In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

In terms of seeing through illusion, he is many times stronger than Rhodes, whose spiritual power was personally commented to be weak by Xiao.

Also.

Rather than brutal killing, the essence of this space is more inclined to consume souls.

In other words.

The more mentally fragile a person is, the more susceptible they are to the influence of illusions.

Clearly, Rhodes had been unknowingly drawn into a trap set up in this space, and his mental energy had been severely depleted.

If the leaves of the World Tree hadn't broken the illusion in time and pulled him back to his senses, who knows when he would have been able to wake up on his own.

Or rather.

Without this leaf, he might not have woken up.

"call--"

"Is this the most terrifying killing move of the sealed space?"

Rhodes exhaled a long breath and surveyed his surroundings, which were now finally revealing their true nature.

Rotten armor and weapons, piles of bones lying haphazardly, including human bones and animal bones, as well as scattered magic tools, talismans, and artifacts of sorcerers, and the ubiquitous traces of fierce battle.

These real scenes all demonstrate just how brutal that battle was five hundred years ago.

The great battle is raging on the ground, and it's still raging underground.

Even more terrifying.

No one has been able to return home since the war.

The dead can only lie in the soil and await decay, while the wounded can only endure the excruciating pain of their wounds, helplessly collapsing to the ground, waiting for darkness to devour them.

He glanced at Xiao, who was still fighting the monster.

Rod narrowed his eyes and walked straight toward him.

He seemed oblivious to the battle before him, not even flinching when the demon's claws and blades struck him.

"Hey, what are you doing?!"

Unaware that Rhodes had already seen through the entire illusion using the leaves of the World Tree, Tartaglia shouted anxiously.

Despite his still weak limbs, he managed to stand up with his strong willpower and staggered as he tried to catch up with Rod and pull him back.

He hadn't taken more than a few steps.

A streak of azure silk thread pierced through the air and bound him tightly.

"Don't rush, wait a moment."

After pulling D'Artagnan back, Yelan, who was equally puzzled, remained calm and analyzed, "This guy isn't a reckless person. Judging from his expression, he must have discovered something. Don't rush to disturb him."

talking.

Yelan ignored Dattaria, who was still struggling desperately and completely disregarding what she was saying, and instead asked Apep, "Grass Dragon-senpai, am I right?"

"Humph--"

"You're quite a clever human being."

Apep wasn't interested in Yelan and didn't say much to her, still staring blankly at Rhodes as he moved through the illusion.

She has excellent control over her facial expressions.

But Ye Lan still figured it out.

This dangerous and powerful grass dragon is laughing.

Although I don't understand what she's laughing at.

However, after saying that...

Yelan and D'Artagnan were completely relieved.

It's tough on Xiao, who's still fighting monsters.

He was far away, and his attention was entirely focused on the monsters, so he didn't hear a single word Yelan and Apep were saying.

Therefore, when he saw Rhodes suddenly and inexplicably enter the battlefield and wander around the center of the battlefield without dodging or avoiding, he had to hold back his strength, for fear of accidentally injuring Rhodes.

The monster's attack might be an illusion created by the sealed space.

Their own attacks were real and forceful.

Rhodes had clearly noticed something amiss and wasn't focusing any attention on himself. If he accidentally hurt him, it would be a real problem.

then.

The timid and hesitant Xiao, having reversed the previous battle situation, was now being overwhelmed by the very monsters he had once wiped out.

This tense and strange situation.

The attack was finally broken when Rhodes bent down and picked something up from the monster pile.

Taiwei Instrument Plate.

This is what Rhodes discovered through the leaves of the World Tree.

It was also a magical artifact that they had specially sought out, having broken through space and ventured into the secret realm.

I've received the Taiwei Instrument disc.

The secret realm was thus broken.

The situation was the same as when D'Artagnan opened the door before.

The core of the secret realm, the Taiwei Instrument Plate, was taken away by Rhodes, and the secret realm, which had been stacked several layers high, collapsed and shattered. The scene before everyone's eyes returned to the stitched illusion they had been in before.

the difference is.

The current stitched illusion is full of ruins and many unstable spaces. This time, Xiao doesn't need to be there; Rhodes and the others can easily spot the locations of those unstable spaces.

The phantom that had once chased them never reappeared.

All that remained before me was a desolate and dilapidated scene, a far cry from the bizarre city I had entered earlier.

“They’re all fake.”

Unlike what everyone else thought, Rhodes shook his head.

Previously, he didn't know how to use the leaves of the World Tree, and even with the utmost caution, he was still confused by this sealed space for a long time.

Now that he has the World Tree's leaves, this space can no longer bring him back to the illusion.

talking.

Rhodes habitually reached out and touched the World Tree leaf, which was no longer hot.

"Eh?"

In the eyes of Xiao and the other two, Rhodes, who was holding the Taiwei Instrument Plate, suddenly paused for a moment, and then began to grope around on his body, as if he was looking for something.

Before they could even ask a question.

The usually silent Appepp chimed in, "Don't bother looking anymore, that thing's inside you."

"Huh?!"

Rhodes, who was searching for World Tree leaves, couldn't help but show a hint of surprise: "What do you mean by 'it has burrowed into my body'?"

"It's like becoming one with you. Is that hard to understand?"

Instead of giving Rhodes a proper explanation, Appepp retorted, "Have you forgotten how you got this body?"

"what."

This was another question that startled Rhodes.

He immediately realized what was happening.

How did he get his body?

This has already been proven; it is a remnant of the death of the Flower Goddess, and is the same existence as the divine bird Seymour and the aura that reshaped the body of the Great Tree King.

To put it in simpler terms...

His body is essentially a divine body as well.

It is not like the pseudo-divine bodies created by the gods to bear the heart of the gods, such as those of the scattered soldiers.

Rhodes' body is the body of a true god.

Furthermore, considering what Nasita once said, during the period of triune rule, the three gods of Sumeru were all gods of wisdom, equally enjoying the powers of the grass god, which included control over the World Tree.

Look at it this way.

The strangeness about myself can then be explained.

Although Rhodes, whose body is equal to that of the Flower Goddess, does not have the power to control the World Tree, for a blank leaf that does not involve power, Rhodes is no less attractive to it than the Grass Goddess.

So after establishing a spiritual connection with Rhodes, it voluntarily entered Rhodes' body and chose to merge with him.

"No wonder."

After figuring out the reason, Rhodes was both amused and exasperated.

He didn't know if this was something that Nasita and the Great Tree King had anticipated.

However, judging from Appepp's completely unsurprised expression...

Maybe they really did know.

It's possible that the two of them deliberately delivered this World Tree leaf to themselves, with the aim of adding a permanent protective shield to their relatively weak spiritual power.

"I guess this counts as giving someone a cheat code?"

Rhodes touched the spot where the World Tree's leaves had been and chuckled.

Next.

He then displayed the Taiwei Instrument Plate in his hand.

"This is the Taiwei Instrument Plate we've been looking for."

No further explanation is needed; both Yelan and Xiao can recognize this celestial artifact.