All players: Become a Dharma King, with unlimited skill stats.

The atmosphere on the walls of Dawn Fortress was somewhat strange.

The huge helipad and the square in front of the city gate were filled with the newly arrived "reinforcements".

These reinforcements were all imposing and arrogant, and their equipment was also extremely luxurious.

They are the leaders and elites of some of the most powerful survivor factions in the world, apart from Dawn Fortress.

A day ago, neither of them would have given the other a second glance.

But now, they all look like a group of elementary school students who have made a mistake, standing obediently in the square, not even daring to breathe loudly.

All eyes turned in awe to the young figure standing with his hands behind his back on the city wall.

Time passed, second by second.

Fifty minutes have passed since An Bai issued the "divine oracle".

Suddenly, a huge black dot appeared on the northern horizon.

A massive bipedal dragon with a wingspan of over 100 meters landed on the tarmac, flapping its wings.

Boom!

A massive figure, as tall as a small mountain, leaped off the dragon's back with a heavy thud.

He was over three meters tall, with bulging muscles, and carried an exaggeratedly large black warhammer on his shoulder; he was none other than the Orc Emperor Grom.

His face, covered in scars, held an incredibly complex expression.

He looked up at the young man on the city wall, and finally lowered his head, which had been proud for over a hundred years.

Grom's arrival was like a signal.

Immediately afterwards, a holy white light shone in the western sky.

A massive, magnificent sky warship, resembling an aerial fortress, slowly approached and docked above the fortress. The white-haired Pope of the Holy City, accompanied by twelve Templar Knights, disembarked.

On the southern sea, a towering water dragon soared into the sky, carrying a beautiful queen with a graceful figure and a trident in her hand, riding the waves. She was the sea queen of Atlantis.

Further away, a giant scarab beetle raised clouds of yellow sand, carrying a veiled sand lord on its back.

A mysterious mist transformed into a giant bird, carrying the ethereal inheritor of the archipelago...

These were entities that had reigned supreme in their respective lands for hundreds or even thousands of years.

Today, we gather together.

Each of them held a box, some exquisite and some rustic.

What's inside the box is the hope and last resort of their race, which they have protected for countless generations.

Now, they are going to hand this trump card to the man who made them submit with just a divine decree.

……

In front of the huge round stone table in the city lord's mansion.

An Bai sat calmly in the main seat.

Liliana stood beside him, looking down at the legendary kings below, her heart filled with a sense of unreality.

Grom the Orc Emperor, the Holy Pope, the Sea Queen...

These figures, who only exist in epics and legends, are now sitting below like obedient students, waiting for An Bai's reprimand.

An Bai didn't say any pleasantries. His gaze swept over everyone, and he went straight to the point.

"Give me the keys."

The group exchanged glances, each seeing a hint of bitterness and helplessness in the other's eyes.

In the end, it was the orc emperor Grom who was the first to break the silence.

He roughly opened the wooden box in his hand and placed a bronze key, full of primitive and powerful energy, heavily into the groove in the center of the stone table.

Seeing this, the others no longer hesitated.

The Pope took out a white key that radiated holy light.

The sea queen took out a blue key that looked like a water droplet.

……

Soon, five keys, each with a different shape but emanating the aura of primordial laws, were arranged one by one.

An Bai also reached out and placed his [Red Key] and [Green Key] on it.

Om-!

The moment the seventh key was returned to its place, all the ancient runes on the stone table were simultaneously illuminated!

Seven keys slowly floated up from the groove, hovering and dancing above the table.

The light they emitted grew brighter and brighter until it finally intertwined and merged!

The light dissipated.

A fist-sized crystal, pulsating like a heart and radiating a seven-colored halo, floated in mid-air.

The Heart of Creation!

"It's a success!"

Liliana clenched her fists in excitement.

She immediately explained to the bewildered crowd:

"According to the ancient records of our Elven race, as long as this [Heart of Creation] is placed in the [Forge of Creation] located deep within the Earth's core, the planet's final defensive barrier—the [Eternal Shield]—can be reactivated!"

"Once the Holy Shield is activated, it can isolate all abyssal power!"

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope rekindled in the eyes of the assembled kings.

However, the Pope brought even worse news.

"I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

The old pope's voice was extremely heavy.

"Just before I arrived, I received news that our three main cities in the Western Continent have been completely wiped off the map by a world-destroying black flame."

"It's the [Erosion King of Flames]!"

The Sea Queen, her face deathly pale, added, "My people have also sent word that the waters of the Endless Sea are being corrupted by a terrifying force, turning it into a sea of ​​blood. It's the [Sea Devourer King], and the [Blood Devourer King]!"

One bad news after another came in.

They finally confirmed that all nine Eclipse Kings had descended, and that their goals were remarkably aligned.

They are all leading their respective demonic armies, gathering towards the center of the continent, which is the location of the [Genesis Furnace]!

They want to prevent the Holy Shield from being activated!

"There's no time!"

An Bai suddenly stood up.

He looked at the Heart of Creation on the table, a resolute glint in his eyes.

"By the time we got there, it was too late."

With that, he stretched out his right hand, and a vast amount of divine power surged out, tearing the space in front of him with a mighty rip!

Stab it!

A massive and stable spatial gate appeared out of thin air!

Opposite the door was a huge underground cavern and a massive furnace that looked like an inverted volcano, exuding a magnificent aura!

It is the [Creation Furnace]!

"All those at the peak of demigod level and above, follow me!"

Without wasting any words, An Bai was the first to step into the spatial portal.

Grom, Titan, Wei Zheng, Pope, Sea Queen...

Without the slightest hesitation, all the top experts present followed suit!

……

Deep within the Earth, before the [Creation Furnace].

An Bai and the others appeared out of thin air.

They were immediately awestruck by the magnificent sight before them.

The enormous furnace exudes the primordial aura of the world's beginning, with scorching magma flowing endlessly within it like a golden waterfall.

At the very core of the furnace, there is a groove that perfectly matches the shape of the Heart of Creation.

"quick!"

An Bai urged.

He could already sense several terrifying auras rapidly approaching!

However, it was still too late!

Just as Liliana was holding the Heart of Creation and about to approach the furnace...

The entire enormous underground cavity trembled violently and wildly!

Nine enormous, terrifying auras, filled with various negative laws such as destruction, slaughter, coldness, and decay, tore through space and descended simultaneously without any order!

Nine towering, ten-thousand-foot-tall demonic shadows completely surrounded the small [Genesis Furnace] and An Bai and the others!

The [Erosion King of Flames], whose entire body is engulfed in world-destroying black flames!

The King of Ice, composed of millennia-old ice!

The Bloodthirsty King who controls an endless sea of ​​blood!

……

Each demonic shadow exuded a terrifying pressure that would make even a true god despair!

Grom, the Pope, and others found it incredibly difficult to even stand under this oppressive force; the weapons in their hands hummed and emitted terrifying cries.

Finally, a pitch-black figure, even larger and deeper than the other eight demonic shadows combined, seemingly the final destination of all things, slowly coalesced and took shape.

The leader is the [Erosion King of the Abyss]!

"Insignificant deities."

The cold divine thought of the Abyss Corruptor King exploded directly in everyone's minds.

"Do you think that just because you've collected all the keys, you can lock the door we finally managed to open?"

"Innocent."

"You are nothing more than a sacrifice offered to us to start the final feast."

despair!

Utter despair!

Faced with the true forms of the nine world-destroying demon kings, no one present felt the slightest chance of victory.

An Bai's expression was more solemn than ever before.

He knew this was the final battle.

He took the Heart of Creation from Liliana's hand, and then placed it back into the girl's trembling hand.

"Liliana, take them to start the furnace!"

"I'm here to buy you some time!"

"No! Lord Anbai! We will fight alongside you!" Grom roared.

"Your mission is to activate the Holy Shield! That's an order!"

An Bai's voice was unquestionable.

Having said that, he didn't turn back. Alone, holding the newly formed golden staff, he faced the nine terrifying demonic figures that were as unshakeable as mountains.

"It's up to you now."

Liliana nodded heavily, tears welling in her eyes.

She knew this was her only hope!

Holding the Heart of Creation, she led the remaining people, bypassing An Bai, and madly rushed towards the core of the furnace!

With all her might, she pressed the seven-colored crystal hard into the groove in the center of the furnace!

however!

The light that was expected when the Eternal Shield was activated did not appear!

Buzz—!!!

The entire [Genesis Furnace], that enormous furnace containing the power of the world's origin, instantly transformed into an unprecedented, dazzling torrent of seven colors!

This torrent did not rush towards the sky!

Instead, it took an incredible detour, ignoring time and space, ignoring distance, and in a way that transcended all laws, it precisely blasted into An Bai's body, who was confronting the Nine Eclipse Kings!

It fused perfectly with the Primal Divine Orb on his chest!

"How could that be!"

For the first time, the Abyss Eclipse King's unchanging, icy divine sense showed a fluctuation of shock and anger!

"This isn't a key!"

"This is...this is what forges the ultimate godhood..."

"Ascending the Divine Stairs!"

Bathed in the seven-colored torrent of creation, An Bai felt as if a cosmic explosion was taking place within his body!

Level 290!

Level 295!

Level 299!

The final shackles that bound him on his path to becoming a [God] were shattered completely by the immense and immeasurable power of primordial energy!