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Chapter 337 - The World Tree and the Eye

After hearing what Liana said, Ron stroked his chin with great interest.

How should I put it? The Negative Multiverse is truly teeming with talent. None of the five strongest beings in the Negative Multiverse are exactly kind-hearted.

The God of Stories, needless to say, had previously attacked Asgard in the Base Universe. Although he ultimately failed, Odin fell into the long Odin Slumber due to excessive exertion.

However, this might be a good thing for Asgard. While Asgard encountered some minor problems after Odin's slumber, its overall power saw a more tangible increase, especially for his two sons. Loki gained control of Jotunheim and, relying on Laufey's bloodline and powerful magic, successfully became the Lord of the Frost Giants, King of Jotunheim.

And Thor? Not much different. Although he didn't directly become the King of Asgard, his power was significantly enhanced. He inherited the World Runes of the God of War universe; as long as he mastered their secrets, while becoming a powerhouse at the level of an infinite multiverse was unlikely, becoming a powerhouse at the level of a single universe would be incredibly easy. But more important than the increase in power was the growth of his mentality and soul. The Thor of today is a good warrior worthy of entrusting everything to.

That means Odin is still sleeping, otherwise he'd probably be laughing so hard he'd be snot bubbles.

The Batman Who Laughs needs no introduction. As one of DC's most successful villains in recent years, his character is essentially a hybrid of the most popular hero, Batman, and the most popular villain, the Joker.

His manic and cult-like appearance upon his first appearance garnered significant attention and affection from comic book fans. Unfortunately, the potential of such intellectually demanding characters largely depends on the writer's skill. And what about a hybrid of Batman and the Joker?

While in most works of art, the author controls the characters, in large-scale comics like American comics, even the author's personal ideas must give way to the character design. In fact, the bigger the IP, the more control the author has over the characters.

After all, this is the character you drew, and this is the selling point. If you create something completely new, who's going to watch it? We didn't come here to see this character.

The Bat Who Laughs is a case in point. Because of its extremely dark, gritty, and captivating appearance, its defining characteristic, aside from its madness, is its intelligence. However, the writers lacked sufficient intelligence, ultimately resorting to a tedious, clichéd, but effective, repetitive "I guessed you, I guessed you guessed me, I guessed you guessed me, I guessed you guessed me" approach. The result is that while the character design is appealing, the Bat Who Laughs doesn't feel good in the story; in fact, it's all about winning, winning, winning, constantly on the path to victory.

It looks cool, but it lacks the charm a character should have, and it's far inferior to the Joker's grasp of human nature and madness in The Killing Joke.

However, comics are comics. In Ron's current "reality," the Batman Who Laughs's character is what it is. Putting aside everything else, his Dark Knights alone are enough to give most universes a run for their money.

Needless to say, the God of Darkness is Gnar; you can tell from the greatsword that was cleaved away. Yes, you can still see it now.

Although Gnar is still fighting tenaciously against the true form of God within the vacuum of the Upside-Down Tree, he's only managing to stay afloat thanks to the tree's enhanced rules. Win? Impossible. He can't even escape. After all, the Upside-Down Tree has been discovered, and the World Tree will certainly not let this go unpunished.

Especially God. That barrage of punches and blows made Ron's heart tremble. But you have to admit, as expected of the ancient god who created the symbiote race, after being strengthened by the Tree of Life, his vitality was truly extraordinary. He was being pinned to the ground and beaten by God himself. When God raised his fist, his battered body stretched out long strands like black glutinous rice cakes, but Nal still didn't die.

However, he's only not dead yet. After all, even Liana, who was standing nearby, could see that it was only a matter of time before Gnar died suddenly.

As for the remaining two...

Needless to say, Thanos, the destroyer of Titans, is an old friend of the Marvel people and the director of the Cosmic Family Planning Committee.

Although in the cinematic universe, Thanos only attacks his own single universe, as one of Marvel's most powerful villains, he has instigated numerous multiverse-level crises. His actions, such as causing severe damage or even destruction to a single timeline, are countless.

Yes, although he is very powerful, he was still arrested by the New York Police Department in old comics.

However, that's not entirely true. After all, Thanos back then wasn't as prominent as he is now, not yet one of Marvel's top villains. If we consider the era, the most outrageous example is a previous special edition story that I followed.

The story is Marvel's 9/11 special edition. The main scene is that after seeing the 9/11 air raids, Doctor Doom, Magneto, Kingpin, and other gangsters all shed tears, saying that they felt their noble lives and freedom were trampled on, and talking about universal values ​​such as truth, goodness, and beauty.

That's a bit of a joke. After all, how many people died on 9/11? The number of people who died directly or indirectly at the hands of DOOM, Magneto, and Kingpin all exceeded 9/11. Aren't they all more like 9/11? Especially DOOM. If he was really there and shed tears because he witnessed a terrorist attack, then the police should uphold their glorious tradition and arrest DOOM like they arrested Thanos.

He was probably crying because the country had lost two excellent pilots.

He instructed him to do it.

He might not even be crying because he's sad.

Magneto is similar. Although he's morally ambiguous, he mostly represents the radical faction among mutants, advocating for the destruction of humanity and mutant domination of the Earth. He could easily be charged with crimes against humanity; he'd probably even grin with glee.

After all, the enemy's humiliation is a form of self-affirmation. The enemy's unforgettable curses and slanders are a great affirmation.

However, Kingpin might actually cry.

After all, he wasn't just a gangster boss; he had connections in both the legal and illegal worlds, and wielded considerable influence. Running for US president was commonplace for him. Under such circumstances, it was only natural that he had properties in the Twin Towers. And seeing his own building catch fire and collapse, it was perfectly normal for him to cry.

As for the Dark Father...

Ron stroked his chin, also surprised to hear this name.

Since the phenomenal success of Metal Event, DC's writers have become obsessed with creating various corrupted and dark Batman characters, as if they've discovered a secret to wealth.

It has to be said, this truly is the key to wealth. After all, readers have already witnessed far too many corrupted Superman characters. And because of Superman's unique nature, no matter how much he goes astray, it seems to be pretty much the same. It's nothing more than switching between Injustice Superman and Earth Lord Superman. At most, it's just Superman. But in summary, he either becomes a righteous dictator or a purely powerful villain. There's not much variation.

That's not a big deal. After all, Superman is the main fighter of the Justice League, and since he's turned to the dark side, the one with the brains has to step in to save the day.

But how should I put it? Compared to watching such powerful brutes, people definitely prefer to watch dark and brutal scenes.

This is what makes a dark Batman different. Because no matter how you add a dark and cruel setting to Batman, it won't seem out of place.

Take Liana as an example. When Liana easily defeated the Sorcerer Supreme, the demons of the Limbo had no effect on Natasha. The reason is that Natasha has seen too much 'darkness' and is therefore not afraid of the demons of the Limbo, so the demons of the Limbo cannot harm her—really, just hearing it makes people feel ridiculous.

But if you replace Natasha with Bruce, everything seems perfectly normal.

After all, even Bruce's clones couldn't withstand Bruce's dark memories.

This has led to a wide variety of ways Batman can turn evil.

Similar to the Batman Who Laughs mentioned earlier, Dark Father is also a variant of a corrupted Batman. He's a combination of Batman and Darkseid. The storyline involves Batman being controlled by the Anti-Life Equation, transforming him from a mortal into the King of the New Gods. As a new god, he doesn't need subordinates, so he transformed all the Parademons into mechanical Robins—even down to the color scheme. It must be said, Batman's love for Robin is indeed profound.

Although he was merely a background character, the existence of the Dark Father at that time revealed an interesting truth about the Dark Multiverse: almost all Supermen in the Dark Multiverse are tyrants, while Batman is a destroyer.

From this perspective, in terms of the destructive power generated after turning to the dark side, Batman is indeed more capable.

After confirming the four kings of the negative multiverse, Ron nodded and relaxed a little.

Ron had initially imagined the inverted tree, which had generated the World Tree virus, would be terrifying. However, the information Liana shared actually confirmed his suspicions—the inverted tree was indeed part of the World Tree. It was just that this part contained a serious flaw, causing its connection to the World Tree to deteriorate drastically.

Just like with eyes—when one eye is attacked and infected by a virus, the condition of the other eye will gradually worsen. This is why many doctors recommend removing the eyeball immediately when one eye is infected—this at least ensures that the condition of the other eye does not worsen as a result.

Previously, the Upside-Down Tree could continuously infect the World Tree through the World Virus, causing it to become contaminated. Just like now, countless collapsed worlds have been reduced to ruins piled up in the vacuum of space.

The World Tree doesn't avoid taking care of it; it's just that the upside-down tree is different from the "infected eye"—it's not in the open and difficult to find. Now that it has been found, it's naturally time to remove it.

It's quite a poignant story.

Previously, Ron had been extremely wary of the Upside-Down Tree, as its contamination of the World Tree was virtually pervasive. Although the introduction of the External Affairs Department and the Internal Affairs Department had reduced the number of worlds completely contaminated and destroyed by the World Virus, one thing was undeniable: the World Tree was indeed being harmed.

Now it seems that although the leaders of the Upside-Down Tree cannot be called a rabble, they are indeed not much better than the leaders of the World Tree.

Leaving aside other matters, it's precisely because of the negative multiverse of the inverted tree that Knull is able to directly confront the true form of God. Although he can't win, he won't die in the short term either.

But without the help of the Upside-Down Tree, a single God could wipe out the entire leader of the Upside-Down Tree.

There's no other reason than that the top-tier combat power in the negative multiverse is basically nonexistent. It's only clinging to life due to the unique nature of the global virus—though that's not entirely accurate.

Having left Liana's world, Ron could feel the rhythm of the arcane energy around him.

As the Upside-Down Tree corrupts the World Tree, it also grows. However, compared to the World Tree, its growth is far too slow.

However, this wasn't a problem before—because no one knew the coordinates of the Upside-Down Tree, and could only watch helplessly as the World Tree's development became increasingly slowed down under its corrosive influence. Meanwhile, thanks to the World Tree's nutrients, the Upside-Down Tree's growth rate accelerated.

There's no need to consider the future; everything revolves around becoming stronger and then relentlessly pursuing destruction. This means that given enough resources, the Reverse Tree could cultivate a large number of Gods and OAA-level powerhouses in a short time through a process of nurturing them. If that happens, even if the World Tree knows the Reverse Tree's coordinates, it will be useless. Because the opponent might no longer be hiding and will directly confront you.

But things are different now; the developmental period is gone.

Your Vayne is only level 5, while a bunch of fully equipped, potion-fueled monsters with Baron, Dragon, and Elder Dragon buffs are already charging up to your high ground.

Yes, yes, true damage is the most realistic damage in this game. But you also have to consider whether you have time to develop—you don't think I'm going to just quit, do you? If I don't spawn camp, wouldn't I be wasting such a huge advantage?

After briefly sensing the faint yet ever-present singing, Ron narrowed his eyes slightly, then transformed into an arc of light and flew off in a certain direction.

During the process, Ron also saw many different sights.

The Negative Multiverse, as a corrupted dumping ground for the Positive Multiverse, does contain characters like Liana who entered by accident, but generally consists mostly of ultimate villains who destroyed timelines.

There is no such thing as balance. After discovering the coordinates of the upside-down tree, the leaders of the World Tree were obviously ready to uproot it immediately.

(End of this chapter)