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The heavy rain poured down.
An Jing was slowly pulling himself out of the muddy soil and rubble, lest he defeat the Heavenly Demon but be confounded by the rain-soaked earth.
He had won—having made numerous preparations to counter the Heavenly Demon, it was only natural that he would win, even though it was a victory earned after the Demon Sect and the Red Armored Guards had borne the brunt of the enemy's most dangerous trump cards and left it grievously wounded and slumbering.
But without a doubt, this was humanity's victory.
Yet, the battle was not completely over.
Not far away, at the center of a mass of dark, bloody mud, a shattered core pierced by dark green thunder light was flickering uncertainly.
This core resembled a heart but shone like a black gemstone; it was similar to the Demonic Bone of the Tianyuan Realm, acting as a 'Demon Pivot' essential for the existence of the Heavenly Demon in this world.
