With that, Skyler stepped into the void and vanished, with 505 following closely behind.
A moment later, they arrived in front of a vast, shimmering golden-crimson ocean.
The world slowly shattered around them, the fragments stretching endlessly around them, yet the ocean itself remained calm.
Skyler stood silently in the void, gazing toward the endless waters before him.
Finally, his gaze settled on the slender woman who had appeared on the other side. Her eyes were concealed behind a cloth, yet it did not diminish her beauty.
Standing there, she looked breathtaking—her pale, flawless skin glowed softly, her long golden hair cascaded down her back, reaching all the way to her legs. A pair of wings unfurled gracefully from her back, adding to her ethereal yet divine beauty.
It was the fragment of Riruru’s soul that was in Heaven from the very beginning.
Skyler smiled softly—a genuine smile.
But the second another figure stepped out from behind the first, the smile on his face faded slightly, replaced by a trace of pain.
Her clothes were stained with blood. Long, flowing green hair cascaded down her back, with a pair of pointed ears peeking through.
Yet, beneath it all... were those same crimson eyes he was so familiar with.
It was another fragment of her soul—the one that was in the Realm of Stillness.
Skyler had failed to find this fragment in this lifetime. However, she had followed after him on her own, only to be captured when Sebastian accidentally entered the Realm of Stillness with his team. He had captured her and brought her to Heaven.
Behind the two figures, the Demon Queen appeared. Her eyes narrowed as a playful smile spread across her face. She winked at Skyler before raising her wrist, where the crimson gem hung like an ornament. Then, she gestured toward the little snake on her shoulder. It was her way of silently telling him that she had kept both the little ghost and the snake safe in his absence. Next to her, the mermaid also waved toward Skyler.
As they all stepped into the Sacred Ocean, another figure emerged from the darkness.
It was the Spirit Princess.
She looked a bit dazed and confused, as though she had only just awakened from a long dream. But the moment her gaze fell upon Skyler’s tall figure, she instinctively followed the others and stepped into the Sacred Ocean. Slowly, her figure vanished.
Only after everyone else had disappeared did a familiar, cute creature hop out from the darkness. It was the very first fragment of her soul Skyler had met—the little rabbit that he had once seen in a dream. A dream that had given him the will to keep going.
The rabbit stared at him for a long time.
A white gem shone briefly on its forehead.
It was the Emblem of Gratitude.
The mark he had left.
Finally, the rabbit reluctantly jumped into the glowing golden-crimson water as well.
Watching them disappear, Skyler quietly stared at the ocean as it slowly returned to its former calmness, as if everything that had happened were just another illusion.
Beside him, 505 anxiously reminded him.
"Host, the Battle Royal is about to collapse. We need to leave here as soon as possible!"
Skyler’s gaze lowered.
"I... know. I was the reason."
His voice was slightly hoarse, carrying a trace of uncertainty that gripped his heart.
"But will I succeed?"
"Will she really come looking for me after this vast place ceases to exist? What if..."
A bitter smile tugged at his lips.
"What if she gets furious when she finds out that I stole the power of this place? What if she refuses to come to me and..."
His voice trailed off.
505 immediately cut him off before he could finish and set a flag for himself.
"Host, we need to leave! Your partner will definitely come looking for you in the real world! You have already done everything in you could, even going as far as erasing the place she stayed in for years! She truly has nowhere to go now. Don’t worry too much."
"Anyway, if she doesn’t come, I know you won’t stay still and will come to get her."
The system sneered under its breath.
"Not like you don’t know where she is."
Skyler’s sad expression cracked, and his eyebrow twitched at the system’s words. He almost wanted to slap the dragon away.
However, thinking that Riruru could still be watching him and that he had to maintain his perfect image in front of her, he decided not to beat the loudmouthed idiot system.
Rubbing his temples, he disappeared from the Battle Royal directly, with 505 following behind, very curious to see the real world.
The moment the two of them left, the Sacred Ocean vanished without a trace.
Then, the entire Battle Royal collapsed.
The vast, twisted battleground that had existed for countless years shattered into countless particles, breaking apart like a dream that had finally reached its end.
One after another, the imprisoned planets, realms, and even entire universes that had been forcibly sucked into the Battle Royal were set free and returned to their rightful places. Although the damage to them had already been done, many civilizations had been destroyed mercilessly, countless lives had already been lost, and these returning worlds would never be the same again.
But at least...
They were finally free.
They would no longer be forced to serve as prey for those who entered the Battle Royal in pursuit of resources, riches, and power.
They would no longer be dragged into the cruel, repetitive cycle, forced to relive their tragedies before people who treated their suffering as nothing more than a game.
For the first time in countless years, all those worlds could finally move forward.
They could live.
They could rebuild.
The remaining people within them could finally have a future that belonged to them.
The instant the Battle Royal ceased to exist, every Realm, Planet, and Universe that had survived the Divine War that happened long ago witnessed countless glowing particles drifting across their skies like small fireflies, fading into the darkness of the distant void.
The people of Eldoria witnessed the same phenomenon, shocked yet mesmerized by the sight. Immediately, across the planet, every news channel was broadcasting the sudden, strange occurrence, with reporters and experts scrambling to explain the origin of the particles appearing across the sky.