American Exorcism Male God

The World Tree, on discovering the Cyclops metal giant, didn't retreat but instead went to meet it head-on.

Facing such an "iron-headed kid," Xu Yi could do nothing but watch helplessly as the other went to its death.

The soul of the World Tree had just been born, not long ago. Its spiritual intelligence unopened, it was like a one- or two-year-old child, totally unable to discern danger.

A dull metallic collision sound suddenly rang out, as the knight's armor, despite being severely struck by the spirit of the True God, forcibly disengaged from the fight and lunged towards the World Tree.

The task bestowed on it by the Ring of Destruction was to protect the World Tree. The knight's armor was more like an intelligent robot, always loyally executing its commands no matter when.

The steel plate on the chest of the knight's armor suddenly opened up, revealing a hollow torso, inside which was a black box surrounded by magenta soil.

This box was clearly a means by which the Ring of Destruction restricted the World Tree. The moment the box appeared, the World Tree was sucked into it without any resistance, its roots wandering through the red soil.

Xu Yi breathed a sigh of relief; the "brother" of the Ring of Destruction was still as reliable as ever.

The steel plate on the chest of the knight's armor slowly closed, as it prepared to leave with the World Tree.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed the slowly closing steel plate, that hand belonged to the spirit of the True God, which had no intention of letting the World Tree go.

"Brother! You really are putting 'money' before your life!"

Xu Yi's eyes widened, never having imagined that even at this point, the spirit of the True God would still be unwilling to give up on the World Tree.

The Cyclops giant focused its single eye on the World Tree. Silver sparks flickered within its pupil as a terrifyingly powerful energy converged.

As Judgment seemed about to fall, the spirit of the True God was not thinking about escaping but still intent on seizing the World Tree. Wasn't this a case of putting 'money' before life?

The spirit of the True God's eyes flashed with golden light as it stared intently at the World Tree, the word "coveting" practically written on its forehead.

It reached out, grasping the World Tree tightly with veins throbbing on the back of its hand.

The spirit of the True God's instincts urged it on, for it knew swallowing the World Tree would bring it immense benefits.

Only instinct-driven creatures, when faced with equally matched battles, might show great fighting strength, for their focus was undivided.

But if facing a formidable opponent, they would appear quite foolish.

The spirit of the True God never considered that the World Tree, which could ignore Divine Light, was not something it could easily provoke.

The World Tree suddenly moved. Its leaves, which not even a hurricane could stir, fell off, drifting in front of the spirit of the True God and attaching to its forehead like a talisman.

"Brother, don't mess with me!"

Xu Yi panicked instantly, for the spirit of the True God was using his body.

But the next second, his anxiety melted away, for the World Tree didn't deign to lay hands on him.

To put it accurately, his body, which he took pride in as the Body of Demigod, wasn't even a blip in the World Tree's perception.

As Xu Yi breathed a sigh of relief, he also felt an inexplicable pang of sadness.

The falling leaf of the World Tree slowly burned. The green flame had no heat, yet it drew out a golden thread, hovering in front of his brow.

The spirit of the True God's thread struggled furiously but couldn't escape, enveloped by an invisible domain.

The green flame crept up the golden thread. As the thread's luster burned away inch by inch, the only thing left was a transparent thread, the purest force of the soul.

Only a tiny bit of the falling leaf remained, and in an instant, it burned up completely, turning into roaring green flames that enveloped the transparent thread.

The thread condensed and finally formed a clear, translucent crystal, emitting an enchanting soul essence.

Xu Yi had not expected the opportunity to come so suddenly, his soul instantly left the Serpent of Finale and returned to his own body.

His soul abruptly felt a chill, as if plunging into the frigid air of an Ice Cellar—this was "rigor mortis," his soul had been away from his body for too long.

Even more fatal was the fact that his soul was now exceedingly weak, like a critically ill patient in the final throes of illness, and this chill seemed to threaten the very existence of his soul.

It wasn't that Xu Yi had not anticipated this; rather, he had no choice.

If the soul did not return to the body and allowed the body to remain here, it would still be a road to death in the end.

Because of the deal with the Gate of Truth, today he had only two chances left to use the Resurrection Coin.

Worse yet, even if he were to come back to life, returning to ten minutes prior, he would still be powerless and could only watch as everything unfolded all over again. Stay tuned for updates on My Virtual Library Empire

However, Xu Yi had not given up; he had long calculated everything in his mind, and there was still a glimmer of hope in front of him.

He mustered all his strength to raise his hand and fiercely grabbed the "Core of the True God" floating in front of his glabella.

A warmth spread from his fingertips, like a person about to freeze to death in a blizzard suddenly grasping a warm water bottle.

The warmth spread along his arm and through Xu Yi's entire body. Xu Yi shook fiercely as the severe cold was dispelled, and he felt as if he had come back to life.

Pure soul energy surged from the Core of the True God, not only dispelling the rigor mortis but also saving his gravely endangered soul.

The World Tree trembled with anger; it had expended one leaf to laboriously craft the "Core of the True God," and now someone was hijacking it halfway through?

Verdant tendrils stretched out from the chest of the Armor, entangling Xu Yi's arm.

At the same time, the energy within the Cyclops metallic giant had condensed to its limit, and a slender silver beam shot out.

Its original target was the World Tree, but Xu Yi was standing in front of the World Tree, making him the shield for the other side.

Cold sweat ran down Xu Yi's forehead instantly—if he were to be affected by the Cyclops' attack, how could he possibly survive?

Just then, the knight Armor suddenly moved; its directive was to protect the World Tree, and by now it was too late to flee. It twisted its body abruptly, turning its back to the silver beam to use its own bulk to protect the World Tree.

Since the roots of the World Tree were entwining his arm, Xu Yi was naturally flung behind the knight Armor as well.

The silver beam hit the knight Armor, but not its back—instead, it struck its head.

The knight Armor feared that the power of the silver beam was too great, that it would pierce through its body and then harm the World Tree, so with all its might, it attempted to change the position of the World Tree.

The Armor indeed succeeded, but its head was exposed directly to the silver beam and instantly vaporized.

Without losing momentum, the silver beam skimmed over the top of Xu Yi's head, causing him to break out in goosebumps, narrowly missing being hit.

But he had no time to worry about the beam now; he felt a familiar suction force on his arm. No, to be precise, it was several times stronger than before.

The roots of the World Tree began to devour his vitality. Xu Yi still clenched the Core of the True God in his right hand; of course, the World Tree would not allow anyone to steal what it considered its own!

Instinctively, Xu Yi thought to sever his arm, which was the solution he came up with at that moment.

His left hand had just begun to rise when his brain suddenly buzzed, a strong ringing taking over his ears, sapping all his strength, leaving him unable to exert any force.

The World Tree had made its move, far more powerful than that half-alive, half-dead seed; it didn't give Xu Yi any chance to amputate his arm to save his own life.

Darkness descended before Xu Yi's eyes, and it seemed like the shadow of death had enveloped him.