In Britain, the Noble Phantasm: Divine Key

She raised her hand, and in an instant, the heavens and earth trembled, the wind rose and the clouds surged, and an omnipresent rejection came from all directions, enveloping Anan in layers, as if the whole world felt utterly disgusted with him.

Boom boom boom—!!!

Three beams of light bombarded the city walls of the Kingdom of East Anglia. Anan frowned slightly, turned around, and swept them all away.

"Lancelot, Gawain, Kay, what are you doing?!" Everyone stared at the three of them in disbelief.

"This...this has nothing to do with me! It was this sword that suddenly, suddenly..." Kai was speechless and sweating profusely. The other two also hurriedly explained that they definitely did not do it.

buzz-

Artoria's Excalibur suddenly emitted a soft hum, then rose on its own, pointing towards Anahn.

Artoria reacted instantly, her eyes widening sharply: "Wait!"

boom--!!

The golden beam of light shot out instantly, but fortunately, Artoria reacted in time, changed the direction of the Holy Sword, and flew away to the other side.

"What... what's going on...?" Everyone was completely bewildered, not understanding why their weapons would suddenly attack Yanan.

"Zhu Yue stole the power over this planet and judged the King as the planet's enemy, which is why your holy sword shows such hostility towards him," Merlin said.

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly put away their weapons.

Zhu Yue glanced over there, then looked away. In any case, she didn't expect those guys to cause any trouble for Yanan.

Because Vortigern's divine domain had a limited coverage, the authority she held over Gaia was also incomplete and had a limited scope.

Even so, it's enough to limit Anan.

"Submit to the power of the Moon King!"

She pointed to the sky, and the Moon King's power expanded infinitely, manifesting a gigantic celestial body that stretched across the sky.

That's the real moon, with a diameter of over 3000 kilometers and a weight that's one-eightieth that of Earth!

"Oh my god, what is that...?"

"My God..."

Everyone stared in disbelief at the enormous planet, their eyes filled with barely suppressed terror.

They couldn't imagine what the consequences would be if such a huge object fell from the sky.

Let us turn to dust together with the old world!

Zhu Yue pointed downwards, and the enormous celestial body fell like a shooting star.

The moon sets!

Confined to his spot by the authority of the planet, Yanan watched the ever-approaching moon, and a smile suddenly appeared on his lips.

"Zhu Yue, you just said that there is a gap between us in terms of status, and I admit that. After all, you are a high and mighty UO, while I am just an ordinary human."

"But do you know that the gap between us in terms of weaponry is far greater than you can imagine?"

He instantly unleashed his Black Dragon form, then raised his crimson greatsword and proclaimed:

"Heavenly Fire Judgment, Annihilation Form!"

boom--!!!

The appearance of the Flame Sword changed instantly, and raging flames roared up. The temperature, comparable to that of a star, burned everything around it into nothingness. Even in the state of activating the Black Dragon Body, Anan felt an unbearable pain, as if he were in the center of a star and could be destroyed at any moment.

But this did not make him feel timid or afraid. On the contrary, his black eyes were brighter than ever before, and the corners of his mouth curled up in a wild and arrogant smile.

"Take a good look, this is the glow of a star as it perishes!"

He fiercely swung down the Heavenly Fire Annihilation Blade in his hand, and a vast and endless sea of ​​fire surged forth, as if the incarnation of a god of destruction had descended, instantly splitting the enormous moon in two.

"No no no no—"

A look of terror filled Zhu Yue's eyes. She turned to run away, but the vast sea of ​​fire had already caught up and completely engulfed her figure.

The moon, now split in two, slowly dissipated like bubbles, as if it had never existed.

Then, that familiar mechanical voice echoed in Anahn's ears.

[Mission Seven: Within seven years, eliminate the [God of the End]—the White Dragon Voodoo. Completed.]

[Quest Reward: First Divine Key - Key of Revelation - Void Treasury, already issued.]

[Mission Eight: Eliminate the [Moon King] – Zhu Yue within seven years. Completed.]

[Quest Reward: Second Divine Key - Key of Eternity - A Thousand Realms, has been issued.]

Chapter Seventy-Three Unification

The war is over.

With the fall of Vortigern and Zhu Yue, humanity ultimately triumphed in this final counterattack from the distant past.

From then on, the glory of the divine age had completely faded, and the sparks of humanity began to gradually ignite.

But the matter is far from over.

Anan's goal was not simply to elevate humanity to the throne of primates; he desired, more importantly, for Britain to continue to exist.

The wars of the past are over; the next step is to consider how to pave the way to the future.

After the war in the North ended, Anan did not expel the remaining Angles and Saxons. Years of war have resulted in a small population on the island, and the trend of sparse population is very serious. So much land cannot be wasted like this.

He imprisoned these Anglo-Saxons, conscripted the strong into the army, and enslaved the rest, then dispersed them and assigned them to different regions.

Yanan guaranteed their need for production materials and promised that as long as they could complete the required production within a certain number of years, they could be freed from slavery and become ordinary citizens again.

This greatly excited the Anglo-Saxons, who had thought they would be nothing more than lowly slaves for the rest of their lives. They never expected that the noble chosen king would be willing to give them, sinners, a chance to integrate into the local community.

Moreover, even as slaves, the king did not mistreat them. Although their food, clothing, and daily necessities were simple, they were still sufficient, and their living standards were even higher than during the period of Futtigeng.

This made them worship and admire Anan even more, and the resentment in their hearts immediately dissipated.

Just as Anan had predicted, with the death of the God of the End, the remnants of the Age of Gods in Britain finally vanished completely. In addition to the disappearance of mythical creatures such as wyverns, the land's productivity also began to decline precipitously, and the harvests of various crops were simply appalling compared to previous years.

Fortunately, Yanan had already made ample preparations for this, and he immediately summoned Kars to begin the second round of agricultural reforms.

The first round of agricultural reforms focused primarily on the use of various farm tools, while the current second round of agricultural reforms focuses mainly on the promotion of various agricultural production techniques, such as the three-field system and drip irrigation technology. These are all valuable techniques that humankind has gradually explored over thousands of years, representing the true crystallization of human wisdom, and are sufficient to help the people of Britain quickly restore production.

Such a change certainly cannot be achieved overnight. Before that, they will have to go through a long period of growing pains. However, thanks to the remnants of the previous Age of Gods and the benefits of the first round of agricultural reforms, Anan has accumulated a considerable fortune, which is more than enough to supply the entire Camelot.

However, the kings of other countries did not have such foresight. This sudden change was like a heavy punch to their heads, leaving them all stunned.

In just a month and a half, apart from Camelot, all the other countries on the British Isles experienced varying degrees of unrest, some of which almost escalated into mutinies.

Left with no other choice, the kings turned to Anahn for help.

"I can provide you with food and even teach you how to increase food production, but on the condition that you give up the title of kingdom and become Camelot's territory."

The kings resisted, for this was a country that their fathers had worked so hard to build; how could they so easily hand it over to others?

Yanan wasn't in a hurry, since he held the initiative and could simply sit back and relax.

He did not want to conquer the nations by force, for the same reason as before: Britain could no longer afford the turmoil of war.

Two more months passed, and the food crisis worsened, bringing the kingdom to the brink of collapse. The kings were completely helpless and at their wits' end.

They had considered robbing food from other countries, but the crisis affected the whole of Britain, and apart from Camelot, no one had any surplus food, so robbing would be pointless.

As for attacking Camelot... even if they had twenty times the courage, they wouldn't dare to do such a thing.

With Camelot's current strength, even if they were all tied together, they probably wouldn't be enough to defeat him with one hand.

Some people are so terrified that they dare not utter a single bad word about King Arthur in their hearts.

The kings could no longer hold out, so they approached Anahn again. After three days and three nights of haggling, Anahn refused to budge no matter what they said.

Left with no other choice, the kings had to agree to the other party's demands.

"Your wealth and status will be preserved, but from now on you will no longer be able to interfere in local politics, the military and the economy. All power will be taken over by Camelot."

The princes nodded in agreement.

After gaining control of the overall situation, Anan began to make internal adjustments. Just like with the kings, he took back the power from all the nobles under his command, completely sidelining them.

The nobles accepted the outcome quite calmly. This was partly because Anaen had previously planted the seeds of corruption in their hearts using the Key of Corruption, making it difficult for them to harbor hostility towards Anaen. On the other hand, they were also well aware that this day would eventually come, so they had long been mentally prepared.

Subsequently, Yanan set its sights on the island of Ireland. The Irish kingdoms had already heard of Camelot's deeds, and with the Queen of the Dead also on his side, they readily agreed to Yanan's demands and voluntarily relinquished their power.

With this, Anaene completely unified the islands of Britain and Ireland, successfully ending centuries of chaos and fragmentation in the archipelago and establishing a vast kingdom spanning the two islands and covering an area of ​​over 30 square kilometers.

According to the original plan, his next step was to launch an attack on the European continent and create a true immortal dynasty.

Unfortunately, he doesn't have much time left.

Since Vortigern's death, he had constantly felt the world's rejection, a purge of the last of the gods by the Throne of Primates.

Although such exclusion meant little to him, his British subjects would eventually be swept away by the tides of history.

In at most fifty years, all the Britons will die in bewilderment and ignorance, including the kingdom itself, which will also disappear silently into the long river of history.

Before that, he must find a way to save Britain and help it escape its doomed fate.

Chapter 74 God Arrives!

Yanan stood on the balcony, gazing at the wide, orderly streets in the distance, the neat rows of houses lining both sides of the streets, and the pedestrians strolling along the streets. His dark eyes revealed an indescribable depth.

Countless colorful flowers fell from the sky, and Merlin's figure emerged from them.

"Did you find anything?" Yanan asked calmly.

“Yes, there is, but it might not be what you think.” Merlin’s face showed a hint of helplessness: “According to those old guys in the secret realm, if Britain wants to continue to exist, it must remove all the Star Anchors and change the underlying rules of this world.”

A cold smile appeared on Yanan's lips: "If I really did that, how would I be any different from Vortigern?"

The Holy Lance Rungomminiad is a tower of light that holds the planet's surface together, a star anchor that holds the physical laws that sustain human survival to the planet's surface. Once it is removed, it means that the world's surface will be peeled off the planet, the physical rules will be completely overturned, human reason will be unable to develop, and the fantasy world will be resurrected.

The result of this was almost identical to Vortigern's plan to revive the Age of Gods.

If Yanan really did that, then what about all the things he's done over the years?

Are we to make him, the king who personally put humanity on the throne of primates, pull them down again?

This is utterly absurd!