Green realized that he was the ultimate culprit. He would face the most powerful golden source user and make his final move.

From the moment he arrived in the realm of the Divine of Light and encountered the first source emissary, Green had been collecting the source energy left behind by the defeated emissaries – the source energy that sustained their existence as emissaries.

Afterward, Green went on to defeat numerous source emissaries one after another, using the collected source energy to defeat the overwhelmingly powerful golden source user.

All the source energy left behind by the defeated source users was absorbed by Green, and the amount accumulated unconsciously reached a terrifying level.

Even if all the gods combined their source energy, it would not compare to what Green possessed.

This was only natural, as the strength of the source emissaries defeated by Green far surpassed that of the gods.

Realizing this fact, Green felt deep regret. At first, he collected the source energy with the mindset that he might need it someday – and indeed, he did. It was only after discovering that he could merge with others using the source energy within him that he began collecting more and more.

Now, when he saw the golden source user appear again, Green suddenly understood everything in his confusion.

At this point, he was not only the strongest holder of source energy in this world, but also an outsider, the ruler of the demon world, the overseer of the Elven Forest, and many other special existences.

From the perspective of identity and the retrieval of source energy, Green would undoubtedly become the target of the source emissaries' pursuit.

Even if he defeated one source emissary, there would still be others.

Although Green could continuously defeat them and absorb their powers, the key was how powerful the world's original source energy was and whether it would keep sending experience monsters to Green. These were all problems.

Green began to realize the grave danger he faced.

However, the solution was simple, just like what the Divine of Light and the others did.

But just as Green was about to do the same, the golden source user unexpectedly spoke in a human language and said something that immediately dispelled Green's thoughts:

"...Foreigner, please return the source energy in your body and leave this world."

The voice was neutral, mechanical, devoid of any emotion.

Green instinctively clenched his fist and closed his eyes as if enduring pain. He wasn't a fool; the words of the golden source user were clear in their meaning. After speaking, the source user didn't make a move but instead waited for Green's response.

At this moment, many images appeared before Green's eyes but quickly faded away into the depths of his mind.

The Divine of Light and Elson vaguely understood something, their eyes filled with surprise and astonishment.

The three words "foreigner" had revealed Green's identity. The Divine of Light was no stranger to the concept of foreigners, referring to people from other worlds entirely – such as the Brave he had summoned before.

For this world, outsiders like Green were not something worthy of attention. The crucial point was that even in his original world, Green's power was considered as full of loopholes.

In the parallel world, after Green was killed by the world, he lost his power and life. Although he had never heard of source emissaries, it must have been the work of that world, perhaps for various reasons.

And in that world, all beings other than Green himself, including the Universal Overlord, were not affected.

What does this mean?

Even after those deities were sacrificed, they still need to deal with Green.

This shows the importance of Green, a mortal, to the primal power of the world.

And now, in this world, the power of the gods of light and other deities has been reclaimed, leaving only the primal power that remains in Green's body, belonging to this world.

It wants it, of course Green can give it back.

But--

"...What does it mean to leave this world?"

"To leave this world and return to the world where you should exist. This world is not your place of belonging, your existence will only bring chaos to this world."

Green frowned.

"What will happen if I go back to the original world?"

"It will be reclaimed by the primal power of that world. At the same time, the 'gateway' connecting the two worlds will be permanently sealed."

"..."

Green widened his eyes, his shoulders trembling slightly.

Doesn't that mean that the only fate waiting for him after he goes back is death?

The Green of the parallel world gradually loses its vitality and eventually dies completely, which is different from this world. Who can guarantee that, just like this world, all that is needed is to sacrifice power?

And the latter half of the gold source user’s statement caught Green's attention.

Apparently realizing Green's confusion, the other party did not hide it at all and bluntly stated the situation.

"After the gateway between the two worlds is sealed, you will no longer be able to return to this world. Choose, continue to be an enemy of this world, or return to your own world and perish. The outcome will be the same for both choices, but you must make a choice. Choose."

"..."

Green's fist creaked, his forehead veins bulged, and his complexion turned livid. The seemingly joking words spoken in a tone devoid of emotion sounded absurd, but they could not be ignored.

Green slowly raised his hand and pointed his thumb downward, his golden eyes stained with primal power, fixedly staring at the gold source user. The gold source user apparently did not understand Green's mockery and followed his hand's movement, lowering his head.

"You still haven't made a choice? I'll give you ten seconds. If you haven't made a choice by then, forced reclamation will begin. Ten, nine..."

The gold source user's emotionless voice began counting down on its own.

"Green, you should go back to your original world. You are not a part of this world in the first place, so there is no need for you to continue to have conflicts with the source users, right?"

The first one to advise Green was the god of light, followed by Elson.

"I am very grateful for your previous assistance to humanity."

He first bowed to Green to express his gratitude for Green's help in dealing with the source users, and then started advising.

"However, continuing to be enemies with the primal power of the world will not end well. There are many discordant aspects between different worlds, it's normal for there to be differences. I suggest you go back to where you belong."

Elson naturally meant Green's original world as the most suitable place for him.

In their eyes, someone as powerful as Green can thrive even in his original world. As for the self-destruction mentioned by the gold source user and the matters of another world, who can say for sure?

However, they are unaware of the importance of this world to Green.

To be precise, it's not the world itself that is important to him, but those girls who exist in this world, who were born in this world - from the initially encountered Aloof, followed by Lilith, the encounter with Yuzuriha, and Elsa, who was initially seen as an enemy, to Mio who was saved from hundreds of years of imprisonment, and Tia who he unexpectedly met later on. Regardless of who it is, they are all irreplaceably important to Green.

"Do you want Green to leave here forever?"

The answer is quite obvious -

"...it's wishful thinking."

A golden light burst forth, illuminating the entire space. The gathering of energy caused waves of heat to rise, ebbing and flowing in all directions. Strange gusts of wind suddenly arose, and there was a slight stinging sensation on the face.

Green reached out his hand and swung it to the side, and a door appeared.

The Light God and Elsen gazed into Green's eyes, realizing that they couldn't quite see through this man's thoughts, but they understood that the opened door was meant to allow them to leave the battlefield.

Deities without power were nothing more than helpless ants.

After exchanging glances, the two men gave Green complex looks.

"Be careful."

"Take care."

Afterwards, they stepped into the door. The golden door then dissipated.

What remained was the showdown between Green and the golden source user.

"...two... one."

As the countdown ended, the golden source user began to act.

In an instant, two streams of golden energy clashed against each other, causing a fierce wind to ravage the surroundings. At this moment, as long as they weren't blind or intentionally ignorant, it was clear that Green was gaining the advantage.

"Forceful retrieval execution."

An emotionless, neutral voice resounded in Green's ears. He began to feel a bit annoyed, furrowing his eyebrows slightly.

As if in response to Green's emotions, the golden energy became even stronger, almost completely overwhelming the golden source user. The footsteps of the golden source user could not help but retreat.

Green lifted his foot, leaving footprints as he walked towards the golden source user.

At this moment, Green felt puzzled about the future, and only the sound of footsteps supported his belief in taking action.

If he didn't return the power of the source, he would face the condemnation of the world's origin, with only a slim chance of victory. Returning the power of the source would mean losing the capital to fight, only to be thrown out of this world like garbage and never able to return. For Green, the former held a faint hope, while the latter was pure despair.

Regardless of which choice he made, neither was the ideal outcome.

Green wanted to stay in this world, to live a peaceful life with his wives. Therefore, he must win this battle, regardless of whether victory was possible or not. This was the only way to do it, and he had to do it.

This tremendous power, at this moment, became Green's only capital, but also the most insignificant one.

Source energy was ultimately just a variant of the power of the origin, merely not belonging to this world.

But his current enemy was the true embodiment of the power of the world's origin.

If it were only source energy, Green would definitely not be a match for the golden source user in front of him. However, thanks to the abundant power of the source within him, Green still had the power to fight.

Under Green's advancement, the golden source user continuously retreated, leaving behind two long trenches in the ground.

"Give up, there is no concept of victory for you."

Even in a clear disadvantage, the Golden-Origin User remained undeniably tough, their neutral tone showing no doubt, as if stating a fact. This arrogant posture displeased Green.

Green finally arrived in front of the Golden-Origin User, their body floating slowly in mid-air.

They were now within arm's reach.

Without hesitation, Green reached out their hand, passing through the golden energy layer surrounding the Golden-Origin User's body, firmly grabbing onto their head and preparing to pull it down forcefully.

"Give up, there is no concept of vic..."

Before the sentence was finished, the entire head was violently torn apart, revealing a pure gold section. Shortly after, the body of the Golden-Origin User disintegrated into particles, disappearing without a trace.

But Green had no joy in victory, as they knew this was only the beginning.

Green looked around and saw countless golden orbs descending from the sky, landing all around them, making it impossible to move. After a minute passed, this trend showed no signs of diminishing, instead, more and more orbs fell at an increasing speed. The surroundings were filled with nothing but gold.

And without exception, all these golden orbs transformed into Golden-Origin Users.