Chapter 1597

Could it be that the Ten Thousand Worlds Divine Tree opened a spatial passage? Do they really think Anthony and the others are fools?

Ever since Melania and the other Dark Stars were wiped out by the Ten Thousand Worlds Divine Tree, Anthony has absolutely dared not approach another's Divine Tree, for this Divine Tree not only imprisons consciousness but also locks onto form, causing any creature trapped within to lose control from head to toe.

Passing through the spatial passage constructed by the Ten Thousand Worlds Divine Tree—wouldn't that mean directly entering the cage?

Of course, no matter the method, Anthony will first send something ahead to scout; this is unlike the Boundless Gate, which does not sever soul connections.

But why can the roots of the Ten Thousand Worlds Divine Tree extend here? Could the main body of the Sixth Divine Star be nearby? It shouldn't be in the Laniakea network branch, should it?

As soon as Anthony finished speaking, the spatial passage twisted out by the roots immediately halted—apparently it had heard Anthony's words. After a pause, a treant emerged from the roots and said to Anthony: "You need not be nervous; I am the Divine Tree of the World-Shifters. My host star has already died, and I will cause you no harm."

"You are the Divine Tree of the World-Shifters?" Anthony frowned and asked.

"Yes, my host star is dead, and I too am withering, unable to harm you, nor do I have any other ability to bring you over. If you are unwilling to take the risk, then forget it." The treant said slowly.

Seeing the treant's slow nature, Anthony knew this must be a true treant, not some other plant impersonating one, for its aura was too like that of a sapling and an old tree.

After thinking, Anthony summoned a ferocious spirit and a pile of resentful spirits, having the ferocious spirit lead the resentful spirits into the tree hollow together.

This action startled the treant, which stared blankly at the tree hollow entrance, somewhat at a loss.

This... this is a spirit body? Or the lowest-level resentful and ferocious spirits? This...

For a moment, the Ten Thousand Worlds Divine Tree could not recall what this thing was, and had to dig into memory before remembering it from deep within.

Yet even after recalling, it dared not move, fearing that a larger motion would cause these ferocious and resentful spirits to vanish.

Now, even if the Ten Thousand Worlds Divine Tree truly had some scheme, it dared not act rashly, for once these things were shattered, Anthony might truly not come over.

It was like someone throwing a porcelain bottle into your arms—suddenly making you abandon the thought of fighting, fearing the bottle would shatter.

Soon, the ferocious and resentful spirits passed through the Ten Thousand Worlds Divine Tree's spatial passage and emerged from the other side.

Upon leaving the tree hollow, the ferocious spirit immediately flew into the vast emptiness of the void, as far as possible from the tree hollow and anything else, until it reached a completely empty region of space.

On the other side, Anthony grasped Nai Ge Li Si and whispered: "Hold onto me."

Nai Ge Li Si obediently gripped tight, then felt his vision blur, and when it cleared, they had already arrived at the ferocious spirit's location.

Before them stood a colossal dead tree spanning the void, like a great wall, extending in all directions beyond the eye's sight.

However, compared to the dead tree, Anthony's soul transfer shocked Nai Ge Li Si even more, prompting him to ask in the soul network: "You actually can use ghostly afterimages for soul transfer?"

Anthony explained: "No, you think it's ghostly afterimages doing the soul transfer, but actually it's the Star God's Body transferring the soul. I transferred my consciousness to the white crystal, carrying both your and my afterimages for the soul transfer."

"Can it be done this way?" Nai Ge Li Si exclaimed.

"Yes, you wrap the ghostly afterimage in white crystal—wrapped in the white crystal, not the form—this way you can soul-transfer anytime. Our ghostly afterimages are essentially shadows, utterly unaffected by soul transfer, but from an outsider's angle, it's not easy to discern." Anthony said.

Nai Ge Li Si couldn't help but retort: "Not to mention outsiders—I didn't even notice it myself."

Nai Ge Li Si being this close and still not noticing it, the Ten Thousand Worlds Divine Tree naturally couldn't notice either; it only assumed it was a special ability of the ghostly guide, and then said: "Please come here; the host star's remains are here."

Anthony did not approach, but instead called out in the soul network: "My lord, please share my vision."

Anthony and the others can share Ange's vision, and Ange naturally can share theirs, even without their permission—whereas them sharing Ange's vision requires permission.

Thus, under normal circumstances, only Nai Ge Li Si dares to openly share Ange's vision, while the others quietly follow when Nai Ge Li Si shares.

When others share Ange's vision, they can see far, but when Ange shares Anthony's vision, the field of view is limited only to what Anthony can see, narrowing considerably.

However, as long as Ange can see a place, the Ring of Balance can weigh all things therein, and besides, there is another advantage: Ange's consciousness need not be projected over.

With Ange's current strength, he is basically immortal—even if all his avatars are blown apart, his consciousness can retreat to his true body, as long as Ange does not die, his subjects can endure eternally.

However, Ange still needs to guard against one situation—consciousness imprisonment.

Just as they used holy burial shrouds and Kram to imprison others' consciousness, others are very likely to use similar methods to imprison Ange's consciousness.

If Ange's consciousness is imprisoned, then no matter how many avatars he has, they are meaningless, so Anthony's primary task is to absolutely prevent Ange from facing the risk of consciousness imprisonment.

Sharing vision carries no such risk; although his field of view is narrow, he would rather himself take the risk to approach the target than let Ange take the risk.

When Ange shares his vision, data soon appears in the field of view—those measured by the Ring of Balance.

The entire dead tree is a full ten thousand kilometers in length, with a diameter of about eight thousand kilometers—far smaller than an ordinary Ten Thousand Worlds Divine Tree.

The canopy is gone, leaving only the trunk and roots.

The roots are tangled and chaotic, entwining around an irregular sphere roughly ten thousand kilometers in diameter—that is the remains of the World-Shifter.

Besides the dead tree and the remains, Anthony also saw a region of high activity at the trunk's center; on its outer skin, many living things were moving about.

Anthony drew closer and saw clearly: they were void elves, building tree-hole dwellings on the dead tree, digging into the trunk, planting on the bark, breeding and multiplying.

"How long has your host star been dead? They've actually managed to last until now?" Nai Ge Li Si exclaimed in shock.

This Ten Thousand Worlds Divine Tree should have been dead for many years; aside from a slight vitality remaining inside the trunk, everywhere else has withered.

But even if withered, this section of the Ten Thousand Worlds Divine Tree's trunk has a volume comparable to the main material plane—treat it as a lifeless abyssal plane, and it can still sustain many living beings.

The Ten Thousand Worlds Divine Tree seems unwilling to discuss these void elves, saying: "My host star has been extinct for tens of thousands of years; you first look at the host star."

"Very well, let's look at the host star." Anthony flew toward the trunk's tip, amidst the tangled roots, and saw the already-cooled divine star core.

"My lord, can you discern anything? Any special features? Is there still a possibility of resurrection?" Anthony whispered in the soul network.

Ange said: "It can be resurrected, but without starflame, the remains are useless."