As the Mother of Immortals, que was especially shocked. Within the now- shattering array stood Thresmund, who was radiating a power that could rival her own in full form. Although what resided in Enid''s body was merely a fragment of que''s soul, she could tell that Thresmund carried within him thebined strength of hundreds of immortals, including herself. The sum of this power undoubtedly surpassed any other immortal currently walking the earth.


    In the heavens above, this overwhelming surge of celestial energy caught Dusky''s attention. He merely cast a nce in that direction before turning away,


    uninterested.


    Standing nearby, Howl tentatively asked, "What? Aren''t you curious?"


    Dusky shook his head.


    "Why aren''t you intervening this time, with something so huge happening?" Howl pressed.


    "Intervene?" Dusky nced at Howl.


    "Old immortal, are you saying that you won''t try to stop me if I were to intervene?"


    Howl''s face twisted into a sly grin. "That, I wouldn''t know."


    "Exactly..." Dusky muttered, leaving the thought unfinished.


    "But I''m well aware. How could I ever defeat the former God of Memory, the main god of the West?" Howl continued, his tone calm but probing. "So, I''m making a bet."


    "A bet on what?"


    "I''m betting that you''ve changed in these hundreds of years."


    Hearing this, Dusky chuckled. "It seems you''ve won the bet, then. I have no ns to intervene in mortal affairs as long as they can truly stabilize the situation under my watch."


    "What do you mean?"


    "Howl, don''t tell me even you don''t know the origin of that tree?"


    Howl shook his head.


    Dusky continued, his tone still cold, "Well, I guess that''s not surprising. The Celestial Tree dide before all of you. But that doesn''t matter. After today, everything will be decided. Just watch."


    Howl nced at the rxed expression on Dusky''s face and felt a strange


    unease.


    ''Wait, something''s not right... What''s happening with Ruin?'' he thought to himself.


    ...


    A surge of violent true energy engulfed everything around. Enid opened her eyes, trembling with fear as she looked at Thresmund''s terrifying figure before her.


    "This isn''t right... Granny, are you there?" Despite her desperate calls for que, there was no response. Simrly, Kalos and Chevy were also unable to feel any connection with their immortal spirits. This left the three of them in total panic.


    In front of them, Thresmund casually raised his hand, summoning Harkin back to his shoulder.


    Harkin looked at Thresmund with relief.


    "Did we seed?"


    "Yes, we did."


    "That''s great... Hurry, then."


    "Are you sure we need to do this?"


    "You promised, no hesitation."


    "I know."


    Under the watchful eyes of the four, Harkin transformed into a spirit and merged into Thresmund''s body.


    At that moment, Enid cried out, "Harkin is trying to control Thresmund again!"


    "Control?" Thresmund lifted his head and looked at the four of them.


    "I''m not being controlled."