Under One Person: I, Jiaqian Jushi, work from nine to five.

"Do you need my help? I'll do anything for you..."

As Zhou Fengliu spoke, he exerted the power of the final straw that broke the camel's back on the sacred tree.

With the intervention of this force, the Qi attached to the core of the divine tree instantly emitted a grayish-white light.

A beam of light instantly pierced through the entire divine tree, including the core of the divine tree enveloped by the sacred forest.

Art is Patrick Star!

The blast from the explosion made it impossible for everyone present to open their eyes, and they felt a wave of heat hitting them.

When they finally managed to open their eyes again, despite their discomfort, they saw a beam of light shooting into the sky like a beacon in the firelight, providing a light like a lighthouse in the vast night.

The light emitted by this pillar was particularly conspicuous no matter where it was on Nathan Island.

Near the royal city.

While still playing with Besdia, Xiao Zizai saw a pillar of light appear on the distant mountaintop and silently pushed up his glasses.

Then, he was seen holding a small knife and speaking to a wounded beast covered in blood not far away:

"Look, buddy, your house... looks like it's been blown up."

Upon hearing Xiao Zizai's words, Besdia, who was trembling all over, glanced at the mountaintop.

Upon seeing that beam of light, it was as if his brain had shrunk; the bloodlust and appetite in his mind vanished in that instant.

...

Some corner of the island.

Zhang Chulan, Feng Baobao, and the Lu siblings, who were searching for Li Muxuan, saw the pillar of light located in the royal city.

"What...is this thing?" Zhang Chulan frowned.

...

at the same time.

On the aircraft carrier Behemoth outside the island, Ron and Gade heard reports from their subordinates about the strange phenomena that had appeared in the center of the island.

“Judging from the geographical location... it should be near the royal city,” said Behemoth’s data analyst.

"Near the royal city..."

Upon hearing this, Ron stroked his chin, a sense of foreboding creeping over him.

"What could possibly happen in the royal city during this time... Could it be that the All-Knowing or the Emerald Society... are causing trouble?"

As he spoke, Gade turned to Ron beside him and asked.

His words only deepened Ron's suspicions.

When will the main force arrive?

"Tomorrow at the latest."

"We can't wait. Send someone to the island to check the situation first," Ron ordered.

"Yes..."

...

Not far from the Behemoth aircraft carrier, on the Nathan's transport ship, Zhuge Qing and his group also saw the pillar of light from Nathan Island. They looked at Huang Boren, who was enjoying the sea breeze on the deck, and asked him:

"Mr. Huang, could it be that Behemoth has already attacked the island?"

"?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Boren raised an eyebrow and then glanced at the time.

"That shouldn't be the case. We agreed to arrive on the island tomorrow. Who knows? Behemoth and his gang aren't known for keeping their word..."

...

Huang Boren thought Behemoth had arrived on the island ahead of time, while Behemoth thought it was the All-Knowing or the Emerald Society who were secretly causing trouble.

All parties were communicating, speculating, and wondering who would strike first.

At the summit, Zhou Fengliu had already tossed the uprooted divine tree aside in front of everyone.

The towering pillar of light dissipated, while the branches of the divine tree, engulfed in raging flames, swayed in the wind.

As Queen Nathan gazed at the burning sacred tree before her, she seemed to hear the tree weeping.

The dream that the divine tree hinted at for her... has already come true before her eyes.

As far as the eye could see, the burning sacred tree gradually burned out a hole, and a figure emerged from the cracks in the tree's broken trunk.

As the figure slowly turned around, she finally saw the face of the man from her nightmare.

It's him.

The person the divine tree hinted at... was Zhou Fengliu.

She was right; everything was a destiny arranged by the divine tree long ago.

She thought about the beginning, but she didn't expect the ending.

Zhou Fengliu was indeed the destined one, yet... he was the one who destroyed the divine tree, not the one who saved it.

Tears welled up in her eyes. As the Queen of Nathan, she could clearly sense that the life force of the divine tree was disappearing.

Sacred tree.

It's really destroyed!

...

Although the Divine Tree had just been destroyed once by White using the Annihilation Curse, its foundation was not damaged that time.

That thing, like a heart, is the foundation upon which this divine tree can grow again. If it is destroyed while buried underground, the tree cannot survive even without deliberately damaging it.

However, this time was different. Zhou Fengliu's move of uprooting the Nathan Tree directly revealed the core of the tree.

If the core is destroyed, the divine tree will die.

As Zhou Fengliu emerged from behind the tree, Alfonso's expression shifted from bewilderment to anger, while Elijah beside him wore a complex expression.

He never expected Zhou Fengliu to do such a thing.

He thought Zhou Fengliu would help King Nasen, but he never expected... this is how he "helped" him!

Even though someone else did the work for him, he found it hard to be happy...

...

P.S.: I pray for everything as usual. Goodnight and sweet dreams to all my godfathers.

Chapter 396 I am the Nathan Divine Tree! (First Update)

I am the Divine Tree.

I'm going to start lying.

wrong.

It's my turn to speak.

I was born over a thousand years ago in an era when witchcraft was prevalent. The genius wizards of the Kingdom of Nathan used some forbidden witchcraft to bring me into being.

According to their ideas, they want to create an ideal kingdom that belongs exclusively to the gifted, and I am the foundation of this kingdom.

In this kingdom, everyone is a gifted being, and as the price for becoming a gifted being, these gifted beings become nourishment for me after they die.

As the cycle continues, I will grow, my abilities will increase, and after several generations, everyone in the ideal kingdom will be a so-called gifted being, and I will help them within the scope of the Kingdom of Nathan.

In this process, more and more people of the Kingdom of Nathan came to believe in me. They regarded me as a god, called themselves the children of the god, and were willing to sacrifice themselves to enhance my power and prolong my life...

They became me, became part of the collective will, and together we protected the existence of the Kingdom of Nathan.

However, my good fortune didn't last long. Before I could grow into adulthood, the other kingdoms on this continent learned of my existence in the Kingdom of Nathan.

With my ability to alter the number of gifted individuals within a kingdom, I am naturally a target that those kingdoms must compete for.

Even if they can't win the battle, they will absolutely not allow the Kingdom of Nathan to continue to develop.

Everyone knows how terrifying a nation full of gifted individuals would be; if it were to wage war, it could undoubtedly rule the entire continent.

However, they were wrong.

Nathan is the ideal kingdom for those with abilities. In this kingdom, there are no greedy people or rabble. The people of the Kingdom of Nathan do not have that kind of worldly desire for conquest.

Unfortunately... no one believes it. When they assume you have it, you'd better have it... otherwise you'll face endless disputes.

That great war lasted a long time. They united many wizards and ability users to form an allied army to invade the Kingdom of Nathan, but with my presence, they never managed to penetrate the core area of ​​the Kingdom of Nathan.

Although my presence allows my people to halt their conquest, I am still too young, and my power is not strong enough to completely protect the Kingdom of Nathan.

then...

King Nathan, my most faithful follower, has made a negotiation with those filthy men.

I don't know how intense the negotiations were; I only know the final outcome:

The Kingdom of Nathan was no longer recognized or interfered with, and all its inhabitants were to be relocated to uninhabited lands, leaving this land forever.