Starting with magical girls, I'll reign supreme for eternity.

Since the outcome is the same anyway, why not go all out...

“If I remember correctly,” Ziyuan thought for a moment before saying, “AI uses taxes deducted from the past and future to leverage debt, so why does it end up making those who pay taxes more in debt? And by a million times.”

"Oh, why do you think I'd give my body to AI? It's not just for fighting you," Sura boasted smugly. "It's so that when she's collecting taxes, I can manipulate things and send our Chongxu to its doom!"

"You're really crazy."

"Same to you."

Ultimately, whether it's the second level of the Ruins or the first level of the Sanctuary, both require the cooperation of those who attempt to break through the Ruins to obtain magical resources.

Even if the Holy Temple could suppress and slaughter all the people of Chongxu who rebelled together, it would be meaningless.

Because an empty ruin is worthless.

Amidst this frenzied upheaval, some of the less resolute among the Chongxu people were eventually persuaded by the Holy Temple to stay.

These honest and hardworking people from Chongxu, under the promise of the church, were willing to believe that the church could relieve their debts and continue to work like slaves.

Even when they are called weak scabs, they are unwilling to resist.

After all, if others have demonstrated their value in uniting the people, then there will always be someone who wants to exploit that value for personal gain.

It's safer and more profitable than fighting and killing.

Ziyuan wasn't in a hurry to leave either. She simply stayed with Sula and watched her changes. They were currently outside Chongxu, and the flow of time was different on both sides. They had only been standing outside for a short while, but several days had already passed inside Chongxu.

Many Chongxu people escaped from the cabin, but many others remained in Chongxu. The dazzling development completely transformed Chongxu.

After a while, once the situation had stabilized, Sura stood up and patted her knees. "Alright, alright, it's time to take everyone out to explore. The free world is still waiting for us. How about we go and take a look at your new world first..."

"casual."

After watching for a while, Ziyuan pointed to the Chongxu people who were unwilling to leave.

"Aren't we going to leave these people alone?"

Sura chuckled and said, "Willing to stay and be a dog is also a kind of freedom. How can forced freedom be considered freedom? Let them choose for themselves. The sky won't fall."

"Aren't you coming back?"

"Oh dear, are you reluctant to part with me?"

"I just think you're a good fit for Qingyun."

"You know my dear, the Qingyun Sect has too many rules, how could it possibly suit me?"

"I can make an exception for you."

"I'm truly flattered~" Sura stretched. "But after you agree, I'll be worthless to you, my darling, because then I won't be the Goddess of Liberty Sura anymore. What abilities could a Sura from the Qingyun Sect possibly have? Perhaps she can't even compare to an ordinary magical girl. However..."

As they were talking, Sura suddenly appeared below Aster.

Because Ziyuan was floating in the air, once Sura arrived below, she could see under Ziyuan's skirt as soon as she looked up.

Then a look of disappointment appeared on her face. "What? It's just safety shorts! You've disappointed me so much, Shion!"

Ziyuan felt that she was indeed not suitable for the Qingyun Sect.

Then, Sura suddenly opened her mouth, and a drop of water formed from magic power fell from Ziyuan's fingertip.

Sura caught it, smacked her lips, and savored it with an expression of delight.

"Tsk tsk, fragrant and sweet, with a lingering sweetness, rich and mellow, refreshing and thirst-quenching, top-notch, truly flavorful!"

Even drinking water meant for washing hands can cause this kind of reaction.

Ziyuan had no intention of wasting any more time with her. Since the other party was planning to leave, there was no point in continuing to recruit her.

It's a pity, she was clearly a promising talent who could have replaced Tiana.

Be careful.

Sura behind her waved with a smile, "With this much leakage, I guess some people are going to get restless."

He didn't notice Sura leaving.

After all, people like that will come back on their own sooner or later.

Ziyuan strode into Chongxu.

In fact, it was pretty much as she said. Ever since she made no attempt to hide her full power, she had attracted a lot of attention along the way.

There was some worry, some greed, and some dangerous hostility.

However, so far, no one has dared to confront her directly.

That group of people were just observing, especially those from Chongxu, most of whom had witnessed her strength.

Naturally, they dared not act rashly.

Although many of the people from Chongxu fled, the Holy Temple still had a considerable number of people left behind, and the Holy Temple itself had many people from the Old World.

To be honest, the fact that these people who rushed into the ruins ran away actually benefited a group of people in the old world.

The people of the old world didn't care about living in a dream or being unfree. After all, Chongxu was a world far from death, a place with infinite possibilities and a future, just like the new world. It wasn't like their dead, collapsed, tiny place with no resources at all.

Their dream is simply to have a place where they can live a peaceful life.

However, these people can only extract remnants of magic power, so its actual value is very low...

Looking at the departing Freedom Crowd and the old world that has gained a place to live, one can't help but sigh.

Everyone has a bright future ahead of them.

In the reconstructed ruins, the second floor stands out as particularly special.

Because almost no one who rushed to the ruins was willing to stay on the second floor.

No matter how much of a labor scab everyone is, they'll still end up working for the Holy Church, since the Holy Church will eventually have a way out.

As for the second layer, now that the authority of the bottom layer of Chongxu has been destroyed, a group of commanders without any real power still want to have the privilege to control the people of Chongxu, which would be a joke.

Many of those previously disorganized high-ranking officials have fled with the ordinary people who rushed to the ruins.

Those who remain will have to work to survive on the second level of Chongxu.

As soon as Ziyuan stepped into the second floor, countless eyes immediately converged on her.

She glanced at it.

Many new incubators are heading into the Ruins, but of course, the most important is the Witch Society.

Instead of unleashing a massacre, Ziyuan intended to preserve the original appearance of the second level of the Ruins.

This way, everyone will remember why they chose to cultivate immortality through organized crime instead of capital.

No one dared to come over and greet Ziyuan; everyone kept their distance, afraid of bumping into her.

There was only one exception.

The president of the Witch's Guild, dressed in a black robe that covered her entire body and whose presence was barely perceptible, casually approached Shion's side.

"If I'm going to die, should I try to rush down the tree like the other magical girls?"

Shion turned her head to look at the president of the Witch Association.

It was almost exactly the same as in that frozen river of time, in the [pseudo-history], without any difference.

"Uh, or do you prefer me lying on the ground to talk to you?"

The president of the Witch Guild immediately prostrated herself on the ground, completely disregarding any sense of dignity. "To be honest, I've seen quite a few magical girls in their prime, but this is the first time I've seen one like you, who was originally full of energy but suddenly started to leak energy again... It seems you can live for a long time, so you don't really need to fight like the other magical girls."

"Do you remember the meeting in the 'pseudo-history'?"

"Oh, you mean this? Of course."

The president of the Witch Guild laughed nonchalantly, "No matter what, I'm the one who helped Lu Ya complete the witch experiment and even helped her use the Time Dao Fruit, so I was actually able to observe what happened over there. Are you shocked?"

Shion simply walked slowly toward her.

Although she had already entered the countdown to the end of her life as an Emperor, with each step she took, a terrifying aura still pressed down on the president of the Witch Guild.

"You'd better tell me everything you know."

"A stressful zone?"

The president of the Witch Guild said self-deprecatingly, "You're putting so much pressure on me, to be honest, it's really hard for me to talk."

Ziyuan stopped in her tracks.

The new incubators have brought new fighting power, and they all seem to be quite strong, but they haven't noticed this side yet.

Instead, they clashed with the Witch's Guild.

The incubators' expressions showed a lot of impatience and frustration.

That's really rare.

The usually rational and calm incubator showed this expression.

The president of the Witch Guild sat up before continuing, "After all, it's been a long time since any powerful magical girls have fully blossomed. If they don't replenish the World Tree's fertilizer soon, problems may arise, and they naturally won't be able to hide it anymore."

Is the World Tree about to wither?

"It can't be described as withered."

The president of the Witch Association thought for a moment, seemingly choosing her words carefully, "But in short, more magical girls are indeed needed to fill the vacancies, and for them, there is an even more important point, which is that a very important branch of the World Tree has been lost, and they are searching everywhere for that branch."

Ziyuan fell silent.

The Dao Fruit that can manipulate time is currently inside her chest cavity.

“That’s right, it’s the tree branch you got from Lu Ya.”

The president of the Witch's Guild stood up and extended her hand to Jiang Si. "Since you've already been to the time Lu Ya was sealed in, you should know that Lu Ya and I are comrades, we're comrades who have fought side by side through life and death~ So, as someone who has inherited Lu Ya's will, you should cooperate with me, right? Let's complete the final experiment and expel the incubators first..."

"Did you betray Lu Ya's comrades?" Zi Yuan glanced at her. "You were the one who discovered Lu Ya was conducting experiments with the magical girls, weren't you?"

"After all, she was getting increasingly crazy, and I didn't want the whole experiment to fail in the end..."

"Traitors are not worthy of trust."

Shion simply reached out and grabbed the president of the Witch's Guild.

The other party didn't even try to avoid it.

What made it even more unbelievable to Ziyuan from the very beginning was that the other party actually came to see her in his real form.