Sun Eye, Angel Statue, and Golden Dragon Scale—these were all expensive materials.

But a crucial step was still missing.

That was—self-sacrifice.

Normally, after completing self-sacrifice, one would be gone for good.

Players would often do this when finishing a playthrough.

But Zorn was Zorn Corick, the Evil Spirit Wizard, who possessed five out of five Resurrection charges.

After the sacrifice, he would be resurrected.

Moreover, Zorn had already established a Spiritual Realm and commanded a vast amount of Calamity Black Mist Power.

He could not only return to his peak state after Resurrection, but because of his Spiritual Realm, his subsequent forms could become progressively stronger.

This allowed him to manifest more powerful boss forms—the so-called second and third forms.

Whether it was his surging Spiritual power after Resurrection or his brand-new state upon revival,

both would allow the Merciful Witch to reap an even greater "Joy effect."

’In any case, I’ll die after resurrecting anyway, and I have to die several more times. I might as well make my deaths more valuable.’

Taking a deep breath, Zorn stood before the Ritual Platform and began to chant an ancient Spell.

He began his self-sacrifice to the great Sun Goddess.

As Zorn finished chanting the ancient Spell, he willingly accepted the burning of the Sun Fire.

"BUZZ!"

Flames like golden glass engulfed Zorn.

As Zorn burned, the entire Spiritual Realm was veiled in a golden halo of light.

’While immolating myself, I can also sense the outline of the Crying Blood Sun.’

’Only by completely merging into the Sun Goddess’s embrace is there any hope of reaching the Crying Blood Sun.’

This was the essence of the sacrifice.

As he offered himself, he simultaneously channeled a portion of his power into the Crying Blood Sun.

A few minutes later, Zorn completed his self-sacrifice, and his consciousness and soul completely perished.

Immediately after, the Black Mist intertwined and gathered.

"WHOOSH..."

Within the violent vortex of surging Black Mist, at the very spot where he had died, Zorn slowly resurrected, his physical body and Sequence outline reforming.

Because he had his Spiritual Realm, he didn’t lose much Spiritual Essence upon Death.

During his Resurrection, he consumed a small amount of Black Mist to recover it all.

As he returned to his peak, empowered by his Spiritual Realm, Zorn felt a significant boost in all his aspects, comparable to gaining a level.

He glanced at the system page.

Mortality and Rebirth (SSS-level): Resurrection (4/5).

One Resurrection charge had been consumed.

However, it would slowly recover over time.

Moreover, acquiring a large amount of Fighting Essence to perfectly substitute for Spiritual Essence would allow the Resurrection charges of Mortality and Rebirth to recover quickly.

It would probably take two or three days to recover one Resurrection charge.

This was precisely why Zorn dared to use his Resurrection charges so recklessly.

Feeling his surging Spiritual power and his revitalized state,

Zorn looked at Vanessa and said softly,

"Now, for the boss’s second form!"

Vanessa’s cheeks flushed slightly.

...

「An hour later.」

"This is the boss’s third form!"

...

「Two hours later.」

"This is the boss’s fourth form!"

By this point, Zorn’s fourth form already possessed the aura of a Middle Rank Level, around Level Six.

Stronger with each Resurrection, fiercer with each battle.

This was what made the first World-level major boss so overpowered.

Originally, this overpowered Sequence was supposed to have been annihilated in the annals of history.

But this time, the Sequence survived in Zorn’s hands.

...

"Ooh... Young Master Zorn... Your boss forms are too much!"

From the dim, lost depths came Vanessa’s pleading voice.

...