"It actually succeeded..."
A somewhat sickly, arrogant grin appeared on Gilgamesh's face.
Earlier, he had gone all out. Either he would make the other party whole, or beat him to death.
But clearly, the other party's preparations had indeed been far too thorough.
"Then I truly have to thank you for your assistance, Senior. I owe you a huge favor."
After Xu Yue finished digesting and absorbing the gains from this time, a strange glint flashed through his eyes. With a wave of his hand, he froze everyone other than Gilgamesh.
"I can feel it. The restrictions from the Punishment mission have disappeared. My power is merging with the gains from this time..."
As he spoke, Xu Yue's gaze rose through dimensions, as if he were looking down upon the origin of this world from an infinite height. He saw a line at the core of the origin, connecting to a mysterious and unknown place.
The entire world was undergoing some kind of transformation and change. The world was ascending!
This feeling was similar to when he had witnessed ascension before. The difference was that back then, it had been an individual ascending and transforming. This time, it was the world!
"Of course. This world has already collapsed and is about to ascend into the ruins of a world, merging into the Upper Realm."
"Ordinarily, aside from a handful of native beings similar to projections returning to their main bodies, most of them would be erased by the transformation of ascension. But you changed that. In the future, they may become my subjects."
"A group of high-quality subjects, as pure as holy spirits and without the slightest trace of contamination."
Gilgamesh did not hide anything. This was repayment for how he often descended his will into this world.
Because that