The old man you see with your phone is highly suspicious.

However, while the beloved Holy Sword shattered Xue's heart, it also reconnected this world consciousness with the planet, allowing it to communicate fully with Xue.

Although it might spoil the mood, Xue Law really wanted to say, "You're so bad."

He now knew that the giant hand that responded to him in the sky during the four-day oath to destroy the world was the consciousness of this planet.

“Child, you don’t need to blame yourself. I have never blamed you either. This is a plan that I agreed to. It is the price to completely remove the pollution.”

"Therefore, I will compensate you with the most perfect body, my hero." The world consciousness reached out and touched Xue Luding's heart.

The next moment, his body began to recover, and he returned to his former appearance.

"Go back, child, your companions are calling for your miracle, and I will give you my final blessing..."

The world consciousness projected its gaze onto this planet, seeing the holy sword driven by "love," and the group of heroes who would risk their lives for a world completely unrelated to itself. It knew what it could do in the end.

Since we can't give more, let the whole world remember their heroic deeds!

Project this battle onto the world.

……

"Next, it will be the duel between the knight and the evil god." A voice rang out from somewhere.

Fafnir turned her head and looked at the 12 knights.

They were all smiling, with their arms around each other's shoulders.

Their palms were pierced, and blood dripped onto the ground, pooling into a massive magic circle.

Not only these 12 heroes, but also the other demon king's subordinates came. They seemed to be old acquaintances, smiling as they looked at the phantom of the evil god taking shape in the sky.

The blood from the hollow palms of the 12 knights coalesced into a complex magic circle, which originated from a magic circle in this world called "Hero Summoning".

When the twelve knights went to war, each of them had a hole in the palm of their hand, and the purpose of this hole was for this moment.

"I declare that I offer my true name as the key, and in exchange for glory, I grant you the power to cross the barrier between life and death—if you accept this covenant, then sever the chain of cause and effect and appear in this world!"

Everyone began to chant, the phantom of the evil god was hysterical, but they seemed not to hear it; they were laughing wildly, their hearts surging.

The portals summoned by heroes in this world are indeed a trap, but the array that is different from ordinary portals has given Xue Law a unique inspiration.

Since it is possible to summon heroes from another world, is it possible to modify the inscriptions to summon the "dead" souls?

The answer is yes! It definitely can.

Using specific objects as a medium, the soul is brought back to the present world and exists as a pure energy body.

The conditions for this technique are extremely demanding. It requires a very strong connection, a very strong constraint, a very strong belief, and a ritual triggered by 12 people as the medium.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime miracle, a miracle that only works under the single condition of this very moment.

This is called, Heroic Spirit Summoning!

This is the real plan.

Use this first life to deal maximum damage.

And now, we enter the second phase!

Evil God, you are nothing but a foolish insect born in a world without heroes.

Now, you are the challenger!

"Come forth from the Wheel of Restraint, guardian of the world!"

"Return, hero who slays gods!"

A blinding light shot into the sky, engulfing the tormented, twisted evil god, as if it were about to engulf the entire world.

As the light faded and the sun set, he emerged from the magic circle, draped in a white robe with a hood that concealed his face. His body was covered in thorns, and his hands were hollow, making him appear like a tortured sinner. Behind him, a large halo took shape, representing war, plague, famine, and death.

Thus, the demon king Xue Delusion is dead, and about to appear is the god-slaying hero, Xue Dilus!

As the sun sets, the returning hero makes his grand entrance in the most legendary way!

He slowly opened his eyes, and beneath the hood was the handsome young man who amazed all of Greece.

Fafnir was completely stunned, and at that moment, tears welled up in her eyes.

Sometimes, all a person needs is a smile, and it feels like they have the whole world.

Thorns grew on him, but he smiled and said, "Heroic spirit, Saint Xedileus, has come in response to the call..."

All the heroes of the Sky Thunder laughed. They picked up their spears, raised their shields, and looked at the evil god who was like a candle flickering in the wind.

Xue Luding stretched out his hand, and countless thorns spread out, absorbing the injuries on everyone's bodies and restoring them to their strongest state.

"Who is it that calls upon us, the heroes who slay gods?" Xue Luding declared. At this, all the heroes roared with laughter, unleashing a deafening battle cry.

This time, the entire crew of the Sky Thunder was assembled, with no one absent.

The heroes displayed their prowess freely, dressed in fine clothes and riding spirited horses, full of vigor and high spirits.

They are like heroes who have stepped out of mythology. Just by looking at them, you know that they will never be corrupted by evil gods, nor will they give up their ideals.

Now, they will launch their final assault for their ideals. All they need to do is, in front of everyone, honorably defeat the evil god!

In the name of heroes!

Author's Note on the Launch of Chapter 98

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Chapter 99 Heroes Burn in the Sunset (Seeking First Subscription)

At that moment, people all over the world raised their heads and looked up at the sky.

High above, there were the ruins of the royal palace, the crumbling walls of the capital, and a terrifying, twisted, and over forty-meter-long monster.

"An evil god!"

The word appeared in everyone's mind in an instant.

For the people of the Holy Magic Continent, this word is a symbol of disaster, a death knell for the end times. The fear that was implanted in their bodies decades ago awakens at this moment and intensifies.

The evil god descended, and this time it was no longer in its juvenile form. Sixteen years had passed, which weakened it while allowing its body to grow further, to the point where it could barely imprison the world's consciousness.

Fear spread, yet in those ruins, a group of people did not flee. Instead, they faced the twisted and corrupted evil god, their spears pointed directly at the distorted monster.

“They are…” Some people saw familiar faces among them; they were the demon king’s military officers who had once descended upon other city-states. They claimed to be heroes from mythology who had accomplished the great feat of slaying gods.

The locals remained skeptical, even after they skinned the demon, they still thought the exaggerated stories the demon told them were just bragging.

Now, they saw those familiar faces, no longer as demon king's military officers, but standing on the front line against the evil god.

……

The setting sun cast its glow over the heroes' silhouettes. The evil god, hysterical and sealed for 16 years, finally had a chance to break free.

However, this time, Xue Luding planned a strike from his beloved holy sword, instantly destroying everything it had.

Now, its life and soul have been forcibly halved. Even though it was a born evil god, born at level 5, it has now completely fallen to level 4.

Even so, its very existence distorts reality; ruins melt into bloody swamps beneath its feet, and the sky drips with acidic, viscous fluid that corrodes the stars. Mortals go mad at the mere sight of its outline.

"With this divine revelation, I will protect you on both sides." Xue Dinglu began to chant, and the great halo behind him shone brightly. The power of the four divine revelations imprisoned the distortion and corruption of the evil god. Thorns wrapped around his body became his weapons.

The great halo symbolizing the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse completely suppressed the evil god. Even when it was inside Xue Dinglu's body, it could not escape this suppression, and now it was even more impossible.

"Charge!" shouted one of the heroes.

At this moment, the 33 men were like mad dogs that had broken free of their reins; their blood was boiling and their fighting spirit was soaring.

The evil god roared in frustration. All its methods and abilities etched into its DNA had been stripped away or suppressed by Xue's Law. Now, it could only attack like a giant beast, forced to use its exoskeleton and sharp blades.

Even so, it is still a behemoth 40 meters tall and weighing tens of thousands of tons, capable of causing earthquakes and tsunamis with just a slight movement.

And now, these ants are actually trying to hunt it down.

The evil god roared, its voice piercing eardrums and reaching the soul in an instant. However, the great halo once again confronted it, and the thorns that covered it absorbed all the heroes' pain.

The heroes launched another earth-shattering attack.

A triumphant shout, a roar, accompanied by the boiling of blood in the body, to make the whole world excited for that dazzling moment.

Walk with old friends, walk with brothers, walk with that burning soul.

This is a unique kind of romance belonging to the ancient Greeks, just like the divine wars of 3200 years ago.

3200 years ago, they even killed Zeus. What's a mere insect? Watch us crush it.

Regardless of good or evil, morality, or even race and life, they simply stood there, knowing their mission and everything they had to do.

Kill gods!

The surging tentacles, carrying sharp spikes, attacked. One hero fell in the darkness, but many more heroes brandished their spears and shields, rushing forward one after another, like those who were chasing a fire.

Flames erupted from the mouth of the evil god, igniting a highly pure liquid energy in the air.

Flames raged, and the heroes were engulfed in the inferno.

Whether it was the servants on the scene or the countless people watching this moment, everyone felt a pang in their hearts.

Even such a valiant knight was so easily defeated in the face of an evil god?

The answer is no!

Amidst the raging flames, a massive seven-ringed shield rose up, facing the inferno directly. One after another, burning bodies burst forth from the inferno, their entire bodies ablaze, their skin charred, their hair and clothing ablaze.

Even so, with their eyes blazing and heads ablaze, they resembled demons crawling out of hell, yet they continued their charge.

A raging fire cannot burn his will, nor can pain shake his heart.

The raging fire and the giant insects, the charging fiery souls and the cowardly evil gods—this scene had an unparalleled impact on both the attendants present and the countless people watching.

This surge of belief and will reached straight to the top of my head and into my mind.

This was the first time they had ever seen such a person.

Only then did they understand the true meaning of the word "brave".