Chapter 406: Finale Rewards
[Golden Milestone – Creator: Proof that you have created a new world. Your simulation progress rate in all simulated worlds will increase. Your simulator permissions have been upgraded — when opening a new map, you will now have a two-choice option.]
[This milestone can be upgraded by creating three new worlds.]
[After using reality rewriting to create two new families, this new universe can finally be considered complete in your eyes.]
[A faint smile appeared on your face: "This time, pray for yourself, Jonathan Joestar."]
[Of course, you had no intention of entering the stage personally. You planned to occasionally observe whether the other you had what it takes to defeat Jonathan Joestar.]
[As for your elderly mother... she's still the same as you remember her, though she probably doesn't have much time left. You hate to admit it, but she may be the last warmth left in your heart.]
[One afternoon, you suddenly felt like seeing her. You then saw her standing by the door, waiting for the other you to come home, while that other you—just like the former you—had a faintly sullen expression.]
[She spoke softly and gently: "...No matter what happens, you must live with pride and dignity. If you do, you'll surely make it to heaven one day." Before she could finish, the other you interrupted her impatiently.]
[You hid in the corner, instinctively turning away from her gaze. After standing there quietly for a moment, you turned around, hands in your pockets, and walked away. There was no need to meet her again. Only your Stand, The World Over Heaven, followed silently behind you.]
[Three months later, she passed away. You fell silent for a while. Yes, she was right—so long as you live with pride and dignity, you will one day reach heaven.]
[In the years that followed, you silently observed the new universe: within it existed regions known as "Devil's Palms." Anyone with the right potential who entered a Devil's Palm could awaken a Stand through its mysterious power. Perhaps this was the convergence of fate — after the Stand Arrows disappeared from the old world, this became the new way for people to awaken Stands.]
[The other you was never adopted by George Joestar. Instead, with the same wicked smile as yours, he journeyed alone to Metropolis to make his fortune, while Jonathan Joestar became known as a once-in-a-century prodigious knight. The two seemed destined never to cross paths.]
[Meanwhile, Superman completely fell into darkness, destroying half of America in one blow. The former supervillain Lex Luthor, together with Joker-Man, Batman, and Wonder Woman, fought with all their strength to save the world. You sometimes wondered — if the Joker from the old world could see this version of himself, would he die from sheer anger?]
[Of course, at times you also tried to regroup your old subordinates for some entertainment — and you did, leaving behind several legends of villains who saved the world. Yet when Dark Superman or Darkseid attempted to destroy the world, you intervened several times as well. It had nothing to do with good or evil — it was simply because no one else was allowed to meddle with something you created. Having fully mastered your Stand, you were almost invincible in this world you had built with your own hands, though at times, even you felt lonely.]
[One night, after dozing off, you awoke to find yourself seated in a familiar chair, a glass of wine in hand, with the long-lost Enya standing behind you. Was this a dream? At your thought, The World Over Heaven appeared, floating in midair. As long as you willed it, you could travel through time and return to the past. "Are you ready, my enemies?"]
[Traversal complete. Congratulations, you have cleared the Sin City map.]
Summary: Congratulations — this traversal was an overwhelming success. You've completed a journey worthy of a true ruler and perfectly cleared this map. In this traversal, your life surpassed that of 100% of other traversers.
[Although in this run you were an unambiguous villain, even villains need a savior of their own kind. When you used your evil charisma to rally all the villains under your banner, the entire world trembled before you. In every sense, you were the undisputed Evil Emperor. You not only reshaped the world through your power and malice but even created a brand-new universe with your own hands. Perhaps you are now the very definition of a successful villain.]
[Evaluation: S- Rank. World Exploration: 92%. Since exploration exceeded 90%, you've earned 28 traversal coins. For causing an unprecedented impact on the Sin City world, you've received an additional 68 traversal coins. For personally creating a new universe, you've received 250 traversal coins.]
[Due to significant differences between your template character and your own alignment, final rewards are reduced to 90% of their original value.]
[Because you achieved an S-rank evaluation and perfect clearance during the rewind, "Evil Savior Zhou Ning" has evolved into "Over Heaven Zhou Ning." This evolution may appear during lucky draws and can apply to all your held cards.]
[Your current alignment: Lawful Neutral → Chaotic Evil.]
[Under this alignment, exploration rewards in righteous-aligned maps will be reduced accordingly.]
Damn… one run with Evil Savior, and I've completely fallen into corruption.
Still, at least it was a perfect clear. Zhou Ning's mood was both exhilarated and a little heavy — this alignment system was truly torturous. Now, most of his righteous-aligned templates had lost much of their value.
That said, the Evil Savior's commanding presence rivaled even that of the Oceanographer.
He hadn't expected that Evil Savior would immediately execute such a grand "Over Heaven" plan — and actually pull it off. He evolved his Stand The World into The World Over Heaven and even opened up an entirely new universe. The final power level was completely off the charts — in his Over Heaven state, Zhou Ning suspected even Ultraman would be flashing red from the beating.
That was the kind of audacity and ambition only a supervillain like DIO could possess.
If nothing else, the Golden Milestone "Creator" earned from creating a new world was already worth it — not only could he now simulate faster, but he could also choose between two maps when starting a traversal, giving him far greater control.
But like the Oceanographer, this would likely be one of his last great works. After being converted into a hidden template, the Over Heaven · Zhou Ning card had lost its sentience and now shone no more — retaining only value for collection and synergy.
As for rewards, this time was just as difficult to decide.
If he chose items, the apparent prizes included a magic wand capable of teleportation and turning enemies into magic props; an ice gun with formidable freezing power; and even the Cosmic Treadmill, which allowed travel through time and space. Other potential rewards included Batman's and various DC characters' gear.
If he chose skills, the most valuable on the surface was one: Over Heaven · Zhou Ning's exclusive Stand — The World Over Heaven. Given that this template had few innate skills, the chance of drawing it was high — but so was the risk of accidentally pulling a negative trait.
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