Cold sweat poured down the back of the Earth Giant like a waterfall from Huangguoshan Mountain; he hadn't even seen how the branch had reached over from the city.
It's too fast.
He only saw a fleeting afterimage before the branch reached his forehead; he had no recollection of what happened in between, as if that time had vanished from his sight.
This is a time discrepancy inherent in the vast difference in strength; time is different in his eyes and in the eyes of the World Tree.
Leo didn't know why the World Tree didn't pierce his head directly. For the World Tree, which had already awakened, piercing his head directly would be as easy as walking on the road and casually stepping on a few ants.
The World Tree's branches remained still, and Leo dared not move either.
The spatial rift was still healing, but when it reached the location of the World Tree's branch, the space kept breaking apart and healing again. No matter what, it couldn't be healed, and it couldn't even get close to the World Tree's branch itself!
Yaoyao perched on the Earth Giant's shoulder, watching as Earth Giant World Tree's branch pressed against its forehead. She dared not breathe, afraid of arousing the World Tree's misunderstanding and causing it to hang Leo's head on its branch.
This scene is like an ordinary person on Earth having a gun pointed at their head.
At that moment, life no longer belonged to him, but to that pistol!
Stalemate
Since the World Tree didn't react, Leo didn't dare to say anything more. The two of them had a grudge. Back then, the World Tree wanted to control Leo, but because Leo's soul was anchored in the Shadow World, it couldn't complete the control, and as a result, it suffered Leo's merciless mockery.
I never expected to meet you again, especially with someone pressing their forehead against mine!
With the appearance of the World Tree, the entire space, including the small plane God's Dwelling and the surrounding Marsh World, seemed to freeze instantly.
The roaring battlefield fell silent. The entire slave army trembled, wanting to sob, but found themselves unable to even open their mouths.
The wizards who were casting spells were terrified. Under this terrifying aura, the magic power in their bodies seemed to freeze for a moment. They couldn't even function normally, let alone cast spells.
The mechs also stopped their attacks, their laser cannons went out, and their lightsabers stood upright on either side of their bodies, like devout believers welcoming the arrival of a god.
The sea, which had been battered by the war, instantly calmed down, or rather, became completely still, as if Ice Seal.
The few remaining Water Marsh People, seemingly forgetting their hesitation, sank into the seabed in terror.
The battle between the Interstellar Wanderer and Heritos and Heliao was forced to a halt; they were the only remaining living beings.
But sensing the atmosphere in the air and looking at the slender branches extending from the spatial rift, they had a terrible feeling that disaster was about to strike.
Heritos and Heliao didn't know what this was, only that it was a super-far-reaching entity, possibly sent by the Interstellar Company after they saw two of their level-four mechs die in succession.
At this point Heritos and Heliao were still unaware of the seriousness of the situation, still fantasizing that the service was provided by the other party's Interstellar Company.
A sense of smug satisfaction even welled up inside him; with such a powerful ally, capturing these wizards would be a piece of cake.
They must all be reduced to ashes and buried in the deepest part of the Marsh World.
They didn't know, but the Interstellar Wanderer knew perfectly well what it was.
This is the World Tree that Leo has repeatedly mentioned.
Level 7 life
It is the most terrifying being who controls countless worlds!
Without the intervention of Supreme Lord, they were no match for this terrifying being.
Unexpectedly, they found us as quickly as possible, trying to keep the scale of the war to a minimum, but they still attracted the attention of the World Tree!
The Interstellar Wanderer felt the suffocating atmosphere and the thin branch pressing against Leo's forehead; his heart was in his throat.
Perhaps they killed too many mechs, directly alarming the World Tree.
This angered the World Tree, which directly attempted to forcibly occupy the Marsh World.
Although they didn't know why they hadn't made a move yet and were instead locked in a stalemate with Leo, the Interstellar Wanderer had already prepared for a 90% chance of failure.
As for the 10% chance of success, that rests on Leo's shoulders. After all, the World Tree was right on Leo's head, but it didn't kill Leo outright, which means there's still room for maneuver.
Suddenly, from Yaoyao's perspective, the Earth Giant's eyes closed.
Yaoyao guessed that Leo's consciousness had entered his own consciousness space, and that a branch of the World Tree remained in Leo's consciousness space, perhaps they were communicating.
"Respected World Tree, I never expected to meet you again."
Indeed, Leo was communicating with the World Tree in the consciousness space. This time, there weren't many Level-Six Stigmata Wizard protecting him. Leo's attitude was very respectful, showing none of the arrogance he displayed when he made threats in the Homo Sapiens World.
The branches of the World Tree in the consciousness space had never changed in the past. Just now, Leo sensed the abnormality of the branches and entered his consciousness space to check.
"Wizards, I've set my sights on this world. I'll give you a chance to live. Leave on your own, and I'll pretend this never happened."
A voice echoed in the space of wills; it was the voice of the World Tree, urging the wizard army to leave the Marsh World.
Upon hearing World Tree's words, Leo's tense nerves relaxed slightly, and he withdrew the foot that had stepped into the threshold of death.
The fact that the World Tree didn't kill them and even let them leave shows that the World Tree truly didn't want to be enemies with the wizards.
It seems the last confrontation with Homo Sapiens World left him with a sufficiently dark psychological scar!
"Respected World Tree, please forgive me for being unable to grant your request. I have come under the Great Wizard Will and the Supreme Lord to conquer the Marsh World, using it as one of the battlefields in the war against the Returning Breath World Cluster."
Leo used honorifics and maintained a very respectful attitude, but directly rejected the World Tree's request.
"I don't know if you are aware of the war between our great Wizard World and the Returning Breath World Cluster. If you are not, I can explain: this is the largest war between the two World Cluster, and it will inevitably affect countless worlds."
"Therefore, we have selected many worlds as battlefields, Marsh World is one of them."
"We've come to fight, but only to clear the battlefield and prepare for the rest of the war. The main force of wizards will arrive later."
"If you are determined to take over this place, I am no match for you. I can only report this truthfully to the Supreme Lord of the Wizard World."
"I cannot predict what will happen next, but I don't think you would want to become an enemy of us wizards."
Leo smiled, looking up at the tree branches above his consciousness, and spoke in the most relaxed tone.
No sound rang out in the consciousness space, and Leo showed no other expression, simply smiling as he looked up at the sky above the consciousness space, as if waiting for the World Tree's answer.
"Is everything you're saying true?"
Finally, as Leo waited anxiously, the World Tree spoke.
These words immediately eased Leo's anxiety considerably, and the World Tree hesitated!
"If you think I'm lying to you, you can ask around and see if the Wizard World and the Returning Breath World Cluster are at war?"
"I know about your war," said World Tree.
"In that case, it's even simpler. If you don't believe me, just wait and see. You already have the coordinates of this world. Just wait a few hundred years and see if this place becomes a battlefield to judge whether what I'm saying is true."
"If this place doesn't become a battlefield hundreds of years from now, you can continue to occupy it; if it does become a battlefield, you've at least avoided a conflict."
"For you, occupying a medium-sized world is just a simple matter," Leo said with a smile.
"You're right, I have no intention of interfering in the war between your two World Cluster."
After pondering for a long time, the World Tree agreed with Leo's statement.
Although the World Tree is a level seven life form and one of the most powerful beings in the universe, if it were to truly intervene in the war between the two World Cluster, it would be utterly annihilated!
Any life form in the universe that learns of the war between the two major World Cluster will run as far away as possible, daring not to get involved at all.
No matter which World Cluster, they are beings they cannot afford to offend!
"I was unaware that the Mecha World belonged to you, so I'm truly sorry for causing so much damage."
Upon hearing that the World Tree believed him, Leo immediately apologized, easing the tense atmosphere.
"It's nothing, just a few bugs." World Tree didn't take the mechs seriously at all.
"Wizard, although your strength has improved rapidly, it is still not enough. World Cluster war is about to break out, which is very dangerous for you."
"Do you need any help?"
The World Tree stopped dwelling on the issue of the Marsh World and instead shifted the topic to Leo.
How would you like to help me?
Leo asked with a smile, "A level seven life form who would voluntarily help Level Four Stigmata Wizard like me, is either a naturally good person or a wicked person with ulterior motives."
Is he a truly good person, given that he controls the World Tree across countless worlds?
Even a single leaf of his is a hundred times more evil than the worst villain!
"I sense my presence on you; you must have used my branch."
"Yes, a piece of your branch is incorporated into my staff. I must thank you; without your branch, I wouldn't be as powerful as I am today."
"Since that's the case, I can locate your position at any time. If you encounter mortal danger on the battlefield, you can contact me in this consciousness space. I can use the location of your staff to teleport some troops to your side to help you overcome the difficulties. What do you think?" The World Tree seemed to be the most understanding senior, taking the initiative to provide help to its junior.
"That sounds good, but what are the conditions?" Leo asked.