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The tremors and screams continued for dozens of heartbeats. The crazed centipede-headed creature convulsed and rolled its body, wildly slashing around the Tree of Life with the giant sword in its hand, like a madman dancing wildly.

"I am still alive!!"

"You can't kill me!!"

"I will crush you ants! You lowly insects!!!"

Although Erica's words had begun to become erratic and incoherent, they still revealed undeniable truths.

Skadi was still a sixteen-year-old proficient swordsman. Even though she poured all her bloodline power into a single, powerful strike aimed directly at the Heart of the Sacred Tree, which was called "Life," the power of her sword was ultimately insufficient to destroy its foundation.

But that's enough. Ye Xiao never intended for Skadi to kill the Tree of Life.

He led the Seven Stars Society members to a safe place, carefully and gently placed the badly injured Skadi on the ground, then stood up and stared calmly and firmly at the distorted face of the centipede-like creature dragging its heavy sword as it approached.

"You've finally run out of tricks, haven't you?!"

"You!!! You all must die!!!"

The centipede was furious yet excited. In any case, these guys had finally run out of all their messy tricks. Now that they were banding together here, they could only wait to be harvested by it.

But before it could finish speaking, a huge black shadow suddenly fell from the sky and hit Erica on the head like a meteorite.

With a muffled thud, the centipede-headed creature staggered several times, its three heads immediately glaring angrily. "Damn it, what is this now?!"

But before it could see clearly, another dark shadow suddenly fell and smashed its head to the side.

Immediately afterwards, as if dumplings were being dropped into a pot, countless dark shadows fell one after another.

"What is that?! Damn it! What is this thing?!"

Erica roared in frustration, swinging her greatsword and cleaving the shadowy figures into pieces.

Having been tormented by this bunch of bastards for half a day, and now with all sorts of other weird things suddenly appearing, how could she not be furious?

It took her a while to finally make out the shapes of those dark figures.

Those were enormous spiders, their bodies mangled, their black, viscous fluids spilling out like egg whites from an eggshell.

Witnessing this bizarre scene, the centipede with human heads was stunned for a moment, then seemed to finally realize something, and its three heads slowly turned around.

"Phew, we're finally out."

A light, ethereal voice echoed casually in the hall, like an invisible hand instantly sweeping away the chaotic and jarring sound waves, making the entire battlefield quiet in an instant.

Upon hearing that gentle voice, the members of the Seven Stars Society immediately relaxed. Li Cheng even plopped down without any regard for his image, throwing his musket onto the floor. "Alright, alright, it's settled."

But before the Tree of Life, on the roots connecting Erica's body, stood a silver-haired girl in flowing white robes, bathed in moonlight like an angel descending to earth.

Fine snowflakes drifted down in the moonlight, landing on the girl's shoulders. Her beautiful face and rosy eyes revealed a playful and seductive glint.

"Who did you just say you wanted to kill?"

The three heads of the centipede simultaneously revealed shock in their eyes:

"Saintess of Light!?? Damn it, your aura?? Why do you possess a true Sprout of Life!??"

The shrill voice was filled with disbelief, which was understandable, since the Church of Life had never been able to find the true Sprout of Life, which contained a portion of the authority of the God of Life. Otherwise, why would they need to analyze the divine kingdom projected from the remains to create a fake Sprout of Life in order to cultivate the Tree of Life?

It was precisely because of the fusion with the Sprout of Life that Pandia was never able to completely devour Ella. It was only after the remnant soul of the God of Life completely dissipated after the death of the remaining body that the power of life was able to be inherited. This resulted in Ella being sealed first before she was able to begin inheriting the power of the Sprout of Life.

After Ye Xiao used tactics to shake the core of the Tree of Life, the seal showed a flaw, and Ella had just finished completely fusing with the Sprout of Life and took the opportunity to break free.

As for Pandia, judging from the giant spiders lying dead all over the ground, the outcome was already predictable; they no longer had any power to stop Ella.

“Actually, it would be more accurate to call me the Saintess of Life now,” Ella chuckled.

"Impossible!!! How could He possibly grant you true life power!!!"

The centipede with the human head howled and raised its staff, summoning a bolt of lightning to strike Ella.

However, beneath the petite girl's feet, a huge, dark swamp immediately appeared, with several thick tentacles rising into the sky and easily blocking the lightning that seemed capable of ravaging everything.

Despite unleashing a barrage of extraordinary elemental attacks—fiery storms, raging thunder, and boulders—the centipede with its human head struggled to break through the dark, writhing tentacles.

"You're clearly the same as me!! We're clearly the same, so why!? Why would He give it to you!?!"

Ella raised her beautiful eyebrows, pondering that the other person's words seemed to have a deeper meaning.

However, this thing is still too disgusting to look at, and it looks crazy, so there's really no desire to communicate with it.

The centipede with the human head screamed and swung its greatsword to meet the attack head-on. The heavy blade fell, but Ella simply waved her hand, and a tentacle suddenly grew from the ground and slammed onto the greatsword.

With a deafening thud, the invisible impact of the sword colliding with the tentacles shattered the surrounding snowflakes, and the burst of wind pressure stirred up billowing dust.

The once invincible greatsword was forcefully slapped back, and the centipede's body staggered backward.

"Damn it!!!"

The unwilling serpent screamed and pounced back, but this time Ella no longer slowly defended herself. Instead, she casually pointed and unleashed an invisible slash from her fingertip.

The next second, the centipede's body was cleaved in two by the spatial slash, and its upper body crashed heavily to the ground, twisting and rolling like an earthworm.

Having fully inherited a portion of the authority of the God of Life, Ella has rendered the False Tree of Life unable to suppress her; in fact, it should be said that it is now being restrained by her.

Therefore, by using the spatial slash of the omnipotent replication of life, it was as easy to cut down this creation that depended on the Tree of Life.

However, the Tree of Life still possesses regenerative abilities. Even though it was cut in two, countless vines sprouted from the broken ends and began to connect with the centipede's body.

Upon seeing this, Ella realized that there was no point in continuing to fight this thing. With a slight lift of her hand, a huge tentacle emerged from her feet and lifted her up.

Facing the tree trunk, which was as thick as a mountain, she drew a long, jet-black sword from her waist, black holy flames swirling around its blade.

"No!!! Stop!!!" The centipede head, still undergoing repairs, realized Ella's intentions and screamed, its voice already trembling with tears.

But Ella naturally ignored her. She slashed at Alyosha, who was entangled in the tree hollow, and the black flames that formed the blade instantly transformed into a straight line, cleaving everything in two.

Inky flames pierced through the tree trunk, cleaving the deity dressed in white in half. After a slight tremor, the deity fell silent and transformed into countless tiny glimmers of light.

Immediately afterwards, the enormous branches of the Tree of Life collapsed with a crash.

Chapter 212 The King's Illusory Dream

The vines that sprouted from the lower half of the centipede withered instantly, like countless small, dark snakes writhing and dying in despair. Its upper body, however, writhed forward with trembling arms, its three faces filled with shock and a grief bordering on despair.

Ella silently followed Erica's slowly crawling figure, not intervening at this moment, but simply witnessing this scene quietly.

The withered arm, as dry as rotten wood, loosened its grip on the staff and broken sword, like a drowning person desperately grasping for the last vestige of life, only to helplessly reach out towards the distant, decaying tree of life, an empty and helpless grasp that could not touch any substance.

It seemed to be trying to grasp something, but even the black ash from the disintegration of the Tree of Life only slipped through its fingers.

"No... my tree..."

"My crown..."

The low, hoarse murmurs, like a lament, foreshadowed the end of the battle. Erica's outstretched hand finally fell limply to the dust, and along with the withering of the Tree of Life, her large, bloated body gradually turned into scattered ashes.

As the last Tree of Life crashed down, the surging army of the undead outside the West District lost its source of power, and the corpses collapsed one after another.

Beneath the ruins, the warriors, still with bloodshot eyes, watched as the endless enemy before them suddenly collapsed. After a long period of disorientation and a long time before they finally realized that this arduous and fierce battle had finally come to an end.

Everyone involuntarily turned their gaze to the distant summit of Mount Vallond, where, under the bright moonlight, the enormous tree that had risen from the ruins of the palace was slowly toppling over.

A gentle mountain breeze swept through, and the fragments left behind after the Tree of Life disintegrated, along with the snowflakes falling from the sky, resembled a grand firework display of black and white, spreading from the top of Valond Mountain to every inch of the imperial city, as if a solemn and tragic ritual had been silently performed.

……

Back in the dilapidated main hall, now that the battle was over, the members of the Seven Stars Society began to clean up the mess.

"By the way, isn't it poisonous to inhale all that stuff flying around?"

Li Cheng frowned and covered his nostrils with his blood-stained sleeve.

"I think you should be more worried about your wound than that."

Ye Xiao slapped Li Cheng on the shoulder, and the latter immediately screamed like a pig being slaughtered in pain, "You're in this state, don't you want to eat some tentacles to cure it?"

"Oh dear..." Li Cheng's features contorted in pain. "...No need, no need...The scars on my body are a warrior's honor."

"What soldier? Aren't you a musketeer?"

"Hey, don't tease Brother Xiong. If I went up there for close combat with that thing, I'd be dead on the spot..."

While Ye Xiao and Li Cheng were joking around, Skadi was warily watching Ella approach. "You... you stinking woman, what do you want?"

"We've come to check on our Emperor."

Ella felt a strange sense of pleasure when she saw Skadi's wary, animal-like demeanor.

"You...you shouldn't think that I'll accept you just because you're extending an olive branch now!"

Skadi gritted her teeth. After fighting for so long, it was Ye Xiao who broke through the Tree of Life's defenses, and in the end, this bitch came out and picked up the kill.

"Yes, yes, yes~" Ella smiled meaningfully.

"Humph."

Skadi snorted coldly, then ignored Ella and turned to look at Ye Xiao, "Ye Xiao, Ye Xiao!"

"What is it, Your Highness?"

Upon hearing Skadi's call, Ye Xiao abandoned Li Cheng and went over, saying, "Hey, now it should be the brave Your Majesty."

"You're still grinning like that? Do you know how worried I was when you disappeared without a trace!"

Skadi was furious when she saw Ye Xiao's charred face and smiling face. She picked up a small stone from the ground and threw it at him, yelling, "Liar!"

"Well, I have a mission to fulfill, all for the sake of our great empire."

Ye Xiao shrugged.

“A bunch of excuses,” Skadi said, her face slightly flushed. “Anyway, you said it yourself, I should be considered king now, right?”

"Of course, Your Majesty. Tonight, the entire imperial city witnessed your greatness." Ye Xiao scratched his head, not understanding why Skadi wanted to confirm this with him.

He's not some prince, yet he's responsible for presenting Skadi with the crown.

"When will our agreement be fulfilled?" Skadi asked eagerly, then suddenly seemed to realize something and waved her small hand. "Ah, no, I'm not saying it's in a rush... It's a bit inappropriate to talk about this now... But, I just wanted to confirm... this, um... After all, the palace should be repaired in about half a month and can be used as a venue soon, so it's always good to plan ahead... Besides, the family doesn't stipulate that you have to be sixteen to get married, but in terms of age, it's not actually that early..."

What is this little guy suddenly saying in his chatter?

Ye Xiao was completely confused. "An agreement? What agreement?"

Skadi suddenly stopped talking and then stared at Ye Xiao.

The atmosphere suddenly became eerily quiet.

“Your Majesty, I know you’re anxious, but please don’t rush…” Ye Xiao knew perfectly well that Skadi was starting to build up her anger, but he really didn’t understand what was going on. “The agreement you just mentioned… I really don’t remember it…”

"Ye Xiao!!! You're trying to lie to me again!?"

"I'm not lying to you, I really didn't know..." Ye Xiao dodged the stone Skadi angrily threw at him, "Hey! Don't throw it at Your Majesty, there are so many people watching, and I've done everything I promised you..."

"Liar!!! You promised! You would marry me after I became king!!!" Skadi shouted.

Upon hearing this, Freya and the cat, their eyes wide with surprise, immediately locked onto the scene.

"...Huh???" Ye Xiao was dumbfounded.

"When did I say..."

"Oh my god, Li Cheng!!!"

"This is bad!!" Li Cheng, who was enjoying himself, immediately realized that something was wrong and hurriedly got up to run out of the hall.

But before he could take even half a step, a small tentacle suddenly appeared on the ground and quietly hooked Li Cheng's ankle, causing him to fall face-first into the mud.

When she looked up again, she met Ella's kind eyes: "You said it, didn't you? You really like marriage, don't you?"

"Hehe, I'm just thinking of Brother Ye..." Li Cheng chuckled twice, "Alright, my dear Holy Maiden, considering I've put in some effort, please try not to embarrass me... Ouch!!!"

……

When Holman arrived with his reinforcements, it took Ye Xiao a long time to calm Skadi down. He promised to give her a proper answer in a few days after everyone had settled down.

Chapter 213 A Short Break

Afterwards, Ye Xiao went to the Howling Mountains through Ella's portal and picked up Dong Muge and Eunice, who were still waiting.

After a simple magical examination, Ella confirmed that Dong Muge was indeed a product of the divine power of life.

Thus, the solution to the problem on his body became simple. After Ella, who had merged with the Sprout of True Life, handed a dark tentacle to Dong Muge, the cracks on his body, which resembled shattered porcelain, began to heal naturally.

The small price to pay was that Dong Muge was also forced to become a follower of Ella. However, compared to others, her physique showed an extraordinary affinity for Ella's divine power.