Meanwhile - The Devil God's Tomb.
Deep in the Endless Abyss, a place where even light dared not go.
Ye Chen fell.
He had been falling for three days.
He was bleeding. He was starving. His Solar Tyrant power was running on fumes.
"Wake up, kid," the ring spirit growled. "We're here."
Ye Chen crashed onto a platform of black bone.
He groaned, standing up.
In front of him stood a massive gate made of skulls. The inscription read:
"Here lies the Ancient Devil God Asura. He who challenged Heaven and lost."
"Lost?" Ye Chen spat blood. "I don't care if he lost. I care if he killed."
"He killed millions," the Solar Tyrant laughed. "His hatred was so strong it created this Abyss. If you want to kill Mo Tian... you need this power. But be warned. If you accept the Devil God's legacy, you will never be human again. You will be a hybrid. A Solar Devil."
Ye Chen looked at his hands. He remembered Yan Luo's betrayal. He remembered Mo Tian's mocking smile.
"Humanity gave me nothing but pain," Ye Chen walked toward the gate.
He pushed it open.
Inside, a red ocean of blood boiled. In the center sat a skeleton wearing black armor, holding a spear that radiated pure Anti-Life.
Ye Chen walked into the blood ocean. It burned his skin off. He screamed, but he didn't stop.
He reached the skeleton.
"Give me your power!" Ye Chen roared.
The skeleton turned its head. Empty sockets looked at him.
"Hatred," the skeleton whispered. "Do you have enough?"
"I have enough to drown the world," Ye Chen grabbed the spear.
BOOM.
A pillar of red light shot up from the Abyss, piercing the crust of the earth, shooting into the sky of the Central Continent.
Far away, in the Eternal Night Sect, Mo Tian paused. He looked at the red pillar on the horizon.
"Ah," Mo Tian smiled, sipping his tea. "The Hero found a new toy."
Eternal Night Sect - Harem Quarters
Yan Luo sat by the window, watching the red light in the distance. She felt a chill.
"Ye Chen..." she whispered. She recognized that energy. It was twisted, but it was him.
"He is getting stronger," Xue Yao said, walking in. She was cleaning her nails with a dagger. "Maybe he will actually be a fun fight this time."
"He will come for us," Yan Luo shivered. "He will come for me."
"Let him come," Mo Tian's voice filled the room.
He materialized from the shadows. His new Nascent Soul aura was retracted, but his presence was undeniable. The five colored rings were tattooed on his back now.
He walked over to Yan Luo and kissed her forehead.
"The stronger he gets, the sweeter the harvest."
He turned to the window.
"The Central Continent is panicked. The Grandmaster is dead. The Alliance is forming. And the Protagonist has become a Devil."
Mo Tian spread his arms.
"It's a perfect stage."
"Ghost One!"
The shadow appeared.
"Master?"
"Send a message to the Heavenly Dao Sect."
"What message?"
Mo Tian grinned.
"Tell them I'm coming to return their Grandmaster's body. And tell them... to have the throne ready."
[System Mission Generated: ARC 5 CLIMAX] [Objective: The Heavenly Dao Sect Invasion.] [Final Boss: The Avatar of Heaven.]
"Let's end the Age of Light."