Under One Person, Golden Light Transforms into God

The waters surrounding Nathan Island.

On the warship, Ron angrily shouted into the satellite phone, "What? That Zhang Huaidan wiped out the entire market group, including Da G? Are you sure you're not just spouting nonsense?"

“Mr. Ron, I stand by every word I’ve said. Please send reinforcements immediately and take us away…”

The sound abruptly stopped, followed by a scream: "Shit! He's fighting with Li Muxuan again! What is this Xia countryman trying to do? Let's go, let's get out of here!"

Ron frowned deeply after hanging up the phone.

The person who called him was Behemoth's mole, whom he had painstakingly planted in the market.

Big G is this guy.

Although he himself wasn't very capable, he still had quite a few talented people under his command.

Having operated on Nathan Island for decades, he has close relationships with many underground figures and is able to leverage considerable resources.

Behemoth, of course, welcomed his defection.

They were planning to send someone to pick up the G-Wagon before officially arriving on the island.

Who would have thought that this kid would suddenly appear and be wiped out by one person?
Ron's first reaction was that it was utterly absurd, and he even suspected that this inside man was conspiring with Big G to deceive him for some ulterior motive.

Gade walked over: "Ron, what happened?"

Ron repeated it.

Gain was taken aback: "Is that so?"

Gade also attached great importance to the defection of Big G and his forces.

Behemoth belongs to a united organization, with power held by several powerful families within the Eagle Nation. Gain and Ron are from the same family.

Ron was undoubtedly the commander-in-chief of this operation against Nathan Island, but there were also members of other families on the warship.

If they can successfully subdue Big G and his forces, it will be a significant boost to the power of their respective families.

In the future, their families will have more say on the Behemoth board of directors.

Therefore, although Da G is not the main target, he is still quite significant.

Now you're saying he was beaten to death?
And along with the dozens of extraordinary experts under his command, they were all wiped out?

On Nathan Island, the only power with that kind of strength is probably King Nathan.
The result was no, it was just one person!

Who believes it!
Gade's mind was in turmoil. After finally calming down, he looked at Ron, whose expression was cold and gloomy.

“Ron, that’s very likely true.”

The mole planted was someone trustworthy; besides, even if there were some conspiracy, there would be no need to use such an excuse.

After rational consideration, Gade could only come to this conclusion.

Ron gritted his teeth: "Damn it, how did that Xia countryman manage to do that? Gade, get me the All-in-One observation team! I protest! I strongly protest!"

He was even more furious. Were Big G and his men a bunch of pigs?
It's one thing that dozens of people couldn't be a match for one person, but to be killed by them all is another matter entirely. Dozens of pigs aren't so easy to kill either!
……

The fishing boats of Nadutong can be seen from afar.

Huang Boren listened to Ron's strong protests, his ears ringing, and he finally managed to get rid of him.

"Master Huai Dan is truly terrifyingly strong."

A wave of toothache washed over him. He knew something about the market on Nathan Island; the people there weren't exactly good people.

Now that Ron is coming to question us, it's probably because the market has already secretly surrendered, and in the end, all our efforts will be in vain.

Huang Boren was overjoyed that Behemoth had suffered such a great loss.

The thought that Zhang Huaidan single-handedly destroyed a powerful force that had been entrenched on Nathan Island for decades filled him with trepidation.

At the same time, Huang Boren was also puzzled: "Master Huaidan, what is your real purpose in going to Nathan Island?"

Capturing Nguyen Phong could be considered a convenient action, but destroying the market seems to indicate a much larger scheme!
He probably couldn't have imagined, no matter how hard he racked his brains, that the real reason was just a verbal argument.

If Big G's men had been more mindful of their words, Zhang Huaidan wouldn't have slaughtered them all.

After a moment, Huang Boren shook his head.

Zhang Huaidan was not someone he could control or even guess, so he sent everything to headquarters exactly as it was.

……

Late at night, in Nathan Palace, King Nathan sat on his throne, somewhat uneasy.

For her, who inherited the divine tree and the will of past kings, she shouldn't have such feelings.

Even if destruction were to strike at any moment, she would remain calm and composed, without breaking down in emotion.

However, within just a few hours, the divine tree exhibited several unusual behaviors, and King Nathan, with whom she had the closest connection, could not remain uninvolved.

"What exactly is happening? If there are no unforeseen circumstances, is this a sign that the divine tree is about to awaken?"

King Nathan murmured to himself, "It is because of the divine tree that there are kings and guards, and that the people of the gods exist."

The divine tree itself exists in a state between living and dead, and the will of past kings has never recorded the divine tree awakening.

But at this moment, as if struck by a sudden inspiration, she understood the reason why the divine tree was so unusual.

Is it because they know that Behemoth is invincible and the divine kingdom is about to be destroyed that the divine tree will awaken?

But when the descendants of the gods were driven to Nathan Island, they had no idea that the divine tree would awaken.

With many thoughts swirling in his mind, King Nathan couldn't figure it out either, when suddenly his gaze sharpened.

"There's an intruder!"

Near the Nathan Palace, where the sacred tree was rooted, no disturbance could escape King Nathan's notice.

The Nathan Guards near the palace all sensed something, and the Valkyrie Guna, clad in armor, took the lead.

The intruder knew there was no way things would end well, so he waved his short, thin wand, and a large burst of flames roared away.

Valkyrie Guna is the strongest melee fighter among the Nine Guardians of Nathan. Her armor flashed, ignoring the flames, and she unleashed a punch.

The person who was punched retreated, but this time there was more than one intruder, and they were not from the same direction.

Inside the palace gates, the divine descendant Anthony wielded lightning, while Mochizuki Satoru drew his katana.

Lightning tore through the clothes of the intruders, revealing figures that sent chills down one's spine.

Some people have their hands and feet replaced by swords, while others have unusually long upper bodies with six arms.

With a flash of light, Mochizuki Satoru cleaved a six-armed monster in two.

"Human transmutation, amazing!"

The two quickly dealt with the intruders, but a warning was issued from the other side of the palace, as the guard, Garcia, was engaged in combat.

Everyone rushed over.

A plume of black smoke shot left and right, and even Marcelo and Alfonso couldn't stop it.

Three guards joined the battle, and the five guards fought together against the mysterious man wearing a red mask. However, he still managed to find a weakness and rushed into the depths of the palace.

Inside the hall of the Divine Tree, King Nathan, Elijah, and Antony stood before the Divine Tree when the mysterious man walked in, panting.

"Is this the king in the middle? It's so rude of me to hide here."

The mysterious man removed his mask, and the moment Elijah saw the face, he realized, "No wonder he's caused us so much trouble."

Nathan asked, "You know him?" Elijah nodded. "Yes, everyone says he died ten years ago. He was a genius of the Emerald Society, but also a traitor to the Society, a master of dark magic—Stephen White."

King Nathan stared at Stephen. To be able to force his way into the Hall of the Divine Tree despite being blocked by five Nathan Guards was a testament to his formidable strength.

"Why have you come here? A powerful figure from a foreign land."

Stephen smiled. "Sightseeing, are you satisfied with this answer?"

William Spencer, a director of the Jade Society, released him from prison and entrusted him with the task of seeing the sacred tree on Nathan Island.

Nathan shook his head: "Mr. William, you made such a great sacrifice just to tell me a joke?"

Stephen walked past her, his gaze fixed on the withered tree in the hall, and chuckled, "I'm serious about seeing the masterpiece of ancient witchcraft with my own eyes."

As she spoke, she walked over, lost in thought.

Elijah reached for the gun at his waist, but King Nathan suddenly stopped him and kindly stepped aside.

Stephen approached the sacred tree, stretched out a hand, touched its rough bark, and exclaimed in amazement.

“Incredible! I can feel it right now. It radiates a power that envelops the entire island. This is Nathan’s core. It affects everyone on this island. It makes you all different! You are all children of the tree!”

He became increasingly agitated as he spoke, and suddenly shouted, "I... I want to protect it just like you! I cannot allow it to fall into the hands of those greedy, inferior creatures!"

As soon as he finished speaking, something unexpected happened.

Vines, like octopus tentacles, sprouted from the ground beneath his feet and pierced into his body before Stephen could react, trying to pull him into the ground.

Stephen trembled violently.

The Nathan Guards who rushed over, along with King Nathan, were all taken aback.

Elijah felt the hairs on his body stand on end: "King, what's going on?"

King Nathan was also somewhat bewildered. The strange occurrences that had taken place in the divine tree over the past half-day had left her at a loss.

As the oldest of the Nathan Guards, Joaquin exclaimed incredulously, "Could it be? But he hasn't even broken off the golden branch yet, how could he possibly be accepted by the Divine Tree?"

Everyone was startled by the sound, realizing how familiar this scene was.

At the time of the change of kings, the old King Nathan, just like Stephen now, will return to the embrace of the sacred tree.

Another possibility is that if the challenger who breaks the golden branch dies, the divine tree will also accept him.

At this moment, it is clear that Stephen does not meet either of these two conditions.

"Let go! Let go..."

Stephen struggled instinctively. As a master of dark magic, he was a well-known figure in the West, but unfortunately, he was defeated by modern technology and imprisoned by the Emerald Society.

His strength is beyond doubt; he was able to break through the defenses of five Nathan Guards to reach the Hall of the Divine Tree.

But once the vines pierced his body, he couldn't use any of his internal power; it was a crushing defeat in terms of status.

what happened?

Is the sacred tree attacking him?
He tried to resist, at least to find out what was happening, but soon, even his will was being rapidly worn down.

In a daze, he saw the true face of the divine tree.

This withered tree exposed on the ground is merely a trivial disguise; the true divine tree lies beneath its tangled roots, and hanging from these roots are twisted human figures that tremble rhythmically, like beating hearts.

"Alive...alive...alive..."

Stephen's last voice in this world was swallowed up.

He was forcibly pulled underground by the tree roots, becoming one of the hundreds of human figures on those roots.

As a master who dominated the West for decades, his will was already incredibly firm. Even in this helpless situation, he still retained a part of himself and pondered the reasons behind all of this...

Suddenly, all the human figures on all the tree roots opened their eyes, and the will of all the former kings rushed into their minds.

His consciousness quickly shattered; all that remained was his single-minded devotion to the divine tree.

Stephen closed his eyes and trembled rhythmically.

……

King Nathan paused for a moment, then said, "He has been accepted by the divine tree."

Being accepted by the divine tree means becoming a part of it; this is the destiny of generations of kings and guards.

"what!"

"How can it be!"

He doesn't deserve that qualification!

The Nathan Guards were shocked.

For thousands of years, the sacred tree has only accepted three kinds of people: the old kings, the failed challengers, and the dying Nathan Guards.

Elijah asked in a trembling voice, "In what capacity was he accepted by the Tree of God?"

King Nathan paused for a moment: "A sacrifice."

The sacred tree needs more offerings.

The shaken Nathan Guards looked at each other, a sacrifice?
If those two words hadn't come from King Nathan's mouth, one would have to wonder if the speaker was insane.

The King and the Guardians exist because of the Divine Tree, and the people of the Gods are called the people of the Gods because of the Divine Tree.

Unlike ordinary people who blindly pursue the meaning of life, Wang and Weisheng knew from the beginning where they were going.

The old king passed away and returned to the embrace of the divine tree; the old guard died and merged with the divine tree.

In a sense, it does resemble a sacrifice, but everything they have comes from the sacred tree, and there is no concept of offering sacrifices.

However, now that the Divine Tree has taken Stephen in, he is neither the old king, nor a dying guard, nor a defeated challenger; he has no right to be accepted by the Divine Tree.

Sacrifice?

Offerings!

Is the sacred tree actively demanding offerings?

Why did this change happen? Was it a threat brought by Behemoth?
The guards were all somewhat flustered. The eldest, Hua Jinna, whispered, "Your Majesty, what should we do next?"

King Nathan's eyes were no longer calm, but were filled with a deep ripple. In his mind, there were some faint thoughts, like divine pronouncements, which were the messages conveyed by the gradually awakening divine tree.

"The offerings the divine tree desires are on Nathan Island."

After saying this, King Nathan fell silent again.

She tried to sense it.

With the powers granted by the divine tree, she can sense every movement on the entire island, and she can also discern the desires of the divine tree in the divine pronouncements it sends down.

It wants that offering, no matter the cost.

But when King Nathan followed the guidance to sense it, he found only an untouchable void.

On Nathan Island, a region seemingly beyond the control of the divine tree appeared, and this region continued to shift.

Joaquin found it unbelievable, but quickly made a decision: "In that case, Wei will bring the offerings that the sacred tree needs."

King Nathan nodded: "Mm." (End of Chapter)