The mission notification said that in the World Tree territory, there was almost nowhere for outsiders to hide. Han Xiao became more and more vigilant about the World Tree's unknown detection methods.
"The World Tree Civilization's surveillance of their own territory far surpasses that of the three Universal Civilizations. If I don't figure out what's going on, I'm afraid I won't be able to move an inch here …"
Han Xiao frowned.
Now that his whereabouts had been discovered, if he continued to escape, he would only be pursued. With the convenience of the World Tree's mental network, the pursuers could share information and surround him, which was quite troublesome for him.
"Looks like I have to adjust the plan. It's not suitable for me to carry out the mission now …"
Han Xiao thought to himself.
If he did not figure out what the World Tree Civilization's detection methods were, he would not even know how he was exposed. He would not even know how to avoid them.
Since the pursuers were behind him, he had no choice but to get rid of them. He could try to find out the mechanism of the detection method from the other party. He originally wanted to see if the Virtual Purification would work on the people of the World Tree Civilization. Now, the opportunity had come.
Due to the mechanism of the mental network, if he came into contact with the people of the World Tree Civilization, the scene of him taking action would be observed. There were many risks, such as the other party calling for reinforcements. He might have to leave if he could not continue the mission.
However, this was not a big problem. It was not like he could only come to the World Tree Civilization's territory once. There was no time limit to the mission. If he could not do it this time, he could do it next time. On the other hand, if he could learn about the World Tree's detection methods from the pursuers, it would be more valuable. At least he would not have to fumble around blindly.
"However, although I've been discovered, it's not like I don't have an advantage …"
Han Xiao's eyes flashed.
The current situation seemed to be that the enemy was in the dark while he was in the light. However, the pursuers had discovered him, but they probably did not know that he had discovered the other party through the interface mission. From another perspective, the enemy might be in the light while he was in the dark.
Although he did not know what was going on with the pursuers, they were most likely following his tracks. Perhaps he could set up an ambush and end the battle quickly, preventing the pursuers from seeing too many of his methods.
"Tsk, I just want to sneak around. You have to force me."
The corners of Han Xiao's mouth twitched. He stopped moving forward and instead turned around to fly for a while before starting to set up his plan.
…
A green streak of light flew across the starry sky.
Barbani had been keeping his High-Dimensional Information Vision vision the entire time. In his eyes, a path made of light particles of light to follow him.
"How audacious. You actually dared to stay behind and try to obtain more information. You're courting death."
Barbani was not angry. Instead, he was happy and excited.
Although the Holy Tree Emissaries had high authority, they had nothing to do most of the time. After all, the World Tree was connected to everyone. There were no criminals or rebels, so there was basically no internal friction. These experts did not produce anything. Other than training and material enjoyment, there was nothing else to do. Many people were even too lazy to show themselves and had been sleeping in the tree, living in the virtual world.
Now that he had encountered something interesting, Barbani was overjoyed. His heart was full of expectations.
"I hope these outsiders have some ability and let me play to my heart's content."
However, just as his imagination was running wild, a sudden change occurred!
The surrounding space suddenly trembled as if it had turned solid in an instant. Barbani's speed plummeted as if he had fallen into a swamp.
At the same time, dozens of starlights suddenly lit up in his field of vision. The next moment, dozens of huge blue and white beams of light came from all directions, striking across the field of vision. Barbani was at the intersection of the beams of light, and the dazzling light instantly swallowed his body.
"Is this an ambush?"
The intense pain of his flesh evaporating instantly engulfed every nerve like a volcanic eruption. Barbani felt his body dissolving, and his life force was rapidly flowing out. The power of the attack was beyond his expectations, and he was instantly shocked and furious.
Other than the outsiders, it could not be anyone else. Barbani could not believe it. This group of outsiders had actually sensed his pursuit. Not only did they not escape, they even wanted to counterattack!
Barbani was shocked and furious. Just as he was about to break free from the restraints, a red light suddenly appeared within the dozens of blue and white beams of light. The next moment, the red light suddenly expanded, dyeing the beams of light red, and the output power skyrocketed.
An explosion occurred at the intersection of the beams of light, like the birth of a red sun!
Barbani's figure was sent flying. His body was covered in wounds, as if he was burnt. He was shocked.
The lethality of this round of attacks shocked him. He did not expect that with his ability, he would be severely injured in a single exchange. He did not even see the enemy's figure.
This time, the outsider actually had such powerful strength!
I can't deal with it alone. I have to call for help!
Barbani hurriedly wanted to take action, but at this moment, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in his line of sight. It swept across his body in an instant.
At this moment, Barbani's body froze, and a blank expression appeared on his face.
At the same time, Han Xiao, who was looking at this place through a remote device, raised his brows in surprise.
"The Virtual Purification worked?"
Han Xiao had set up ambushes and traps in the places he had passed by earlier. He used a bunch of technologies from Jayz's treasures to cover up the traces as much as possible. These dozens of high-intensity beams of light came from a special floating weapon array. It was a Universal Treasure level mechanical equipment and was originally one of the accessories of the Mechanical Deity. Its lethality was shocking.
Han Xiao had thought that the pursuers might be a fleet, so he was prepared to attack if the ambush failed. However, he realized that it was only one person chasing after him. According to his understanding of the World Tree Civilization, this person was most likely a Beyond Grade A Holy Tree Emissary, an Ancestral Spirit, or something like that. It could not be one of the five Great Tree Kings.
He immediately set up an ambush and obtained the other party's combat information through the interface. He secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
Barbani's level was far lower than his, and his Energy Rank was around 55,000. He was only an ordinary Beyond Grade A Super. Even if he could borrow part of the World Tree's power, he would not be able to fight back in front of him.
Therefore, after using (Virtual Purification-Restore), Han Xiao was prepared to kill him immediately. However, the feedback from the combat information made him stop. The interface showed that the Virtual Purification had taken effect!
"It actually worked!"
Han Xiao sucked in a breath of hot air.
When he obtained (Virtual Purification-Restore), he had suspected that this move might be effective against the World Tree, but he did not expect it to really work.
The mental network of the World Tree connected everyone. In his eyes, it was like an extremely large intelligent host that processed, distributed, and monitored the information of every individual. All the lives swallowed by the World Tree would have their minds rewritten. No matter how much hostility they had, they would be loyal to the World Tree in the end. The negative memories did not disappear, only faded.
The effect of (Virtual Purification-Restore) was to purify intelligent targets infected by the virus, and the nature of the life forms swallowed by the World Tree would also change, becoming some kind of symbiotic relationship. Even if they did not materialize, they could live in the virtual world created by the World Tree, similar to artificial intelligence. Therefore, Han Xiao was not sure if this move would work, but it seemed that he had guessed correctly.
However, Han Xiao was not happy for long before he realized a problem.
The Virtual Purification only temporarily restored the other party's original thoughts, but the other party was still an individual swallowed by the World Tree. This connection would not be removed because of this, so the World Tree could rewrite the other party's thoughts at any time and cover the effect of the Virtual Purification. This meant that this move might only be able to wake the other party up temporarily.
Furthermore, this move could only be used on enslaved targets. If the target was loyal to the World Tree, it was obviously useless.
Fortunately, this guy called Barbani was not a native of the World Tree Civilization but an enemy that the World Tree Civilization had devoured in the universe war.
"This is …"
Barbani was stunned on the spot. Countless memories collided in his mind, and the memories of his civilization being destroyed by the World Tree's iron hooves came back to life. He even remembered that after he was devoured, he had become an accomplice in the destruction of his civilization, and countless of his own race had died in his hands.
His twisted thoughts were quickly corrected, and his perspective of looking at things returned to normal. The hostility and anger that had disappeared for a long time erupted like a volcano.
"World Tree! What did you make me do? "
Barbani covered his head, and his entire body trembled. It was like a roar, but also like a sorrowful howl. The pain contained in it was shocking.
However, at this moment, Han Xiao activated the short-range teleportation device and appeared beside Barbani in an instant. He grabbed his body and said with a deep voice, "Are you awake?
Are you awake? Time is of the essence, and I don't have the time to talk nonsense with you. Tell me the secrets you know when you wake up! "
Barbani pulled himself out of his grief and anger and immediately remembered what he had been doing before he woke up. These memories would not be removed by the Virtual Purification.
There was no need for further explanation. He instantly understood the intentions of this outsider and his current situation.
Without any hesitation, Barbani immediately told him the secrets of the World Tree that he knew. After regaining consciousness, to Barbani, no matter who this outsider was, as long as he was an enemy of the World Tree, he was someone worth helping. There was no need to think too much about it.
Seeing that the other party was so sensible, Han Xiao heaved a sigh of relief and focused on memorizing the contents.
Not long after, Barbani's expression suddenly changed, and a look of struggle flashed across his face.
"They've noticed. Leave quickly. The people of the World Tree will arrive at any time … It's monitoring everyone and has already discovered that I've regained consciousness. I can't resist its will, and my thoughts will soon be rewritten."
Han Xiao also saw the duration of the Virtual Purification in his status bar rapidly passing. His heart skipped a beat, and he knew that the World Tree had already noticed this' out of control 'individual.
He let go and was about to retreat when he realized that Barbani had taken the initiative to raise his hand and push him away. Then, cracks lit up all over his body, and he was about to detonate all his energy.
When the light reached its peak, Barbani took a deep look at Han Xiao and said with a firm tone, "There's nothing we can do.
"We can't be saved anymore. No matter who you are, don't lose!"
Boom!
The next moment, an intense explosion spread out, and Barbani self-destructed, turning into bright fireworks.
Han Xiao was slightly moved.
The actions of this' Awakened 'were far more decisive than he had imagined. Only intense hatred could drive the other party to make such a choice.
"I might have underestimated this move …"
Han Xiao's thoughts raced.
However, there was no time to think. Han Xiao quickly put away the mechanical equipment present, activated the short-range teleportation device, and flashed away from this place.
…
After a while, a spatial rift suddenly appeared in this area, and the roots of the World Tree extended out. A huge fleet sailed out and quickly turned from illusion to reality. Several Holy Tree Emissaries descended and checked the scene.
"The Information Form Alert Network has just sent out the highest alert, indicating that the most serious information leak has happened here so far!"
The Holy Tree Emissaries had solemn expressions. They had rushed over as soon as they received the alert.
Not long ago, the World Tree had shared what Barbani had seen through the mental network. They were all shocked.
"Barbani betrayed us? How is that possible! "
"He actually revealed the secret!"
"What happened? What method did the outsider use to bewitch him?"
"He has turned back into a seed. We can ask him what happened when he matures next time."
The Holy Tree Emissaries found this situation difficult to understand because no one had ever betrayed the World Tree. They did not even have the thought of betraying it.
At this moment, more and more spatial rifts opened, and roots extended out, sending batches of fleets and experts here.
Suddenly, the cold voice of the Tree King sounded in the mental network of everyone present.
"Chase after him. Don't let this outsider leave alive!"
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