Tonight, Alice joins the hunt.

Adam's false rank shattered suddenly, and he fell from the fourth rank to the extraordinary, before crashing into a deep rift in the ground!

Then, Adam, who was falling, reached out his hand and grasped the sky.

"Ten realities are ready, the sacrifices have been offered, and there are no more stars to be found in this world."

"Ten primal substances, unfold."

Two more steps.

Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Battle of Heaven - One Step Away

The disintegration of Earth into ten parts during the war is an inevitable outcome. This is because Earth's structure is quite unique within this vast lunar world.

Seven official singularities, one unofficial singularity, one reality, and one Temple of Time—these divide the structure of Earth into ten interconnected yet distinct parts. And just as scratched glass is easily shattered into the right shape, once the war of the gods begins, rupture is inevitable.

Even if it wasn't Zheng Zha, someone else would have intervened. Even if everyone restrained their own power, Adam would still find a way to escalate the war and bring about this outcome.

And now, he has achieved his goal.

There are no more superfluous celestial bodies in this entire lunar universe; in other words, Earth itself can represent everything held by this universe. And when the Tree of Life unfolds and the ten continents are established as the ten primordial substances, the secret treasure obtained from the relics of the saints and held by Adam begins to display its power!

Why did he insist on controlling the Temple of Time? Because he needed to use it as cover to imprint the tree diagram's mark into every corner of the ten continents that make up Earth. Perhaps someone in the Central Continent Team took precautions, or perhaps it was simply a contingency plan left by one of the two witches in a fit of obsessive-compulsive disorder; this tenth reality, the Singularity F of 2004, Fuyuki Town, was concealed, preventing even Adam, who controlled the Temple of Time, from seeing its shadow!

Until just now!

Until Luo Yinglong's final sword strike!

The Tenth Reality was stripped from its hiding place and then transformed into the final piece of the Ten Primal Matter for his use!

When the Tree of Life unfolded with him at its core and the ten continents as its foundation, the entire universe fell silent.

Luo Yinglong had already left, but the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation continued to operate. This was because, in the final strike, when Luo Yinglong killed Zhao Zhuikong, he simultaneously transferred the authority of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation to Adam. The combined effect of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation and the Tree of Life Diagram caused the celestial domain—which, though now only encompassed the solar system, was still the 'entire universe'—to cease functioning for a fleeting moment!

“I need a… Spear of Longylus.”

Amidst the stillness, a deafening roar erupted from the Chaldea stealth ship, suspended in mid-air. Part of its structure disintegrated, and the White Queen, wielding the Holy Lance, was forcibly dragged from the hull. The Holy Lance slipped from her grasp, and the next instant, the gleaming spear pierced Adam's chest!

Having previously encountered the Tree of Life, the Middle-earth team couldn't possibly have been unprepared for this tactic. As a result, the Spear of Longilus on this land was erased by Patchouli using her power long before its creation. As the Celestial of Knowledge, she thoroughly 'collected and preserved' this knowledge and its vessel, but Adam didn't necessarily need the 'Spear of Longilus'!

Because this is the Moon World, and because the rules of the Moon World are very special. At least in this world, whether it's Longylus or Lundminiad, their essence is nothing more than anchors forged by Gaia to define the physical rules governing the surface of planets. In other words, limited to the Moon World, all these Holy Lances are of the same origin and function, essentially the same thing, differing only in name, and naturally, they can substitute for each other at the appropriate time!

The incomplete ceremony begins.

Just like in the famous film "Neon Genesis Evangelion," when the entire universe is governed by the Tree of Life, all life, all energy, and all resources within it become available to him.

The frozen true gods and their protected companions emanated a protective light. But aside from these powerful beings, the rest of the living beings in this universe faced a completely different fate. In an instant, over seventy percent of the living beings on the stagnant surface of Earth began to exhibit luminescence; they crumbled, they melted, they transformed into pure resources that flowed into the bodies of the other reincarnated beings in the Celestial Squad, then, in a brutal manner, infinitely enhanced their power!

Human Completion is a rite of passage that elevates the officiant to a higher level by absorbing and assimilating the spiritual light of other life forms. Since no true human being exists in this universe besides Flora, Adam's 'teammates' thus become their sole purpose.

They evolved, they expanded, they sublimated, and they quickly crossed the boundaries between the extraordinary and the supernatural. They swiftly grew from the supernatural to the limits of the supernatural, manifesting the mimicry of the mind's light in such a simple, brutal, and rapid manner!

Then, they became fruit.

Its form disintegrated, and its essence converged. A small portion flowed towards Song Tian, ​​who was somewhere. The vast majority, however, gathered into a bright red Fruit of Life, which manifested in Adam's open mouth.

Then, take a bite!

Adam's aura surged endlessly upwards at that moment. His life level, which had plummeted due to the stripping away of his Demon King status, rapidly rose and instantly returned to above the extraordinary. His spiritual light manifested once more, gathering and growing, and the True God status, symbolizing the mid-stage limit of the fourth tier, reappeared within him!

Across the ten continents, cracks spread across the continental shelves. Seventy percent of the living beings perished in an instant, reaching ninety percent, ninety-five percent, ninety-nine percent!—They all disintegrated, transforming into resources to fill the Tree of Life. And not only that, even those reincarnators protected by the radiance of the true god, the attendants on the Chaldean stealth ship stagnating at the junction with the Temple of Time, experienced a phenomenon of light emanating from their outer protective shields!

A brilliant light emanated from Adam's brow, opening like an eye. Something transcending everything, even this single universe, materialized within him. Then, it expanded outwards.

He... is about to become a transcendent species.

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From the moment of birth, experimental subject A01 knew that she had a nemesis. That nemesis's name was Chu Xuan, and he lived in another country across the ocean.

Why Chu Xuan?

It's very simple. Chu Xuan represents the pinnacle of genetic engineering in that country, a naturally gifted genius created by numerous top authorities in the field of artificial intelligence with an infinite probability of one in a million. And he, A01, is a copy of Chu Xuan's genetic map, a degraded version of Chu Xuan, the only answer that was copied across the ocean through special channels.

Chu Xuan has no feelings, but he does.

Chu Xuan had a childhood that, though dull, was filled with love; he did not.

He was born as an experimental subject, and isolation rooms and dissection tables constituted the majority of his childhood—slice studies, yes, the only subjects that were indeed not normally subject to destructive research. But unfortunately, on this side of the ocean, the technology for repairing and reconstructing human structures had developed far more powerfully than the average person could imagine.

At first it was skin and flesh, then bones and internal organs, and when he was seven or eight years old, a small part of his brain became the subject of research. At first he would cry and scream in pain, but later he learned that his reactions to pain were also part of the research. So after that, he changed his way of life.

Don't cry, laugh. When you laugh, don't scare others; laugh gently and warmly.

But what good is just laughing? Will it improve one's situation? Or give one a reason to live? No, none of that is enough. A person needs something to support them in order to survive. And the support that A01 chose for herself was her own genetic entity, Chu Xuan, who was located on the other side of the ocean.

If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been born. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have ended up like this.

—Then, let you become my purpose in life. I will find you, and surpass you. And then—

—And then what can I do?

He hadn't figured it out yet, nor was he in a hurry. He knew it would be a difficult and long battle. And on the very day he made his decision, his research institute was engulfed in flames. All the scholars struggled in agony within the flames before perishing. From that day forward, he gave himself a new name—Adam.

Adam was the first man. He could also be the last, if necessary. He disliked humans entirely, and if he could, he would not hesitate to consume all of them.

He thought this way before, and he will do this in the future.

However, in that distant past, he saw no one but Chu Xuan.

—I must find him, I must defeat him. And then…

—And then what can I do?

Adam was unaware of, and didn't have the leisure or energy to ponder, such trivial matters. He devoted the rest of his time to developing and expanding his power. And when he finally felt fully prepared, he used a rebellion by an Eastern assassin family as a starting point to launch his first challenge against Chu Xuan.

He was in the shadows, while Chu Xuan was in the light.

He was well-prepared; Chu Xuan was merely assigned the task temporarily.

He was desperate, using every means and all his accumulated power. Meanwhile, Chu Xuan had to deal with him while also focusing on several important experimental projects.

The final result was a draw. But Adam knew he had suffered a huge loss, almost a complete defeat.

He finally appeared in Chu Xuan's field of vision for the first time. Then, Chu Xuan treated him as if he were nothing.

In Chu Xuan's eyes, Adam was nothing more than one of millions of ordinary mortals. Perhaps stronger than many mortals, but mortals are still just mortals. From beginning to end, Chu Xuan's only enemy was himself.

He failed. He failed for the first time, and although he wouldn't admit it, he knew perfectly well that he had forever lost the chance to defeat Chu Xuan. Because he knew that Chu Xuan was stronger than him, stronger than him in every field.

Chu Xuan has no weaknesses, and even if weaknesses are created for him, he will not be bound by them. He will not tire, he will not slack off, he will not overlook any detail and can easily see its value, he will not be misled because he can see the truth behind things at a glance.

How can we defeat such an enemy? How can we defeat this being that transcends the limits of human intelligence and defeat the ultimate wisdom of this almost omniscient being?

Adam didn't know. He only knew that Chu Xuan didn't care about him, just as a person wouldn't care about a speck of dust on the sole of their shoe.

And so, he fell into despair.

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With a soft 'poof,' an explosion occurred. In this still universe, a magical bullet, seemingly appearing from nowhere, pierced Adam's forehead and exploded inside his brain! His power to bring the entire universe to a standstill was rendered ineffective, and his near-transcendental leap was abruptly halted!

In the distant beyond, he concealed himself until midnight, only pulling the trigger after the magic bullet struck. He glanced at the pale sun and the final darkness ravaging the galaxy, and before its destructive tide could obliterate him and his hiding place, he decisively chose to return to the Main God Space. He had been lying in wait here even before this stage was set up, all for this very moment to fire this shot!

He was an assassin, the only true assassin in the Central Continent team. And an assassin like him only ever made one move, and only needed to make one move!

And so, time began to flow again.

All the true gods turned their heads simultaneously, just as they had when dealing with Luo Yinglong, unleashing all their power upon Adam. And immediately afterward, the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, now without its master, was destroyed!

The rules that had been denied were rebuilt, and the weakened true gods regained their full power.

The Great Library was rebuilt, and the witch, perusing the scrolls that appeared in her hands, displayed her vast knowledge. Much of the fog that had shrouded the Tree of Life was now dispelled, and the true secrets hidden within were revealed to Patchouli's keen perception.

"He is not complete; the light of his soul is fractured due to the interweaving of elements. He cannot act independently of the Tree of Life. And the integrity of the Tree of Life, the stability of the ten fundamental elements, is his weakness." — This declaration from the Celestial Realm resounded in every corner of the universe. And at this moment, every living being knew the flaws and mysteries within Adam.

Thousands of pale hands appeared around Adam, accompanying Sesshouin Kiara's form. Her movements were gentle yet swift, instantly grasping Adam's limbs simultaneously—she was enveloped in a thin layer of golden light before touching Adam's body, and the next moment Adam glanced back at her.

The next moment, Sesshouin's true form as a bodhisattva erupted in golden flames powerful enough to melt the sun. Her thousands of outstretched limbs were burned to ashes and then completely reformed, a lamentation as if the world were burning out of existence bursting forth from her entire body. However, in the instant Adam turned his head, Zheng Zha's blade of destruction, imbued with the power of creation, had already arrived before him!

"Creation of Heaven and Earth - Ultimate!" With a single slash, the infinite protective barriers, equivalent in number to zero Aleph, shattered completely before Adam—no, they weren't shattered, but rather 'created'! Zheng Zha instantly imbued these boundless barriers he had erected with spiritual power, transforming them all into energy beings, granting them intelligence, and allowing them to seek their own survival at the end of the universe!

The blood-red longsword continued to press down.

Just as she had done with Luo Yinglong, Zhao Yingkong's shadow entangled every pattern of the Tree of Life connecting to the Ten Primal Elements. She filled them, she severed them. And immediately following, Ex's sword slash simultaneously cleaved through the ten links of the Ten Primal Elements!

"Song Tian!" Adam shouted, and Song Tian, ​​who had been elevated from the initial four to the middle four due to the Tree of Life diagram and temporarily acquired the authority of a true god under the cover of this completion ritual, appeared wielding a long sword. However, before he could even step onto the battlefield, an enormous spatial bubble separated him at the edge of the battlefield!

"You, stay here." Sirin's form appeared in the center of the spatial bubble, and billions of faceless Valkyries engulfed Song Tian like a collapsing ocean—they couldn't even stop him for half a microsecond. However, after billions came hundreds of billions, and after hundreds of billions came trillions. Even if he annihilated all trillions, Sirin's authority would still bind him before he stepped onto the main battlefield!

Then, the crimson blade shattered the holy spear and plunged into Adam's chest.

The next moment, the 'Opening' blade caused his spiritual light, which was just a moment away from perfection, to scatter! The nearly ten Celestial Team Reincarnators, whose selves had been annihilated by the Dao Erosion phenomenon, suddenly revived, and then struggled and screamed, trying to escape from Adam's body!

Zheng Zha opened up a path for them to survive.

At the same moment, the thousands of white arms that Sesshouin Kiara had transformed into, now fully reformed, finally broke through Adam's defenses and grabbed his limbs. Then, they pulled him outwards!

Adam has lost his human form as Adam. Without his human form, the idea of ​​humanity completing his being is impossible.

"No, I haven't lost yet." For the first time, the gentle smile on Adam's face vanished, his eyes blazing with golden light, and an unparalleled, powerful corrective force erupted from the ten shattered parts of the Tree of Life. The chaotic light of his mind within him was completely erased. His broken limbs, in brute force, even surpassed Sesshouin Kiara, who theoretically should be at the current upper limit of a single universe, and began to reassemble and converge towards the broken parts!

The knife Zheng Zha had plunged into his body was slowly forced out. Patchouli's power then restored balance to everything—

He hasn't lost, he hasn't lost yet!

Meanwhile, inside the Chaldea stealth ship, Flora glanced at Gilgamesh and Kingu… no, Enkidu, who was standing on the other side.

“Gilgamesh, Enkidu, this is the only and last chance,” she whispered.

"What do you think I'm standing here for?"—The Golden King sneered.

"Well, this isn't a bad end for a weapon. And Kingu doesn't seem to have any objections." — The green divine weapon replied with a smile. One of his eyes shifted between gold and purple in an instant.

The next moment, golden streams of light burst forth from inside the stealth ship, connecting every point on the ten continents before Adam could fully recover!

Golden light transformed into chains. The ends of these chains were connected by wedges driven into the earth!

The Chains of Heaven and the Wedges of Heaven, for the only time and the last time since the creation of the world, fulfilled the purpose upon which they were created. And Flora's power was thus revealed!

"Put it all together!"

The golden locks and wedges overloaded to their limits simultaneously in an instant. The ten continents imprisoned on the ten primal substances shook together, yet they were still just a hair's breadth away from completely breaking free.

"Senior." Fujimaru Ritsuka placed her hand on Flora's shoulder, and a tiny amount of magic flowed from her body into Flora's energy cycle—just a tiny bit, insignificant, not enough to disrupt the balance. Yet even this tiny bit was support.

Flora's memories came from the outside, not from the support of a transaction.

"Let's do it together." Fujimaru Ritsuka's voice went from full of energy to weak in an instant.