Before long, Shinji steadied himself.
After repeated clashes, especially the earth-shaking battle with the Breeding Overlord in the Six Rings World, Shinji's fear of the Overlord had faded considerably as his own strength continued to grow and he learned more about his foe.
Now, he was wary of the Overlord, but he wasn't afraid!
With a single leap, Shinji soared into the sky and surveyed the world before him, World No. 2.
Compared to World No. 1, which had been on the verge of destruction moments ago, this place seemed particularly peaceful and tranquil, with no signs of an apocalypse.
The six worlds behind the members of the World Destruction Society had all been numbered arbitrarily by Shinji, except for the Black Robe Leader's world—the first one targeted by the Overlord—which he had designated as World No. 1. So he had no way of knowing which world the Overlord would target next after devouring World No. 1.
He wasn't even sure whether the Overlord would target any of the remaining five worlds, so he couldn't plant the Divine Tree here yet.
Planting a tree only in worlds corrupted by the Overlord had always been Shinji's practice, and it was also the rule he had recently set for himself!
He needed constraints. Otherwise, as his strength continued to grow, he would inevitably become a monster like the Overlord, obsessed with nothing but the pursuit of power.
"I pursue power so I can have more choices, not so I can leave others with none."
He murmured the words, then slowly descended to the ground.
Next, he would keep watch over the five remaining worlds of the World Destruction Society. If the Overlord, having devoured World No. 1, continued its attacks, he would plant the Divine Tree accordingly and prevent it from obtaining