"Could you please shut up? Your yelling is so unpleasant."

Daniel muttered, then, using the God of Thieves' dagger, he split the seed of the Life Elder Tree into 128 parts. He then took out two seeds and placed them back into the heart of the tree.

"Take one for yourself, and I'll return two to you. Quite the deal, right?"

On the other side, the monsters seemed to have understood Daniel's words. They immediately fell silent, becoming unusually obedient.

Mist, witnessing this scene, was even more surprised than before.

"So, Lord Crossbridge, you don't actually plan on destroying it?" she asked.

"Why would I destroy it? It's just a poor demigod who was corrupted by desire," Daniel replied with a shrug.

Mist never expected Daniel to say such a thing. She blinked her big eyes, staring at Daniel for a long time before she couldn't help but speak.

"I didn't expect you to be so kind-hearted."

Mist didn't ask why Daniel took one of the Life Elder Tree's seeds and returned two others. But after thinking for a moment, she seemed to understand. After all, Daniel was such a remarkable being; it wouldn't be that surprising if he had the ability to replicate the seed of the Life Elder Tree. It seemed that creating another seed wasn't such a big deal for him.

The more Mist observed, the more she felt that the person in front of her, Daniel, was like a real enigma, like mist—impossible to fully understand.

Daniel, on the other hand, gave her an exasperated look.

"Is it that I seem bloodthirsty in your eyes?"

Mist stuck out her tongue, a sheepish smile appearing on her face.

"Sorry, I thought you were so cold and heartless that I figured you must enjoy killing."

"Um… I was just joking. Actually, I can feel that you're a good person. I just didn't expect you to choose to keep the Life Elder Tree instead of destroying it."

Daniel smiled faintly but didn't expose Mist's little lie. Instead, he continued speaking.

"It's not that bad. As long as it's within my power, I'd like to help others when I can."

"Of course, if I can't help, then there's nothing I can do."

Mist's eyes suddenly brightened when she heard this. She immediately grabbed Daniel's arm, pleading with a bit of desperation.

"So, if one day I'm in danger, will you come to help me?"

Looking at this sweet and innocent girl, Daniel's mind couldn't help but drift back to Kartora. When Kartora left, she seemed to have said something similar.

Seeing that Daniel didn't immediately respond, Mist quickly added.

"What I mean is, if you try to save me and it puts you in danger, possibly even life-threatening danger, would you still come to my rescue?"

This time, Daniel fell silent. His life philosophy had always been to protect himself and evolve cautiously. Since arriving in this world, Daniel had learned that one had to be extremely careful, or they might die without warning.

Normally, Daniel wouldn't allow himself to take risks or act impulsively.

On the other hand, seeing Daniel's hesitation, Mist didn't show disappointment. Instead, she slowly stepped forward and said.

"Are you hesitating?"

"Do you know, sometimes there are things you don't understand?"

Daniel furrowed his brows and instinctively glanced at Mist. He wanted to use Psychic Perception to know her thoughts, but Mist had already shielded her mind, preventing him from reading her.

Just then, Mist suddenly turned around. For a brief moment, Daniel felt as if Mist had grown more mature.

It was as if the present Mist had merged with the future Mist.

At that moment, Daniel heard a voice inside his mind.

"Crossbridge, I can see my presence fading more and more. I know this is the domain I chose, so I can't change it."

"Perhaps in the near future, I'll completely disappear from this world, unnoticed by anyone."

"You are my friend, and one of the few who can still see me, so I don't want to lose you. If that happens, my life will be very lonely."

At this point, Mist paused for a moment before her gaze seemed to pierce through time and space, falling upon the portal Kartora had left behind.

"I think Kartora's feelings are similar to mine."

"Many things can probably only be said when I'm facing you."

"So, Lord Crossbridge, if you're ever in danger, I will definitely help you."

Mist's voice was soft but resolute, and Daniel nodded solemnly in response.

"Since you've said that, then my answer is yes!"

Although Daniel was reluctant to cause trouble, he wouldn't allow himself to let anyone down. For those who had helped him in the past, Daniel would always choose to repay their kindness, no matter who they were.

Mist's eyes met Daniel's, and a smile gradually spread across her face.

"I knew it! You're really a good person."

Daniel didn't reply but instead used his mind power to scan the surroundings for any portals. To reach the fourth layer of the Desire Abyss, he needed to find the entrance.

However, after scanning with his mind power, he couldn't find any entrances nearby. Perhaps it was located further away?

Just then, he received a message from the Life Elder Tree. Daniel locked onto the location of the next layer's entrance.

This portal still had a seal on it.

But this time, Daniel didn't choose to open it directly with his Universal Gauntlet. Instead, he flashed and appeared in Laeve's secluded area.

He placed the seed of the Life Elder Tree on the ground before returning to the third layer of the Desire Abyss.

At this point, the castle wasn't a castle yet; it was just a peaceful little courtyard.

In Laeve's mind power range, she sensed the presence of a special seed. Laeve didn't hesitate. While she was curious about who had brought the seed, she decided that, since it was a seed, it should be properly cultivated.

With that thought, Laeve directly planted the seed in her flower chamber.

The Desire Abyss…

Daniel, with Mist beside him, continued their journey towards the next layer.

But this path wasn't going to be easy. Ahead, dense monsters appeared, but to Daniel, these creatures were nothing but trivial obstacles. A simple Thunderfall wiped them all out.

Seeing Daniel clear the monsters so effortlessly, Mist, despite being used to Daniel's power, couldn't help but exclaim in awe.

"This guy is really powerful!"

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