[In the oceans and across the land, there were countless terrifying monsters. Humans were reduced to livestock—mere meat. They could only cling to life, barely surviving in the world, at the very bottom of the food chain.]
[Among humanity, an anomaly was born. Through perception, he could clearly learn certain truths—he could hear the voices of other species. From an ancient stone monument, he learned a shocking fact: at the world's end, there was a sleeping divine tree. Eat the fruit of the divine tree, and you could become a god, gaining inhuman power.]
[So he gathered companions. Ignoring the elders of his tribe who tried to stop them, they studied navigation and built a ship out of wood.]
[After enduring endless hardship—after countless deaths—they finally reached the end of the world. There, they saw an incomparably gigantic divine tree, covered in all kinds of strange fruits.]
[They ate the fruit at the top of the divine tree, and one by one, gained power beyond measure—power that could shatter heaven and earth.]
[They were not satisfied. They plucked every fruit from the divine tree.]
[After obtaining the fruits, they wanted to destroy the divine tree.]
[But they discovered the divine tree had an innate dominion over them. Before it, their powers were utterly useless. So they sought out a wondrous treasure and used it to seal the divine tree forever at the world's end.]
[They cut off some branches from the divine tree and forged their exclusive weapons.]
[Before leaving, they also found two eggs at the world's end. These eggs belonged to the lord of all beasts. Only one would hatch. Only when the other died would the next be born. The one that died would return to an egg, absorbing the divine tree's energy, then waiting to be born again.]
[From the world monument, they learned the egg's name: the Heavenly King. They took one away. The other, using the divine tree fruit's power, had its life energy absorbed and became a dead egg.]
[To prevent anyone from intruding upon the end of the world where the divine tree was sealed, they laid down terrifying traps and natural calamities across the surrounding region.]
[Later, these people returned to the human tribes and drove away the beasts. Humanity broke free from the lowest rung of the food chain.]
[Their growing race and strength made them dissatisfied with that alone. They established a caste system—and they became kings!]
[Later still, as their power grew stronger and stronger, the leader among them was no longer satisfied with being "human." They wanted to become lofty gods, looking down upon all people.]
[Gods lived in a heaven above all things. They decided to build their own divine court at the highest place in the world.]
[Some disagreed—so they carried out a brutal slaughter. All who opposed them were killed through bloody means.]
[Afterward, one person refused to join them, believing they had betrayed their original intent. He sheltered the remaining humans.]
[After slaughter and cleansing, those who remained were willing to become their servants, accepting their rule.]
[On the world's highest Red Line, they built the divine court and began the reign of "gods."]
[These people were called… the gods who created the world.]
"This is…"
Robin's face was full of shock. "This is what the complete History Poneglyph recorded. Is this… the truth of the world?"
Creed nodded. So that was how it was.
So this was the origin of the Celestial Dragons.
No wonder those people were so arrogant—believing themselves exalted above all.
But what did any of that have to do with him? The Celestial Dragons' rule had long since ended.
Next, his gaze shifted to the divine tree he had frozen—what he now knew to be the Devil Fruit Tree.
This divine tree was insane. It could absorb laws and turn them into fruits.
It was the true creator in the most literal sense.
If every fruit were still on it—if every fruit awakened—its strength would at least reach the level of a true god.
Even after losing all its fruits, it was still SSSS-tier. That alone showed just how extraordinary it was.
Creed walked over.
With a thought, the ice slowly released.
The divine tree stared at Creed with deep dread.
What terrifying strength… One strike had frozen it, and it even involved the soul.
Zanpakuto were originally weapons that targeted the soul.
"You… I already know everything about you," Creed said. "But now, the world's power system has already taken root. Your fruits can't be returned to you."
The divine tree let out a furious roar. Those were its things.
Creed rubbed his temple, feeling a headache about how to handle this divine tree.
Kill it?
Without the power of a god, it might not even die.
And even if he did kill it, the divine tree was intertwined with this world itself. It was a born god—this world's very existence was tied to it.
Better to see if the world treasure chest held any unexpected gains.
"Open the world treasure chest."
On Creed's retinal display, a chest he had never seen before filled his vision.
It felt heavy—hazy and profound.
At his command, it slowly opened.
Good lord—like Pangu splitting heaven and earth.
As expected of a world treasure chest. Even the way it opened looked like the creation of a world.
Truly worthy of its name.
With his strength already at the demigod tier, there was little left that could shake his emotions.
Yet facing this world treasure chest, he felt a long-lost excitement.
As if time had flowed backward, returning him to the moment he opened a system chest for the very first time.
(End of Chapter)
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