Chapter 360: Chapter 306: Facing the Divine Sovereign
The Pope’s reaction...
Seeing the text on the screen, Yang Qizhou narrowed his eyes, and the finger that was about to refresh the page abruptly stopped.
"This is peculiar... The Pope should be a believer of the uncorrupted ’Tree Ancient God,’ which is why he was ostracized, imprisoned, and tortured... Therefore, he should be hostile toward the game character carrying the aura of the ’Tree Ancient God’... Yet, not only is he not hostile, he even actively tries to help the game character escape and unravel all the mysteries."
"A conspiracy?"
"A scheme?"
"Wait..."
At that moment, Yang Qizhou remembered something. During the ’Realm of Light’ storyline, the deceased former Prophet once mentioned to the game character that Harriet’s true identity was the Tree Ancient God ruling Asgard.
Much earlier, the game character had even tested this by intentionally inflicting a fatal wound on Harriet, triggering the awakening of his internal power.
At that time, an unparalleled majesty emanated from him, and faintly, there was a whisper—he spoke a single word...
’Tree.’
Yang Qizhou narrowed his eyes again, the puzzle in his heart finally unraveling. "So, the one ruling Asgard now is not the ’Tree Ancient God’ at all. His divine rank, authority, and symbolism have already been usurped by this unknown ’king,’ which is why Harriet—or rather, the ’Tree Ancient God’—has become so weak."
After a moment of silence, Yang Qizhou’s gaze turned back to his phone.
"The game character must have realized this as well."
"Five minutes... unravel all the mysteries... It seems that this infiltration into the ’Tree Ancient God’s’ Holy Temple yielded much more than just intelligence about the ’Divine Ascension Ritual.’"
"Who exactly is this mysterious king who replaced the ’Tree Ancient God’?"
"The Sin King God?"
"Or perhaps an Ancient Old King who serves the Deception Lord?"
"Hmm, that could also explain why the ’Tree Ancient God’ tolerates the small-scale actions of Evil God believers in Asgard."
"But this doesn’t explain why the ’Tree Ancient God’ pursues the Blasphemous Wizard. After all, the Old Gods lack no deficiency and have no need for the nourishment or cultivation provided by the Blasphemous Wizard."
His thoughts were chaotic, making it hard to find direction. Yang Qizhou decided to stop dwelling on these issues for now, placing his hope in uncovering the mysteries in the upcoming storyline.
After all, according to the Pope’s words,
as long as he could hold off the ’Tree Ancient God’ for five minutes, the Pope would help the game character unravel all the mysteries.
The game continued.
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"The Pope’s abnormal attitude gives rise to all sorts of speculation and conjecture, resolving many of the puzzles in your heart in this moment."
"But clearly, this is not the time to have a heart-to-heart with the Pope."
"The elderly man with a white robe, white beard, and kind demeanor is bathed in boundless radiance as he approaches, the Divine Sovereign’s aura solidifying the air and pressing down on everyone like a mountain. And this is while separated by a barrier of time and space—it’s not hard to imagine how terrifying his power will be upon full Divine Descent."
"Five minutes?"
"You act decisively, activating the effect of ’Destiny Replay’..."
"In the grand hall surrounded by twenty-one towering pillars, a ring suddenly appears, countless black tentacles sprawling outward, with faint streaks of silver light emerging. The real world begins to contort sharply, layer upon layer of prism-like folds manifesting in the space between the radiant elderly man and yourself, as though creating worlds upon worlds to cut off the distance between the two."
"Yes,"
"this is precisely the effect of [Residual Ring of the King of Truth],"
"The ’Tree Ancient God’s’ power is immensely weakened, and amidst the terrifying oppression that had frozen him in place, ’Wu’ takes advantage of the respite to step forward. She moves beside Archbishop Alsted, her silhouette clad in an ebony maid’s dress whirling, countless cold glints weaving themselves into a net encasing her form."
"No..."
"Accompanied by a despair-filled cry, ’Archbishop Alsted’ doesn’t even get the chance to beg for mercy before being sliced into countless pieces, his eyes still filled with endless despair."
"Well done, ’Wu.’ She truly lives up to the strength of a Battle Doll forged from [Battle Maid’s Core] and [Demon King Puppet], these two Quasi-legendary miraculous items."
"You feel inwardly impressed. If it weren’t for the need to maintain the effect of [Residual Ring of the King of Truth], you would definitely run over and give her a hearty hug."
"At that moment,"
"a sudden, violent tremor occurs, as one flourishing tree after another materializes in the Void, forming a vibrant green forest. Reality becomes frozen, putting a halt to the ’Twist.’"
"Your heart sinks as you see the radiant elderly man in the white robe walking forward along the stabilized path, the distance between you visibly shrinking at an alarming rate."
"The reality-altering effect of [Residual Ring of the King of Truth] is not yet complete."
"The ’Tree Ancient God’ forcibly carves out a road amidst the twist."
"A realization dawns upon you."
"Now is not the time to be distracted. You know full well that if you don’t act now to stop the ’Tree Ancient God’ from arriving, within seconds, you might find yourself face-to-face with a true Divine Sovereign."
"Without hesitation, you activate the second effect of [Residual Ring of the King of Truth], letting this Super Legendary Ancient Item come to life..."
"In the grand hall, the phantom ring begins to writhe, countless eyes on its black tentacles snapping open—a dense cluster that sends chills down your spine. As these tentacles wipe over the surroundings, prism after prism emerges once more, blocking the road carved out by the ’Tree Ancient God’ and widening the gap between the two parties."