He became the White-Haired Evil God after wearing the Seven Curses Rings.

The words fell.

An extremely terrifying pressure emanated from Xie Bai, causing the massive trunk of the World Tree to tremble violently.

At the same time, Thanatos also felt this immense pressure.

Caught off guard, he was forced to kneel on one knee, barely managing to keep from falling completely by supporting himself with his hands on the ground.

"Wait... what's going on?"

He struggled to lift his head and looked in the direction where Xie Bai was.

The petite, white-haired loli sat alone on the edge of the World Tree branch, her expression indifferent, revealing almost no emotion.

But the oppressive aura that made it hard to breathe was undeniably emanating from her.

Even if Thanatos was slow-witted, he could tell that Xie Bai was acting strangely.

Despite the oppressive aura, he walked step by step toward Xie Bai.

Thanatos arrived at her side just before Xie Bai could make a move.

"My lord..."

"Um?"

Hearing Thanatos's call, Xie Bai was slightly taken aback and turned to look at him.

Seeing Thanatos standing before him, half-bent over and struggling to support himself, Xie Bai's eyes flashed with confusion.

"Is there...something wrong?"

In an instant, the oppressive aura emanating from Xie Bai weakened considerably.

As she calmed down a bit from her anger, the intense red light of the Seven Curses Ring dimmed slightly.

Thanatos, who had just breathed a sigh of relief and was about to speak, was immediately met with another, faint yet more profound and terrifying gaze.

After a moment's thought, Thanatos looked at Xie Bai and slowly spoke.

"My lord... I do not know who has angered you so much. But if you agree, I can become your sharpest blade and pursue that person until death."

He paused.

"And even after death, his soul will not find peace."

Upon hearing Thanatos's words, Xie Bai coughed lightly.

"Uh... let's skip this one."

When Thanatos came to his side, Xie Bai initially thought he was there to advise him.

The other party actually said directly that they would help him hunt him down to death, and that they would not even spare his soul.

Although Xie Bai was tempted to do it for a moment, she thought about it carefully after regaining her composure. Taro balls shouldn't have committed such a heinous crime.

Recalling that the live stream replay of Cat Cat at the Holy Light was suddenly cut off, Xie Bai realized that this live stream seemed to be more than just a simple one.

It seems to automatically cut off its connection with the outside world under certain circumstances.

It's like they're implementing some kind of secrecy mechanism to prevent specific content from being leaked to other players.

Presumably taking this into consideration, Taro Ball had the cat close the live stream in advance to avoid any unnecessary incidents.

"But no matter what, that's not a reason to let that kid go."

Xie Bai's face puffed up in annoyance, and he clasped his hands tightly to his chest.

"However, Taro Ball is probably still training in the Chaotic Land, so it's not the right time to cause him trouble now."

Thinking of this, Xie Bai stood up.

"We'll see where we can accommodate him when he gets back. I wonder if he'll be able to survive in this chaotic place."

Ultimately, Xie Bai temporarily abandoned his plan to cause trouble for Yu Yuan, citing a suspended sentence.

Xie Bai still has a lot of things to deal with, so going to the Chaotic Land to look for taro balls would be a waste of time.

Thinking of this, Xie Bai turned to look at Thanatos.

"You don't need to worry about these things. Just cooperate when I call someone else over later."

With that, Xie Bai disappeared from the spot, leaving Thanatos alone.

"Yes, my lord."

Thanatos nodded slightly and then stood up again.

He had just heard the name "taro balls" in Xie Bai's rambling.

This gave Thanatos a jolt.

"That brat... what on earth did he do to anger our lord so much?"

Thanatos shook his head, then looked toward the stone gate.

Roland hadn't had time to remove the stone gate yet, so it remained for the time being.

"Now that there is a safer void passage, there is no need to leave this stone door behind."

With that in mind, Thanatos decided to go back and inform Roland that the branch problem had been solved, and also to have him retrieve the stone door.

Upon reaching the stone gate, Thanatos suddenly stopped.

He glanced around, then stared at a spot and made a grasping motion forward.

"Mmm!"

Feeling the sudden tug, Cecilia quickly pulled away from the shadows.

Along with Atoris, the two fell in front of Thanatos.

"Ouch...it hurts, it hurts, it hurts."

Before Cecilia could even process what was happening, she saw Thanatos's condescending gaze.

"How...did you get here?"

When Thanatos asked her a question, Cecilia panicked instantly.

"Um... I, I..."

At that moment, Atoris got up from the ground and stood in front of Cecilia.

"I asked her to bring me here. If you need anything, just ask me."

Cecilia felt a touch of emotion when she saw Atoris standing in front of her.

"Sword Maiden..."

"Don't speak."

"Oh well."

Cecilia obediently shut her mouth.

Atoris turned to look at Thanatos.

Thanatos shook his head at the sudden arrival of the two.

"Fine, I won't pursue the matter since you came here."

He paused for a moment.

"Well... if there's nothing else, you should leave now."

Upon hearing Thanatos's advice, Atoris lowered his head, his hands involuntarily clutching the hem of his skirt.

"Well... okay."

Perhaps realizing that his arrival was somewhat abrupt, Atoris did not linger with Thanatos, but instead chose to take the opportunity Thanatos offered.

Just as she was about to leave with Cecilia, the enormous World Tree behind them suddenly began to shake violently.

The next second, a gentle light fell upon her.

"This is……?"

Thanatos, who was standing to the side, was taken aback by the scene before him.

"The World Tree... has bestowed a trial upon us?"

……

the other side.

Xie Bai has returned to the Void Dragon.

After Thanatos left, it was now Stryf who was in charge of the Void Dragon.

After Thanatos left, he kept playing with the eight weapons that Thanatos had left him.

"Wow... this angel's weapon is amazing. If it were upgraded to another level, it might even become a divine artifact..."

With that, Streif brandished a warhammer.

In an instant before he realized it, an energy silently appeared inside the warhammer and quietly accumulated.

"Clang"

The door to the command room was suddenly opened, startling Streif, who quickly put away his warhammer.

"What...what are you doing?"

Xie Bai, upon arriving at the command room, looked at the flustered Streif and felt somewhat puzzled.

"Me? I'm fine, I'm fine!"

Streif quickly waved his hand.

"By the way, my lord, what brings you here all of a sudden?"

In response to Streif's question, Xie Bai found a chair and sat down.

"Nothing much, just came back to see you and wait for someone."

"Oh... I didn't expect my lord to care about me so much..."

Streif scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, a look of flattery appearing on his face.

"Clang"

The door was suddenly opened again.

Streif, who was still immersed in praising, instinctively stood at attention.

"Um... hello!"

The newcomer had barely spoken when his voice sounded somewhat urgent.

"Someone of our people has gone missing. I was wondering if it would be possible to trouble you..."

Before he could finish speaking, the cat who had come to the command room suddenly froze.

In her field of vision, the petite and adorable white-haired girl was sitting in a chair, idly drinking a cup of warm tea.

His crimson eyes lifted slightly, meeting her gaze.

……