Even before they had time to react—still hesitant whether to try to restore that barrier or wait for something they hoped would happen—the entire Far North Land suddenly vanished. Those glaciers and frozen land seemed to evaporate into nothingness in an instant.
In its place, appeared a vast expanse of giant light so dazzling it made anyone's eyes feel sore.
Everyone immediately raised their hands to cover their eyes, trying to peek between finger gaps toward that tremendous light. However, besides deadly white, they couldn't capture any information.
Only when that light slowly faded did the figure of a giant sacred creature appear, and above its body floated a man they all recognized very well. At that moment, their hearts were fully convinced, and cheers broke out instantly.
"Shin Emperor! That's the Shin Emperor!"
Whoever among that crowd first recognized Hikaru's face. Upon hearing that shout, everyone immediately stood back in their respective lines.
This was the moment they had long awaited. They placed hands on their chests and bowed their heads respectfully.
"Congratulations on the success of your breakthrough, Shin Emperor!"
Their voices were simultaneous and thunderous, as if wanting to announce Hikaru's victory to the entire world. And sure enough, that announcement to the world came right then.
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If previously the change to the Dimensional List because of Shana was already shocking enough for everyone, then this time, many people's worldview would be truly completely overhauled.
Hikaru rode the Beast of Apocalypse 666, slowly approaching his troops from afar.
That dazzling light gradually vanished, and the Far North Land returned to its original tranquility, although its barrier had been completely destroyed.
Above the horizon, the sky seemed pierced by a sharp knife leaving a large hole. In the midst of the cloudy sky, appeared a light gap splitting the firmament.
People here were already very familiar with this phenomenon; they knew the Dimensional List would be updated again.
However, the frequency of this update truly confused them.
"Why is the Dimensional List updated again? Didn't it just get updated some time ago?"
"Who else will give us a surprise this time?"
"Never mind, let's just look first!"
Various organizations and factions stopped their activities, staring sharply toward the list that would soon be released.
All eyes were fixed on the sky with great ambition and curiosity.
Then, the very familiar mysterious voice was heard:
[Additional ability user detected, Dimensional List will perform appendix update.]
[Transcendent List]
[Additional List Rank: Kanzaki Hikaru]
[Race: Human]
[Power: Exceeds system evaluation range]
[Description: Shin Emperor, Kanzaki Hikaru. Just completed advanced level breakthrough, abilities increased drastically and immeasurably.]
[Rank Reward: World Fusion, Space-Time Travel]
[List update complete.]
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The Dimensional List messenger left just like that without caring about everyone's astonished gazes. It left behind a crowd enveloped in doubt, speculation, shock, and envy.
All of Tokyo was in an uproar hearing this news.
"Wilhelmina, he... the Shin Emperor truly succeeded in doing it."
At Tendōkyū (Palace of Heaven's Road), they felt very relieved. In any case, they had reached an agreement with Hikaru, and the bond between them was Shana.
Seeing Hikaru's success in reaching a new level was great comfort; the stronger he was, the safer Shana would be.
However, the side that was most furious was of course the gods' faction. They knew all this would happen, but didn't have the power to stop it.
They had even once stormed the Far North Land and became the laughingstock of the world. Now, a hard slap landed right on their faces; having just swallowed defeat, they had to hear news of Hikaru's glory!
"Damn it!"
Now they could only cower in dark corners, venting useless anger. Moreover, many of their heavenly soldiers were still held captive as slaves at the Far North Land!
Although this was an additional list update, the most shocking thing wasn't the rank, but Hikaru's power.
In The Other Side realm, the Shin Emperor had undoubtedly become the representation of the strongest ability user ever known.
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"That rank reward truly opened my eyes."
Everyone might be confused seeing that rank reward, but Hikaru knew very well that was his goal. While everyone was still busy discussing the Dimensional List, they didn't realize that the world they lived in was slowly beginning to merge with other worlds...
Hikaru knew he didn't need to settle any longer here. His task to perfect this world had been completed and gained great recognition. His waiting and hard work all this time wasn't in vain.
Now, Hikaru could finally let go of everything and begin stepping toward a new world!