Online Game: I Started with Max Charisma and Caught the Goddess's Eye

"There's still hope…" Luca sighed deeply.

In order to silently detonate the divine rank, Sophia had left a fragment of her soul within the Frost Divine Rank.

As long as he could find enough materials, there was still a chance to resurrect Sophia.

No matter what, he had managed to save her.

A surge of blazing white celestial power erupted from his hands, enclosing the last remnants of Sophia's soul within it. He then turned his gaze toward Zenobia, who appeared pale, and his eyes turned cold as ice.

"You…" Zenobia felt a chill run down her spine. Just as she opened her mouth to speak, a gigantic, blazing white hand tore through the clouds and came crashing down upon her with a deafening roar!

Boom! Demonic energy spiraled back, and the ground beneath collapsed with a thunderous sound. Dust filled the air as a storm-like wind swept through, instantly turning countless monsters to ashes.

Zenobia coughed up a mouthful of blood, her body sent flying backward. Even the divine rank at the center of her forehead was shattered by Luca's palm!

At the same time, the massive hand split into five towering pillars of light, extending scorching white chains that wrapped around her, binding her in place. Beneath her was the spot where the God-Locking Pillar had previously collapsed.

"You should be grateful that you're still useful." Luca's cold, icy gaze fell on the barely conscious Zenobia. If she died, the Ancient Gods of the Abyssal Realm would no longer be bound.

So, until he had enough power to contend with the Ancient Gods, he needed Zenobia to remain trapped here. For her, this would likely be the greatest punishment.

Zenobia, trapped within the sealing formation, did not speak, but her eyes were filled with venomous hatred. Her gaze was as if it came from the depths of the underworld, her hatred almost palpable.

However, Luca did not focus on her. With a wave of his hand, celestial energy surged. A mirror-like surface of scorching white appeared before him, the images within flickering.

In the Farlenben continent, crimson beams of light shot into the sky. Everywhere one looked, there were countless monsters—some heading towards the Eternal World, others entering the nodes and descending into the real world.

He waved his hand again, and the scene in the mirror shifted to the real world.

Under the pitch-black night sky, skyscrapers burned with roaring flames, and traffic jams choked the streets. Explosions rang out in quick succession as people scrambled to escape, while heavily armed police officers worked to evacuate the crowds.

Helicopters flew overhead, and the military's armored beasts were heading in.

Countless monsters poured out from the nodes, rampaging and slaughtering with no regard for life, painting a scene of apocalyptic devastation.

"Has the virtual descent begun…" Luca sighed. The inevitable had finally arrived.

At this rate, even if the real world didn't turn into the hellscape of his past life, it wouldn't be far from it.

But with his current power, it was unlikely he could seal all the nodes completely.

More importantly, the Celestial Pearl was not without limitations—it depended on the host's own strength.

In other words, his time was very limited.

At this moment, Luca understood why Sophia in her previous life had chosen to create the Extraterritorial Battlefield.

This might be the best way to contain the disaster for both worlds and themselves.

"If you need anything, feel free to tell me, I can help you," an ancient voice echoed from within the Celestial Pearl. It was the spirit of the Celestial Pearl, much like the Solar Divine Spear's spirit, though this one had clearly lived far longer.

There is no such thing as a free lunch, Luca thought, growing cautious. He asked, "What do you want?"

He hadn't known before that the Celestial Pearl had its own consciousness, otherwise, he would never have recklessly made contact with it.

The Celestial Pearl chuckled. "You need not be afraid. Helping the wielder of the Celestial Pearl is my duty. If you wish to save the world, I'll help you save it; if you wish to destroy the world, I'll help you destroy it."

Luca furrowed his brow, unsure whether the words were true or not.

However, given the Celestial Pearl's past actions, it seemed clear that it didn't have any sense of right or wrong, good or evil. It simply assisted whoever wielded it.

After a moment of thought, Luca asked directly, "With my current strength, can I shut down the nodes?"

The Celestial Pearl responded, "You can, but your strength is too weak. You may have to pay a price."

After a brief moment of contemplation, Luca made up his mind. No matter the cost, he could not allow this disaster to spread any further. Otherwise, both worlds might collapse under the pressure.

"Let's begin," Luca said. As his words faded, he suddenly felt an immense force surge from the Celestial Pearl. The celestial power around him flared, radiating with brilliant light.

Boom!!

Luca vanished from the Abyssal Demon Realm, appearing high in the skies above Farlenben. He blazed like a radiant sun, dispersing the overwhelming Demonic energy and darkness, lighting up the entire Eternal Continent!

Countless people looked up, gazing at the dazzling figure in the sky.

Their eyes were filled with awe.

It felt as though even gods would pale in comparison.

Those who recognized Luca were left stunned, their mouths hanging open.

They never imagined they would see him again in such a way.

Luca didn't pay any attention to the people staring at him.

With a wave of his hand, boundless celestial power surged forth. The earth trembled, and spatial nodes broke through their barriers, vanishing from their original spots and instantly appearing before him. The monsters had yet to grasp what was happening when an overwhelming pressure descended upon them. Countless monsters fell to the ground, their eyes filled with terror.

"What does he want to do?" Augustine and the others sensed something unusual, but it didn't take long for them to understand.

The sky became shrouded in a dense cluster of nodes. Under the crushing pressure of celestial power, they quickly merged with the previous demonic realm portals, forming a massive spatial passage.

As more and more nodes appeared, the space passage grew larger and larger, until it blotted out the sky, resembling an immense, pitch-black world.

Everyone was stunned, frozen in awe at the shocking scene unfolding before them. To their eyes, Luca's actions seemed almost like the act of creation itself!

"It's still not enough," Luca muttered as he looked down at the enormous spatial passage beneath him, his eyes flickering. If all he was doing was gathering the nodes, it would be no different from what Sophia had done in her past life when she created the Battlefield of the Heavens.

After a brief moment of thought, he vanished in an instant, appearing within this bizarre world made entirely of nodes. The Celestial Pearl in his hand erupted once more, emitting blinding brilliance. Then, under the light of the Celestial Pearl, his body began to rapidly dissipate, transforming into strands of law that merged into the pitch-black space around him. The once-empty space suddenly began to shift, starting with the emergence of flames. Then, raindrops began to fall from the sky, followed by gentle winds, soil, earth, blue skies, mountain peaks, forests, grass, plants—everything began to appear.

In no time, the barren space was filled with vibrant, multicolored life. Luca's figure, now reduced to tiny specks of light, was about to disappear, but as he gazed upon the world he had just shaped, he couldn't help but smile.

"Since this is based on the Battlefield of the Heavens, I'll call it that from now on," he murmured.

This was a world born from the fusion of the Battlefield of the Heavens and the Eternal World, a place that not only had the ability to seal monsters but could also help players increase their strength.

"Do you think this will save them?" The figure of the Solar Divine Spear appeared beside Luca. It spoke with a tone of surprise. "You could have made a better choice, like slowly exterminating those monsters."

"And then what?" Luca stood tall, gazing down upon the multicolored Battlefield of the Heavens. "If this world only had the monsters as a threat, I wouldn't hesitate to do exactly that. But there are Ancient Gods in this world, and countless other beings I don't even know about. Even if I wiped out every last monster, as long as these entities remain, the threat will never disappear. How would they deal with that when the time comes?"

The Solar Divine Spear fell silent.

Luca chuckled. "So the best solution isn't to wipe out all the monsters. It's to turn them into a sharpening stone for the beings of both worlds, until their blood is used to forge a sharp sword capable of slaying any foe. That way, even if I die, there will always be someone who can rise up at the critical moment and turn the tide."

The moment Luca fused with the Celestial Pearl, he gained more than just a boost in strength. His perspective was elevated to unimaginable heights. He saw the laws of nature, the laws of survival, the complexities of human nature, and the fundamental rules of the universe itself.

At that moment, many things became clear to Luca, and he understood exactly what he needed to do.

The Solar Divine Spear's gaze was filled with complexity. It couldn't fully understand Luca's words, but in that moment, it saw something it hadn't expected—a shadow of the God King from years ago in Luca. The same brilliant radiance, like a blazing sun, shining upon all life!

"You humans are truly strange. Is it really so enjoyable to be a sage?" A flash of purple light flickered, and Jormungandr's figure appeared. She furrowed her brows, clearly puzzled, unable to grasp his thoughts.

"When you understand, you won't be a monster anymore," Luca said with a calm tone, lightly brushing his fingers across her forehead. A golden rune suddenly shattered.

Before Jormungandr could even react, she felt a binding force disappear.

It was the enslavement contract.

Her mouth fell open, and for a moment, she didn't know whether to feel overjoyed or confused.

At the same time, Luca's figure began to fade further.

Looking at the Solar Divine Spear and Jormungandr, he smiled and said, "From now on, you are truly free."

With that, he took out his storage ring. With a thought, his figure appeared before Fratis.

He placed the ring in her hand and smiled, "The materials for refining Soulwater are inside. The rest is up to you. I hope that when I return, I'll see a different Clinton Empire."

Fratis stared at him blankly, a strange mix of joy and sadness surging in her heart. It felt as though she had a thousand words to say, but in the end, only one word came to her lips: "Okay."

Luca gave a slight nod. Under the gaze of countless people, his figure began to turn into stardust, slowly fading away.

In the end, he completely vanished from this world.

And returned to the real world.