The Mechanical Overlord arc came to a close.
Three enormous Demigod Realm figures disintegrated one after another.
The countless battle formations dissolved into a torrent of players, the Wan Ji amalgamation dissolved into a torrent of evil spirits, and the Insect Race Demon Lord broke apart into countless insect troop types that reconstituted themselves in midair—the Three Factions descended toward the churning Magma Sea below and began salvaging the Mechanical Overlord's remains.
These Divine Metal particles had been forged from the Divine Metal Rule's derived energy. Even the smallest fragments had value.
As the players saw it, even if they had no use for them, handing them over to Brother Emperor Zhao would earn a substantial amount of Sacrificial Power Returns.
The flames of war on the Earthshaking Continent finally began to die down.
Only Illusion remained on the main battlefield, controlling a vast torrent of data to resist the players' advance.
Data Chains extended from the void, weaving impenetrable barriers that repelled the players' charges again and again.
But without the Mechanical Overlord's support, Illusion's efforts looked more like a dying struggle.
Wave after wave of Battle Formation Dharma Forms slammed into the data barriers, each impact blasting great cracks across them.
The players' Cursecraft repeatedly penetrated the defenses, branding the mental network with rifts that refused to heal.
Occasional barrages of Taunt messages caught Illusion off guard, locking Illusion down for several seconds.
Even with every effort, Illusion could not change the course of the war.
The instant the Mechanical Overlord perished, Illusion sensed it.
Illusion's perception abruptly swept into the distance, looking across the barriers of space.
The immense planetary silhouette that had spanned the sky was gone.
In its place were the surging Magma Sea and three disintegrating demigod figures.
Above the battlefield, silver-blue energy aftershocks