Oliver advanced in the direction guided by the wishing bottle, swiftly navigating through the darkness, for about a week or so…
"Hmm?!"
As he neared his destination, Oliver caught sight of a scene that astonished him.
In the distance stood a towering tree, its size even surpassing the 200,000 kilometers of Oliver's own body by a full circle, nearing 300,000 kilometers!
It has densely packed branches, but strangely, these branches are all extremely withered, with leaves fallen away, as if this tree has lost a great deal of vitality, like a gaunt old man, the kind of thin old man suffering from a serious illness, or rather, more fittingly, like a dried-up corpse.
But even so, the feeling this tree gives Oliver is still one of great strength.
This is because its withered trunk is covered with densely packed patterns of laws, some of which represent laws that even Oliver has not mastered—clearly, these are laws represented by other primordial runes beyond the 100 he has grasped; there are 14,400 primordial runes in total, and while Oliver recognizes these runes, he cannot fully comprehend them all.
Roughly estimated, this tree also commands many laws, though certainly not as many as Oliver's 100, yet this makes the tree appear even more mysterious.
And what shocked Oliver even more was that beneath this massive tree lay a boundless continent.
The size of this continent was like that of a gigantic planet!
Vast beyond imagination!
However, the soil of this continent wasn't the kind of earth ordinary humans could comprehend; it was energy composed of chaos.
It was this continent of chaotic energy that provided the strange tree with an endless source of power, allowing it to grow continuously.
Of course, this soil wasn't entirely chaotic energy—there seemed to be something else hidden deep within it.
Relying on the abilities of the Book of the Chaos Era, Oliver began to examine the tree's profile!
Name: World Tree Yggdranos
Race: Deity
Deity Rating: 8
Attributes
Defense: 6000
Strength: 6000
Chaos Power: 80000
Soul Power: 1200
Skills: Unknown
Possessions: Unknown
World Tree Yggdranos?!
So, the tree that Alex, Surtr, and the others were searching for was none other than the legendary World Tree!
No wonder they placed such importance on it!
Even if they didn't know the future, they must have recognized the immense potential of this young tree.
That’s right—despite its already colossal size of 300,000 kilometers, this tree was still just a sapling.
One could only imagine how enormous it would become once it fully matured!
Oliver had once learned from the information stream provided by the Book of the Chaos Era that when Aether created the universe, he used a great tree to support the entire cosmos.
A tree capable of holding up the universe would naturally be terrifying in size.
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Who would've thought that Oliver would find it before Alex, before the creator god Aether himself!
Oliver's eyes widened, almost unable to believe it.
The guiding power of the wishing bottle was simply incredible—it had led him so effortlessly to such a treasure.
Though at this moment, it was merely a sapling, even just at level 8!
Still, its attribute panel was quite intriguing.
At only level 8, its defense and strength stats were both 6000—seemingly unremarkable—but its chaos power reached an astonishing 80000!
That was seven or eight times higher than the chaos power Oliver, a level 9 deity, possessed!
Yet this great tree's soul power was only 1200, noticeably very low.
Of course, there were many special skills on its panel that couldn't be read—Oliver guessed that, as the legendary World Tree, this thing must be extraordinarily unique!
But what amazed Oliver even more at that moment was that he soon discovered another precious thing in this place!
As his gaze swept over the soil beneath the World Tree, a new panel message appeared.
[Item Name: Flesh of Ymir]
[Item Grade: S]
[Skills: Unknown]
[Effects: Unknown]
[Description: The lost flesh of the immensely powerful chaos giant Ymir, said to be one of the foundational energies used to construct the world…]
The soil in which the World Tree was rooted was none other than the legendary Flesh of Ymir?
It was said that the creator god Aether used Ymir's flesh to create countless planets, the sky, and the earth…
Upon closer inspection, Oliver realized that most of the soil on this continent was just ordinary soil formed from chaotic energy—the true Flesh of Ymir must be wrapped within that chaotic energy.
Oliver was astonished in his heart; just a while ago, he had been wondering whether he could find a piece of Ymir's flesh to evolve his Chaos Gem, and unexpectedly, he actually found it.
Of course, the piece of Ymir's flesh in front of Oliver at this moment was absolutely not complete; it was very likely just an infinitesimally small fragment from that terrifying giant's body, for according to legend, that giant's body was vast enough to shape the universe and create countless planets, while this piece in front of him clearly wasn't that immense.
But even so, this flesh was enormous to a terrifying degree; Oliver estimated its true size was probably close to that of a moon, and one could imagine how colossal, how terrifying the full body of the giant Ymir must have been! Oliver's current body was already massive, but in front of this giant, it would surely seem utterly insignificant, smaller than an ant!
Moreover, what piqued Oliver's curiosity even more was that, according to the information provided by the Book of the Chaos Era, at the dawn of chaos, the giant Ymir and the creation god Aether were mutual enemies, and the two had erupted into numerous astonishing wars, leaving a profound impact.
In fact, the ancestor of giants, Ymir, and the god of chaos, Chaos, had formed an alliance, constantly opposing and battling Aether and his followers.
And that detestable fellow Alex had pledged allegiance to the powerful deity Surtr, who was also one of Ymir's subordinates.
In the myths, Aether ultimately slew the giant Ymir and used its flesh to construct countless planets and continents.
Now, seeing this piece of Ymir's flesh before him, did it mean that the creation god Aether had already killed Ymir?
If so, then the legendary act of creation might be about to begin, and chaos would no longer be safe!
Of course, it was also possible that they had merely fought, Ymir had been injured, and this piece of flesh had been lost in the process.
Unfortunately, the information Oliver had access to was too limited—he couldn't yet determine which scenario was true.
All he could do was keep making himself stronger!
Oliver felt a sense of urgency. Though he was already level 9 and incredibly powerful, if that grand event of creation were to occur in this chaotic realm right now, his chances of survival would still be slim!
"The Flesh of Ymir—if I can obtain it, then the world within my chaos gem will no longer be desolate; it could give birth to planets and continents…"
Oliver's eyes gleamed faintly.
His intuition told him that if he could truly achieve this, his chaos gem would undergo a tremendous enhancement and evolution!
Within his own little world, he would outpace the creator god Aether and create a universe first!
Oliver was now incredibly excited.
But soon, he calmed down considerably.
Right now, this piece of Ymir's flesh was clearly claimed by the World Tree.
This World Tree probably wouldn't just hand it over to him.
It seemed a battle was inevitable.
Judging by the panel, Oliver should have a chance to defeat it.
Aside from its astonishingly high chaos power, the World Tree's overall stats were far inferior to Oliver's.
Moreover, this World Tree was in a heavily injured state, which made Oliver somewhat curious—
Who had wounded it?
Of course, even though it was injured, Oliver didn't dare underestimate it.
This World Tree likely possessed some special skills that made it exceedingly difficult to deal with.
