(Persistence is key to victory. Once you get through this hurdle, you'll be safe. Hang in there!!!)
Due to limited materials, the resulting seed was a semi-finished product with a great deal of uncertainty. However, Wang Hao never expected that his World Tree would grow into such a grotesque and deformed shape.
At first, the World Tree grew normally, but when it reached a height of 10,000 meters, countless hideous tentacles grew out of its trunk, making it look like a tentacle monster from a distance.
This looks completely abnormal, and it's worlds apart from the legendary myths surrounding the World Tree.
Darnic and the others stared at the World Tree, which had transformed into a tentacle monster, their expressions turning quite strange.
Although he wanted to use this opportunity to curry favor with a powerful figure, this powerful figure seemed a bit unusual!
They failed to cling to the powerful figures, and instead swallowed them whole.
Jeanne d'Arc did not speak, but she gripped the battle flag in her hand even tighter, and a longsword even appeared in her right hand.
The moment Wang Hao saw the longsword, he couldn't help but shudder.
That was White Jeanne's strongest Noble Phantasm, capable of transforming into Hong Lian flames to incinerate everything. It was definitely an attack at the Heaven Realm level. Even if I had recovered my Heaven Realm cultivation, it would still be very troublesome to defend against it.
"Please wait a moment, I'll go and discipline that child right away!"
Not daring to linger, Wang Hao forcibly tore open a space and arrived above the tentacle-like World Tree, using his primordial spirit power to scan for the source of the little guy's anomaly.
Although it's a half-finished product, he had previously set a growth template for it, so it shouldn't have turned out like this. And what's with the extreme malice contained within this little guy?
He remembered purifying those plant-based materials several times, so how could they have bred such malice?
" The All the World's Evil?"
After carefully sensing the situation inside the World Tree, Wang Hao's expression became more serious than ever before. He frowned as he pondered the source of the problem and how to solve it, but after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't come up with a suitable solution.
Is it tricky?
White Jeanne also rushed over. Seeing Wang Hao's solemn expression, she realized that this abnormality was probably not caused by this man, but rather by some unexpected change that would be difficult to handle.
"Human nature is inherently evil. Even the kindest and most upright person will have evil thoughts. The amount of evil thoughts generated by humankind in this world so far is immeasurable and is distributed and hidden in all parts of the world."
If that were the case, it would be better; although still dangerous, there would be no risk of an outbreak in the short term. However, the birth of the World Tree has given these evil intentions a tangible form, thus polluting the World Tree.
After briefly explaining the source of the World Tree's mutation, Wang Hao continued to ponder solutions.
Evil thoughts are a pure form of negative energy. A single evil thought is harmless, but if they accumulate, the quantitative change will lead to a qualitative change, and things will become very serious.
For example, the World-Destroying Evil Baleful Intent in the Naruto Universe is formed from a vast amount of negative energy and possesses the power to Destroying the World world.
Is there anything I can do?
Her expression also turned serious, and White Jeanne asked solemnly and resolutely, her small, fair hand gripping the long sword even tighter.
If necessary, she wouldn't mind sacrificing herself to unleash this Noble Phantasm and completely destroy the World Tree.
She was well aware of the horror of All the World's Evil; it was a power capable of Destroying the World, and regardless of whether the person acting as the medium had good or bad intentions, it would manifest a terrible result.
This supreme evil must never be allowed to truly descend upon the world; we are willing to sacrifice everything for it.
Can I see your sword?
Wang Hao glanced at Jeanne d'Arc instinctively, and when he saw the longsword she was clutching tightly in her hand, a flash of inspiration struck him. His brows relaxed, and he had an idea.
If White Jeanne's sword is reliable, this matter will be much easier to resolve.
"Sure!"
Although she didn't understand what Wang Hao was going to do, White Jeanne still decisively handed over her own Noble Phantasm, the longsword.
Knight of Owner!
The Noble Phantasm skill was activated, and the dark magic power assimilated the Noble Phantasm Noble Phantasm sword, instantly giving Wang Hao Sword One degree of control over it.
The Saintess of Honglian!
White Jeanne's strongest Noble Phantasm Saintess of Honglian, which is an ultimate flame that erupts from White Jeanne's life force. It is extremely powerful and can threaten even the existence of beings in the Heaven Realm.
What he needs now is the flame sealed within this Noble Phantasm sword.
Using the Knight of Owner and his control over the Noble Phantasm sword with his bare hands, he carefully extracted a Core Flame from it.
"That's not enough. Your flames are destructive enough, but they're not very effective against intangible things like evil intentions."
After placing that sliver of Core Flame back into his Noble Phantasm sword to continue its slumber, Wang Hao continued to ponder what flames from the Nasuverse would be suitable for burning and tempering the All the World's Evil.
"The power of evil intentions?"
Taking the sword, White Jeanne said thoughtfully, "If it's about the power to target evil, I know someone who possesses that power, but I can't guarantee I can persuade her."
In the past, she would have been helpless, but three days ago she vaguely sensed the arrival of someone. If it was that person, it should be enough to satisfy this man's demands.
Is there anything I can do to help?
"Please send me to Orléans, France as soon as possible; that person should be going there."
White Jeanne didn't make a fuss. After all, she could tell from his expression that time was tight and there was no time to waste. She directly asked Wang Hao to take her to her destination.
Since that woman has been born, she will definitely go to that place.
"If there's any danger, channel your magic here, and it will teleport you to my side immediately."
He used his own magic to condense a thumb-sized black crystal and handed it to White Jeanne, then tore open a spatial rift leading directly to Orléans, France.
Thank you!
White Jeanne solemnly accepted the black crystal, said nothing more, and resolutely stepped into the spatial rift, arriving in a familiar yet unfamiliar city in the blink of an eye.
Feeling the familiar atmosphere of the city, White Jeanne looked back at the rapidly closing spatial rift and couldn't help but sigh.
"What a convenient feature!"
In this world, Romania is tens of thousands of kilometers away from France. If she were to simply travel by car, it would take at least several days, and even by train in this era, it would take a day and a night.
But now, by using spatial rifts, one can cross a distance of over 10,000 kilometers in the blink of an eye, which is incredibly convenient.
"Haha... I knew my senses were right, my Holy Maiden, it's been a long time!"
Just then, a black figure rushed over, laughing wildly as she stared at White Jeanne) ahead. It was none other than the witch Jeanne d'Arc Alter), who had already arrived in Orléans.
They had left Romania a day earlier than White Jeanne, and riding on Achilles ' warhorses, they were extremely fast.
She had already set up her operation throughout France, preparing to use the seven Dark Holy Grail to summon her own Heroic Spirit. But before she could even begin, she sensed that extremely familiar yet utterly repulsive aura.
Upon arriving, I was certain it was indeed my other self— Saint Jeanne d'Arc!
"You pathetic dark side! Today I will end your twisted and erroneous existence!"
This time, Saintess White Jeanne) was more assertive than ever before. She casually uttered an opening line and charged towards the witch Jeanne d'Arc Alter), completely ignoring Karna and the others who had arrived shortly after.
The target this time is this dark side of myself. As long as I can obtain that power, it doesn't Dingzhen have to be a matter of life and death.
Leaving aside the battle on White Jeanne's side, Wang Hao, after sending the saintess White Jeanne away, began to purify the World Tree, separating and sealing away the All the World's Evil within it.
That wasn't all; he left a restriction in the World Tree World Tree, continuously drawing out the evil thoughts of humans attracted to it.
The All the World's Evil is attracted by the essence of the World Tree, which is the ideal vessel to bear this All the World's Evil, and will instinctively gather the evil thoughts of the entire world.
Wang Hao finds it difficult to suppress this characteristic for the time being, and he also doesn't want to.
After all, the All the World's Evil is a major hidden danger. He had originally intended to deal with that thing, and now that it has come to the fore, there is no reason for him to let it slip away.
However, just as he began to deal with the All the World's Evil, another unexpected event occurred.
" The River of Time?"
Wang Hao, who was busy at work, suddenly looked up and gazed at a location a thousand miles away.
He has now turned the entire Romania into a Magecraft workshop, which is greatly enhanced, especially in terms of sensory perception, allowing him to clearly sense all unusual activity within Romania.
Just now, he sensed the fluctuations of the River of Time. Having traversed several worlds, he was no stranger to the power of the River of Time, so he was certain that there had been a change in the River of Time just now.
"The butterfly effect?"
This unexpected change made Wang Hao smile wryly. Clearly, the reason for this change was likely due to his enormous interference with the fate of this world.
He never expected it would affect the River of Time; now things were getting serious.
After all, anything involving the River of Time is no small matter.
"Your Excellency, could you please come here?"
With a casual tear, the space leading to the Millennia Castle was ripped open, and the Grand Duke and his entourage quickly emerged from it.
"What an evil power!"
The moment the Grand Duke emerged, he looked at the energy sphere in Wang Hao's hand that sealed away the All the World's Evil. Sensing the extreme evil within, even with his composure, he couldn't help but be startled.
Having been inexplicably imbued with vampire evil traits, he was no stranger to evil energy. However, compared to the power of vampires, the energy within that pitch-black sphere was far more evil and terrifying, far beyond what vampires could compare to.
" Brother Hao, do you want us to destroy that thing?"
Afu was also drawn to the All the World's Evil sealed in Wang Hao's hands, and he conjured a battle spear, preparing to unleash the Admiral, Annihilation. Chiron and the others also seemed ready to coordinate their ultimate attacks.
After all, the only truly terrifying thing here is that energy sphere radiating an extremely evil aura; it must be the very thing that caused the World Tree to mutate.
The healthy growth of the World Tree is of paramount importance, not only concerning the outcome of this Holy Grail War, but also the safety of this world; it cannot be allowed to fail.
Hearing Afu call out "Brother Hao" in such a soft and cute voice, Wang Hao couldn't help but cover his face.
If the other person were a cute, adorable girl calling out like that, it would melt anyone's heart. But since the person in question happens to be a cross-dressing man, it's really frustrating.
"I can handle this. I called you here because there were fluctuations in the River of Time in that direction. It seems that someone from another dimension has descended. Go and take a look."
As he spoke, Wang Hao tore open another spatial rift, leading directly to the source of the anomaly he had sensed earlier.
He would not underestimate anything that could cause changes in the River of Time, especially at this crucial time.
"Hmph! What do you all take me for, daring to so arrogantly invade my territory!"
The Grand Duke's face instantly turned incredibly cold, and a chilling killing intent surged forth without any attempt to conceal it.
It's important to remember that Romania is his territory. Even though he has passed away and a new government has been established on this land, this fundamental nature remains unchanged.
Now someone dares to invade his territory again, and by such unconventional means as time travel! They really don't take Vlad III, seriously!
Without saying anything more, he rode his warhorse quickly into the spatial rift, and Chiron and the others hurriedly followed.
Those who can descend through time and space are not simple characters. Even if they are powerful Servant Heroic Spirit, one must still be careful when dealing with them.
As if things weren't bad enough, not long after the Grand Duke and the others left, a crack suddenly appeared in the space around Wang Hao, and a beautiful figure engulfed in jet-black Lie Yan fell out.