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64 Ascend to the Gods! I am the second Great Kindness Tree King! 6K chapter

"The energy of the earth veins in the desert is weaker than that in the rainforest." Xie Yan looked around, his eyes following the breath of the earth veins and locked onto a sand dune not far away.

From a perspective invisible to ordinary people, light blue energy converges from all directions like a stream, eventually undergoing a qualitative change and condensing into a ball of blue mist.

This is naturally the so-called earth vein flower, but Xie Yan had done an experiment when he first came to Xumi. This thing is actually the result of the accumulation of earth vein energy. When triggered, this part of the energy will turn into various monsters, but at most it will only drop the materials of the monster itself, and will not drop Mora and experience books like in the game.

If it is really possible to get gold coins by defeating monsters, then the style of organizations such as the Gilded Brigade and Adventurers will probably become "Brothers assemble, attack the sand tonight" and "Gold Miners Online".

Nashida stood beside Xie Yan and nodded gently, saying, "After all, the rainforest is closer to the World Tree, so it will be more affected. The desert is mainly because of its harsh environment... Speaking of which, will the desert's ground veins affect your operations?"

"It doesn't matter. Didn't you see it in the previous places? The principle is the same."

As he spoke, Xie Yan carefully observed the flow of earth vein energy, and a "structural diagram" of the extension of the earth vein roots naturally formed in his mind. He walked towards the direction of the earth vein flower, paused after taking a few steps, and input energy into the sand below.

When he arrived in front of the Earth Flower, the area had already been adjusted by him and was ready to release Infinite Tsukuyomi at any time.

If Xie Yan wanted to, he could also control the dissipated earth energy to stir up wind and sand and even create a sandstorm, which was very much like Master Yuan Tianshi.

Although he now has the demeanor of Yuan Tianshi in his later years...

Xie Yan untied a part of the holy cloth. At this time, there were still flame patterns like magma on his arm, emitting a burning breath, but it was different from before. After two days of adjustment, red hairs appeared on his arm.

The red hair is extremely eye-catching, and one glance at it can make people feel the oppressive atmosphere of despair and destruction. This is the natural enemy of all life, and its power comes from the source of the world tree's pollution - the abyss.

Xie Yan certainly hadn't yet defected to the Abyss. Even though he had flexible nationality now and might still be a "Mondsman in Mondstadt" in the near future, defecting to the Abyss would mean leaving the human camp.

Now he has grown red hair, mainly because he has been contaminated with too much earth vein energy, which is equivalent to turning into a human-shaped dead domain, and these hairs are the dead domain nodes.

Although it was not the first time that Xie Yan had seen the red hair, his expression was still strange. He had not expected that when pollution accumulated to a certain level, red hair would actually grow. And according to the notes of that distant relative, the future development would be chaos.

In fact, the contract signed between the descendants of Xie family and the Wangsheng Hall is mainly because in their old age, even if they do not use their immortal power, the pollution will reach the level of growing red hair. At that time, they will "leave the rock abyss in their old age" (actually they will be pulled to Mount Sumeru). Usually everyone will end their life on their own, and the Wangsheng Hall will be responsible for the burial.

If Hu Tao saw the red hair on Xie Yan's hand, this guy would probably watch over him even when Xie Yan went to the toilet, ready to collect his body at any time.

Nashida followed at this time. Seeing the red hair on Xie Yan's arm, her eyes were full of worry: "We just need to change half of the earth veins, right? And why did you absorb the filth of the earth vein energy before?"

"I have done experiments before. If the arrangement is triggered normally, it will confuse the boundary between reality and dream. The pollution will spread faster and speed up the generation of dead zones. By then, the whole Xumi will fall into a dream, and no one will be able to deal with any problems. I also want to confirm an important piece of information."

As he spoke, Xie Yan raised his right hand, and his mind activated the divine power in it. The flame pattern suddenly became extremely bright, and crimson flames gushed out from his arm, burning all the red hair on it.

This is exactly why he used his right hand to absorb the pollution. The body of a demon god is naturally more resistant to pollution than a mortal body. At least at his current level, it is enough to suppress it.

Xie Yan glanced at his personal panel and saw that the pollution level had indeed changed: [15/100].

But this time he couldn't rely on Avalon for purification. With the advancement of the Kaleidoscope and Qilin bloodlines, his connection with the World Tree had undergone a qualitative change. He would also be constantly polluted like his ancestors. Avalon could only play a delaying role.

"So, it's time to cut off the cause and effect fate." Xie Yan looked up at the sky. It was still afternoon. "Although it's not evening yet, we can perform it now. Nashida, are you ready?"

Just as Grandpa Zhongli said, Xie Yan's trip is a journey to break his fate. As long as he passes this level, Xie Yan will be free from now on. In addition, this is also to save the continent of Teyvat.

If the pollution continues to spread, dead zones will soon appear in neighboring countries such as Liyue and Fontaine.

But unexpectedly, Nashida, whose mission since birth was to eliminate pollution, hesitated. She bit her lips lightly, and there was a trace of confusion on her cute elf-like face.

It's not that she doubts her own abilities. She is no longer the caged bird that is closed in self and dares not face the reality. She has learned to face up to the wishes of her people, guide them, govern the country, and eliminate enemies that hinder peace with lightning speed. But she works so hard just to catch up with the perfect figure in her mind.

But as the plan went smoothly, Nashida gradually realized that her previous ideas seemed a little naive. When the final battle began, the result might not be redemption, but... sacrifice.

Sacrifice was something she didn't want to see, so she made a promise in the name of God, hoping that the Lanaros would be worry-free. But even after making all the arrangements and preparations, it seemed that certain results could not be changed.

She could only pray that perhaps she and Xie Yan had guessed wrong, and things were not that bad. All they needed to face was the Qilin Demon God, and there was still a chance that the Great Compassion Tree King could be rescued.

After hesitating for a moment, she took Xie Yan's hand.

"I still have some doubts...Please walk with me for a while."

"it is good."

No one could refuse Nashida's initiative to hold hands, and Xie Yan probably guessed what she was thinking, and quietly accompanied her as they walked slowly in the desert.

The two were standing on a cliff above a fertile oasis, looking down. They saw that the desert seemed endless, with yellow sand swirling in the air under the strong wind. Only the oasis under their feet seemed like a paradise, and it seemed that there was still a lot of life.

"The kingdom of the Red King must have been very prosperous in the past." Nashida looked at the giant pyramid in the distance. Even she was quite shocked. This was a building built thousands of years ago, but it could still display all kinds of wonders today.

"The Scarlet King did build a magnificent kingdom, but unfortunately, his power and the truth were buried in the sand."

"The truth? Are you talking about the fact that the desert people believe that the Great Compassion Tree King betrayed the Scarlet King? In fact, this rumor itself is full of loopholes. Those Gilded Brigade seem to believe it, but they probably know that they are just looking for an excuse."

Xie Yan nodded. It was not just full of loopholes. It could be said that the Great Compassion Tree King was badly tricked by the Red King. The problem of his bloodline contamination was also caused by the Red King.

If this Red King could be resurrected, Xie Yan would hug his wife Ni Lu and kiss her hard in front of him, and then make him fall back into the coffin out of anger!

Humph, I, Ah Xie, am such a vengeful person!

"In short, we can't let lies spread. If faith is exploited, the desert people might really start a war."

This is also the reason why the two of them personally dealt with the Eye of Achmar. Its leader, Mizri, thought he had obtained the power of the Red King, and had been inciting and recruiting subordinates everywhere in the desert. Although not many people have joined yet, with this trend, it will be sooner or later that "The desert rises, Mizri is king."

Perhaps it was because he was too eager for the protection of the gods. Although the Red King was indeed very powerful, over the past thousand years, the people of the desert had almost praised the Red King as being omnipotent. They clearly believed that the rainforest was created by the Red King and that he was the god of wisdom.

Even if the combat power of these gilded brigades is not a concern, if they are given the title of Red King to recruit people, no matter how they are handled, the conflict between the desert and the rainforest will be magnified, which will simply increase the difficulty of ruling.

Fortunately, gods don't need to be reasoned with and can eliminate all conspiracies and tricks with a slap in the face.

Recalling her experiences since she walked out of the birdcage, Nashida smiled slightly. She could feel that she was becoming a qualified ruler. Perhaps... even the Great Compassion Tree King would recognize her?

But even at this point, Nashida still couldn't make up her mind.

Xie Yan did not rush her. Although the plot was different from the original, the problem at hand was the same: the Great Compassion Tree King had been polluted, and might even have been corrupted into the incarnation of Wuliutuo. If they wanted to eliminate the pollution, they had to kill him.

It is possible to save her. Xie Yan had dealt with similar troubles in Inazuma before, cutting off the connection between Hanasari and the earth veins, but the question is... Can the Wanfu Bingying Breaking the Precepts have an effect on the gods? Not to mention that the Great Compassion Tree King is the incarnation of the World Tree, which has a completely different meaning.

Xie Yan himself had no idea, he could only do his best and leave the rest to fate, trying to help the Great Compassion Tree King live a second life.

Seeing Nashida's dilemma, Xie Yan decided to take her to another place to have a look.

With a thought, the two of them used the earth veins to quickly travel to Aru Village.

Although it is the largest gathering place for desert people, Aru Village is not very prosperous and various buildings show obvious signs of damage.

However, the people here don’t seem to care about these things. They are already very happy to find a place to live in the desert. Aru Village is also a spiritual home for them.

But today, because of the miracle performed by Nashida, Aru Village was much more lively than usual. Along the way, the residents were standing on high places and looking in the direction where the wooden man had attacked before. Even Candice stood in the crowd, with a bit of disbelief in her beautiful heterochromatic eyes.

Candice is the leader of Aru Village and also the new generation of guardian. Thanks to her efforts, Aru Village is free from sandstorms, monsters and those with bad intentions.

But what happened today was too surprising. She originally thought that the two gilded brigades would cause a lot of trouble, but who would have thought that they would be slapped to pieces by the wooden man as majestic as a mountain.

Isn’t it said that Lord Grass God is very kind?

Candice was not questioning the power of the gods. What she cared about was that this new grass god did not seem as gentle as the outside world said. It was impossible for him to control the wooden man to slap someone and then ask "Are you hurt?" This was too outrageous.

But Candice also knew that this was the best way to deal with these Gilded Brigades whose beliefs had been distorted, and the discussions among the residents around her now proved this.

"Oh my god, isn't it said that the gods of the rainforest are very weak? A wooden man of this size would demolish even Lord Red King's pyramid, right? And I heard that Lord Grass God's brother is even more powerful."

"How can a god be weak? I just wanted to show mercy before. Damn it, will the people of the Eye of Achmar make the Lord of Grass angry? The people of the desert have finally received equal treatment."

"Do you remember the guy named Seno? Before he left yesterday, he said that the village guards actually have the power of the Grass God and have been protecting Aru Village."

After showing enough strength, the desert people's impression of Nashida has completely changed. Besides, it was not the Great Tree King who "betrayed" the Red King, and the policy of suppressing the desert had nothing to do with her. Now with both kindness and force, even the most stubborn people have no reason to resist.

After all, most people still want to live a stable life. Now that we have supplies, education and medical care, why should we live on the edge of a knife?

We have been shouting slogans for Lord Red King for so many years, but we haven't seen Red King bring any happiness to the people of the desert.

On the contrary, more people used the Red King's slogan to do evil, and even wanted to steal supplies from Aru Village, a safe haven.

As the desert people chanted "I'm sorry, Lord Red King" in their hearts, everyone decided to let go of the past and embrace a new life.

Just thinking of this, many people's attention returned to Candice. In the cognition of the desert people, Candice and the guardians of all generations are descendants of the Red King. That is why they can move freely in the sandstorm environment and kill the enemy.

"Lady Grass God can bring new life to the desert and happiness to the desert people, so she is our god." Candice looked around and said firmly, "When the rainforest team arrives at Aru Village, I will follow them to the rainforest as a descendant of the Red King and offer my loyalty to the Grass God and the Overlord."

As soon as the words fell, there was an immediate discussion.

As ordinary people, they have no problem accepting the rule of the rain forest, but Candice is different. She is the descendant and relative of the Red King. If she had raised her arms and called for action before, the effect would not be comparable to that of the Eye of Achmar.

And now, she actually gave up the glory of being the descendant of the Red King so easily?

Although this would make the junction between the desert and the rainforest easier, the residents of Aru Village knew that the Gilded Brigade's position was different from theirs, and those people would only regard Candice's behavior as betrayal.

Anyone can surrender, except her as a descendant of the Red King. This means that the faith in the Red King has completely disappeared. Candice surrenders to the rainforest just like an island surrenders to Ming Shen Island.

After doing this, even if Candice returns to the desert in the future, the people of the Gilded Brigade will definitely not treat her well, and may even retaliate against her.

But Candice spoke in a firm tone, and after she finished speaking, she turned around and went back to her room, leaving everyone there talking.

Nashida and Xie Yan stood at the edge of the crowd, but both of them heard Candice's words clearly.

"Strange, I can sense that this girl has no divine power or divinity at all. She can't be the descendant of the Scarlet King."

"This identity should be used to intimidate the Gilded Brigade and the bandits in the desert, so as to better protect Aru Village."

"But pretending to be a descendant of a god is blasphemy... I understand. This is her determination to protect Aru Village, so she is willing to take on all the responsibilities herself."

Xie Yan rubbed her head and said, "Nashida, for humans, no, for gods as well, some things are more important than life, and we must protect them even if it costs us everything."

Nashida remained silent, she felt it was too cruel.

Only when the forbidden knowledge is completely resolved can she look to the future of Xumi and truly envision the beautiful picture that belongs only to this country, but this also means that the existence of the Great Compassionate Tree King will be completely eliminated.

But everything seemed to be destined, and she didn't even have the chance to refute.

"I have a method that might be useful, but Nashida... you understand, right? If it doesn't work, we can only show due awareness. This is her expectation and it is also our respect for her."

"Also, there is something I almost forgot to tell you. I happened to be there when Azar was interrogated a few days ago. He still had a lot of opinions about you and felt that you didn't act like a god. But in the end, he decided to apologize to you."

Nashida was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise, "Apologize?"

"Maybe my words influenced him. It was the sages who brought you back to Xumi after your rebirth. It was not you who took the initiative to become a god. Those responsibilities and the fact that gods should be omniscient and omnipotent were all forced upon you by others."

Nashida was silent for a while, then smiled with relief and said, "I accept his apology, but what I bear is not imposed on me by anyone. Protecting Xumi is my mission... and it is also the responsibility passed down by the Great Compassion Tree King."

"So, let's get started?"

"Well...but brother Xie Yan, after this fight, I want to go to Inazuma with you, is that okay?"

"Of course, but don't set a flag at this time."

"flag?"

"It's just an unlucky remark. I already have enough flags."

Xie Yan rubbed Nashida's little head again. He couldn't even count how many buffs he had now. Just Master Yuan + three Fengnan friends + the righteous partner were enough to overwhelm him.

Nashida nodded thoughtfully.

As for now... no more hesitation, no more desperation. After seeing the dazzling faith in Candice, Nashida already knew what she should do.

Just as Xie Yan said, if something cannot be done, one must be aware of it. Hesitation would be disrespectful to her and irresponsible to the people of Xumi.

The two left quietly and were teleported to the center of the rainforest, which was the cliff north of the Zen Garden.

Nashida merged into Xie Yan's body again. Xie Yan floated up little by little, straight into the sky. The hexagram-patterned Mangekyō Sharingan on his left eye turned into the Rinnegan. At the same time, the power of dreams was fully activated.

"Light up the world, infinite moon reading!"

At this moment, the desert, rainforest, and all the places where the earth veins gathered in Sumeru began to tremble violently like an earthquake. The originally chaotic earth vein energy was connected together by the Infinite Tsukuyomi technique, encompassing the entire Sumeru.

The violent and turbulent energy of the earth veins gushed out, but was firmly bound by the effect of the spell, and consumed as energy for the spell. The boundary between dreams and reality was distorted, causing the clear sky to suddenly dim, and the day turned into night.

Countless people looked up and saw a bright red blood moon appearing above the dark sky. Before they could react or scream, they fell into the illusion.

The entire Sumeru seemed to have pressed the still button at this moment.

The wisdom of living beings was transmitted through dreams, and under the transformation of the technique, it turned into a vast ocean of divine power and replenished into Xie Yan's body. His right arm, which had turned into a demon god's body, greedily absorbed these divine powers like a sponge, but was filled up in an instant. The remaining divine power frantically transformed Xie Yan's body, allowing him to sprint towards the true realm of god.

An indescribable powerful force suddenly erupted, transforming into a golden beam of light that shot straight into the sky.

Divine power, divinity, authority, Xie Yan reached the peak at this moment. Dreams, mind, life and other fields flashed quickly in his mind. These were the powers that the Great Compassionate Tree King once had.

And all of this was no longer a secret in Xie Yan's eyes.

"I am the second Great Kindness Tree King, the only one in existence now!"

When he opened his eyes again, his right eye, which was originally in a kaleidoscope state, had now been sublimated into the Rinnegan. However, compared to his right eye, his left eye had six more magatama.

But before leaving, Xie Yan did not rush to act, but took another look at his personal panel.

[Pollution degree: 15/100]

[Divinity: EX]

Divinity is not the result of temporary amplification. Nashida's own divinity is EX. She is also the incarnation of the World Tree, but Xie Yan paused this time to confirm one thing.

"Nashida, have you ever felt the pollution, or been affected by it?"