by <unknown>
That’s not right. How is this possible?
At the same time, the Mother Tree’s consciousness also reacted, and the Ancestral Tree King could sense the shock within.
The World Tree itself was also confused, wondering why a life form that was not controlled by it had the same power. Han Xiao was controlling the summoned roots to attack the fleet, and he was enjoying this novel feeling. Suddenly, he owned a bunch of ‘tentacles’, and he finally experienced the joy of being a Tree King. Right at this moment, a wave of mental fluctuations suddenly transmitted over, bringing along the Ancestral Tree King’s shocked voice.
“Black Star! How do you have the power of the World Tree?!”
”Guess?”
Han Xiao raised his brows.
He activated this Character Summon Card on a whim mainly to test if the root he summoned was connected to the World Tree.
After this attempt, he was certain that the roots of the Character Summon Card belonged to him and would not be controlled by the World Tree.
Even if he devoured the matter, he could only disassemble it into energy to replenish his own, unlike the World Tree, which preserved the information form and converted it. When the Character Summon Card’s effect ends, these temporarily summoned roots would automatically disperse, and the things he devoured during this period would vanish as well.
However, in the eyes of outsiders, these blue roots used him as the source. Their strength was extremely similar to the World Tree, but they were an independent entity. This made the Ancestral Tree King’s imagination run wild.
At this moment, information about the revivors and Immortals of the explored universe flashed through his mind. The Ancestral Tree King’s eyes widened, and he felt that he had found the truth.
“I understand! There’s actually another World Tree in the universe, and it’s on you!”
The information leaked by the Star Alliance included Han Xiao’s life. The Ancestral Tree King had always been surprised by how short Han Xiao’s rise had been. At this moment, he felt enlightened and found an explanation.
The undying characteristics of those Immortals were very similar to the members of the World Tree. If those Immortals were members of another World Tree, it would make sense. Black Star had been pretending that he had nothing to do with them, but he was secretly making a fortune. He was the one behind this!
“Two World Trees? You really dare to fantasize.”
Han Xiao could not help but laugh at the Ancestral Tree King’s imagination.
Just as he was about to say something, many spatial tunnels suddenly opened up around him, and green roots of the World Tree extended out, wrapping around Han Xiao’s blue roots. They twisted together like snakes, slowly wriggling, squeezing, pulling, and sticking. Seeing this, Han Xiao paused, and his expression suddenly became strange.
This scene, why does this look like a tongue kiss…
It was a little painful for the eyes to see…
The corner of Han Xiao’s eyes twitched. He could even feel the emotions of the World Tree from where the roots were intertwined. It was an extremely passionate and yearning thought that contained the desire to become one.
The power of the World Tree flowed along with the roots and into the blue roots. It was actively transferring its energy as if it could not wait to share the good stuff. The World Tree was also moving the power contained in the blue roots out of it as if it wanted to make a special ‘body fluid’ exchange.
“Is he treating the root I called out as a spouse?!?!”
Han Xiao’s eyes widened in shock, his body frozen stiff.
He had thought that when the original World Tree saw him, the blue version, they would be hostile to each other and would fight to the death. He did not expect that not only would they not fight, but the World Tree would take the initiative to ‘communicate’ with him. It did not have any hostility and was very passionate.
Could it be that… this was because the original World Tree had always been a unique existence that was lonely? Now that it had finally found someone of the same species, its mating habits were ignited, and its thirst unbearable. Its instincts claimed the upper hand?!
“The ancients did not lie to me. Two tigers cannot share one mountain unless it’s one male and one female.” Han Xiao’s interest was piqued.
On the other side, the Ancestral Tree King was completely dumbfounded. As the Tree King, he could feel the joy and excitement from the mother tree’s consciousness. Even his gaze toward Han Xiao was affected.
Han Xiao, who was supposed to be his enemy, suddenly became friendly in his eyes.
F*ck, we were about to fight to the death, why did Her Majesty surrender first?!
The Ancestral Tree King hurriedly shook his head to get rid of the influence of the Mother Tree’s consciousness. “What’s going on?”
Han Xiao came back to his senses, chuckled, and said with a teasing tone, “Didn’t you say there were two World Trees? I’m a male version, yours is a female, what do you think will happen?”
The Ancestral Tree King was furious. “Bullsh*t! Why is it that when a female sees a male, the female loses all will to fight? Shouldn’t it be the other way around?!” “Woah, I didn’t expect you to be so opinionated. To think you’re actually good at both fists and words.”
Black lines appeared on Han Xiao’s forehead. He turned around to look at the blue and green roots that were entangling him. Suddenly, he chuckled.
“This is too proactive. By the way, your mother tree is amazing!”
Although the Ancestral Tree King did not understand Han Xiao’s teasing, he knew that it was not a good thing. He felt a sense of sourness, and the green light on his body seemed to have become brighter.
He deactivated the telepathic communication, suppressed his anger, and ordered the troops to evacuate quickly.
Not long after, the World Tree finally returned to its base. The fleets that surrounded Han Xiao were either fleeing or dying and the World Tree Root, which was frantically looking for a mate, also reluctantly returned to the space channel. No matter how it teased, the blue root that Han Xiao had summoned with his Character Summon Card did not respond.
In reality, it was because the blue root was a temporarily generated rootless tree. It was akin to a castrated version of the World Tree. Since it was completely controlled by Han Xiao, it did not have any self-awareness, nor the ability to procreate. Not long after, the time for the Tree God Character Summon Card ended. The blue roots shattered inch by inch, turning into light fragments that dissipated. Only the Supreme Heavenly Venerate was left floating in the desolate universe.
The World Tree had already abandoned its territory, and all the planets and individuals had returned to the mother tree. They had completely evacuated. It was as if they had been frightened by Han Xiao alone and did not even want their base anymore. They had moved overnight… and that was the truth.
It was just two words, having face!
“Tsk, unknowingly, my deterrence is already so strong.”
Han Xiao shook his head and laughed.
If it was anyone else, they would most likely have run away because they would not want to lose face. A civilization as large as theirs would not be scared to the point of abandoning their homeland by him alone. At the very least, they would have to send enough troops to fight until they suffered heavy casualties and felt that they could not take it anymore. Only then would they have a reason to retreat. However, the World Tree did not care about such things and did not feel embarrassed at all. He had not even gone all out yet, and they had already retreated. Such enemies were the hardest to deal with.
“Although forcing the World Tree to move will give them some trouble, it won’t solve the root of the problem. However, this trip was worth it. I seem to have discovered something interesting.”
Han Xiao smiled. He did not expect the Tree God’s Character Summon Card to have such a miraculous effect.
“Now that I’ve used it for
an experiment, this Character Summon Card has three more uses. It might be effective at the right time.”
Chapter 1429: Premeditated Assassination |
The World Tree moved overnight, and the thought of causing a huge ruckus naturally fell through. Han Xiao left behind a group of mechanical troops in this Star Field that had once again become empty and lonely, then took back his Lord’s Avatar.
As long as the World Tree’s mechanism was not disturbed, its base could be built anywhere in the universe. They had wiped out many civilizations over the years and had the coordinates of many areas. They could just find a place that they had turned into a desolate universe belt and migrate there.
The migration process had a certain impact on their invasion at the frontlines, which caused a slight gap in support. Han Xiao told the three Universal Civilizations about this.
After learning that the World Tree had been frightened by Han Xiao alone, the three leaders were shocked and also ordered the strategic command center to make adjustments.
The flames of war raged across the entire explored universe, and a month passed very quickly. Under the Galactic Alliance Army’s attack, the World Tree’s first full-scale invasion finally stopped.
Although the World Tree’s aggressive arrival had caused quite a bit of panic in the galactic society, in terms of practical benefits, the World Tree’s first wave of invasion did not cause too much damage. Most of the invading teams were intercepted by the Galactic Alliance Army. Although they had devoured some planets, this number was just a drop in the ocean for the entire explored universe. Furthermore, they were scattered everywhere and did not have much development potential. Although the three Universal Civilizations did not have a powerful home defense system like the Information Form Warning Network and the World Tree Express, the Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device was just as amazing, allowing the galactic alliance army to have extremely strong military mobility. As long as an invader appeared, they would be able to send reinforcements in an instant.
If it were any other civilization, they would be extremely passive in the face of the World Tree’s unpredictable harassment and invasion. This was the battle of attrition that the World Tree was good at, but the technologies of the three Universal Civilizations countered the usual tactics of the World Tree, preventing it from achieving the best results. Of course, although the first wave of the World Tree fleet was repelled, there were still quite a few World Tree fleets left in the galactic society, hiding in the dark. This was the weakness of the three Universal Civilizations. Without sufficient monitoring devices, although the reinforcements were fast, as long as the World Tree fleet hid and did not appear, it would be difficult for them to lock onto the enemy within their territory.
After resolving the current emergency, the upper echelons of the Galactic Alliance Army invited the various officers and the Beyond Grade A Association upper echelons to hold a strategic meeting to analyze the current situation and discuss the subsequent actions. “…Although the traitor leaked the information and caused the World Tree to invade the entire realm, our current situation is not as bad as we thought. The vast territory and the rapid reinforcement speed are two of our greatest strengths in maintaining the situation. It has already shown a significant role in the war.”
Teny pointed at the 3D star map on the table and summarized the current situation.
The same star map model was floating in front of the participants, displaying the current strategic deployment.
“According to the statistics, most of the World Tree’s targets are military facilities, resource planets, civilizations’ mother planets, and Beyond Grade A race territories. From this, it can be seen that the World Tree’s main strategy is to destroy our productivity and social stability. However, at present, the World Tree has only succeeded a few times. We have already secretly relocated the important facilities in the early years, and part of the information leaked by the traitor is outdated.”
Teny spoke with confidence.
The way the Star Alliance Observers hid was too low-profile, causing them to only be able to obtain general information from the internet. As such, the information was lagging. Thus, the Star Alliance Observers naturally had no way of knowing some confidential information of the advanced civilizations. The most valuable information they leaked to the World Tree was the star map and spatial coordinates.
“Does this mean that the traitor’s position isn’t high?” an officer asked.
“Not necessarily. Maybe it’s just a disguise,” another person retorted.
Teny interrupted the two of them, coughed, and said, “Ahem, regarding the traitor, we have someone else to take care of them. We don’t need to discuss this matter, let’s get back to the main topic… Our intercepting efficiency is quite good, and it’s all thanks to the support of His Excellency Black Star and the Beyond Grade A Association. Otherwise, the high-level combatants of the World Tree would have been able to wreak havoc for a long time.”
Hearing this, the officers turned around and nodded at the representatives of the Beyond Grade A Association.
Han Xiao nodded and said, “We wiped out quite a number of World Tree experts this time. They will need at least a year or two to make a comeback.”
His Mechanical Oracles had worked together with the Beyond Grade As of the Association, direct descendants, and Holy Accord, eliminating a large number of high-level combatants of the World Tree. They had sent at least two to three hundred people back to be watered in the World Tree, so they would not be able to return anytime soon.
A portion of the experts from the other races encountered Han Xiao’s Lord’s Avatar and was hit by (Virtual Purification-Restore). They exploded on the spot and turned into fireworks.
Other than dying in a normal battle, some of the high-level combatants of the World Tree had been used by Han Xiao to test the effects of (Information Form Obliteration), or they had been sealed by the Spacetime Amber and turned into his collection. There were about thirty of them, and the World Tree had lost these powerful individuals forever.
Due to the division of the battlefront, some Beyond Grade As from the three Universal Civilizations also died. They were logged in the Soul Comfort Monument that the three Universal Civilizations had set up and had recorded a new number of deaths.
Teny then turned to look at Manison and said with a deep voice, “This time, the Mechanical Race’s territory was also the main focus of the invasion. We did not arrive in time. Luckily, His Excellency Mechanic Emperor defeated the enemy. We offer our apologies.”
“It’s just a small matter, not worth mentioning.” Manison waved his hand and said calmly.
Everyone was surprised.
Manison’s force was one of those which showed an astonishing performance against the invasion. He had hidden an astonishingly large mechanical army in the Mechanical Race’s territory and wiped out the World Tree invaders without the aid of the galactic alliance army. The military strength he displayed was shocking. Although Manison was no longer the authoritative figure of the Mechanic class, the foundation that he had built over the years was not just for show. Among the Beyond Grade As, he still had a lot of weight.
This time, an officer suddenly said thoughtfully, “Speaking of which, the Super Star Cluster Alliance had also sent out a lot of troops to provide support.”
“Now that you mention it, I thought of something unusual. The World Tree’s invasion seemed to have avoided the territory of the Super Star Cluster Alliance, and it was at most a small-scale harassment. That’s why the Super Star Cluster was able to help.”
“It is indeed a little strange…” All the officers had strange looks on their faces.
In their eyes, the World Tree did not treat the Super Star Cluster Alliance as an invasion target. It was a little strange, giving them the feeling that they were in cahoots with each other. The suspicion of them being the traitor was quite high. However, the Super Star Cluster Alliance did not just stand by
and watch but took the initiative to send troops to support the Galactic Alliance Army. This was a good action, which confused many of the upper echelons of the military, reducing their suspicion. The Super Star Cluster Alliance did this to fulfill its agreement with Han Xiao. If they had not taken the initiative to provide support, the three Universal Civilizations would have been even more suspicious of them. But now, they were more confused than doubtful, and there were no signs of internal conflict for the time being.
Listening to everyone’s discussion, Han Xiao’s expression remained the same. He had convinced the Super Star Cluster Alliance, barely suppressing the suspicion within. However, he did not intend to speak of his contribution.
At this time, Commander-in-chief Simon took over the conversation and pulled it to the main topic.
“Currently, there are two things that we need to pay attention to. The first is to clean up the dormant World Tree invaders. Their main force has been chased away, but there are still a small number of troops within the borders. This is a hidden danger, and it has put quite a bit of mental pressure on the galactic society. What do you guys think?”
The three Universal Civilizations had neutralized the first wave of invasion, but the aftereffects were severe. Because their line of defense was suddenly breached by the World Tree, the people were panicking, and chaos broke out everywhere. The three Universal Civilizations had no choice but to take out more energy to deal with the refugees.
In this regard, the three Universal Civilizations were no different from normal civilizations. The World Tree was one of the few civilizations that did not have any internal conflicts.
After some discussion, the result was only to strengthen the strict military control. Now was not the time to talk about freedom.
Seeing this, Simon continued, “In addition, we have to figure out the World Tree’s next move and make some preparations in advance. They did not invade the Central Galaxy this time, but they will take action sooner or later. They are in a race against time, so they won’t be able to wait long.”
