I reign supreme in the Western fantasy world for eternity.

The crimson in the sky grew even more intense, and a blood-red halo continuously surged from the horizon, dyeing the clouds dark red, and even turning the sun into a blurry, dark golden spot.

The tiger demon, held captive by the golden dragon, was stretching its neck and trying to discern the terrain below in its own way.

"Further south...yes, that direction! Behind that ravine!"

Ji Tian stood behind the dragon's neck, his gaze fixed on the ever-growing emerald canopy of trees on the distant horizon.

Even from this distance, he could feel the immense, almost overflowing, magical aura.

Around the World Tree, the ground was teeming with all sorts of animals, converging towards it.

They're all fairies.

They rushed toward the ever-expanding giant tree like moths to a flame, disappearing the moment they touched the surface of the trunk.

The World Tree is like a bottomless pit, greedily devouring all the fairies that approach.

The fairies behind them ignored this and continued to surge forward one after another.

The golden dragon lowered its altitude and circled around the World Tree.

Ji Tian soon saw the temporary laboratory that Ian had mentioned.

Or rather, it used to be a laboratory.

The place had been trampled beyond recognition; the supports were twisted, the experimental table was overturned, and the recording papers were scattered across the land within a radius of several dozen feet.

The fairies charged straight through the area, crushing everything in their path into pieces.

Evan is no longer there.

"Ophelia, divine his location."

Ophelia tried to divine the future, but quickly shook her head:

"The divination results were completely obscured."

Ji Tian frowned, his gaze returning to the giant tree.

The World Tree's trunk is incredibly thick, and its canopy is expanding outwards at a visible rate, with each new branch gleaming with a warm, emerald-green light.

The air was filled with a rich aura of magic, which had no attribute characteristics whatsoever.

Ji Tian quickly made a judgment:

"There's no time to wait for the spiritual energy to fully return. If we let the World Tree continue to grow until it's fully formed, the consequences will be even more severe."

As for what changes might occur in the outside world, it's better to go inside the World Tree first and see.

He took out two items from his sleeve: a golden crown inlaid with nine gems and a palm-sized silver-white round shield—a defensive relic that the God of Industry had taken from Valentine before the Book of Deification, which was later acquired by Ji Tian.

As for the "Book of Industry," Ji Tian did not take it out.

That book still contains a portion of the God of Industry's consciousness. If it's taken out under these circumstances of energy chaos, who knows if that old thing will take advantage of the situation to cause trouble.

He handed the crown and round shield to Elena beside him, and instructed her:

"The space inside the World Tree is most likely also unusable due to the lack of spatial power. Since you and Lilith have the lowest cultivation levels, take this for self-defense."

Elena clearly sensed the seriousness of the situation from Ji Tian's words. Without saying anything more, she took the two items and handed them to Lilith: "This crown is stronger, Lilith, you take it."

She handed the crown to Lilith, and the silver-haired girl reached out and took it. But the crown suddenly became scalding hot the moment it touched Lilith's fingertips, emitting a dazzling golden light. As if burned by something, it bounced violently from her hand and slammed against the dragon's back twice.

Lilith shook her hands and gasped, "It's so hot! What's going on?"

Ji Tian caught the crown with lightning speed: "Repelling demons? That was my oversight. Elena, you give it a try."

Elena did not refuse again and put the crown on her head. The light on the crown gradually faded and disappeared.

Lilith took the silver-white round shield, weighed it in her hand, and this time she didn't feel any resistance.

"Little Flower, rush in!"

With a low roar, the golden dragon pierced the emerald green light curtain like a golden arrow.

A faint golden ripple appeared on the surface of the World Tree, and the powerful magical aura became chaotic in an instant.

But just as the golden dragon was about to touch the tree trunk, a sudden change occurred.

A beam of emerald light shot out from the World Tree, precisely enveloping Ophelia, who reacted instinctively and repelled her.

The World Tree is rejecting her!

To be more precise, the World Tree fears her.

Ophelia possesses the bloodline of the goddess of life and has a subtle connection with this world and the World Tree, which leads to her exclusion.

The light suddenly spread, enveloping everyone on the golden dragon.

My vision was instantly swallowed up by the dazzling emerald green.

dark.

Then came the fall.

In the instant of weightlessness, Ji Tian reached out to grab the person next to him, but grabbed nothing.

He landed in a relatively unconventional manner, his feet firmly planted on solid ground, and then he looked up and around.

The surrounding space was a grayish-white void, and the ground beneath my feet was a flat, transparent surface with a faint green glow. There were no boundaries in the distance, as if I were in a world that was not yet fully constructed.

Just as Ji Tian was observing his surroundings, a long, drawn-out scream came from above.

"Caw—Master! Sister Elena! Second Senior Sister! Help!"

He looked up and saw a silvery-white object falling rapidly from the void, its cloak billowing in the air like a cotton candy cannonball being thrown down.

Ji Tian estimated the landing point and speed, took a few steps forward, and stretched out his hands.

The silvery-white object landed precisely in his arms, the impact causing a ring of cracks to appear on the transparent ground beneath his feet.

She patted her chest lightly and breathed a sigh of relief: "Phew...that was close, I almost became Lilith-chan."

"You can relax now."

Lilith looked up, her purple eyes still glistening with tears. "Master! I knew you would catch me!"

Then she looked around and asked in confusion:

"Where are Elena and Second Senior Sister?"

"I don't know. The World Tree is rejecting Ophelia. It may have scattered us when we entered. The others should be in different locations inside the World Tree."

Lilith grabbed Ji Tian's neck tightly, anxiously asking, "What do we do now?"

Ji Tian put her down. "Keep moving forward, you'll find them eventually."

Lilith released her grip on Ji Tian's neck, instead tightening her grip on his hand, and followed him forward.

……

When the emerald light exploded before Ophelia's eyes, she only had time to see Ji Tian and Lilith's figures being swallowed by the World Tree trunk before her own body was pushed backward by a gentle yet irresistible force.

The force carried her backward for dozens of feet, landing her on a flattened patch of grass outside the World Tree.

It remained stable upon landing.

She stood up, brushed the grass clippings and dirt off her robes, and looked up to see another person not far away.

Elena, crowned and standing in the void, saw Ophelia and a helpless yet somewhat amused expression appeared on her face: "It seems the World Tree isn't too welcoming to me either."

Ophelia walked up to her, her gaze fixed on the crown: "Is it rejecting this crown?"

"It should be." Elena put the crown back into her spatial ring. "After I put it on, the resistance became particularly noticeable. Taking it off didn't help either; it's like it's been memorized."

As she spoke, she stood up and took two more steps toward the World Tree.

The emerald green barrier reappeared the moment she approached, its light even more solid than before, as if silently drawing a line.

"...It seems you've remembered me."

Ophelia stood beside her, also gazing at the slowly growing giant tree.

"The sect leader and Junior Sister Lilith should already be inside."

Elena nodded, her gaze falling on the canopy of trees that was constantly pulsating with emerald green light:

"Then let's wait for them to come out. I believe Ji Tian can handle the situation inside."