Pharos took several punches from the enemy, but a heavy blade cut into his shoulder, followed by a powerful whip-like kick that sent him crashing to the ground, unable to move. “This thing really is useful!” Jinlong heard a voice and was startled. He threw a punch to the side, but a man caught it with his bare hand. “You…” Jinlong was about to throw another punch when Pharos, struggling back to his feet, struck him hard on the back of the head. Jinlong fell to the ground. Qiansha’s eyes darkened, and the wind elements in his hand turned into blades that easily shattered Jinlong’s armor. “What?!”Neither Lin Qi, Pharos, nor Jinlong had expected Qiansha’s strike to be so overwhelmingly strong. “You brat!” Jinlong tried to get up, but Qiansha had already placed his hand on his head. “So that’s how it works. No wonder this is called the world’s only treasure.”As Qiansha spoke, energy flowed endlessly from Jinlong’s body into his own. “No… my power!” Jinlong’s strength faded away bit by bit until he was completely powerless, as weak as an ordinary mortal. “What’s going on? How did part of Jinlong’s energy end up inside Qiansha?” Pharos activated his sensory mode, gasping in amazement. “Only half can be absorbed? The other half must’ve sunk into the ground. No matter. Jinlong, want to go down there and see for yourself?” Qiansha smirked at the now powerless man, weaker even than Xiantian. “Pharos, how should we deal with him?” Qiansha asked. “Take him back. We need information.” Pharos glanced at Qiansha again—his rating had already risen to the peak of Grade A. “Jinlong, I’ve seen you before. You were always presiding over judgments against mortals’ crimes. Didn’t expect to see you like this.” Pharos sat at the conference table, staring at the tightly bound Jinlong across from him. “Don’t get cocky! If they find out I’ve gone missing, they’ll come for me!” Jinlong roared. Lin Qi frowned, walked over, and slapped him hard across the face. “Speak! Tell us all the abilities of the other Eleven Star Guards!” Lin Qi shouted, raising his hand to hit him again, but Pharos stopped him. “You’re no stronger than an ordinary man now. Tell us, and maybe I’ll spare you.” Startled, Jinlong said: “The eleventh one… he’s searching the mortal district for Test Subject 438. His ability is—” Suddenly, Jinlong coughed up blood. Pharos and Lin Qi froze in shock. Pharos rushed over. “What’s happening?” Before he could finish, Jinlong’s head slumped to the side. He was dead. Gods’ District – Celestial Church Military Division “The Celestial Twelve Star Guard—Jinlong is dead.” A voice rang out, and silence fell over the grand hall. “Cause of death?” asked a man seated at the center of the table. “He was killed by a sealing spell when he tried to reveal internal secrets. Jinlong was loyal… seems he was captured.” “Commander…” The other Star Guards looked at the man. He produced a device and saw a red dot flashing on the map. “Place of death: the mortal district.” Everyone’s face turned to shock. “Mortals dare this much? Commander, I’ve long despised them. Let’s march and crush them!”It was Lin Xing, one of the Twelve. The commander frowned. “No need to provoke a war. Just kill the culprits.” “Clicking his tongue in frustration, Lin Xing sat back down. The commander’s face darkened. “Yes… it’s time they tasted the true power of gods.”“Test Subject 438—it was originally meant to be used by the Divine One. The gods poured immense resources into its creation, nearly exhausting all available materials. The blueprints automatically self-destructed upon its completion…” Qiansha recounted this based on the crystal’s inherited memories. “Seems you’ll be able to increase your power quickly with this. Oh, and I found these on Jinlong.” Pharos held something out. Qiansha’s eyes lit up—it was a collection of crystals. “You won’t absorb them?” Qiansha asked. “I don’t need to. Your absorption rate ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) is far faster than ours.” Qiansha took them, channeled elemental energy, and the crystals slowly dissolved in his hand, his strength soaring. “Grade S, First Stage, Level 2. Looks like the higher you go, the more energy is required.”Qiansha glanced at the wall. Lin Qi instantly understood and opened a portal. “Xiantian, you also need to grow stronger. Let’s go.” Qiansha waved, and Xiantian ran over. Together they stepped into the rift. “This time we ended up in a different place.” Qiansha stood atop a mountain, clouds swirling below, molten lava behind. “A volcano… Qiansha, what is that?” A massive beast lunged toward them. They dodged quickly. The creature roared, spewing magma from its mouth. Xiantian raised a wall of water, blocking part of the torrent. “This beast must hold tremendous energy!” Qiansha thought, leaping onto its body. “Damn, why is another force interfering…” He turned and saw a water projectile coming at him. Flames surged from his hand, instantly evaporating it. “Target confirmed. Requesting reinforcements!” Another man summoned another water blast. “Tch… gods, is it?”Qiansha cursed, then suddenly thought of Xiantian. “Xiantian, run!” “What?” Xiantian narrowly avoided the beast’s claw and slashed its body with his sword. “Damn it!” Qiansha flashed behind the enemy, beheaded him in one strike, and absorbed his energy. “Xiantian, hurry!” “But the beast—” The ground beneath Xiantian suddenly erupted. He was thrown high into the air, plummeting toward the magma below. “Wait!” Qiansha exploded with wind energy, racing toward him. Xiantian’s eyes fluttered open. Strange visions flashed before him like a dream, memories spinning past like lantern slides. “Humanity must win… It’s the only hope for our survival.”Xiantian suddenly found himself standing. All around was an unfamiliar landscape—endless grasslands beneath cloudy skies. “What… is this?” He was dazed. The visions vanished, and his memories slipped away. “No… it can’t be. Am I dead? I don’t want to die!” He struggled against the darkness, but the void swallowed him whole. Ahead, a river appeared, lined with red spider lilies. A breeze stirred them gently. On the far bank stood another version of himself, holding one of the flowers, staring at him. “What…” Xiantian’s voice faded, his memories vanished, and his eyes slowly closed. “He’s out! He’s out!” When he opened his eyes again, he was surrounded by strangers. His body was sticky, his mind blank. He no longer remembered who he was, nor this world itself. In the distance, an old man clutched a worn newspaper, muttering: “Though his blade took the lives of tens of thousands of gods, the Man of Heaven Above will forever be humanity’s hero…”

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