As the dust settled, Carl stood victorious over the lifeless body of Xarath, the Demon King. His companion, Mike, approached him, his sword still dripping with the dark blood of the demonic soldiers he had dispatched.
Carl turned to Mike, a nod of respect and gratitude on his face. "Thanks for watching my back, Mike. We make a killer team."
Mike smiled, his eyes gleaming with pride. "Anytime, Carl. We're in this together, till the end."
As they shared a moment of triumph, Carl's gaze fell upon a faint, glowing fragment on the ground. It was the last remaining soul shard, the final piece of the puzzle that would grant him unimaginable power.
Without hesitation, Carl reached out and absorbed the soul fragment. A surge of energy coursed through his veins, and his soul points maxed out.
[*System notification*]
[*Congratulations, Carl!*]
[You have successfully absorbed the final soul fragment, maxing out your soul points! Your power has increased exponentially, and you are now ready to face the challenges that lie ahead].
[*PORTAL TO THE UPPER REALMS*]
[In two days' time, the portal to the Upper Realms will open. This Realms are the home known to the strongest beings in the multiverse and they are what you know as God's].
[*UPPER REALMS DETAILS*]
[The Upper Realms are a mystical realm, hidden from the mortal world. This domain is divided into seven chambers, each containing ancient beings and your chambers awaits you each chamber is within a region which is the size of the planet].
[To access the Upper Realms, you must first gather the two soul fragments of Lucifer which you have done so be ready Ariel].
[You have two days to prepare for the portal's opening. Use this time to gather resources, upgrade your equipment, and hone your skills. The journey ahead will be treacherous, but with your newfound power, you are ready to face whatever challenges lie in store].
This was what the system told him and he was glad and ready for what lies beyond.
Within those two days he had he had been busy sorting through documents and behold the human settlement built a statue of him and Mike in his draconic form claiming that they would forever remember his name and he would be written in history as the Great savior of humanity the kin of Hades god of death saved a word from death it was an unexplainable site but a memorial one meanwhile Mike and Carl was busy checking what they had their skills and that was when cow realized that he was changing he was finally feeling like he couldn't access the dark mana in this world anymore like he was really a foreigner he felt like all he had worked for was living him but he had to stay strong and strengthen his skills without the ability to replace the manner he has wasted because he was slowly feeling apart and that was when the system gave him the notification for his predicament .
[Host has evolved into a divine being the system would be shuted down for now and will be back online in three days time for I need to evaluate the new steps to your next journey].
This message putted him on edge he has never knew the system could do such and thankfully he knew how to access his skills without a system so he spend almost all his time training with his lowest strength trying to push his body to its limits it was a long one but he knew he had to do it for the gain was greater than the side effects off his method of training.
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Meanwhile 2 Days later in the morning he suddenly felt a ripple in the air the atmosphere got tense and ticked off his senses it was strange feeling this way but he knew it had something to do with the portal opening today so he decided to go and find Mike hopefully he saw him as usual dining at a restaurant in the settlement and in the past 2 days the settlement had established a new base at the Eastern part which is typically now a desert due to the incidence that occurred there when Carl was evolving they carried a13 of the actual settlement into the new calling it new city and right in the middle of the settlement the statue of Mike and him stood tall and strong making it a symbol of humanity for the regarded him as a hero who was willing to give his all for them which Carl knew it's a lie cause if not of the system he won't even bother of fighting the demon king but to do to the last fragment to his ascension was in the hands of the demon king he knew he had to fight for it and also lessen the amount of demonic soldiers how to pose a threat to humanity all he wanted was when it was time for this world to receive its second apocalypse they should be ready able to face it without such a repulsion that would have led to Extinction of humanity.