Chapter 1005: Conclusion! Ascension to the Upper Realm Imminent!
The Ten Thousand Demons Fortress before them—
Was in utter ruin.
All kinds of cataclysms had erupted.
Paired with the charge of the Demon-Slaying Legion,
The land was filled with howls and wails.
The allied legions on the main front could clearly see the scene within the fortress.
"Brothers!"
"Charge!!"
"It's time to earn our merits!"
At the generals' command—
The entire army surged toward the Ten Thousand Demons Fortress!
"Kill!!"
Faces flushed with excitement,
Their expressions gleamed with victory and the thrill of claiming glory.
Once they entered the fortress, they pursued those trying to flee into the abyss.
The surviving Demon Sovereigns tried to escape as well.
But...
"Heh! We've been watching you for too long—think we'll give you the chance?"
"Don't even think about running. The space around here is sealed. You're never getting back to the Ten Thousand Demons Abyss!"
Azure Dragon Meng Zhang watched the fleeing Demon Sovereigns and sneered coldly.
Since this was the final demon-slaying operation, it had to be a complete sweep.
The Demon Sovereigns turned even paler.
One of them gritted his teeth and said, "Aren't you afraid we'll detonate the planetary core? No one will survive!"
"Go ahead. Try."
"If you even can."
At that moment, the Rotten Witch Cathy stepped forward with a smile.
She calmly faced the Demon Sovereigns.
Did they even understand why this operation was launched in such a rush?
Wasn't it because they discovered that the Ten Thousand Demons were refining the planetary core?
Let's not forget—
The planet is round.
If the Ten Thousand Demons can drill down to refine the core,
Then the kingdoms can reach it from the other side too.
And all these years, while the demons were trying to deplete the core's energy, the kingdoms had been feeding it energy instead.
To delay its destruction as long as possible.
Now—
The Ten Thousand Demons had no power to detonate the core.
That core is a level-500 energy sphere.
How could it possibly be detonated so easily?
If it were that simple, the world would've ended long ago.
So it was clear the Abyss no longer had the ability to blow it up.
Seeing how calm and fearless their foes were, the Demon Sovereigns finally fell into despair.
"If we're going to die anyway, then let's fight!"
They had no more chances.
Their enemies wouldn't spare them.
Just like they never spared any Professionals before.
They had no choice but to fight!
But...
It was useless.
The allied legions had deployed their top powerhouses.
All elites.
Just Cathy alone could take on three Demon Sovereigns.
Her methods were extraordinary, and she was one of the Four Grand Archmages of the era.
Notably—
Andrea was frantically hunting down the fleeing Demon Sovereigns.
She still bore her crimes.
If she didn't redeem herself, reckoning awaited.
She had no choice...
Because that non-specialist was just too damn strong!
He had once again destroyed a fortress by himself!
One Great Cataclysm and the whole place was swallowed.
The ground was littered with the corpses of demon kin.
Their wails echoed everywhere.
Andrea had to slay three Demon Sovereigns before the battle ended—or the non-specialist, who already disliked her, would likely settle the score.
Fortunately—
Heaven rewarded the determined.
Andrea found three Demon Sovereigns and engaged them on the spot.
Under her all-out assault, the three grew weaker and weaker. With the battle already lost, they had no will to fight—only the urge to flee.
But the more they tried to run, the harder it became.
In the end, Andrea claimed their lives.
At this point—
Nearly all of the Ten Thousand Demons' top combatants were restrained or slain.
What remained was cleanup.
Ling Zhan stood high in the sky, ten thousand meters above, calmly overlooking everything below.
He let out a slow breath.
It was over...
Finally over.
Truth be told, this final demon-slaying campaign wasn't that hard.
You could even say it was easy.
At least for Ling Zhan.
The allied forces had grown tremendously in recent times, and in terms of strength, they now far surpassed the Ten Thousand Demons.
Still, as the defending side, the Abyss held more advantages.
But over time, their defeat was inevitable.
Ling Zhan had simply accelerated it.
With the battle over...
The system mission should soon settle.
Ling Zhan's level would rise from 180 to 200.
And then—
He would qualify to ascend to the Upper Realm!
A young man just past twenty was now eligible to ascend!
In the lower realm, no one else had ever done it!
Ling Zhan was the only one!
The youngest ascender before him had supposedly been in their thirties!
With the Ten Thousand Demons Abyss eradicated, the Demon Arrival Organization wouldn't have room to survive either.
Of course—
They'd surely go into deep hiding.
But the allied forces wouldn't let them off.
Under global pursuit, they too would be crushed.
Truth be told, the Demon Arrival Organization was much easier to handle than the Abyss.
The Abyss required the world's top powerhouses to confront,
But the Demon Arrival Organization didn't.
Still, their top brass would have to be hunted by elites.
But that had nothing to do with Ling Zhan anymore.
The rest could be left to others.
He deserved real rest.
To prepare for his ascension to the Upper Realm.
So then...
What kind of world would the Upper Realm be?
Ling Zhan couldn't wait to find out.
More than anything, he hoped to encounter even stronger opponents in the future.
He hoped the Upper Realm wouldn't let him down.
......
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The cleanup of the Ten Thousand Demons Fortress lasted nearly ten full days.
There was no other way—
The fortress was just that massive.
And some demon soldiers had escaped back into the Abyss.
But it didn't matter.
The Abyss was now just an empty shell.
All the top Demon Sovereigns were already annihilated.
Once the fortress was fully cleared, the Abyss would be next.
As for Ling Zhan—
He had already returned to Lemoris Fortress.