The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

At least he didn't think of that possibility.

Gazing at the giant head that was still emitting surging energy, Youyou, floating beside Luo Yan, spoke nervously.

"Lord Demon King! That guy seems to be immune to physical attacks, all the earth you hurled at him just passed right through his body!"

"I know." Luo Yan replied calmly in the Sea of Consciousness to Youyou, and then continued in an understated tone, "And I never said I was going to bury it with soil."

He obviously knew that it was impractical to think that a mere handful of soil could extinguish the projection of Calmandes in this world.

If it were that easy, the storm raging in the Dimension Desert wouldn't have made the Imperial so nervous, even to the point of feeling like facing a formidable enemy.

Plainly speaking.

The Flame of Destruction wasn't really a flame at all.

Not only did he see through it, but many players also realized that its true form was actually the sun—or rather, more accurately, the "sun in the desert."

Belief is not without foundation, even coming from the Chaos of the Void, as long as they can come to this world, they can find their archetype here.

And once the essence behind their phenomena is understood, means to counter them become traceable.

For example, the sun cannot be buried by soil or water, but can be absorbed by the green leaves of plants. The dead silence of the Wilderness can't be physically eradicated, but it can be replaced by a lush forest.

Youyou was stunned for a moment and asked puzzledly.

"Then why did you dismantle the dome of the fifth floor of the Maze..."

Luo Yan smiled slightly and continued to speak.

"Just keep watching, and you'll understand."

The downpour of mud and rubble finally ceased.

And as a corner of the dome on the fifth floor of the Maze collapsed, a hole like an Abyss opened up above the Gate of Chaos.

This hole led straight down to the fourth floor of the Maze, like a deep well.

As the swirling dust settled, the outline of the burning flame became clear again, showering the ground below with its scorching light.

Feeling the surging strength return to him, Atom's smile grew even more reckless, much like the avatar of Calmandes in the Mortal World.

However, at this moment, a beam of pure moonlight touched his shoulder, freezing his expression on his face.

Glak, who was on high alert, slightly raised his head in surprise to see a silvery-white light cascading down from the open hole.

It was the moonlight from the dome of the fourth floor of the Maze!

And it was not just moonlight!

Glak also watched in astonishment as thick, long roots stretched down along the outline of the pure moonlight, spreading rapidly towards the blazing sun suspended in the air, visible to the naked eye.

Sherry, riding on the back of a roe deer, looked up at the ever-extending roots and branches and exclaimed with surprise.

"It's Little Gray!"

That was the common ancestor of the Gray Wind Tribe, the Mist Forest, and even the Silver Moon Forest!

It was also a branch of the Life Mother Tree "Yigde"!

Helen, leading the Mage Group, also showed a surprised expression, clearly not expecting the ancestor worshipped by the Gray Wind Tribe to intervene at this moment.

Among those present, aside from Luo Yan, there was one person who showed no significance whatsoever.

That person was Terrell, the chief of the Gray Wind Tribe.

Ever since the moment the Flame of Destruction, Calmandes, sent down his avatar, Terrell felt the venerable ancestor in his hand could no longer suppress the eager desire stirring within.

Rather than saying he was asked by Lord Demon King to lend a hand, it was more like he was obeying his own longing.

Countless root tendrils and sprouts continuously emerged from the deep pit in the dome, intertwining in the air into an immensely large hand that slowly closed around the giant head ablaze.

The scorching radiance kept charring its green leaves, but quickly, more fresh buds sprouted from the roots, embracing the intense glow.

As the sun gradually vanished within the "gaps between fingers," a look of horror began to dawn on Atom's face, his disbelieving eyes restlessly shifting, as if he had seen a ghost.

"No... this is impossible!"

That was the Flame of Destruction capable of burning everything to ashes!

How could it possibly be surrounded by a bunch of rotten wood?!

Clearly—

He did not understand the true nature of what he believed in, simply worshipping primitively the totem that hung high in the sky.

Of course, it was no surprise that he had not thought of this.

After all, even if he had thought of it, he could never have expected that within this maze, there actually existed a "branch" of the Tree of Life.

Although the followers of the Yigde Tree were not as numerous as those of Saint Sis, it still counted as one of the mainstream beliefs in this world.

And the tremendous vitality contained within it also belonged to the "Thoughts of All" in this world!

Strength that filled his entire body was rapidly draining away, visible to the naked eye, and what frightened Atom was not just the gradually extinguishing sun, but also the hint of retreat he sensed from that Flame of Destruction.

His divine being was abandoning him!

From the increasingly evident intent to retreat, he felt the disappointment of Calmandes.

He couldn't help but take a step back, and at that moment, a faint buzzing sound drifted into his ears.

Before he could comprehend what was happening, a wisp of black smoke had pierced his throat, forming a dagger with an uncertain shape several meters behind him.

"It seems the god you serve is no big deal after all."

Sheathing the elusive dagger, the Shadow Demon General Thanos sneered sinisterly, taking pleasure in the sight of the head rolling on the ground.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield.

Watching the myriad of roots descending from the heavens, Luo Yan smiled and stretched out his right hand.

Under Qianqian's astonished gaze looking up, he gently grasped the burning giant head in surprise, as if he was toying with the teetering "sun" in his palm.

"Go down."

In the instant the light disappeared between his fingers, dead silence and darkness suddenly engulfed the entire tumultuous battlefield!

The light that scorched everyone vanished, and relieved expressions appeared on the faces looking up, as though parched earth was finally welcoming the rain after a long drought.

The Demon King said that the light was too dazzling.

And so, darkness fell.