Spellcasting Gods

In less than a minute, these patterns caused a spatial collapse, creating a massive gravitational pull and a black hole.

Before the members of parliament and the Shadow Guard could react to what was happening, a huge shadow slowly emerged from the black hole.

This is a tree!

A huge one!

An unparalleled tree!

The moment it gradually transformed from an illusion into a corpse, everything around it began to change uncontrollably.

This change is not due to an impact of energy, but rather a manifestation of the fluctuations in each person's thoughts and spirit.

"Can you feel it? This magnificent power, enough to change everything! This is spirit, something completely different from matter and energy, yet it influences and depends on each other." As Zhang Cheng spoke, he quickly materialized the Tree of Chaos, which had been left in the spiritual world for who knows how long.

The instant the Tree of Chaos solidified completely, the scattered planetary fragments around it were rapidly gathered together by some force, protecting the fragile roots and forming a small island floating in space.

Under its immense power, capable of altering all matter and energy, the isolated island rapidly began to produce a wide variety of plants and animals, and established an ecological balance at an extremely fast pace.

When all the dramatic changes subsided, the colossal Tree of Chaos was fully revealed before the eyes of every Darent present.

Judging from the shocked, fearful, and incredulous expressions on their faces, it was easy to tell that what the Tree of Chaos was showing was far beyond their comprehension.

Having finished his work, Zhang Cheng casually walked into the palace-like building in the treetop, plopped down on his throne, and invited with a smile, "What, don't you want to come in and sit for a while? You know, not everyone has the opportunity to see my greatest creation up close."

“No, no need. We have clearly recognized your power and our own weakness. If you don’t intend to crush us lowly insects, then please let us leave. The Darrents need to abandon their unrealistic pride and rediscover themselves.” The Speaker bowed deeply with great humility.

As the saying goes, there's no harm in comparison!

Perhaps before Zhang Cheng appeared, he would have naively believed that the Darrents were the chosen ones, the unparalleled overlords of the surrounding star systems, possessing powerful knowledge and technology.

But after seeing all this, he finally understood that in the face of true power, the Darrents were no different from those tiny insects that could be crushed with a single step.

“Ah! You’re starting to have a clearer understanding of yourself, that’s good. But don’t you really want to hear what I want to do to you and your people?” Zhang Cheng rested his chin on his hand, watching the group of humanoid beings with extremely thin limbs and torsos with great interest.

Through the other person's body, he could observe the fragments of his soul that had split off from his own.

In fact, the souls of all the Darrents born on this planet originated from a small part of Zhang Cheng's soul.

Therefore, he could make this tribe disappear completely at any time if he wanted to.

"Do I even have the right to say no?" The speaker sighed bitterly and slowly walked into the palace through the steps woven from vines.

This time, he didn't try to maintain his usual haughty attitude; instead, he knelt down as soon as he crossed the threshold.

In the face of the life and death of the entire race, any dignity, hatred, or discontent is utterly insignificant.

Because if the entire race ceases to exist, what's the point of preserving the last vestige of humanity?

Survival is the most basic need for a race or even a civilization.

Otherwise, whatever they did, they would slowly disappear over time, eventually becoming just a few words recorded by other civilizations.

Clearly, Zhang Cheng was very satisfied with this attitude and said directly, "Do you know? In fact, you are all small parts that have split off from my soul, possessing unimaginable potential for growth. It's just that you have overlooked some of the most important parts and inevitably gone astray. As long as you are willing to grovel at my feet and call me the Creator, then I will bestow upon you true knowledge and power. But in return, you must fight for me, clear away all enemies in my path, and no matter how heavy the casualties, you must never retreat a single step."

"You mean... to turn the entire Darrent people into your army and cannon fodder?" The Speaker wasn't a fool; he immediately understood the subtext.

“That’s right! In return, I will allow you to rule the entire universe in my place after you achieve victory, and I don’t care what kind of order you want to establish. All I want is a transcendence of the essence of life, a reshaping of the entire material universe and the spiritual world. I don’t care about anything else.”

After saying that, Zhang Cheng raised his head and gazed into the distance with deep eyes, his gaze seemingly reaching the end of the universe.

Chapter 1407 He...is back

At the far end of the universe, on an ancient planet that has existed since the beginning of the universe, a dozen rulers who control the operation of the material universe are gathered together.

Since that sudden outbreak of chaos, they have broken up the factional struggles and united once again.

Because everyone sitting here is well aware of the terrifying influence and destructive power that the spiritual world has on the material universe.

In particular, the book that hides countless secrets tells them in the simplest, most direct, and most intuitive way how terrible the first sovereign was to cause damage to the entire material universe in order to evolve towards a higher level of life and to pursue greater power.

This damage continues to this day and may even lead to the collapse of the cycle.

Given their current power and technology, the Overlords simply do not possess the ability to "reboot the entire material universe" as believed by those advanced civilizations.

Because restarting means regrouping all the energy boxes scattered throughout the space, which is not an easy task.

Anyone capable of doing this naturally possesses the power to control the material universe, becoming a supreme being to whom even the ruler must grovel.

However, this time, all the living rulers gathered together not because some troublesome disaster had occurred somewhere in the universe.

On the contrary, recently all the "disasters" have been kept under control within a certain range, with no signs of "getting out of control" or "spreading".

They came to this unknown ancient planet simply because they received a signal, an incredibly clear but elusive signal.

……

The man sitting on a deep red rock first glanced at the others around him before breaking the silence: "I believe everyone here knows why we are here today, right?"

“Of course! Such an obvious signal was 100% intentional. But the key issue is that we don’t know who exactly returned from that mysterious and unknown spiritual world, or what kind of power they gained that we cannot understand.” Another ruler spoke his thoughts with a gloomy expression.

“That’s right! That’s the most troublesome thing! According to records, several rulers have abandoned everything in the material universe in pursuit of higher goals and to surpass their own limits, entering it in a pure spiritual state. No one knows what state they are in now, or whether they will launch a war against us.” A ruler echoed in a heavy tone.

As the highest level of life forms standing at the pinnacle of the material universe's evolution, they understand better than anyone what breaking the limits means, and they also understand that if someone truly possesses the power of two worlds simultaneously, then that life form is absolutely incapable of waging war.

No one wants to fight a war they can't win, not even the ruler.

Unfortunately, the choice is no longer in their hands, but in the hands of the other party.

“Perhaps…we can send an envoy first?” a ruler whose appearance resembled that of a fire elemental suggested cautiously.

Before anyone else could speak, the first ruler to speak shook his head bluntly: "Exposing one of us to the enemy's line of sight? That's a terrible idea! Do you know if he'll launch a direct attack, kill us first, or control the messenger? The spiritual world is far beyond our comprehension, so I think we should observe for a while and see if he takes any initiative."

"Wait and see? Are you sure! Those Darrents he's gathered have already begun to recklessly cross the boundaries and launch their conquest of higher-dimensional universes. I estimate it won't be long before these guys become a deadly threat. I've even discovered some energy usage methods I've never seen before in the hands of the Darrents." The relatively short Overlord, hiding in the corner, offered a different opinion.

Admittedly, in their eyes, the Darrent civilization was merely an insignificant ant in the three-dimensional universe.

But when these tiny ants acquire the knowledge and technology to kill their master, their threat level increases exponentially.

To date, apart from one or two once-existing super-civilizations, nothing has truly threatened the Dominator.

"Are the weapons they're using really capable of harming us?"

"Yes! Absolutely! Look, these are the marks they left on me."

As he spoke, the short-statured ruler emerged from the shadows, revealing a slightly weathered and wrinkled face.

On this aged face, a cut about the thickness of two fingers can be clearly seen. Some unknown dark blue liquid is slightly wriggling at the wound, preventing any form of self-repair.

"This is?!!!!!!!"

The first ruler to speak suddenly stood up from the red rock, his eyes flashing with a terrifying light.

"Ah! It's something I've never seen before, a mysterious medium between matter and energy. Even though it's only a tiny bit, it froze everything around it, even time and space. Can you believe it? This is just a spell cast by a single high-level spellcaster from Darrent. If there were thousands upon thousands of them, even I would be dead. This isn't an exaggeration, but the most apt description. Just imagine, wouldn't someone with this kind of technology and power have already planned to kill us all?"

"Unbelievable! Is this what they brought back from the spiritual world?"

"Damn it! It seems this is an inevitable war, isn't it?"

……

Undoubtedly, someone who has already spread weapons capable of killing the Overlord would never be motivated by a desire for "cooperation" or "negotiation."

Anyone who isn't a fool can clearly understand this.

What's even more terrifying is that the other party may know each of them very well, but they have no way of knowing the other party's true identity.

Information asymmetry alone is enough to be a fatal flaw.

After each ruler examined the trace of dark blue liquid in the wound, they all fell into a long silence.

After a long silence, the first ruler finally raised his head and said in an unquestionable tone, "We must send an envoy to find out who he is and what his purpose is. I understand that this will put one of us in extreme danger, but sacrifice is necessary to achieve final victory."

Chapter 1408 There is more than one

Undoubtedly, in an organization where power, status, and position are relatively equal, if it is necessary to choose one person to sacrifice for the entire group, then the fairest method must be adopted.

This method must both represent the collective will and make the unfortunate chosen person accept their fate.

Ultimately, through an anonymous vote by more than a dozen rulers, a woman unfortunately became the messenger.

She didn't try to defend herself or shirk responsibility. After a few minutes of silence, she deliberately tore open a crack and disappeared without a trace.

Because she understood that in the eyes of the other rulers, her power was the weakest, and she could not contribute much in the future war. Even if she died, it would not cause any irreversible consequences.

It must be said that, despite the very valid reason, this woman-dominated heart is filled with resentment and anger.

Unfortunately, she couldn't put her thoughts of revenge into action.

After making some simple preparations, she found the obvious source of the signal in the material universe, took a deep breath, and directly crossed the string connecting the higher and lower dimensions of the universe.

next second...

The female ruler, with her long, deep blue hair flowing like a waterfall, saw in the distance a lonely island floating in the vast universe, a world of giant trees radiating mysterious energy.

Before they could even get close, strangely shaped magical warships emerged from the darkness and surrounded the intruders.

Judging from the constantly flashing dark blue light clusters at the very front, it is undoubtedly these that left an unhealable wound on the face of a certain ruler.

Of course, in terms of protection level and technology alone, these warships are not very advanced; they could even be completely decomposed into cosmic dust with a wave of the hand.

The problem is that there are not just a few of these warships, but countless of them scattered throughout the surrounding space, numbering in the hundreds of millions at a glance.

If they launch a joint attack, even the Overlord will have to pay a considerable price.

Moreover, she was certain that if she revealed any weakness in order to defend against or dodge the warship's attack, the person hidden in the tree world would not hesitate to take action and subdue or even imprison her instantly.

Therefore, the female dominant chose to remain quiet and patiently wait for the other party to extend an invitation to speak.

The tense standoff lasted less than three to five minutes. The warships with their blue prows suddenly stopped all movement and quickly retreated to their positions, clearing a path for the giant.

It goes without saying that this is a typical case of letting the pass through.

Someone gave the warship's controllers orders to allow her to enter and meet the person who had returned from the spiritual world.

"Alright. They didn't choose to kill me outright, nor did they imprison or enslave me. That should be considered a good start..."

The female ruler muttered something to herself and walked confidently along the only path cleared for her towards the palace in the treetop canopy.

The closer she got, the more she realized that the tree floating in the universe beneath her feet was constantly radiating intense chaos.

At the same time, there is another kind of energy that you can't quite describe, but you must be wary of, that always surrounds your body, making you feel like you can't breathe.

"Ah! Welcome, Madam Afuya. I never imagined that you would still be so beautiful and charming after all this time."