Different from the madness on the surface.
Dio controlling the Divine Tree to crash was not just to drag the ninja world down with him before dying.
Ryosuke's power came from the ninja world. When the Divine Tree collided with it, it would inevitably create a large amount of space-time turbulence, affecting the transmission of the power of faith.
On the other hand, Ryosuke and his group were now united as one, fully focused on taking down Dio.
But if the ninja world suffered heavy damage, Ryosuke would definitely be distracted during the fight.
And the unequal exchange of the Calamity Divine Tree, even if because it was not mature it could only use a small part of its power.
Even if it was just a tiny bit of world power being extracted and flowing into Dio's hands…
The battle situation would completely turn upside down.
After all, Ryosuke relied on raw stats to fight against Dio's abilities.
If Dio had both raw stats and abilities, then no one in the world would be able to defeat him.
Ryosuke slightly glanced toward the direction where Josuke and the others had left, and said softly in his heart, "I'll leave it to you."
After saying that, he once again threw himself into the fight with Dio.
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Higashikata Josuke, Uchiha Madara, Big JoJo, and Hot Pants ran wildly along the branches of the Calamity Divine Tree.
A large number of branches fell down. Under the influence of "luck," all the branches that smashed down collided with each other.
Not only were they unable to hurt or block them, but in the collisions, they opened up a path straight to the core area.
Sometimes they did not even need to run. They could sit down on the trunk and slide forward in a straight line like on a slide.
Uchiha Madara glanced at the ticket tightly held in Josuke's hand.
He had witnessed Ryosuke's battle with Wonder of U in the ghost room. With Ryosuke's combat strength, even getting close to Wonder of U was extremely difficult, and killing Tooru had taken tremendous effort.
Now, as they rushed straight toward Wonder of U, it felt like they were riding with the wind. They did not need to do anything, just charge forward blindly and they could get closer to the enemy.
This was the effect of the Tear Ticket Requiem.
Josuke looked toward the Calamity Divine Tree at the end of his sight. Although he still could not see it clearly, he could feel that Yasuho Hirose was there, waiting for him to rescue her.
"Yasuho… I'll be there soon!"
Uchiha Madara glanced at Josuke, seeming to see through his thoughts, and said, "Don't put all your focus on a woman."
"It will narrow your vision. You won't see where the enemy is coming from, or where the traps are. In the end, you'll fall into hell and suffer for life."
What Madara was referring to was naturally Obito.
Admittedly, Madara had pushed things along during the process and had done some dirty things. He admitted he was not a good person.
But in the end, it still came down to Obito himself.
Countless people died in war, yet not everyone turned into a beast like Obito.
If he had stepped out of Rin's shadow a few years earlier and put even a little more thought into serious matters, he would not have committed so many horrifying tragedies and ended up publicly executed and cursed by the whole world.
Josuke sensed that there seemed to be a long story behind Madara's words.
He glanced at Uchiha Madara.
From the first day they met, this big brother had looked cold, as if he had sealed off his heart and given up on love. Josuke had thought Madara had been hurt by love in the past.
A hint of sympathy appeared in Josuke's eyes. He patted Madara's shoulder and nodded seriously.
"I understand."
Josuke was not only carrying the responsibility of rescuing Yasuho, but also the grudge between him and Wonder of U.
Even the New Rokakaka that formed the Calamity Divine Tree was created by his previous life, Higashikata Josefumi, and Kira Yoshikage. The two of them had worked together to create this brand-new species, the only one in the world.
This kind of fusion was a joke of fate. Even if the two of them were revived, they might not be able to recreate it again.
Too many causes and effects were tangled around Josuke.
He would not run from it. He would bear this pressure.
Uchiha Madara had no idea Josuke had so much going on in his mind. He brushed away the hand on his shoulder and said coldly, "We're almost there. Get ready to fight."
As his words fell, everyone had already entered battle stance.
Those with Stands summoned them. Those without took out their weapons. Among them, Big JoJo's Sword of Courage was the most eye-catching.
Strands of Ripple wrapped around it, the blade pointing toward the two enemies standing at the root of the Calamity Divine Tree,
Ultimate Lifeform: Kars.
Controller of the Calamity Flow: Wonder of U.
Both had big reputations.
However, neither of them looked very good right now.
Kars glanced at the four people charging over, then looked back at Wonder of U beside him and asked, "When you were with Tooru, weren't you pretty awesome?"
"How come you're not cutting it when you're with me?"
The reason Dio had them guard the Calamity Divine Tree was, first, because he valued Kars' ability to control the Divine Tree, and second, because he believed Wonder of U's control over calamity could greatly prevent enemies from approaching.
Facing Kars' question, Wonder of U… had no answer.
Who could have expected something like Tear Requiem to exist?
Wasn't this straight-up cheating?
Wonder of U took a deep breath, as if making an important decision. He raised his cane and tapped it against Yasuho's chest.
Half a second of silence.
BOOM!
The branches of the Calamity Divine Tree suddenly went berserk, like surging waves crashing toward the four attackers.
From all directions, trees harder than steel struck with terrifying force. Even the slightest touch would mean shattered bones and damaged organs.
And this was just the appetizer.
They had chosen to plant the Divine Tree here because this place contained countless calamity springs where parallel worlds intersected.
What Wonder of U truly intended to do was unleash the calamity springs buried within the tree's roots.
Though he did not want to admit it, from the way Josuke and the others had come all the way without obstruction, it was clear that Wonder of U's calamity control was not enough to defeat Tear Requiem.
First, Requiem itself was already one level higher than ordinary Stands, an ultimate Stand form. Tear Requiem's priority was absolutely above Wonder of U.
Second, even if, because of Wonder of U's special nature, one assumed they were barely on the same level, the difference in how they used their power would still make Wonder of U weaker.
Wonder of U controlled calamity over a wide area, without a specific target. Whoever approached it or held malice toward it would encounter corresponding calamity.
Tear Requiem, however, clearly and precisely defined the direction of its ability each time it activated, and once written, it could not be changed. The clearer the wish, the more concentrated the luck.
To fight against Tear Requiem, Wonder of U could only rely on external power.
That external power was the calamity springs here.
Of course, doing this would affect the normal state of the Calamity Divine Tree, but… as the saying goes, people live when they move, trees die when they move.
When people are about to die, what's wrong with making the tree suffer a little?
The eruption of the calamity springs briefly offset the luck effect of Tear Requiem, and the branches of the Divine Tree seized the chance to smash down.
Uchiha Madara brought his hands together.
"Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!"
Countless branches rose from beneath their feet, tangling together with the branches of the Divine Tree.
The reason he used Wood Style instead of Fire Style or Susanoo was because at the center of the Divine Tree, the branches smashing down were endless. Burn or cut one batch, and a new one would immediately fall.
Using Wood Style to block them instead would temporarily hold back the branches behind, giving Madara enough time to fight.
Taking a step forward, Uchiha Madara used the Body Flicker Technique and appeared behind Kars. He swung the giant war fan in his hand and slashed toward Kars' neck.