In these two hours.

Chloe Grant did nothing else.

She just made a simple meal for Aster Grant.

At the dining table.

Chloe didn’t ask what Aster had been busy with recently, nor did she ask why he came here.

She just kept serving Aster and several beasts with food.

"Eat more, it’s been a long time since you’ve had my cooking!"

Faced with his sister’s enthusiasm, Aster accepted everything.

Needless to say for the beasts.

This was, after all, his sister, Aster’s true family.

Whether it was the aloof Veridia or the usually mischievous Vera, they were all well-behaved in front of Chloe.

This meal made Aster feel particularly warm.

Yet warm days are always short-lived.

Two hours passed in a flash.

It was time to leave again.

Chloe looked at Aster without saying a word, just silent.

And Aster also fell silent.

He knew....

Though Chloe was proud of him, she was even more worried about him.

No matter how great an achievement he obtained, in Chloe’s eyes.

He seemed always to be that little brother who never grew up.

"Sis, I’ll be going now?"

After a long time.

Aster finally spoke slowly.

Chloe nodded.

But just as Aster was about to leave, she suddenly stepped forward.

And held Aster in her embrace.

Her voice carried a slight tremor.

"Little Star, I know, now you’re the hope of the entire Alternate Space, I can’t be so selfish as to stop you from adventuring."

"But, I still want to tell you..."

"Little Star, I’m your sister, your family, and I’ll always be waiting for you to return!"

Hearing this, Aster gently hugged Chloe.

Then, he whispered in her ear:

"Don’t worry! I’m very fond of my life, I will definitely come back!"

After saying this, Aster also let go of Chloe.

Then he no longer hesitated, turned, and left.

And Chloe watched Aster’s disappearing figure, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.

Until Rose Thorne appeared by her side.

"Chloe, don’t worry about my husband, I read his fortune."

"No matter how much danger he faces, he’ll definitely turn every misfortune into fortune!"

"Moreover, if you’re really worried..."

"Next time we see my husband, we’ll drug him."

"And then I’ll secretly... leave a bloodline for your Grant Family."

Hearing Rose Thorne’s unreliable words, Chloe instantly felt the sorrow of parting lessened a lot.

She turned her head to Rose Thorne, speaking word by word with a darkened face:

"Rose Thorne, did you get your head caught in a door?"

Faced with her best friend’s scolding, Rose was not upset.

She just silently scratched her head and flashed a silly smile.

On the other side.

Aster reappeared at the entrance of the Mystic Realm of Ascension.

Everyone who saw Aster immediately gasped.

"Why is Lord Aster here again? Wasn’t he here to find Lady Chloe before?"

"Probably not! Lord Aster is so busy, he must have a serious purpose here!"

"What’s the serious business at the Mystic Realm of Ascension? Is he entering the realm?"

"But this sanctum is only accessible to those of Extraordinary Level, surely Lord Aster has already reached the Totem Level!"

The crowd speculated one after another about Aster’s purpose.

And Aster, looking at the entrance of the Mystic Realm of Ascension.

He naturally knew the realm would restrict entry to Extraordinary Level.

However...

He slightly extended his hand.

The next moment.

A leaf from the World Tree appeared in his hand.

This leaf was of the same origin as the World Tree.

The World Tree could surely perceive his intentions.

As expected.

A moment after Aster took out the leaf.

A pitch-black Void Passage appeared in front of him.

And on the other end of the passage was the withering World Tree.

Without hesitation, Aster stepped in with several beasts.

Upon entering this world.

Aster immediately sensed an air of decay, desolation, and death.

He looked up slightly.

He saw that the World Tree, once adorned with verdant branches, was now completely withered.

Even the Life Aura it emitted was extremely faint.

And as Aster gazed at the World Tree, he momentarily didn’t know how to speak.

To ask a dying deity for a Divine Position?

In theory and in feeling, it seemed unfitting.

Yet at this moment.

A frail face slowly appeared on the World Tree ahead.

This face was already entwined with strands of decay.

Immediately, a weak yet incomparably kind voice rang out.

"Child, you finally came!"

Hearing these words, Aster was taken aback.

The World Tree knew he would come?

"Of course I knew!"

Not waiting for Aster to speak, the World Tree preemptively answered the question in his heart.

"I don’t have much time left, let me answer all the questions in your heart."

Aster nodded.

He indeed had many questions in his heart.

This World Tree was Divine Level, yet why was it unwilling to act against the Demon Clan’s invasion?

Why did the Demon Clan have The Ten Great Demon Gods, yet the Alternate Space had nothing?

...

For these questions, the World Tree gave its answers.

"Although I was born with the Alternate Space, I do not control the Divine Position of the Alternate Space."

"From the moment I have memory, I possess this Divine Position."

"Perhaps it could be said in another way..."

"It is because of this Divine Position that I exist!"

"But..."

"The world controlled by this Divine Position has long been destroyed!"

"Therefore, in the face of the Demon Clan’s invasion, I could not act!"

"Moreover, a voice in the shadows tells me I need to guard this space."

"Waiting for your arrival!"

Hearing this, Aster once again felt a sense of predestined fate.

And beyond that, the World Tree said no more.

"Now, my mission is completely fulfilled, and this Divine Position should go where it belongs."

After saying this.

The vast World Tree began to crumble and collapse slowly.

Ultimately, the entire tree began to turn into powder, gradually disappearing from this world.

At the place it vanished.

A turquoise light was left behind.

And this turquoise light, as if finding its owner, moved towards Vera.

Finally, it slowly merged into Vera’s forehead.

And then...

Vera was suddenly enveloped in an emerald Light Cocoon.

And Aster also perceived that Vera’s aura was continuously rising.

The defects in her body were swiftly being compensated, repaired, and perfected by this force.

And Vera’s Talent, at that moment.

Completely reached Origin.

Reaching the same point as Lazuli!

"Boom——!!"

The Light Cocoon shattered, and dense Life Energy instantly suffused the entire space.

Along with this came...

Aster and all the beasts’ Levels again advanced.

Totem Fourth Tier!

....

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