The Tree of Shadow that stands on top of the sky and supports the entire fictional space is as bright as a torch. Its bark and branches, which condense the city of joy above Trier, from different eras and different scenes of desire, are burning in Purification Flame, constantly Distortion, and withering.
This is not the flame that Viève ignited with his own power before, nor is it the high-level power that Lutique obtained with the help of God's coming, but Purification personally given by True God.
At this moment, a deep and rapidly spreading darkness suddenly appeared at the bottom of Tree of Shadow's brown-green root system.
Darkness almost enveloped the entire ground, covering all the roots of the sacred tree, making it seem like it was growing in a constantly surging black liquid.
The two "Lightseeker" floating in the air felt a desire to show off from their hearts at the same time. Lust, violence and the urge to destroy everything naturally emerged from the depths of their hearts.
Is it caused by the black ocean below? Is it related to the two Pathways, "Chained" and "Abyss", which are good at stimulating desires and evil thoughts? Viève quickly glanced at the liquid below that submerged all the roots of Tree of Shadow, then looked away, and turned to look at "Eternal Blazing Sun" which was emitting warm light in the sky and simultaneously dispelling the desires in his heart.
The latter ignored it and just looked at the burning Tree of Shadow quietly. The sunlight he shed fell on the black liquid, but was quickly absorbed by it. It did not ignite the sea like a sacred tree.
Because this black ocean is not a physical entity, but comes from the depths of everyone's soul, from the collection of their fallen selves.
That is the embodiment of "the abyss".
As early as when Viève invaded this area and burned all the "Mother Tree of Desire" believers when they lit the sacred tree, those hidden people from several major Devil Familys who were mixed among the believers sacrificed themselves and used Tree of Shadow to accumulate thousands of years of desires and evil thoughts to temporarily open the passage from this space to the "abyss".
This is not difficult for them who have already been controlled by Outer Deity erosion and planted Tree of Shadow.
The original owner of "Abyss", Demon Monarch Farbauti, is currently under the influence of "Mother Tree of Desire" because of the difficulty in maintaining the balance of pollution with the help of Earth Mother and Underworld Daoist, and cannot exert influence on it.
Supported by the black ocean that incorporates all desires, Tree of Shadow's branches and roots that had extended into reality were immediately slowed down by the flames and began to grow in all directions.
Millions of residents throughout Trier instantly fell into a psychedelic state of hazy consciousness and heightened desires.
"Work? Why should I go to work? If you need money, just grab it..."
"I don't know if the girl next door is at home. I want to confess to her. If she doesn't agree, I will force her..."
"Mrs. Bolt was seducing me yesterday? It would be rude not to respond positively to her..."
"Chicken braised in red wine is delicious..."
All kinds of desires buried deep in the heart that had not been revealed due to the constraints of morality and law broke out at this moment. They settled into the root system of Tree of Shadow below the city, and were concentrated into the tree trunks of the imaginary space. New scenes emerged on the burning bark.
At this moment, the scorching sunshine came again, completely covering Tree of Shadow, which was barely holding on.
Boom——
The sacred tree that had grown quietly for thousands of years under Eternal Blazing Sun's eyes finally exploded under God's anger, quickly turning into black ashes and sinking into the "abyss" below.
At the same time, Trier's blood-colored light erupted from the locations pierced by underground tree roots and branches. They merged with each other. Looking down from above the city, the city of joy seemed to be surrounded by blood-colored light, forming an indescribable weird symbol.
This kind of movement made the gods in Astral World who were struggling to support the barrier, especially "God of Steam", begin to pay attention to this place. They suddenly discovered that millions of people in Trier seemed to be buried with that "Tree of Shadow" plant.
No, this is not death due to desire, but some kind of "sacrifice"!
Tree of Shadow, who was briefly connected to the "abyss" and influenced by "Mother Tree of Desire", is sacrificing the entire Trier above to that Outer Deity!
Once the goal is achieved, no god can know whether "Mother Tree of Desire" can use this to penetrate its own power into the barrier, but "Devil Monarch" Farbauti will inevitably become the puppet of Outer Deity because of its connection with the "abyss", just like "Chained God" Tolzna!
"Eternal Blazing Sun" An act mixed with anger actually caused such consequences... The gods had different thoughts, and even the barrier was crumbling.
Only "Evernight" was thoughtful, and abstract symbols symbolizing "thinking" and "doubt" appeared on the surface of the Kingdom of God.
Trier In the fictional space underground.
Carrying the shadow, Giant of Light, whose surface was wrapped by Chaos, felt the wailing and groaning of the city above without any movement.
The two "Lightseeker" beside him realized that something was wrong and wanted to return to the city to save those believers, but they did not dare to leave in front of their own God, so they had to wait for the further Divine Revelation.
Although they were confused as to why "Eternal Blazing Sun" wanted to directly burn Tree of Shadow, causing such consequences, they were unwilling to question it and did not dare to question it.
God is always right.
... is it really right?
Giant of Light's faceless head, which was composed purely of light, grew rapidly like Sun's sunspot-like darkness, quickly covering the "face".
Beneath this darkness, a handsome, energetic face of a young man with short blond hair slowly emerged. His expression was struggling, Affliction, as if he was fighting against something and had no time to care about anything around him.
But He still followed his heart and slowly raised his head to look upward, looking at the millions of believers who were about to die in the sacrifice.
It was not His intention, but it was His fault.
That is another "Him" inside the body.
Trier, covered in blood-colored light, seemed to have fallen into a sea of desire, quickly submerged in it, and completely melted.
These rays of light followed the passage opened by "Tree of Shadow" long ago, entered the illusory space, and sank into the "abyss".
Then... nothing happened.
"Mother Tree of Desire" outside the barrier, "Eternal Blazing Sun" who was dealing with himself, and the two Angel who were floating beside God at a loss were all stunned.
The light that shrouded Trier slowly dissipated, and this deserted city reappeared in everyone's sight. It was exactly the same as before, divided into twenty districts. The main roads radiated in all directions, forming an irregular circle surrounded by city walls. However, all road signs and signboards were mirror images of the left and right. All glass, mirrors, and even the mirrors formed by puddles were dim, making the whole city look much darker.
It is not the original Trier, but the Trier of Mirror World.
Under the gaze of many invisible eyes, a graceful figure walked out leisurely from Mirror World.
It was Angel with long pale blond hair, dark purple eyes, and a face that could enchant even gods, but with a hint of majesty.
It's "Conqueror" Angel Gray.
After Angel took the last portion of Sequence 1 Potion and became the new "Primordial Demoness", as their respective Mirror Person and the main body, Gray can also obtain the symbol of "Mirror World Dominance", and it is easy to hide the entire city into Mirror World.
In the Mirror World corresponding to Trier, a mirror city has already been formed due to the pollution left by Cheek and Tudor. When Trier in reality enters the mirror, this mirror city will naturally come to reality.
Under the command of Empress Roselle, the "Mirror Person" that had been formed over the years and corresponded one-to-one with the real residents left the city early to avoid being eroded by "Mother Tree of Desire" after Trier in the mirror entered reality.
In other words, "Eternal Blazing Sun" destroyed Tree of Shadow and sacrificed the entire Trier to "Mother Tree of Desire". In fact, it was just an empty city!
Outside the barrier, floating in the void that was indescribable and seemed to be mixed with many different powers and symbols, floated a strange giant tree with a trunk and many branches, but with human characteristics. Its surface was covered with wet flowers, attractive fruits, various metal badges, coins from different civilizations, and black tumors.
At the top of the giant tree are two human heads, one at the bottom, a handsome man with closed eyes and exuding strange desires, and one at the top, a young woman with turquoise hair and infinite charm.
This is "Mother Tree of Desire", the Outer Deity who symbolizes various desires.
At this time, His beautiful female face was uttering the silent Shriek, as if to cast the curse through the barrier to the blue planet inside.
He lost "Chained God" and another "Abomination", and lost all the key characteristics and Uniqueness in the barrier. Even "Tree of Shadow", which had been secretly planted and formed a connection with the "abyss" and played a key role in waiting for the barrier to break, was completely reduced to ashes in Purification Flame.
The subsequent failed "sacrifice" made it impossible for him to grasp the two Pathways "Chained" and "Abyss" within the barrier.
"..."
He roared unwillingly again, causing the other Great Old One nearby to stay away from him in disgust.
Only "Primordial Hunger"'s instinctive desire to eat was aroused, and it lingered next to this giant human-shaped tree, unwilling to leave.
He found those sarcoids delicious.
Trier Underground.
Giant of Light seemed to be completely stunned. The struggling expression on the shadow-covered young man's face softened, and his eyes became clear.
His eyes swept over Tree of Shadow that was burned to ashes. The two people beside him did not dare to look directly at him. They could only wait blankly for Divine Revelation and Angel, which was slowly dispersing below and returning to the "abyss" in everyone's hearts. Their expressions were a little confused and thoughtful, as if they had just woken up from a dream.
Suddenly, the shadow behind "Eternal Blazing Sun" that still existed in the scorching sunlight left him as if it came to life, and swelled up to form a shadow giant.
Giant of Light slowly turned around and looked at his own shadow.
"When did you find out?"
He asked his former master, now "True Creator" Grisha Adam.