Time passed day by day.

The Six Great Demon Kings had been relentlessly refining The Second World, day and night.

Now, The Second World was a scene of devastation. The sky was filled with swirling demonic qi, sunlight was nowhere to be seen, most of the oceans were frozen, mountains had collapsed, all life had withered, and countless lives were lost.

Those still alive felt increasing pressure, as if an invisible great weight pressed down on their chests, making it hard to breathe.

Huang Yi diligently held the formation eye of the Giant Formation, allowing the dean to continuously absorb the Force of the World transmitted from the First World.

The Ice Queen reported the situation of The Second World on the forums in real-time, including the Elite Dragon Race’s elevation to an Advanced Race with Divine Anti-Poison Ability.

This news immediately attracted many players who previously feared logging in, encouraging them to come to the Central Continent and join the Elite Dragon Race.

Before, the Soul Plague only poisoned all online players to death, while those offline were not infected. But they also dared not log in, knowing they’d be poisoned upon entering.

However, Huang Yi had modified the world rules, so the Soul Plague no longer spread through world rules, and now, with the Elite Dragon Race possessing Divine Anti-Poison Ability, players began logging in again.

Nonetheless, their return had little impact on The Second World’s crisis; breaking the Lunar Prison’s seal depended on whether the dean could achieve Divine Enthronement.

Additionally, Dao Feng and others posted about the Underworld God’s Tomb on the forums, revealing that they had all become Reincarnators and that the Death God was dead.

Huang Yi was shocked upon receiving this news!

He hadn’t expected such a significant figure as the Death God to die quietly. The Death God had many ties with him; he inherited Heroes’ Prison and joined the Death God’s Temple, essentially a successor of the Death God, yet now, the Death God was dead!

He finally realized why he had sensed something unusual in the Book of Heroes that day.

With the Death God’s death, a major transformation was bound to happen across the Three Realms. He had to preserve The Second World to have a chance of surviving this upheaval.

...

On that day, the dean, having absorbed the Force of the World for several days, finally opened his eyes.

A red lightning flashed in his eyes, and the aura of Divine Power enveloped him to the extreme. The surrounding space rippled incessantly, as if this world could no longer contain such a mighty figure and he needed to ascend to a higher dimension.

He gazed intently at Huang Yi and said, "God of Slaughter, I have absorbed enough Force of the World and can attempt Divine Enthronement soon!"

"Great! Hold on! We’ll inform the Underworld to prepare," Huang Yi nodded and turned to the sky, "Ice Queen, quickly inform Dao Feng and the others to activate the Rebirth Formation in five hours; success depends on this decisive moment!"

"Okay!" The Ice Queen responded and logged off immediately, sending a private message to Dao Feng and the others through the forum, notifying them to activate the Rebirth Formation in five hours.

Then, the Ice Queen herself made a post on the forum.

The content of the post called for all Underworld players to log in immediately and stand by.

If the dean succeeded in his Divine Enthronement, there would be a momentary gap in the Lunar Prison, allowing Dao Feng and the others to activate the Great Rebirth Formation to teleport the Underworld players back.

This chance was singular; if missed, players might remain trapped in the Underworld, unable to teleport back again.

But this was also a risk, for even if they returned to the Mortal Realm, it was unclear whether they could ultimately break through the Lunar Prison, and they might still end up being refined alongside The Second World by the Demon Clan.

The post quickly got reported by various global media and spread worldwide with unprecedented speed, be it television, the internet, mobile phones, or light brains, all inundated with this news.

All around the world, people in various countries, whether at work, asleep, or shopping, noted the time five hours later when they would need to log in to return to The Second World.

Countless people were hesitating on whether or not to return to The Second World.

Some had grown used to life in the Underworld, finding no need to return to The Second World. Life in the Underworld, though devoid of sunlight and painted in grayscale, was at least peaceful, free from the destruction of The Seven Archdemons and spared from worsening fates, needing no further trouble.

Others, however, were resolved to return to The Second World, as they left behind substantial assets there, that they could reclaim only by going back.

And then there were those indifferent ones, deciding to return simply because their idols were heading to The Second World. Figures like Huang Yi, Dao Feng, and the Thunder God had massive fan bases willing to follow them.

...

In the Underworld, Dao Feng and others reappeared in the Tomb of All Beings. Each occupied a small asteroid, sitting cross-legged, eyes closed, conserving strength, awaiting that crucial moment.

"Brothers, it’s almost time! Let’s activate the Great Rebirth Formation!" Dao Feng, seated on the central asteroid, suddenly opened his eyes and said loudly, his voice resonating through the starry sky, reaching the ears of the Super-First Masters on distant asteroids.

One by one, the Super-First Masters stood up, beginning to channel their power into the asteroids beneath them.

Soon, one dim asteroid after another was reawakened, lighting up, emitting vast energy.

They shot beams of multicolored light, traveling faster than light speed, once again piercing every corner of the Underworld.

These beams crisscrossed in the Underworld’s sky, carving the gray sky into irregular shapes, covering every area where players were located.

At this moment, those willing to return to The Second World were all online, waiting, some having set alarms to wake up in the middle of the night just to log in at this time.

The number of these players was in the billions, including reporters from various media, who documented the entire operation.

Less than 10% of the players were unwilling to return to The Second World, opting instead to watch the live streams offline.

In the Tomb of All Beings, the asteroids beneath Dao Feng and others glowed brighter, and the formation operated ever faster, the Power of Teleportation growing stronger.

Billions of players felt a powerful suction enveloping them, about to be teleported elsewhere.

No one knew if they would succeed this time.

...

Back in The Second World, the dean returned to the Mountain Gate Square of Oskan Royal Academy to attempt Divine Enthronement.

Several hours earlier, this news had already reached the leaders of all major powers in The Second World.

This was the most significant event in several eras of The Second World, attracting the presence of all prominent figures. The leaders of various races, the heads of power guilds, the guardians of the Hero Empire, and even the older generational recluses, all gathered at Oskan Royal Academy’s Mountain Gate Square, layering three circles deep, fixated on the dean at the center.

At this moment, the dean stood with hands behind his back, gazing up at the leylines in the sky, the majestic energy fluttering his robe like a celestial immortal, ready to ride the wind at any moment.

No one knew if he would succeed!