The people in the collapsing iron gave the immortal ship a small shock from the Holy Lord.

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"The Great Sage's heart... was filled with a destructive desire; he wanted to destroy everything that could threaten him, whether it be gods or ordinary people who might rival him in wisdom..."

"Please, save the people of Mount Sumeru."

Nasita's pupils were somewhat unfocused, and she spoke in a very mechanical and unconscious manner.

Her remaining strength and concern for the people sustained her as she sought help from Bai Zhi.

"You... are you still worried about the people of Sumeru at a time like this? Are all gods this loving towards people?"

Bai Zhi flicked Naxi Da's forehead helplessly, then gently rubbed the other's head. "Don't worry, everything will be resolved. But you need a little help. I don't want to see another Grass God appear."

The power of the dragon talisman was activated, easily flowing into Nasita's body.

“…”

Like plants lacking sunlight suddenly encountering the sun high in the sky, their lifeless forms stretch out in this somewhat scorching warmth.

The sun brings sunlight and also power; it is the source of all life.

Nasita felt like she had a very long dream. She dreamed that she was taken home by a flower-decorated vehicle. She thought that after being taken home, she would receive sweet rain and warm sunshine, but instead she was met with a dark environment and endless indifference.

But she did not despair. She believed that as long as she kept her heart in the sun and showed her value and style, she would be able to let people know her feelings.

So in this dark environment, she has been growing in secret, hoping that one day she can break through the darkness, enjoy her own sunshine, and quickly grow into a towering tree to shelter people from the wind and rain.

However, before she had fully grown, the despicable lumberjack came and wanted to cut her down to make tools to satisfy his lust.

Even though he knew that this tree, when it grew up, might become a towering tree that would protect everyone.

The axe swung down again and again, relentlessly chopping away at the growth she had painstakingly accumulated.

She thought that perhaps she really was a bad tree, unable to protect everyone.

However, she would not allow this lumberjack to use the terrible weapons he had created to harm everyone.

Just when she thought she was about to disappear into this dark corner, in her dream, a fiery sun rose, and its warm rays nourished her body. Everything that would have taken a long time to heal quickly took root and sprouted under this warm touch...

146 Naxida: Let's go to the toilet together.

"I am..."

Naxi Da opened her eyes somewhat blankly and saw Bai Zhi, who had crimson eyes and was holding her with a smile.

"She woke up? That was pretty quick, only a few minutes ago."

Bai Zhi patted Naxi Da's head. Hmm, it felt very nice, and she had a fresh grassy scent that was refreshing and pleasant, much better than the somber smell of autumn leaves that accompanied the gloomy atmosphere just now.

"Who are you?" Nasita looked at Bai Zhi with some confusion. She was a branch of the World Tree, but she did not seem to have seen any trace of Bai Zhi in the World Tree.

"He's just a Kamen Rider who's passing by."

"Huh?" Nasita's eyes were even more confused. There was no record of Kamen Rider or anything like that in Yggdrasil.

"Haha, okay, enough joking. My name is Bai Zhi, just an ordinary person who happened to be passing by and did this on a whim."

“…Anyway, Bai Zhi, thank you.” Nasida said earnestly, “Without you, I might really have perished here. And…I really like that feeling, like birds love the morning insects, or desert cacti love the morning dew. It’s an indispensable part of life.”

"Silly girl, don't you know that saying this can easily lead to misunderstandings?"

Upon hearing Naxida's words, Baizhi sighed and ruffled the little grass god's hair. If these words were in a visual novel, they would probably be considered a very direct confession from the female protagonist to the male protagonist.

Nasita blinked. "Is there some misunderstanding? Baizhi, I really like you. Just like plants naturally love the sun, without the sun, plants would wither and die. Isn't it normal to like the sun, which saved my life and provided me with nutrients?"

"To be honest, it's true..."

Bai Zhi felt that she had been persuaded by Nasida, but she knew very well that what Nasida wanted to express was not the affection between lovers, but a different kind of pure liking, which was an attachment and admiration for a person.

"Can we go to the bathroom together from now on?"

"Cough cough cough." Bai Zhi began to cough violently. Although she had seen this scene in the game, she still felt a little speechless when she faced this situation herself.

Is it that Little Grass Goddess is naive, or that she treats everything as an object of study and doesn't have many ulterior motives?

"Anime girls don't need to go to the toilet! They're all like Pixiu (a mythical creature in Chinese mythology associated with wealth and power), so there's no need to talk about this disgusting topic."

Nasita tilted her head, looking somewhat puzzled. From her observation, people would show a satisfied and comfortable expression after using the toilet, which meant that using the toilet was a good thing.

Isn't inviting someone you like to do this a better way to express your affection?

"Boom boom boom"

The loud noise interrupted their conversation and reminded Bai Zhi that a major battle was taking place outside.

The conversation between myself and the Little Grass God didn't take much time, only about five or six minutes. I should still have enough time to join the battle.

Nasita's expression changed drastically. "It was the Great Sage. I remember he transmitted a very dangerous document through the Void Terminal. That document was terrifying. It even destroyed part of the transmission channel during transmission. I only sensed it slightly, but I felt alarms all over my body."

"Uh...it's okay, I'll kill the Great Sage right away!"

Bai Zhi turned her head away guiltily. She had only done it out of curiosity. Nanuk's slash was indeed a bit outrageous. Fortunately, it was only about one-thousandth of the original power. Otherwise, who knows what would have happened? Maybe even the little grass god would have been seriously contaminated.

"Are you sure it's okay? I can help too. Although I'm not good at fighting, I can drag him into an illusion."

“No problem, a mere Great Sage is a piece of cake.”

Bai Zhi refused Naxi Da's request for help without even thinking about it. Just kidding. In the original story, it would have been fine for Naxi Da to help, since although the soldiers had some mental issues, they weren't too outrageous.

If a great sage were to use mind reading and various illusions on him, it would be inevitable to come into contact with the great sage's mind. What if the little grass god were corrupted then?

She didn't want to see the tragedy of the Great Tree King happen again.

"Then... I'll leave it to you."

Naxi Da hesitated for a moment, but still said so. Although she had never seen Bai Zhi make a move, the fact that Bai Zhi was able to restore her to this state after her power was drained, and that she was even stronger than before, meant that Bai Zhi's power was very strong.

At the very least, it can be said to be absolutely at the level of a demon god.

Although the Great Sage's artificial god body was also at the level of a demon god, it was still far from being a true demon god.

At least... the Great Sage's divine power diminishes with each use, and cannot be restored through any other means.

"See?"

With a light step, Bai Zhi used the chicken talisman to carry her out of the Pure Goodness Palace and fly towards the outside of Sumeru City.

"Tsk, this guy's attack power is quite strong. If I hadn't brought any mechanical artifacts with me today, I would have dismantled this piece of junk in no time."

Outside Sumeru City, a massive mecha unleashed a terrifying energy storm. Although Little Grass God was indeed weak, his nearly 500 years of accumulated power as one of the Seven Rulers of the Mortal World was by no means insignificant.

Xianyun pushed up his glasses and deftly dodged an elemental laser shot from the mecha, while Zhongli was using his white-tasseled spear to trim the mecha's pedicure.

For Zhongli, this clumsy contraption, if he were to unleash its full power, could instantly kill his opponent with a single rock spear.

However, he did not act rashly, but rather displayed great restraint in his output, because he did not want to reveal his identity.

In the past, if he were exposed, so be it. The immortals were all old friends, so there was nothing to fear. But now that he has Bai Zhi, he wants to nurture her so that she can take over the Emperor's position in the future.

If it were revealed that he, the emperor, was still alive, or even slacking off outside, then things would be hard to say.

To lose a promising young talent for nothing.

Anyway, with Xianyun's strength, even without any traps, this guy would probably explode from exhaustion if he was worn down a bit more. He didn't need to rush. In the meantime, it would also give Baizhi a little chance to show herself.

For example, now.

A colossal dragon floated in the sky, and the weather throughout Mount Sumeru began to change accordingly.

147. Cosplay as Aurelion Sol.

"This guy is way more powerful than that Tartaglia guy."

Bai Zhi transformed into a dragon, hovering in the sky. Looking down at the Great Sage still attacking Ying Mei, Zhong Li, Xian Yun, and the others, she cleared her throat and shouted:

"True Lord, Ying, and Mr. Zhongli, you all leave first. I'll handle him. I need to prepare something big!"

"Hmm?" Xianyun looked up at the sky and paused slightly when he saw Baizhi's dragon back, but he didn't say anything else. He then nimbly leaped away from the battlefield.

Trusting your teammates is a fundamental principle for a veteran soldier during combat.

"Hehe, it's great to be young and vigorous. It reminds me of the old days."

Zhong Li smiled slightly. He had also been through such a period, but now he had toned it down considerably and had become a leisurely old man taking a stroll.

"It's good to be energetic; you're much more resistant to wear and tear than a lethargic old man like me."

Zhongli muttered to himself as he quickly retreated, taking Yingmei with him as he went, pulling her away from the battlefield.

"The God of Rock, isn't that right?"

After seeing the group leave the battlefield, the Great Sage did not chase after them. Instead, he raised his head and looked at the white angelica floating in the sky. His voice was so loud that it could be heard clearly throughout the entire city of Sumeru.

"Hmph, your naturally powerful race only knows how to use brute force, while we humans have obtained the same power through wisdom. Aren't you angry? Angry that I stole your power? Angry that we ants don't deserve to have the same power as you?"

"Do you want to destroy me? Haha, let me tell you, that's impossible. Human wisdom will ultimately triumph over the gods. After I defeat you, I will dissect you and make you my new treasure!"

The scholars in Sumeru City were terrified by these words. This old man really dared to think so boldly. The gods had already come knocking on their door, and he was still spouting nonsense. Wouldn't his blood splatter on them later?

What if the gods deem Sumeru a bit too urbanized...?

"I think you're being a bit extreme."

Bai Zhi shook her head. It's only natural for mortals to want to obtain the power of gods. After all, people can never be satisfied with their desires. In fact, if the Great Sage had treated Naxida well, Naxida might have actually been willing to cooperate with the research.

But now that so many mistakes have been made, there can only be one outcome.

"Hehe, you'll soon find out whether it's extreme or not!"

The Great Sage didn't waste any words. He raised his hand, and various parts on the mecha began to operate, gathering a large amount of lightning and grass elements. He wanted to use the elemental reaction to give Bai Zhi a small shock of advanced elemental theory.

However, they were not at all impressed by the great sage's trivial skills. Instead, the elemental stew led by Angelica dahurica arrived at the scene at lightning speed.

814 The Thirty-year-old Kirin

Dragons, the supreme beings of the water, the masters of wind and thunder. Bai Zhi only moved her body slightly, and a massive amount of water, wind, and thunder elements were gathered together. Of course, there was also the power of fire represented by Bai Zhi's dragon talisman.

"Let's call this move 'Starlight Condensation'."

With wind as the core element, an extremely attractive eye of the storm is created, with water as a slowing fluid, supplemented by thunder and fire.

Under Bai Zhi's control, several elements formed a scene that resembled twinkling stars, which then slammed into the giant mecha controlled by the Great Sage.

In an instant, the Great Sage felt the terror of this move. The eye of the storm was constantly drawing him in. If it were only this, he could easily break free, but the addition of water caused his body to slow down noticeably. Moreover, there was lightning and fire, these two elements constantly reacting with other elements, eroding his body.

"The results are surprisingly good."

Looking at the beautiful yet deadly scene below, Bai Zhi exclaimed in admiration. On a whim, she created a move that imitated the skills of the Star Forger Dragon King, and it turned out to be surprisingly powerful and effective.

Since this skill works, let's try others!

As the Great Sage was engulfed in the turbulent flow of elements, Bai Zhi slightly opened her mouth, and several elements began to manipulate and mix, finally surging out with the breath of the dragon talisman.

Like a galaxy surging, the magnificent breath, as if the Milky Way had reversed, washed over the enormous mecha.

The complex elemental reactions created an attack that continuously eroded the man-made divine body, and the originally shiny parts began to peel off piece by piece.

"Damn it... Damn it!!"

The Great Sage roared, trying to gather his strength to fight back. Even though he was able to briefly control this demon god-level body by stealing the power of the Grass God, his essence was ultimately too far removed from that of a demon god. In this complex turbulent flow of elemental reactions, no matter how fast his brain worked, it was extremely inadequate.

"Then, let's use one last trick to resolve this matter."

Having stopped exhaling, Bai Zhi focused all her attention on concentrating her elemental power.

After Bai Zhi calmed her mind, the violent elemental reaction gradually stopped, and the Great Sage, whose body was in a terrible state, barely managed to break free.

Sensing the unusual atmosphere around him, the Great Sage knew perfectly well that Bai Zhi was about to unleash a powerful attack.

"I'm not going to stand here and wait to die!"

The Great Sage hidden within the machine widened his eyes, blood vessels rapidly congealing within them. He unleashed the vast majority of the Grass God's divine power at this moment, absorbing all the grass elements surrounding Sumeru City, even the flowers, grasses, and trees.

The surrounding trees and grass turned withered and yellow in that instant.

"Haha, with this feeling, how could I possibly lose!!"

Feeling the immense vitality brought by the grass element, the Great Sage suddenly regained his confidence.

Since you're slowly preparing your big move, I'll strike first!

The Great Sage controlled the mecha and slammed it to the ground. Giant vines immediately burst forth from the earth and headed towards Bai Zhi.