Godfall Starfield, World Tree

The sensation of Void Realm travel struck again, but this time, Su Wanqing was no longer as nervous as she was initially. Protected by Nightmare's stable Annihilation Domain, she even began to meticulously comprehend the profound Law fluctuations during the spatial transitions. Her Nine Aperture Exquisite Body seemed to have a natural affinity for this.

After an unknown period, the scenery ahead suddenly cleared.

They exited the Void Realm passage and floated in a brand new Star Domain.

The sight before them left even the knowledgeable Nightmare and the intelligent Su Wanqing stunned and lost in awe.

This Star Domain was not the dark desolation they had imagined. Countless star fragments, unimaginably huge skeletal remains, shattered Magic Treasure weapons, and even broken mountains and rivers floated in the Void Realm like trash, slowly circulating, forming an immensely magnificent yet profoundly desolate ocean of ruins.

Many fragments still bore terrifying energy fluctuations and Law traces that sent shivers down one's spine, narrating the unimaginable, tragic battle of ancient times. This place was like the graveyard of a world.

And in the center of these ruins, the most eye-catching feature was an enormous, indescribably massive divine corpse!

This corpse was not humanoid; it resembled some ancient treant or elemental life form. Its skin was like cracked earth, its Bloodline like dried-up rivers, and its hair was like completely petrified, gigantic branches. It floated there silently, as if it had been dead for billions of years, yet it still exuded an ancient, sacred, and tragic aura that made one want to prostrate in worship.

At its heart, there was a huge, transparent hole, as if it had been struck down by some terrifying entity. And right at the edge of that hole, a peculiar small tree, about one person tall, entirely emerald green, radiating soft yet vast life energy and Law fluctuations, was stubbornly growing!

The leaves of this small tree were like the finest emeralds, its branches flowed with Dao patterns, and its roots were actually directly embedded in the chest of the gigantic divine corpse. With a slight sway, it stirred the energy tides of the surrounding Void Realm!

That supremely pure life energy and Law fluctuations were precisely the Origin that Nightmare had sensed earlier!

“This… this is…” Su Wanqing covered her small mouth, her beautiful eyes wide, too stunned by the aura emanating from the divine corpse and the small tree to speak.

Nightmare's System frantically operated, scanning the gigantic divine corpse and the peculiar small tree, its database rapidly comparing and analyzing.

【Warning! Extremely high-level Divine Power residue detected! The target's rank during life far exceeds cognition! Preliminary judgment: Ancient God of Nature or World Guardian level!】

【Analysis: The central small tree contains extremely pure life Law and World Origin aura, suspected to be... a world tree seedling?! (Probability 87%)】

【world tree seedling: A legendary Innate Spiritual Root that nurtures worlds, containing infinite vitality and complete Law. A single leaf can regrow flesh and revive the dead, a drop of its sap can nourish a Small World! Its value is immeasurable!】

【Warning! The world tree seedling is in a fragile growth period, and its energy fluctuations are highly likely to attract Void Realm creatures and other predators! Multiple powerful life forms are detected approaching this area!】

A world tree seedling?!

Even with Nightmare's firm resolve, his breathing couldn't help but falter! This was a legendary supreme divine object! If he could refine it or cultivate with it as a companion, the benefits would be unimaginable! Not only would it be of immense help for him to comprehend complete Law, complete this world, and even establish his own world in the future, but it would also have an ineffable nourishing effect on Su Wanqing's Nine Aperture Exquisite Body!

But the System's warning also sounded simultaneously. Possessing a treasure invites trouble! Such a divine object would undoubtedly attract countless covetous eyes!

His System instantly swept the surrounding Void Realm, and indeed, he sensed seven or eight extremely powerful auras rapidly approaching from different directions! The weakest among them was at the Dao Integration Initial Stage, and the two strongest even made him feel a hint of threat! Clearly, these were powerful beings that had long roamed the depths of the Void Realm, drawn by the aura of the world tree seedling!

“Senior Brother!” Su Wanqing also sensed the rapidly approaching malice and looked nervously at Nightmare.

“No time to deliberate, seize the treasure first!” Nightmare made a decisive choice!

He unleashed his System with full power, expanding his Annihilation Domain to its limit, temporarily interfering with and isolating some of the aura emitted by the world tree seedling. At the same time, he moved like lightning, rushing straight towards the world tree seedling at the heart of the gigantic divine corpse!

However, just as he was about to get close!

Another anomaly occurred!

From the empty eye sockets of the gigantic divine corpse, which had been dead for countless millennia, two faint green lights suddenly lit up, filled with rage and a will to protect!

“Blasphemer… retreat…”

An ancient, vicissitudes, broken spiritual will violently impacted Nightmare's Sea of Consciousness! Simultaneously, the gigantic mountain fragments and river remnants floating around the divine corpse seemed to be controlled by an invisible force, abruptly converging to form a colossal rock palm that blotted out the sky, carrying residual Divine Power and monstrous fury, and slammed down fiercely towards Nightmare!

This ancient God of Nature, even though long fallen, still had a trace of residual will protecting the world tree seedling that had sprouted from its corpse!

The power of this strike far surpassed that of Zhao Wuji's Fusion monster, having already reached the true Mahayana Stage level! Moreover, it contained an ancient divine majesty!

“A mere remnant will dares to obstruct me?”

A cold glint flashed in Nightmare's eyes. Instead of retreating, he advanced! His System instantly analyzed the power operation method of this strike and the core of that residual will!

“Annihilation · Godslayer!”

He pointed his fingers like a blade. His System, nirvana dao seed, and the power of his Undying Golden Body once again perfectly fused. But this time, the Power of Annihilation condensed at his fingertip carried a special essence specifically targeting divinity, severing faith, and ending eternity! This was a powerful, targeted killing move that his System had just deduced after analyzing the divine corpse's aura!

The blade light flashed and vanished, silently cleaving open the rock giant palm imbued with Divine Power, precisely striking the core of the two green lights in the divine corpse's eye sockets!

“Ugh…”

A mournful cry, full of unwillingness and relief, echoed. The residual protective will, like a candle in the wind, instantly extinguished.

The rock giant palm collapsed with a roar in the air, transforming back into countless floating fragments.

Obstruction cleared!

Nightmare's speed did not decrease, and he instantly appeared before the world tree seedling. He could feel the small tree radiating a sense of closeness and a slight fear. Although it was a supreme divine object, it was still in its seedling stage.

“Come with me, you will not be disgraced.” Nightmare transmitted goodwill and strong confidence with his Divine Thought. His System emitted an inclusive fluctuation, while the nirvana dao seed slightly restrained its sharpness, so as not to disturb this delicate divine object.

The world tree seedling's branches and leaves gently swayed, seemingly hesitating. Around them, several powerful auras were getting closer and closer; one could even hear ferocious roars and greedy spiritual fluctuations!

“No time!” Nightmare's System directly enveloped it, not forcibly refining it, but gently taking it into an independent space opened within the System, carefully nourishing it with pure Nirvana Origin, and severing its connection with the outside world.

The moment the world tree seedling disappeared, the several powerful auras suddenly paused, then became even more violent and furious! They had lost their target!

“Roar!”

“Who?! Who stole my fortune!”

“Hand it over!”

The next moment, several figures of various forms, all exuding terrifying auras, tore through the Void Realm and appeared in this Godfall Land!

A Void Realm Giant Beast covered in bone spurs, as large as a star!

A Lich Grandmaster riding a bone boat, shrouded entirely in a black robe!

An Elemental Lord composed entirely of lightning, wielding a lightning spear!

A Deep Abyss Flame Demon with wings on its back, wielding a giant flame sword!

...A total of seven Void Realm powerhouses, all at least at the Hedao Stage, surrounded Nightmare and Su Wanqing from all directions, their greedy and furious gazes locked onto Nightmare!

They all sensed that the enticing life Origin aura had last disappeared from this human!

“Human! Hand over that divine object just now! Otherwise, your body and spirit will be annihilated!” The Void Realm Giant Beast let out a deafening roar, its gigantic claws tearing through space as they swiped!

“Despicable creature, that doesn't belong to you!” The Lich Grandmaster waved his bone staff, and endless death and decay curses surged like a tide!

“Kill him! The treasure goes to whoever is strong enough!” The Elemental Lord roared, throwing his lightning spear, which transformed into a destructive lightning Dragon!

The Deep Abyss Flame Demon and several other powerhouses also launched their attacks simultaneously!

Seven powerhouses of the same or even higher cultivation stage attacked at once! Danger instantly descended!

Su Wanqing's face turned pale as she tightly clutched Nightmare's sleeve.

Nightmare's eyes were icy cold. His System calculated the trajectories and weaknesses of all attacks at an unprecedented speed. His Annihilation Domain contracted to three zhang around him, becoming incredibly solid!

“Want to snatch it? Then let's see if you have the life to take it!”

He protected Su Wanqing with one hand, while his other hand, imbued with the System's light, shone brightly. The various Law insights he had just absorbed instantly merged and became coherent!

“Annihilation · Myriad Laws Return to the Void!”

A grey-black Domain force field, seemingly capable of devouring all light and annihilating all Laws, erupted from him as its center, fiercely clashing with the terrifying attacks coming from all directions!

A fierce battle in the Void Realm was about to begin!