Chapter 501-Peak of the Realm

John's eyes immediately lit up when he heard the notification.

He had only just broken through—

yet he had already reached the very peak of his current realm.

And the system notifications were still ringing.

[Ding! The Ultimate Sovereign Template has activated Permanent Invulnerability.]

[While Permanent Invulnerability is active, you are immune to all damage and cannot be targeted.]

[In two words—absolute invincibility.]

A faint smile appeared on John's face.

This time...

he truly was invincible.

At that moment, another notification sounded.

[Notice: The Ultimate Sovereign Template has entered the Previous-Life Inheritance Phase.]

[You have obtained your Half-Step Supreme God opportunity and established a connection with the myriad Laws of the cosmos.]

[Your Half-Step Supreme God opportunity has been fully prepared.]

[All-Law Resonance has been unlocked.]

[Perfect Form has been activated.]

The smile on John's face deepened.

Only then did the system finally fall silent.

John immediately began sensing the opportunity that would allow him to reach the Half-Step Supreme God realm.

It was an indescribably profound sensation.

He couldn't see it.

He couldn't touch it.

Yet its existence became clearer and clearer within his mind.

John murmured inwardly,

"So that's it..."

"My opportunity to become a Half-Step Supreme God lies within the Chaos Void Domain!"

John suddenly opened his eyes.

Golden light flashed within them.

His expression filled with delight.

"I never expected the Chaos Void Domain to contain such an enormous accumulation of power left behind by Half-Step Supreme Gods."

"As long as I can completely refine the entire Chaos Void Domain..."

"I will definitely be able to break through."

"I might even touch the threshold of Supreme Godhood!"

As soon as that thought appeared—

John suddenly remembered something.

There was still another Sovereign inside the Chaos Void Domain.

The one known as—

the Overlord of the End.

Perfect.

He could use this opportunity to meet him.

...

At this moment—

John's body was overflowing with immense Law power.

Countless Laws could be transformed into one another at will.

Any Law he desired could be summoned with a mere thought.

His physical body had already become invincible.

The moment his soul spread outward—

it could instantly cover countless rivers of space-time.

With a single thought, he could know everything occurring throughout countless timelines.

John's Divine Sense extended toward the World-Ending Iser.

Even the chaotic Law currents surrounding the World-Ending Iser's forbidden zone—

could no longer block his perception.

Within it—

a crimson lotus, red as fresh blood, was slowly blooming.

It was already nearing its ultimate state.

In other words...

it was close to reaching the Supreme God level!

And yet—

it was still missing that final tiny step.

"The World-Ending Iser's ultimate form..."

"requires the blood sacrifice of the strongest Sovereign."

"Either me..."

"or the Overlord of the End."

As John's Divine Sense observed the World-Ending Iser, realization gradually dawned within him.

But at that exact moment—

BOOM!

An unimaginably vast, righteous, and overwhelming presence appeared around John.

It came from nowhere.

And yet it seemed to come from everywhere.

John immediately recognized it.

"The damned Cosmic Will."

The corner of his mouth slowly curled upward.

Then—

a vast, ethereal voice echoed directly inside his mind.

"Sovereign Jie."

"I shall send you on your way."

"The Chaos Void Domain..."

"is in your hands now."

This was not the voice of some spirit or avatar of the Cosmic Will.

It was—

the Cosmic Will itself.

A cold smile appeared on John's face.

"Cosmic Will."

"You want me to fight the Overlord of the End."

"You want me to clash with a Half-Step Supreme God-level existence while you sit back and reap the benefits."

"You won't get what you want."

"The wager continues."

The Cosmic Will gave only a single reply.

"Good."

The aura of the Cosmic Will began circulating around John's body.

Whoosh!

In the next instant—

John disappeared.

...

Chaos Void Domain.

It existed outside the rivers of space-time.

A mysterious battlefield created by several Half-Step Supreme Gods using unimaginable power.

It stood independently of all known timelines.

When the Chaos Void Domain had first opened—

billions upon billions of experts had gathered here.

Peak Sovereigns had dominated entire regions.

God Kings had swept across the battlefield, looking down upon all challengers.

Countless other God Kings had entered as well—

risking their lives in pursuit of opportunities that could make them stronger.

But now...

the entire place was silent.

The bustling crowds of God Kings from only yesterday—

were gone.

Those once-arrogant God Kings who had roamed wherever they pleased—

were gone.

The Sovereigns and Peak Sovereigns who had once stood at the very top of the food chain—

were gone.

The Chaos Void Domain...

was silent as death.

Only one figure remained.

A red-haired young Sovereign with dual pupils and a Supreme Bone.

He stood alone within the empty Void.

His eyes were filled with endless struggle.

"Even someone as powerful as me..."

"someone invincible among Sovereigns..."

A look of agony appeared in the Overlord of the End's eyes.

"In the end..."

"am I still nothing more than a pawn?"

"A pawn destined to be discarded?"

"I refuse to accept it!"

"But even if I refuse..."

"What can I possibly do?"

"If I weren't the spirit of the World-Ending Iser..."

"If I were only an ordinary mortal..."

"how wonderful would that have been?"

"A mortal life lasts barely a hundred years."

"To beings like us..."

"that's nothing more than a fleeting moment."

The Overlord of the End clenched both fists.

His entire body trembled from the force.

His fingernails dug so deeply into his palms that they pierced the flesh.

"Mortals have it better."

"When mortals suffer..."

"they can cry."

"But me?"

"I don't even know what it feels like to shed tears."

"I hate this!"

"I hate the Cosmic Will for being so unfair!"

"Why give me life..."

"only to deny me the right to control my own miserable fate?!"

"I hate those Half-Step Supreme Gods!"

"For their own selfish desires, they turned me into nothing more than a pawn!"

"And I hate myself!"

"I..."

"Why did I ever have to exist?!"

"Even now..."

"I can't even choose my own destruction!"

Suddenly, the Overlord of the End raised his head.

His eyes turned blood-red.

"Sovereign Jie!"

"The Calamity Sovereign those Half-Step Supreme Gods spoke of!"

"Where are you?!"

"Come!"

"Suppress me!"

"Or let me suppress you!"

"You..."

"are the only key that can free me from this fate!"

His voice exploded throughout the Chaos Void Domain.

Then came a roar filled with anguish, rage, and madness.

"CALAMITY!"

"SOVEREIGN!"

"COME!"

"COME AND FACE ME!"

"COME!!!"

And then—

a calm voice suddenly sounded beside his ear.

"I've come."

"There can only be one Calamity of All Beings across the myriad universes."

"And that one..."

"can only be me."

"Sovereign Jie."

...

Chaos Void Domain.

Whoosh!

John's figure appeared.

Not far in front of him stood—

the Overlord of the End.

The instant John appeared—

the Overlord of the End's lips twisted into a savage grin.

Madness.

Cruelty.

Excitement.

All of it appeared on his face at once.

His mouth slowly opened.

Then manic laughter erupted from his throat.

"Hahahahaha!"

"Sovereign Jie!"

"Hahahaha!"

"I've finally been waiting for you!"

"The two of us are nothing more than pawns."

"This is our first meeting..."

"and it will also be our last."

"Regardless of which one of us wins—"

"promise me one thing."

"Those bastards hiding behind the scenes..."

"those fools who think themselves the players controlling the board..."

"Kill them."

"Kill every last one of them!"

John stared at him coldly.

Then he spoke in an indifferent voice.

"Oh?"

"Didn't those Half-Step Supreme Gods tell you?"

"I..."

"was once a Half-Step Supreme God myself."

"You are a pawn."

"I am not."

Whoosh!

The Overlord of the End's expression changed violently.

His mind shook.

"They lied to me?!"

"They've all been using me?!"

His voice became filled with grief and fury.

"The Cosmic Will is using me."

"The Half-Step Supreme Gods are using me."

"The World-Ending Iser is using me..."

Then he abruptly looked toward John.

"You!"

"Are you using me too?!"

John's lips slowly curled upward.

"If you don't die..."

"how can the World-Ending Iser fully mature?"

"How can it become the one and only Supreme God-grade treasure?"

"The World-Ending Iser..."

John smiled.

"I want it too."