SHOOOOOOOK!!!

The moment the golden barrier swallowed Tony’s body, his entire vision distorted violently.

For a brief second, he felt as if countless streams of life energy were tearing through his body from every direction.

Then—

Silence.

Absolute silence.

Tony slowly opened his eyes afterward.

And instantly froze.

The world before him no longer resembled the Pacific Ocean.

Nor did it resemble Earth itself.

A vast golden sky stretched endlessly above him while giant root-like mountains floated silently in the distance.

Countless streams of glowing life energy flowed across the air itself like rivers suspended in heaven.

The ground beneath Tony’s feet looked translucent, almost like solidified crystal mixed with golden grass.

Everywhere...

Ancient life aura filled the surroundings.

Dense.

Pure.

Terrifying.

Tony slowly inhaled afterward.

The moment he breathed—

His entire body trembled slightly.

Even one breath inside this place contained more life energy than ordinary cultivation grounds outside.

"What the hell is this place..." he muttered softly.

This was not some simple inheritance zone.

This felt like a living world still forming.

Far away in the distance, gigantic incomplete landmasses floated silently beneath the golden sky while endless tree roots connected them together.

Some regions looked unfinished entirely.

Broken mountains.

Half-formed rivers.

Spatial distortions.

Even gravity itself felt unstable in certain directions.

The entire realm resembled a half-awakened ancient ecosystem.

Tony slowly narrowed his eyes afterward.

"So the World Tree Blessing hasn’t fully bloomed yet..."

Suddenly—

DING!!!

[World Tree Pre-Bloom State Detected]

[Chaotic Life Energy Density: Extremely High]

[Warning: Many regions remain unstable]

[Premature interference may trigger annihilation]

Tony’s expression immediately became cautious afterward.

The system itself sounded unusually serious this time.

Without hesitation, Tony slowly began walking forward carefully.

The moment his foot touched the crystal-like ground—

SHOOOOOK!!!

A ripple of golden life energy spread outward instantly.

Tony immediately stopped moving afterward.

Then slowly relaxed after seeing nothing happen.

"This place really is alive..."

Even the ground reacted to life aura here.

Tony continued moving cautiously afterward while observing the surroundings carefully.

The deeper he walked...

The stranger the environment became.

Some floating roots carried rivers of glowing liquid life energy.

Some regions contained giant unopened flower-like mountains emitting terrifying aura pressure.

In one distant area, Tony even saw what looked like gigantic sleeping skeletons wrapped around ancient roots.

The sight immediately sent chills through him.

Those things...

Even dead...

Still emitted pressure strong enough to crush Peak Grandmasters instantly.

Tony immediately avoided that direction entirely.

"This place is definitely not safe..." he muttered softly.

Suddenly—

His Heavenly Mirage Steps instinctively activated slightly.

Tony’s body blurred sideways instantly.

BOOOOOOM!!!

The space where he previously stood suddenly collapsed inward like broken glass.

A giant spatial crack silently appeared there afterward before healing slowly.

Tony’s expression immediately changed.

No warning.

No aura fluctuation.

The space itself simply shattered.

"This realm is unstable..."

Tony immediately became more cautious afterward.

Then slowly...

He began noticing something strange.

The further he walked, the smoother his Heavenly Mirage Steps became.

The movement technique itself seemed unusually compatible with this environment.

Particularly the illusionary movement rhythm.

Tony experimentally moved once afterward.

SHOOOOOOK!!!

Five blurry afterimages instantly appeared behind him.

This time...

The afterimages looked far more solid than before.

Even Tony himself became slightly shocked.

"The World Tree aura strengthens illusion movement?"

Interesting.

Meanwhile...

Far above the floating lands, giant streams of golden life mist continuously gathered toward the center of the realm.

Tony slowly raised his head afterward.

Only now did he finally see it properly.

The true body of the World Tree Blessing.

A colossal golden tree silhouette stretched endlessly across the sky itself.

Its roots formed mountains.

Its branches resembled continents.

Its leaves looked like miniature suns floating in heaven.

Tony stood silently for several moments afterward.

Even his breathing slowed instinctively.

The sheer scale felt impossible to comprehend.

Suddenly—

DING!!!

[Unknown Primordial Energy Detected]

[System Authority Reactivating...]

Tony immediately frowned afterward.

"What?"

Then suddenly—

The system screen distorted violently.

Golden symbols flickered uncontrollably before his eyes.

The surrounding life energy streams began vibrating strangely afterward.

Tony instantly became alert.

"What the hell is happening now?!"

Then...

A soft feminine voice echoed quietly inside the golden realm.

"...at last..."

Tony’s body immediately stiffened afterward.

That voice did not come from outside.

It echoed directly inside his consciousness.

"...someone crossed the outer bloom..."

The golden light before Tony slowly gathered together afterward.

Gradually...

A faint feminine silhouette formed within the floating life mist.

Not fully visible.

Not fully solid.

Almost like fragmented consciousness stitched together by light itself.

Long hair.

Ancient robes.

Golden eyes.

Yet strangely...

The figure looked incomplete.

As if half her existence had already faded away.

Tony immediately narrowed his eyes afterward.

"Who are you?"

The feminine silhouette quietly observed him for several moments.

Then softly spoke again.

"...system host..."

"...your growth exceeded expectation..."

Tony’s expression instantly became cautious afterward.

The system.

This thing was connected to the system?

The feminine figure slowly raised one translucent hand afterward.

The surrounding chaotic life energy immediately began gathering around her body like rivers.

"...the chaotic life essence..."

"...I finally found enough..."

Tony immediately frowned afterward.

"What exactly are you?"

The figure remained silent briefly.

Then finally replied softly:

"...a remnant consciousness..."

"...left behind to protect the system..."

The surrounding golden mist slowly trembled afterward.

Even speaking clearly seemed difficult for her.

Tony immediately understood something important afterward.

This existence was extremely weak right now.

Not powerful.

Not complete.

Almost like a dying fragment surviving through the system itself.

The feminine figure slowly looked upward toward the giant World Tree sky afterward.

Then softly whispered:

"...my creator is dying..."

Tony’s eyes narrowed slightly afterward.

Creator?

The figure slowly continued:

"...trapped in another world..."

"...hunted..."

"...waiting..."

The atmosphere around Tony slowly became heavier afterward.

Another world.

The phrase itself sounded absurd.

Yet somehow...

Inside this impossible realm, Tony instinctively knew she wasn’t lying.

The feminine figure finally turned toward him again afterward.

Her golden eyes quietly reflected Tony’s figure.

"...help me gather the chaotic life essence..."

"...and one day..."

"...a path shall open beyond this world..."

Tony remained silent afterward.

The figure continued softly:

"...a chance to transcend mortality..."

"...a chance for immortality..."

The golden realm itself seemed to become quieter afterward.

Tony slowly narrowed his eyes deeply.

Immortality.

For martial warriors...

That word surpassed every treasure on Earth.

Still...

Tony didn’t immediately lose his head because of greed.

Instead, he calmly asked afterward:

"And why should I trust you?"

The feminine figure quietly observed him afterward.

Then unexpectedly...

A faint smile appeared on her incomplete face.

"Good... My choice in choosing you is not bad!"