Chapter 1042 - 432: Bronze Tree (2)

Chapter 1042: Chapter 432: Bronze Tree (2)

Under the watch of a Bright Society member, the soldiers unloaded the sacred ashes and poured them under the tree.

The roots absorbed the Power of Faith in the ashes at a speed visible to the naked eye, transmitting it up to the tree crown through blood-red veins.

The thick branches of the tree crown seemed like a cradle, nurturing some existence with a strong Life Force. Without needing a Hunter’s advice, Wu Chang’s Inspiration began to warn him that going further would result in discovery when approaching a certain distance around the tree.

The Bright Society’s preparation for the World Dungeon was even more thorough than he had imagined.

As the strongest organization in the Realm of Reason, to outsmart the Desolate Realm players, they not only preemptively linked the World Dungeon and introduced Imaginary Divinity to the Desolate Realm, but were also doing significant moves behind the scenes with Divinity.

With villains working so hard, can good people even play?

Wu Chang’s Inspiration told him that keeping the things in front of him would definitely cause big trouble.

But wanting to nip the danger in the bud, not to mention the risk of alerting the enemy, they were simply not strong enough for a frontal fight.

Mercury and others were at the altar on the other side of the Immortal Residence Forest. The four on the altar were openly there, each a powerful Lower Level God. Here in the Realm of Reason, without the limitation of a Plane barrier, each of their combat powers would not be much inferior to Erin.

Not to mention, under the giant tree, there was a member of the Bright Society whose depth could not be gauged.

Even if the Hunter joined him, they couldn’t successfully destroy the giant tree.

Seeing it as impossible, they could only leave for now.

With the help of the Divine Rune Decipherer and the Hunter’s stealth, the two managed to leave the private space of the Bright Society smoothly, leaving no trace as if they had never been there.

The Hunter piloted the aircraft, sending Wu Chang back to the border of the Control Zone. He didn’t take Wu Chang back to meet with the Order Sect to report their progress; instead, he suggested Wu Chang leave directly.

"Did Xu Dejun tell you that the decision for this action didn’t pass smoothly?"

Wu Chang said, "He didn’t say explicitly, but from his choice of words, I could roughly guess the result."

The information Xu Dejun provided Wu Chang stated that more than half agreed to use the Faith Virus. More than half — this level is quite subtle.

If it had been unanimously passed or overwhelming support, Xu Dejun wouldn’t need to mention it, just saying the Order Sect agreed to deploy the Faith Virus.

Xu Dejun specifically told Wu Chang it was more than half, which meant indicating that the margin between those agreeing and those opposing was not large.

Just as Wu Chang was worried before, many high-level members of the Order Sect were reluctant to go to extremes, some even hoped the Bright Society’s plan would succeed.

The Hunter, seeing Wu Chang understood his meaning, continued;

"You’ve already cleared out a mole before, but no one knows how many plants the Bright Society and Evolution Sect have embedded within the Order Sect."

"So, I suggest you go back directly, don’t say much to them, and if there is any problem, you can go back to the Desolate Realm and seek answers from the Management Bureau there."

The Hunter also understood that, aside from the conflict between the Bright Society and the Four Major Organizations, the issues between the Desolate Realm and Realm of Reason were even more irreconcilable.

His meaning was clear. Although they were temporarily on the same front, Wu Chang still needed to be wary of certain Order Sect members in the Realm of Reason. If he informed the Order Sect about successfully deploying the Faith Bomb, it might soon reach the ears of the Bright Society.

The Hunter pointed to the duckbill hat on Wu Chang’s head, saying:

"Its effect can last for five more hours. During this period, no one can discover that you’ve returned to the Desolate Realm."

Wu Chang said, "Thank you."

At the moment of parting, the Hunter couldn’t help but say:

"Although I really believe in your potential, the so-called potential needs enough time to turn into actual strength."

"What you last saw in the Immortal Residence Forest has already surpassed what the Desolate Realm can handle. If the Abyss suppressive force triggered by the Faith Virus can’t eliminate that thing, don’t be reckless."

Wu Chang nodded and said, "I’ll be careful. When I officially ascend to the Realm of Reason, it’s my treat next time we drink."

"Good luck." After saying this, the Hunter vanished into thin air before Wu Chang’s eyes.

Wu Chang rubbed his eyes, as he completely missed how the Hunter disappeared. Only through Inspiration could he vaguely sense that the Hunter had left.

This move by the Hunter made Wu Chang realize once again that his current strength was more than enough to deal with ordinary Realm of Reason players, but compared to top-level players in the Realm of Reason, especially those like the Hunter with unique skills, there was still a significant gap.

After parting ways with the Hunter, Wu Chang didn’t linger long in the Realm of Reason and returned directly to the Desolate Realm.

He didn’t rush to find Hou Jingchuan but first entered the Plane of the Underground Shelter, arriving at the Eternal Light Research Institute.

With only two days left before the World Dungeon started, the hundredfold time flow at the Eternal Light Research Institute was already activated, allowing him to cultivate for a while before the world began.

Before sneaking into Bright Society’s private space, to prevent his stealth from being seen through during the battle phase, he had allocated all his free Attribute Points.

Upon settling the Steam Phantom Dungeon, he gained 115,200 experience points. Since he had reached the Level cap of the Desolate Realm, these overflow experience points were converted to 115 free Attribute Points.

He hadn’t decided how to allocate them, so he kept them. After the battle with Hel, he realized that one of his vulnerabilities was that his regular Strength Attribute was too low.

Although Power was his main Attribute, outside of dungeons, before he stacked Power with Sea Giant transformation, he could handle Desolate Realm players, but it was a bit lacking when fighting beyond his level.