"Ding! Congratulations, Host, on completing the major event, 'Ragnarok.' The treasure chest has been fully charged. Would you like to open it immediately?"
Finally, the system's familiar prompt sounded in Kytheron's mind. Kytheron, with a smile, reverted to his human form, though his physique looked a bit "bloated" at the moment!
The nine Cosmic Gods all contained the purest Cosmic energy. Although Kytheron seemingly ground them down like a cow chewing peonies, the vast Cosmic energy within them did not dissipate in vain.
"Not yet!"
Kytheron, of course, chose not to open the treasure chest immediately, as there was something more important waiting for him to do.
Kytheron turned around, his gaze fixed on the World Tree behind him, which pierced the heavens and earth.
"This is a good thing. If it were planted in My Master's Divine Kingdom, that would be its best home, saving it from being coveted by bad people again."
At this moment, the World Tree, which permeated the Nine Realms, felt an boundless malice surge towards it. Every branch couldn't help but tremble, causing the entire Nine Realms to shake.
Even Hela and Thor noticed Kytheron's somewhat unusual emotions towards the World Tree.
"Kytheron, you... you wouldn't..."
"No, the World Tree is the foundation of the Nine Realms, Kytheron, you absolutely must not be impulsive!"
Thor, a bit anxious, stammered out his dissuasion.
His eyes were no longer bright orbs, but filled with a fluid like liquid lightning.
His eyes had been sacrificed, and even becoming a Cosmic God had not restored them.
However, as a Cosmic God, he no longer needed to be limited to seeing things with his eyes.
"Don't worry, with me here, the Nine Realms will be fine. However, it's not really suitable for the World Tree to continue existing within the Nine Realms. After all, after this great war, there should be quite a few entities in the Universe coveting the World Tree."
"For the World Tree's safety, I am willing to bear this responsibility. You don't need to worry about it!"
Kytheron patted his chest with righteous indignation, speaking with a solemn expression.
Hearing Kytheron's words, Thor was speechless. At this moment, he didn't know whether to stop Kytheron or not.
So Thor turned to Hela with a pleading look, hoping Hela could also speak up and dissuade Kytheron.
However, Hela had long since completely fallen into Kytheron's service after this series of events. She would not stop anything Kytheron wanted to do; in fact, she would wholeheartedly approve.
Because she saw another path to becoming a Cosmic God through Thor, and the key to everything lay with the World Tree.
If the World Tree continued to hide in the void as it once did, she truly wouldn't have any good way to deal with it.
But if the World Tree were taken away by her Master, then perhaps she could also beg Kytheron for the World Tree's blessing!
"My Master, your idea is truly magnificent!"
"You killed Nidhogg, the Dragon of Destruction, who was destined to gnaw away at the roots of the World Tree, which means you have already saved the World Tree once. I believe it can definitely feel your desire to protect it."
Thor, listening to his unruly God of Death sister speak such almost fawning words, could hardly believe his ears.
Was this sister truly the one he knew? Could it be that some other entity was impersonating her?
"Hela, you truly understand me."
"Once My Master's Divine Kingdom is established, the Divine position of the Goddess of Death in My Master's Divine lineage will still be reserved for you. I will ensure that you cross the threshold of a Cosmic God, and even reach the Multiverse level."
After hearing Hela's words, Kytheron gave her a thumbs-up in affirmation and then made a promise to her.
"My Master, you are wiser and greater than Odin. I shall offer you absolute loyalty."
Hela, hearing Kytheron's words, immediately knelt on one knee, excitedly and solemnly swearing her allegiance to Kytheron once more.
And this time, she was truly devoted, ready to serve under Kytheron with all her heart!
"Alas! Kytheron, the World Tree is a vital support for the Nine Realms. If you rashly take the World Tree away, I fear the Nine Realms will fall into chaos."
Thor explained the World Tree's importance to the Nine Realms with a wry smile to Kytheron.
"You don't need to worry about that at all. Using the World Tree to support the Nine Realms is a complete waste of its potential!"
"I will use the Space Stone to reshape the space around the Nine Realms. I guarantee that nothing will go wrong."
Seeing Kytheron say this, Thor finally stopped speaking.
Kytheron's strength was far greater than his, and he was a friend and benefactor to him and Asgard. He had no reason to suspect that Kytheron would deceive him.
At this moment, Kytheron flew towards the roots of the World Tree.
Since ancient times, in this dark and misty space, not a single ray of light had ever reached here.
As he descended, endless negative forces surged towards him: evil, darkness, sin... all imaginable foul and chaotic powers were accumulated here.
In such an environment, countless dark and evil terrifying monsters were bred.
But now, Kytheron's appearance, like a Sun radiating infinite light and heat, dispelled the darkness. His scorching divine power made the lurking monsters howl in agony, and finally, they all perished.
After flying for nearly half a minute, Kytheron finally reached the deepest part of the World Tree's roots.
"Deep roots lead to lush leaves; a solid foundation brings forth flourishing branches. This saying is truly correct!"
Looking at the massive root system deeply embedded in the Cosmic void around him, Kytheron couldn't help but sigh slightly.
"Today, I can't avoid emulating Lu Zhishen uprooting the willow tree, only now I'm going to uproot the World Tree."
After hearing Kytheron's words, the World Tree in front of him suddenly stirred.
Then, to Kytheron's surprise, the World Tree in front of him actually began to actively shrink its own size.
Instantly, the entire Nine Realms plunged into an unprecedented massive tremor.
"Damn it, again! Is it ever going to end? Just let it be destroyed!"
"Oh Gods! Please don't test us anymore!"
"Is the end of the World truly unavoidable?"
...
These past few days were perhaps the most anxious the residents of the Nine Realms had ever experienced. Great joy and great sorrow alternated, who could withstand such torment!
Facing such a sight, Kytheron only hesitated for a ten-thousandth of a second before decisively extending his right hand, adorned with the Infinity Gauntlet, and immediately communicated with the power of the Space Stone upon it.
In an instant, a brilliant blue light spread from the roots of the World Tree throughout the entire Nine Realms.
The tremors also ceased in a flash.
The spatial structure of the Nine Realms was now completely stabilized by Kytheron, and even without the World Tree's support, it remained unaffected.
"You are quite sensible. It seems your self-awareness isn't as weak as I imagined!"
Kytheron looked at the World Tree, now shrunk to only a few hundred meters in size, and nodded in satisfaction.
Subsequently, Kytheron naturally placed the World Tree into a special space, settling it on the nascent Apokolips.
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