I, the final BOSS of the beta test server!

The presence of these dead is gradually weakening and becoming shaky...as if it could completely dissipate at any time.

In contrast, on the lofty holy altar, an extremely oppressive and rich aura was gathering.

There, at the same time, the lights of faith of thousands of living people gather, and the fire of existence of thousands of dead people are plundered... With such nourishment, something extremely terrifying is about to be born.

Witnessing this scene, Gray let out a breath of foul air.

It seems... the intelligence file I got from Chief Cessel was correct.

The new king of Paradise, in the name of the Holy Scripture, summoned all the people of Paradise to the royal city.

The purpose is naturally not to bestow eternal blessings on the people.

Rather, it was a sacrifice.

With the entire paradise, the faith of thousands of living people, and the existence of the dead souls themselves as sacrifices, an ancient road leading to the realm of the gods was opened.

Just to allow himself to truly ascend to the throne of God.

The mysterious color in Gray's eyes quietly disappeared and returned to normal.

This is a kind of detection ability that can see everything happening around from a spiritual perspective.

Originally, as the holder of the unique long-stage sequence "Destiny", Gray should never be able to possess supernatural powers.

After all, according to Chief Cessel's speculation, an overly powerful sequence long stage will suppress the extraordinary person's own mental landscape... If nothing unexpected happens, then relying solely on Gray herself, she may never be able to open her own mental world in her entire life, and can only be a so-called "person without superpowers."

However, at this moment, Gray is able to master different types of superpowers with ease.

The spiritual vision was quietly closed, but at the same time, the dim aura of imperial power also surged beside Gray.

However, the domain of royal power seemed to have encountered some obstacle and quickly disappeared without really affecting Gray at all.

These are the powers of the spark that Gray obtained three years ago.

It is the inheritance from Chief Sissel, and it is also the torch passed down from generation to generation among successive shore guards.

After three years, Gray truly mastered the power called "Destiny" and the inheritance of the fire.

If not, she would never have been able to survive in those high-risk missions where she faced a high probability of death.

"Brother Luster..."

"Is this what you look like now?"

Gray looked up at the tall altar, where a thin figure was looking down at the people with an indifferent look, and murmured to herself.

This was three years after the betrayal on that rainy night, and Gray saw Last's appearance again.

On the high platform that everyone looked up to, his appearance and figure had not changed in the slightest. He was exactly the same as the young man who had saved Gray from the cycle of despair in Frozen Water Town.

However, at this moment——

The figure that was once so familiar now seemed so strange.

The boy's dark pupils reflected the blazing sun on the dome, like molten gold.

He stood on the sacrificial platform and looked down upon all living beings. His expression was so calm, yet he carried the majesty of a mountain.

There had never been a moment like this when Gray felt that the boy in front of her seemed so far away.

At this moment, Gray couldn't help but recall the indifferent words that her brother Last said to her when they said goodbye.

"A long time is enough to change a lot of things."

"The sincere ideals of the past, with the decay of time, will eventually wither into empty dust."

"You, who have never experienced the wear and tear of time, are not qualified to empathize with me."

……

"So, this is what you're after, Brother Luster?"

"To gain power, one is willing to betray others and even wield the butcher knife against his companions."

"Even at the cost of sacrificing an entire country and the entire paradise..."

"Just to ascend to the so-called throne of God."

"I once regarded you as the direction to pursue, as the meaning of life, and your ideals as my own, and devoted my whole life to pursuing them."

"But I can't empathize with your ideals now, and I'm even more unwilling to acknowledge them!"

A fleeting look of confusion flashed across Gray's beautiful emerald green eyes.

But soon, the look of confusion quickly dissipated, leaving only the iron-hard determination.

She did not move, but just lurked silently among the crowd, waiting quietly for the holy scripture to continue.

She knew very well that now was not the time for her to take action... Although it seemed that Brother Rast had devoted himself wholeheartedly to the Holy Scripture, in fact, this was the moment when he was most alert.

With Brother Rast's wisdom, it is impossible that he did not guess that the Shore Watchers might send people to disrupt the progress of the Holy Scripture.

Although it seems to be completely unprepared now, it must be secretly retaining the strength to deal with troublemakers.

In addition, the legendary Noah from the Sequence of Fertility among the gravekeepers is also likely to be watching this place secretly.

Acting rashly now would be tantamount to committing suicide.

The defense line of Broken Coast is in crisis, and the entire Coast Guard organization has to be diverted to defend the Broken Coast. This time, I am the only one who can come to the paradise, and there is no Chief Cessel to back me up.

In order to crush the conspiracy of Brother Rast and the gravekeeper... one must be patient and endure.

Waiting for the moment when the holy scripture is completely completed and the road to the throne of God is completely opened.

That will be the moment when the disaster breaks out completely. No matter whether it is Brother Rast or the gravekeeper lurking in secret, at the moment when the key to the throne of God is completely materialized, they will all devote themselves to it and will no longer be able to be distracted.

Of course, this long wait is very painful and feels like a year.

But Gray knew very well that in order to fulfill her wish, she had to bring the boy back to the shore guard even if she had to break his legs.

Then, I have no right to be willful.

She had waited three years for this humble wish and even returned from hell for it.

At this moment, I naturally don’t care about waiting any longer.

……

Present world, the Mystery Tower.

"Oh my god, this guy Rust's acting skills are really amazing."

"Look at him, look at him... With his skills and aura in portraying a king, it's no exaggeration to say he deserves a Golden Globe Award, right?"

"Why do I feel that this guy's portrayal of the King of the Underworld is more like an emperor than that guy Aaron?"

In front of the light curtain, Dean Yin rolled up the dried fish with his tail and stuffed them into his mouth, eating them with great pleasure.

While eating, it mumbled to Ophelia: "By the way - this guy's acting is a bit terrible."

"Little Tina's sister, aren't you worried at all that your sister will be cheated out of money and sex by this guy's acting skills?"

On the other side, the mercury incarnation of the prop, which appeared in the shape of a petite girl, originally ignored the ferret that used the Arcana Tower as its campsite.

However, when hearing the last sentence, a glimmer of humanity flashed in the eyes of Ophelia's incarnation.

"Although my sister is a bit stubborn...but there probably isn't anyone who can truly deceive her intuition."

"So... gurgle... I just can't understand your sister complex." Dean Yin swallowed a small dried fish stuck in his throat with happy water, and touched his furry little belly with satisfaction.

Sure enough, watching live broadcasts requires drinking happy water and snacks.

Eat food, feel good.

"This isn't some sister complex."

"It's just that someone as brilliant as my sister should be followed by everyone."

"Like my sister's classmates at Star University, those who fail to see Sister Wang's shining side... and instead only blindly slander her are truly pathetic and ridiculous."

Ophelia uttered what she had been muttering to herself.

But soon, her eyes flashed and she returned her gaze to the light curtain.

Within the light curtain, on the high platform.

Thousands of stars are slowly condensing.

Then, it materialized into an entity.

"The ancient road leading to the throne of God—"

“It’s on…”

Chapter 146 I will find you back, no matter the cost (5k)

The light is flowing and the light is converging.

As if illuminating the young man who overlooks the world is considered the highest mission, the light of the entire city is condensing towards the high platform.

It was clearly two o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun was shining brightly, but in the central area of ​​the royal city it seemed as if night had fallen and the daylight was dimming.

All that remained was the intense and clear dim starlight that illuminated the night sky.

Then, after a few breaths.

Glory gathers.

The fingertips of the young man on the high platform turned into a dazzling entity.

It was a small goblet.

And inside the wall of the goblet, the afterglow of the stars turned into an illusory liquid.

Like the blood of the dusk giant, the dim starlight slowly swayed in the wine glass.

"A symbol of faith, the prototype of the Kingdom of God—"

"The Holy Grail."

In the square below.

Gray stared at the wine glass filled with starlight in Luster's hand and murmured to herself.

Beside her, the figures of many deceased Taoists had completely faded, almost to the point of nothingness... It was difficult to discern their outlines with the naked eye.

This is a sign that the "existence" of these deceased people has been stripped away.

The power of existence that formed the foundation of their existence has now been transformed by the Holy Sacrifice... into the illusory liquid dotted with starlight in the holy grail.

That is the blood of the god of death, symbolizing "dusk".

However, within the realm of imperial power, even those humans who still retained their flesh and blood and had not been deprived of the power of existence only gazed devoutly at the figure on the platform, not noticing that the dead were constantly disappearing around them.

Looking at the Holy Grail that was constantly being filled and even beginning to overflow with dim divine blood...

Gray's beautiful emerald green eyes became even colder at this moment.

Thanks to the eye technique of observing spiritual vision and the complete confidential files left to her by Chief Cessel, Gray was able to clearly understand the entire process of the holy sacrifice at this moment.

The authority gathered by divinity, the kingdom of God anchored by faith, and the shell of a mythical creature...

These are the "three elements" on the path to godhood.

Authority, faith, divine body...

Only by achieving such a perfect trinity can one ignite the divine fire and truly ascend to the throne of God.

If any of these qualities are lacking, then they are merely so-called saints and angels, mythical creatures that are closer to the realm of gods than ordinary humans, but are not qualified to be called "gods".

Previously, Rast broke open Queen Helen's heart and took it away, and spent three years completing the initial fusion of the "Death Star Cup", which is the "divine authority" among the three elements.

If the path to godhood of the God of Death is compared to an ancient road called Huangquan, then on this deep and secluded path, there are three indestructible ancient bronze doors, and only those who hold the keys can pass through.

Behind the three bronze doors is the long-lost throne.

The old god of death has fallen for several epochs, and this throne has been vacant for several epochs, just waiting for someone to pass through the three bronze doors to truly ascend the throne and become the new god of death.

Rast, who had previously housed the Death Star Cup, had already obtained the first key to the bronze door. And now, after using holy sacrifice to refine the dead throughout Paradise, revealing the Holy Grail, symbolizing the anchor of faith and the prototype of the Kingdom of God...

The key to the second bronze door was about to be obtained by Last.

……

On the high platform, the black-haired and black-eyed boy looked at the Holy Grail overflowing with dusk, his eyes gleaming with a strange light.