Chapter 158: Divine Body

But Zhai Guangyi had no time to admire it now. He was currently in a manifested Divine Body. As long as the original Elven Divine Tree remained, he was unstable. Once his energy was depleted, his body would disintegrate, and he would lose the right to remain in this world, being expelled from it.

This world had an upper limit to what it could withstand. If a soul grew too powerful, reaching the level of a Deity, it needed to become a new system of rules, a new world, a new vessel. The physical body also required a process of deification—this was what was known as evolution. The path to becoming a Deity could not rely solely on a powerful soul; the vessel needed to keep up as well.

Zhai Guangyi was now using his True Body. His previous Elven Body had been a bit too simplistic, and he hadn’t dared to consume too much to manifest better equipment. But now was different.

Sylph, the Elven Divine Tree, had excellent equipment. When facing a powerful being like a Deity, one’s equipment couldn’t be too shabby either. With a single thought, a full set of Gold Grade Divine-Rank Equipment appeared on Zhai Guangyi’s body in the style of Formal Attire.

The staff that Lilith had previously gifted to his Elven Body was stored away by Zhai Guangyi in the System Space. Now, as he retrieved it, its quality indeed seemed somewhat inadequate. A white light spread directly from Zhai Guangyi’s palm, covering the entire staff. The quality of this weapon transformed into that of a Divine-Rank Weapon, its powerful Magic Power brimming within, showcasing its formidable might.

The staff’s appearance didn’t change much, but its strength had greatly improved.

It had been a long time since he checked his status panel. Previously, Zhai Guangyi hadn’t been able to view the Elven Divine Tree’s panel, but his own panel was no problem.

Within the Skill system of ‘World,’ the advanced skill Divine Dragon Eye was an excellent skill, but it was limited to the Dragonkin for learning. Although Zhai Guangyi couldn’t learn it, he could use this skill through ‘World.’

Race: Elven Divine Tree (Sylph)

Level: 81 (Level Up requires 100,000 Spiritual Power)

Life Value: 10 million

Magic Power: 22 million

Strength: 150,000

Defense: 5 million

Speed: 600

Skill Points: 1,700

Spiritual Power: 40,000

Skills Possessed: Unique Skill ‘World’ – Level 10, Photosynthesis – Level 10, Fruit-bearing – Level 10, Appraisal – Level 10, Healing Domain – Level 10, Spirit Magic – Level 10, King Tree Domain – Level 10

Looking at the attribute panel, Zhai Guangyi had to admit he was a bit shocked. Overall, the Evolution Path of the Spirit Tree seemed somewhat lopsided. Life and Magic Power were quite strong, but close-combat capabilities were truly lacking.

The previous Demon Avatar, Wind Control, and Stealth had all been devoured by Sylph, the Elven Divine Tree, along with Zhai Guangyi’s Elven Body. In that battle, forcibly seizing the Elven Divine Tree Sylph’s Demon Avatar was a result of ‘World’s’ imagination; Zhai Guangyi hadn’t reclaimed that skill.

One could only say the skill ‘Abyss’ was too unfair, but ‘World’ was no less unfair in its own way.

With the skill ‘World,’ many skills and Body Attributes became unimportant; they could simply be imagined and manifested. This included Zhai Guangyi’s current attributes—aside from his Level being his own, everything else was temporary attributes manifested based on his contact with the Elven Divine Tree.

As for the actual attributes of the Elven Divine Tree Sylph, Zhai Guangyi did not know—this was the Divine Tree’s body recorded in the current ‘World’.

The enemy Zhai Guangyi now had to face was a true Deity. Without any backup plan, rushing in would yield unpredictable results.

The white-haired maiden floating above the courtyard wore a light blue, gender-neutral formal attire that resembled rippling water. With a gentle tap of her staff on the ground, the white-haired maiden vanished, and Zhai Guangyi appeared inside the Elf Church, which was already in some disarray.

Walking with this body would be rather undignified and not particularly fast, so teleportation was preferable. With abundant Magic Power now, the cost of teleportation was like scooping a spoonful of water from the ocean—utterly negligible.

The white-haired maiden who materialized in the church had a delicate, youthful face, with sapphire-blue eyes that seemed to hold the World within them. Her magnificent formal attire radiated powerful Magic Power. During his Soul’s advancement, Zhai Guangyi had indeed released immense energy, but it was now completely restrained and concealed.

Outwardly, aside from his Equipment, Zhai Guangyi showed not a trace of Magic Power, nor any hint of his strength.

Everyone inside the Elf Church understood the identity of this white-haired girl who had suddenly appeared in the chapel at this moment. Though she looked soft, delicate, and easily bullied—like an exquisite doll that made one want to play with her and dress her up carefully—a Deity was still a Deity. Even without releasing Divine Pressure, these Followers or Demigod Rank powerhouses could feel fear deep within their hearts.

Especially those Souls that had advanced to the Demigod Rank—their Souls screamed frantically from the depths, telling them this was an absolute superior, a true Deity, an existence not to be provoked.

Liya and the other Forest Elves looked up and saw the white-haired, blue-eyed maiden before them. She matched the description of the Elven Divine Tree Sylph recorded in ancient texts, and Liya could feel from her Soul that this was their Lord Divine Tree!

“Lord Divine Tree!”

Many Forest Elves had waited far too long for this moment. Initially, they had only sought the protection of a Spirit King Tree with a King Tree Domain, hoping to restore the uncontrolled Forest Elves and unite them into a force that wouldn’t be bullied by other races. They had never imagined they would encounter the legendary Elven Divine Tree.

Feicui went completely wild with excitement—he too had waited far too long for this moment. Since fleeing as a refugee, he had made no progress, merely surviving under the Dragonkin’s protection. He never expected such a situation. He could sense this was the Lord Divine Tree in person—whether by aura or recognition from the depths of his Soul, this was his master.

In this holy and solemn meeting, a series of childish voices interrupted everyone’s thoughts.

“Mommy! Mommy!”

These voices rose one after another, echoing continuously.

Even Zhai Guangyi was stunned. A group of Primordial Spirits surrounding Xiao Ai began calling out the moment they saw Zhai Guangyi. Zhai Guangyi had forgotten about these little ones. Strictly speaking, they were indeed Spirits born from the Fruit-bearing He had produced, so they could be considered His children. But Zhai Guangyi felt something was off—as if something was mistaken, yet also not.

Even System Xiao Ai glanced at her sisters all shouting and wondered if she should join in, but just as she was about to speak, she was stopped by Zhai Guangyi’s consciousness.

“Quiet! Listen to me first!”

Zhai Guangyi’s voice, clear and calm like a ripple of water, spread out. Anyone who heard this tender, childlike voice would feel an immense sense of inner peace—an effect of the King Tree Domain.

Zhai Guangyi hadn’t expected his voice to sound like this. Though it lacked the eerie quality of the Elven Divine Tree Sylph, it sounded far too young, almost babylike. As the master of this place, how could he have no authority at all?