Finale
As the Everlasting Sect's army moved toward the three monstrous Gates, a shift in the atmosphere was felt across both realms.
The monster world had been keeping a close eye on Lumar for over a century.
They had known that humans were growing stronger—but never in their wildest dreams had they expected this level of power.
The moment Strider and his 80 Elders appeared, the monsters on the other side of the Gates panicked.
How had such a formidable force emerged out of nowhere?
How had the humans managed to cultivate so many Core Building Realm powerhouses without alerting them?
It didn't matter.
They had only one response—
Stop them. At all costs.
From deep within the monster world, a command was issued—
"Kill them all before they reach the Gates!"
Immediately, the three Gates trembled as waves of monstrous creatures poured out.
The world had never seen anything like it before.
The first wave consisted of hundreds of thousands of low and mid-tier monsters, creatures with enough power to wipe out entire cities.
The second wave was composed of high-tier creatures, monstrous beings that were at least as strong as Energy Accumulation Realm cultivators.
And then—
The third wave emerged.
These were the true horrors of the monster race—monarch-class creatures, each one at the level of a Core Building Realm powerhouse.
There were dozens of them.
The battle had begun.
"Formation!" Strider roared.
His voice carried across the battlefield, and the 80 Elders of the Everlasting Sect instantly responded.
They split into three teams, each moving toward one of the Gates.
Thousands of Energy Accumulation Realm cultivators charged behind them, their bodies glowing with spiritual energy as they engaged the monster horde.
The battlefield turned into chaos.
One Elder waved his hand, sending a wave of fire that incinerated thousands of mid-tier monsters instantly.
Another Elder punched forward, causing a shockwave that shattered the earth and sent hundreds of enemies flying.
Physical cultivators ripped through monsters with their bare hands, their bodies glowing with golden energy, making them unstoppable war machines.
But for every monster they killed, more emerged from the Gates.
And soon—the monster elites arrived.
From the largest Gate, a massive six-armed demon stepped out.
Its aura was so terrifying that even some Core Building Realm Elders felt their bodies tremble.
Behind it, a black-scaled dragon emerged from another Gate, its piercing eyes scanning the battlefield with an air of absolute dominance.
And from the third Gate, a creature made entirely of shadow and mist slithered into existence, its form shifting and distorting, making it nearly impossible to track its true location.
These were monsters at the peak of Core Building Realm.
And they had one goal—annihilate the human force.
"Hold the line!" Strider commanded.
The battle entered a new phase.
The battle turned into a bloodbath.
The six-armed demon tore through several Elders, ripping them apart limb by limb before a group of physical cultivators overwhelmed it.
The black-scaled dragon unleashed a breath attack, incinerating an entire squad of Energy Accumulation cultivators before a sword-wielding Elder severed one of its wings.
The shadow creature moved unseen, assassinating Elders one by one before a group of formation masters trapped it in a sealing array.
But the losses were devastating.
One by one, Core Building Realm cultivators fell.
Even as they killed monster elites, their own forces were being thinned out at an alarming rate.
Strider watched in silence.
He had expected losses.
But not this many.
The monsters had come prepared.
They were willing to pay any price to stop the humans from reaching the Gates.
And they were succeeding.
Unless something changed—the Everlasting Sect would be annihilated before reaching the Gates.
Seeing the situation, three of the most powerful Core Building Realm Elders stepped forward.
They were the three Elders who had reached the peak of Core Building Realm.
"We will break the Gates," one of them said.
Strider turned to them.
"You know the cost?" he asked.
The three Elders nodded.
"This is the only way."
Strider remained silent for a moment.
Then—he nodded.
The three Elders shot forward toward the Gates.
At the same time, the monster elites sensed what was happening.
They immediately launched a full-force attack to stop them.
But the three Elders did not stop.
One threw himself into the black-scaled dragon, locking it in a deadly embrace before igniting his entire cultivation base.
BOOM!
A massive explosion erased both him and the dragon from existence.
The second Elder charged into the six-armed demon, unleashing an attack so powerful that it split the sky in half.
With his final breath, he detonated his golden core, taking the monster with him in a massive shockwave.
The third Elder rushed toward the largest Gate.
The shadow creature tried to stop him, but he ignored all attacks, focusing only on delivering one final, decisive blow.
With the last of his strength, he detonated himself at the center of the Gate.
The world trembled.
The Gates cracked.
Then—
They collapsed.
Silence fell over the battlefield.
The three Gates were gone.
But at what cost?
Of the 80 Core Building Realm Elders, more than 40 had died.
The three peak Elders were gone.
The Energy Accumulation Realm cultivators had suffered heavy losses as well.
The monster army was decimated, but the price of victory had been unimaginably high.
Strider stood amidst the ruins of the battlefield, staring at the spot where the Gates once stood.
The war was not over.
But for now—
Humanity had won.
Even if it had cost them nearly everything.
The long-awaited system notification finally arrived:
[Simulation Terminated]
[Copy Completion: 100%]
[Note: your patience of 100 years is commendable .]
[Reward: Demon Template – Adult Specter (Realm: 7th layer of core building realm)]
[Additional Reward: +12000 System Points]
Strider stood in the system space once more, reflecting on the journey he had taken.
After leaving the system space he found himself back in his rented room of royal black inn.
He found that there is a dissonance between his physical body and specter form, if he want to contain his specter form without any leakage he has to increase his physical cultivation.
He buys two more Equalizer potions from the system mall.
First one at 2000 system points and the next one at 2400 system points.
After drinking the potion a cool sensation engulfs you and your whole body turns golden which is a sign of breaking through the core building realm in physical cultivation.
The system's support ensured that all breakthrough phenomena remained completely hidden, preventing any disturbances in the surrounding environment.
At last, Lester successfully advanced to the 5th layer of Core Building Realm in physical cultivation.
His body brimmed with power, muscles refined to near perfection.
After a refreshing bath, he stepped out, feeling the warmth of the morning sun filtering through the window, casting golden hues across the room.
Dressing in fresh, well-fitted clothes, he made his way downstairs at the Royal Black Inn.
His body, having endured intense transformation, craved sustenance—he needed a hearty meal to replenish his energy.