I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Sig looked worried.

As the saying goes, "A tall tree catches the wind." This enormous World Tree, already damaged by the massive tsunami that swept through the New World, was now pierced through by Uranus and collapsed with a deafening roar.

Not only did the tree trunk collapse, but the roots buried deep underground were also unearthed and broken.

"Is the World Tree dead? The World Tree in history lived on into later generations."

Sieg was filled with worry.

He did not leave, but carefully examined the condition of the World Tree's root system and tried to use telekinesis to transport seawater to irrigate it.

Several days later, Sieg discovered that the roots of the World Tree were gradually withering, and the tree was dead.

The wasteland environment of the New World had little impact on him, but the influence of the World Tree made him suspect that, just like when he accidentally killed Lox, it had forcibly altered the course of history.

"Has history changed? Did my actions unintentionally alter history?"

"Or perhaps, this is another kind of historical inevitability?"

Sig stood under the fallen tree for a long time, lost in thought, and looked up at the sky.

At that moment, the clouds parted, and the long-awaited sunlight shone down, giving him a warm feeling.

The hole in the clouds caused by Uranus's attack has not completely disappeared, and this land is experiencing rare sunshine.

Sig inherited the ability of the Sun Tree Eve to draw energy from sunlight and supply the several large trees within his body.

"The tree inside the body..."

Suddenly, a thought struck Sieg.

He pulled off his shirt and looked at the green veins of a tree branch on his chest.

The World Tree branch was Sigurd's first sealing artifact, but compared to other trees such as the Sun Tree and Eve, its effect was much weaker and its presence was minimal.

Sig looked at the remains of the dead World Tree, lost in thought.

He placed his hand on his chest, surrounded by boiling, dark flames.

The seal on the body's torso was broken, and a gigantic tree, over two thousand meters long, emerged from the void and stood in the deep pit in the ground.

From ancient times to the present, Sigurd, Vegapunk, and others have traveled through time hundreds of times.

But even without counting the time jumps, the total time they experienced added up to several years.

For years, the branches of the World Tree have remained quietly within Sig's chest, receiving his energy supply.

From the day Sigur sealed Eve of the Sun Tree and inherited its power, the branches began to grow wildly within Sigur's chest.

Originally only a few hundred meters long, it has grown to two thousand meters without anyone noticing, and has even grown roots, making it a miniature version of the World Tree.

"So the tree was on me. To be precise, it was indeed the same tree as the World Tree of later generations."

Sig looked at the miniature World Tree in front of him, lost in thought.

"What happened? How did a living World Tree suddenly appear?"

The commotion caused by Sig conjuring the World Tree also attracted the attention of the Tiger King and the giants on Zou Island, who stared in disbelief at the newly born World Tree.

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P.S.: Here's a corny joke.

Why is Im called Laika?

As everyone knows, Im's true identity is Icarum, or Im for short. She infiltrated Vivi's side because she feared the only branch of the Twenty Kings' descendants who had left the Holy Land.

Chapter 1265 The Pandaren's Answer (8k)

The sudden appearance of the new World Tree left the Tiger King and the giants dumbfounded; they could not comprehend what was happening before their eyes.

"Could it be that you, Shan, had already stored a new World Tree within the alternate dimension of the Door-Door Fruit? And you were just releasing this World Tree just now?" Tiger King guessed.

Finally, they could only look at Sieg with shock, but the matter was too complicated, involving time travel, so Sieg didn't offer any further explanation and simply brushed it off.

"The World Tree has been reborn... This is a good thing."

The giants looked up at the World Tree with hope in their hearts.

The new World Tree in front of us is not as large as the original, but it is still two thousand meters tall. If it continues to grow, it may be able to restore the height of the World Tree that once stood at ten thousand meters above ground.

And such a large tree can also serve as their refuge.

Just like on the back of Zulu-Zou, as long as the altitude is high enough, the air quality will gradually improve and will no longer be affected by volcanic ash and sea stone particles.

The reborn World Tree will become a symbol.

The giants who escaped the great flood, along with the remaining ancestors from other parts of the New World, may one day gather again in Elbaf, becoming towering trees that shelter new peoples.

Those immortal beings who would later call themselves gods, and the descendants of the ancient kingdom's ancestors who would later be called angels and have wings on their backs, would probably live on this newly grown tree at some point in the future.

After some time, the elephant carried the furry tribe away.

As time passes, the great flood will gradually recede, and more islands will reappear on the sea surface. Zunesha, along with the Light Moon Ancestor on his back, the Tiger King, and others, will try to find more survivors.

At the same time, the already engraved historical texts should be sent to different places around the world for safekeeping; this was Joy Boy's last wish.

The giants, who were of the same race as Joyboy, were planning to settle in Elbaf.

Rather than roaming on the back of an elephant, they prefer to live on the ground around the World Tree, even if it is just a ruin.

In addition, the Kozuki Ancestor left a Poneglyph in Elbaf for the giants to keep.

Sig did not go with Elephant, but stayed temporarily in the ruins of Elbaf.

This city, previously shrouded in fierce winds, was a pristine haven in the New World wasteland, with very low concentrations of sea stone particles in the air.

Although the protection of the fierce winds was gone after the war, Uranus's attack swept away the dust and smoke in the surrounding sky, and for a short time the sky was clear and the long-awaited sunshine shone down.

Sig remained in the ruins of Elbaf, partly to attempt to excavate the site, and partly to continue monitoring the newly formed World Tree.

He used his telekinesis to create a raging storm, imitating the previous Storm Titan, which broke through the clouds, allowing ample sunlight to shine on the earth, and turning Elbaf into a pristine land where the World Tree could grow normally.

But soon he realized that wasn't enough.

The newly grown World Tree is growing too slowly... not even as fast as it was when it was inside Sig's body.

"Could it be because I absorbed the sunlight's energy? After all, the World Tree is only two thousand meters tall, not as tall as the much taller Sun Tree Eve."

Sieg put a lot of effort into planting the trees.

When Eve's Sharing ability is active, sunlight from a large area around Sig will be absorbed by his ability and used to power the several large trees within his body.

Now, a problem has been placed in front of Sieg.

In order for the World Tree to grow as quickly as possible and become a sanctuary for the new civilization, should he take the World Tree back into his body to nurture it, or should he leave Elbaf altogether?

Sieg chose the third option.

"Why not just block out the abilities of Yangshu Eve directly?"

【Life Host】is a chuunibyou card ability that cannot be easily installed or removed, otherwise the Sun Tree Eve, Treasure Tree Adam, Black Flame Dragon, and other beings inside Sigurd's body will all come out.

However, without uninstalling the character card, Sig has another method.

“Equip Character Card: Kamijou Touma Card.” Sig made his selection.

【Life Possession】is incompatible with Touma Kamijou's 【Imagine Breaker】; the two abilities cannot be active simultaneously. This was a notification Sig had seen when he first unlocked the 【Life Possession】 ability.

Yuta Togashi is a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) sufferer in a school anime, whose card ability is to turn fantasy into reality.

On the other hand, Touma Kamijou is the male protagonist of a superpower anime, whose ability is Imagine Breaker, which can erase all fantasies.

One is the power of delusional fantasy that makes the fake seem real, and the other is the fantasy killer that erases false fantasies and restores reality.

Both are forces residing within the human body, but they are completely opposite, incompatible, and cannot be used simultaneously.

Ever since Sigurd began sealing the World Tree branch, Touma Kamijou's abilities have been uninstalled by Sigurd, and he hasn't used Imagine Breaker's abilities since.

Given the combined effects of the Sun Tree Eve, the Treasure Tree Adam, the Black Flame Dragon, and so on, exchanging them for a Imagine Breaker wouldn't be a bad deal.

But now, Imagine Breaker is activated, Sigurd's right hand Imagine Breaker reappears, and at the same time, the sealing effects on other parts of his body subside and disappear.

At the same time.

The sunlight suddenly became much harsher, and the familiar feeling of being under the sun returned.

Without the obstruction of clouds, the sunlight in Elbaf was even more intense and dazzling than before the eruption of Mount Doom.

"It seems to be a success."

Sig looked at the World Tree before him and was suddenly shaken.

I don't know when.

About a hundred meters to his side, a somewhat familiar black and white figure was silently watching him.

This person was robust and did indeed look somewhat similar to a member of the panda fur tribe, but when Sieg looked closely, he felt an inexplicable sense of unease.

Panda Man!

Sig's nerves tightened instantly. This time, the pandaren didn't run away, but instead watched him with interest, meeting his gaze.

This is unlike any other time.

The two stood facing each other for a full ten seconds, separated by a distance of over a hundred meters, neither of them moving.

To Sig's astonishment, Vegapunk, Tianyue Shi, and the giants were only seven or eight meters away from the pandaren.

They seemed completely oblivious to the pandaren's presence, continuing their conversation as if nothing was amiss.

“Zero,” Sig called out Stussy’s pseudonym.

"what's up?"

Stussy immediately turned to look at him and asked about Sieg.

She didn't sense the panda standing right in front of her... This made Sieg's heart sink.

It seems he's the only one who can see the Pandaren?

After watching silently for a long time, a look of surprise belatedly appeared on the Pandaren's previously calm face.

"Can you see me?" he asked, a question that even Sieg found strange.

Sieg frowned, remained silent for a moment, and finally nodded.