I, the Rock King Emperor with 21 billion in power, have joined the chat group.

The midday sun gradually turned into a dim, twilight-like glow. The birdsong around us had disappeared, and the fragrance of flowers had vanished completely.

Walk further in for about 100 meters, which is about 500 meters from the Demon King's palace.

The light gradually began to dim, and within the glow of dusk, there was already an absolute, imperceptible, and invisible darkness.

Without the contrast of light, ordinary demons would not be able to perceive the existence of such darkness.

Barudo knew what this darkness was.

This is the same structure as the [Sealing Wall] of that sealed world, and the same darkness as the [Abyss] summoned by the magic of the abyss.

Up to this point, the world is still considered normal.

However, if you take another hundred steps forward, you will find a world belonging to the Abyss of Naraku, a world known only to him and the Ninth Legion's general, [Black].

The darkness grew ever deeper.

If Bardo were to look around instead of focusing his attention on himself and the Demon King's badge he was wearing, he probably wouldn't be able to walk in such darkness.

If he walked within a hundred meters of the Demon King's palace, he even felt a weariness as if he were already dead, yet still had to walk through the world, making him want to close his eyes.

He knew perfectly well that if he closed his eyes now, they would never be able to open again.

Until finally, they reached the Demon King's palace.

A faint, grayish-white light emanated from the palace gates.

Faint, almost imperceptible, singing and wailing sounds seemed to be reminding him that the being behind this door was a terrifying existence he could not match, no, it could even be said that he could not even look directly at it.

"Is that Bardo?"

The Demon King's languid voice naturally echoed from inside the palace.

"Yes, Your Highness the Demon King."

Without hesitation, Barudo knelt down, placed one hand under his other shoulder, and bowed.

"Hmm... just leave the report by the door," the Demon King said casually. "I'll read it after you leave."

"I understand. Please take good care of yourself." Barudo bowed again.

"you...."

He seemed to want to say something more, but in the end he put aside all his thoughts and continued to bow and take his leave.

......

At the same time.

Inside the Demon King's palace.

The Demon Prince was lying on his back on the Demon King's huge and soft bed, just like always, dozing off.

Of course, this is from her own perspective.

To anyone else, the entire Demon King's palace would appear as utter darkness, devoid of even the slightest glimmer of light.

In the absolute darkness, a ferocious and deathly spider was emitting a faint glow.

This glimmer of light is nothing to this darkness, but to the lost souls wandering in absolute darkness, it is like a guiding light.

"Sigh... My power has doubled again." The Demon Prince clenched his fist, feeling the overflowing power within him, and couldn't help but sigh.

This power was something that manager D naturally bestowed upon her after she had a chat with him that day.

It's as if such overwhelming power is no match for casually starting another badly played RPG game.

And it was this power, which she was given so casually, that made her soul grow stronger and more powerful year by year.

Starting in the third year of the Sealed Era, her soul broke through a certain limitation, and quantitative change led to qualitative change, reaching the level of a god.

Every year thereafter, her power would increase several times over.

This almost overflowing, uncontrollable power would unconsciously spread outwards without her even realizing it.

The following year, before she has even mastered the power that surged the previous year, a new surge in power will occur.

This resulted in her power leaking out and turning the surrounding land, air, and even parts of the space itself into the abyss of the underworld.

"Just bear with it."

On the spacious bed, the Demon Prince glanced at the report provided by Baldo, nodded almost imperceptibly, and then tossed it aside.

As his power grew, the Demon Prince lost interest in plans that required gathering a large number of demons to implement.

She now had a feeling that if she wanted to get back together with her former teacher, [Angel Sally], at all costs, she was almost certain to succeed.

Even now, her power is enough to allow her to traverse the vast expanse of space again after this planet is completely destroyed, and find a new planet to live on.

【Ah~~~! Cheak, cheers. Ah-hello, welcome to the Demon Prince's palace garden.】

A cunning tone, accompanied by a flat voice, suddenly came from the Demon Prince's mind.

This is one of the privileges that the evil god D enjoys as a superior administrator.

The Demon Prince reflexively took two steps back, then suddenly came to his senses and lay down on the bed as if resigned to his fate. "Want to continue strengthening? If so, please continue."

[It's already been enhanced. To be honest, although I can be 100% certain that your power is enough to destroy the human race, I've recently had this strange feeling that I'll lose this bet.]

"Huh??" The Demon Prince was somewhat surprised. She had originally thought that someone like the Evil God D, who had casually bestowed upon her power far exceeding that of ordinary gods, would have already been confident of victory.

"How could that be? Don't you know that the one I'm betting against is someone who might be on the same level as me? With the interference of such a being, even if he didn't know how to utilize the soul energy of this planet before, after so many years, he should be extremely familiar with it by now."

"Hmm...?" The Demon Prince expressed his surprise again.

Alright, alright. There's no need for you to worry about that. Things will definitely be done by tomorrow. Things will work themselves out. At worst, it'll just be a minor setback.

"I am the evil god D. To me, that just means one less source of fun."

But what about you, Great Demon Lord?

"......"

The Demon Prince's crimson eyes flashed twice, but he did not say anything more in response to such provocative words.

Alright, let's wait quietly.

I have two years left before I see the end of this bet.

Is it a success or a failure?

This is so exciting!

When the evil god D said these words, he showed no emotion whatsoever.

Just like when the Demon Prince asked the question.

Chapter 56 The Game: Epilogue (3)

January of the eighth year of the Sealing Calendar.

Human Territory

Since the birth of the Virgin God, individuals with the dual abilities of super-accelerated thought and super-accelerated physical movement have spread to most of the human race.

Apart from some elderly people who are nearing the end of their lives and middle-aged and elderly people with rigid thinking, everyone, without exception, has undergone accelerated surgery of varying degrees.

And it was in this month that the top-level project team—the [Longevity Attempt]—was launched.

......

March of the eighth year of the Sealing Calendar.

The "Longevity Attempt" was tackled by multiple parties in the field of super-accelerated thinking, and after three thousand months, it finally saw new developments.

The skills [Longevity] and [Soul Harmony] were researched and created.

Skill [Longevity]: If the human race remains unchanged, those who learn this skill can gain a natural lifespan of 1000 years.

Skill [Soul Harmony]: When the body and soul are unified, the soul will slowly gain energy from the cosmic tides, gradually increasing the total amount of the individual soul and repairing the soul's wounds.

The first skill ensures that all humans, even with a physical acceleration of one hundred times, can survive for at least ten planetary orbital dates.

The second skill was originally developed to help those with super-accelerated thinking who had damaged their souls in the great war to heal their wounds. However, during its actual promotion, an event occurred that was unexpected by everyone, including the Virgin God and the Gemini God.

.......

June of the eighth year of the Sealing Calendar.

The first great transcendent being was born.

The former hero Julius, after years of silence, has once again appeared in the sight of all mankind.

This time, however, he appears as a mentor and guide to humanity, rather than a hero who merely possesses traditional traits such as gentleness, perseverance, and justice.

The Great Transcendent Ones are those who have experienced thousands of years of changes in the realm of accelerated thinking, countless hardships and limitations, and countless moments of happiness and fulfillment, yet still maintain a brilliant spiritual radiance, unpolluted by any stain, and untroubled by any happiness, thus retaining their sharpness.

Such people possess a soul and belief that keeps moving forward, making progress, and maintaining their original aspirations. They continuously advance on the positive and upward path they adhere to, and even if they encounter deception and failure, they will quickly stand up again.

Such a human being naturally existed in the history of humankind in the original world.

That is the hero.

The original skill system selected heroes based on the fact that those who best met the standards of a hero in current human society, and whose inner qualities embodied a hero, were given the title of hero.

And being worthy of the title of hero naturally meets the most basic criteria for the birth of the "Great Transcendent One".

And the former hero Julius is such a person.

He descended upon the realm of accelerated thinking, and after all the kingdoms were destroyed, he did not experience much confusion before devoting himself to the cause of humanity.

He worked hard to acquire new knowledge, master the skill of "Super Thinking Acceleration," hone his skills to "LVMAX," and then interned and studied at various schools established by different companies.

In just two years, or two thousand months in the field of super-accelerated thinking, he became a core-level thinking accelerator at seven major companies. What's most surprising is that he has dabbled in and deeply studied the technical systems of all seven companies.

Although not as profound as those masters, his erudition surpasses that of most masters.

Such a person would naturally not let go of the surgery that accelerates the body, as well as the acquisition of the new skills [Longevity] and [Soul Harmony].

In the second month after he mastered [Soul Harmony], he suddenly realized the radiance deep within his soul—the most essential radiance of humanity that could only be seen by gods.

He suddenly realized something.

He grew into an being that existed between a god and a human.

His soul and consciousness were comparable to those of a god, but his physical body was not up to the level of a god.