Zhu Tian started by deceiving his father-in-law from the perspective of pirates.

“Rhodes is my partner now. He means no harm. He only wants to help you, Soul of the Planet,” Alice said.

He could sense that Rhodes genuinely wanted to help the planet's consciousness become a complete life form, and even give the planet greater power.

"The awakening he speaks of is becoming a complete living being. You have prayed for us many times and conveyed this idea many times, but we are different."

We are a whole, yet we are not a whole; we are the collection of all life forms on the planet.

If we become a so-called living entity, then who will guide our consciousness? We are a whole, not a single life form.

We are the will of the planet, but not its soul; there is a difference between the two.

"If things had followed the predetermined course of fate, our planet would eventually have been saved, but because of his appearance, much of our life force has been consumed," the planet's will said.

“The power of those Rivers of Life has been taken over by Sephiroth.”

"But that man completely annihilated that power. That dark green energy was the nemesis of all life; it was evil, even more evil than Genova."

"And that blue power he bestowed upon you, doesn't it seem familiar to you?" the planetary will suddenly asked.

“That power is called chakra. Rhodes told me it’s a combination of mental energy and cellular energy,” Alice said.

“It’s a lie. We can sense it. That’s the power of the planet, the power extracted from the planet’s life. It’s essentially no different from Genova.”

"How can this be?"

"I don't need to lie to you, that blue power, though different from my River of Life."

But essentially it is still the life energy of a planet, possibly originating from another universe, another planet.

Alice, you should fulfill your mission. You should follow Claude and the others, and encourage Claude to rekindle his hope.

"This is your mission. After this, you will return here, back to the River of Life, and join us." The Soul of the Planet spoke.

"Great Mother Planet, do you want this? But! But! That, that's not my choice!"

“No buts. Abandon that man, come and merge with us, merge with us, become part of the planet. Destiny must be carried out.”

“But Rhodes is eliminating the threat to this planet, and he can even defeat Sephiroth,” Alice said.

"According to the predetermined destiny, Cloud will also receive the planet's blessing in the future, defeat Sephiroth, and save this world," the planet's will said.

The reason Alice was brought to this temple before being spoken to is that the planetary will's goal is simple.

The safest approach would be to integrate Alice into the lifeblood of the planet.

"Come, Alice, fulfill your mission and become a part of the planet's will. Only in this way can we save this world and all life."

"Hmph!" Rhodes let out a cold snort.

The Conqueror's Haki and the Soul-Soul Fruit energy erupted at full power, even mixed with the red Ten-Tails chakra.

He placed his hand on Alice's shoulder, directly blocking the invasion of the planet's will.

The will of this planet is not a single life form, but a synthesis of the memories of all souls on the entire planet.

No wonder the planet helped Cloud multiple times in Final Fantasy Advent Children, because Aerith played a significant role in it.

The will of this planet is not like Sargeras or Azeroth, a single consciousness, but a complex of a large group of consciousnesses.

From the moment Alice entered the temple and began to pray, Rhode used his Observation Haki to attach his consciousness to her.

Rhodes overheard every single one of her conversations with the Soul of the Planet.

"Is this your purpose? Outsider, you're preventing Alice from integrating into our community."

That would be tantamount to destroying the world, Alice. Do you want to watch the world be destroyed?

"Me! Me, Rod! What should I do?"

"Planetary Will, I can help you resolve all crises, but you insist on choosing the most foolish way."

Can't you see that Sephiroth wants Jenova to replace the consciousness of the entire planet?

“Outsider, you should know that we cannot awaken using the method you described, because we are not a single will,” the planetary will said.

“If you refuse my offer, then I will not allow Alice to enter the planet’s River of Life, because she is now my woman,” Rhodes said.

"Then this is tantamount to choosing to destroy us, to destroy all life on the entire planet."

“I will help you stop that meteorite. Don’t worry, my strength alone is enough to destroy that world-destroying meteorite,” Rhodes said.

"Outsider, do you really think the planet's power can't deal with that meteorite?"

"We let Alice join the River of Life because it is destiny, and destiny cannot be changed," the planetary will said.

"What do you mean?"

"If fate intervenes, if things don't develop according to the original trajectory, then the whole world will collapse."

"This place will become a collapsing world; that is the real crisis." The planet's consciousness presented Rhodes and Alice with a vision.

A yellow lightning bolt tore the entire sky apart, making it seem as if the sky itself had split in two. Then, the entire planet was ripped apart and reduced to nothingness by a force.

Everything will disappear.

"This, this is the destruction of the world!"

"That's right, this is the collapse of the world. If we change our fate, the whole world will be destroyed."

Sephiroth knew this too, so even he could not defy his inevitable fate of death.

"What Sephiroth wants to do is have Jenova take my place and break free from her destiny, and this has been going on for countless cycles," the planetary will said.

“As long as you travel to my world, the entire planet will be safe, and no power can harm you across the universe,” Rhodes said.

"Outsider! Can you really defy the fate of nothingness?"

Since you arrived, the world's collapse has actually accelerated. Haven't you noticed? Look at the sky!

At this moment, a yellow lightning bolt that seemed to tear the world apart appeared in the sky.

“In the end, you still don’t want to believe me, but so-called destiny can actually be controlled in your own hands,” Rhodes said.

So, it turns out he was afraid of the vague and uncertain fate?

"Because we know it's useless. It seems we can't convince you, and you can't convince us either."

In that case, outsider, we'll give you a test. If you can complete it, then you'll have proven yourself to us.

Fate can be broken, so we agree to your request and will give you an unimaginable gift.

We will make Alice's soul the essence of the entire planet, the soul of the planet.

"Become a single consciousness, and then awaken into the kind of life Titan you speak of," the planet's will said.

Anyway, Alice will take a dominant position after merging into the River of Life, and the planet will still exist after the Titans are born.

They will still serve as the will of the planet, only the soul of the planet will be Alice.

"What do you think."

Making Alice a Titan did indeed impress Rhodes, as it was equivalent to adding another Azeroth to the roster.

"In this universe, there is a planet suffering the same fate as me; it is a world of despair."

If you want to save this planet in your own way, then we agree with you.

Conversely, Alice will be absorbed into the river of life, while you will be banished from our world.

"Deal! Remember what you said! What kind of world is that?"

“There is a life form similar to Genova, but he is stronger than Genova; he is a true god.”

He descended upon a planet and drained all of its etheric magic, leaving the entire land devoid of magical power.

Go save the planet, kill that god, and if you succeed, then your point of view will be proven correct.

"So-called destiny can also be controlled in one's own hands," the planetary consciousness said.

Damn it! They actually want me to slay a god.

Chapter 312 Rhodes: Godslayer or Planet-Level God?

Defeating a god seems extremely difficult, but the rewards are also enormous, and for Rhodes now, it's not impossible.

The gods in the Final Fantasy world also vary in strength. For example, the gods in Final Fantasy XV are at the level of wild demigods, or primal gods.

In Final Fantasy XIII, there is a god who transcends dimensions. As for the other games, some powerful beings are called gods by mortals, but in reality, they are just interstellar races.

A planet is about to be devoured of all its magical energy and life. Rhodes already knows which work it is. The gods here are indeed very strong, but I am not without external help.

Although Sargeras has not yet awakened, Rhodes can still draw upon the power of the entire Burning Legion.

This god's fighting power is not at an exceptional level; even a group attack with sheer numbers could overwhelm him.

"Then we've made an agreement: I will open a spacetime portal and send you to that planet."

Your goal is to defeat the evil god who attempts to control the entire planet and devour its energy.

"But at the same time, you must protect the planet, prevent the loss of its magical etheric energy, and most importantly, ensure that fate is broken," the planet's will said.

“I understand. I’d like to ask if there’s a time limit for this mission, since Sephiroth will be making his move soon if nothing unexpected happens,” Rhodes asked.

Time is also a crucial issue, as the main Final Fantasy series spanned less than a year.

"Don't worry about that! The spacetime you went to is at the intersection of another spacetime with this one. After all, yellow lightning cracks have already appeared in our world."

"We're already on the edge of a time rift. Time here is different from time elsewhere. If we don't correct it soon, my world will be destroyed," the planetary will declared.

“I understand. Then I’ll make one more condition: the final battle must wait until I return. Also, Alice must leave with me,” Rhodes said.

None of the other members of the main group are in mortal danger; the only one whose life is in danger is Alice herself.

Rhodes was very worried that the planet might break its promise and deceive Alice after he left, or even forcibly control her to commit suicide and return to the River of Life.

“I know your concerns, and I can agree to that. Remember, your goal is not simply to kill that god, but also to ensure that the world does not collapse,” the planetary will said.

“I understand. I assure you, that world will absolutely not collapse, and even if it does, I have a way to save it,” Rhodes said.

The planet's consciousness nodded, and then a giant green portal appeared in front of the two of them.

Rhodes nodded to Alice, then took out two deformed leaves and drew Rhodes and Alice on them respectively.

Then he used the Shadow Clone Technique to seal a wooden clone inside the leaf, further enhancing the leaf's resilience.

Alice's strength can be replicated by the shapeshifting leaves to about 50%, while Rhodes can only replicate less than 10% of her power, and he cannot use some of her exceptional combat abilities.