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If Zhou Fengliu chooses to help Nathan Island... then the subsequent plot development may be completely out of his control.

He looked at Zhou Fengliu, who was wearing a mask, not far away, and a thought flashed in his deep eyes.

This thought, carrying his memories, brought back the scene of that night to his mind.

In fact.

He was the one who broke the golden branch, and also a traitor from Nathan's Guard.

Broken golden branch...

He did not intend to replace King Nathan, but rather to expose Nathan's succession rules and Nathan Island to the world.

What he was trying to do was to attract other civilizations to land on this closed and feudal island. Not only that, he even anonymously provided Behemoth with intelligence about Nathan Island.

As for his purpose in doing all this, it was simply to destroy the Divine Tree and uproot Nathan right under the noses of all the Inhuman organizations in the world.

The purpose of digging up the roots is not to destroy Nathan, but to liberate him.

Having traveled to so many countries and witnessed the development of "civilization," Nathan Wayne deeply understands that the dog-eat-dog environment on Nathan Island has been gradually eliminated with the progress of the times.

The sacred tree that sheltered them a thousand years ago has now become a shackle binding them, so... he must dig it up.

Of course.

This decision was very difficult for him to make.

As the king's guard and the most loyal servant of the divine tree, this betrayal constantly pounded in his heart.

Until he stood before the divine tree and broke off its golden branch, the divine tree did not see him as a traitor, and he knew the divine tree's answer.

The sacred tree was willing to sacrifice itself to liberate the entire island of Nathan...

The best way to resolve internal conflicts is through external invasion. After learning of the Divine Tree's thoughts, he was prepared to sacrifice everything with the Divine Tree.

His plan was to bring in an external enemy, become Nathan's traitor, and then, taking advantage of the moment when both sides were weakened, completely destroy the Divine Tree...

However, now... the plan is already halfway through.

If Zhou Fengliu were to truly intervene on Nasen Island and become Nasen's savior, protecting the divine tree, given his understanding of Zhou Fengliu's strength, this plan would most likely fail.

This is what he doesn't want to see.

He must be driven away.

That's what Elijah was thinking.

Just as he was thinking this, the old man from Europe not far away seemed to have spoken to King Nathan about something, and then walked shakily toward the sacred tree.

“Incredible. I can still feel it... its power enveloping the entire island. This is Nathan’s core... it affects everyone on this island.”

The man touched the Nathan Tree, his voice filled with excitement.

Elijah pursed his lips as he looked at the old man in front of him.

He was entangled by this old man tonight; otherwise, he would have been able to spot Zhou Fengliu immediately and persuade him to leave.

This old man is very powerful and famous. He is a genius of the European Jade Society, but also a traitor to the entire society, a forbidden master of black magic—Stephen White.

According to the Emerald Institute's official statement, Stephen White has been dead for ten years, yet he ended up here. It's obvious what that means...

This is how the Jade Society hid people, taking advantage of the Golden Bough incident to place them on Nathan Island.

As for the purpose of releasing them...

It's quite obvious that it's all for the sake of the sacred tree.

...

as predicted.

White stared at the tree for a while, then, with snot and tears streaming down his face, looked at King Nathan and said:

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but I cannot allow it to fall into the hands of those greedy, inferior creatures..."

He then unleashed dark magic—the Annihilation Curse—intending to utterly destroy the divine tree.

Annihilation Curse!

As the Annihilation Curse was activated, a crimson energy burrowed into the tree trunk from his palm and spread throughout the entire divine tree in an instant.

click-

A clear, crisp sound rang out distinctly from the silent mountaintop where only the sound of the wind could be heard.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the trunk of the sacred tree shattered into countless tiny fragments, which drifted to the ground with the night wind.

The sacred tree... is gone.

Seeing White's move, King Nathan, Elijah, and Alfonso showed no shock whatsoever.

They could still feel the vitality of the sacred tree...which means the sacred tree still exists.

If the divine tree could be destroyed so easily, it would have been destroyed countless times over the past thousand years and would not have survived to this day.

thump--

Having done all this, White knelt on the ground. Looking at the crater left by the destroyed sacred tree, he muttered to himself with a slightly complicated expression:

“Spencer, you old fox, you know how I judge things…right?”

As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to sense something, and his expression suddenly changed.

what happened?

The feeling from before hasn't disappeared... Divine Tree, could it be that I didn't destroy it?

impossible.

Absolutely impossible.

I used the Annihilation Spell, which should have destroyed even the roots of the Divine Tree...

and many more.

Where is that chanting coming from in my head?

White frowned at that moment, as he could clearly perceive a chanting sound in his ear.

As the chanting began, he seemed to see before his eyes the true foundation of Nathan Island...

The divine tree, possessing immense vitality, appeared before him, radiating light.

"Oh, I see. So that's how it is."

White looked at the crater in front of him and spoke excitedly.

As far as the eye can see, several tendrils-like branches are emerging from the pit at a visible speed, and are gradually growing into a thick tree trunk.

Just as the divine tree began to grow again, a branch emitting a faint golden light fell right in front of White.

This... is the ticket to Nathan's throne, a golden branch from the sacred tree.

...

Seeing the scene before him, Zhou Fengliu was also somewhat shocked by this divine tree.

At this rate of growth... could it be that it ate some kind of fertilizer?

It jumped way too fast.

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P.S.: Wishing all the godfathers of those taking the college entrance exam the best of luck and that all their wishes come true!

Goodnight, godfathers, sweet dreams~ I pray for everything as usual.

Chapter 394 Please, Mr. Zhou, send me back to the Divine Kingdom! (First Update)

Just now, when Zhou Fengliu saw White destroy the divine tree, he was still feeling lucky for King Nathan.

At least someone did the work for King Nathan.

When Behemoth saw that the tree was gone, he naturally chose to withdraw his troops.

In this way, Nathan Island was saved, and he also completed the task that Zhao Fangxu had assigned him to stop Behemoth.

Kill two birds with one stone and everyone is happy.

Before he could even feel happy, Whitela was gone.

Even if you give White a chance, he's still useless.

How can this broken tree really survive?

Zhou Fengliu expressed disbelief.

He looked up at the sacred tree in front of him, a look of eager anticipation in his eyes.

The sacred tree is in danger!

If the divine tree could speak at this moment, and was being stared at with such a gaze by Zhou Fengliu, this money-grubbing hermit, it would surely say:

"Don't come over here!"

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