China, the country's highest secret agency, the Dragon team's base. Leopard Li was hurriedly traversing through the base. This was the younger brother of Tyrant Li, who was also the assistant of the Dragon team's leader. He had always remained calm even if Mt. Tai collapsed in front of him, but at that moment, he had an anxious look on his face. He ignored the greetings of others as he hurriedly entered the command tower of the Dragon team's base.
Inside the command tower, there was an old man sitting in the seat of the leader.
The old man looked very unusual. He was about two meters tall and had a stocky build. Unlike the other members of the Dragon Division who wore suits and leather shoes, the old man was actually wearing a white short-sleeved T-shirt, blue camouflage beach pants, and a pair of lace slippers. He was dressed very casually and fashionably, which did not match his white-haired age at all.
The old man's facial features were well-defined. One could still see traces of his extraordinary handsomeness when he was young. However, on his left cheek, there was an ugly knife scar that ran from his eye to his mouth. It made him look rather ferocious and the most unique feature was that the old man had a scarlet red goatee!
"Greetings, Chief!"
Leopard Li gave a standard military salute. Although he was in a hurry, he did not dare to be negligent with his military salute.
In his youth, the red-goateed old man had once led an army to engage in a bloody battle with the calamity fiend army at the 'dimensional boundary' for eight years. He had forced the calamity fiend army into retreat and as such, he was conferred the rank of marshal. He was one of the most exalted soldiers in China and now, he was the highest leader of the Dragon team. His strength was similarly ranked in the forefront of China. Even S-class heroes had to show him respect. People called him 'Marshal Red Goatee'.
"Oh, Little Li, you came just in time."
Marshal Red Goatee stroked his goatee and said with a smile, "I just saw the information of the ten rookies from the organizations. That little rascal named Shi Xiaobai is rather interesting. Not only did he kill eight Level Lords, he even cleared the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower. Back when I was at the Psionic Mortal Realm, I had to flee when I encountered those Level Lords. I was defeated at the seventh level. This little rascal is actually more excellent than me when I was young. Haha, I really want to meet this little rascal now. Speaking of which, this year is truly a bumper harvest year. The academic faction's Bunny Cao, Chen Lingcun, and Mu Yaotian, as well as the organization faction's Shi Xiaobai, Speechless, and Sunless. They are all astounding geniuses that only appear once in a century. Interesting, truly interesting. "
"This is indeed a harvest year that only appears once in a hundred years. In the past hundred years, only One-Pun, Hisith, Groundless Cao, and Wei Tai appeared at the same time thirty years ago can compare to this."
Leopard Lee suppressed his anxiety. He knew that the marshal hated recruits who messed up, so he patiently listened to Marshal Redbeard's sigh before pretending to be calm. "Chief, the investigation on the two ancient trees you ordered has been completed."
Yesterday, a strange tree that couldn't be cut down, burned, or even plucked a single leaf appeared in the Crown Prince's residence. The strange tree grew at an unbelievable speed, and later, another strange tree that grew upside down using the sky as its soil appeared. The two strange trees grew at a discernible speed, with one uprooting from the ground while the other drooped down to the ground. Only when the tree crowns collided in midair did they stop growing.
This strange situation was unprecedented. The special agent organization Dragon team, which was specially established to investigate and resolve mysterious matters, naturally began investigating the matter. After a day, it seemed like there was finally an outcome to the investigation.
Marshal Redbeard's smiling expression immediately turned solemn. "Tell me about it."
Leopard Lee took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "We temporarily have no leads on the strange tree that uprooted from the ground, but for the other strange tree, based on the shape of its leaves, the color of its trunk, the splitting of its branches, and other information, we are ninety percent certain that the strange tree that grows upside down using the sky as its soil is … the Transcendence Holy Tree!"
"Transcendence Holy Tree?"
Marshal Redbeard was slightly taken aback before he seemed to recall something. He said with a deep voice, "Are you talking about the Transcendence Holy Tree on the seventh level of the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower?"
Leopard Lee nodded and said, "That's right. We have already compared the information on the two ancient trees. Other than the difference in size, the other information is basically identical. Furthermore, a member of the Dragon team rode a Psionic flying machine to the top of the ancient tree. He ended up passing through the spatial wall and arriving in another dimension. In that dimension, he saw a desolate, cold, and filthy world filled with the aura of death. The inhabitants of that world were extremely short and looked like dwarves. However, they had green skin and looked extremely ugly. They looked 80-90% similar to the Transcendents in the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower! "
Marshal Redbeard fell silent for a moment before saying in a deep voice, "Are you saying that the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower isn't a virtual world fabricated by a program, but a historical relic that once existed? The Transcendence Holy Tree and the Transcendents really exist? "
Leopard Lee took a deep breath and said, "As everyone knows, the first six levels of the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower are randomly generated. Only the seventh level remains unchanging since time immemorial. Furthermore, it has a complete and reasonable world civilization. The Celestials, Infernals, and Transcendents seem to have existed before. Once, a genetic expert's research indicated that the Infernals in the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower and the calamity fiends in the real world share a tiny portion of the same genetic chain. Both of them might have evolved or mutated. Similar situations exist for the Celestials in the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower as well as the aliens seven light-years away. However, this theory lacks sufficient scientific evidence to prove it, so it was left unsettled. But now, the Transcendence Holy Tree and the Transcendents have appeared. I believe that the genetic expert's research is credible. The world civilization on the seventh level of the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower might once be the civilization and history of this world. The Celestials, Infernals, and Transcendents all existed before and have never disappeared. "
Marshal Redbeard snorted coldly and said, "Even if that's the case, it's only history. Now, the ones that rule this world and form its civilization are humans. What can the Transcendents and the Transcendence Holy Tree do with their appearance? Invasion? Heh heh, doesn't humanity have enough enemies? Calamity fiends, aliens, Astral Calamity Beasts, Abyss Wraiths … There are countless alien races that covet the human world, but they have been suppressed by the Hero Alliance and the armies of various countries. What's there to be afraid of with the addition of the Transcendents? "
Leopard Li lowered his head and said, "It might be different this time. Ever since the Transcendence Holy Tree and the other holy tree appeared, a large number of calamity fiends have suddenly gathered at the dimensional boundaries. The satellites have detected a large number of alien spaceships flying over. Yesterday's meteor shower was a lot more numerous than before. Other than that, the Abyss, Heaven, Sea King's Region, Beast King Mountain … The alien territories that were previously peaceful are beginning to stir. The Transcendence Holy Tree seems to have become a signal …"
Marshal Redbeard pricked up his eyebrows. "A signal to gather and invade?"
Leopard Li nodded and said with a wry smile, "I'm afraid so."
Marshal Redbeard fell into silence. After a long while, he said, "This is the sign of a storm brewing. It looks like that plan needs to be brought forward."
Leopard Li's breathing stagnated. "Are you talking about … that plan?"
Marshal Redbeard said, "Tomorrow, gather the twenty rookies from the organization faction and the academic faction."
Leopard Li said with a troubled expression, "Isn't it too rushed? They are still inexperienced rookies after all. "
Marshal Redbeard said in a deep voice, "I originally wanted to let those rascals temper themselves for a few years before carrying out the plan, but from the looks of it, there's not enough time. That plan was set up to deal with the alien invasion. Now that the invasion has been brought forward, the plan naturally has to be brought forward. If they are really the supernova generation that only appears once in a hundred years, I believe they won't disappoint me. "
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