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Frank's Mana Core had merged with his soul, and his soul had evolved into a Mana Soul!

This was the legendary Rank 8, the fusion of both the soul and the mana core!

However, wasn't the beast he just killed Rank 8, yet it had a Mana Core?

This was because when a soul turned into a Mana Soul… it was as if they became like a Mana Core, their entire structure became solid, and one could exert force or even crush things with one's soul!

When someone at Rank 8 died such as the beast Frank killed and ate, its soul would crystalize, and give away a Mana Core of Rank 8!

This was the truth behind it!

Now, Frank felt his Mana Soul shine with Mana, overflowing with it!

He had reached yet another Rank that only the greatest experts in the past had reached!

However, many of his allies were shared the residual overflowing power within his soul, and naturally, everyone had already reached Rank 7 at most, with Gwendolyn reaching Rank 7 Peak Stage, almost catching up with her husband!

And due to everyone's Mana Cores growing so strong, this also gave Frank even more power through this cycle, as their souls were connected to his, he received a constant influx of their power through the guidance effect alongside their devotion and faith.

Ding!

[Soul Density and Quality reached]

[Your Soul Cultivation has reached the [Divine Soul Core Natal Opening Realm]!]

"What?"

And just as Frank was trying to get used to his overflowing Mana, his Soul ranked up to a new Realm, Divine Soul Core Natal Opening Realm!

This Realm… gave him something even more interesting!

His Divine Soul Core began to glow brightly, as bubbles of brilliant light emerged inside of them one by one!

These bubbles were what was named Natal Palaces! And each bubble began to glow with bright colors, gathering energy inside, and creating more reserve for Mana!

So now, he was getting even more Mana!

Frank almost felt like fainting, but he gritted his teeth and resisted the changes brought to him by these new Realms.

As Frank glanced at his Soul, it was expanding like a brilliant sea of ethereal and illusory colors…

Ding!

[Your Existence Rank has reached [Pseudo Demi-Deity Realm (9/9)]!]

And now, Frank had reached the pinnacle of his existence rank after the accumulation of all these powerups, bringing him one step closer to the next Rank, Demi-Deity Realm!

"Hahh… Is it over?"

But then…

Ding!

[You acquired the [Hero of Iridescent Sunlight: Level 1] Skill]

[You acquired the [Hero of Storming Oceans: Level 1] Skill]

[You acquired the [Hero of Blazing Hammerstone: Level 1] Skill]

[You acquired the [Hero of Starlight Darkness: Level 1] Skill]

[Due to slaying the Destined Heroes, you acquired the [Hero Slayer] Title!]

[Due to the effects of the [Hero Slayer] Title, you learned the [Hostility: Level 1] Skill!]

[Hostility: Level 1/10]

As someone who harbors hostility to the divine and the chosen ones alike, you are cataloged as a hostile existence. Grants damage bonus of 5% with every level to any being.

…

"What? Eh? Huh?"

Frank was left in the blue, he couldn't believe this!

He had… just eaten the Heroes!

Those annoying flies… were actually the heroes?!

Seriously?

But Frank killed them with a single bite!

If they were really heroes, shouldn't have they been a little bit stronger?

Frank couldn't help but feel a bit of pity due to their pathetic weakness, but felt no guilt for his actions, what was done was done, and if he gained some power out of it, it was good.

"Hmm… Ah, there…" thought Frank, as he quickly extracted the souls of the Heroes and Reuberto, which were about to merge permanently with his soul.

He quickly made them sleep and deposited them inside of his Divine Realm, forgetting about them until later... He had long stopped caring about the Heroes anyways and knew that he could take care of things on his own and with his own allies and family.

Well, they were merely chosen heroes after all, so Frank decided to concentrate on the present.

However, he did check the new Skills he got, each one represented a certain Hero, and brought some type of capability or magic that the Heroes had within the Skill, but Frank's powerful Fate and Chaos Skills is all he needed at the moment, so this was left completely useless… At the very least, they came with stat growth bonuses to compensate! So not everything was bad…

At least Frank admitted that the Heroes Mana Cores were quite delicious and that he wouldn't mind reviving them later if he could, but he would most likely not apologize anyways, as he felt no guilt whatsoever.

As Frank stopped assessing these things, a tremor happened!

RUMBLE!

BOOM!

CRACK!

CRASH!

The enormous crater within Westwind's territory continued to expand all around, as more and more miasmas began to be poured outside, a gigantic entity started to emerge, its enormous hand and claws were as big as mountains, each one being easily over one kilometer big, blocking the entire sky!

BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!

The tremors were insufferable, the gigantic claws started to emerge!

It was a gargantuan entity, bigger than anything Frank had ever seen before!

This was… the Demon King itself!

"It is finally here…" muttered Axitl.

The enormous claws and limbs crushed the tectonic plates with immense strength, anything around them cracked, opening wide as more and more spiderweb-shaped cracks emerged everywhere, deadly black miasma pouring from all of them, as the enormous claws were dripping with the deadly liquid as if it were its lifeblood.

Everyone glanced with surprise, horror, and utter concern as they saw the entity that brought the end of the world all the time, the Demon King!

Its claws reached the surface and devastated everywhere for kilometers after kilometers, and its gigantic, wolf-shaped head began to slowly rise from the hole, as it used its four limbs to lift its immensely heavy body around!

A sharp and ear-piercing roar resonated all around the world, as the beast was born, so big that the Gods rushing to the surface in special suits could see it through space!

"GGRRROOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAARRRR…!"

The Demon King… was finally born!

The last battle to decide Terra's future was about to begin!

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[Name: [Frank James]

[Race(s): [Ancient Dracolich Progenitor (Human/Dragon)], [Stargazer], [Vampire], [Young Tree of Life and Death]

[Titles: World Traveler, Legendary Farmer, Merciless Murderer, Assassin, Undead Progenitor, Hades Successor, Necromancer, Dungeon Conqueror, Gray Wizard, Dragon, Dungeon Explorer, Monster Slayer, Necromancy Master, Beginner Creator, Overseer Successor, God Slayer, The One that Defies the Gods, Soul Breaker, Dracolich Death Overlord, Zenith of Fate and Chaos, Ancient Sage Slayer, God-Devouring Abyssal Dragon, Abyssal Vampire of Shadows, Fate & Chaos God, Hero Slayer]

[App Points: 2.742.500]

[Existence Rank: Pseudo Demi-Deity Realm (9/9)]

[Divinities: [Pseudo-Divinity of Fate & Chaos]

[Mana Core Cultivation: [Rank 8 (Middle Stage)] [Mana Core and Soul Fusion Realm]

[Soul Cultivation: [Divine Soul Core Natal Opening Realm]

[Primordial Divine Soul Tree of Life and Death: [Young Tree Sapling Realm]

[Job: [Chaotic Horseman of War and Conquest]

[Job History: Farmer, Gray Magician, Hades Necromancer, Creator, Overseer Successor, Aberrant Netherworld Spectral Void Dracolich Death Overlord, Abyssal Chaos and Divine Fate Guider, God-Devouring Abyssal Elder Dragon Lord, Ancient Dracula Vampire Sage of Abyssal Blood, Fate & Chaos God]

[Level: [100/110] > [106/110]

[Health Points: [112.450/112.450]{+5213}

[Mana Points: [367.447/367.447]{+3758}

[Strength: [71.264]{+2474}

[Defense: [54.284]{+3769}

[Magic: [88.745]{+3342}

[Resistance: [50.178]{+3082}

[Agility: [72.364]{+5782}