Chapter 232: Chapter232-Massive Rewards, Sequence Advancement

A strand of golden light, as fine as a hair, shot out from his fingertip.

Silent and soundless, it pierced straight through the head of the Demon Progenitor Avatar.

The instant the golden light sank in, the Demon Progenitor Avatar’s body began to disintegrate inch by inch, starting from its head.

It was actually being erased from the level of existence itself.

[-277.1 billion!]

Its HP hit zero.

The Demon Progenitor Avatar’s pitch-black body turned into a sky full of black mist, scattering madly in every direction as though trying to escape.

But John merely swept his gaze over it indifferently.

The restraining effect of Magic Godblood was triggered!

All demon race targets would receive an additional 50% restraining damage.

The black mist was like paper set aflame. It burned violently in midair, letting out piercing shrieks.

"No!!!! My true body will never let you go!!!!"

The Demon Progenitor Avatar’s final roar vanished into the void along with the last trace of black mist.

A dense series of notifications rang beside John’s ears.

[You have killed Lv.400 Demon Progenitor Avatar. You have obtained Divine Class Points +50,000, gold coins +50 billion, Fame +5 billion!]

[You have plundered SSS-grade skill: Avatar Edict!]

[You have plundered SSS-grade skill: Cross-Realm Erasure!]

[You have plundered SSS-grade skill: Demon Progenitor’s Gaze!]

[You have plundered SSS-grade talent: Immortal Will!]

[You have plundered special item: Demon Progenitor Token ×1!]

[You have plundered Godhood Shard ×100!]

[You have plundered SSS-grade equipment: Abyssal Demon Progenitor Crown!]

[You have plundered SSS-grade material: Abyssal Origin Demon Crystal ×1000!]

[Current Divine Class Points balance: 162,000 points!]

[Level EXP pool is full. You may level up!]

John glanced over the rewards, the corners of his mouth rising slightly.

"What a generous little gift-bearer."

He casually tossed the newly obtained skill books and equipment into the guild warehouse, then raised his head and looked down at the battlefield below.

The moment the Demon Progenitor Avatar died, the sacrificial berserk state of the demon race was instantly dispelled.

Tens of millions of demon race warriors became like puppets with their strings cut. Their levels plummeted back to Level 300, their attributes were halved, and their morale collapsed.

"All guild members, kill!"

John’s voice echoed through the guild channel and spread across every main city.

"The guild leader killed the Demon Progenitor Avatar!!"

"Kill them all!!!"

The human players surged forward in a frenzied counterattack, as if they had been injected with adrenaline.

Alan charged forward with his shield raised, smashing a demon race warrior into white light with a single shield bash.

Evelyn lifted her staff high, and ice spikes poured down from the sky like a torrential storm.

Hex emerged from the shadows, his dagger slicing across the throats of three demon race warriors.

Boros drew his longbow to its limit, shooting an arrow straight through the head of a demon race centurion.

With their morale shattered, the demon race army fell into complete disarray.

The human alliance pushed forward from all five main cities at once.

In less than half an hour, the final demon race warrior collapsed outside Iron Citadel, turning into black smoke and dissipating.

[Zone-wide Announcement: The demon race invasion campaign has ended! Overlord Guild has led the human alliance to a complete victory!]

[Campaign MVP: John, leader of Overlord Guild. Killed demon race commanders ×2, killed Demon Progenitor Avatar ×1, killed countless demon race warriors and battle spirits!]

[All players who participated in the defensive war have received additional rewards: EXP +10 billion, gold coins +100 million, Fame +50 million!]

[All members of Overlord Guild have obtained the permanent title: Demon Race Nemesis. Damage dealt to demon race +20%, damage reduction against demon race +20%!]

The announcement resounded throughout Zone 5.

The players froze for a moment.

Then, earth-shaking cheers erupted.

"We won! We actually won!"

"Long live Overlord Guild! Long live John!"

"My title! A permanent 20% bonus! This wave was pure profit!"

...

Zone 5’s overwhelming victory also shocked the players in the other two zones.

Zone 1, Glory Guild main city. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

The new guild leader, Shyron, stared at the world announcement above his head.

The wine glass in his hand slipped and shattered on the ground with a crisp crack.

"Zone 5... killed the Demon Progenitor Avatar?"

His face turned ashen as he turned to look outside the city gate.

Demon race vanguards were still pouring in without end.

Their Zone 1 was still struggling to defend itself. They had not even cleared the first wave of the demon tide.

Yet Zone 5 had already ended the entire campaign.

"What kind of joke is this?!"

...

Zone 2, Death Guild main city.

The female guild leader, Anya, stood atop the city wall, watching the brutal tug-of-war below. Her lips had turned pale.

"John... It’s John again..."

She gritted her teeth and opened the Cross Zone System, only to see Zone 5 players frantically spamming celebratory messages in the guild channel.

Meanwhile, on her side, they did not even have time to catch their breath.

"Is this the gap between us?"

She took a deep breath, tightened her grip around her staff, and threw herself back into battle.

...

At the same time, scattered solo players everywhere exploded into chaos.

"What kind of monsters are in Zone 5?!"

"We’re all players, so why have they already finished while we’re still eating dirt?"

"No, seriously... what is that John guy? He solo-killed the Demon Progenitor Avatar?"

"I’ve decided. I’m transferring zones. I can’t stay in this trash zone for even one more day."

Countless players opened the Cross Zone System and began frantically applying to join Overlord Guild.

In just a few short minutes, the application list broke past one million.

And it was still increasing at a rate of several thousand per second.

Alan stared at the astronomical number in the backend, his hands trembling.

"Guild leader... this..."

John merely gave it an indifferent glance.

"Leave it for now."

At this moment, all his attention was focused on the newly appeared level restriction prompt.

[Level Restriction: Attention. You have reached the current level limit. Please undergo the sequence review mission and complete the Ascension Trial to become Sequence 3: Angel of Fate!]

After receiving those 50,000 Divine Class Points, John had immediately used them to level up.

Right now, he had already reached Level 400.

And just like that, he had reached the level cap.

If he wanted to progress further, he would have to complete his sequence advancement.

John opened the sequence mission panel, his gaze falling on the introduction to the ascension path.

...

[Sequence 3: Angel of Fate Advancement Conditions]

[Current Sequence]: Sequence 4 — Omnipotent One

[Target Sequence]: Sequence 3 — Angel of Fate

[Advancement Method]: Ascension Trial

[Description]: It has been detected that the player’s current strength has exceeded the level limit of this civilization. You must undergo an ascension tribulation to unlock a higher level cap. The tribulation lightning is divided into nine stages, each stronger than the last. During the Ascension Trial, you may not leave the range of the Tribulation Clouds. Otherwise, the trial will be judged as failed.

...

"Ascension Trial?"

John raised an eyebrow, a meaningful smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

After undergoing divine class evolution, his Lawfiend Avatar now possessed a special trait that allowed it to absorb all kinds of magic-type energy.

Lightning Tribulation was, in essence, the purest form of magic-type energy between heaven and earth.

To others, it was a death sentence.

But to him, it was practically nourishment delivered straight to his doorstep.

"SSS-grade difficulty?"

John looked up at the sky and said calmly, "If it’s only SSS-grade difficulty, then this is basically free food."

Without the slightest hesitation, he selected confirm on the prompt interface.

[You have confirmed sequence advancement. The ascension tribulation will descend in 60 seconds!]

[Please prepare yourself!]

Almost at the exact same instant he confirmed—

[Zone-wide Announcement: Attention! Zone 5 player "John" has exceeded the current plane’s power limit and triggered an ascension tribulation!]

[The ascension tribulation will descend in 60 seconds! Successfully completing the Ascension Trial will unlock a new level cap and be recorded in the guild chronicle!]

[Failure in the Ascension Trial will result in severe penalties. Please proceed with caution!]

The announcement rang out three times in succession, resounding throughout all of Zone 5.