Chapter 156 The Fatal Three-Part Question

Now that the external halo troops were not around, it wasn't a good time to settle the mission. Han Xiao closed the panel, turned his head to look at the Oathkeeper and Clotti beside him, and issued the fatal three-part question:

"Do you have nothing to do? Is the war over? Have the enemies been driven back?"

"No..." The Oathkeeper and Clotti came back to their senses, suppressed the fear in their hearts towards Han Xiao, and shook their heads.

"Then what are you doing here? Aren't you going to deal with the enemy?"

"We're going now."

Without saying a word, the Oathkeeper directly stepped into the spatial rift, looking for a shallow dimension battlefield to join.

Clotti took a deep look at Han Xiao and followed closely behind, disappearing.

The battle between the two Beyond Grade As in the spatial storm was not monitored by the three major civilizations, but he had recorded everything. Whether it was Black Star's terrifying combat power or the World Tree's hidden Beyond Grade A trump cards, this crucial intelligence needed to be reported to the higher-ups.

Han Xiao did not withdraw his troops, but simply reduced the size of the Supreme Heavenly Venerate and tore open a spatial rift leading to a battlefield. Then, he controlled the Mechanical Deity to actively walk into it.

Everywhere, battleships were firing at each other, formations were intertwined, and the light flickered, making the battle extremely fierce. The situation of the three major civilizations' defenders was critical. Only three out of ten remained, and they were being surrounded and annihilated.

When the World Tree dependents saw a Mechanical Deity wrapped in dark clouds descend, they immediately turned their attack direction, and overwhelming artillery fire poured down.

The Supreme Heavenly Venerate didn't move. The mechanical soldiers that had condensed into dark clouds beside him immediately separated a portion and stood in front, while also activating shields. The energy linked together to form a giant psionic shield, protecting the entire Supreme Heavenly Venerate. All the fleet's artillery fire was blocked, and the surface of the shield was filled with colorful light, shaking like ripples.

Han Xiao raised the Emperor's Sky Splitting Blade, pointed it at the large World Tree fleet that filled the sky, and gently twisted his arm, rotating the blade halfway. In the next moment, an invisible psionic wave spread out from the tip of the sword, quickly sweeping across and enveloping most of the fleet.

In the next moment, countless battleships simultaneously exploded with electric sparks, their shields shattered and disappeared, and they all malfunctioned, falling in different directions as if they had lost power.

Wherever the psionic wave passed, battleships fell like rain!

Now, to deal with large-scale troops, Han Xiao no longer needed to use the human wave tactics to consume them. The psionic wave was a great weapon for group battles, and today it was finally used on a formal battlefield. The number of fleets almost lost its meaning in front of this technology.

"This black technology is even better than I expected. It was worth upgrading you into an artifact."

Looking at the spectacular scene of countless spaceships falling, Han Xiao couldn't help but feel happy.

This time, he had revealed his strength to seal the Secret Tree King, and now that he didn't need to continue hiding, he naturally chose to participate in the war.

"Sovereign, there are too many battlefields. You are unable to handle them all by yourself. Should we take action?"

Youzu, with a group of Mechanical Apostles, stood on the shoulders of the Supreme Heavenly Venerate and asked respectfully.

"Take the children to help," Han Xiao nodded.

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of Mechanical Apostles immediately took action, each leading a batch of mechanical troops to support the three major civilizations on different shallow dimension battlefields and to crusade against the invading World Tree dependents.

With Han Xiao's Machinery Force enhancement, the combat power of the mechanical troops was extraordinary, with a leap in improvement. One mechanical army after another was thrown into one battlefield after another, immediately giving the World Tree dependents on all sides a head-on blow.

Han Xiao controlled the Supreme Heavenly Venerate to act alone, the towering giant mechanical life form walking through one dimensional battlefield after another, casually waving the Emperor's Sky Splitting Blade, a giant double-headed broadsword, constantly launching full-map AOE attacks. Psionic waves were cut out like light blades, sweeping across swaths of World Tree fleets.

After fighting fiercely for an unknown amount of time, Han Xiao couldn't remember how many World Tree dependents he had eliminated. Suddenly, in the remaining shallow dimension battlefields, the World Tree fleets simultaneously ceased fire and retreated like a tide.

The blitzkrieg invasion had been fierce and aggressive, wanting to achieve a quick victory, but they had kicked a steel plate. Seeing that things could not be done, the World Tree dependents finally gave up this invasion and chose to withdraw, leaving in disgrace.

"We finally repelled this wave of the World Tree's offensive."

In the leader's conference room of the main universe, the leaders of the three major civilizations looked at the images of the World Tree troops collapsing and finally relaxed their tense minds from the past few days.

"The World Tree finally found an opportunity to open a second front. They won't give up easily. After a period of rest, they may make a comeback," Louis pondered.

The leader of the Void Spirit Religion nodded, his tone somewhat worried, "The opening of the second front is very unfavorable to us. The secondary dimension battlefield is a more terrifying meat grinder than the border of the main universe, mainly head-on confrontations. The battle damage will not be low, and their fleets are endless, but our battle damage is real. Although the Underworld can accommodate most of the heroic spirits of the fallen soldiers, Aurora's energy level cannot afford the losses of the interstellar battlefield..."

Mabrus clasped his hands together and suddenly said, "It's not a big problem. The enemy has an army, but we have Black Star."

Hearing this, the other two had complex expressions.

They had received Clotti's report and knew the true combat power of a Beyond Grade A. They had already tried their best to raise their psychological expectations, but they didn't expect to still underestimate Han Xiao's strength.

"Alas, the combat power of a Beyond Grade A is really amazing, but what I didn't expect is that the World Tree also has a Beyond Grade A," the leader of the Void Spirit Religion said with a surprised tone.

"Fortunately, Black Star has entered the Beyond Grade A realm, otherwise we would probably have no one to counter the World Tree's trump card, and we would definitely suffer heavy casualties..."

The three were in a complex mood, with some lingering fear.

Black Star, the Beyond Grade A, made them extremely fearful, but also brought them a sense of security. If Black Star hadn't broken through this limit, interstellar society would be at an absolute disadvantage in terms of individual power. Once the Tree God descended, their defenses would inevitably be broken and they would be unable to counter it.

Now that the war situation was barely stable, at least half of it was due to Black Star's efforts, and the contribution he made was greater than the sum of the three of them.

"But after this battle, the World Tree should also be frightened by Black Star. The next time they attack the shallow dimensions, they will probably have to weigh their options before making a decision."

The three secretly nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

...

World Tree territory, Tree King Palace.

Specks of green light gathered on the throne, condensing into the bodies of the Ancestor Tree King and the Stabilizing Tree King. Both of their faces were quite ugly, not only because the Secret Tree King was sealed, but also because of the aftereffects of dispelling the Tree God's Advent.

"The Secret Tree King is gone too... I didn't expect that the Mechanic was still a peak Super A Grade more than ten years ago, and now he has entered the Tree God level."

The Ancestor Tree King rubbed his forehead, alleviating the tearing pain in his soul, and spoke in a hoarse voice, his tone carrying rare shock and anger.

When Black Star displayed his true combat power and instantly killed the Secret Tree King, he was frightened. He knew that the Secret Tree King was in mortal danger, so he decisively abandoned the Secret Tree King and unhesitatingly activated the Tree God's Advent.

The Tree God's Advent was like stirring the bodies and souls of the five Tree Kings, mixing them all together. It was extremely painful. You are in me and I am in you, forming a new pan-consciousness that merged with the Mother Tree's will. The aftereffects were very serious. After disintegration, the Tree Kings would occasionally experience identity recognition disorders and their thinking would be chaotic for a long time, slowly recovering.

If it was not out of necessity, the Ancestor Tree King would not want to use it. It was not to compete with Black Star, but because he was worried that if he did not summon the Tree God, he would not be able to escape from Black Star and follow in the footsteps of the Secret Tree King.

In addition, each use of the Tree God's Advent would severely overdraft the Tree King's Crown, causing the Tree King's power to decline, requiring time to recover. Before the Tree King's Crown completely returned to its peak, it was the Tree God's Advent's regular cooldown period - if the Tree God's Advent was used continuously regardless of the load, the Tree King's Crown would shatter and disappear after three times, and it would take thousands of years to regenerate, meaning that during this period, the Tree King would no longer have special bonuses and would be just a simple title.

Moreover, the Tree God's Advent also required special fuel, a substance called "Relics of the King". When a Tree King failed to advance to the Beyond Grade A realm and died, this special substance would be generated. The Mother Tree could not transform it and could only store it. Although there had been some accumulation over the years, fewer and fewer Tree Kings were choosing to advance, and "Relics of the King" were used one less at a time... And this matter was only known to the Ancestor Tree King!

The Ancestor Tree King, as the most experienced Tree King, also knew another secret - currently, any World Tree member who chose to advance to the Beyond Grade A realm was destined to die. This had nothing to do with talent, but came from the Mother Tree's restrictions.

The Mother Tree was not as powerful as it was now, but grew stronger through the civilization's feedback, devouring countless things.

Only by devouring a new thing and possessing its information state could the World Tree unlock the corresponding ability... And the World Tree had never devoured a Beyond Grade A life, so Super A Grade was the individual limit of the World Tree's espers.

However, this did not mean that World Tree members could not advance. In fact, as long as a Tree King entered the Beyond Grade A realm, they could take back the information state that had been devoured by the Mother Tree, decouple from the World Tree, and become completely free.

However, the World Tree did not allow any members to leave its control. As long as someone tried to advance, the Mother Tree would not only not protect them, but would also automatically interfere, because everyone's information state was under its control, and it could easily cause malignant mutations... So, in terms of expression, they would never reach the Beyond Grade A realm. All the advancing Tree Kings died and turned into "Relics of the King" - that is, Beyond Grade A remnants - stored in the World Tree's body.

Therefore, the Mother Tree's will after the Tree God's Advent would have a strong appetite, eagerly wanting to eat Black Star... As long as it devoured this true Beyond Grade A life, it could obtain the information state of the Beyond Grade A level and unlock the upper limit of individual power.

——Infinite Rebirth naturally had a price. The upper limit was stuck. Only when the World Tree grew could their upper limit be raised synchronously... But other than the Ancestor Tree King, no one knew this.

The Ancestor Tree King never chose to advance, because he did not want to become a stepping stone for others, and he kept this secret from the subsequent Tree Kings.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind. The Ancestor Tree King spoke in a deep voice:

"The Mechanic's advancement came at the wrong time. Luck is not on our side. Fortunately, I took back the Secret Tree King's Crown at a critical moment, otherwise the Tree God's power would decline further."

"The Secret Tree King is beyond saving. Who are you going to let inherit this Crown?"

The Stabilizing Tree King painfully covered his head and asked through gritted teeth.

"... Let's examine it again."

The Ancestor Tree King's face was gloomy as he scanned the three empty thrones, his mood extremely bad.

Of the five Tree Kings, one was dead, two were sealed, and only the two of them were left. When had they ever been so miserable in the process of conquering the universe?!

It was simply tragic...

Moreover, the one who stayed to accompany him was the most worrying salted fish Stabilizing Tree King. The Ancestor Tree King only felt tired.

The one he wanted to cut down the most was the Stabilizing Tree King, not only because this guy liked to be lazy, but also because he suspected that the Stabilizing Tree King might have guessed something, so he became so salted fish, content with the status quo, and no longer enterprising.

The Stabilizing Tree King did not notice the Ancestor Tree King's little expression and said worriedly, "The Tree God's Advent is incomplete and is not the Mechanic's opponent. We are completely suppressed in terms of individual power. What should we do in the future?"

"We can only temporarily give up the struggle for individual power. Don't let the high-level combat power take action anymore, otherwise, one will be sealed for every one who goes, and I'm afraid we can't save the Heart Tree King. That Tree King's Crown may be lost forever..."

The Ancestor Tree King was depressed.

The Stabilizing Tree King said with a worried tone, "What about the Mother Tree's natural enemy?"

"... This is a ticking time bomb. I still have to think of a way."

The Ancestor Tree King's eyes darkened.

The World Tree was originally very calm about this war, not in a hurry, unafraid, and confident.

However, the emergence of the Pivot Snake stabbed their vital point, causing their great situation to suddenly become precarious, forcing them to seize every second and drag them into a quagmire of time-grabbing!

If it was just the exposure of the Mother Tree's main body coordinates, the Ancestor Tree King would not be panicked. He had always emphasized to the outside world that the main body was immovable. In fact, the Mother Tree's main body was not fixed. Although the process of moving was troublesome, it could indeed be transplanted to other secondary dimensions.

The reason for revealing false information was to leave a way out, like a sly rabbit with three burrows, and to act as a trap... But until today, no civilization had forced out this trump card, so the Ancestor Tree King had kept it secret until now.

But the Pivot Snake in adulthood could sense the location of the Mother Tree's main body at any time, which was equivalent to an infinite-distance positioning radar. No matter how the main body was transplanted, it would be useless. This was a major event concerning the survival of the civilization, and the Ancestor Tree King had to pay attention to it!

But even if the World Tree could sense its natural enemy, the Pivot Snake was protected by that Mechanic, and they had almost no chance. This was the biggest threat!

After thinking about it, he was still at a loss.

The only solution he could think of at the moment was to quickly eliminate the three major civilizations regardless of casualties, so that even if Black Star had the Pivot Snake in his hands, it would be difficult to gather enough power to attack the Mother Tree's main body.

"Even so, it's just a temporary solution. That Mechanic will forever become a threat to the Mother Tree.

If there are no variables, I'm afraid..."

The Ancestor Tree King clenched his fists, a layer of haze covering his heart, his face uncertain.