Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 212 Mission: 07-1 The Demonic Tree
However, even if a consensus has been reached, it is extremely difficult to get these people to cooperate with each other.

"Let me confirm this first." Izayoi looked at V and asked, "Since [Wind of Decadence] is the countdown for the Demon World Tree to bear fruit, that means the fruit will eventually form even if we leave it alone, right? So—"

Then, combined with the victory condition that the blood of the Demon King is required to make the tree bear fruit, it seems that the demon "Urison" also has the blood of the Demon King [Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six].

Izayoi received an affirmative answer, but V said that the nature of the seal was not that simple.

"In that case, let's compete to see who can reach that demon the fastest."

Izayoi said this and called Leticia, ready to leave at any moment.

"That's a good idea."

Shuten-douji agreed. To ensure the Makai Tree wouldn't bear fruit before Urizen was defeated, they decided it was best to leave V behind and advance alone. Without hesitation, the three of them plunged into the cave, parting the tree roots that blocked their path and heading underground.

V had no objection to this, and he didn't expect these people from other worlds to be able to help him. However, in this case, it seemed that Nero was the only one he could rely on.

"Do these people have a chance to defeat Urizen?" Nero turned his head and asked him.

V was not surprised that Nero would ask this. After all, he was the one who said that "Urizen has a four-digit strength among the trees", and whether it was Izayoi or Shuten-doji, they obviously had not reached that level yet.

So, the answer is of course no.

"Maybe I can remain undefeated." V simply replied.

The secret plan to defeat Urizen actually still lies in V's hands.

V leaned on his cane, looked at Nero who was waiting for his next move, and whispered, "Their guess is basically correct, but they are missing a crucial point."

And the "key point" lies in the reason and method his father sealed the tree.

"Sparta never ate from this tree." V slowly spoke out this information that both Nero and he knew, but no one else knew. "But he became the [Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six]. This is the contradiction."

Why did Sparta, who sealed the tree and gained no power from it, leave it behind as a "legacy"? And how did the Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six summon the tree?
There is only one answer.

The Demonic Tree "Qliphoth" is the oldest entity in the Demonic World and the source of the birth of demons. Its power is hidden in the body of every demon. It absorbs the life and magic of humans, giving birth to the first demons in the Demonic World.

Therefore, any demon can be regarded as a seed of the Demonic World Tree.

Therefore, as the only demon in the Little Garden World to inherit the power of Qliphoth, even if Sparda had never eaten the fruit, he still inherited its power and spirituality. Because it is unique, it is complete; because it is unique, it cannot be separated.

So even though he sealed most of his power into the "Magic Sword Sparta" before heading to the Little Garden, he still reached a three-digit "omnipotent domain" level. As time passed, when Sparta realized that the power of the Demon World Tree had brought him some huge trouble, he hoped to get rid of it completely -

"But he was a demon from the beginning, unable to abandon his identity. Therefore, he could only choose to divide the power of the Demonic Realm Tree itself. "Destroying his own spiritual essence in this way, he completely abandoned the 'number of six hundred and sixty-six.'"

Nero remembered the [Unknown Number] on his gift card, and his explanation just happened to confirm what V said.

So this spiritual power does come from Sparta, but its root actually comes from the Demonic World Tree, which is the "brand" that all demons in the Demonic World bear.

"So this brand is the true legacy?"

Nero held out his hand, showing V the mark he'd made at the start of the game. V nodded in response, his gaze fixed on the tree roots that were now constantly emerging from all over the city. "Even I, too, have been affected by the shattering of this spirit, and so has Urizen. Therefore, he can't consume the Devil Tree Fruit directly. He must first absorb the marks of other holders through his blood to restore his own spirit, otherwise he won't be able to inherit the full power."

This is why the [Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six] must hold games and gather contestants.

"After saying so much, aren't you afraid that I will kill you now and get the most complete spiritual power?" Nero said jokingly.

"Stop scaring people."

V stood on the shadow, a look of sarcasm on his face. "Only that mindless Urizen could fail to see this. Accepting the full spiritual essence of the Demonic World Tree means becoming the hatching egg of 'Humanity's Final Trial,' which would mean making enemies of countless worlds. No one in their right mind would make that choice."

"You're not polite to your significant other at all."

Nero looked at V, who was ready to take action, and asked with a smile: "Where are you going now? Do you need someone to help you?"

"of course not."

V first answered Nero's second question, which was clearly teasing, and then said, "Let's leave Urizen's side to them for now. We'll go deal with the demons outside—we can't let Urizen's spirit become complete.

"Then, find a way to stop this storm."

Stop the storm? What does that mean?
Nero's doubts did not exceed V's expectations, because the lack of key information about the broken spirit was the key to hindering the correctness of Izayoi's inference.

[Decadence] does represent the end of human history and the end of the game, but that doesn't end with the fruit ripening, but with Urizen, having obtained the complete mark (spiritual power), eating the fruit. There's a huge difference between the two.

Because "fruit ripening" is an unstoppable natural phenomenon, while "receiving the complete mark" can be prevented. As long as the possibility of Urizen obtaining the complete mark can be completely eliminated, the "Decadence" sweeping the outer gate of 666710 will naturally dissipate.

However, this brought up another issue. Nero spread his wings and followed V, who had taken the lead, and raised another question: "But if that's the explanation, then the 'True Beast' is the one who has obtained the complete spirit, right? If the spirit is prevented from returning to fullness, then there will be no end to the game, right?"

Now that she knew the true nature of the legacy, Nero had become more open-minded about winning the game. While the Devil Tree Fruit was precious, it didn't seem like something she absolutely needed to obtain.

In her opinion, the safety of herself and V was the most important thing right now. For this reason, it would be best if the game could end smoothly.

(End of this chapter)