Arc 19The Birth of Ultimate

Aidan and Yao Di joined Lin Wushuang’s mission to find the Tree of Terra, but Aidan’s battle with Lü Weitian’s family ended in the deaths of the Heroic Spirits and Aidan’s own fading remnant soul. As Hela read Aidan’s letter and the Five Calamities fused into Ultimate, the newborn creature began devastating a city.

  • Lin Wushuang sent Aidan and Yao Di to distract the Gravekeepers while he searched for the Tree of Terra, and Aidan and Yao Di fought their way through the residential district.
  • Aidan battled Lü Weitian, Lü Batian, Su Yiyao, and Lü Mengmeng, repeatedly reviving through his pixel hearts before killing Lü Weitian and the rest of the Heroic Spirits.
  • Yao Di found Aidan grieving among the bodies, and Lin Wushuang returned with news that he had found the Tree of Terra and brought them back to Nan Tian.
  • Aidan gave Yao Di his green pixel heart and left, while Xiao Huan told Hela that Aidan was dead and blamed her for driving him to despair.
  • Aidan confessed to Yao Di that he loved Hela but regretted her orders, then revealed that he was already dead and vanished as Yao Di tried to hold him.
  • Hela read Aidan’s letter and forbade Ye Yiqing from reviving him, while Meng Yuan wished for the Five Calamities to fuse so she could reunite with her sister.
  • Hela swallowed the Five Calamities and Meng Yuan, and Ultimate emerged from the storm as Variants around the world sensed its birth.
  • Ultimate approached City A and unleashed a destructive typhoon, while Ruibei tried to carry Shasha and Tang Jie through the chaos before losing consciousness.
Chapters 453–477 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 453We've Probably Arrived

Aidan and Yao Di met Lin Wushuang and discovered that they shared the [Electronic Fantasy] ability, though theirs came from different games. The group left town and reached the desolate area marked on their map.

  • Lin Wushuang asked Aidan to introduce himself, and Aidan explained his abilities and revealed he had Human Limit combat strength.
  • Yao Di introduced herself with a pixelated sign, revealing that her ability was [Electronic Fantasy] at the 'Starlight' realm.
  • Aidan learned that Yao Di's ability came from ["Minecraft"], while his came from 'Undertale,' and he warned that their abilities might differ.
  • Lin Wushuang ended the awkward conversation, and the three continued walking through the snow beyond town.
  • Aidan checked the map and told Lin Wushuang and Yao Di that they had probably arrived.

Ch. 454Attacking the Gravekeepers

Lin Wushuang, Aidan, and Yao Di teleported into the Gravekeepers’ residential area to find the Tree of Terra, but the residents immediately attacked them. The chapter left the three facing a barrage of attacks from the Gravekeepers.

  • Lin Wushuang outlined a plan in which Aidan and Yao Di would distract the Gravekeepers while he searched for the Tree of Terra, and warned them to finish within half an hour.
  • Lin Wushuang teleported Aidan and Yao Di into the Gravekeepers’ residential area, where thousands of residents spotted them in the central plaza.
  • A giant Gravekeeper attacked Yao Di, who summoned a pixelated iron golem to block his punch before he sent it crashing into a wall.
  • The giant Gravekeeper lunged at Yao Di again, and Aidan used a pixel bone to block the blow before firing Gaster Blasters at the attacker.
  • The giant Gravekeeper shouted that intruders had arrived, prompting the residents to launch lightning, fireballs, lasers, flying swords, bullets, and pugs at the trio.

Ch. 455You Two Hold Them Off

Lin Wushuang left Aidan and Yao Di to fight the Gravekeepers while he searched for the Tree of Terra. Aidan and Yao Di held off the attackers, and the burly leader ordered the weaker fighters to retreat as the battle continued.

  • Lin Wushuang deflected most of the incoming attacks, then vanished to search for the Tree of Terra, leaving Aidan and Yao Di to hold off the Gravekeepers.
  • The pug Wangcai unleashed a roar that stunned the fighters nearby, but Aidan recovered first and struck it with pixel attacks.
  • Aidan wounded the burly Gravekeeper with pixel spears, then fought off a masked scythe wielder and killed many attackers with pixel fireballs.
  • The burly man ordered fighters below the Starlight realm to harass and support while faster fighters alerted other areas.
  • Yao Di attacked the Gravekeepers with TNT and skeleton archers, but the burly man shielded the wounded and ordered a woman to carry them away.

Ch. 456Warden

Yao Di used her summons, teleportation, and explosive tactics to fight the burly man while Aidan battled the other Gravekeepers. Aidan ultimately killed the burly man with a surprise stab, and the fight continued with Aidan’s strength recognized as being at the Human Limit.

  • Yao Di summoned iron golems and a Warden, which blinded the burly man and attacked him with a sonic blast.
  • Yao Di teleported beside the burly man and detonated a rune-engraved crystal, badly injuring him while shielding herself.
  • The burly man tried to rise and attack Yao Di but collapsed as his life force drained and the Warden’s darkness faded.
  • Aidan passed the burly man with a pixelated knife, revealing that he had stabbed him to death.
  • The burly man realized Aidan was at the Human Limit before he turned into pixels and scattered.

Ch. 457I'm Not Mute

Aikalun spared several dozen incapacitated enemies, and his compassion led Yao Di to speak to him for the first time in five years. Meanwhile, the pug tried to sneak toward another area, and Lin Wushuang appeared among Gravekeepers while searching for a way out.

  • Xiao Huan weakened the minds of Aikalun's captives, allowing Aikalun to knock them unconscious instead of killing them.
  • Yao Di agreed to spare the unconscious people after Aikalun explained why he had held back.
  • Yao Di revealed that she could speak and told Aikalun that he was the first person she had spoken to in five years.
  • The pug hid beneath a corpse and began pushing it toward the gate to another area.
  • Lin Wushuang teleported into a Gravekeepers' residential area, pretended he was meeting his girlfriend, and walked away to look around.

Ch. 458I'm Counting on You, [Heroic Spirit]

Lin Wushuang searched the Gravekeepers’ areas while disguised as one of them, then a blocky Ender Dragon invaded and revealed an enemy with Human Limit combat power. As the Gravekeepers froze, Tiantian took a saber and ran toward the threat as the ghost entrusted the fight to [Heroic Spirit].

  • Lin Wushuang disguised himself as a Gravekeeper and continued searching the areas, finding a service district with shops and a cafeteria.
  • Keke saw Lin Wushuang teleport away while she played with Tiantian, who was soon called away to train.
  • A bloodied pug fled through a blasted passage as a purple Ender Dragon attacked, and a ghost rescued the pug before an unseen strike cut the dragon in half.
  • The ghost learned from the pug that the enemy had Human Limit combat power, leaving the Gravekeepers frozen and fearing the coming battle.
  • Keke urged Tiantian to run, but he pulled away, took a Gravekeeper’s saber with an invisible force, and headed for the passage as the ghost said they were counting on [Heroic Spirit].

Ch. 459Aidan vs. Lü Weitian

Aidan prepared to face the [Heroic Spirit], while Yao Di entrusted Xiao Huan to him and left after revealing her purple eyes. Aidan discovered that his opponent was the thirteen-year-old Lü Weitian, then fought against Lü Weitian and the spirits protecting him.

  • Aidan gave Xiao Huan to Yao Di and urged her to find somewhere safe as he prepared to face the approaching [Heroic Spirit].
  • Yao Di showed Aidan her purple eyes, then used an Ender Pearl to leave the area.
  • Aidan turned to find Tiantian, revealed as Lü Weitian, and recoiled at the thought of fighting a child; a voice urged Lü Weitian to remember that Aidan had killed the people around them.
  • Lü Weitian attacked with slashes that Aidan narrowly evaded, and Aidan used the Eye of Judgment to see the souls around him.
  • Aidan dodged a halberd slash and resisted a repulsive force before cutting the slash apart with his pixel knife; the girl with glasses noticed that he could see them.

Ch. 460An Awkward Battle

Aidan fought Lü Batian and discovered that his pixel knife could threaten the Heroic Spirits with instant death. Both fighters recognized the other's danger and held back, leaving the battle in an uneasy stalemate.

  • Lü Mengmeng warned her family that Aidan could see them, and Lü Weitian summoned the [Iron Armor Beast] for protection.
  • Lü Batian introduced himself to Aidan and attacked with slashes and a halberd, but Aidan dodged and blocked his strike with a pixel weapon.
  • Aidan's pixel knife nearly killed Lü Batian, who dodged it and was pulled back by the woman.
  • Lü Batian warned Lü Mengmeng and Lü Weitian that Aidan could kill them in one hit, and the fighters paused, wary of each other's strengths.

Ch. 461Reversal

Aidan gained the upper hand against Lü Batian and his wife when Lü Weitian’s warning brought the fight to a halt, but Lü Mengmeng used her reversal ability to rewind the battle by a minute. Lü Batian and his wife then unleashed a coordinated assault, trapping Aidan in a storm of cuts.

  • The woman pinned Aidan with repulsive force while Lü Batian battered his pixel-bone defenses with repeated slashes.
  • Lü Weitian tried to help his parents, but Lü Mengmeng rebuked him and told him not to interfere.
  • Lü Weitian spotted a pixel exclamation mark and pulled Lü Mengmeng away before pixel lightning struck, interrupting Lü Batian’s attacks.
  • Aidan charged Lü Batian during the opening, but Lü Mengmeng shouted “Reversal” and rewound the scene by a minute.
  • Lü Mengmeng blamed Lü Weitian for protecting her, while Lü Batian and his wife realized they had underestimated Aidan.
  • Lü Batian tore open cracks in the air as the woman formed a spinning swastika-shaped arrow, directing a vast storm of cuts toward Aidan.

Ch. 462Cut in Half

Aidan endured Lü Batian’s relentless attacks until Lü Batian’s halberd slash split him in half and emptied his health bar. As Aidan faded away, memories of his brother and parents surfaced.

  • Aidan used his pixel heart, weapons, and attacks to defend himself against the dense slashes, but his health fell below half.
  • Lü Batian launched a massive crescent slash that shattered Aidan’s pixel heart and cut him in half.
  • Aidan’s attacks vanished as his health bar emptied and his body began dispersing into pixels.
  • Su Yiyao blamed Lü Weitian for upsetting Lü Mengmeng, while Lü Batian told Su Yiyao she had been too harsh and tried to comfort Lü Weitian.
  • As he faded, Aidan remembered his brother denying that he knew him and his parents celebrating his brother’s birthday while forgetting Aidan.

Ch. 463We'll Definitely Win!!!

Aidan drew on Hela’s faith in him and revived after his pixel body and heart were nearly destroyed. He revealed seven pixel hearts and new powers, then attacked Lü Batian and Su Yiyao, leaving Lü Batian badly wounded.

  • Aidan remembered how Hela had helped him find friends and a meaningful life, and he resolved that they would win.
  • Aidan’s right hand seized his broken pixel heart and forced its halves together as his dissipated pixels returned.
  • Lü Batian and Su Yiyao attacked Aidan, but he vanished from their strike and reappeared unharmed with a pixel knife.
  • Aidan revealed seven colored pixel hearts and summoned two Gaster Blasters, whose beams carved trenches through the steel floor.
  • Aidan sent purple pixel spears at Lü Batian and Su Yiyao; Lü Batian blocked most of them, but one pierced his shoulder.

Ch. 464He Refused...

Aidan fought Lü Weitian, Lü Batian, Su Yiyao, and their Heroic Spirits, displaying overwhelming power even as their attacks tore him apart. The text “[He refused...]” appeared, and Aidan returned unharmed, leaving the battle unresolved.

  • Aidan killed the Iron Armor Beast and two Heroic Spirits while Lü Weitian and Lü Mengmeng escaped its reach.
  • Aidan evaded Lü Mengmeng and countered Lü Batian and Su Yiyao as they attacked him together.
  • Lü Batian wounded Aidan, but Aidan blasted off Lü Batian's left hand with three Gaster Blasters.
  • Lü Weitian unleashed a ghostly dragon, while Lü Batian, Su Yiyao, and others joined their attacks against Aidan.
  • The combined assault mangled Aidan's body, but after “[He refused...]” appeared, he reappeared completely unharmed.

Ch. 465Unconquerable

After awakening seven souls and gaining immense power and seemingly unlimited revival, Aidan overwhelmed the Five Calamities’ allies. Lü Mengmeng reversed time after Aidan’s hidden duplicate stabbed Lü Weitian, undoing the attack but leaving her badly injured.

  • Aidan used his new power to split and destroy the black-and-red dragon, then healed from his wounds and pursued Lü Batian despite repeated attacks.
  • Aidan repeatedly revived after Lü Batian and Su Yiyao killed him, until he caught Lü Batian and stabbed him in the abdomen.
  • Lü Batian held Aidan in place at the cost of his life so the others could attack, while Su Yiyao realized the seven pixelated hearts were likely Aidan’s weakness.
  • Su Yiyao saw that the red heart had disappeared and warned her children as a duplicate Aidan appeared behind Lü Weitian and stabbed him with the knife.
  • Lü Mengmeng used Reversal to rewind the attack, restoring Lü Weitian and separating the two Aidans, but she collapsed and coughed up blood.

Ch. 466Death...

Lü Weitian was consumed by spreading pixels despite the family’s attempt to reverse his injury, and he died longing to stop fighting and play. Lü Batian and Su Yiyao vanished in grief, leaving Lü Mengmeng alone as her body flickered.

  • Lü Batian attacked Aidan while Su Yiyao urged Lü Weitian to summon the Heroic Spirit, but she discovered pixels dissolving Lü Weitian’s chest.
  • Su Yiyao and Lü Mengmeng realized the injury reversal had failed as Lü Weitian said he no longer wanted to fight and wanted to play.
  • Lü Weitian apologized to his parents and pleaded not to die, while Su Yiyao promised to take him out to play.
  • Lü Weitian vanished, and Lü Mengmeng collapsed as her soul-form power began to fade.
  • Lü Batian struck Aidan in grief before vanishing, and Su Yiyao disappeared while sobbing.
  • Lü Mengmeng remained alone, afraid of death and filled with guilt and self-reproach.

Ch. 467Escape

After killing Lü Weitian, Aidan struggled with the guilt of having killed a child, while Yao Di comforted him. Aidan told the Gravekeepers that their defenses had fallen and urged them to flee, as Keke escaped with a ghost who planned to evacuate survivors from other areas.

  • Lü Mengmeng faded away, leaving Aidan alone among the bodies, and he grieved that he had killed a child.
  • Yao Di found Aidan, comforted him, and wiped the sweat from his face before he flew through the passage.
  • Keke waited anxiously for Tiantian to return, but Aidan emerged and announced that the [Heroic Spirit] had been killed and the area overrun.
  • The Gravekeepers charged toward the passage to avenge the [Heroic Spirit], while Keke pushed against the crowd to escape.
  • A ghost carried Keke and a pug away, explaining that he would evacuate Gravekeepers from other areas and preserve their remaining strength.

Ch. 468A Flock of Dragons Without a Head

Lin Wushuang discovered that Satellite had taken control of the Night Stars after their human leaders were gone, then found the Tree of Terra and restored his spiritual power from it. He returned to where Aidan was, only to encounter a sound-seeking guard that stopped before attacking him.

  • Lin Wushuang found blood in the Night Star conference room and learned from Satellite that it had become humanity’s leader after the human higher-ups were gone.
  • Satellite revealed that it knew about the Lord’s ability, Thought, and Lin Wushuang suspected there was a spy before destroying the last projector.
  • Lin Wushuang found the Tree of Terra, removed a tube, and absorbed spiritual power produced from the gas flowing through the tree.
  • After confirming the tree’s condition, Lin Wushuang returned to the area where Aidan was so he could take them away.
  • A sound-seeking guard approached Lin Wushuang, abruptly stopped as if ordered, and returned to Yao Di.

Ch. 469Setting Out!

Lin Wushuang, Yao Di, and Aidan returned to the Light God Society after finding the Tree of Terra and defeating [Heroic Spirit]. As Nan Tian led the Society toward its next operation, Aidan and Yao Di left, and Nan Tian revealed that Aidan’s power might exceed his own.

  • Lin Wushuang brought Yao Di and Aidan back to Nan Tian, reporting that they had found the Tree of Terra and dealt with [Heroic Spirit].
  • Nan Tian released Yao Di from the next mission, but Lin Wushuang volunteered to continue serving the Light God Society.
  • Aidan coldly declined to join the next operation, and Yao Di left with him.
  • Ye Ciqing suggested killing Aidan, but Nan Tian explained that Aidan possessed power drawn from desires beyond their world and might be able to stand against the [Five Calamities].
  • Lin Wushuang whispered something to Nan Tian, who said they would deal with it later before ordering the Light God Society to set out on Chi Jiu.

Ch. 470Easy Occupation

Aidan left Yao Di with a green pixel heart, which she learned held a part of his soul, and she invited him to play games. Meanwhile, the Light God Society found the Gravekeepers' seven districts deserted, and Lin Wushuang took Nan Tian to the confirmed location as their plan began.

  • Aidan asked Yao Di to go with him, but when she hesitated, he gave her the green pixel heart and disappeared.
  • Yao Di cried out for Aidan, then heard his voice from the heart and asked him to play games.
  • Ye Ciqing and the Light God Society searched the Gravekeepers' residential districts and found them empty except for corpses and ruins in the district Aidan had invaded.
  • Nan Tian used a wish to confirm that the Gravekeepers had fled and that no hostile forces were lying in ambush.
  • Nan Tian assigned Ye Linwan responsibility for outside affairs and Lin Wushuang responsibility for passing information, then left with Lin Wushuang for the confirmed location.

Ch. 471Dead...?

Sky and the others gathered at sea with the Five Calamities to begin fusing into Ultimate. Before they could descend, Xiao Huan arrived and told Hela that Aidan was dead, blaming her for driving him to kill a child and take his own life.

  • Winter froze the sea to make a platform, but Summer fell through the ice when his heat melted it.
  • Ocean met Hela and agreed to take the group down to join Ground and become Ultimate.
  • Hela sensed Xiao Huan approaching, and Sky carried the insect to her in a hurricane.
  • Xiao Huan announced that Aidan was dead, and Ye Yiqing argued that no one could have killed him.
  • Xiao Huan accused Hela of driving Aidan to suicide, recounting his years of searching for her and the guilt he felt after killing people.
  • Hela stood silently as Xiao Huan repeatedly blamed her and called her a monster.

Ch. 472Gathering

Xiao Huan left to watch over Aidan’s body after learning of his death, while Hela and the others descended into Ten Thousand Sharks Valley to begin preparations for Ocean’s plan. At the gathering with Ground, Hela took Aidan’s scarf from Tuote and found a note hidden inside it.

  • Xiao Huan flew toward the United States to watch over Aidan for five years, and Ye Yiqing promised to arrange for his resurrection.
  • Ocean carried the group down to Ten Thousand Sharks Valley, where Sea Dragon agreed to guard the entrance and take responsibility after Ocean disappeared.
  • Sky created a small sun to light and dry the chamber inside the rocky hill.
  • Ye Yiqing opened Ground’s stone room, and Ground came out to join the group.
  • Ground asked where Aidan was, and Hela asked Tuote for Aidan’s scarf.
  • A note fell from the scarf, and Hela picked it up and read it.

Ch. 473So Glad I Met You

Aidan confessed to Yao Di that he regretted killing for Hela and had mistaken her praise for love, while Yao Di had shown him what true love felt like. He revealed that he was already dead, then vanished as Yao Di wept over his loss.

  • While playing a two-player game with Yao Di, Aidan said he had once hated people but had realized many were good, and confessed that he had killed many of them.
  • Aidan told Yao Di that he loved Hela, his boss, but regretted carrying out her orders and felt torn between stopping his killings and betraying her.
  • Aidan said he had mistaken Hela's praise for love and realized what true love felt like after meeting Yao Di.
  • Aidan imagined how happy his life might have been if he had met Yao Di before joining Hela, then apologized for being unable to leave Hela or stop killing.
  • Aidan revealed he was already dead and that only a remnant soul remained, then vanished as Yao Di tried to hold on to him.
  • Yao Di collapsed to the floor and wailed after Aidan disappeared.

Ch. 474Fusion

Hela read Aidan’s final letter and was overcome with guilt, while Ye Yiqing prepared to fuse the [Five Calamities] using Meng Yuan’s wish. As Meng Yuan began the wish, the fusion force drew the others toward her, but Hela remained apart.

  • Hela read Aidan’s letter, wept, and forbade Ye Yiqing from reviving him.
  • Hela asked Tuote whether she had been a good boss, and he told her she had failed Aidan and that Aidan had followed the wrong person.
  • Ye Yiqing released Meng Yuan from a metal sphere and persuaded her that making a wish would reunite her with her little sister.
  • Meng Yuan agreed to wish for the [Five Calamities] to fuse, knowing the consequences but prioritizing her sister.
  • Ye Yiqing, Tuote, and Wei'er left the cave as Meng Yuan began her wish, drawing the [Five Calamities] toward her while Hela stayed seated apart.

Ch. 475Ultimate Descends

Hela’s transformation consumed the Five Calamities and Meng Yuan before lightning engulfed Ocean and gave birth to Ultimate, whose arrival made Variants across the world bow. In the countryside, Jixue sensed the event and howled toward the sky, and Yixue realized something had happened.

  • Hela’s body pulsed as she looked at the Five Calamities, filling them with fear despite their excitement about becoming Ultimate.
  • Hela’s flesh swallowed Ground, Sky, Winter, Autumn, Spring, Summer, and the unconscious Meng Yuan, then spread across the mountain.
  • Sea Dragon ordered the Sea Shark Dragons to move marine creatures away as a giant mass of flesh emerged from the seabed and was struck by lightning.
  • The lightning sphere rose into the sky amid storms and waterspouts, and Ultimate emerged as a tentacled creature with a crimson eye.
  • Variants around the world sensed Ultimate’s birth and lowered their heads toward it.
  • Jixue howled toward the sky, and Yixue understood from his howl that something had happened.

Ch. 476A Solitary Creature

Nan Tian celebrated [Ultimate]'s appearance and revealed his hatred of humans as [Ultimate] advanced toward a city. In City A, Shasha returned to the warehouse where Tang Jie and Ruibei worried about Aidan, who had stopped contacting them.

  • Ye Linwan celebrated [Ultimate]'s appearance with Ye Ciqing and Lin Wushuang, then said they still had to deal with the traitors.
  • Nan Tian rejoiced that [Ultimate] had appeared and spoke of his hatred and alienation from humans.
  • [Ultimate] moved through a stormy sea toward a city, leaving fire and violent waters in its wake.
  • Shasha returned to the warehouse in City A, where Tang Jie and Ruibei greeted her and helped with her schoolbag.
  • Ruibei complained that Aidan had stopped messaging after sending them five million, and Shasha defended him.

Ch. 477Crushing Life Beneath It

A strange voice and the appearance of the colossal Ultimate plunged the city into panic as nausea, violent winds, and scorching heat overwhelmed its people. Ultimate crushed its way through the city, and Ruibei, Shasha, and Tang Jie were engulfed by fire.

  • Tang Jie, Shasha, and Ruibei heard a strange voice in their minds and went outside to investigate.
  • Ruibei saw Ultimate emerge through the rain, while the monster’s presence made the trio nauseous and unleashed a destructive typhoon.
  • Ruibei carried the unconscious Shasha and Tang Jie through the panicked city as people fled, looted, and fought.
  • Ultimate came ashore, shook the earth, and crushed its way across the city as Ruibei fell and lost consciousness.
  • A mother threw her infant forward before the waves of fire engulfed her, but the flames swallowed the child as well.
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