You Have to Become Stronger!

Three fragments glimmering with faint light slowly floated into the air. Amid the old man's chanting, they merged into one and soon returned to their original form, becoming a dazzling Blade of Light.

"Success..."

Deckard Cain looked at the sword before him, his eyes filled with complicated emotions. He turned to look at the stranger beside him, wrapped from head to toe in a cloak.

"Come, take up your sword. I know who you are... stranger. Now is the time for you to remember it all."

"I can feel it... this sword is calling to me..."

The stranger murmured as he slowly reached out and took the sword. Then, a flash of light suddenly flickered in his eyes!

"I remember... everything! My name is Tyrael. I was once an Angel..."

"Yes, Tyrael."

Hearing Tyrael speak, Deckard Cain nodded happily.

"You have finally remembered who you are. We now have more strength to fight evil... and you too, young man."

As he spoke, Deckard Cain looked at Fang Zheng, who stood nearby.

"Thanks to you, we were able to recover the third fragment in time. Not only that, you even eliminated Maghda, that evil lackey..."

"You're welcome. I merely did what I should have done."

At Deckard Cain's thanks, Fang Zheng forced a bitter smile. Although he had recovered the fragment, Deckard Cain had successfully restored the Holy Sword without dying in the process, and his third task had been completed, he simply could not feel happy when he saw that Arthas's Soul Stone only had three uses remaining in his system.

He was still too weak!!

In Fang Zheng's mind, activating the Soul Stone had always been his final trump card. He had originally planned to use it only against demon gods like Mephisto and Baal, or against the powerful Legend figures in the Main World. Yet what Fang Zheng had never expected was that he would be forced to activate the Soul Stone even when facing Maghda!

What the hell was Maghda? A minor boss from the first stage of Act Two, yet she had forced him to use his ultimate move!!

This was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut!

What depressed Fang Zheng even more was that without the sledgehammer, he could not crack that nut at all!

He was still too weak!

At that moment, Fang Zheng deeply felt his own powerlessness. In his original ordinary world, he could still accomplish something through his own abilities. But here, in the Main World, those who possessed Transcendent Power could threaten his life with ease.

He had to become stronger!

Fang Zheng silently made up his mind. If he did not grow stronger, was he supposed to rely on his ultimate move every time he encountered an enemy just to get by?

How many times could he use his ultimate move?!

Once the Soul Stone was used up, was he supposed to lie on the ground and wait to die?

The only thing that gave Fang Zheng a little comfort was that after killing Maghda, his two tasks, Frostmourne's Curse and Guardian, had both been completely completed.

Frostmourne's Curse had been completed after Fang Zheng transformed into the Lich King and slaughtered Maghda and the Cultists. Judging by the number of souls absorbed, he had even exceeded the requirements. But perhaps Frostmourne thought Fang Zheng constantly using it to call upon the Holy Light was beneath its dignity. In the end, even though he had overcompleted the task, he only received double rewards—well, to put it bluntly, Frostmourne merely raised Fang Zheng's Crusader Strike proficiency from C to A, then patted its ass and left.

Crusader Strike, now at A proficiency, had also transformed into a permanent swordsmanship skill called Royal Cross Swordsmanship. Fang Zheng naturally gained the knowledge related to this swordsmanship as well. It was somewhat like a fusion of the skill systems from World of Warcraft and Diablo. Most of its swordsmanship effects retained the Paladin traits of World of Warcraft, but its group AOE capabilities were closer to Diablo...

Fine, what Fang Zheng wanted to complain about now was this: Arthas, did you really practice the Royal Limited Collector's Edition?

Compared to the stingy Frostmourne, the Guardian task's reward gave Fang Zheng far more benefits. Besides increasing his Dimension Points by another 3, his random reward was a title called Sacred Guardian.

Sacred Guardian: You changed a fate that could not have been avoided and dispelled the mist shrouding the future. Though we still do not know what awaits us at the end, your efforts deserve to be sung of. (While this title is equipped, all characters of the good faction begin with a Friendly reputation toward you. Your damage against the evil faction increases by 100%, while damage dealt to you by the evil faction is reduced by 30%.)

It was precisely because of this title that Fang Zheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At least Arthas's summon had not been wasted this time!

Although this was merely a system title, Fang Zheng could not see any visible changes after equipping it, but the special effects it brought were quite obvious. In fact, whether it was Deckard Cain, Leah, or Tyrael, all of them now appeared very friendly toward Fang Zheng... though only friendly.

More importantly, this title's effect also worked in the Main World!

For Fang Zheng, who was currently facing pursuit from the Holy Church Knights of the Main World, this was simply the best news possible. As someone who often hovered between life and death, Fang Zheng understood very well that sometimes, the difference between goodwill and hostility was only one step between heaven and hell.

Though it was only friendliness, it was already enough.

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng suddenly recalled something. He then turned to Archangel Tyrael and spoke.

"Lord Tyrael, there is something I hope you can help me with."

"What is it?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's request, Tyrael was briefly taken aback. Then he smiled at Fang Zheng, while Fang Zheng took a deep breath and continued.

"It's like this..."

He lowered his voice and quietly told Tyrael what he wanted to say. Tyrael pondered for a moment, then nodded.

"All right, of course that won't be a problem, young warrior..."

After leaving the room, the sky outside was still dim and murky, filled with despair and fear just like the world itself. Fang Zheng took a deep breath and reached out. As he did, the Dimensional Codex once again appeared out of thin air and quietly fell into his hand.

You have successfully changed this world's fate and Progress. You will soon return to the Main World. Please prepare yourself.

"-----!"

A dazzling pillar of light erupted in an instant, and Fang Zheng entered it without looking back.

In this world, his adventure had come to a temporary end.

Fang Zheng did not immediately return to the Main World. Instead, he first arrived in a pure white space. Here, the system would evaluate the tasks Fang Zheng had completed after each journey into a Dimensional World. At present, Fang Zheng stood quietly there, watching the system panel spin rapidly before him.

Beginning evaluation of user task completion.

Main Quest "Guardian"---Progress Evaluation---A

Side Quest "Frostmourne's Curse"---Progress Evaluation---A

Overall Evaluation: A

User has received an additional reward: Soulbound Weapon---Skybreaker

"Ding."

After the settlement screen disappeared, a soft, bright radiance soon emerged before Fang Zheng. Immediately afterward, a Holy Sword with a silver-white blade and a golden hilt appeared silently in front of him.

Skybreaker (One-handed Sword): Holy damage increased by 100%; Holy skill damage increased by 15%; has a certain chance to summon an Angel to fight for you during battle. (The Angel Legion sweeps forward unstoppably, demons fall one after another, and the battlefield of the Eternal War is drenched in blood.)

This had been worth it.

Looking at the sword before him, Fang Zheng nodded in satisfaction. Though using one of Arthas's Soul Stones made his heart ache somewhat, obtaining the Sacred Guardian title and this Skycleaver Sword meant that he had completely earned back his investment.

Then next...

With that thought, Fang Zheng reached out and gripped the sword in his hand. The world around him began to tremble. Soon, the endless pure-white world rapidly faded away, replaced by a forest illuminated by a blood-red sunset. Fang Zheng sheathed the sword with a backhand motion, then stared solemnly at the unfamiliar sky before him.

Next... he had to figure out how to survive here.