"Ha ha ha ha!!!"
In the deepest recesses of Zhang Lingqi's hidden memories.
The Abyssal Lord God gazed at the River of Time.
The maniacal laughter gradually subsided, and the Demon Eye slowly closed.
His consciousness was withdrawn from Zhang Lingqi's mind and returned to reality.
"These arrogant ants... you almost turned this dead end into a viable one."
[The Abyss] murmured softly.
"But now that I have personally descended, I will not allow you to have your way."
"As for that imposter outside..."
"I'll show you what true cruelty is!"
As soon as he finished speaking, [Abyss] turned his gaze to Zhang Lingqi was lying on the ground.
Through sheer willpower, Zhang Lingqi miraculously awoke from the memory invasion of the Abyss.
He was panting heavily, his whole body already soaked in sweat.
"Death God Sequence..."
"No, that's not right. You're missing two sequences."
[Abyss] narrowed his eyes, instantly See Through Zhang Lingqi's current situation.
He secretly plotted in his heart.
"This guy can't be killed yet; he must be saved for last, as the final piece of the puzzle for this body of mine."
"Moreover, if we kill him now, he might trigger the [Death Regression] mechanism and escape back to the past."
"Wouldn't my plan to descend be ruined?"
[Abyss] is well aware of the disgusting mechanism of this time-based Supernatural Ability.
Without any hesitation, He made a slight movement of His mind.
"Pfft! Pfft!"
Dozens of tentacles shot out from the void, locking Zhang Lingqi's entire body in place!
It not only completely deprived him of the ability to act.
It even blocked his escape route of biting his tongue and committing suicide.
Gao Xia.
[Abyss] casually called over Gao Xia, who was trembling to the side.
He raised the Quasi-Divine Artifact [Cold Moon], which was not yet fully forged, and [Tribulation Flame] in his hand.
"I need time now to use this ball of Tribulation Flame to completely refine this bow into Quasi-Divine Artifact."
"And help this body break through to the Quasi-God level."
"You, immediately go outside and block the Dragon God for me."
"Ah?!"
Gao Xia's legs went weak, and she almost knelt down on the spot.
He pointed to his own nose. "Me? Your Majesty, you want me to... fight the Dragon God?!"
Sending him to block the Dragon God is like sending him naked to block a nuclear bomb!
"What's the panic? Look at you, so pathetic."
[Abyss] sneered, naturally aware of the concerns in this ant's heart.
"I know very well that with your worthless strength, you're not even worthy of carrying that imposter's shoes."
"I only asked you to stall him for a moment."
"Also... take this."
As he spoke, a tear of blood flowed from the Demon Eye of [the Abyss].
The blood transformed into a withered purple seed, which was then tossed into Gao Xia's hand.
"When you encounter the Dragon God and find yourself in dire straits, smear your blood on it and then throw it on the ground."
Gao Xia held the tree seed as if it were a priceless treasure, repeatedly kowtowing and expressing his gratitude.
"Thank you so much for the treasure, Your Majesty! I will gladly die for it!"
"Go, take these three with you, and wait for me outside."
[Abyss] pointed to Zhang Lingqi, who was bound like a mummy by tentacles, and gave him extremely stern instructions.
"Remember, protect this sacrifice for me. He must not die at the hands of anyone, not even yourself!"
"Did you understand?"
"Yes, yes, yes! I understand!"
Gao Xia quickly carried the unconscious Gexi and the Clown on her shoulders, and then grabbed Zhang Lingqi by the collar.
[Abyss] observed the surrounding spatial nodes for a moment.
Then, with a wave of his left hand, he activated [Sequence 069: Disintegration], belonging to Guyue Xuyu!
"Snap!"
This chaotic space, sealed by the Gengjin Divine Iron, was Disintegration apart, creating an anchor point rift leading to the outside world of the Time Rift.
After Gao Xia led the two of them in a panicked escape into the crevice.
The Abyss's stern expression turned into mockery.
"Idiot."
He turned around, looked at the Tribulation Flame in his hand, and let out a sneer.
"I have never needed a mad dog that would betray even its own elder brother at any time."
"Even if something is considered waste, one should be prepared to make use of it."
The other end of the Time Rift.
In the ruins of a collapsed ancient battlefield.
"Boom!"
A stone golem boss, over fifty meters tall, is swinging its fist and slamming it into the ground!
The shockwave whipped up clouds of dust!
Amidst the smoke and dust, a figure draped in a tattered hooded cloak was dodging like a swallow.
"Left side, take three steps back! Its core is in the crevice of the rock beneath its ribs!"
A weathered female voice echoed in the hooded man's mind.
"Clear!"
The hooded man did not hesitate.
He slid in to avoid the stone golem's stomp, then used the momentum to leap up and head straight for the stone golem's blind spot in the ribs!
"Now! With your right arm!"
"Drink it!"
The hooded man roared, and his right arm, which had been hidden under his cloak, suddenly shot out!
That wasn't human flesh and blood.
Instead, it is a path entirely woven from lush vines and ancient trees...
The World Tree Arm!
"Pfft!"
The moment the wooden right arm touched the narrow crevice beneath the stone golem's ribs...
Growth and division have begun!
Millions of tiny twigs burrowed into the cracks in the rocks and then expanded inside the stone man's body!
"Crack crack crack... Boom!!!"
"Oh my!"
Softness overcomes hardness, and life continues!
The fifty-meter-tall stone golem, whose physical defense was almost invincible, was forced apart by the World Tree branches growing inside it.
It turned into countless rubble and collapsed with a deafening roar!
The battle is over.
The hooded man landed on a boulder.
He reached out his left hand and lowered the hood that was covering his face.
What was revealed was that rotten face.
"Well done, kid."
"Your reaction and cooperation with my instructions are surprisingly skillful."
In his mind, the World Tree expressed its approval.
Upon hearing this, Guo Shuai was taken aback, then a bitter smile appeared on his lips.
He raised his head, looked at the gray sky, and murmured softly.
"It's nothing..."
"After all, I was used to following his orders when I was in the team."
"The feeling now... is so similar to that back then."
Albert's image flashed through his mind again.
Unfortunately, that person is nowhere to be found.
Guo Shuai suppressed his sadness, his eyes hardening.
"Senior, what should we do next?"
"Go find the daughter of the savior..."
The World Tree's voice grew solemn.
"Between her and me lies a promise that spans a thousand years."
"At that time, I will fulfill that promise, with the Faith Power..."
"To truly ascend to the throne of God!"
"The Savior's Daughter..."
"[Fool] Jiang Li..."
Guo Shuai nodded.
Without further delay, he put on his hood and turned to continue the search.
But!
Just as he took his first step...
"Tear!"
Less than thirty meters away from him, a spatial rift was forcibly torn open in mid-air!
Immediately afterwards, Gao Xia carried Gexi and the Clown on his back, and held Zhang Lingqi, who was bound by tentacles, in his hand.
He stumbled and fell out of the crack, bumping right into Guo Shuai!
The air seemed to freeze at that moment.
Guo Shuai's gaze passed over Gao Xia and locked onto the man bound by tentacles.
Zhang Lingqi.
"Buzz!"
Guo Shuai's mind went blank, Wrath surged to his head!
The head that rolled off the Circle...
And the scythe in Zhang Lingqi's hand!
"Zhang! Ling! Qi!!!"
Guo Shuai's eyes turned bloodshot, and his voice echoed throughout the ruins!
"I'm going to kill you! I'm going to tear you to pieces!!!"
On the other side.
Zhang Lingqi, bound by tentacles and completely unable to move, saw Guo Shuai lunging at him...
Instead of being afraid, he laughed.
"It's him... Thank goodness! This is truly a case of 'when one door closes, another opens'!"
Zhang Lingqi screamed wildly in his heart.
"Come on! Kill me! As soon as you kill me, [Death Regression] will trigger immediately!"
"Then I will be able to take the information back to before everything happened and tell the Dragon God the news!"
For Zhang Lingqi, Guo Shuai's murderous intent was practically his only hope of breaking the deadlock!
You dare!
Gao Xia, who was standing nearby, was terrified when she saw this!
The Abyssal Lord God just issued a death order: Zhang Lingqi absolutely cannot die!
If this kid dies at the hands of this random hooded man.
That Venerable One would definitely extract Gao Xia's soul and burn it like a sky lantern!
"Get out of here!"
Gao Xia roared and activated [Calamity]!
A dark red light of destruction enveloped his entire body as he charged towards Guo Shuai, attempting to kill him with a single punch!
However.
The current Guo Shuai is no longer the dangerous radar he once was!
After receiving the blessing of the World Tree's Faith Power.
His physical abilities have already crossed the threshold of Demigod!
"Die!!!"
Guo Shuai's right arm, the branch of the World Tree, swelled up and clashed with Gao Xia's fist!
"BOOM!!!"
The shockwave sent boulders flying over a hundred meters around them!
However...
In this clash of powers, the [Calamity], hailed as the force of destruction, did not gain the upper hand.
Gao Xia was sent flying backwards instead!
"That's impossible!"
Gao Xia steadied herself in mid-air, staring in horror at Guo Shuai's wooden arm.
He finally recognized that life force!
"This is... the primordial power of the World Tree?!"
"How did that broken tree end up here, and growing on a human body?!"
Gao Xia panicked completely.
The essence of Calamity is destruction, but it is in the face of the World Tree's immense life force, capable of nurturing an entire world.
His destructive power was weakened, rendering him incapable of causing any effective damage!
"Don't linger! Kill the one in black!"
The World Tree calmly directed everything in Guo Shuai's mind.
Guo Shuai ignored Gao Xia, exerted force with both legs, and appeared above Zhang Lingqi.
The World Tree's right arm transformed into a long wooden spear, which it aimed at Zhang Lingqi's heart and thrust down!
As the spear tip drew ever closer, Zhang Lingqi smiled.
"Let's do it..."
"Damn it! I'll fight you to the death!"
Seeing that the mission assigned by the Abyss was about to fail, Gao Xia completely insane!
He bit his tongue so hard it bled, and then placed it on the purple tree seed that the Abyssal Lord God had just given him.
Then, using all his strength, he slammed it onto the ground in front of Zhang Lingqi!
"Prepare for His Majesty's Judgment! Hahahaha!"
Gao Xia burst into wild laughter!
"Bang!"
The purple tree species did not sprout when it touched the ground; instead, it simply...
It exploded!
"That's...! Child, get back!!! Get away from that thing!!!"
In Guo Shuai's mind, the usually calm World Tree suddenly erupted with a scream!
But it was too late.
"Boom!"
Accompanied by the sound of flesh tearing apart, a dark purple demon tree, filled with bones and rotting flesh, appeared.
It rose from the ground!
Its roots have penetrated hundreds of meters in circumference!
"Ughhhhh!!!"
Gao Xia, who was in the middle of a fit of laughter, didn't even have time to react.
Several branches of the purple tree pierced his chest and skull!
In the blink of an eye, the fourth seat of the Desolate God Society had his life essence drained by this tree.
They turned to ashes in the wind!
"Here we go again..."
Zhang Lingqi, bound to the ground by tentacles, looked at the purple tree that had enveloped him.
Deep in his memory, this tree represented the true end.
Thanks to the World Tree's desperate warning, Guo Shuai was pushed back several hundred meters by the shockwave.
He looked at the purple tree that, the moment it appeared, caused the life in the entire Time Rift to rapidly wither away.
"What... what is this?!"
Guo Shuai's voice was trembling.
"This is... the root of their ultimate plan, which they've been plotting for a thousand years..."
"A World Annihilation tree capable of endlessly resurrecting Evil God and devouring the entire earth..."
"[The Underworld Tree]."
Chaotic Space Zone.
Fragments of Gengjin Divine Iron floated on the ground, refracting a cold light.
And at this moment, in the heart of this Deadly Place.
"Boom!"
[Guyue Xuyu] opened his eyes!
A blood-red light erupted from the Demon Eye on his forehead!
This body, already possessing extraordinary talent, finally broke through that insurmountable barrier.
His aura surged, and he stepped into the realm of [Quasi-God]!
And in her palm, the [Cold Moon] weapon had also undergone a transformation.
One half of the bow was covered in dark blue Profound Ice, while the other half was burning with pitch-black Tribulation Flame.
Ice and fire, two diametrically opposed forces, reached a balance under the forging of the Abyss.
Moreover, the bowstring and bow arm shimmered with the luster of Gengjin Divine Iron.
"From this day forward, you shall be called [Death Bow]."
[Abyss] stroked the bowstring, and wherever his fingertips touched, even space itself was torn apart.
The Fusion the spatial properties of Gengjin Divine Iron means that the arrows fired from this Quasi-Divine Artifact...
Ignoring all physical defenses and distance, it can freely traverse various spatial dimensions to deliver a fatal blow!
"Hehe..."
"Once I have gathered the sequences of time, space, and death, this bow will be able to shoot into the past..."
"Everyone has moments of weakness, including you, Dragon God!"
[Abyss] toyed with the [Death Bow] in his hand.
"Only..."
"It's still unclear how different the imposter from the real one is..."
"But, I suppose they're nothing more than lowly Clown, not much better than me."
He stroked the Demon Eye.
However, just as [The Abyss] was preparing to step out of this space to reap lives.
"Snap!"
The spatial barrier suddenly emitted a crisp sound!
Immediately afterwards, a spatial rift was torn open from the outside!
"Whoosh!!"
Accompanied by a sonic boom!
A streak of dark golden light shot out from the crack, heading straight for [Abyss]'s brow!
"Hmph, a mere trick."
[Abyss] captured the trajectory of that streak of light.
He grabbed the streak of light!
"BOOM!!!"
A wave exploded outwards from the center of His palm.
It shattered all the fragments of Gengjin Divine Iron within a radius of 100 meters into dust!
What [Abyss] caught in his hand was Three-Point Double-Edged Spear!
"Heh, I haven't even gone there yet, and you've already arrived..."