You want me to take out a loan to practice cultivation? I'll just pay off the debt physically.

[In the year 58113 of the Extraordinary Calendar, the decisive moment has finally arrived.]

Under the relentless combined assault of the Abyss and the Spirit Realm's will, the last and strongest defensive barrier surrounding the Red Heart Society headquarters—a barrier personally inscribed with the primordial spiritual imprint by the Heart Demon God—shattered with a deafening roar.

This signifies that the Red Heart Society's defensive measures against attacks on the Great World's will have been completely shattered and utterly destroyed.

[Following closely behind, the secondary defensive perimeter and the barrier of the united divine kingdom, hastily constructed by the True Gods of the Red Heart Society who remained at headquarters, using all their divine power combined with countless arrays and accumulated resources, could not hold out for long against the torrent of will from the Abyss and the Spirit Realm.]

The Red Heart Society, a spark of civilization on the path to unprecedented prosperity, has once again been thrown into the countdown to destruction.

This time, it seems there is no turning back.

[Even more fatal is that, because the Red Heart Society had previously enjoyed great momentum, with the Heart Demon God acting as a pillar to withstand the greatest pressure from the outside, and internally having just completed social structural reforms, it was in a golden age of talent explosion and technological breakthrough.]

The vast majority of the True Gods of the Red Heart Society choose to remain at headquarters, either to conduct research, impart knowledge, handle administrative affairs, or enjoy this rare period of peaceful development. 2

Whether newly emerging local deities or ancient beings that have weathered many storms, all are contributing to the prosperity of the Red Heart Society.

They constitute the core and most elite fighting force and intellectual cluster of the Red Heart Society.

[But this also meant that when annihilation struck headquarters without warning, they were almost all trapped at home, losing both strategic depth and the possibility of dispersing to avoid danger.]

[Thus, when the terrifying power of the Abyss's Will, even in its broken state, still represented the status of a great world, descended without reservation upon the headquarters of the Star Abyss Crimson Heart Society, as if the entire sky had collapsed, everything in the Crimson Heart Society began to annihilate.]

The true gods who remained behind faced an absolute power difference far exceeding the limits of their individual and even collective resistance.

That was no longer a war between opponents of equal strength, but a desperate scene of lower-dimensional beings facing the crushing dominance of higher-dimensional beings.

Even though this power has been weakened to an unimaginable degree, the status of the Great World still remains.

Wherever its torrent of will passed, rules were rewritten, space was solidified, and the flow of time became viscous and bizarre.

The projections of the true gods' divine kingdoms flickered like candles in the wind, their combined attacks vanished without a trace, and even the most basic energy shields evaporated at a visible rate.

Resistance appears pale and futile.

Destruction is at the door.

[But when the Heart Demon God's perception, carrying endless concern and a protective will, pierced through layers of battlefield barriers and turbulent rules, and clearly saw the abyss's will shrouding the Crimson Heart Society in a cloud of destruction, His face darkened.]

This being, who had always controlled his burning passion with cold rationality and iron will, had his inner peace suddenly crumble, unable to be maintained any longer.

That was not merely the destruction of an organization's nest; it was the future and hope for which He had fought, sacrificed, and burned everything He had to protect being devoured by the enemy's sinister laughter.

In the face of absolute crisis as the destructive energy glow of the Red Heart Society headquarters came into view, the Heart Demon God made an ultimate choice that was more resolute, more insane, and more ruthless than burning himself.

[He no longer cared about any consequences, no longer considered the continuation of his own existence, and even abandoned the original strategy of using the plundered essence as fuel to prolong the burning time and maximize the results of the battle.]

[He began to burn and propel himself forward with the very essence he had painstakingly extracted from the brink of death in the hellish realm over the past tens of thousands of years, along with the embers of his own essence that remained after his own burning.] [Everything was burned to ashes.]

[All for the sake of obtaining the strongest, most terrifying, and most unimaginable power to destroy the abyss!]

Ultimately, all the essence and all the power flowed into the core of the Heart Demon God.

In an instant, an indescribable change occurred.

[The body of the Heart Demon God, due to the forced influx of this primordial torrent far exceeding its capacity, felt as if billions of supernovae were simultaneously ignited inside.]

[A supreme radiance, defying definition by color and transcending the very concept of light, bursts forth from every minute element of the power of the rules within Him.]

This light is not warmth or salvation, but rather contains the ultimate spiritual power, the purest will to destroy, and the ultimate energy bursting forth from the violent fusion of forcibly combined origins.

The power and vastness of this light had reached an inconceivable level.

[To the point that even the very structure of the Heart Demon God's existence began to crumble, emitting a sound like porcelain about to shatter.]

[Countless terrifying cracks, symbolizing the rupture of the very foundation of His existence, began to appear on His silver flame body. From these cracks flowed no longer radiance, but rather a more intense and unstable torrent of destructive energy.]

Indeed, the vast primordial energy accumulated in Hell over countless years is a rare and invaluable treasure for any transcendent being, capable of causing a qualitative leap in their understanding of the rules.

However, every supplement has its limits and methods of consumption, just as a mortal cannot swallow the ocean whole.

[Forcibly incorporating such a massive amount of diverse and decadent sources of origin in a single, reckless manner will not nourish us, but rather produce the most potent poison and explosives.]

The body, soul, and even the most fundamental true spirit will be torn apart and ultimately annihilated under the crushing force of this energy that transcends limits.

Even if this could bring about a momentary, unparalleled burst of terrifying power, enough to shake the very foundations of the universe, it would ultimately be nothing more than a fleeting moment of glory.

How can this be compared to the eternal path of pursuing immortality and the perpetual rule?

This is tantamount to turning oneself into a one-time, detonation-like, and most powerful bomb in history, transcending mere self-destruction.

However, in the Demon God's decision at this moment, there is no longer any consideration for eternity.

Perhaps He had His own considerations, and wasn't that passionate about the Red Heart Society.

But since He seeks eternal fame, and since He has already made the decision to protect the Red Heart Society, He will not hesitate.

Witnessing the imminent annihilation of the Red Heart Society, He unhesitatingly chose this most tragic yet most brilliant fleeting moment of glory.

[He wanted to use this ultimate, fleeting glory to offer a final, and most frenzied, blood-red sacrifice to the departed, or perhaps to the pure hearts that might be rekindled in the uncertain future.]

[He wanted to show the great founder of the Red Heart Society through his actions that he was using his own life to demonstrate his loyalty in upholding the Red Heart ideals!] (End of Chapter)