

[Trial Difficulty: B (Hard)]

[Task Completion Status: Excellent]

Opportunity for Transcendence: 121.6%

[The opportunity for transcendence is being condensed]

Overall rating: S+

[Evaluation Rewards: 6 Attribute Points, 10 Merit Points]

[Special reward for achieving an S+ rating: Low-tier World Compass]

[Statistical Apostle World Rewards]

[You have gained a total of: 17 attribute points, 30 merit points, and 31000 points in this world]

Li Xia frowned. The settlement interfaces of the Hall of Light and the Hall of Transcendence were quite different, being more detailed and more complete.
Is the palace also evolving with the times?
Suddenly, the unique characters of the Transcendental Hall appeared in my field of vision.

{Deferred entry}
The text only remained for a few seconds before disappearing.

"Delay joining? What does that mean?" Before he could think about it, a notification from the Hall of Light followed.

You have already attracted the attention of the Temple of Light.

The Hall of Light is extremely satisfied with your performance in this trial.

The Hall of Light extends an invitation to you.

[Apostle No. 27149, you will serve as the executioner of the Temple of Light. Do you agree?]

[After becoming an executioner, you will receive corresponding benefits. Please check the details after signing the contract.]

Executioners? Is this what Claude meant when he said the temple was selecting apostles?
He recalled what he had seen; could it be something like hunting down rule-breakers?
Even in the halls of power, there are rule-breakers?
In the endless void, Li Xia pondered for a while, rubbing his chin. Although Claude hadn't said it explicitly, being chosen by the Hall was clearly a fantastic opportunity.

Just as Li Xia was about to select "agree," she suddenly froze.

Wait a minute, when the Transcendent Hall mentioned "temporarily suspending joining," was it referring to this?
With that in mind, he tentatively asked, "Your Highness, could you perhaps give me some time to consider?"

[Determine the priority of Apostle No. 27149 in this trial]

[Judgment Passed]

[Apostle No. 27149, this choice can be retained until the next world travel]

Sure enough!

[This settlement has been completed; regression analysis will proceed.]

[Transferring]

[Anomaly! The personal space of Apostle No. 27149 could not be located!]

Li Xia's heart jumped.

[Warning! Alert activated ————]

Suddenly, a dazzling ripple of light spread out in the endless darkness, expanding at an incomprehensible speed.

The moment this ripple of light appeared, the Hall of Light seemed to explode, with various characters that Li Xia could not recognize flashing wildly.

[Urgent Warning! Activating root privileges!]

[Suspected ??? fluctuation detected!]

[Summoning a Hall of Fame Agent!]

[Stop all unnecessary processes!]

To Li Xia's astonishment, five beams of light suddenly appeared around the point where the ripples of light erupted from the endless darkness.

These lights were of different colors, and the pale white light gave Li Xia a familiar feeling.

That is the Hall of Light!

Within the radiant light of the Hall of Light, a symbol resembling 'Ω' slowly emerged.

The other beams of light also showed markings such as '', '§', 'Ψ', and '∏'.

Are these the other four halls?

Li Xia felt his heart pounding. He knew who that ripple of light was. As the first generation, he was already connected with the fate of transcending the hall.

How could he not recognize him?
That was a radiance that transcended the halls of power!
As if in response to something, within the circle of five symbols, the symbol '∞', belonging to the Hall of Transcendence, emerged from the void.

Then the '∞' symbol seemed to release all its energy at this moment.

In the darkness, ∞ emitted an incredibly dazzling light, which then gradually dimmed and disappeared.

Several symbols floated silently.

The Hall of Light notification reappeared in front of Li Xia.

[You have been located in your private room]

[Teleportation is about to begin]

[Apostle No. 27149, you have returned to the Temple of Light]

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

(End of this chapter)