I, the final BOSS of the beta test server!

Suppressing the revived spiritual consciousness, extracting divine power and authority.

They would imprison Axia, who was sleeping in the ice coffin, and the old god of death who was resurrecting in her body, as slaves, turning them into caged birds without freedom...

At the bottom of the tower, Noah's always indifferent expression finally showed some fluctuations, which was quite rare.

This was the moment after the Age of Gods, spanning who knows how many epochs... when the ancient road leading to the divine realm was opened again.

And most importantly, the newborn god is about to be completely controlled by himself and become his prisoner and puppet.

Imprisoning a true god.

Even within the Tomb Keeper Organization, this is an unprecedented feat that has never been accomplished by anyone.

Seeing his plan about to be accomplished, even with Noah's vision, his embodiment of abundance couldn't help but be slightly dazed.

The distraction of the rich half lasted only a thousandth of a second.

This can't even be called a flaw... Even if ordinary people discovered his split soul, the genuine legendary status of Noah's fertile half body is enough to suppress any changes.

but--

That's when.

"Oh, the world..."

The soft singing suddenly echoed throughout the world, drowning out the howling of the wind.

"Here, be still."

The next moment.

Whether it's the tide, the storm, or the slow beating of your heart...

Everything is stagnant and frozen at this moment.

The entire underworld was transformed into a still landscape photograph; even the movement of the air... and even the ripples of the spirit and soul were gone.

The whole world is silent.

The only one left who could move normally in this still world was the boy.

[You have equipped the original "Destiny Stagnant World"]

[Warning! There is an oversized target within the skill range. Forcibly launching this codex on an oversized target may cause serious consequences including codex failure, mental backlash, and soul trauma!]

【Please consider the consequences carefully before using this source text! 】

In Rast's mind, lines of text were constantly flashing, with colors as bright as blood.

This is the latest original text unlocked by Rast.

After the fateful duel with Gray in Paradise Royal City... in his "Fool's Library", the long stage of the Destiny sequence finally unlocked a new ability original.

Perhaps because the bond level had not yet reached the required level, what Luster unlocked was not "Time Rewind", which was Gray's ultimate trump card, but "Stagnation World" -

Taking oneself as the origin, the world around him falls into a state of complete time stagnation.

Only the user himself remains, with full ability to act.

Judging from the effect of the skill, this is somewhat similar to a vampire who likes to hold a steamroller and shout "XX Lola"... It can be understood as a slowing down of the flow of time in the surrounding area, or it can be understood as a super acceleration of its own effects.

pat-

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Almost at the moment when time stopped, one sound of shattering after another came from the bottom of the tower.

The world is like a still photo, but at this moment, tiny cracks have appeared on the frozen picture, as if the photo was torn by external force and could be completely shattered at any time.

This is a matter of course.

Whether it's "Stagnant World" or "Time Rewind"... the targets on which they can be effective do not include the option of the Legend status.

Interfering with the flow of legendary time was something even Gray, a favored one of fate, found difficult to do... let alone Last, who was merely simulating the sequence of fate through the original text of the "Fool's Library."

And now it was forcibly activated... Just like the glaring blood-red warning light that was still flashing in front of Last's eyes -

The time stop, which could originally last from several seconds to dozens of seconds, was destroyed the moment it was activated, and might be broken in less than a second.

Once that "stagnant world" is forcibly broken by Noah's legendary clone, both the "Library of Fools" and Last himself, the initiator of the original text, are likely to suffer a huge backlash of the soul... It is not impossible that they will even suffer severe mental damage and become a vegetable.

However, at this moment, Rast did not pay any attention to the blood-red alarm that kept beating in his spiritual world.

Although the forced time stop can only affect the legend for less than one second.

but.

Less than a second, but it was enough.

Suddenly, a cracking sound came from between Rast's fingers.

In his hand, a tiny crack appeared on the surface of the emerald green gem.

That was Noah's backup plan.

It was also the core of the abundance sealing formation on the ice coffin...

As long as one holds it, one can fully control this cage that is powerful enough to imprison gods, extract the power of the old god of death, and use it for one's own benefit.

But, at this moment.

Dense cracks cover the entire surface of the emerald gem.

Subsequently.

click-

The emerald uttered a clear groan and then shattered.

Only the rich energy of life and countless scattered emerald green fragments remained, which exploded on the platform and dissipated in the strong wind in the sky.

On the surface of the amber ice coffin, the emerald green sealing rune suddenly lit up.

Then, the rich seal and the green cage dimmed inch by inch.

In contrast, the remnant of the god of death, who was originally imprisoned in the ice coffin, was gradually suppressed and was about to become a prisoner in a cage... suddenly surged again.

The core of the Seal of Plenty was shattered by an external force.

Therefore, the resurrected god in the ice coffin was naturally no longer shackled.

……

boom--

The static world was torn apart by the legendary power, and the originally stagnant flow of time returned to normal.

"Last."

Noah's words, tinged with a hint of anger, came from the end of the abyss.

"Break the core of the Seal of Plenty and release the resurrected Ancient God from his cage."

"Do you know...what you are doing?"

"Do you know exactly what you are rejecting?"

……

"Humanity……"

At the same time, another voice came from the ice coffin.

It was a language from the Age of Gods, accompanied by wind and thunder. The sound was like the clashing of bronze weapons, as if it came from the infinitely distant ancient times.

This was the reborn remnant of the old Death God talking to him. Although Last had never learned the language of the Age of Gods, the ancient language rang directly in his heart, allowing Last to clearly perceive its meaning.

"You, you did a good job."

"Break the seal further and release me."

"My divine body has been completely reforged, no longer bound by the laws of the world. Unlike my former compatriots, I am no longer confined to hiding within the threshold of the Blazing Sky, but can now walk freely upon the earth."

"Once I have regained my full strength and ascended the throne of God again... whether it's this voluptuous half of his body, his true form, or even the gravekeeper behind him, they will be no different from ants in front of me."

"At that time, you will be the vice-king of heaven, the right hand of God, and the ruler of the entire mortal world."

……

The majestic words rang in Last's ears almost at the moment when the "time stop" was broken.

There are Noah's angry questions, as well as invitations and temptations from the regrets of the old god of death.

Being in the center of the vortex, at the highest point of the abyss.

Last's face had turned completely pale, without a trace of blood left.

The blood-red warning in the Fool's Library is no exaggeration.

The "Time Stop" world was forcibly broken, and as the user, how could he not pay any price?

In the "Library of Fools", the original text of "Fate Stagnant World" that had been equipped suddenly dimmed.

Forcibly activating this skill caused damage to the Fool's library... Before the library was fully repaired over time, the original text of this time-stop had completely faded and could no longer be used.

And his soul was severely damaged in an instant.

If it weren't for Rast's unimaginable mental resilience, which was honed through hundreds of years of cycles in Deep Blue Harbor... he would probably have already become a vegetable due to mental trauma.

But, at this moment.

"I know exactly what I'm doing, and I know what I'm giving up... Your Majesty Noah."

Even though his remaining mental strength was barely enough to sustain even the most basic actions, Last was still smiling.

"If I follow your plan step by step, then even if the Gravekeeper takes away most of the power in the Netherworld, or even imprisons the entire consciousness of the Old God of Death... the remaining remnants of the throne will be enough to benefit me greatly."

"Most of my current strength is based on my status as the King of Paradise, standing on the Abyss, and gaining the bonus of my home turf... If I left Paradise, without the boost from the Abyss, my true status would be no more than Rank 3 or 4."

"Before you and that old god of death, we are nothing but insects... perhaps not even insects, but merely insignificant specks of dust."

He ignored the temptation from the remnant of death in the ice coffin.

Rast just looked quietly at Noah, the old man who looked like a gardener under the tower.

The respectful disguise he had put on in front of Noah faded away quietly, revealing his true self... He still maintained the courtesy towards the elders, but there was a hint of cynicism in his calm voice.

On his pale face, the corners of his mouth clearly outlined a slight curve.

"If I choose to accept your gift, Your Majesty Noah, then even if I leave the Nether Abyss and the blessings of my home turf... I will still be a true peak-level sixth-order cultivator. Furthermore, my path to legend and the divine realm will be unimpeded, free of the bottlenecks that plague ordinary transcendents for half their lives."

"Also, I'm rejecting your invitation. I'm giving up on becoming a 'Gravekeeper'... I'm giving up the chance to reign supreme over the long river of time, to exist eternally, regardless of the passing of eras and the shifting of times."

"If I do this now, not only will it not benefit me in the slightest, but I'll also be giving up the prototype of the throne that's so easily within my grasp. It will also create a mortal enemy with you and the gravekeeper... No matter how you look at it, this is an option that will do me no good but only harm."

Rast stared at Noah's voluptuous half, ignoring the violent roar of wind and tide in the ice coffin beside him.

"So of course you don't understand my choice."

"Just as you don't understand why, despite having ascended to Legendary status and possessing the ability to protect themselves, Leader Sissel and the Legends of past civilizations still refuse to compromise for what you consider to be illusory things."

"They gave up their own eternity and chose to fly into the flames of their own civilization and perish together."

……

Last's voice was so soft, almost inaudible amidst the howling storm.

However, the legendary figure of Noah, the embodiment of fertility, still clearly understood all of Rast's sentences.

"Leader Cecil..."

Noah repeated the words that Lust had said.

A flash of realization flashed across his old eyes: "No wonder, the time stop just now was clearly the power of the advanced stage of the Destiny Sequence..."

"You are not a patron of 'Fate', yet you are able to use this supposedly unique sequence ability."

"I see."

"Cesare, he has passed on the fire to you."

"Because he knew the fateful outcome of the battle on the Broken Coast, he gave up his pointless struggle and resistance... and chose his own successor in advance?"

There was a hint of surprise in Noah's words.

This is not his true self, but merely an incarnation of abundance.

In order to conserve the power of this incarnation and prevent it from disappearing prematurely, this abundant half has been sleeping at the bottom of the abyss until Rast arrives and is triggered.