After seeing the Hell Familiar, Golia, die, the flowing light that drifted from its body merged with the Arena Token and then disappeared together.
And this time, the Hell Familiar, which had revived on the spot after every previous death, did not trigger resurrection again.
At that moment, Chen Zijin suddenly realized.
So this was the true purpose of the Arena Token.
Almost every professional in the arena had a [Arena Token], but when they joined forces with Elfa and Kwon Ji-Hyun to kill the Hell Familiar multiple times before, this scene had never occurred.
Obviously, it meant only a gold-grade Arena Token could bring forth this effect.
And what everyone else held were all white-grade Arena Tokens.
Thus, the method to clear the Hell Arena · Ultimate Arena was in fact: participants needed to obtain an Arena Token inside the arena, then take the token into the hidden Molten Realm, and there, through the same method Chen Zijin used in cooperation with Zhang Yue, upgrade the Arena Token into gold.
The gold Arena Token was not just the means to break through the Molten Realm and leave the hidden domain.
It was also the key to defeating the ultimate boss, the Hell Familiar Golia.
Only by killing the Hell Familiar while holding a gold Arena Token could one use the token to absorb the Hell Familiar's soul, preventing it from reviving.
Otherwise, no matter how many times the Hell Familiar was killed, it would always revive at full health on the spot, an unsolvable state.
Because its true weakness was its soul.
Only by breaking its soul could the Hell Familiar be killed completely.
Through the livestream, watching Chen Zijin land the killing blow on the Hell Familiar, Elfa and Kwon Ji-Hyun, who had been eliminated and returned offline, both looked dumbfounded.
"Why?"
"No, how could it be her?"
"We killed it so many times before, and the Hell Familiar revived every time. Why was it that she killed it once, and the Hell Familiar was completely wiped out?"
Meanwhile, everyone else focused on one single point: that the Hell Familiar had truly died.
["As the ultimate boss of the Hell Arena, if the Hell Familiar is dead, does that mean the arena has been cleared?"]
["So this gladiator battle… is finally over?"]
The entire world was immersed in a wave of unknown anticipation.
The Hell Arena was like a massive conspiracy, shrouding the whole world.
And only by breaking through the Hell Arena could the conspiracy that would lead to the world's destruction be broken.
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[On the Battlefield]
After Chen Zijin, with the gold Arena Token, completely wiped out the Hell Familiar Golia, the crisp system prompt rang in their ears—
["Ding~ Congratulations on killing Level 175 King-class BOSS [Hell Familiar · Golia], reward obtained: EXP +12 trillion…"]
[[Announcement]: "Ding~ Attention all participants: because the ultimate boss of the Hell Arena, Hell Familiar Golia, has been slain, the Hell Arena has been cleared. The system will now begin calculating ranking rewards."]
At the moment the announcement fell, countless hearts finally eased.
"It's cleared! Really cleared!"
"Great! Finally over!"
Beyond the joy, people quickly turned to an even more exciting matter.
["The Hell Arena has been cleared, rewards are about to be distributed."]
["Whoa! I'm ranked 8888th, according to the reward rules I'll get a supreme piece of equipment! I wonder what kind of good gear it'll be!"]
["Ahh, I'm 5001st, just barely missed breaking into the top 5000. The reward tier would've gone up one level…"]
["Stop dreaming, anything outside the top ten isn't too great. The truly top rewards are only for the head-ranking professionals."]
["Wow, the fourth myth-level professional in the world is finally going to be born! Who will it be?"]
["Of course it'll be the Beacon Nation! Even though Elfa was eliminated by Zero in the final battle, his points are still there. He's still first place, based on points ranking he's the undisputed champion."]
["Hahaha! So the king of the world is still our Beacon Nation! Long live the Beacon Nation, Lord Elfa yyds!"]
When the citizens of the Beacon Nation shouted these words, even Elfa himself felt ashamed.
Because he understood: without Zhang Yue and Chen Zijin in the end, by himself he couldn't have killed the Hell Familiar, and likely would've been devoured by the three main gods instead.
At first, he had boasted that he would replace the Asura God from a hundred years ago and become the new god of the world.
But now he understood, Zhang Yue and Chen Zijin were the true saviors of the world.
So even if he was still ranked first and the champion reward would still belong to him, this champion title didn't bring him much sense of achievement.
But…
"Being able to get the champion reward is enough. Why bother thinking so much?"
As if seeing through his concerns, his black-stockinged secretary, carrying over a freshly brewed hot coffee, said to Elfa, "Once the system distributes the rewards, our Beacon Nation will have its third myth-level professional. At that time, across the entire world, no nation will be able to rival our Beacon Nation."
"We will become the number one superpower of the world, and my boss, Lord Elfa, you will forever be the strongest in this world."
Elfa sat on the sofa, sipping the coffee, but did not speak. He only remained silent.
After this battle, Elfa seemed to gain a new understanding of the world.
The world-first title he once chased didn't feel so important anymore.
But thinking again, Elfa ultimately still yielded to reality, "Forget it… as long as I can get the myth-level profession scroll, then at least when Zero comes for revenge in the future, we'll have stronger resistance."
It seemed settled that Elfa, representing the Beacon Nation, would receive the champion reward of the Hell Arena, gaining the world's fourth myth-level professional.
However, when the system finished calculating rewards and officially began distributing them, the result stunned everyone.
[[Announcement]: "Ding~ According to the ranking list, rewards are now being distributed. Congratulations to Rank #1 Dragon Nation participant [Shadow Dancer · Cappuccino] for receiving the Champion Reward: [Myth-level Profession Scroll] +1!"]
[[Announcement]: "Ding~ Congratulations to Rank #2 Beacon Nation participant [Ghost Swordsman · Elfa] for receiving Unique Skill Book +1!"]
[[Announcement]: "Ding~ Congratulations to Rank #3 Cold Nation participant [Ice Mage King · Kwon Ji-Hyun] for receiving Unique Skill Book +1!"]
["Ding…"]
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