All Sides Appear! The Deity and the World Tree!

Bai Xuan rode Jialianhui toward the Da Qi Serpent, approaching silently under the cover of invisibility.

Because of Jialianhui's Exclusive Mount character setting, she could share some of Bai Xuan's abilities, so she was invisible too.

"If the World Tree really is controlling the Da Qi Serpent, it must be sentient," Bai Xuan murmured. "Once I find out why it's controlling the serpent, I might be able to work out what to do—"

Tap!

In the blink of an eye, Jialianhui landed lightly on the Da Qi Serpent's enormous body.

Neither the helicopters circling overhead nor the ships at sea noticed them while they were invisible.

Bai Xuan leaped down from her back. He gave the serpent a gentle stomp and called out, "Hey, big guy. Can you hear me?"

There was no response.

That was no surprise. With the Da Qi Serpent under the World Tree's control, it probably could not respond on its own.

So Bai Xuan addressed the World Tree instead. "The Investigation Bureau and the Evil Organization are both after you. They'll surely capture you and subject you to inhumane experiments."

"If you want to put an end to this, I can help."

Still no reply. But Bai Xuan clearly felt a faint pulse beneath his feet, coming from within the serpent.

"Don't think I'm sincere enough?"

Bai Xuan understood at once. The World Tree did not trust him.

After all, he had yet to show enough strength to earn its confidence.

Just then, Jialianhui raised a forehoof and tapped the serpent's body. "Hey! My master is talking to you, deity from a destroyed world!"

"Hm?"

Bai Xuan froze at her words.

A deity from a destroyed world?

What did that mean?

Before long, a young girl's voice spoke directly into Bai Xuan's mind. "Who are