Deep inside the World Tree Blessing... the gigantic First Seed Chamber continued radiating terrifying golden pressure while ancient runes floated endlessly around the massive unopened bud.

Tony silently stared at the colossal structure before him while primordial life aura continuously pressed against his body from every direction.

The closer he stood to the chamber...

The stronger his transformed spinal tree core reacted.

Golden dragon veins beneath his skin faintly glowed again.

Meanwhile, the spirit floating beside him suddenly turned serious.

"...you must leave now."

Tony frowned afterward.

"So fast?"

The spirit quietly looked upward toward the golden sky.

The entire unfinished realm had begun trembling subtly now.

Distant floating islands shifted positions unnaturally.

Several unstable spatial cracks spread slowly through the air.

Even the giant life rivers flowed more violently than before.

"...your transformation..." the spirit softly continued.

"...and my awakening..."

"...already disturbed the pre-bloom balance."

Tony’s expression changed slightly afterward.

"Meaning?"

The spirit calmly answered:

"...the World Tree noticed us."

Silence.

Tony immediately looked toward the gigantic First Seed Chamber again afterward.

For some reason...

The unopened golden bud now emitted a much heavier pressure than before.

Almost like something inside had slightly awakened.

The spirit immediately floated backward afterward.

"...if you remain longer..."

"...the outer guardians may detect abnormalities directly."

Tony clicked his tongue softly afterward.

Honestly...

He still wanted to explore more.

This place contained far too many secrets.

Ancient murals.

Hidden paths.

Future seed locations.

And perhaps even more terrifying things deeper inside.

Still...

Tony wasn’t greedy enough to ignore danger completely.

He already gained enormous advantages this time:

hidden routes

future seed locations

Dragon Lord Transformation

World Tree map knowledge

spirit alliance

That alone was heaven-defying luck already.

The spirit quietly looked toward him afterward.

"...you can return later after bloom begins..."

Tony slowly nodded afterward.

"Fine."

Then he suddenly looked toward her carefully.

"What should I call you?"

The spirit remained silent briefly afterward.

Then softly answered:

"...Nora."

Tony raised his brows slightly.

"Simple name for someone speaking about immortality."

Unexpectedly...

Nora gave a faint smile afterward.

"...my creator hated complicated titles."

Interesting.

Tony immediately stored that detail inside his mind.

Meanwhile...

Nora slowly raised one hand afterward.

The surrounding World Tree roots instantly trembled faintly.

Ancient runes spread across the crystal ground beneath Tony’s feet continuously.

"...I will send you near the outer bloom barrier..."

"...after that..."

Her golden eyes quietly stared toward him afterward.

"...survive by yourself."

Tony immediately grinned afterward.

"That part I’m good at."

Nora quietly shook her head afterward.

"...overconfidence kills faster than enemies..."

Before Tony could reply again—

SHOOOOOOOK!!!

Golden light suddenly exploded beneath his feet.

Ancient root tunnels instantly began moving around them like living serpents.

The World Tree itself seemed to shift pathways continuously.

Tony immediately stabilized himself afterward while the surroundings blurred violently.

Meanwhile...

Outside the World Tree barrier...

The Pacific Ocean region remained heavily fortified.

Warships hovered endlessly above the skies.

Octopus Organization patrol formations continuously scanned the ocean surface.

Supreme Warriors floated silently across the air while Formation Masters monitored the gigantic golden bloom barrier carefully.

Everything remained stable until—

BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

A terrifying shockwave suddenly exploded from inside the World Tree Blessing.

The entire golden barrier trembled violently afterward.

Supreme Warriors instantly turned their heads sharply.

"What happened?!"

"The barrier moved?!"

Even the ocean itself erupted violently beneath the pressure wave.

Massive tides exploded outward in every direction.

Several floating formations directly shattered afterward.

Meanwhile...

Inside the central monitoring zone, dozens of Formation Masters immediately became pale.

"The internal energy flow changed suddenly!"

"No... impossible!"

"The bloom pulse accelerated?!"

Chaos instantly spread across the restricted region afterward.

More warships rushed toward the perimeter.

Supreme Warriors released aura pressure continuously while monitoring the unstable barrier.

Then suddenly—

CRRRRRRKKKKK!!!

Tiny cracks slowly spread across portions of the outer golden barrier.

Silence followed afterward.

Then absolute uproar exploded.

"The barrier cracked?!"

"How is that possible?!"

"Did someone attack it?!"

"Check all perimeter formations immediately!"

The Octopus Organization instantly entered emergency state afterward.

Meanwhile...

Ancestor Long himself suddenly appeared above the ocean skies.

His terrifying aura instantly suppressed the chaotic atmosphere around the region.

"What happened?" he asked coldly.

Several Formation Masters immediately knelt nervously afterward.

"We don’t know, Senior Long!"

"There was no external attack detected!"

"The energy fluctuation originated from inside the World Tree itself!"

Long’s expression immediately became serious afterward.

Meanwhile...

More and more Supreme Warriors gathered near the cracked barrier region.

Even members of the Demonic Sea Tribe appeared from the ocean afterward looking shocked.

One old Formation Master quickly examined the fluctuating barrier carefully afterward.

Then suddenly—

His expression changed drastically.

"Impossible..."

Nearby Supremes immediately turned toward him afterward.

"What?"

The old Formation Master swallowed heavily before speaking.

"The bloom cycle..."

"...accelerated."

Silence spread instantly.

Then another Formation Master hurriedly recalculated several floating energy arrays.

His face immediately became pale afterward too.

"No mistake..."

"The World Tree Blessing flowering time changed!"

Ancestor Long’s eyes instantly narrowed dangerously afterward.

"How many days?"

The Formation Master’s hands trembled slightly while observing the calculations.

"Previously..."

"...the estimated bloom time was thirteen days."

He slowly raised his head afterward.

"But now..."

"...only nine days remain."

BOOOOOOM!!!

The surrounding ocean atmosphere instantly exploded into chaos afterward.

"WHAT?!"

"Four days earlier?!"

"How can bloom timing suddenly change?!"

"Did something happen inside?!"

Even the Supreme Warriors themselves became visibly shocked now.

Because this kind of thing should not happen naturally.

Meanwhile...

Far beneath the ocean...

Tony suddenly stumbled forward from a giant root tunnel while golden light faded around him rapidly.

Nora’s voice softly echoed one final time inside his consciousness afterward.

"...remember..."

"...the First Seed Chamber awakens first..."

"...and someone else already knows that..."

Before Tony could ask further—

Silence returned completely.

Tony immediately realized Nora had hidden herself again inside the system.

Then suddenly—

BOOOOOOM!!!

A terrifying shockwave erupted above the ocean afterward.

Tony instantly looked upward sharply.

Even underwater...

He could feel the World Tree barrier trembling violently now.

Tony’s expression slowly became strange afterward.

"Don’t tell me...!"

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