There was no sound.
The world held its breath.
The light faded.
In the center of the crater—a crater that was now a canyon spanning half the continent—stood one figure.
He was naked. His body was starry night sky given form. Galaxies swirled under his skin.
He burped.
A cloud of golden dust escaped his lips.
[Devoured: Solar Devil Sovereign (Ye Chen).] [Devoured: Solar Tyrant (Remnant Soul).] [Devoured: Ancient Asura Legacy.]
[Current Realm: Divine Transformation - Stage 1 (God King).]
Mo Tian looked at his hands. He felt the planet breathing. He could hear the thoughts of every ant, every king, every drop of rain.
He was no longer a cultivator fighting the world.
He was the world.
He looked at the spot where Ye Chen had died. There was nothing left. No body. No soul. Just the Black Ring.
Mo Tian picked it up.
"You fought hard," Mo Tian whispered. "But you played by the rules."
He crushed the ring.
[Story Arc Complete.] [The Protagonist is Dead.] [The World is Conquered.]
[New Objective: Ascend to the Upper Realm.]
Mo Tian summoned a robe from the void. He dressed himself.
His generals landed nearby. They were battered, bloody, but alive.
Yan Luo ran to him. She stopped, afraid to touch him. He felt too vast. Too distant.
"Master?" she whispered.
Mo Tian looked at her. He smiled. It was the first genuine smile he had ever shown. It was terrifying.
"The work is done here," Mo Tian said.
He looked at the sky.
"The Upper Realm is waiting. And I'm still hungry."