Aldric, on the other hand, was the calmest of them all.

The Sun Wheel was his main offensive force, while the Moon Wheel focused on defense. With offense and defense merged as one, his fighting style was the most stable of the three.

Whether facing Adrian’s relentless bombardment or Cedric’s sinister sneak attacks, he could block them with relative ease.

Whenever he was pushed into a desperate situation, the Star Wheel would erupt, granting him an overwhelming burst of power and allowing him to turn danger into safety.

Among the three, Cedric’s attacks were the most unpredictable.

The blood-red spear in his hand was like a living venomous snake, always striking from the most unexpected angles.

Whenever he encountered danger, the third vertical eye on his forehead would suddenly shoot out a beam of light, forcing even Aldric and Adrian to retreat in caution.

The three continued slaughtering one another, occasionally joining forces to target one person. The battle remained locked in a stalemate.

At that moment, an incomparably vast divine sense suddenly swept over them.

The movements of all three fighters froze at the same time.

With tacit understanding, they each pulled back and looked toward the source of the divine sense.

John’s figure appeared beneath the projection of the World Tree.

He walked straight toward the towering tree that pierced the heavens, his gaze fixed on the five fruits hanging from its crown, as if the three so-called "invincible demigods" did not exist at all.

[World Tree]

[Type]: Cosmic Spiritual Root

[Grade]: Great Dao-level

[Description]: This spiritual root is rooted above countless universes. Across the myriad heavens and worlds, only its projection exists, while its true body cannot be found.

Because of this, the projection of the World Tree can transcend the river of time and space. It exists nowhere, yet it is everywhere.

[Effect]: Can bear [World Tree Fruits]. These fruits play an irreplaceable role in breaking through to the High God level, and those who consume them often receive unexpected additional benefits.

[Current Status]: Fruitfall Period.

[Fruitfall Period Description]: The chaotic baleful aura is dissipating, and the fruits are about to fall naturally.

[Introduction]: A specialty of the Demigod Division of the Cosmic Mother Tree Secret Realm. One of the innate Great Dao-level spiritual roots, rarely seen in the world.

John quickly scanned the information about the World Tree, and a glimmer of light flashed through his eyes.

This was it.

Behind him, the three powerhouses were watching the four newcomers warily.

"That vast divine sense came from that man." Adrian’s gaze locked onto John’s back, his eyes filled with apprehension.

Among demigod-grade beings, he had never seen such a terrifying foundation of divine sense in his life.

Even the strongest demigods from races that specialized in mind power were far inferior to him.

John had already shattered his understanding.

"To think such a powerhouse exists in this world." Cedric flicked his wrist, and the blood-red spear in his hand spun out a spear flower. His gaze swept over the three women before finally landing on John as well.

He could also tell that those three women were by no means ordinary.

"They should be from Skyvault Consortium. I wonder where they found such powerful demigod-grade beings." Aldric frowned slightly.

John gazed at the World Tree, his back still facing the three opponents who were known as "invincible among demigods" and "the strongest in history." His tone was calm as he said,

"I want all the World Tree Fruits."

"Come at me together."

The three peerless powerhouses were stunned.

Good heavens.

Which one of them was not an existence shouldering great expectations within their organization? Which one of them had not enjoyed privilege and acted arrogantly all their lives?

But today, they had finally witnessed someone even more arrogant than themselves.

"Heh." The radiance of Aldric’s three divine abilities, the Sun Wheel, Moon Wheel, and Star Wheel, surged violently. He sneered, "What arrogance.

"To deal with you, I alone am enough."

"I thought I was already arrogant enough, but compared to you, I am truly ashamed." Adrian grinned. "You two, leave this man to me. How about you deal with his three companions?"

"Why should we leave him to you?" Cedric said coldly. "I will never allow someone more arrogant than me to exist. I want this man too."

Aldric frowned, then shifted his gaze from John’s back to Holly, Odelle, and Silt. He gave a bitter smile.

"In that case, I’ll deal with those three."

On the battlefield, seven people stood divided among three factions.

The three mighty experts had tacitly formed a temporary alliance, no longer slaughtering one another.

"Finished discussing?" John’s indifferent voice came from ahead. "Then come and die."

His attitude, as if he did not place any opponent of the same grade in his eyes, seemed to carry a natural taunt aura. In an instant, Cedric and Adrian’s hatred toward him was maxed out.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The two charged toward John at the same time.

At the same moment, Aldric also rushed toward the three women of Valhalla.

"Wow, he looks so fierce." Holly hugged her sword case and puffed up her cheeks. "I’ll handle him."

She stared at Aldric as he rapidly closed in.

At that moment, the Star Wheel on Aldric’s body suddenly erupted with dazzling light. Endless strength poured into his limbs and bones, while the Sun Wheel and Moon Wheel expanded at the same time, carrying terrifying heat as they crushed toward the three women.

Clang!

A clear sword cry rang through the void.

A streak of sword light arrived despite being released later.

The moment the sword light rose, Aldric’s Sun Wheel was split cleanly in two from the middle.

Not only that.

The Star Wheel and Moon Wheel behind it were also cleaved apart in the same instant.

Finally, a hair-thin line of blood appeared on Aldric’s handsome face, stretching from his forehead down to his jaw.

Boom!

His body split open from the center, separating left and right like a block of tofu precisely cut by a sharp blade.

Aldric, the peerless powerhouse of Eternal Summit, known as the "strongest demigod in history," was cut in half by Holly with a single sword strike in an instant.

"So weak." Holly curled her lips and put away her sword case.

On the other side, two figures had already arrived before John.

The first to reach him was Adrian.

Though short in stature, he was extremely fast. His entire body was as hard as iron, and he excelled most at close-quarters combat.

Boom!

A thunderous roar suddenly erupted from inside John’s body.

A bolt of lightning drilled out of him and accurately entered Adrian’s body.

Boom!!!

Adrian’s body exploded on the spot, scattering into countless specks of light.

Adrian, the invincible demigod of the Tower of Myriad Treasures, was crushed with a single strike.

At the same time, Cedric’s attack arrived.

The blood-red spear seemed to pierce through the barriers of space and time. One moment, it had still been extremely far away; the next, it had already appeared behind John’s head.

Just as the spear tip was about to touch his skin—

The ripples of the Cosmic Heavenly Sound enveloped Cedric at the same time.

That sound wave, which seemed to reach the deepest parts of the universe, had once been capable of crushing even the body of a High God-level powerhouse.

How could a mere demigod-grade Cedric possibly withstand it?

In an instant, his body was shattered by the sound wave, and even the blood-red spear in his hand broke apart inch by inch.

The deaths of the two peak demigods happened in an extremely short span of time.

So short that it was almost as if they had fallen at the same time.

The system prompts that rang beside John’s ear appeared together.

[You have killed LV.460 Adrian. Experience +999.9 billion, gold coins +99.9 billion, potential points +99.9 billion!]

[Ding! You have triggered the Plunder talent. Congratulations, you have obtained S-grade talent: Abyssal Depths!]

[Prompt: Plunder has triggered a ten-thousandfold amplification. You have obtained SSS-grade talent: Abyssal Depths!]

[You have triggered Auto Loot. Obtained demigod-grade equipment ×12!]

[You have triggered Auto Loot. Obtained High God-level items ×5!]