The countdown to the finals reached zero.
Whether they were players with powerful physiques and inexhaustible stamina in the game,
or the billions of viewers in the real world who had exhausted themselves during the earlier matches, soaked in their game pods while closely following the event through the official livestream,
all eyes were firmly locked onto the sole option glowing with golden radiance on the viewing interface.
After round upon round of battles, The Summit of Stars had finally reached its final chapter.
When the finals began, every gaze followed the players into the arena.
The finals arena had no random-map option.
Once they entered, the spectators' view was swallowed by a dazzling starry sky.
As the radiance gradually faded, a breathtaking scene appeared before everyone's eyes.
It was a divine realm suspended amid the cosmic sea of stars.
The spectators' gazes followed the invisible camera as it crossed the vast sea of stars and finally descended into the center of the divine realm.
Within sight was a magnificent staircase leading to the final arena.
Some observant players noticed that every step bore the imprint of a flowing painting.
One depicted the Grind Emperor Group's fierce battle at the burial ground in the Emperor's Tomb Mountain Range, where they captured and contained the first Primal Monster, "Bone Fire."
Another depicted the intense clash when the Player Camp gathered its elite forces and first fought to rescue the God of Wealth and Di Nian Bully.
There was also the glorious scene from the beginning of the server, when the first batch of players worked together and painstakingly captured the Domain Node "Gloomy Cave," which was infested with Iron Shell Bugs----.
The spectators' viewpoint climbed upward along the staircase.
The staircase stretching to the edge of sight resembled a chronicle of