Deep within the Pantheon.
A towering tree stood amidst the countless flowers and plants.
Shroud stood in front of the tree and muttered: "The Twin Tree of Fate … it once gave birth to two legendary fruits, one of which was Reneedol, the other was Dusk. Because of that, it had completely withered and lost all signs of life, who would've thought …"
He looked up at the tree.
Only to see a completely new fruit hanging on the branch.
Shroud lightly leapt up onto the branch and carefully observed the fruit.
"Shroud! It's almost time, why are you still here — – "
A female voice suddenly resounded, then abruptly stopped.
Reneedol.
She looked at the fruit on the tree and exclaimed in shock: "The Fruit of Fate!"
Before she even finished her words, her figure had already flashed, landed on the tree, and reached out to pluck the fruit.
Bam!
Shroud knocked her hand away.
"Don't, otherwise it will die" Shroud said.
"— — -it holds the power of Fate, Shroud, I need it!" Reneedol said.
Shroud looked at her and sincerely said: "You were once a fruit as well, have you forgotten?"
Reneedol froze.
She looked around, only to see that the Deities had already left the Pantheon and were standing around, silently watching this.
She couldn't act up right now.
Shroud turned around, carefully stared at the fruit, and chanted an incantation.
A few moments later.
He stopped his incantation and sighed emotionally: "I finally understand the reason"
The Deities all looked at him.
He spoke: "This tree had once received Rhode's help — — coupled with my many years of nurturing, it had managed to maintain its vitality and recover at an extremely slow pace"
Reneedol signaled to one of the Deities with her eyes.
The Deity immediately asked: "My king, in the prophecy, this tree should only have given birth to me and Dusk, why did it bear fruit again?"
"It is a unique convergence of power, not a living being like you and Dusk" after saying that, Shroud didn't say anything else.
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He thought for a bit, then added: "Life is constantly changing in the timeline, but all the changes are the same. Even death is only an obvious change. This fruit can awaken a life form from the past and the future. It's too complicated, and I only know a little about it. You won't even be able to understand it, so there's no need to say more."
The gods looked at each other, not knowing what he was talking about.
Power …
Reneedol stared at the fruit. She only remembered the words "gathering of special power" in her mind. Her eyes gradually revealed a burning desire.
Shroud once again chanted the incantation.
Boundless light descended from the void of space, covering Shroud's body like a pair of wings.
Shroud raised his hand and chanted: "With my boundless radiance, I offer my blessings to the Twin Tree of Fate, causing all Laws that have submitted to me to turn into Mystery power, allowing the fruit to ripen"
All of the light converged into a single form and gently flew towards the fruit.
The fruit shook slightly.
It left the branch and fell into Shroud's hand.
"Shroud, today is the day of my coronation as the Divine King, how about you offer this fruit to me as a coronation ceremony?" Reneedol asked.
Shroud shook his head: "No, this fruit is being guided by Fate, so it definitely cannot be left here. Otherwise, the threads of our Destinies will become greatly unstable, leading to a huge problem"
"You want to send it away? Where are you sending it to? "Reneedol couldn't wait to ask.
"Where it's going … I'm not sure either. Regardless, it has something extremely important to do, I can sense it, and I have to immediately let it go" Shroud replied.
He reached his other hand out and lightly waved it towards the void of space.
The void of space parted to reveal the silent and dark space vortex.
Reneedol looked at the boundless void, then at the fruit in Shroud's hand, her gaze wandering.
— — -but no one, including Shroud, noticed that before the fruit left, it had released an invisible ray of light that entered Shroud's body.
Shroud chanted another incantation towards the fruit, then lightly tossed it into the space vortex.
After doing that, the void of space closed up again.
Behind Reneedol, two illusionary figures abruptly manifested, wanting to break through the void and escape.
However, a mysterious power was restraining them, forcing them to reveal themselves in a sorry state and stay in the current world.
"Shroud! Why are you stopping the Deity of Fate!? "Reneedol shouted.
Shroud chuckled and replied: "I knew you wanted that fruit, but this matter is too important, so I can't let you go"
Reneedol's eyes were filled with anger, which had almost turned into killing intent.
The two silhouettes behind her hurried forward and whispered something into her ear.
It was now that Reneedol calmed down.
She said without changing her expression: "I'm not going to care about this anymore, hurry up and finish my coronation"
Shroud laughed and nodded: "That's right, there's no need for you to be angry, Reneedol. After all, you're going to sit on the supreme throne, possessing the authority of all Deities"
"Can I command you?" Reneedol asked.
"Of course, my Reneedol" Shroud knelt down on one knee.
He suddenly froze, then abruptly stood up and spoke: "That fruit has already triggered a bit of its power in my hand, it is currently bringing a certain me from the future here, there's no need for you to panic — —"
At the very next moment.
Shroud's expression changed.
As he stood there, he appeared even colder and more dignified than before.
The countless Deities in the surroundings couldn't help but kneel down.
Shroud began to observe his surroundings.
He was attaching himself to the current him.
— — the Pantheon Palace.
The Deities.
Reneedol.
Two Deities of Fate.
So it was at this moment — — clearly — —
Why did I return to this moment?
Shroud stood still, closed his eyes, and recalled everything that happened just now.
In his memories, this Twin Tree of Fate had never borne a fruit before.
But it had borne a fruit at this moment, bringing me back from the future to the present.
What exactly … happened …
Shroud fell into thought, his expression turning serious.
A Deity reminded him in a low voice: "Your excellency — —"
Shroud regained his senses.
"This isn't a small matter, I must be needed somewhere … I need to follow that fruit and see what exactly is going on"
He muttered to himself, broke through the void of space, and was about to leave.
Suddenly, a female voice filled with suppressed anger resounded from behind him:
"Shroud! Where are you going? "
Sure enough, Shroud stopped.
He turned around and looked at Reneedol.
"What do you want?" he asked.
"My coronation ceremony is about to begin, why did you suddenly think of something? Why are you leaving? "Reneedol questioned.
"Your coronation — — what?" Shroud asked.
"The King of the Myriad Deities, requires your coronation" Reneedol coldly replied.
Shroud looked at the girl in front of him, at her peerless beauty, and finally asked:
"Reneedol, I've always wanted to ask you, what is your true goal?"
"To go against and triumph over all obstructions of Fate and obtain freedom" Reneedol answered without hesitation.
Shroud silently chuckled, then sincerely replied: "Reneedol, I am familiar with the mysteries of the many Laws, the one who knows the most secrets within the void. At this very moment, I can tell you directly — — - Fate has bestowed upon you"
"You?"
"Indeed, I represent Fate's gift to you, and I will soon crown you as the Grand Empress of the Pantheons — — - if you truly wish to triumph over Fate, then what you should do is to give up this authority and glory, throw away everything else and create a path of your own — — - this is called going against Fate"
"If you need freedom, the same principle applies — — - leave me, and you will immediately be free"
Reneedol froze.
Shroud had never said these words before.
"Make your choice, Reneedol. Abandon everything you have to go against Fate, or accept Fate and become the Grand Empress of the Pantheons with my support" Shroud said.
Reneedol fell silent.
Shroud sighed and took a step back.
"Reneedol …"
"What?"
"If you don't leave me, I'll kill you in the future"
"So that's how the future will be?"
"Indeed, so leave me. For the sake of going against this Fate of Death, for the sake of your freedom"
After saying so, Shroud's body abruptly gave off strands of light that manifested into an exact copy of him, then quickly flew into the void of space and chased after the fruit.
The original him was still standing in front of the Deities.
This Shroud looked at the slowly closing void of space and chuckled: "That was my future self just now … the power of the fruit was truly astonishing, to be able to bring him to this era"
The Deities were speechless.
— — -they had never heard of such a thing before.
"What did he say just now?" Shroud asked.
No one answered.
The Deities turned to Reneedol.
"… It's nothing, he didn't say anything" Reneedol replied.
Shroud nodded, turned around, looked at Reneedol, and reached his hand out.
"Very well, follow me to be crowned, Reneedol — — today is the day you receive the supreme authority"
Reneedol stayed silent for a few moments, then declared to Shroud: "I've always believed that regardless of what I do, I must first become the Grand Empress of the Pantheons"
"Then let's go" Shroud said.
She finally took his hand and allowed him to lead her towards the Divine Palace.
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