It was proven that after Lele'er died, the Land of Depravity was no longer dangerous.
The tides of the Sea of Desire were still far away. As long as fear remained, it was not easy to fall victim as long as one stayed alert. This was the experience Cheng Shi had summed up after walking this stretch of road for the third time.
He took small, mincing steps back to the foot of the Fear Mother Tree. When he saw the opening created by that axe blow widening on its own, he realized that this giant tree, which had once pierced the cosmos and absorbed fear, had truly rotted to its roots.
The withered trunk could no longer support this colossal mass, twisted with countless branches. Cheng Shi even felt that with just one more axe blow, the giant tree could fall right in front of him.
Thus, for the sake of his colleagues at Fishbone Hall, Cheng Shi went all out. He resolutely took out his own axe and struck the opening once more.
"Bang—"
The blow was like striking a chime with a blade, unleashing an ear-ringing hum. Before Cheng Shi could react, he saw cracks suddenly spread across the giant tree that pierced the heavens and earth. They snaked outward, instantly covering its entire body, and then...
With a "boom," it exploded.
The giant tree did not shatter into splinters. Instead, it transformed into countless specks of light, like stars scattered into a river, instantly dressing the barren, desolate Land of Depravity in another brilliant starry river.
The shock wave sent Cheng Shi flying. His pupils contracted sharply as he tensed both arms and skidded backward dozens of meters, using all four limbs to plow through the ground before barely coming to a stop. Yet when he