On top of an ocean that had no end in sight stood a colossal tree over five hundred feet tall. Its massive roots were plunged deep into the water, anchoring itself firmly against the ocean's torrential waves. The trunk of the tree was thick and sturdy.
Whenever a Magical Beast swam too close to the tree, a faint green ethereal light would pulse from the trunk. Immediately, the Magical Beast would be frightened and hurriedly swim away.
On top of the tree's enormous canopy, a woman in a tight green one-piece dress was sitting cross-legged. Her long blonde hair cascaded down her back and lay haphazardly on the tree's canopy. Her skin was as white as snow. From the sides of her head, two long, pointy ears peaked out.
Her eyes were closed in concentration as she focused on her connection with Elysium's World Tree.
Sylvia did not know how much time had passed since her Hubby vanished. When she discovered he was not in that wenches castle, she immediately summoned a portal to Elysium's World Tree.
She knew her Hubby was still alive and well… The Soul Bond she had secretly created with her Hubby was still intact and she could still feel his rhythmic heartbeat.
Only with the World Tree's help could she find him.
Each planet, whether it was dead or alive, possessed a World Tree.
As the Saintess chosen by Ygdrassil, the mother of all World Trees, Sylvia was granted the ability to communicate with every World Tree in existence.
However, to do so, Sylvia had to leave Celeste Universe for Ygdrassil.
Yggdrasil was not only the mother of all World Trees, but also an entire Universe.
Suddenly, as Sylvia was deep in concentration, the canopy parted. The World Tree's branches slowly entwined, creating a pathway into its trunk.
Sensing the sudden change, Sylvia opened her eyes with a smile.
After taking a deep breath, she stood up and made her way down the stairs.
Soon, the world around her changed. A clear blue sky spread out above her, with three radiant suns, and a lush green landscape below her feet.
On the open landscape, there was only a single normal-looking deer, who looked up at Sylvia, and emotionlessly spoke:
"Welcome, Saintess." Then, it went back to grazing.
Sylvia smiled bitterly and nodded.
"Thanks, Elysium."
The deer, called Elysium, pouted.
"Humph."
Sylvia stopped paying attention to the Spirit of the World Tree.
Ever since Sylvia arrived on Elysium, the Spirit had always been like that. It was not her fault she was bad at giving names. Since the planet was called Elysium, Sylvia thought giving the World Tree that name was only natural.
As Sylvia moved deeper into World Tree's dimension, she could feel the presence of Ygdrassil growing stronger.
After a few minutes of walking on the open plane, Sylvia reached the heart of the World Tree's dimension where she saw a swirling vortex made of green light.
"Hubby, soon we will be together for all eternity!"
Without wasting a second longer, Sylvia stepped into the portal and felt a rush of Spatial Element enveloping her. Her head ached and the world around her blurred. She felt as though she was being pulled through the fabric of space and time.
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In the world of Arcada, the brightly burning sun fell over the horizon as the moon rose bathing the world in moonlight.
While being bathed under moonlight Lucian's body gave off a white, ethereal glow.
The 'Celestial Energy' near his heart continued to twist and turn.
After twenty minutes, Lucian frowned while keeping his eyes closed. He tentatively asked:
[System, why is the Celestial Mana Core not taking shape? … Could it be it needs more Celestial Mana?]
According to the Celestial Mana Control Technique, the Celestial Mana Core should have been formed by now.
How could a single thread of Celestial Mana not be enough?
The System remained silent, hesitating on whether it should speak. But after a while, the System decided to be honest, it sighed and replied:
[Host, what you consumed and absorbed into your body is not Celestial Mana but rather a Star Essence Fragment from Arcadia's sun.]
Lucian's already snow-white skin turned pale in an instant. For the first time in his existence, he was truly frightened.
"Why didn't you tell me I just absorbed a Star Essence Fragment? Are you trying to kill me?"
Lucian was so frightened he shouted out loud.
Nearby, a store owner who was peacefully sleeping opened his eyes in anger.
"Which whores son is shouting so late?"
But Lucian paid the stranger no attention. He was not even sure if he had a mother.
Lucian's focus was entirely on the System's decision.
What the System did was no different than making him absorb an atomic bomb… no, an atomic bomb was too little.
He had swallowed a fucking Star Essence fragment!
What was a Star Essence Fragment?
A Star Essence Fragment was a rare and incredibly potent substance. It was the condensed Energy of an entire Star.
From the fact that he could previously sense his body was being bathed under the sun's warm light, Lucian understood the System only gave him a trace of the sun's Star Essence or more accurately speaking, a Star Essence Fragment. Otherwise, Arcadia's sun would have died.
But that brought up another question. How did the System decrease the temperature of the sun's Star Essence Fragment to a degree he could absorb?
[Host, please do not yell out loud, you will wake up everyone in Arcadia.[ The System replied, trying to lighten the mood.
'...' Lucian felt a vein threatening to burst on his forehead as he gnashed his teeth together. He was in no mood for a joke, but quickly took a breath to calm his nerves.
After a few moments, Lucian's indifference returned.
[You owe me an explanation after! Now quickly tell me what to do.] Lucian said to the System in his head and focused his Mana Sense near his heart where the Star Essence Fragment was twisting and turning.
The System understood its Host had not entirely calmed down after learning the truth.