Zatiel's melancholy faded as he remembered why he came here. A smile slowly emerged as a sense of happiness and pride filled his heart, and he stared directly at the World Tree.
"He is growing very well. Although due to his lack of awareness, his battle power is almost non-existent, his existence has already reached the Peak Soul Realm."
Taking more than a thousand years to reach the Peak Soul Realm did not sound good for any genius, especially someone special as the World Tree's sole descendant. That was if you measured him according to usual standards.
The sapling required much more energy than other life forms. Even with the White Sun's high-quality forces feeding him, it still would be a long time before it enters the Law Realm. Nevertheless, the amount of energy and life force inside him could match that of a weak Rank 8 life form!
"Good, very good." The World Tree's aura displayed his happiness when he heard those words. "I can see that you already used the violet seal I implanted on you."
Zatiel was not surprised to hear those words. Those violet seals were precious, even for the World Tree. The fact they were gone ahead of time meant that something must have gone wrong.
"Yes, I originally intended to use them for something much more important, but the King in Yellow happened. My existence was very close to being extinguished, but I managed to turn it into a lucky chance."
Although the World Tree lacked facial features to display emotions, Zatiel could feel his aura's trepidation. The King in Yellow was truly a fearful enemy, and the worst thing was that they still were unaware of his full power.
Just like Zatiel transforming a dead-end into a new beginning, how can they say that the King in Yellow would not be capable of the same feat?
After a few seconds of silence, the World Tree's aura grew steady, and he spoke.
"I suppose you came here so I could engrave the seals in you again." The World Tree was aware of how much damage creating those seals would do to his already weakened lifespan, but there was no hesitation in his voice. He was ready to fulfill his calling without fear or remorse.
"I am afraid they are too important. I can feel that something significant will happen soon, and I need the violet seals if I want a chance to level the playing field."
Zatiel could not let things carry on as they were. He already antagonized the evil Primarchs and Eldritch Universe and was unaware of the true goal of the Flame Imperator and Alpha Universe.
He felt that the evolution of his True Soul and the awakening of his unique bloodline ability would trigger a significant response from everybody. Even if Issac, Salomon, and the others were helping him, he did not feel safe without the violet seals.
"Nonetheless, I did not just come for those violet seals. I also came to treat your wounds."
"Oh, how is that possible?" The World Tree was surprised and a little dubious about Zatiel's words. He knew better than anyone how resourceful and ingenious the Neo-Demon was, but his body and soul were too severely wounded.
"In my previous life, the nature of my powers was just destruction and assimilation. There was little I could do to heal you as the Incarnation of Death and Destruction. My Rebirth Eclipse Bloodline could have allowed me to heal you once I reached Rank 9, but it would have been too late by then. However, my existence evolved to a point where I can transcend the forces of life and death and interfere with universal causality!"
Zatiel unleashed the full power of REX SAMSARA UNIVERSALIS CAUSALITAX and the Alpha-Omega Samsara King Bloodline.
A dark purple lightning-fire prime force flooded the void, and the World Tree could not hide his shock as he felt the forces in it, especially one that he had already experienced billions of years ago.
"You have the power from the Eldritch Universe's Principal Laws within your soul!"
How could the World Tree forget the laws responsible for almost putting him on his deathbed?
"That is right. I manage to integrate the highest powers of the Eldritch Universe into my existence. Having gained control over the forces that are slowly grinding away your life force, I can implement a plan that will allow me to heal you." Zatiel's eyes were full of confidence. If you understand the disease, it is much easier to cure it.
The World Tree could not help but feel excited. Although he had already accepted his downfall and was ready to unleash all his power when the right time came, leaving the Prima Universe in a blaze of glory, he would never give up if there was a chance to keep living.
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"Explain to me what you are going to do." The World Tree wanted to see if there was any way he could help and make sure nothing went wrong.
"Your Primordial Essence and core life force are infected by the purest Eldritch Universe's power of Cause and Effect. Expelling them would be the same as ripping your soul and body to pieces, which would not help and would only worsen your condition."
The World Tree signaled his agreement. It was precisely due to the Eldritch Universe's power having ingrained so deeply into his existence that he could not heal himself.
"I will take your Primordial Essence and core life force and use my own body and soul as filters. I will purge parts of the powers corrupting them and then return the purified soul force and vitality back to you. Completely healing you is impossible, but you should recover around eighty percent."
The World Tree's excitement grew stronger when he heard those words. Eighty percent would be enough for him to reignite his life force. But soon he found a major problem.
"Those forces that you will purge from me, we will not be able to erase them so easily. You know how much the Champion of Justice and Order suffered due to something like that."
Of course that Zatiel knew the dangers. If he gathered the forces that permeated the World Tree in a single place, they could mutate and trigger a cataclysmic event in the Prima Universe.
Luckily, the Neo-Demon had some individuals for whom curses and evil forces were nothing but desserts. The Rex Somniorum Eye glowed, and three foul creatures emerged.
"What are those things?" The World Tree did not bother to hide his immense disgust as he saw the three members of the Depravita Race. He knew they were weak, but his instincts warned him that they could become an existential threat to the Prima Universe if they grew powerful enough.
"They are a new race I created, the Depravita Race. Metaphysical manifestations of the darkness in a sentient life's mind and soul. At their core, they are ideas made flesh. I intend to use them to devour the forces I will expel from you."
The World Tree could not help but take a moment to analyze the Depravita. They were, without a doubt, evil incarnated.
He also thought of the first race created by Zatiel, the Neo-Demons, and how strikingly different they were.
Neo-Demons were warriors of justice and freedom that sought to end all forms of evil in the universe. The Depravita, on the other hand, were monsters that only saw sentient life as food and bathed in sin and corruption.
Both races came from the same man and could be considered two sides of the same coin.
"Will they be able to handle those forces? I can see they are still relatively weak."
"A healthy cell would explode if one sent too much energy into it, but cancer would only grow more and more. The Depravitas are ideas and can devour anything, especially if what they consume is a form of corruption."
Being compared with cancerous cells would make even the most stoic man furious, but the three Depravitas showed nothing. They lacked wisdom, and even if they had it, why would they care what others think? For them, everything and anything was food.
"I understand. Should we start immediately?"
"I am ready. Let's do this." Zatiel described the procedure to the World Tree and sent the Depravitas back into his Rex Somniorum Eye before adopting a meditative position.
The World Tree made two branches appear. One of them pierced the Neo-Demon's brain while the other his heart.
A dark rotten force emerged from the World Tree and traveled into the Neo-Demon through the branch connected to his brain.
Zatiel's entire body trembled, and his face grew pale, but moments later, a clean force emerged from the branch in his heart and traveled back to the World Tree.