Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 620 The Consequences of Daring to Provoke Celia
"To sacrifice one's life in exchange for the withered power released by the sacred tree, huh? How interesting. Do you think you can do whatever you want just because the elves live long lives?"

After quickly investigating the situation of the Deadwood Organization, Ross couldn't help but shake his head.

"That's putting the cart before the horse."

While silently healing her injuries and suppressing the withering power emanating from her body, Celia asked curiously, "This withering power seems quite powerful. Why does Lord Ross seem to dislike it?"

Ross said calmly, "Because this is what the sacred tree excretes. You know what I mean? If the sacred tree were a person, what would it excrete?"

Celia's face stiffened.

"In other words, what was released into my body was..."

Ross's analogy immediately made Celia feel physically uncomfortable.

Fortunately, with the puppet's healing, the withered power within his body is rapidly dissipating.

Celia suddenly thought of something—

"Then the nature-based spell I learned, [Withered Silk]..."

"The Withered Silk is just a name. Can you sense any unnatural magic within it?" Ross said irritably.

"That's right."

The Withered Threads are just called Withered; they are not a Withered faction derived from the Sacred Tree.

Withered threads refer to the natural threads that are released, which have an appearance like withered vines... As for why they are called withered threads, you'd have to ask the person who developed the spell.

However, those who use the withered power originating from the sacred tree are different; it is a power similar to the Death faction, but also different.

The Death faction's spells mostly deal with the undead. The death spells they use are mostly similar to curses, directly adding various negative effects to people. If there is a large difference in strength or the resistance is weak, they will be directly deprived of their life, which means that the instant kill judgment is successful and they are instantly killed.

The Withering Faction is like adding a negative effect of continuous blood loss. In addition, it will affect all aspects of the body, such as weakness and a gradual reduction in lifespan. If it continues to affect you, your life will be lost rapidly.

Death doesn't shorten your lifespan; it just kills you instantly. But withering will reduce your lifespan by 1, 1, 1...

Celia hated this feeling.

Fortunately, the life-related Puppet Heart that comes with the Puppet is just right to counteract the effects of withering and death; otherwise, watching one's lifespan rapidly slip away would be mentally devastating.

Of course, even if it didn't shorten her lifespan, after understanding the power of withering, Celia deeply abhorred this faction that shortens lifespan.

"It's even more despicable than the contamination by heretics!"

Celia was indignant.

Because she was frozen in ice, she couldn't move. She could only chat with Ross and watch him act, just like Ross had thrown her into the mental space.

At this moment, Ross was in the Deadwood's underground stronghold, adjusting and modifying the Deadwood's magic array.

These modifications were all things that Celia had never seen before, and Ross had never taught her.

What is the purpose of these magic arrays?

Celia asked curiously.

“A reversal,” Rose said calmly.

"reverse?"

"Yes, the ritual to reverse power."

A question mark appeared above Celia's head.

"Should we dispel all their power?"

"No, it's that when they were obtaining the withered power of the sacred tree, they reversed the power they obtained, causing them to drain the life force from the sacred tree."

Celia was startled: "Lord Ross, are you planning to destroy the Elven sacred tree?"

Ross smiled faintly: "No, not at all. The Sacred Tree is also part of suppressing underground pollution. Its withering doesn't benefit me. I simply wanted them to absorb life force unexpectedly, so that the Sacred Tree would trigger a reaction in all those who possessed withering power, thereby reclaiming the withering power from everyone, or rather, allowing all withering power to be transformed back into nutrients. "If the Sacred Tree's life force is its leaves, then when the leaves wither and fall, the power they contain is the power of withering. Generally speaking, this withering power will be transformed back into nutrients for the Sacred Tree and the earth. Under certain conditions, the Sacred Tree has the authority to absorb these nutrients, because the Sacred Tree, like the Golden Apple, is a high-level spiritual object."

"So what Lord Ross needs to do is..."

“Through a magic circle and some special operations, a mark is left on their withered power. This operation will take place when they return to the vicinity of the sacred tree to pray and make sacrifices.”

"Is the power of the magic circle really that terrifying?" Celia exclaimed in amazement. "It can remotely control other things from such a distance."

Ross smiled slightly.

You think it's the magic array's effect, but actually the magic array is just an add-on; it doesn't matter whether it's there or not. What's really happening is...

The staff in the puppet's hand flickered incessantly, and the pure magic crystal on the staff dimmed slightly.

Celia noticed this and also sensed that the magic that Ross had extracted was forming a special power.

She had also come into contact with this power before.

That's right, it's divine power.

The divine power unique to Ross is completely different from the divine power used by the other gods.

The next moment, that wisp of divine power dissipated into the air, disappearing without a trace.

Ross looked at the fifth-tier shadow mage who had appeared in the stronghold. Just as Celia was about to say something, she suddenly felt her perspective change, becoming a god's-eye view, with the fifth-tier mage at the center, overlooking everything around her.

"This is……"

"A temporary surveillance spell requires divine power to activate. The remaining divine power is enough to see the person who assassinated you come into contact with the sacred tree, and then die after all the withered power is drained from them by the sacred tree," Ross said calmly.

Celia's eyes lit up, and she clapped in her mental space.

"Great! Humph, that's how it should be done!"

"Of course, it has more than just surveillance effects; after all, this is a magic trick driven by divine power."

Ross smiled slightly.

"He'll be back soon, and then you'll see."

Celia's curiosity was piqued.

It just so happens that it takes a little time to dispel the withered power.

So she focused all her attention on the surveillance tricks shared by Ross.

The puppet, who had secretly completed everything, had already left the place.

"Aren't you going to see Elena?" Ross asked.

He has already manipulated the puppet to wait near the city lord's mansion.

Celia casually said, "What's so interesting about it? Let her stay here secretly for a couple of days. If she gets caught, there's nothing I can do. Right now, I'm more curious about the situation of the Deadwood Organization."

“That’s good, it’ll help her hide and avoid being discovered by that elven elder.” Ross nodded.

After the puppet was on standby, he went to check on Benovia's situation to learn about Phil's actions.

Phil was much slower than Celia; it would take him at least three times longer to purify the patients in that city.

Thanks to the vitality contained within the pollution, and because Phil had previously been exposed to a large influx of pollution and had developed extremely high resistance, the treatment process did not result in the frequent near-fainting episodes he had experienced before.

However, after observing her carefully for a moment, Ross felt he still had to take the time to help her.

This girl inhales pollutants like she's risking her life.

(End of this chapter)