Chapter 1 The Many Worlds Tree

Many Worlds Tree powerhouses' spirits lifted, suddenly enlightened.

No wonder this civilization showed some understanding of the Many Worlds Tree upon first contact. Hyperion, the insider from the invaded homeland, was the best source of information, which explained everything.

Many Worlds Tree members vividly remembered every campaign. Although the Karma Republic Alliance wasn't a formidable opponent, Hyperion left a deep impression on many Many Worlds Tree powerhouses. Some even participated in the siege. He was a rare prey who slipped through their fingers, disappearing into the vast universe after the fall of the Karma Republic Alliance.

After the initial surprise, Ding Shu Wang (Stabilizing Tree King) quickly recovered from the astonishment of seeing an old acquaintance. He activated his mech's protective gear to resist Hyperion's furious attacks, and said coldly,

"A loser from a destroyed civilization dares to continue opposing us instead of hiding and eking out a living? Last time, you saved your life, but you won't be so lucky this time. The Mother Tree has always wanted to devour you. Why don't you voluntarily merge with us and reunite with your compatriots!"

"As long as I live, the glory of the Karma Republic Alliance will never fade!"

Hyperion violently plunged his blade into Ding Shu Wang's thick shield, embedding it within. Two new mechanical arms suddenly sprouted from his shoulders, forcefully gripping Ding Shu Wang's mech, fixing it directly in front of him. Then, the flesh and metal of his chest slid open, revealing a large energy emission port, which instantly lit up with a bright light.

Boom!!

A beam of dark red light with an extremely large caliber burst forth, vanishing in a flash. Ding Shu Wang's mech's chest was pierced, leaving behind a huge, ragged hole, with broken mechanical parts flying everywhere.

This was no light damage. Ding Shu Wang hurriedly operated his mech's fluid force field and power output structure at high capacity. Vast force surged, and he immediately cleaved the mechanical arms gripping him with a backhand stroke, kicking Hyperion away to leave a deep, massive footprint on the opponent's abdominal armor, creating some distance.

Some of the surrounding mechanical soldiers, like tired birds returning to their nests, turned their heads and surged into Ding Shu Wang's mech. A large number of mechanical structures flowed within his body, quickly filling the wound in his chest.

Hyperion's massive mech braked its retreat, raising a hand to emit an invisible, special force field, enveloping Ding Shu Wang. Ding Shu Wang's mech's movements stiffened, as if he had been subjected to a freezing spell.

Just as Ding Shu Wang's mech's built-in decryption device was rapidly analyzing the operating principles of the force field, Hyperion gripped his blade with both hands, muscles and machinery coiling, accumulating a continuous stream of power. Streaks of dark red light surged on his body, and his energy reaction soared!

In the next moment, Hyperion's massive mech abruptly blurred, transforming into a streak of red lightning, instantly crossing paths with Ding Shu Wang, as if he had teleported behind the opponent in a flash.

"Divine Mecha Maneuver!"

Whoosh!

A flash of lightning passed, and a huge gash was carved out of Ding Shu Wang's waist, almost severing him in half. Energy continuously damaged the inside of the mech along the wound, and the wound continued to expand.

The space around Ding Shu Wang shook, and he violently broke free of the force field's control, clutching his waist wound. At the same time, he urgently turned around to block Hyperion's renewed charge. The force transmitted along the colliding blades to his arm, causing violent vibrations. Large numbers of components in both their bodies were shaken loose and malfunctioned.

"Troublesome fellow…"

Ding Shu Wang, holding off Hyperion's weapon, was deadlocked. He glanced at Han Xiao, finding that this guy had already abandoned him, turning to face Xin Shu Wang (Heart Tree King).

He wanted to help, but he couldn't break away. Although he verbally called Hyperion a loser, he had to admit that this guy had the ability to restrain him.

On the other side, Han Xiao finally escaped the two-on-one situation, wielding his black tide-like mechanical legion, chasing Xin Shu Wang with a barrage of output. Psionic barriers clashed with the rain of light, like endless fireworks bursting open.

Xin Shu Wang slid, dodging Han Xiao's psionic slash. The Many Worlds Tree roots that came with the transformation were like tentacles wrapped around his body, shielding him from the concentrated fire from all directions. He said faintly:

"I must say, in our conquest of the universe, you are almost the most troublesome super-powered life form we have encountered. There are not many people qualified to be compared with you. Because of your existence, our huge group of foreign powerhouses is almost useless. Otherwise, your high-level combat power would not be able to compete with us at all."

Han Xiao turned a deaf ear, slapping his palm. The anti-psionic device released waves of fluctuations, and the psionic barrier seemed to have suffered a weak point attack, exploding one after another, forcing Xin Shu Wang to increase his energy input to stabilize the intensity of his psionic power.

Seeing that Han Xiao didn't speak, Xin Shu Wang was not discouraged, and continued:

"I can give you a promise, if you are willing to leave, the Many Worlds Tree will not pursue you and your companions, nor can we pursue you. You can stay away from this doomed battle. The universe is so big, you can live anywhere. Living is more important than anything else."

"You haven't won yet, don't be so confident."

Han Xiao replied calmly, ignoring the pain of mental attacks tormenting his brain again and again, and threw out a wave-cutting blade, colliding violently with Xin Shu Wang's psionic power.

Xin Shu Wang shook his head, "High-level combat power can hardly determine the trend of a cosmic-level war. Even if you can withstand our high-level combat power's attacks again and again, you cannot change the general trend of the frontal war. You are destined to be defeated. In fact, you have another option, just join us and become a member of the Many Worlds Tree, joining hands with us to conquer the universe. With your ability, it is more than enough to replace Ding Shu Wang's position."

"Want to subvert me?" Han Xiao sneered secretly, "Not to mention whether I am willing to become a puppet who has lost his free will, just the identity of a foreign powerhouse makes it impossible to become a Tree King. You should keep this trick to fool others."

Xin Shu Wang didn't care, "Even if you kill me and cause our fleet in this theater to lose the blessing of the Many Worlds Tree power, we may still be able to break through your defenses with normal combat. Is it worth paying the price of a large number of high-level combat power sacrifices for this small chance?"

Han Xiao was too lazy to respond, activating another legion warfare skill, changing it to provide agility and ranged attack rate bonuses, making the mechanical legion more flexible. Continuous energy weapon rays, like a torrential rain, hit the Many Worlds Tree roots, peeling off piece after piece of debris.

Seeing this, Xin Shu Wang kept trying to persuade him, continuing to use his conversational tactics: "You and I cannot be distinguished in victory or defeat. I have watched the battle between you and Zhen Shu Wang (Town Tree King), and I will not fall into the same trap."

Wow, you are so talkative, you are almost catching up with me!

Han Xiao's eyes twitched.

However, on second thought, he felt that Xin Shu Wang's words were not unreasonable. If the other party was prepared, it would not be easy to replicate the tactics to solve Zhen Shu Wang.

In a normal confrontation, he did have the upper hand, but when it came to the critical moment, Xin Shu Wang still had options such as self-destruction and retreating to accept fleet protection, and the chance of killing him was very small.

With a thought, Han Xiao opened a private chat channel and contacted Hela.

"Hela, you withdraw from the battlefield first and stand by Aurora's side."

"Hmm?"

Hela's tone was full of fierce killing intent, but it was directed at the enemy.

After Aurora lost consciousness, Hela immediately entered a berserk state, killing wantonly on the battlefield, and even no longer sent the fallen into the Netherworld, but crushed them all into soul power to enhance herself. She had a strong presence on the battlefield and had already killed two Holy Tree Messengers.

The dead have only one soul. If they are sent to the Netherworld to become heroic spirits, they cannot trigger the rapid growth characteristics of the power of the dead. The interstellar battlefield is like a meat grinder. Hela most of the time follows Han Xiao's philosophy and sends the soldiers sacrificed by the three major civilizations into the Netherworld. Only occasionally will she use it to strengthen herself.

However, even so, due to the very large base, Hela's combat power is increasing day by day, and her progress is amazing. She is completely different from before the war. Even without the characteristic of sacrificing her lifespan, there are not many people in the association who are confident of defeating her.

"I have a plan, let's try to deal with this Tree King who knocked Aurora unconscious. You act according to my instructions."

“…Okay!”

The person Hela wanted to kill the most now was Xin Shu Wang. Hearing that Han Xiao had a plan, she quickly regained some composure, glared hatefully at the battered ancestral spirit in front of her, suppressed the killing intent in her heart, and rolled up a sea of blood-like death energy, retreating towards the direction of the three major civilizations' fleets.

After struggling to get rid of the entanglement of one Many Worlds Tree powerhouse after another, Hela returned to the spaceship where Aurora was located with difficulty. In order to get out of the battle, she added many new injuries to her body. Although the healer was temporarily down, her power of the dead itself had considerable self-recovery ability, and the wounds gradually healed.

Suddenly, a flash of light appeared in the cabin, and a mechanical soldier wearing royal armor was teleported over, handing the item in his hand to Hela.

"Hmm? This is…"

Hela looked down at the thing in the mechanical soldier's hand. A look of surprise appeared on her usually expressionless face. She glanced coldly at the surrounding crew members, and seeing that no one had any unusual movements, she took it into her hand.

At this time, Han Xiao's voice sounded in the private channel:

"I'll give you this thing for the time being. I had you practice it before, do you know how to use it?"

"Yes." Hela said in a deep voice: "What's your plan?"

"I'll try to create an opportunity later. If it succeeds, you immediately use the royal teleportation from that mechanical soldier, then use your Death Sea Sneak to teleport to the target and use it…" Han Xiao quickly explained.

"I understand."

Hela nodded and glanced at the thing in her hand, which turned out to be a white crystal, only the size of a palm.

This item is the Spatial Amber!

Han Xiao usually would not give this thing to others to use, but this time he might need someone else to do it for him.

In the past few months, he had been giving Hela crash courses on how to use this universe treasure in order to cooperate with Azure Dragon Bind and form new tactics.

After Phillip's battle simulation, he found that in most cases, a simple Heaven and Earth Synchronization could at most kill the Tree King or force him to self-destruct. It seemed that this new tactic was the method with the highest probability of successful sealing.

Keeping the private channel open, Han Xiao stared at Xin Shu Wang, who was easily dodging in the mechanical legion's siege, with a gleam in his eyes.

"I hope this move works…"