The nightmare world dissipated along with the dark Annan.
But Annan, whose body was radiating a bright glow, was not imdiately cast out of the nightmare world:
[The world has been purified]
[You have completed a powerful purification, and your evaluation has been greatly improved]
[You have found the real world line, and your evaluation has been increased]
[You have reached a reconciliation with another self, and your evaluation has been increased]
[Comprehensive evaluation——A]
[You have received the instance clearance reward: Banished mories (Annan Winter)]
[You have received the World Purification Reward: Blood of the Ti-Reverser]
[You have gained 200% Spiritual Essence, Perception 1]
[Based on the nightmare’s location, you have obtained the Holy Light Imprint of the Charioteer]
[Based on your Book of Truth, the Holy Light Imprint of the Charioteer has been transford into the Sacred Light Imprint of the Charioteer]
Streaks of light were passing before Annan’s eyes.
He was distractedly observing the system notifications while trying to digest the mories of his past thirteen years.
When Annan finally ca to his senses.
He realized that he was suspended in a void without light or darkness, his body emitting a bright radiance.
That was the color of the light of Annan’s soul.
Because it could encompass everything, it had turned into a pure, monotonous white light.
"This is..."
Annan murmured.
When he looked down, he saw clearly—a very smooth circular void had appeared out of nowhere at the very center of his spiritual body as dazzling, sturdy, and bright as diamonds.
And within that void, a bright white fla like a shining star was gradually kindling.
It was using Annan’s spiritual body as fuel and growing continuously.
Annan had obtained excess Spiritual Essence from the nightmare. This spillover of Spiritual Essence was like lamp oil, turning the fla from the size of a soybean into the size of a fist.
Subsequently, liquid-like white flas flowed out from the hole in Annan’s chest.
Like a fire following a trail of oil, the pure white flas gradually spread—along the shape of the curse marks that had been on Annan’s back when he was of the Gold rank, igniting the sun-shaped curse marks completely.
Once they had fully outlined the shape of the curse marks.
Annan’s spiritual body was exposed to intense heat, gradually revealing myriad fractured pieces like a kaleidoscope. The fla was reflected nurous tis by the mirrors, and the temperature rose accordingly.
At last——
Annan’s spiritual body, as pure and clear as crystal-clear white quartz, roared into flas!
That mont was like a universe exploding into existence.
The void without light or darkness was illuminated by the endless light bursting from within Annan.
——That was the fla that bursts forth when a Gold-rank burns their soul with all their might.
But what it consud was not Annan’s soul... but the "fire" in Annan’s chest. It was Annan’s "Heart of Justice".
It was both the spark and the fuel!
The burning of the saintly bones granted Annan boundless power. In that instant, he even believed he was nearly omnipotent——
The current him could recklessly wield the Elental Power, summon exalted false bodies, without paying any price!
And at that mont, a new prompt finally appeared before Annan:
[The professional level of "Radiant Sovereign" has reached its maximum]
[Initiating the Truth Strength Test]
[Detecting for the presence of saintly bones...]
[—Confird, the Heart of Justice is present]
[Checking the acceptance level of the Heart of Justice...]
[—Confird, the Heart of Justice has fully accepted]
[Please voice your holy covenant]
Annan was montarily bewildered.
——Justice.
This notion was far too broad.
Erasing evil is justice. Defending the path is justice.
Punishing sinners is justice. Protecting the virtuous is justice.
Equity is justice. Sacrifice is justice. Guardianship is also justice.
No matter which path Annan chooses.
The Heart of Justice will acknowledge his vows.
Annan was silent for a long while, then answered resolutely:
"I will save this world and rewrite all misfortunes."
Just as he had promised to his darker self.
—Because that was the very promise he made to "himself".
In response to Annan’s words, new text erged before his eyes:
[Truth Confird]
[Justice Saint - Soteriological Form]
[Holy Covenant Obtained]
[All curse bindings of dium and low severity have been lifted]
[Unlifted curse bindings include: Light of Many Lights, the yet-to-be-born Endymion]
In that instant, countless mories flooded into Annan’s mind.
These were the mories of all the Justice Saints since Sisyphus...
Perhaps the inheritance of other holy relics would be different.
Annan finally understood why even slightly higher-ranked Transcendents believed the Heart of Justice to be the most powerful holy relic.
Not only because the Heart of Justice was the oldest holy relic.
But more so because—whatever the reasons for the past Justice Saints to part from the Heart of Justice.
Whether they deviated from their path of Justice, were no longer recognized by the Heart of Justice, or if there erged a successor more suitable for the Heart of Justice... or simply grew weary.
Even if abandoned by the Heart of Justice.
They chose to store their mories and all remaining strength within the Heart of Justice.
With their lives, they added to this ever-passing fla... contributing their own share of wood.
—This is the Fla of Justice handed down from one Justice Saint to another!
[Truth Level: LV53]
What appeared before Annan’s eyes was the fully matured Heart of Justice.
This was a power entirely independent from all of Annan’s attributes and skill trees.
Unlike other holy relics, its abilities were very straightforward.
The level forty-three Heart of Justice provided Annan with four abilities:
[Unceasing Fla: The Heart of Justice will take on the consumption of all abilities on behalf of the saint, and any consumption below 1% spiritual matter per second is regarded as having no consumption]
[Undying Light: When the saint dies, the Heart of Justice will pay all costs for full resurrection]
These two are the core abilities of the Heart of Justice.
Unlike the power of other holy relics... this was a completely supportive ability.
And the power stored by generations of Saints.
The latter two are forms of the Heart of Justice transford according to Annan’s Holy Covenant—
To give Annan the power to fulfill his vow, it rewrote its own truth into a brand-new form.
[Salvation Holy Sword: When you fight for salvation, you can transform the Heart of Justice into the "Salvation Holy Sword."]
[The "Salvation Holy Sword" is considered a weapon of any form, and when wielding the Salvation Holy Sword, all negative effects and damage are absorbed by the Holy Sword; the Holy Sword perfectly replicates all attacks and skills issued by its bearer]
[Light of Salvation: When the "Salvation Holy Sword" form of the Heart of Justice shatters from "bearing the cost," "paying the price," or "absorbing damage," it can draw forth the power of the Heart of Justice from the past or future to recreate the Salvation Holy Sword]
[I shall devote myself to the path of Justice, unto death and beyond—Sisyphus]
When Annan opened his eyes again, he was not lying in bed.
Instead, he curled up naked like a newborn, floating in the air.
His entire body beca translucent, shimring like a crystal; and within the crystal, strands of fine white flas like optic fibers quietly burned... sowhat resembling a glowing jellyfish.
As Annan gradually regained consciousness, his body slowly unfolded and no longer emitted a steady glow.
With a single thought, pure light weaved into a simple and unadorned white robe, which he draped over himself.
This was sothing the Silver Baron had done in the past.
And now, he could do it too.
"How does it feel?"
The grey-blacksmith asked with a smile: "mory restored, truth grasped, Heart of Justice obtained... You seem ready to ascend at any mont now."
"Except for not mastering the Book of Truth... it’s almost like being a deity."
Annan shared his experience honestly: "As if omnipotent."
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