Chapter 2999

After listening to Moon Spirit's narrative, Su Xiao roughly understood the situation. In fact, the Tree God had arrived in this world earlier than that real Old God.

The Tree God could not suck the world because it originally belonged to the Neutral-Evil camp of gods, not the Old God system.

One day, in the world where the Tree God was located, a hole appeared in the sky, and black mud enough to drown the entire continent fell.

When the Tree God awakened, it was already in the Dark Star world. Because it was soaked in that kind of black mud, it was considered two-thirds of an Old God. To become an Old God completely was impossible; it would never be able to possess the ability to suck the world.

Although the Tree God could not suck the world, it had another ability: it could transform into a towering giant tree, its roots intertwined in the soil, releasing a unique fluctuation that attracted surrounding living beings.

As long as there were intelligent living beings, they would be attracted by this fluctuation, come under the giant tree, be parasitized by the tree roots, and their consciousness would fall into hallucinations.

In the hallucination world, everything was beautiful. People there would be surrounded by beauties, living a life of debauchery every day, or becoming "powerful"—with just one glance, everything they saw would collapse into dust particles; as long as they thought of it in their minds, it could be realized in the hallucination world.

Seemingly beautiful? Not at all. In reality, the Tree God's roots would absorb the lives of those people; this was the price.

Exchanging life for a brief, beautiful hallucination—this matter was known to the Mother God. After the two sides met, they did not become hostile or fight.

Originally, the Tree God could have continued doing this until that real Old God descended, and the Tree God's journey of being a scapegoat began.

The world withered, and the King of Light, the Great Sage, and the Wolf Spider Queen began to look for a solution. It was also at this time that the concept of a container appeared.

The incomplete container created by the King of Light had always suffered from a lack of opportunities for testing. The Great Sage searched for a long time, found the Tree God, and discovered that this giant tree was also an "Old God."

The King of Light was very relieved to learn this news. Whether the broken container was useful could be tested on the Tree God first.

The sealing was successful, and the process was very difficult. This made the King of Light discover the shortcomings of the broken container, which was why the King of Light and the Mother God mated to create the strongest container.

After the container was born, it also needed testing and adaptation. The Tree God was quite good. The result was that the container easily sealed the Tree God.

The subsequent situation was that the seal was divided into three layers. The container was the core of the seal, and the King of Light, the Great Sage, and the Wolf Spider Queen were the outer layers, which could also be understood as the outer packaging of the container. Between the outer packaging and the core, there was a small gap. The Tree God was there, and its role was a filter, filtering the trace amounts of Old God energy drifting out from inside the container.

Now the container was shattered, and the Tree God, as the "filter," had long been "full." Because of this, when they first met, Su Xiao felt that the other party's Old God energy was huge. Having filtered and absorbed it for a hundred years, could it not be huge? This was hard-held energy.

"We must stuff it back quickly. If it doesn't go back, the corruption will intensify."

The stone layer on the lower half of Moon Spirit's body shattered. She trotted to the front of the Tree God and thrust the blade gun forward.

"Hah~"

The blade gun pierced into the center of the Tree God's chest. Moon Spirit exerted force with both arms to lift it, her small face turning red, but she couldn't lift the Tree God.

Seeing this, Su Xiao let Amu release the ice seal, and he himself retracted the World-Severing Thread. The gains from this battle were great; some methods for dealing with Old Gods were better than imagined, while others were not practical.

Moon Spirit lifted the headless Tree God, rested the blade gun on her shoulder, and walked toward the throne.

Soon, Moon Spirit held the blade gun with both hands, lifted the Tree God high, and chanted silently. The headless body of the Tree God unfolded, transformed into many tree roots, and disappeared into the gaps all over the King of Light's body.

Moon Spirit's entire process was smooth and flowing; she was already very skilled. In fact, even if the Tree God rushed out of the White Town, there were "surprises" waiting for it later.

Su Xiao looked at the gradually disappearing Tree God, and a conjecture arose in his heart. If that was the case, the subsequent plan would have to be carried out cautiously.

"Moon Spirit, retreat outside the palace."

The King of Light on the throne spoke. His voice was weak and exhausted, but it reached everyone in the palace.

"As you command."

Moon Spirit knelt on one knee and disappeared in an instant. When she reappeared, she was already guarding the entrance of the Pale Palace.

Su Xiao walked up a few steps and stopped in front of the throne.

"Guest from the outer world, you came to this decaying palace; what do you want to obtain?"

The King of Light, whose entire body was pierced with soul chains, raised his head, and a pair of broken pupils met Su Xiao's gaze.

"In a few years, perhaps longer, this world will wither. We are... eating the bitter fruit of our own actions."

The King of Light discovered that Su Xiao was not from this world and thought that Su Xiao, like the Demon blacksmith or the Old God, came from another world.

"Your affairs have nothing to do with me. I am an Old God Hunter. Only because there is an Old God did I come here. After killing it, I will leave."

Hearing Su Xiao's words, a trace of spirit returned to the King of Light's eyes.

"Curious, so there is still an existence like you. Cough, cough, cough..."

The King of Light coughed dryly, and fluorescent liquid resembling blood dripped down his chin.

"Resealing the Old God is a safe choice."

Just as the King of Light's voice fell, Su Xiao's hand pressed onto the hilt of his blade.

"It seems our choices are different. The birth of the container is my sin. He is my child, and I... took away everything he had as a human."

The King of Light did not show emotions like guilt. There were many times when choices had to be made: whether to sacrifice one to protect others, or to welcome the end together. The King of Light chose the former.

"A hundred years ago, I proposed to cultivate the container again, but the Mother God refused. It said that my consciousness could not withstand another fusion with it..."

When the King of Light said this, his vision blurred. He was about to fall into a deep sleep again.

"I will not... stop you, but at least open the seal correctly. First, go kill... the Wolf Spider Queen, then... the Great Sage, and finally come... to kill me. Opening the seal this way... will make the Old God weak. Let Moon Spirit follow you. She is a... kind child, but as long as it is an order, she will not refuse."

The King of Light's eyes gradually closed. Before falling asleep, he said the last sentence: "Old God Hunter, be careful on the road... We failures are also very difficult to deal with. Come back, Old God Hunter. Even if it is the smallest hope, we..."

The King of Light's voice stopped here. He fell into a deep sleep again, and light particles drifted out from the cracks on his body, constructing a semi-transparent tablet.

【Prompt: You obtained 'King's Hand Order.' After holding this item, Royal Guard Moon Spirit will assist you in battle, and it will not cause a reduction in kill gains.】

【Prompt: Moon Spirit possesses a certain degree of Child of the World characteristics; this is acquired reinforcement.】

【Moon Spirit's base luck attribute is 52 points; this attribute will decrease or increase depending on the environment.】

【Main Quest: First Ring: King of Light (Completed).】

【You obtained 2 real attribute points.】

【Main Quest: Second Ring: Qualification (Activated).】