Sacrifice

Lord of Heaven was so grief-stricken that he buried his wife himself, and Paradise Mountain Armies fought with fury!

Transcendence Calendar for 2.2 million years.

The Great Wall defense line has been breached.

The Holiness Host of Paradise Mountain retreated to the mountaintop battlefield left behind by the former Superhuman Civilization and continued the fight.

The kings of the Defiled World and Jiang Yuu on the Supreme Firmament had fought to the point of madness.

The battle, which lasted for two million two hundred thousand years, had left even the most Defiled King exhausted.

The twelve intertwined Heaven's Will swayed precariously, seemingly about to fall.

The Defiled King gritted their teeth and stood within their own Heaven's Will, shouting with resentment and helplessness, trying to extinguish the will of the King of Glory.

"Yuliel, it's been two million two hundred thousand years, why haven't you fallen yet!"

"Your people are almost all dead, even your wife has died in battle, what are you waiting for, Yuliel!"

"Why not join us in this great undertaking to destroy the Pure Land? We'll give you a share!"

For such words to come from the mouths of these notoriously greedy Defiled King, it shows that they truly could not withstand the pressure any longer.

Whether it was the ancient times, the battle with the Yuanshi, or the battle with the Emperor of Humanity before that.

The intensity of battles fought by the Defiled King was not this great.

In their battles against the Yuanshi Emperor of Humanity, they were mostly wary of each other.

But fighting this Transcendence Imperial Lord of Holiness was a real, hard-fought battle.

Their will was crushed, their spirits were broken, and the true body of the Defiled King was covered in wounds.

All of this is thanks to Jiang Yuu.

If the battle hadn't escalated to this point, Jiang Yuu himself would have been covered in wounds, seemingly on the verge of collapse, with the Supreme achievement right before his eyes.

They had long since lost control of their desires and wanted to leave temporarily, waiting for the other Defiled King to contribute before coming back to reap the benefits.

However, Jiang Yuu paid no heed to their words; his Platinum eyes burned with fierce flames.

Unyielding will, high morale.

Above the Supreme Firmament.

The King of the First World had deep, unfathomable eyes.

Among all the Defiled King, His injuries were the lightest, but He still looked extremely tired.

He looked at the Radiant Sovereign was still fighting, and suddenly spoke.

"Yuliel."

I know you're waiting for someone.

"But don't insist anymore. If the person you're waiting for could come, they would have come long ago!"

"Isn't that right?"

"Surrender, and I promise you. If you willingly descend into this Defiled World, I guarantee that we, the Defiled King of the Well of Yuanshi, will not personally descend upon it."

The words of the King of the First World confirmed a suspicion that Jiang Yuu had in his heart.

He laughed loudly.

"So you knew I was waiting for someone, King of the First World! You were the first King of the Defiled World. Although I don't know your true purpose, I will not let you have your way!"

"Also, the person I'm waiting for will definitely come. I will hold out until she arrives, just like Yuanshi and the Emperor of Humanity did back then."

"Stubborn to the end? Then keep hitting them!"

The First King shook his head and sighed.

The battle on the Supreme Firmament intensified once again.

It has been over 2.23 million years Transcendence Calendar.

The Holy Paradise Mountain Armies had retreated to the Grand Cemetery of Civilization, where they were putting up a final stand.

At this stage of the war between Paradise Mountain and the Defiled World, all the beings of Paradise Mountain have gathered before the Grand Cemetery, holding the last line of defense.

The gray fog of the Defiled World has already enveloped half of the summit of the Divine Mountain as the Angel Civilization has suffered repeated defeats. The Heaven's Will of heaven of the Defiled World has already invaded the area covered by the Yuanshi Divine Mountain and the Golden Great Sun.

Standing before the Grand Cemetery.

Lucifer was covered in blood, and endless exhaustion was evident in her eyes, but she showed no sign of it.

She knew that as soon as she collapsed...

The Angel Civilization was utterly defeated.

At that time, even if the Lord of Heaven Yuliel, is still fighting, her beloved Lord of Heaven will be all alone, fighting a solitary battle.

She raised the tall, Blazing Heaven Holy Banner, letting the winds of ashes flutter the Holiness flag of Angel Civilization.

As long as the banner stands, civilization will never perish.

She looked down at the foot of the Divine Mountain.

Those once bustling City of Angel are now all deserted.

With the war having progressed to this point, everyone in the Angel Civilization has gone to the battlefield.

A battered veteran, an underage Angel, children of various races, and administrative staff perpetually engrossed in their work...

The school in the City of Angel was already deserted.

Without students, the teachers have all gone to the front lines.

The entire population of the Angel Civilization is now gathered here.

She glanced at the Monarch still fighting in the sky, and looked at the battlefield where a White Gold Sun clashed with eleven black suns, her eyes deep and she spoke softly.

"Lord, I can't hold on much longer either."

On the other side.

When Anwyn once again led his remaining legions, he repelled an endless Defiled World Army from one direction.

He stood wearily on the ruins, gazing at the enemy's shadows hidden in the gray fog for a moment, before finally turning back to look into the Grand Cemetery.

In the cemetery.

There is a tombstone that looks as if it were cast in gold.

This is the tomb of the Queen of Heaven Annatania.

Anwyn looked at the grave, then at the countless tombstones behind it.

Countless familiar faces are buried here.

At this very moment.

He could no longer contain his emotions, and leaning on his longsword, he knelt before the endless tombstones, weeping bitterly.

"Mother, what should I do?"

"My brother is dead, my sister is dead, my aunt is dead, Lord Raphael is dead, Elder Jun..."

He looked up at the Supreme Firmament, at that figure who, even though he was scarred, still shone brightly.

"Father, where exactly does the path of civilization's advancement lie that you spoke of?"

"Our civilization is almost extinct, and I still haven't found my direction."

He looked at the piles of withered bones on the ground, the ruins of the battlefield stained golden with blood, and suddenly thought of the things he had said with his sister Gael countless years ago when they discussed the advancement of civilization.

That year.

Having just arrived Beyond Transcendence, they enthusiastically participated in the construction and development of the Angel Civilization atop the Yuanshi Divine Mountain, and together they explored the ultimate goal of civilization.

He asked Gael.

What is the end point of civilization?

Gael answered him.

"I don't know either, but I do know that every step forward in civilization is inseparable from sacrifice."

"Sacrifice?"

Anwyn frowned.

"Yes."

Gael laughed.

"Think about it, throughout history, every advancement and progress of civilization has been accompanied by the relentless struggles of countless sages who sacrificed everything to bring strength to future generations."

"Even though our Angel Civilization is different from ordinary civilizations, countless people have sacrificed a part of themselves on our path of progress."

"For example, time, hobbies, happiness, life, and so on."

Thinking of this...

A flash of inspiration struck Anwyn, and he finally understood everything.

"I understand now, I finally understand: the ultimate advancement of civilization is sacrifice!"