Chapter 578 Tree God's Ability

The World Tree's Kin suffered a setback in the secondary dimension battlefield. The army group, which was originally conducting joint operations on the front lines of the Flickering World, also ceased its offensive and temporarily withdrew. Compared to the dangers of the shallow dimension war, the Flickering World border defense line was as solid as a rock.

In this wave of attacks, many shallow dimensions were riddled with holes. Although the enemies were repelled, because the battlefield was within the control area of the three major civilizations, the damage was not small. Part of the territory was devastated, and the fleets of the three major civilizations quickly cleaned up the battlefield and rushed to repair various war facilities.

Han Xiao withdrew his supernatural powers, leaving behind a part of his mechanical troops to help clean up the battlefield. He then used a remote projection to meet with the leaders of the three major civilizations.

As soon as Han Xiao arrived, he heard a series of flattering remarks.

"Black Star, you've worked hard!"

"Fortunately, the World Tree's Kin were repelled. If the enemies had ravaged our territory in the secondary dimension, we would have been passive. It would have inevitably affected the main universe's front lines. This time, thanks to you, you have made a great contribution. We represent the entire interstellar society in thanking you for your contribution."

"We didn't expect the World Tree to also have a Beyond Grade A combat force, but it's still no match for you. We were right not to distrust you."

Han Xiao raised his eyebrows and looked at the three of them. He saw friendly smiles on their faces, and their attitude was even more amiable than before.

"Alright, alright, stop flattering me."

Han Xiao felt nothing.

He was too clear about the nature of these three. They were just wary of his Beyond Grade A strength, so they were generous with their compliments, wanting to curry favor with him.

Hearing this, the three of them stopped with the pleasantries. Mabrus asked curiously, "You exchanged blows with the World Tree's Beyond Grade A. How did it feel? Was there any pressure?"

Han Xiao shook his head and said,

"The World Tree's Beyond Grade A combat force is called Tree God. It doesn't seem to be a separate life form. It may be an individual created by some kind of fusion. I found that his combat strength doesn't seem to be at its peak. I guess the Tree God's poor state is related to the absence of the two sealed Tree Kings..."

He briefly explained his findings.

"In that case, your sealing of the Heart Tree King was a good move with foresight," Louis said with admiration.

Han Xiao waved his hand. "Don't be happy too soon. Although I can deal with the Tree God, it's difficult to kill him. His regeneration ability is as amazing as mine, and he can also turn from solid to void at any time and return to the World Tree's interior, as flexible as I am."

"No way, wouldn't that be as disgusting as you... cough, I mean troublesome..." Mabrus quickly coughed and changed his words, almost blurting out what was on his mind.

Han Xiao glared at him, too lazy to argue, and said:

"In short, the Tree God is not easy to deal with, but I think this ability may not be used at will, there should be some price to pay, otherwise they would have used the Tree God to wreak havoc more than a decade ago."

The three nodded, exchanged glances, and seemed to have reached some consensus.

"Black Star, we have an idea, or rather a request. We hope that you will temporarily be the only one stationed in the secondary dimension."

Han Xiao raised an eyebrow. "You mean, apart from the fleet, I'm the only high-level combat force guarding the entire shallow dimension? No matter how many Super Grade As the World Tree sends, I'll have to deal with them alone?"

"With your ability, one person is equal to dozens or hundreds of Super Grade As. There is no need for other combat forces to stay here. We believe in your ability. You alone can completely guard the secondary dimension front!"

Mabrus' tone was serious, and his words revealed the meaning of "we have high hopes for you."

Han Xiao curled his lips. "If I didn't know that you don't dare to fight among yourselves now, I would have almost thought you were trying to trick me."

"You must have some misunderstanding about us. We are not that kind of people." The three looked helpless.

"I think you have some misunderstanding about your own image. When did you ever act like decent human beings?"

Han Xiao retorted, spread his hands, and said casually:

"Alright, since you want me to be a one-man pass, then I will guard the secondary dimension alone. It's not difficult anyway."

Because the World Tree's main body was rooted in the secondary dimension, this was bound to be the main battlefield for further resisting foreign enemies. Han Xiao originally planned to wait for an opportunity here.

At this moment, Han Xiao suddenly thought of something, his tone sank slightly, and he said seriously: "Speaking of which, the timing of the World Tree's discovery of the expeditionary army's outpost is a bit too coincidental, right after the birth of Hub Snake. I suspect there is a connection between the two."

Hearing this, the three were immediately refreshed.

"What are your guesses? Share them."

"Regarding the abilities of the Hub Snake, I have told you that after it becomes an adult, it can track the location of the World Tree's main body, so I suspect that there is a two-way connection between the World Tree and it. With the maturity of the World Tree, it may also be able to sense the location of the Hub Snake in reverse, so the outpost was exposed."

"Then what do you plan to do?" The three were slightly surprised.

"Since I am guarding the secondary dimension, I might as well protect the Hub Snake, this key trump card, and keep it by my side. No matter how the World Tree attacks, they must first get past me."

Han Xiao paused, then added:

"As for how to verify this point, it depends on the World Tree's subsequent actions. If they have mastered the Hub Snake's information, then they will know that they are at a disadvantage and will definitely strengthen their offensive like crazy, regardless of the losses, in order to buy time... It's not necessary for them to do this just because I'm showing off my Beyond Grade A combat strength, so once the World Tree has such signs, it means my guess is almost correct."

"Reliable, since you have a plan, then do it according to your wishes."

The three relaxed and expressed their trust.

After discussing the follow-up plan for a while, Han Xiao canceled the projection and returned his vision to the room.

He first went to check on the state of the Hub Snake. The Hub Snake was not involved in the battle and was still the same as before, ignoring him.

As for the King of the Boundless who had already been transferred from the position of garbage stationmaster to a breeder, his attitude was even more respectful, saying that he would definitely stroke the snake carefully.

Leaving more Mechanical Apostle to protect the Hub Snake, Han Xiao then changed into the Emperor Suit and teleported back to the main universe, arriving at the Siberius Fortress on the border of the Flickering World.

He familiarly found a group of mascots and, without saying a word, launched a set of Panlong Mo Ding combo moves without explanation. (TN: "Panlong Mo Ding" is an internet slang, basically means rubbing something for good luck)

After rubbing enough lucky aura, Han Xiao closed the door and opened the panel to settle the Tree God's challenge mission.

The mission form was the same as the Super Grade A challenge mission, with the duration of persistence as the evaluation standard, but the rewards were many times higher.

The two had been fighting for a long time and had already unlocked all levels of rewards. The accumulated experience rewards had replaced [End of Darkness] and became the mission with the highest experience he had ever seen, reaching a full 24,000 e, more than doubling it. Converted, it was roughly equivalent to more than twenty Old Mcdonalds.

Other rewards also appeared.

[You have obtained [Character Summon Card - Tree God (Damaged)]!]

[Character Summon Card - Tree God (Damaged): [World Tree Devour] - Devour external matter or energy, transform it into the World Tree's power, replenish one's own consumption, and can summon World Tree roots at will. Usage limit: 0/4]

"Is it a restorative ability? Just so-so... but if I use this character card, will I be devouring things myself, or will I be helping the World Tree devour?"

Han Xiao scratched his head.

When he was fighting with the Tree God, if he used this move to summon the World Tree's roots, would these roots listen to him or to the other side?

Moreover, if the World Tree saw that he could also summon the World Tree's roots, wouldn't it think that he was its half-brother from another mother?!

[You have obtained a reward: Draw one of the Tree God's abilities (skill/talent)]

[Reminder: Tree God is a special life form, some of the extractable abilities have been adjusted]

[Random extraction in progress... extraction complete!]

[Please select one of the following five abilities as a reward:]

[1. [Tree King Throne·Release] - Skill: By fusing with the Tree King Throne, the Tree God can be summoned, and when the power of a certain Tree King Throne is further released, the energy level of the Tree God will continue to rise, at the cost of destroying the Tree King Throne]

[2. [Information Uniqueness·Conceptual Immortality] - Talent: When there are still information carriers recording your information within the entire universe, and someone is still chanting your name, you will not truly perish. Even if your spirit and body are destroyed, you will be reborn again at some time, in some space, through information-state disturbances]

[3. [Mind Network·World Tree] - Skill: Enter the symbiotic mind network of the World Tree and communicate with any World Tree life form without distance or delay]

[4. [Internal Space Strengthening] - Talent: Your internal space domain is more solid and difficult to break]

[5. [Information-State Erasure] - Talent: You can ignore spatial restrictions and chain-damage the other party's information-state foundation, causing defects. At the same time... individual memories, network data, written records, and other types of information carriers will also be affected synchronously]

"Hiss..."

Han Xiao took a deep breath, feeling awe in his heart.

"As expected, Beyond Grade As have the ability to kill the information-state and can target the same level."

He carefully browsed through it several times and roughly understood the mechanism of [Information-State Erasure]. To put it simply, it was to eliminate all traces of the other party's existence in the world. Not only would everyone forget him, but even network data and written records would disappear, specifically restraining [Information Uniqueness·Conceptual Immortality], and was quite similar to the information-state performance of some of the Sons of Destiny's sub-bodies, unobservable and untransmittable.

As for abilities like the World Tree's resurrection and the Underworld's heroic spirits, they would most likely be directly cracked, and those who were hit would die completely... As for the special sanctuary revival, he was currently unsure whether it would be affected.

However, this talent was not something that could be used at will and required judgment. One of the most important factors was the target's state... Even if the strength difference was huge, as long as the target had relative resistance, [Information-State Erasure] would not take effect.

The simplest trigger condition was when the target was in a state of near death, just died, or other states with the concept of "death", or was directly killed by the user, which would trigger the effect.

Han Xiao also understood at this time that this was why the Secret Tree King did not dare to self-destruct. Self-destructing in front of him was equivalent to giving up resistance, exposing his belly, and letting him dispose of it. It was just that this guy did not expect that he had not mastered this ability before.

"I didn't know this move before, but you personally sent this ability into my hands. Thank you."

Han Xiao laughed immediately.

After thinking for a while, he finally decided to choose [Information-State Erasure].

Perhaps Beyond Grade As could unlock this move on their own in the future, but he currently had no clue and didn't know what conditions were required to comprehend it.

Han Xiao had always believed that the benefits that were in hand had meaning, and this ability was a trump card that was urgently needed in the current battle situation and was most suitable for the current situation.

Moreover, he had a hidden worry.

In his previous life, the World Tree's main body exploded. Han Xiao had always thought that the three major civilizations had won, but now that he saw that the Tree God possessed [Information Uniqueness·Conceptual Immortality], would it also apply to the World Tree's main body?

Was the victory of the three major civilizations in his previous life a permanent solution or a temporary peace? Was the World Tree really gone, or was it reborn somewhere?

Even if the possibility of this guess was not high, Han Xiao felt that he needed to get [Information-State Erasure] in his hands as soon as possible as insurance, just in case.

[You have obtained a new talent [Information-State Erasure]!]

In the next moment, a mysterious feeling surged into his heart. Han Xiao felt something and turned his head to look at the metal table next to him.

His vision changed, and he seemed to be able to see subtle threads extending from the table, piercing through the walls, and stretching into the endless distance. Along these threads, he seemed to see all the information carriers related to it. He vaguely seemed to see the source of the table's materials, where it was processed, where it was assembled, how it was transported here, and how many people had come into contact with it...

However, when he wanted to browse carefully, these images disappeared, as if they were just illusions.

"...Interesting."

Han Xiao looked around the room. Many threads extended from each object, representing the connection with various information carriers. He had a feeling that he could cut these threads.

"I can only see the connection, but I can't see the specific situation... If this ability goes further, wouldn't it be omniscience of information? Is this the development route of Beyond Grade As?"

Han Xiao's eyes flickered.

Suddenly, he had an idea and opened the panel, wanting to see the information connection of the panel, but there were only two threads. One was connected to himself, and the other extended infinitely, not knowing what it was connected to.

Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and suddenly had a bold idea.

"What would happen if I cut this... Forget it, let's not cause trouble now."