At the same time, the ten billion players who had already surged into the demon realm from the abyssal plane were spreading out their formation under Alan and Anna’s command.

Like an airtight human net, they launched a full-scale purge against the collapsing remnants of the demon race army.

[Alan] (Overlord Guild): "Left wing, flank them! Don’t let those demigod remnants escape!"

[Anna] (Overlord Guild): "Firepower teams, maintain suppression rhythm. Defense teams, watch the gaps between formations. Holly, take the assault team and pierce through the gap on the right wing."

[Holly] (???): "Understood."

The slaughter spread from the edge of the demon realm all the way into its core territory.

Although the hundreds of billions of demon race remnants outnumbered the players by ten times, their High God-level powerhouses had already been slaughtered by John, while their demigod-grade powerhouses were being hunted down and killed one by one by John’s main body.

Those who remained were nothing more than a rabble whose morale had completely collapsed.

The player army was like an unstoppable blunt blade, grinding this hundred-billion-strong remnant army into dust.

When the final demon race figure disappeared within the sea of skills, not a single complete demon race NPC remained across the entire demon realm.

Level-up pillars of light rose one after another across the battlefield. The golden glow illuminated the demon realm’s gloomy sky until it was as bright as day.

The players opened their panels one after another to check how much they had improved, and cries of shock rang out continuously.

The players in the peak echelon had already climbed to the upper ranks of demigod grade.

Meanwhile, the mainstream player group had steadily reached the threshold of demigod grade.

As for John, his backpack was piled with countless God-rank items, demigod-grade items, and super-god-level items.

There was also the massive amount of High God Source, every piece radiating a dark-golden luster powerful enough to make the myriad races drool with greed.

At that moment, a system prompt rang beside his ears.

[Ding! Congratulations, you have completed the staged main objective of "Suppress the Myriad Races"!]

[Prompt: You have obtained the title [Peak Demigod]!]

[Prompt: Please advance to High God level to continue the next stage of the "Suppress the Myriad Races" main quest!]

Immediately afterward, a system announcement resounded throughout the entire demon realm.

[World Announcement: Congratulations to player John for leading the human players to successfully occupy the demon realm plane!]

[Special Reward: All human NPCs gain all attributes +2,000!]

[Special Reward: Human Race Fortune +10,000,000,000!]

[Fortune Effects: Increased probability of genius NPCs appearing among the human race, increased breakthrough probability for human powerhouses, and increased cultivation speed.]

...

The moment the announcement appeared, the player army erupted into deafening cheers.

"All attributes +2,000! Every human NPC just got this wave of benefits!"

"What does Human Race Fortune +10 billion even mean... Will every newborn human be a genius seedling from now on?"

"If we flatten all the myriad races, how strong will the human race become?"

"Don’t start dreaming yet. Wait until Guild Leader John breaks through to High God level first."

"Once the Guild Leader breaks through to High God level, won’t sweeping across the myriad races be a matter of minutes?"

John did not join the players’ celebration.

His attention was firmly locked onto another prompt.

[Ding! You have successfully occupied a complete plane!]

[Prompt: Quest completed... The Eight Divine Arts · Arcane Nullification has been unlocked!]

Arcane Nullification.

One of the Eight Divine Arts.

A heated light flashed through John’s eyes.

The unlocking conditions for the Eight Divine Arts were extremely harsh. Each one required the completion of an almost impossible prerequisite task.

Occupying an entire plane was one of them.

Previously, he had already unlocked several of the other Divine Arts one after another, but Arcane Nullification had remained unresolved.

Now, it had finally fallen into his hands.

However, now was not the time to study it carefully.

John temporarily suppressed the urge to inspect Arcane Nullification and turned his attention to another gain.

A talent advancement stone.

[Demon Heart Talent Advancement Stone]

[Level]: No Level

[Grade]: High God-level

[Effect]: Designated Talent Advancement Stone. After use, it can raise a designated talent by one grade.

[Description]: An extremely rare item with an extremely low chance of condensing after the fall of a High God-level powerhouse.

Demon Heart.

Half of John’s current strength could be attributed to this talent.

Its endless energy production and limitless energy reserves meant he never needed to worry about running out of divine power in battle.

He could simply spend it wantonly.

And now, the appearance of this Talent Advancement Stone meant that Demon Heart could take another massive step upward.

"Use it."

John did not hesitate.

[Ding! You have used the Demon Heart Talent Advancement Stone!]

[Prompt: Your SSS-grade talent · Demon Heart has advanced!]

[Current Talent Grade: SSSS-grade!]

John closed his eyes and sensed the surging changes within his body for a moment, then opened them again.

The corners of his mouth slowly curved upward.

"SSSS-grade..."

He immediately looked at the upgraded talent effect.

After Demon Heart advanced to SSSS-grade, John clearly felt that the strength surging inside his body had undergone a fundamental change.

The divine power that had originally been produced endlessly had now all transformed into an even higher-level existence.

High God Source.

"In other words..."

"High God Source has no upper limit, and its production speed is extremely fast."

"Although I am currently only demigod grade, I can now produce the source essence that should only appear after the fall of a High God out of thin air."

"Now, even without relying on the World Balance Decree..."

"In theory, I can still kill High Gods!"

"This Talent Advancement Stone came at exactly the right time!"

High God Source was an existence one level higher than divine power, capable of directly erasing the Cosmic Imprint of a High God-level powerhouse.

Previously, John had needed to rely on the Great Celestial Sound Art to grind away imprints bit by bit in order to kill High God-level powerhouses. The process was long and consumed an enormous amount.

After obtaining High God Source, things became much easier.

But at that time, the High God Source had been plundered. Once used, it was gone.

Now that his talent had advanced, he possessed the ability to produce and store High God Source himself.

When facing High God-level powerhouses again, aside from guarding against their countless strange methods, John now had the confidence to kill them head-on.

This was the greatest gain.

John took a deep breath, then finally looked toward the Divine Art scroll flickering with golden light.

However, before learning it, he still needed to advance it first.

"I still have five Skill Upgrade Scrolls in my backpack."

He had specially kept these scrolls for the Eight Divine Arts.

[Ding! You have used Skill Upgrade Scroll ×5!]

[Prompt: The Eight Divine Arts · Arcane Nullification has been upgraded!]

John immediately chose to learn it.

[Ding! You have learned Divine Art · Arcane Nullification!]

[Prompt: New content has been added to your skill bar. Please check it.]

John opened his skill bar, his gaze sweeping across the detailed panel of Arcane Nullification.

[Arcane Nullification]

[Type]: Passive Divine Art

[Divine Art Description]: All things in the universe are bound to the six great source threads—Fate, Elements, Causality, Soul, Law, and Bloodline.

The Thread of Fate guides the flow of causality in the world, allowing prophets to glimpse fortune and calamity before they arrive.

The Thread of Elements carries the eternal grace of the earth, protecting its master from mortal suffering and confinement.

The Thread of Causality awakens the ancient strength slumbering deep within the bloodline, granting mortals the power to shake mountains and tear the earth apart.

...

"What!?"