Chapter 199 -199-Act One Ends, An Anomaly in the Holy Grail Space

Boom!!!

The green pillar of light collided violently with the golden greatsword, unleashing an incomparably massive shockwave. Even the surrounding valleys were shattered by the impact.

Yet John’s figure continued advancing directly against the torrent of light, forcing his way forward one step at a time.

"It seems your strength is limited to nothing more than this."

John gave a savage grin. In the next instant, his body transformed into a streak of light and shot straight toward the Devouring Lord’s face.

"Now, open your eyes wide and see for yourself which one of us is truly the ant!"

With a crisp cracking sound, the Devouring Lord’s tough head armor was sliced directly apart.

The golden greatsword in John’s hand pierced straight into its neck, instantly plunging its mind into complete chaos.

The Devouring Lord did not even have time to release a single cry of agony before its body dissolved into a streak of white light and vanished from where it stood.

With the death of the Devouring Lord, the remaining Swarmborn on the battlefield instantly lost all command.

Without the control of their hive progenitor, they immediately split into countless chaotic individuals. They began tearing into one another, and some even continuously slammed themselves into the ground, committing suicide on the spot.

[You have slain the Lv. 350 Swarmborn Chieftain: Devouring Lord!]

A long series of system notifications rang out beside John’s ears.

[You have obtained the SSS-rank talent: Undying War Soul!]

[Undying War Soul: When your HP falls below 30%, Attack Power increases by 100%, and you gain a shield equal to 50% of your Maximum HP for 10 seconds. Cooldown: 1 minute.]

[You have obtained the SSS-rank equipment: Armor of Devouring!]

[Armor of Devouring]

[Effects]: Defense +100,000,000, Strength +100,000,000

[Additional Effect]: Grants the power of counter-reflection. Any attack received will be reflected back at one hundred times its original power.

...

[You have obtained Gold Coins +10,000,000,000, Fame +100,000,000,000, EXP +100,000,000,000!]

John looked at the additional talent and equipment in his inventory, but there was no expression on his face.

To him, equipment and talents of this level had already completely lost their usefulness.

What he cared about now was only when he would be able to break through his current level restriction and obtain the remaining three Divine Classes.

Just then, a majestic and authoritative world announcement resounded throughout the skies of the entire All-Race Battlefield.

[Act One of the All-Race Battlefield, "Clash of Myriad Races," has ended!]

[Calculating racial points...]

[Human Race: Ranked First in Points!]

[Rewards are currently being distributed according to contribution value. All rewards will be sent to each participant’s personal space.]

The moment the announcement sounded, countless human cheers erupted from the city below.

At the same time, all the other races throughout the All-Race Battlefield stared at the human race occupying the top position on the rankings, their eyes filled with disbelief.

"For all these years, the human race has always been stuck at the bottom of the rankings. Yet this time, they actually surpassed everyone in one go!"

"Unbelievable! Is this truly something the human race is capable of achieving?"

"As expected, I knew that after the human race gained that man named John, no one would be able to suppress them anymore."

"How terrifying!"

With the conclusion of the Act One dungeon, the various major races were teleported back to their respective worlds.

As for some races, because their entire teams had been wiped out, they had completely lost their territories within the All-Race Battlefield.

The next time they wished to enter the All-Race Battlefield, they would have to rely on their own strength to forcibly cross the dimensional barriers and reach this place themselves.

...

The Human World.

Overlord City.

John’s figure appeared inside the City Lord Mansion.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately began examining the rewards he had obtained this time.

Among all his gains, the greatest was undoubtedly the number of points he had earned within the All-Race Battlefield.

He had killed far too many members of other races, causing his point balance to completely exceed the limits of measurement. It could no longer even be represented by ordinary numerical values.

Correspondingly, his exchange space this time had also been specially upgraded into a premium supreme-grade space.

John rapidly scrolled past one treasure and talent after another.

Any one of these items would have been enough to cause an enormous commotion in the outside world.

Yet to John, they were already nothing more than fleeting clouds before his eyes.

Just then, his scrolling hand suddenly stopped.

His gaze locked firmly onto one particular item.

[Mage Divine Class Inheritance Stone: After use, you may unlock and directly complete the inheritance of the Mage Divine Class, obtaining divine-level mage skills and divine power attribute enhancements.]

[Required Points: All Points]

All points?

For any other player, such a price would have been absolutely horrifying.

After all, the number of points John currently possessed was already equal to the combined total of every other player from the fifth cohort.

However, compared to the actual value of this item, that price was nothing at all.

John chose to exchange for it without the slightest hesitation.

In the next instant, a crystal-clear gemstone appeared in his hand.

He immediately chose to use it.

The gemstone instantly transformed into a streak of light and merged into the space between his brows.

In that instant, John felt the inheritance of the Mage Divine Class flow into him.

Countless fragments of forbidden mage knowledge emerged within his mind. At the same time, a faint phantom image gradually appeared around the long robe covering his body.

The inheritance of the Mage Divine Class had been fully completed!

"Warrior, Assassin, Mage... Now I only lack the Priest and Archer Divine Class inheritances."

John drew in a deep breath.

He had never expected his Divine Class breakthroughs to come so quickly.

It seemed that using the clue really had been effective, allowing him to obtain three great Divine Classes in such a short period of time.

Just as John began thinking about how he should plan his next move, a notification sound suddenly rang out beside his ear.

[An abnormal fluctuation has been detected within the Holy Grail Space. The internal structure of the space has been updated. Please investigate promptly.]

"Hm? There has been a change in the Holy Grail Space?"

John raised an eyebrow.

Ever since obtaining the Holy Grail, he had gained numerous benefits from within it.

Most importantly, after meeting players from other parallel universes, he had established the Heroic Spirit Society, an organization capable of extending across countless universes.

Could it be that even more players had now appeared within the Holy Grail Space?

Without hesitation, he moved his thoughts.

His entire figure disappeared from where he stood, entering the Holy Grail Space.

However, the Holy Grail Space before him was now completely different from the one he had previously known.

The Yuelan Area and the meeting area that had once existed within this space were nowhere to be seen.

In their place was an incomparably vast and empty arena.

[Welcome to the Second Floor of the Holy Grail Space!]

"This is... the second floor?"

A trace of curiosity flashed through John’s eyes.

Ever since he had consecutively cleared the two floors of the Lesser Holy Grail, he had never again encountered any kind of trial layer like this.

He had never expected that the Greater Holy Grail would suddenly produce one now.

Just as he was wondering what kind of trial awaited him on this second floor, ripples like waves spreading across water suddenly appeared within the originally empty chaos ahead of him.

Immediately afterward, a human figure formed from countless points of light rapidly began taking shape before his eyes.

The other party was a thin, red-haired man with a high nose bridge.

After appearing, the man stood completely motionless where he was, looking no different from a lifeless object.

John’s gaze shifted slightly.

He immediately cast Detect on the man.

[???]

Every piece of information was displayed as question marks.

Only one line of information appeared clearly before him.

[Holy Grail Ranking]: Rank 888