The current phase could be considered the prelude to the Final Game.
The entire S-01 world had become unusually quiet.
Most Old Kings had set aside their various affairs and entered a relaxed, leisurely state, quietly waiting for the game to begin.
Likewise.
The Current Primordials had lived up to expectations. Spurred on by Pop becoming a King first, they successively broke through to the King level.
During the half year Han Dong spent on Impure Planet,
Supreme Glory VIII—Hyde Darius, who had received direct guidance from Lord K, successfully broke through in the depths of the sea.
The celestial phenomenon he triggered was confined to the deep sea by Lord K, lest it cause oceanic earthquakes across the entire region and unleash tsunamis that would swallow countless planets.
One month after Hyde became a King,
A physiological phenomenon born of Same Origin suddenly spread across and affected the entire Abyssal Demon World, temporarily increasing the gravity generated by all material bodies.
Any Abyssal Demons or humans with developed flesh and trained muscles experienced muscle growth of 5% to 40% under this invisible stimulation.
In the starfields near the Kingdom of First Flesh—Adres,
A mass of muscle the size of a small planet was even squeezed out.
All these changes came from Competitive Hop VII. He became a King within the realm of the Ultimate Ancestral God.
At the instant before becoming a King, his body had reached the terrifying height of 100,108 meters, already taller than Adres's highest peak.
When the process was complete, his body had actually condensed into a normal physique of 2.6 meters.
The steam released from his body during the shrinking process raised the overall temperature of the Kingdom of First Flesh by a full 13.7°C.
At this point,
The Ultimate Ancestral God officially brought