The final battle was next.
Standing before the royal capital and looking at the Golden Tree before him, Fang Zheng took a deep breath. The Golden Tree held a lofty status in this world, but it was not completely indestructible. In fact, Fang Zheng had discovered that this world had once possessed multiple Orders. The Dragons and the starry sky worshipped by the Eternal City had both been among them. But later, the Golden Tree became the sole dominant power, while the other faiths were either eradicated or driven out. That was how things had become what they were now.
For that very reason, burning down the Golden Tree itself would not cause much harm to the world—well, perhaps a little, but for this already ruined world, that bit of damage was insignificant.
Of course, Fang Zheng had only one minor regret about the Golden Tree itself... As a scenic attraction alone, it had been quite worth preserving.
Well, purely as a scenic attraction.
Shaking off those thoughts, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes and stared at the Golden Tree before him. Then he gripped the Pitch Black Greatsword and raised it high. With his movement, the scorching First Flame erupted skyward, transforming into a Flame Greatsword a full hundred meters tall. Then Fang Zheng clenched the hilt and swung down with all his strength!
"Hah—!!"
The blazing sword of fire cleaved fiercely into the towering trunk of the Golden Tree. In the next instant, flames erupted, and the entire Golden Tree was engulfed by the burning First Flame.
"Ooooooh!!!!"
As the Golden Tree burned, the entire sky was dyed red. At the same time, an enraged roar rang out. Then Fang Zheng saw the formerly azure sky transform into a night sky filled with gathered stars, followed by meteors raining