Ch. 1022The Beginning of the Final Act

On the eve of the decisive battle, Shien celebrated with his allies and removed Sophie’s curse, freeing her power. At dawn, the assembled forces of the human, beastfolk, elf, demon, and god factions marched out under Shien’s command, while those left behind watched and hoped they would return safely.

  • Shien welcomed his friends and allies to a victory banquet at House Poztut, where Sophie asked him to remove her curse.
  • Shien used Sacred Power to destroy the curse within Sophie, freeing her Unique Skill and allowing her to receive Nadula’s blessing.
  • At dawn, the armies of the three great races and their allies gathered at the eastern gate of the royal capital, while Ria, Shana, and others remained behind.
  • Shien appeared above the assembled forces and ordered them to move out toward the battlefield.
  • The army departed in a thunderous procession as Ria and the people on the city walls prayed for their safe return.

Ch. 1023The Key to Victory and Defeat

Danas stood waiting at the Canyon of Gods as the allied army approached, but rejected the Queen Consort’s request for a strategy and ordered a direct confrontation. Doubting whether his choices were truly his own after learning Mother had controlled him, he declared that only the battle between the Hero and the Demon Lord would decide the war.

  • The Queen Consort reported that the Three Great Goddesses were using their authorities to help the allied army reach the Canyon of Gods in about half a day.
  • The Queen Consort told Danas that their forces, including evil gods and demons, were ready and urged him to plan against the enemy’s superior Transcendent Class forces.
  • Danas refused to devise a strategy and said they would face the allied army head-on.
  • Danas questioned whether his past decisions had been his own, saying Mother had controlled him after he escaped his father’s control.
  • Danas declared that the battle between the Hero and the Demon Lord, rather than the other Transcendent Class battles, would determine victory, and the Queen Consort accepted his order.

Ch. 1024"What Do You Plan to Do?"

The allied legion attacked the monster army while Shien and the other Transcendent beings confronted Danas above the battlefield. Danas revealed that the person Shien sought was deep in the Canyon of Gods, then challenged him to kill Danas before going to her.

  • Vivian ordered the allied legion to charge as the monster army emerged from the Canyon of Gods, and the two forces began fighting.
  • Lidas, Anima, Nadula, Artemis, Lilith, Aiyi, and Shafna met Danas and his allies above the clouds.
  • Danas asked where the Hero was, and Shien revealed himself before asking where the person he sought was.
  • Danas told Shien that she was in the deepest part of the Canyon of Gods, and Shien started to leave.
  • Danas asked Shien what he planned to do after seeing her and said he would stop him, even at the cost of his life.
  • Danas challenged Shien to kill him before going to her.

Ch. 1025Glory of the Masses

Danas revealed that his Unique Skill, Glory of the Masses, amplified his power through the Magic Life he had created, making him stronger than Lidas on the final battlefield. He challenged Shien and opened a vast array of magic circles as Shien summoned his Holy Sword.

  • Shien warned Danas that he would kill him, but Danas calmly unleashed his power and overwhelmed the battlefield with magic.
  • Aiyi, Shafna, and the goddesses realized Danas had surpassed Lidas, while Shien recognized that Danas possessed two Unique Skills.
  • Danas explained that Shadowless Form came from Hermes and that Glory of the Masses increased his strength according to the Magic Life he had created and gathered for the battle.
  • Danas declared his challenge to Shien and opened countless magic circles behind him.
  • Shien turned his palm and summoned a dazzling Holy Sword.

Ch. 1026All-Out Battle

As Shien and Danas’s battle raged above the battlefield, the Queen Consort filled the sky with refined death energy and launched a focused attack on Lidas. Aiyi, Shafna, Artemis, and Lilith intervened to protect Lidas and confront the undead Heroes, while Vivian continued directing the ground forces.

  • Vivian ordered the army to keep attacking as spells and explosions filled the battlefield below.
  • Shien and Danas’s clash drove the other Transcendent Class beings back, and Lidas protected Anima and Nadula from its magical aftershocks.
  • The Queen Consort concealed herself in a cloud of refined death energy and sent two attackers and wraiths against the Transcendent Class beings.
  • The Queen Consort identified Lidas as the greatest threat and concentrated her forces on defeating her, while Lidas recognized her attackers as the undead Heroes Reinart and Philip.
  • Aiyi, Shafna, Artemis, and Lilith arrived to fight the wraiths and intercept the undead Heroes, and Lidas agreed to leave the fight to them.

Ch. 1027A Meeting Across Generations

As the Goddesses and Demon Lords fought the undead Heroes, the Queen Consort used her death-aura domain and stealth to disrupt them while reflecting on her past with Mitra. Roxie Lusti Mitra entered the domain and revealed herself as a royal descendant, greeting the Queen Consort as her ancestor, Lainy Mitra.

  • Aiyi and Shafna urged Lidas to rescue Anima and Nadula, while Lilith and Artemis joined the battle against Hero Reinart and Hero Philip.
  • The Queen Consort resolved to use Colorless and Tasteless and her undead magic to ambush the powerful intruders rather than confront them directly.
  • The Queen Consort recalled meeting Mitra as a Princess and declared that she would make him recognize her.
  • A newcomer cut through and purified the Queen Consort’s vengeful spirits with the Holy Sword.
  • Roxie Lusti Mitra emerged, greeted the Queen Consort as her ancestor, and identified herself as Lainy Mitra.

Ch. 1028The Priceless Price

Roxie confirmed that the Queen Consort was Princess Leni, who revealed how her unrequited love for Hero Mitra turned into hatred for the Kingdom and the world. Leni vowed to destroy everything and addressed the Holy Sword as Mitra.

  • Roxie confirmed the Queen Consort's identity as Princess Leni, her ancestor and the first Queen Consort of the Kingdom of Mithra.
  • Leni explained that Mitra had never loved her and had married her out of guilt, while she had devoted herself to him hoping to win his love.
  • Leni recounted how Mitra sacrificed himself to the Holy Sword despite her pleas, leaving her heartbroken and consumed by hatred.
  • Leni said she joined the New Primal Demon because the Kingdom and the world had given nothing back for all she had sacrificed, and she vowed to destroy them.
  • Leni pointed at the Holy Sword in Roxie's hand and told Mitra she hated him and would never sacrifice herself for others again.

Ch. 1029Fated Confrontation

Roxie urged the Queen Consort to abandon her thousand-year pursuit, but the Queen Consort refused and threatened to kill her. Mitra’s Holy Sword awakened its transformed power in response to Roxie’s resolve, and Roxie charged into battle as the Queen Consort lost control.

  • Roxie told Lady Leni to let go of her hatred, but the Queen Consort refused and vowed to kill her if she stood in her way.
  • Roxie raised the Holy Sword and declared that she would free her ancestor from the hatred consuming her.
  • The Holy Sword transformed and awakened its true power, revealing the will of its original owner, Hero Mitra.
  • The Queen Consort recognized Mitra’s presence in the sword and erupted into rage as deathly energy and wraiths engulfed the world around them.
  • Roxie awakened her full power, including the Holy Sword and the Authority of Fate, then charged at the berserk Queen Consort.

Ch. 1030Undeniable Suspense

Danas unleashed every form of magic he could muster against Shien, then sacrificed an arm to turn their surroundings into a ritual site and summon the Demon God's Flames. Shien cut through the forbidden spell in one strike and rushed toward Danas, whose defeat appeared imminent.

  • Danas attacked Shien with an overwhelming barrage of spells, but Shien cut through the magic with the Holy Sword and rapidly closed the distance.
  • Danas exploded his Magic Book and transformed the surrounding space into a magical ritual site.
  • Danas sacrificed one of his hands to unleash the Demon God's Flames, which burned through space and trapped Shien.
  • Shien released his magic power through the Holy Sword and split the flames, shattered space, and ritual patterns with a single slash.
  • Shien transformed into a streak of light and appeared before Danas as a golden slash descended.

Ch. 1031"The Power of the Demon King"

Danas trapped Shien with forbidden special-grade magic and sent him into a spatial wormhole, believing he had won. Shien emerged unharmed wielding a crimson Holy Sword that radiated the complete power of the Demon King, leaving Danas stunned.

  • Danas immobilized Shien with forbidden magic prepared using Demon God's Flames as a sacrifice, then explained the existence and dangers of special-grade magic.
  • Danas used Final Judgment of Annihilation to send Shien into a spatial wormhole, while the spell’s cost caused his remaining hand to explode.
  • A crimson sword of light burst from the wormhole and cleaved through the spatial cracks, magical patterns, and wormhole itself.
  • Shien emerged unharmed and told Danas that the Demon King’s power was ineffective against him.
  • Danas saw that Shien’s Holy Sword had become crimson and radiated the complete power of the Demon King, and cried out in disbelief.

Ch. 1032"Great Being"

Shien revealed Supreme Authority, wielding the holy, demonic, and divine powers that made him a supreme lifeform equal to the Demon King and Supreme God. He spared the defeated Danas, leaving him to witness what the world would become while warning that omniscience would let him stop any future threat.

  • Shien purified the Demon King's power and restored the shattered space with the Divine Sword.
  • Danas realized Shien had fused the powers of the Hero, Demon King, and Goddess into Supreme Authority and become an out-of-spec existence.
  • Shien used omniscience to learn that Danas had been driven by his nature as an incarnation of the Demon King, and felt sympathy for him.
  • Shien withdrew his sword and left Danas alive, saying he wanted him to see the world's future and would deal with him if he became a threat.

Ch. 1033Demon King

Shien restored the ruined Canyon of Gods and spoke with the Demon King about whether the world needed her. The Demon King, moved by his words but still resigned, asked him to kill her.

  • Shien left his battle with Danas and traveled to the ruined Canyon of Gods.
  • Shien used the Divine Sword to restore the Canyon of Gods into the sea of flowers from his dreams.
  • The Demon King told Shien that the world rejected her and that her existence had brought destruction and war.
  • Shien argued that the Demon King's existence had helped make the world complete and that her sins should not define her entirely.
  • The Demon King said Shien was the only one besides his mother who had acknowledged her existence, then asked him to kill her.

Ch. 1034"The Truth"

Shien questioned the Demon King about the deaths of past Heroes, the division of Omnipotens, and who had summoned the Heroes after his mother. The Demon King admitted her role, and Shien ended by asking what had happened to Laisha and Lasha.

  • Shien asked why past Transcendent Class Heroes had died despite the Demon King not wanting to kill them, and she explained that her power instinctively retaliated against threats to her life.
  • The Demon King confirmed that she had asked the Supreme God to exhaust her power so Mitra could kill her, and said she had deliberately divided Omnipotens to end the wars between the Three Great Races.
  • Shien deduced that the Demon King had altered the Hero Summoning Ritual and summoned every Hero after the First Generation Hero, adding the requirements that they had died and lost their memories.
  • The Demon King admitted that she had imposed those requirements to console herself about using the Heroes as tools to kill her.
  • Shien asked the Demon King how Laisha and Lasha were doing.

Ch. 1035"She Must Be Saved."

Shien refused to kill the Demon Lord and instead used his authority over Laisha and Lasha to command her to stop. He revealed that the Demon Lord now belonged to him, leaving her shocked and unable to move.

  • The Demon Lord told Shien that Laisha and Lasha’s consciousnesses remained intact and would return when she died.
  • Shien refused the Demon Lord’s request to kill her, and she began unleashing her power across the world.
  • As the Demon Lord prepared to attack, Shien declared that she must be saved and commanded her to stop.
  • The Demon Lord found herself unable to resist Shien’s command, and he explained that Laisha and Lasha had made him their master and given him ownership over the Demon Lord.

Ch. 1036"Do You Want to See Her?"

Shien stopped Clatiss from destroying herself and told her that his mother wished to see her again. Omnis and Nien arrived, and Omnis urged Clatiss to meet their old friend before she died; Clatiss finally shed a tear and answered her.

  • Clatiss’s unfamiliar feelings stirred the other consciousnesses inside her, but Shien stopped her power from causing further destruction.
  • Shien told Clatiss that his mother had once wished to see her and Omnis again, and urged Clatiss to apologize for the harm she had caused.
  • Omnis and Nien arrived at the sea of flowers, and Nien silently confronted the truth about Clatiss’s role in her past.
  • Omnis asked Clatiss whether she wanted to see their old friend and warned that the woman might die with regrets if Clatiss kept avoiding her.
  • After a long silence, Clatiss shed a tear and gave Omnis her answer.

Ch. 1037"Let's Go Home."

The Three Great Races defeated and captured the New Primal Demon's forces, while Roxie overcame Queen Consort Leini and arranged for her return to the Kingdom of Mithra. In the Canyon of Gods, Shien reassured the allied armies that the battle was over and told them, “Let's go home.”

  • Aiyi and six other Transcendent Class powerhouses defeated the two Undead Knights, and Vivian's forces crushed and encircled the New Primal Demon's army.
  • The allied forces captured, killed, or sealed the traitors, while Danas remained missing after his battle with Shien.
  • Roxie defeated Queen Consort Leini, and Anima, Nadula, and Lidas removed the Branch of Flourishing and saved Leini, who lost her Death Great Spirit Body.
  • The allied armies entered the Canyon of Gods and found Shien and Nien amid a sea of flowers after the sky cleared.
  • Shien reassured Aiyi, Shafna, and the gathered armies that it was over, then told everyone to go home.

Ch. 1038Toward the Best Possible Future

After the Three Realms restored contact, the world began rebuilding and settling into peace, with Shien celebrated as its Hero. Shien woke after a grueling night with Nien, who insisted she had finally claimed her turn, and reflected that everything was moving toward the best possible future as the story approached its end.

  • The Human Realm's factions began rebuilding, while the Elves, Beastmen, and Dwarves returned to their homes and addressed their own recovery.
  • Sera and the Demonoids returned from the Demon Realm, and the goddesses helped them suppress rebels and restore order.
  • Shien used the Divine Sword to reopen the temple gate, reestablishing contact between the Divine Realm and the Human Realm.
  • The three realms entered a period of reconstruction and peace, and people recognized Shien as the Hero who had saved everything.
  • Shien woke beside Nien after their first night together and complained that she had kept him busy all night.
  • Nien defended herself by saying Shien had avoided her for half a month, and Shien accepted that events were developing in the best possible direction.

Ch. 1039The Demon Lord Doesn't Have to Be Defeated (End)

After the war, Shien’s companions rebuilt their lives, and he chose to remain in this world rather than return to his previous one. His last regret disappeared when Clatiss returned to his side, though he never turned around to see her.

  • Tier reached Legendary tier, Merika became the Elves’ Saintess, Lumya chose to study support magic, and Vivian prepared to train in the temple.
  • Ria inherited the throne, while Yulin went to the Demon Realm with Aiyi and Lilith returned to the Divine Realm to build her faction.
  • At Queen Consort Leni’s request, Shien resurrected Moro with the Divine Sword, but left both women elderly and powerless.
  • Shien told Nien he had no reason to return to his previous world and said his mother could visit after he settled her affairs.
  • Shien fled Nien’s room after she reacted eagerly to his wedding plans, then sat alone in the courtyard and remembered Clatiss.
  • Clatiss appeared beside Shien with tea, and he accepted her return without turning around.
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