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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.

...

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.

This achieves two goals at once, making everyone 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 any closer!"

...

Of course.

Although the sacred tree cannot speak, it can give King Nathan hints.

In the blink of an eye, King Nathan felt the divine tree's response become even stronger.

Is it a feeling of unease?

Or something else?

King Nathan paused for a second, then saw her shake her head and focus her attention on the new challenger in front of her.

“Mr. White, no, now I should say my challenger, you feel the call of the tree, don’t you?”

Hearing King Nathan's words, White, kneeling on the ground, did not move. He simply looked at the sacred tree before him and slowly spoke:

"Influenced by the tree, the children of God gained talents... In exchange, the divine tree summoned children of God with certain strong qualities to serve the divine tree for life."

"Is this quality a sacrifice?"

"When a divine child with the quality of sacrifice accepts the call of the tree, a loyal iron guard and a selfless king are born... On this basis, an ideal kingdom belonging only to the gifted is built."

White continued talking to himself.

He had come to understand the significance of the Divine Tree's birth, and he also understood how many divine children with sacrificial qualities, as well as challengers with similar qualities, were buried beneath it...

The divine tree is sustained by the "sacred forest," composed of sacrificed divine children and challengers. Unless the "sacred forest" is completely destroyed, the divine tree is immortal.

The ideal kingdom of the so-called gifted beings has no place for the rabble or the greedy; it only has God's children who share the same quality of sacrifice.

The will of the divine children together constitutes the divine kingdom.

In this divine kingdom, though the physical body may die, the will endures forever. Their will will return to the divine tree that gave them power, embracing it tightly and becoming a part of the divine kingdom.

This is the Kingdom of Gods, an ideal kingdom built around the Divine Tree.

However, such an ideal world is difficult to operate in the real world, since people's personalities change over time and with different experiences...

Once the first greedy person, the first mob, appears, this ideal kingdom will crumble instantly.

Even some islanders on Nathan Island cannot accept the way God's Kingdom operates, let alone this multi-civilization real world?

"Not accepted by the world? You deserve to be not accepted by the world..."

White said this to King Nathan.

Having learned about the existence of the divine tree and the divine kingdom, he felt at peace and was even ready to enter the divine kingdom.

His ability to break the golden branch signifies that the divine tree has recognized his sacrificial qualities, and that he is qualified to enter the divine kingdom alongside the gods' children...

I really want to see the Kingdom of God.

White thought this to himself, and then he slowly spoke to King Nathan:

"King...kill me."

King Nathan: "..."

Hearing White's words, Elijah was prepared to kill White and was just waiting for King Nathan's order.

At this moment, King Nathan looked at White with little emotion in his eyes and gave Elijah a gesture.

White's willingness to die shows that he, Nathan, and others are the same kind of people who are willing to sacrifice themselves for the Tree of God.

However, Nathan's current situation doesn't require a willing sacrifice, but rather a new king who can lead everyone to save Nathan...

She knew she wasn't, and neither was White, who stood before her...

With her command given, Elijah did not hesitate to send White, who had no intention of resisting, on his way.

"Tree, I offer you the title of King Candidate, please accept it."