A fierce wind swept past, but the World Tree towering between heaven and earth gave no immediate response.
Yet the White Emperor was in no hurry.
After all, the one who had feared Nidhogg most back then was none other than this very World Tree!
He knew the threat posed by the Black Emperor, whose strength matched his ambition.
He had even foreseen a day when Nidhogg would gnaw through the World Tree.
So the one most eager to eliminate Nidhogg was not the White Emperor, but God!
The White Emperor's gaze darkened as he thought, Nidhogg, God wants you dead. How do you expect to survive?
An invisible ripple emanated from the World Tree. Rather than speaking aloud, he transmitted his words directly into the White Emperor's mind:
"I can't find him anymore, either."
The White Emperor's pupils contracted sharply, and shock shook him to his core!
"How is that possible!?"
The World Tree had existed longer than the Yagu Continent itself and possessed immense divine power. Yet even he could no longer find Nidhogg?
The World Tree said, "His soul has betrayed the Yagu Continent."
In other words, he could not immediately locate a being who no longer belonged to the Yagu Continent.
This touched upon the scope of God's authority.
The White Emperor did not understand, but the World Tree's next answer instantly made his draconic eyes light up:
"He chose the Human Race."
"The Human Race?" Fury blazed within the White Emperor. "Great Xia! It must be Great Xia!"
The World Tree's next words seemed to carry a hint of mockery:
"Nidhogg... chose to join the War Zone of the Myriad Worlds."
"A hundred years in captivity has made him foolish, too. Heh..."
That emotionless laugh was inexplicably chilling. The White Emperor frowned and asked:
"The