Chapter 159: Arrangements

A sacred and life-filled aura spread from Zhai Guangyi’s body as the max-level Special Skills, King Tree Domain and Healing Domain, were simultaneously unleashed. The King Tree Domain could already be upgraded into the Ultimate Skill, Divine Tree Domain, but Zhai Guangyi currently lacked sufficient Skill Points.

It seemed he had always been short of such things. Despite striving hard to grow stronger and even successfully advancing his soul to the so-called Deity Rank, he remained in a state of poverty.

Apart from the King Tree Domain, he also activated the Healing Domain because Zhai Guangyi sensed that many non-Blessed Ones in the elven city had fainted due to the stimulation from his soul rank. Opening the Healing Domain would allow them to recover somewhat.

“Liya, protect these Spirit Fruits. A great battle is about to occur. If I unfortunately fall, this is one of my means of Rebirth.”

Zhai Guangyi’s voice, though youthful, sounded incredibly solemn within the sacred church under the enhancement of the dual Domains, like a true Deity delivering an unalterable divine decree.

Zhai Guangyi manifested ten Spirit Fruits and handed them to Liya. These Spirit Fruits had already been ripened using ‘World’ and could serve as vessels for his soul at any time, allowing him to be reborn in a Primordial Spirit body and provide a temporary abode for his soul.

Moreover, due to his soul’s advancement to Deity Rank, ‘World’ had become deeply bound to his soul. As long as his soul was not completely destroyed, ‘World’ would remain in his possession and could not be taken away.

How difficult it was to destroy a soul of Deity Rank! Even as an incomplete, newly advanced Deity like himself, he possessed numerous means of Rebirth, let alone ancient monsters like the Elven Divine Tree Sylph and Dragon God Radon, who had lived for millennia.

“Yes!”

Liya solemnly accepted the Spirit Fruits manifested by Zhai Guangyi, her face filled with worry. Not only Liya and the other Forest Elves showed concern, but also the Primordial Spirits created by Zhai Guangyi. They were still young and needed care, which was usually provided by Liya and the others. This was the first time they had seen their Honored Mother.

Now, they were told that their Honored Mother might die, which was unbearably sad.

Feicui was even more distraught. After waiting so long with eager anticipation, how could he allow his Lord Divine Tree to go to his death!

“Lord Divine Tree! What exactly happened? Can you not go? If you must, I am willing to accompany you!”

Feicui shouted hysterically in the church hall, like a gentleman whose heartfelt confession had been rejected, desperately suppressing his sorrow to ask for a reason.

Zhai Guangyi was not very familiar with this Demigod subordinate of the former Elven Divine Tree. Moreover, what expression would Feicui wear if he were told that he intended to kill his former master?

“I am not your Lord Divine Tree. I am different from Him, and you need not pledge loyalty to me. The deranged Elven Divine Tree Sylph has appeared in the Dragon Clan Territory and has already begun a chaotic battle with Dragon God Radon and Demon King Mephistopheles. I, too, am preparing to go and slay the Elven Divine Tree Sylph.”

Zhai Guangyi spoke these words without a trace of emotion. He did not want to rely on deception to make these followers loyal to him. It had been wrong to let them mistakenly believe he was the Elven Divine Tree Sylph all along. He had indeed considered using their ignorant misunderstanding to grow stronger and harvest more faith.

But now that he had become a Deity, things gained through misunderstanding were ultimately not truly his own. Zhai Guangyi preferred that they willingly support him and become his strength.

He needed to distinguish himself from the Elven Divine Tree Sylph; otherwise, the Faith Power he gained might instantly turn against him, just as he himself had done. In truth, Zhai Guangyi did not understand why it was such a coincidence that he had taken a path so remarkably similar to that of the Elven Divine Tree Sylph, and even shared the same name. It was truly strange, and Zhai Guangyi could not make sense of it.

Now, it was Zhai Guangyi who owed them. As a Deity who had grown through their faith, he naturally hoped they would continue to support him. But since he had become a Deity, the Karma brought by those misunderstandings needed to be repaid.

After Zhai Guangyi finished speaking, everyone’s thoughts came to a halt. It wasn’t just Feicui who had mistaken Zhai Guangyi for the Elven Divine Tree Sylph; Liya and the other Forest Elves had as well.

The being they had always believed in was actually not the same person, and he even spoke of killing their race’s original Deity. Their minds went blank.

The White-Haired Maiden before them was no different from the Elven Divine Tree Sylph recorded in ancient texts. She could even give birth to Primordial Spirits—the ancestors of the Elves! How could she not be the Lord Divine Tree they spoke of?

After a brief moment of thought, Liya looked at Zhai Guangyi with determined eyes and said, “No! You are the Lord Divine Tree we speak of! You saved us, gave us hope. Perhaps you truly are not the Elven Divine Tree Sylph of the past, but we are still your most faithful Believers!”

The other Forest Elves nodded in agreement. For them, who had once witnessed the terror of the ‘Abyss,’ this was the best era, and they had encountered the best Deity. Even if he differed from the one before, what did it matter? A Deity who responded to them, who offered them protection, who saved them—that was the Deity they wished to believe in.

Feicui still seemed unable to comprehend, staring blankly at the all-too-familiar White-Haired Maiden before him. It was exactly like a thousand years ago, unchanged in every way. How could it be different?

“Lord Divine Tree! I wish to follow you to see the Elven Divine Tree Sylph, Honored One. May I?”

The Elven Divine Tree Sylph had always been Sealed deep within the Elven Lake, inaccessible and untouchable, unseen for thousands of years. Feicui was one of the Demigods who had survived from that time. As a Follower of the original Elven Divine Tree, he still longed to see his true master.

“Very well, but I cannot guarantee your safety. Xiao Ai, you and Liya stay here.”

Xiao Ai was one of Zhai Guangyi’s safeguards. With her here to protect his Followers, Zhai Guangyi would feel much more at ease. Moreover, as the ‘World’ System, even if her physical body was not by his side, she could still assist him as a System within his Soul.

Xiao Ai, who can directly invoke the power of the ‘World,’ can serve as an anchor for herself and become one of the means for her own resurrection. Xiao Ai’s importance is no less than her current Elven Divine Tree body, as there are currently very few vessels capable of bearing her Soul. Xiao Ai is an existence that can directly utilize the ‘World,’ comparable to one of her own Avatar Bodies.