The hall was enveloped in green light.
The green leaf in Jiang Han's hand moved without wind, swaying gently.
The tall statue disappeared before his eyes, replaced by a tree with lush green leaves.
This seemed to be the manifested illusion of the Divine Tree.
Before Jiang Han could take a closer look.
The next moment.
Suddenly, a shocking explosion occurred, the illusion of the Divine Tree vanished, and various elements formed turbulence in all directions, with the epicenter of the explosion as the base.
Then, there was an endless void.
Stars twinkled, emitting bright light, forming a deep and vast starry sky.
The scene gradually zoomed in, and within this endless starry sky, there was a unique existence, which seemed to be a chaos.
Through the clouds, a vast continent appeared before Jiang Han's eyes.
"This is..."
Jiang Han's mind stirred.
As the scene continued to zoom in, a huge Divine Tree stood in the center of the continent, its appearance identical to the Divine Tree.
But in terms of size, it was many times larger than the current Divine Tree itself.
A single green leaf could blot out the sky, and the shade of the tree almost covered the entire continent.
Then, he saw the Divine Tree showering down divine light, and seeds took root in every corner of the continent.
The sun and moon revolved, and as time passed, these seeds began to sprout and bring endless vitality.
Life began to appear between heaven and earth.
Dwarves, dragons, elves, goblins...
Ancient races multiplied one after another, and the continent became lively, although there were occasional frictions between the various races, it was generally harmonious.
The continent gradually became prosperous, dragons opened up dragon nests, dwarves built towering walls, and elves made the forests stretch for thousands of miles.
Powerful civilizations were established, and the continent was unprecedentedly prosperous, reaching its peak.
This was the era of magic and swords.
Dragons soared through the sky, and a single dragon breath could raze a mountain to the ground. The dwarves controlled sophisticated machinery and could unleash several times their own strength. The elves controlled the power of nature and had the power to move mountains and overturn seas.
In that era, powerful individuals emerged in large numbers.
If converted to the present, even a god-level powerhouse would not be considered top-tier.
This was...
The prosperity of the ancient times.
But this prosperity did not last long.
Suddenly one day, outsiders appeared on the continent.
The number was not too large, but they possessed incredibly powerful power.
They called themselves 'Gods' and wanted the creatures of the continent to submit.
Under the powerful force of the 'Gods', many races chose to bow their heads, such as dwarves, goblins... and other races that were not powerful.
Under the guidance of the 'Gods', these races did indeed become more prosperous, which allowed the glory of the gods to spread across the continent.
But there were also powerful and proud races, such as the dragon race, who did not believe in the 'Gods' and even waged war against them.
The continent became chaotic and entered an era of war, with smoke rising everywhere.
But even the era of war did not last long.
Unexplained darkness enveloped the continent.
From Jiang Han's perspective, the chaotic continent disappeared, replaced by endless darkness.
After an unknown amount of time...
A mysterious rune lit up, and the darkness receded, as if this desperate disaster had dissipated.
But from that day on, both the 'Gods' and the ancient races disappeared.
Even the Divine Tree had shrunk countless times, becoming what it is today.
The continent was also shattered, divided from its original huge landmass into several pieces of varying sizes.
Then, the human race began to flourish.
From weak to strong, eventually becoming the overlord of the entire continent, towering cities stood tall, and powerful empires emerged one after another.
Until it developed into its current state.
However, one day several decades ago, a corner of the continent was once again shrouded in darkness.
"So... the disappearance of the ancient races and gods is indeed related to the strange creatures?"
Jiang Han frowned. Although this darkness that appeared in the Dragon Phoenix Empire was not large in scale, its form and the endless darkness of ancient times were of the same origin.
This was the invasion of the bizarre!
Although there had been speculation that the loss of the ancient races and gods was related to the bizarre creatures, it was only speculation.
Now, these images transformed by the Divine Tree undoubtedly confirmed this information.
"But, why specifically transform these images?"
Jiang Han continued to watch the evolution of the images, somewhat puzzled, "Is it to let people know this ancient history, or is it that the Divine Tree is also worried about this bizarre invasion and wants to find a way to resist the invasion."
"Then, is the advent of 'Doomsday' also related to the Divine Tree?"
Jiang Han thought a lot.
In his previous life, countless people were investigating the truth of 'Doomsday'. Why did this supernatural game appear on Blue Star for no reason, and where did the terrifying bizarre creatures come from?
Behind this, there was undoubtedly a shocking secret hidden.
As the players' levels became higher and higher, and they spent more and more time in 'Doomsday', the intersection of the two worlds was also increasing day by day.
It was almost certain that 'Doomsday' must be an independently existing world.
There was an invisible hand pushing the fusion of the two worlds.
However, even with billions of players, the truth was still not found.
And now, Jiang Han seemed to have touched the root?
According to the elders of the temple, only those who passed the level 50 purgatory-level trial were qualified to enter here.
"So, can the players' entry be understood as the Divine Tree selecting capable people to fight against the bizarre creatures."
"It's just that no one was able to do this in the previous life, and I have done it now."
Jiang Han stroked his chin. If this was the case, then the truth was actually much simpler than imagined.
Buzz!
Just as he was thinking silently, endless darkness suddenly poured into the continent again.
And this time, even the Divine Tree was completely wrapped, and everything fell into darkness.
For a long time.
The darkness shrank, annihilating the entire continent.
Under the starry sky, everything was still calm, as if this continent that carried countless prosperous civilizations had never existed.
[Extinction will be destiny.]
Afterward, a virtual text suddenly appeared in front of him and then quickly disappeared.
The illusion of the Divine Tree appeared again.
And the green leaf in Jiang Han's hand had completely dimmed.
"That's it?"
Jiang Han's eyelids couldn't help but twitch. What about the promised blessing?
You just gave me a short film?
Although it did look shocking, even more shocking than those so-called epic blockbusters, because this was real ancient history.
But...
I'm not here for this!
[Outlander, go find the traces of 'Holy Judgment', only the power of 'Holy Judgment' can stop the invasion of darkness.]
Fortunately, the next moment, an ethereal voice sounded.
[I will guide you and light your way forward.]
"Holy Judgment?"
Jiang Han, who was originally a little uninterested, raised his eyebrows.
If you're talking about this, then I'm not sleepy anymore!
