Richard knew he had found what he had come for the moment he saw the core of the formation.
The enormous formation spanned nearly half of Gloomhaven World. Gathered by the formation, energy boiled like an ocean. In an instant, an energy pulse swept across the entire world from within the formation. Under that pulse, the elements converged like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, forming an elemental storm that engulfed the whole world.
But the very next moment, that storm was shattered by an even greater force.
Several hundred kilometers away, the Dominator of Netherworld's face was ashen. Blood-red mist continuously poured from his body, nearly painting him into a savage specter.
Beside him, the Great World Tree glowed with the green light of life. Endless negative energy entered his body, only to be transformed into positive energy and stored within him in the blink of an eye—
For a being on the Great World Tree's level, the Life and Death Cycle was hardly a difficult ability to obtain.
"Netherworld, why are you so nervous?"
The Great World Tree blocked the Dominator of Netherworld's path, utterly disregarding the chilling killing intent emanating from him.
He said calmly, "Could it be that you've hidden something shameful in your church?"
Netherworld said nothing, but the killing intent around him grew even colder.
"Old Tree, are you determined to oppose me? All because of a few words from an outsider?!"
At those words, the Great World Tree's branches slowly twisted into a pair of thick arms.
"Oppose you? You think far too highly of yourself. I'm not like you short-lived races. I don't care about that chaotic mess. I've dealt with your kind for tens of thousands of years. You should know that I don't care about the interests between races.