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Chapter 160 The Gouged Eyes
"..." Ximu looked up at the All-Knowing Tree that blocked out the sky. After a moment of silence, he asked Eden beside him:
"Why are you so nice to me?"

"Then why are you so nice to others?" Eden asked, "You've only known Mist for a short time, and you're willing to fight against the gods for her?"

The man next to her is a well-known hero, but a closer look reveals that all his discoveries are not for himself.

In order to help the impoverished princess regain her country, he resolutely fought against a country and faced the believers of Twilight. In order to fulfill his promise with Siegfried, he even offended the Dragon Empire. In order to help Misty rescue her brother, he even fought against God.

No matter which heroic act it is, it is not for oneself.

And now, this man, when he received her help, actually asked her why she was so nice to him.

"..." Ximu pretended to think carefully. He helped Mist and Leticia in the first round purely because he was attracted by their beauty. He felt that such beautiful NPC characters must have important side stories behind them, so he took the initiative to help them. Now he helps them only to kill monsters and get quest items.

After thinking for a moment, he smiled gently:

"Maybe because she's worth it."

"That's the same answer." A gentle smile appeared on Eden's delicate face, and she raised her hand to gently gather the hair beside her ear.

“Akhtar, you’re worth it.”

"..." Ximu was stunned for a moment, then turned his head away, raised his hand to scratch his cheek, and thought about the wording, "What should I do next?"

"Go to the Fountain of Wisdom." Eden raised his hand and pointed into the distance. Seeing this, Ximu nodded, turned around and ran in the direction he pointed.

After a few jumps, the figure disappeared in the distance.

"..." Eden stood there and did not leave, silently looking at Akhtar's back until he completely disappeared.

She turned around and disappeared into a golden mist.

……

...

A few hours later.

"..."Ximu suddenly stopped and looked at the mountains in the distance... no, to be more precise, it was the exposed tree roots. Due to the huge size of the Tree of Omniscience, the roots exposed on the surface were as huge as a mountain range, spreading and undulating to the point where there was no end in sight. The closer to the Tree of Omniscience, the larger the roots exposed on the surface.

And at the roots of the tree, there are big tree guards wearing armor, patrolling back and forth on horseback. They are generally blessed by the Tree of Omniscience, and their strength will be greatly increased within the range of the Tree of Omniscience.

Also, on the branches high up in the sky, there are many bird-like guards that are as big as dragons, looking down at all the movements in the lower world from high above.

Everything in heaven and on earth is under strict surveillance.

and so.

"Outsider spotted!" A small group of tree guards in the distance noticed Akhtar's presence and rushed over on heavily armored warhorses. The heavy hooves seemed to shake the air away, and the halberds in their hands were even wrapped in lightning.

In response, Ximu simply grinned, with black flames oozing out from between his teeth, and spit out the sun, a symbol of death, at the attacking team of knights.

"Boom!" The surging black flames engulfed the knight team and turned them into black flames in an instant. Seeing this, Ximu ran without hesitation.

In fact, if you want to speed through the Tree of Omniscience dungeon, the fastest and safest option is to bring the mare in directly and let the mare take you through the map.

But this way there is no way to happily kill monsters.

"Don't abandon your responsibilities." Ximu couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, and began to look forward to the upcoming battle.

He looked at the tree guards who had reacted. His body temperature quickly increased as if he had turned into burning charcoal, and then the pitch-black flames engulfed him whole.

Then he rushed towards the tree guards.

"You can't kill me like this, you have to try harder!" Ximu stretched out his hand and grabbed the tree guard's cheek, and the surging black flames directly swallowed him.

The favor bestowed upon him by the Witch of Death once again allowed him to inflict extremely powerful damage with just the Flame of Ten Thousand Deaths.

And right now.

"Boom!" Several spears fell from the sky and stabbed at Akhtar who was constantly dodging, but he was all dodged.

A flock of human-shaped birds flew in the sky, holding spears in their hands. They cooperated with the guards of the big trees on the ground to kill the outsider.

However, even in such a heavy encirclement, an incredible scene occurred. As if in advance, Akhtar avoided most of the vital points and passed through the battlefield like a black meteor.

"Boom!" Blazing black flames bloomed on the battlefield. The tree guards continued to rush over and surrounded Akhtar. Although this humanoid dragon showed amazing fighting talent, victory would definitely belong to the guards of the Tree of Omniscience.

The reason is very simple.

There is an overwhelming advantage in numbers. Although the humanoid dragon traveling through the encirclement of the knights can trample on corpses along the way, it will sooner or later fall into a state of exhaustion.

"Long, you've crossed the line!" The tree guard roared and waved the halberd in his hand, but was chopped in half by Akhtar's backhand. He had no intention of communicating with the tree guard at all.

The battle lasted for a long time.

Blood dyed the exposed roots of the Tree of Omniscience red, black flames burned all along the way, and corpses fell to the ground one after another.

However, the tree guards did not retreat. They stuck to their duty as tree guards and rushed towards the human-shaped dragon one after another.

Until one moment.

"Puchi!" The halberd pierced through the chest of the humanoid dragon. The tree guard looked at the man in front of him with a firm gaze. There was a flickering black flame in his eyes with unparalleled madness, and the corners of his grinning mouth had a cruel and excited arc.

This humanoid dragon is a madman.

"I lost." Ximu admitted defeat frankly, "You are really a group of tough guys." His body was burning with black flames and turned into ashes in full view of everyone.

The intruder is...dead.

The tree guard drew back his halberd, his eyes still showing a hint of disbelief. He had not thought that he could kill Akhtar. The crazy and violent aura of this invader made him feel that he would die in the next second.

"Perhaps he has reached his limit." A tree guard rode over and explained to his stunned companion, "It's almost a miracle that he can fight at such a high intensity."

He raised his halberd and pointed at the battlefield. He saw black flames spreading all the way, burning the bodies of the tree guards.

In response to this, the confused tree guard also suppressed his doubts. He did pierce the invader's chest with the halberd.

He was very sure of this.

"Let's go and have a drink." The confused tree guard shook his head and left with his companions. Although he felt that things were still a bit strange, considering that the Tree of Omniscience was tough and the black dragon could only bite off the bark, there was no need to worry too much.

Moreover, his term of office is about to expire, and he will be able to return to the gods soon. Otherwise, he will go to hell to reincarnate and have a good afterlife, and he will not have to stay in this boring place like the Tree of Omniscience.

Most of the guards who guard the Tree of All-Knowing are believers of the gods. They come to the gods after death and are sent to protect the safety of the Tree of All-Knowing. …

...

at the same time.

At the fountain of wisdom.

A bloodstained tree guard ran in breathlessly, holding his injured arm in one hand. He looked at Eden, who was kneeling by the spring, wearing a cloak.

Get down on one knee.

"Lord Eden, there are intruders."

"..." Eden looked at the invader so close at hand and felt a little helpless and smiled. She didn't expect that Akhtar would cause such a huge commotion, and then replace the guard of the big tree and come to the Fountain of Wisdom to see her in a false identity.

"The intruders have been cleared out."

Her voice was calm.

"Knight, you did a great job."

"Lord Eden, I suspect the intruder is not dead." Ximu looked up and said seriously, "His actions were too blatant. I suspect he wanted to cause a huge commotion in order to facilitate his covert actions."

"Do you know?" Eden bent down slightly, raised his hand and gently stroked the fountain of wisdom that contained infinite knowledge, and his white and tender fingers slid across the water.

"The tree guards don't usually call me Lord Eden."

"For me, just knowing that you are Eden is enough." Ximu took off his helmet and sat cross-legged next to Eden. "What should we do next?"

He is now at the foot of the Tree of Omniscience, in a specially built temple where outsiders, no one except Eden, are not allowed to enter.

Unless there is an extremely urgent situation.

"Please look at me." Eden spoke softly, and when Akhtar looked at her seriously, she stretched out her slender fingers, inserted them directly into Akhtar's eye sockets, and pulled out Akhtar's eyeballs.

"After the ritual is completed, I won't be missing an eye forever, right?" Ximu covered his eye socket which was bleeding. He deliberately suppressed the instinctive urge to use the healing prayer, otherwise his eyeball would grow out in an instant.

"If you need the power of the Tree of All-Knowing, then don't heal your eyeball." Eden explained, "But I just want to know the conditions for completing the devil's ritual. After the ritual is completed, you can heal your eyeball directly."

"Is the price to pay the loss of communication with the Tree of Omniscience?" Ximu put down his hands that were covering his eyes. He simply closed his eyes, and blood flowed down.

"That's right." Eden nodded slightly and put Akhtar's eyeballs into the Fountain of Wisdom. At this moment, the bleeding in Akhtar's eyes stopped.

Then she picked up the branch of the Omniscient Tree that she had prepared in advance, stabbed it into the trunk of the Omniscient Tree, and fixed it firmly on the tree.

"Next, you will be hung upside down on a tree for seven days. During this period, you are not allowed to speak or eat until you understand the conditions of your ritual."

"Okay." Ximu agreed readily, and Eden didn't say much. She believed in Akhtar's self-control. She silently took out a bundle of ropes, tied up Akhtar's body, and hung him upside down on the Fountain of Wisdom.

A cold wind blew.

Ximu looked at Eden with only one eye, and neither of them said anything. He silently watched Eden walk out of the temple.

Then he closed his eyes and focused on the status bar.

Race: "Dragon."

Rating: "99."

Skills: "Ten kinds of shadow magic, life prayer, death prayer, ash fire, destiny prayer, all-knowing tree prayer."

Talent: "Player"

Achievements: "Fallen Hero, The Hanged Man, Hatched God's Enemy, The Witch's Apprentice, The Great Tree Guardian's Enemy."

The status bar has been updated. Apart from the prayer to the Tree of All-Knowing, which requires a little attention, the only thing he needs to care about is the level. Now he is truly the strongest man at the top of the human race. As long as he continues to gain experience points, he will successfully surpass the limits of human beings.

As a player, he will not be restricted by "level". Even if he reaches the limit of human ability, he can still continue to upgrade his level.

If we have to say that there is something special about reaching the limit of human beings, it is that he has met the requirements of the ritual to become a demon. As long as the conditions of the ritual are met, he can directly become a demon.

Usually at this stage, the player will focus on becoming a promoted demon, using various methods to learn the conditions for promotion.

In addition to using the ritual of the Tree of Omniscience to quickly learn everything, the other option is to find capable people to help with the research, such as the Witch of Death or the Witch of Fate, although the speed will be much slower than using the Tree of Omniscience.

However, according to the official setting of the game, the Witch of Death, the Witch of Fate and others all possess extremely amazing talents. As long as enough information is provided, with their profound knowledge, they can also research the conditions for promotion to become demons.

Of course, players can also rely on their own abilities to decipher the puzzle, but this is really too laborious. Even if it is the same ability, the conditions required are different.

Even if you search for information online and conduct experiments one by one, it will still waste a lot of time.

It would be more convenient to use the Tree of Omniscience.

And outside the temple.

Eden walked out calmly, looked at the big trees guarding the door on both sides, and said calmly: "He is injured and needs to rest for a while."

"Understood." The big tree guard on the right knelt on one knee and looked up at the incarnation of the Tree of All-Knowing. "Your Highness, do you need me to go in and bring him out?"

The Temple of Omniscience is a very sacred place. Except for the Omniscient Saint, no one else is allowed to enter. This is to prevent someone from stealing the water from the Fountain of Wisdom, and also because the Temple of Omniscience is the private residence of the Omniscient Saint.

In response, Eden shook his head gently: "Don't disturb him to rest, he will come out by himself when he is well."

"Yes." The guard of the big tree on the right lowered his head, not daring to disobey the orders given by the Omniscient Saint. Although the object of his faith is the God of War, his current mission is to protect the safety of the Omniscient Tree, which can also be regarded as indirectly protecting the safety of the Omniscient Saint.

So in his view, the Omniscient Saint is the lord he serves.

"Yeah." Eden nodded slightly, turned into a golden mist and disappeared on the spot. Seeing this, the guard of the big tree on the right couldn't help but sigh.

"Her Highness the Saint is truly kind and kindhearted. She is willing to let us stay in the temple to recuperate. I don't know when I will have such an honor again."

"You want to steal the fountain of wisdom, right?" The big tree guard on the left couldn't help but complain, "It's better to restrain your greed."

"If you really get close, it's a little hard to control your greed." The guard of the big tree on the right admitted frankly, "But there's no benefit in drinking it, right?"

He shook his head.

"Drinking from the fountain of wisdom will cause you to become thirsty for knowledge."

(End of this chapter)