Beyond the Bronze Gate, the Ancient Tree of the Moon's transformation had been underway for a long time.
From the moment the war in the Destruction Time-Space had truly begun, this ancient giant tree rooted within the Space-Time Channel had endured the scouring of three sets of rules.
It had not left.
Nor had it been able to leave.
The Ancient Tree of the Moon's roots had long since intertwined with the space-time fissures beyond the Bronze Gate.
Over the long years of the past, this entanglement had been both a shackle and a shelter.
It had shielded the Ancient Tree of the Moon from much of the Time-Space Turbulence that should have torn it to pieces.
Yet it had also prevented the Ancient Tree of the Moon from quietly absorbing Life Source Power and growing step by step like the other ancient trees within Paradise Lost.
Now, the outbreak of the Destruction Time-Space war had abruptly turned that shackle into an opportunity.
Every tremor of the Bronze Gate was like a hammer striking its growth rings.
Every wash of the Destruction Crystal Tide was like tempering its branches and leaves.
The rhythm of life transmitted from Paradise Lost continuously mended the wounds burned into it by the Power of Destruction.
The ancient Time-Space Power of the Bronze Gate.
The Destruction Crystal Tide continuously spilling forth from within the Destruction Time-Space.
And the dual rhythms of life and destruction conveyed by Locke's Paradise Lost Time-Space.
Such an environment was extraordinarily dangerous.
Even an ordinary Level-11 Being might suffer a collapse of its origin after enduring such complex rule-scouring for too long.
But the Ancient Tree of the Moon was different.
It was, by nature, an exceptionally special Plant Element lifeform.
It possessed unique talents related to divination, seeking fortune and