Hero? Are You Worthy?

Looking up at the sky once more, the fear in my heart toward the Void Seven Uglies... no, now it's the Void Six Uglies, was now far less intense than before.

But this thought only lingered in Qin Chu's mind for a brief moment before he quickly calmed down. He knew well that this victory did not come easily.

This victory was the result of a combination of many factors.

This victory was his, but it was by no means his alone.

It was the deliberate arrangement of Fate Goddess Moile, the cover of the sky, which prevented the Void Six Uglies from sensing the situation of the Lord of Pleasure and forced the Lord of Pleasure to endure the suppression and rejection of the world's rules, pulling him forcefully from his Divine Position. This was the fundamental condition for winning this war.

Besides, the absence of any one of the Great and Small Shaye, Nadia, Antia, Adelina, Angelica, Antasia, Ireta, Asina, Inas, Florence... could have led the war in a completely different direction.

If it wasn't for these women risking everything to buy time, and the Little Tree Seedling... if it wasn't for Oni Benar's constant protection, Qin Chu couldn't have even tried to reach the Demigod Realm, he would have likely been killed by the Lord of Pleasure long ago.

If not for the Super Order Power absorbed from the initial Hero, Instant Movement, Extreme Healing, True Absolute Defense, and the support of the Petrification Technique, Qin Chu would likely have died in the battle against the Lord of Pleasure as well.

All these conditions were indispensable.

Yet even so, a heavy price was still paid.

Qin Chu clearly saw how tragic the fate of these girls was, with Antia holding her own head, Antasia's whole body nearly cracked open, Inas's body pierced with countless holes, and Florence even lost her human form...

Looking at it this way, that initial Hero was really a good person.

If not for that international friend living quite well gifting generously, he really would have perished.

By the way, what was that guy doing in this icefield? Could it be just to deliver gifts to him?

Various thoughts surfaced in Qin Chu's mind, leaving him with complex and somewhat repressed emotions.

This time, after paying such a heavy price, he finally defeated the Lord of Pleasure, but what about next time? What would be the result when encountering other gods?

If instead of a single god, a whole bunch appear at once?

How many sacrifices would appear by his side?

As Qin Chu's emotions were oppressed, suddenly, he felt something soft on his forehead, like a girl's small hand, gently stroking.

Raising his eyelids, with his eyes slightly tilted upward, Qin Chu saw a slightly yellowed leaf.

Was the Little Tree Seedling trying to comfort him in this way, sensing his displeasure?

Looking around, the Little Tree Seedling beside him, with many intertwined branches, seemed to want to wrap around him but appeared a bit shy.

Was this fellow embarrassed?

Clearly a tree, yet it somehow made Qin Chu feel a bit endearing.

This clumsy look indeed released a lot of the oppression in Qin Chu's heart, also, what's the point of worrying so much, at least this time they won.

Stretching his arms vigorously, Qin Chu turned to look at Oni Benar: "Thanks for earlier."

The branches of the Little Tree Seedling rustled in the air, leaving Qin Chu unsure if it was expressing joy, but he assumed it was.

"How are those people?" Qin Chu asked again.

A branch pointed to its trunk, meaning temporarily stored within it, receiving nourishment from the World Tree.

This seemed to be good news, as at least the Little Tree Seedling did not mention anyone dying.

Feeling somewhat reassured, Qin Chu then looked around... The icefield, once beautiful and magnificent, had now completely transformed into another state, utterly ruined everywhere.

The thick ice had almost all been blasted away.

The turbulent wind, stirred by the released energy, still raged around, seemingly unwilling to calm down anytime soon.

However, given the temperature here, it may not take long before it returns to its original state.

Taking a deep breath, Qin Chu flew straight in a certain direction.

There lay a huge, rotting piece of flesh emitting a strong stench, in a deep pit on the ground.

Earlier, when Qin Chu directly engaged the Lord of Pleasure, the Little Tree Seedling sensed the crisis and dodged in time, but this mass of flesh was entirely different. Not only did it not avoid the battle, it even actively squirmed toward the center of the fight.

Even when Qin Chu had used the power of the wind to blow the flesh away, it would still wriggle back.

In the end, it never participated in the battle, but the aftermath of the battle's impact had already shredded this massive flesh into tatters.

This mass of flesh had no human form at all, the aura it exuded was unrelated to humans, only decay, rot, and evil.

Yet even so, Qin Chu recognized the identity of this enormous flesh at a glance.

Wozworth.

Emperor of the Oville Empire.