Richard quickly arrived in the Gods' Dimension after stepping onto the staircase.
This was, incidentally, his first time coming to the Gods' Dimension.
The Gods' Dimension was a fantastical world.
This vast world had no land in the conventional sense. Countless Sky Islands suspended in the air formed the ground of this world. Clouds and mist flowed slowly between the islands, dyed golden by the giant sun in the distance.
At night, the stars would replace the sun. When that happened, every Sky Island would light up with starlight.
At the center of the Gods' Dimension stood a World Tree that pierced the heavens.
Upon the World Tree's crown, a magnificent temple shone brilliantly like the jewel atop a crown.
"This dimension is so beautiful." Richard could not help sighing.
Compared with the gloomy Wizard Dimension, the Gods' Dimension was like a true Divine Kingdom.
Yet for some reason, Richard caught a faint scent of decay amid this gorgeous world.
Richard looked toward the World Tree at the center of the world. There, golden leaves were drifting down in the wind.
Suddenly, a staircase appeared beside Richard. Then, a Black Crow entered the Gods' Dimension along the staircase.
"Caw, Richard, how have you been... Why has the World Tree started shedding leaves?"
Ulysses landed on Richard's shoulder. A flicker of surprise passed through his eyes as he looked at the leaf-shedding World Tree in the distance.
Richard's heart stirred, and he asked, "Oh? From the sound of it, the World Tree never shed leaves before?"
"Not exactly. It shed leaves a few times before, but..." Gravity flashed through Ulysses's eyes. "It was never this bad."
At the center of the dimension, the World Tree's fallen leaves drifted with the wind, like snowflakes filling the sky.
Ulysses looked at Richard. "The