The Imaginary Tree Was So Moved by Otto That It Grew a New Branch, Splitting Off a New World on the Spot

"The Imaginary Tree... reacted?" Huo Yuhao stared at the Light Screen, disbelief in his voice.

The view drew closer. On the massive tree's trunk, ripples suddenly appeared where Otto had sacrificed himself. Like a stone cast into water, they spread in widening circles, shaking the foundations of the entire tree.

"It's... responding," Tang Wulin murmured.

"The Imaginary Tree is responding to Otto's sacrifice." Shock flashed in Gu Yuena's eyes. "This is the first time... a human wish has received a response from the 'world origin.'"

On the screen, the ripples spread to their limit, then suddenly erupted in dazzling golden light. That light surged from deep within the trunk like boiling magma, climbing along the bark until it gathered at a certain spot in the crown.

"That spot..." Chang Gongwei narrowed his eyes.

A new point of light suddenly lit up in the crown. It flickered with a faint golden glow, as tiny as a candle flame that might go out at any moment. But the next second, it suddenly swelled...

"Humm..."

A thunderous rumble shook the entire sea of quanta.

The golden point erupted with boundless light, tearing through the void and warping time as it formed an entirely new branch in the crown.

"A new branch?!" Lei Xiang exclaimed.

On the screen, the branch grew at a speed visible to the naked eye. It sprouted from the trunk and stretched into the depths of the void, every inch of growth accompanied by a burst of golden light. Countless strands of light flowed across its surface, each holding a possibility... futures yet to be determined, destinies branching without end, history "yet to be written."

"A branch filled with infinite possibilities," A'Dai said softly. "That's... an entirely new world line."

"No." Hai Long stared at the Light Screen. "It's not