Chapter 1410 3824, This is a plane destroyed because of me

The two charged at each other in the next instant.

The shockwave from the clash between Anno's demonic sword and the shadowy figure's longsword instantly swept across the entire arena, officially announcing the start of this battle.

"As expected of my shadow, even when you're alone, you still know what I'm thinking!"

Anno's eyes gleamed with an unusual light as he fought the Shadow Demon.

After destroying the divine city, the royal court's power was completely eliminated.

With Rudolph sealed away, the Time Apostles no longer posed a threat to Anno.

Dream thieves, scattered across all planes, have replaced the royal court as the most powerful force in the world.

However... the soul required for dimensional ascension is far from sufficient.

For Anno, if the war ended now, he would lose his source of soul.

In order to accumulate enough souls to ascend to a higher dimension, Anno needs the war to continue!

Furthermore, repairing the Philosopher's Stone requires the power of protection, that is, the soul of the protector.

Currently, the Protectors are mostly among the Dream Thieves. If Anno were to turn against the Dream Thieves, it would instantly cause the collapse of the Faith Empire.

This is extremely disadvantageous for Anno, who may have to fight the Supreme God of Time and Space at any time.

And since Shadow Demon is determined to be independent, he certainly won't help Anno.

However, when he separated from Anno's original body, he already knew about the soul ascension and the Key of Protection.

Naturally, they also knew that Anno had not yet met the requirements.

The Philosopher's Stone is something Shadow would definitely want as well.

Although they have become enemies, the Shadow Demon now needs to step forward to 'help' the original body collect souls.

After Anno loses all threats, he will suppress the strength of the summoning legion so that the forces of the Shadow Demon can slaughter the Dream Thieves!

"We've come this far, and we're almost at the Philosopher's Stone. These are all necessary sacrifices!"

In Anno's view, if the Supreme God of Time and Space doesn't appear, then all he needs to do next is eliminate his own shadow once the conditions are met to achieve his goal.

Of course, that's what Demon Shadow was thinking too.

"Once the main body suddenly intensifies its attacks, the conditions will likely be met. At that moment, I'll unleash my full power, kill the main body, and the Philosopher's Stone will be mine!"

In order to absorb more souls, Anno and Shadow switched battlefields while fighting.

They fought their way from one realm to another, from the realm of gods to the realm of demons, and then to the underworld.

The two were of one mind, and while fighting, they tried to affect the surrounding area as much as possible, annihilating one living being after another.

Although the Shadow Demon is considered a god of summoning, he has not been blessed by the [Sacrificial God], so he only has fifty summons.

However, the Shadow Demon no longer needs to absorb other people's souls.

All the souls that died in this war were prepared for the original Anno, for the purpose of soul ascension.

After Anno left with the Summoning Legion, the God-level Dream Thieves of the Divine Realm began to suffer heavy casualties in their battles against the Time-Space Apostles and the Divine Punishment Army.

The Divine Punishment Army had been driven to the brink of despair. They knew this was their only chance to survive, and each of them unleashed 120% of their fighting power.

The Dream Thieves were no pushovers either. With victory within reach, everyone charged towards the enemy with renewed vigor.

Anyway, once the second generation achieves its goal, it will be able to revive everyone.

Even if I die now, I'll be able to come back to life soon.

With this belief, no matter how many casualties the dream thieves suffer, the remaining people are fearless.

However, this requires a firm belief in the second generation.

For those beings who do not believe in the second generation, the whole world has now become a purgatory.

War, slaughter, corpses, and blood filled every plane.

Everywhere there were broken walls and ruins, corpses strewn across the fields, plagues raging, order broken, and desolation everywhere!

Driven by the Second Generation and the Shadow, no plane can escape war.

Even during the war, many more planes were destroyed.

Anno's heart is always moved whenever he sees countless weak creatures struggling to survive in the lulls of war, and whenever he travels to destroyed planes to absorb souls.

At this moment, Anno could only keep telling himself: It's okay. As long as I get the Philosopher's Stone and revive Liz, I will revive everyone and restore order to this world.

Meanwhile, the shadowy figure following Anno would constantly taunt him from the sidelines.

......

Six months later, a spatial vortex suddenly appeared on a plain in Angomulos.

Having just returned from absorbing souls from a destroyed plane, Anno turned to look at the shadowy figure following closely behind and said in a low voice, "Twenty-three thousand eight hundred and twenty-four!"

"Is it just a little bit of soul missing?" A hint of excitement flashed in the shadow's eyes.

The war lasted for another six months, and almost all the world's god-level powerhouses were wiped out.

To put it dramatically, Anno's fully-fledged summoned legion already outnumbers all the god-level powerhouses in the entire world combined.

Even if the Divine Punishment Army and the Dream Thieves put aside their hatred and unite all the forces in the world that can be united, they still cannot defeat Anno.

The Shadow Demon, possessing three God-King level summons, has the ability to challenge the strongest beings in the entire world.

"No, twenty-three thousand eight hundred and twenty-four. That's the number of planes destroyed in the war since I led the Dream Thieves to declare war on the divine realm!"

Anno looked up at the sun in the sky and seemed to see countless living beings blaming and cursing him.

"What, you've changed your mind?" The shadowy figure looked at Anno's state and seemed to have guessed something. A long sword radiating coldness appeared in its hand, and it mocked Anno, "I'm giving you a chance to break free, to ascend to a higher dimension, to complete the Philosopher's Stone, and then to be killed by me."

"regret?"

Anno turned to look at the demonic shadow, his eyes resolute, and said, "No, ever since I sensed the magic corridor and saw the Philosopher's Stone, I have closed myself off and firmly believed that everything I have done is right."

I will never regret my subsequent actions and decisions.

But I feel a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, mixed feelings).

It's lamentable that the weak in this world can be drawn into the quagmire of war because of the decision of a strong person.

It's heartbreaking to see so many lives lost without any explanation...

What I want to say is that in order to achieve my goal and to resurrect Liz, I have directly or indirectly killed countless lives.

Now that you have become an independent individual, you should enjoy the freedom you have gained.

If you continue to block my way, death awaits you!

After saying that, Anno took out the huge wooden staff he had obtained from Archimonde and used a special array to embed it in the void.

Then the stick began to grow, but strangely, its roots were at the top and the crown that grew out was at the bottom.

Through their roots embedded in the void, both Anno and Shadow sensed the aura of the Magic Corridor.

This special tree can connect the world to the magic corridor.

"That's quite a boast."

The Shadow Demon, eyes closed, seemed somewhat mesmerized by the emanating magical energy of the corridor. Completely disregarding Anno's threat, he instead sneered, "My goal is to rule the entire world. Anyone who dares to stand in my way will be slain!"

Anno did not stop because of the shadow's actions; he released the souls absorbed by the [Sacrifice].

The countless souls that emerged were instantly absorbed by the inverted tree canopy in the void, and then transformed into a special kind of energy that was transmitted to the roots.