[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree":3,"chapter-elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-chapter-1144":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1156026,1499,"Chapter 1144 - 761: Beginning to Slumber","elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-chapter-1144",1144,"\u003Cp>Minder Plane, New Rivendell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaos engulfed the headquarters of the Mother Goddess Church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Priests stared in terror at the Mother Goddess symbol on the altar, now filled with cracks, eyes laden with bewilderment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, bodies were carried out of the temple, and on closer inspection, the deceased were revealed to be High Priests and High-level Knights of the Church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temple was filled with cries of grief, hearts were filled with panic, as if an inconceivable disaster had struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the temple, in the direction of the \"World Tree,\" countless devout believers were already kneeling...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kurel leaned against the temple’s stone pillar, watching the \"World Tree\" withering in the distance, his lips already pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze was somewhat blank; he still hadn’t understood why the \"World Tree\" that had suddenly burst into growth now rapidly withered away...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, but many senior High Priests and High Order Trial Knights of the Church suddenly died without warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even for those who hadn’t died, it seemed as though their souls were struck by some force, causing them to fall into sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the only remaining conscious senior clergy member of the Church was Kurel, a newly inducted High Priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more terrifying was that the symbol representing the Mother Goddess Crown within the temple cracked all over...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kurel knew all too well what these signs implied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of a certain possibility, Kurel’s face grew even paler, his entire body trembling uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, he felt a hollowness in his heart, as if something was lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, just as despair filled his face, the once withered \"World Tree\" began to flourish with life again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green brilliance radiated from the distant giant tree, and Kurel’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mysteriously, he felt that the hollow place in his chest was filled with a purer, scorching energy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vaguely, Kurel sensed that something in his soul had been broken, making his thoughts sharper and clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, some lost memories gently surfaced in his mind...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the memory of his recent promotion to High Priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, it was the Grand Priest who personally met him and bestowed upon him the blessing Divine Arts of the Mother Goddess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, what was supposed to be \"blessing\" Divine Arts, upon recovering the memory, Kurel was shocked to find that it seemed to be a form of mind-controlling Divine Arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this part of the memory was forgotten following the \"blessing\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the memory had returned, his face became even paler, and he fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold sweat broke out all over Kurel’s body at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He... he had actually been controlled mentally once!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother... Mother Goddess above...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What exactly happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kurel murmured blankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"World Tree\" burst into life again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kneeling believers raised their heads, looking in astonishment towards the distant \"World Tree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And their astonishment quickly transformed into ecstatic joy upon feeling that familiar force again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother Goddess... The Mother Goddess’s power has been restored!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Praise the Mother Goddess! The Mother Goddess has not abandoned us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They cried out in excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the devoutly praying believers, feeling the newly manifested radiance of faith within his heart, Kurel’s face did not show happiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, confusion deepened within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a perceptive High Priest, he clearly sensed that there seemed to be some change in the radiance of faith...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually, other unconscious senior clergy also began to slowly wake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They soon displayed expressions of confusion similar to Kurel:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I seemed to have been controlled mentally before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother Goddess above... What just happened?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was the Grand Priest! The Grand Priest actually controlled our minds!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is the Grand Priest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Already dead...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Church did not settle down because of the revival of the \"World Tree\" and the awakening of surviving senior clergy; instead, chaos seemed to intensify.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panic and confusion began to spread among believers and quickly expanded to more people...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until, a strong aura appeared above the temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by silver light, a female elf with black hair and black eyes slowly appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her appearance, some older elves, including the Church high-ranking members like Kurel, widened their eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eris... Lady Eris! It’s Lady Eris!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lady Eris is still alive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eris’s gaze swept over the Church, Divine Power surged around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy brilliance spread out, a gentle force brushing the hearts of every believer, dispelling their panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, her cold yet majestic voice sounded above the temple:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Silence...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Surviving High Priests, quickly come to the Central Temple to meet me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the city, within a certain secret manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blasphemers watched the withering of the Tree of Life, equally agitated:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s withered! The evil tree has withered!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It must be Lord Kai Leici and the Divine Favored’s success!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, when the Tree of Life began to bloom with life again, their cheers gradually subsided...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blasphemers looked at the seemingly more lush Tree of Life, bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not defeated... It has not been defeated...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be... Lord Kai Leici and the Divine Favored have failed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feelings of disappointment spread through the organization until the Old Elf, Cole, looked with doubt towards the direction of the Tree of Life:\u003C\u002Fp>",863,"2026-06-03T12:38:53.858Z","2026-06-03T12:39:00.778Z",1,"novelbin.me","223780bbc0529228b576795c805724b58a2bd777612bd658af7b1b15eb03a5a5","elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-chapter-1145","elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-chapter-1143",1431,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Felf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-cover.jpg"]