The newly forged, light-absorbing obsidian alloy of the Vajra-Sovereign Void God-Armor pulsed rhythmically, its liquid golden True Damage runes casting a warm, law-altering glow over the 100th-floor observation deck. Min-jae stood at the absolute edge of the open viewing platform, his hands casually tucked into his armor’s pocket segments, his bottomless obsidian eyes staring into the dark, cosmic void of the upper-tier dimensions.

Behind his back, his six flawless, SSS-Rank teammates stood in a precise, silent line, their weapons humming with absolute execution parameters, waiting for his command to launch an interdimensional crusade.

Voom.!

Before Major General Shin Ye-rin could refresh the satellite telemetry arrays, the pitch-black sky directly above the Lotte World Tower didn’t just fracture —it completely melted. A sudden, overwhelming aroma of fresh pine, blooming lotus, and ancient wild earth cut through the metallic stench of the apocalypse. The dark void clouds parted, revealing a cascading column of emerald-green starlight that shot straight down toward the viewing deck.

Walking out of the starlight pillar was a woman whose beauty and sheer visual pressure completely transcended human limitations.

This was Liu Xiao, the supreme Goddess of Nature from the Upper Heavenly Realm. She looked to be around twenty years old, possessing an exceptionally voluptuous, breathtaking hourglass frame. Her porcelain skin was flawless, contrasting sharply with her full, remarkably heavy chest that heaved with anxious, ragged breaths, and an impossibly thin, narrow waist that accentuated her rounded, soft hips and exceptionally long, slender legs. Her face was an ethereal masterpiece, dominated by a pair of piercing, emerald-green eyes that flitted nervously across the deck, and full, pouty lips painted a deep, seductive shade of crimson red.

She was draped in an ultra-luxury, flowing traditional hanfu constructed from countless layers of premium green and white silk that clung tantalizingly to her dangerous curves. The long, billowy sleeves drifted in the wind like liquid emeralds, while a soft, woven purple-and-gold silk belt was tied tightly around her narrow waist, accentuating her breathtaking silhouette.

Instead of dropping to her knees in submission, she stepped forward with a desperate, heavy grace, her long silk train sweeping the floor as she extended her hands toward Min-jae.

"Monarch... I have descended to ask for your help," Liu Xiao pleaded, her voice a low, seductive melody that trembled with a high-stakes exhaustion.

Min-jae didn’t shift his stance. His deadpan obsidian eyes scanned her radiant but faintly fluctuating aura. "A supreme deity asking a mortal for help? If you are a goddess of the upper realm, why don’t you handle your own domain yourself?"

Liu Xiao let out a weary, soft sigh, her voluptuous chest heaving with a deep, heavy breath. She lightly pressed her palm against her narrow waist, where a faint, dark-purple void scar briefly flickered beneath the layers of silk. "Because I cannot. For centuries, I have been fighting an endless, brutal war against dozens of corrupted gods and ancient demons. The strain has fractured my inner mana circuits. Right now, I am heavily injured from the inside— I can only access five percent of my true primordial power while my divine core slowly attempts to recover."

She stepped closer, her emerald eyes reflecting the absolute, light-absorbing density of Min-jae’s new god-armor. "But time has run out. The demon gods know we are weak, and they will absolutely try to conquer this mortal world next to fuel their broken thrones. We need someone who can stop them."

Min-jae secretly calculated the variables, his expression remaining completely flat. "Even though my current team parameters have unified this capital, marching into a multiversal war against active demon gods and corrupted deities is nothing short of suicide. I am a corporate fixer, god Liu Xiao. I don’t take high-risk contracts without an immediate, un-matchable return on my investment."

"You don’t need to worry about the power deficit, Monarch," Liu Xiao said quickly, a confident, alluring smile breaking through her exhaustion as her crimson lips parted. She raised her left hand, a sphere of blinding, white-hot celestial fire suddenly manifesting above her palm, warping the ambient air of the penthouse with intense thermal friction. "If you accept this contract, I will give you the underlying inheritance of the Flame God."

"The Flame God?" Min-jae’s eyes narrowed slightly, his system cheat instantly flaring to scan the elemental matrix of the white fire.

"Yes," Liu Xiao nodded, her long silver-green hair catching the thermal wind. "He was one of the strongest, most destructive deities among us. But in the earlier battles against the abyss, his life core was shattered and he died. Now, only I and five other Gods remain alive in our pantheon. They are currently hiding in deep sub-dimensional folds to recover their strength. While we sleep, you will hold his mantle."

[Ding! A Divine Inheritance Quest has been detected!]

[Cosmic Cheat System Active! Scanning compatibility with the SSS-Rank Void God-Armor...]

[Hidden Evolution Path Found for Inheritance! Fusing the Flame God’s Core will mutate your ’Void Space’ affinity into the Rank-SSS ’Primordial Calamity Sun Affinity’!]

Min-jae’s lips curved into a cold, dark, and highly calculated grin. A dead god’s core, capable of mutating his secondary spatial skills into a planet-burning SSS-rank element. Combined with his absolute 200% True Damage reflection, he wouldn’t just be an immovable wall—he would become a walking sun that burned dimensions just by stepping into them.

"I accept the contract," Min-jae murmured, his voice a low, seductive baritone that sent a deep shiver down Liu Xiao’s spine. He stepped directly into her personal space, his strong, dominant fingers gripping her chin to force her emerald eyes to lock onto his deadpan black gaze. The close physical proximity made her heart race violently against her heavy chest, her face flushing a deep, helpless crimson. "But understand this, Goddess. The moment that flame enters my armor, your entire pantheon’s survival relies entirely on my terms. Am I clear?"

"Completely... Monarch," Liu Xiao gasped softly, her proud divine essence completely yielding to his suffocating aura.

Crack.!

She released the white-hot sphere of celestial fire straight into his chest plate. The liquid golden runes of his Vajra-Sovereign Void God-Armor violently flared, drawing the god-tier flame into his core as a massive column of blood-crimson and white plasma energy shot through the penthouse ceiling, turning the night sky into a burning inferno.