Carnival Turns Deadly! The Beast That Just Handed Out Year-End Bonuses Died?!

Cheers thundered across the plains of the Abyss Mid-layer.

"Ha! I broke through! I crossed the Main God threshold!" The Minotaur Player carrying a massive iron hammer threw back his head and shouted. After absorbing the Chaos Heavenly Crystal's origin power, his dark bronze muscles continuously swelled and hardened. Thick veins spread from his neck to his horns, while a gray-gold radiance representing Half-Step Transcendence glimmered across his body.

He lifted the heavy hammer one-handed and swung it repeatedly through the air, producing sonic booms. The Heavenly Martial World natives waiting nearby were swept by the wind pressure and stumbled apart.

"Watch yourself, damn it! These floor tiles were just laid!" The nearby Star Spirit Race Mage Player kicked the Minotaur and grinned as he cursed. Blue Law Mist spilled from his hands. Already at Peak Main God, he casually grabbed at the air, and solid ice crystals formed throughout space.

Their levels of life underwent a leap. Vast auroras descended from the sky as hundreds of thousands of Players entered Half-Step Transcendence, overflowing with excess origin power.

Li Qingcang hovered in midair, gripping the Sword of Judgment Projection with both hands. His graying beard and hair billowed in the wind, while his hunched back straightened completely. After absorbing the Chaos Heavenly Crystal, the realm barrier that had troubled him for years collapsed on the spot.

"Xiao Yu really went all out this time." Li Qingcang muttered as he tried pouring his converted Transcendence Realm power into the sword. The blade let out a soft hum. A dim gray Sword Qi erupted from its edge, carving a deep fissure into the spatial barrier of the Abyss Mid-layer as the surrounding matter silently underwent Annihilation.

"Old Li, rein it in! We just spent money reinforcing this space. If you split it