An Xiao was terrified that with just a single shot, Lu Zixun might blow the World Tree Core to pieces.
Carefully watching Lu Zixun, she prepared to make any sacrifice at any moment.
Seeing An Xiao's subtle movements, Lu Zixun was somewhat speechless.
He had no vendetta against the World Tree Core; his decisiveness earlier was merely to avoid unnecessary events.
If he hadn't directly killed the Tree-man and instead listened to An Xiao by engaging in a battle of wits with it, he might have been attacked by a Believer of the Shadow Goddess.
Lu Zixun figured that even Time Reversal would not have been available for use before he would have been gone.
As he caught the World Tree Core, Lu Zixun sensed that the young World Tree sapling stored in his talisman was trembling violently.
After taking out the World Tree sapling, the two fused together.
