Am I going to be controlled by the players too?

Besides his own "moon" and the "world" he had just acquired, Bugu also had a "hermit" card that he had somehow obtained from the witches!

"Now, the remaining twenty-two paths are 'Chariot,' 'Demon,' 'Star,' and 'Sun,'" Bugu counted on her fingers and toes. "These four cards have all been swallowed by the Hungry Demon. Once we defeat the Hungry Demon, the paths will be complete!"

The first thing the hungry demon did upon descending upon the earth was to devour the "sun" Chaos, and then it went straight to the theocracy, swallowing the theocracy along with the "demon" Judas.

After all, He harbored a personal grudge against the God of Amber.

As for "Chariot" Peng Longteng... he had already died when he summoned the chief general, but since death does not exist, he was able to remain active for a few more days.

After Li Xianyu returned the body, Peng Longteng naturally found peace and a long sleep.

Upon hearing of Peng Longteng's death, Ji Yushen remained silent for a moment before asking, "That's easy to say. Four out of the nine portions of the source matter are still in the hands of the primordial demons, who have each transformed into concepts and symbols. How can we find and kill them?"

If we can't capture the demon, everything we've done before will have been for nothing.

Sylvia and Freya were also disappointed and showed little interest in Bugu's suggestion.

Cuckoo smiled and pointed to the pure white branch in Cheng Cheng's hand: "Have you forgotten? The ultimate killing move of the plague demon?"

【Kindness】is the essence.

Hours earlier, during the battle against the plague demons, Freya and the others were unable to defeat them because they could be resurrected infinitely through the divine realm.

So the three primal beings simply suppressed them with all their might, blocking the three of them at the entrance of the spring, and the plague demon Iron Curtain unleashed a viral invasion attack targeting the symbols and concepts themselves, "Burn the Kingdom of God, Forsake the World".

Once this strike lands, it will infect and corrupt Freya's fundamental symbol rooted in heaven and earth, causing her to lose her symbolism and divine kingdom, and fall into the realm of mortals!

But the Iron Curtain failed, and now, the [Mercy] essence is in their hands!

"Although we failed and lost everything..." Bugu waved her little fist to cheer everyone on, "we still have a chance to take everything back!"

By using Mercy, they still have a chance to kill the remaining primordial demons and seize the source essence!

If they successfully acquire all the source material, they can forge the Immortal Crown at this moment—they will then have the opportunity to use the power of the crown to turn back the past and regain everything they have lost!

"Yes, we still have a chance, we can't give up!"

Sylvia took a deep breath, fully recovering from her despair: "Our war is not over yet!"

At this moment, Sylvia's opinion of Bugu, this lazy bum who always hid in his room eating snacks and watching TV, completely changed.

She stepped forward when everyone was downcast, livened up the atmosphere, gave everyone a new goal, and revealed so many secrets.

'As expected of the legendary "Moon" of a thousand years, she knows so many secrets...' Sylvia thought to herself.

"Ok!"

Freya stepped forward and bumped fists with Bugu, saying, "Let's cheer each other on and take everything back!"

At this moment, Freya completely forgave Bugu, the philanderer who had stolen her first time.

'But if Sylvia finds out she cheated, whether she forgives her or not is none of my business,' Freya thought silently.

With the three girls encouraging each other, the atmosphere gradually became more lively, sweeping away the previous dullness and silence.

"Humph."

Hime Mikami let out a cool "humph".

At this moment, she was consumed by jealousy towards Cheng Cheng, this lucky guy—

Why?! The Immortal Crown should rightfully belong to me! Why did we end up letting this man take it while we were talking?!

Unfortunately, there were more of them than I could fight!

"I'll find an opportunity to snatch the Immortal Crown later!" Ji Yushen vowed bitterly. "The most precious treasure in the world is only worthy of being possessed by the most perfect person in the world, me!"

If the robbery fails...

Then I'll use the "Thirty-Six Strategies for Winning Favor in the Harem" that my mother once gave me to drive away Sylvia and the others and have him all to myself!

'If he succeeds in attaining immortality, then he will be the most perfect man in the world… Only the most perfect person in the world, me, deserves to possess him…?'

Um...wait, with him?

Ji Yushen gritted her teeth and secretly glanced at Cheng Cheng a few times.

She's alright looking, but her fashion sense... wait, why am I actually analyzing this?

...No! It still won't work!

The thought of this guy stealing my ancestors makes me feel nauseous. I have no sexual desire left and can't accept being with this man at all... Sure enough, I still have to snatch the Immortal Crown. If I can't, I'll die!

If we manage to seize it... we must chain this guy up and make him kneel on the ground and lick my feet for ten thousand years!

Li Xianyu: "..."

She had no other thoughts; influenced by the essence of death, she just wanted to finish her work and quickly go back to her coffin to die.

Let him die for... a thousand years first.

Cheng Cheng: "..."

He looked at the cuckoo beside him, his feelings complicated: although she was forced into the relationship, she was, after all, the first girl he had ever been intimate with. She was pretty and cute, and her personality was quite likable if she didn't play pranks on him...

In short, I really like it.

Considering how much she's helped everyone, if I were to suggest marrying Cuckoo along with Sylvia and the others, she probably wouldn't kill me outright...

Ugh... It's already a headache enough how to bring up Mu Zimi's matter with them.

"What's wrong, boss? Tempted? Thinking of committing a crime?"

Noticing Cheng Cheng's gaze, Bugu grinned and leaned closer, quietly taking his hand: "But not yet, okay? At least wait..."

"I've been wondering, how do you know so much?" Cheng Cheng suddenly asked, "Including that I'm from the future..."

Cuckoo paused for a moment, then put her finger to her lips, her blue-purple eyes narrowing into two crescent moons, and smiled mischievously:

"secret."

…………

…………

"The crown of God will be shattered, the prison of the spirit will be burned, therefore—"

Cheng Cheng took a deep breath, casting a huge phantom image behind him. Two extreme lights, one golden and one blue, rapidly converged, merged, and surged in his palm, eventually condensing into a spear of Longinus that pierced through heaven and earth and carried all kinds of plagues. The spearhead was aimed at the source symbol of the chaotic demon in the rules of the void.

He successfully controlled the [Mercy] essence by sharing Sylvia's [Glory], and recreated the Iron Curtain's fatal blow!

Meanwhile, Li Xianyu once again bestowed death upon those rules and concepts; Sylvia, through the power to control fate, found the symbol of the demon from the abyss of chaos; Freya protected Cheng Cheng with all her might, keeping a close watch on the surroundings to prevent the demons from sensing danger and changing their state to launch a sneak attack; Ji Yushen stood not far away with her arms crossed, lost in thought.

"Burn down the divine kingdom, forsake the world!"

A deep, indifferent voice echoed through the abyss, and the world-destroying spear, carrying a plague that could overturn everything, crashed down.

It's now!

Everyone watched nervously as Cheng Cheng's gun tip fell.

Whether the ultimate move of "Mercy" can kill the symbol and defeat the conceptualized primordial demons depends entirely on the effect of this strike!

Please, you have to succeed!

Sylvia and Freya prayed silently, Li Xianyu was half-dead and delirious, Ji Yushen watched this scene quietly with a hint of desire and greed in his eyes, while Bugu suddenly frowned and turned his head sharply to look behind him!

There was nothing behind me, just darkness.

Phew... Am I overthinking it?

Cuckoo turned to look at Cheng Cheng's killing move. With this strike, the source of chaos rooted in heaven and earth would be invaded, infected, and corrupted, and would no longer be able to maintain its conceptual state, breaking free from the concept of the world—and then, it was killed by the four true gods working together!

Just as all life was extinguished and hope was about to descend, a steady, soft sneer suddenly exploded before the attack landed:

"Hahaha……"

The next instant, the strike that was powerful enough to incinerate the symbol of chaos suddenly collapsed, turning into countless mosaic fragments and data bubbles, which vanished without a trace in an instant!

"How is that possible!"

"Who is it!"

Everyone present was shocked and hurriedly looked around.

There was no response from the chaotic, lightless abyss. The four demons remained in their conceptual form and did not materialize to stop them.

Everyone was momentarily confused, until a voice like a wandering poet's lament slowly echoed in their ears: "What a magnificent adventure! The hero's journey has come to an end, and the truth of the 'Immortal Crown' is about to be revealed—"

"But is that really the case?"

Everyone turned to look, and saw a pure white mechanical figure clapping as it slowly walked towards them.

Minister of Rites of the Empire, Divine Ritual Officer Demyoge!

"What!?"

Cuckoo's pupils constricted sharply, and she instinctively took a half-step back in shock, her face filled with astonishment: "I clearly took away the 'world,' so how can you still..."

"It seems you've misunderstood something, Miss Cuckoo."

The priest stepped forward calmly, his voice steady and unwavering: "Standing before you is not a 'world visitor' requiring a legendary rank to intervene, but rather... the 'administrator' who planned, executed, and recorded these experiments between these two worlds."

Before he finished speaking, he stretched out his arms before the crowd, and his deep, solemn declaration resounded throughout the heavens and earth:

"In the name of the divine audience, I hereby declare—the 29642nd round of the 'Destiny: The Immortal Crown' experiment has ended. World δ2961 has not achieved its experimental objective. The experiment returns to its initial state. Next, the already iterated and looped electrical signal sequences should be uniformly archived."

What is he saying?!

Everyone was completely baffled by the words that came out of the priest's mouth.

But whatever it is... knowing that this guy is an enemy is enough!

Himeko narrowed her eyes slightly. Sylvia and Freya had already prepared their killing moves, just waiting for the right moment to blast them into dust!

But the next moment.

Cheng Cheng's body suddenly trembled, his gaze abruptly fixed on the system panel, where a long-absent reminder flashed in the main quest list:

"Detected: Chapter 2 of the game, Death and Fire, Finale, 'The Book of Past Lives in the Void Ashes' has ended."

The latest storyline is complete; subsequent storylines are under development. Please stay tuned.

"The current test version server has been shut down, and this open beta test has now ended. Thank you for participating in the game trial and providing feedback on Destiny: Immortal Crown. Your character data will be retained. We will continue to optimize the content and look forward to seeing you again next time."

The pale blue system text slowly faded away.