Jianchen frowned slightly. He slowly glanced past everyone present and paused on the figure of the Elven Godtree for a while. In the end, his eyes landed on the formation created by one of the illusionary branches of the Elven Godtree. The formation connected the strands of souls of all the people seated on the War God Mountain, converting them into a wondrous energy that was channeled into the War God Hall.
However, Jianchen had no idea about the situation within the War God Hall. He could clearly sense that the War God Hall was even more powerful than the Beast God Hall. He was unable to infiltrate it with the senses of his soul right now.
Jian Chen stared at the shining War God Hall for a while before a sliver of determination appeared in his eyes. With a single movement, he directly made his way to the War God Hall.
The entrance to the War God Hall was still open. Jianchen was rather worried about Tie Ta, so he wanted to go in and check on Tie Ta. Although the war god of the Hundred Races was where all the people of the Hundred Races revered their faith, the formation was just far too strange. Moreover, it was controlled by a mysterious tree. Jianchen had to be cautious. After all, the same thing had happened to the White Tiger before.
"Sovereign Jianchen, don't approach the War God Hall …" The Holy Emperor of the Hundred Races all cried out. They all rushed towards Jianchen in an attempt to stop Jianchen.
However, Jianchen had already arrived before the entrance of the War God Hall. He moved so quickly that the Holy Emperor could not compare to him at all.
"Sovereign Jianchen, the Soul-offering Ceremony has been disrupted. Not only will it cause extremely severe damage to the war god, but even the nine hundred and ninety thousand people on the War God Mountain will suffer a huge backlash. It will be difficult for them to recover …" The Holy Emperor saw that they could not catch up to Jianchen, so they immediately communicated with him as quickly as they could. Their faces were filled with anxiety.
Jianchen paused and hesitated for a while before making his way towards the entrance of the War God Hall without any hesitation. Although the War God Hall gave off an extremely powerful feeling to Jianchen, the more powerful something was, the harder it was to control. He believed that no one present could completely control the divine hall, so they obviously could not unleash its power.
The moment Jian Chen made his way to the entrance of the War God Hall, the Elven Godtree suddenly moved. With a flash of green light, a branch several meters thick extended from the tree, sealing the entrance of the War God Hall.
Although the branch was illusory and completely condensed from surging life force, it stopped Jianchen in his tracks.
A gleam of light flickered through Jianchen's eyes. He suddenly turned around and looked at the Elven Godtree that reached into the clouds nearby. His gaze gradually sharpened as if he wanted to see through the tree.
"This king knows that you are worried about the War God's safety. You can rest assured. The War God's position in the hearts of us Gods is not something you can imagine. We will definitely not do anything that is detrimental to the War God." An obscure voice rang out in Jianchen's ears. It was a woman's voice. It was gentle, but it was filled with dignity.
Jianchen immediately became stern. He expanded the senses of his soul in all directions. He was filled with caution because he had no idea where the voice had come from.
"Are you talking to me?" Jianchen looked at the figure of the Elven Godtree nearby and asked with a heavy voice.
"The Soul Sacrificial Ceremony is extremely important to the war god. There is no room for failure. Do not set foot in the War God Hall before the ceremony is over, or not only will you not be able to help the war god, but the war god will also be injured because of you." The obscure voice rang out again. Jianchen was still unable to find the source of the voice. With that, the branch that blocked the entrance to the War God Hall was pulled back.
Jianchen did not continue into the War God Hall. Instead, he stood there and stared at the Elven Godtree. He was certain that even if the person who had spoken earlier was not the tree, they were closely related to it.
"Who are you? Are you the spirit of the Elven Godtree? " Jianchen asked. He struggled to remain calm. He had never thought that there would be such an existence hidden among the Hundred Races.
It was impossible for it to be a Holy Emperor since he could not sense where the voice had come from.
"In three days, the Soul Sacrificial Ceremony will be over. I hope you do not interfere with the ceremony during that time, just in case it fails." The voice rang out again, ignoring Jianchen's question.
"Alright, I'll wait here for three days." Jianchen left the range of the War God Mountain and waited silently outside. However, his gaze remained fixed on the ancient tree.
The Holy Emperor of the Hundred Races who did not take part in the ceremony all looked around in surprise and doubt. One of them could not hold back his curiosity and asked Jianchen politely, "Sovereign Jianchen, may I ask who you are speaking to? Is there a mysterious expert that we cannot sense here? "
Jianchen remained silent. He understood that he was probably the only one who could hear what the obscure voice had just said.
Three days later, all the souls had been converted into the wondrous power and poured into the War God Hall. The nine hundred and ninety thousand people of the Hundred Races who sat across the War God Mountain all opened their eyes. They were all pale, haggard, and extremely weak, but all of them were filled with excitement. They looked at the War God Hall with respect from the bottom of their hearts.
The figure of the Elven Godtree vanished as well. It turned back into a branch planted in the ground and was carefully stowed away by the Holy Emperor of the elven race. The vitality that filled the surroundings completely vanished with the disappearance of the figure of the Elven Godtree. Only the golden light from the War God Hall remained as bright as before, as if it was trying to compete with the sun.
A small portion of the Wasteland Continent that had been enveloped by the vitality of the figure of the Elven Godtree gradually withered after the infusion of vitality was cut off. Before long, they would all be reduced to withered grass.
"Looks like the Soul-sacrificing Ritual has succeeded. The ancient method recorded in the records really is correct." The Holy Emperor of the Hundred Races was all excited. This was the second time he had used this ancient method since he had obtained it from the War God Hall.
Before the Holy Emperor of the elven race took away the branch that had conjured the figure of the Elven Godtree, Jianchen had checked it countless times with the senses of his soul. "That's just a regular tree trunk. It doesn't have any other secrets apart from the terrifying life force it possesses," Jian Chen thought. He could not help but think of the original body of the Elven Godtree.
Just at this moment, a terrifying aura came from the War God Shrine. Iron Tower, who was over three meters tall, walked out of the shrine with large strides. He had a dignified bearing, giving people a feeling of awe without being angry.
Jianchen looked at Tie Ta and smiled knowingly. Seeing Tie Ta's changes, he knew that his friend had truly matured.
This maturation was not due to an increase in strength or age. It was due to his temperament.
"Welcome back, War God!"
Everyone on the War God Mountain, including the Holy Emperor, knelt towards Tie Ta. They showed respect from the bottom of their hearts, as if they were welcoming a god.
Tie Ta ignored their kneeling. He looked at Jianchen. The two of them stared at each other from outside the War God Hall and outside the War God Mountain. A few seconds later, Tie Ta took a step and arrived before Jianchen in a single instance. He slapped Jianchen's shoulder heavily and smiled, "Jianchen, I never thought you'd come to the Wasteland Continent to find me so soon. I was undergoing the Soul-offering Ceremony a few days ago, so I was unable to sense the outside world, so I've made you wait.
Tie Ta was very strong. If it were not for Jianchen's Chaotic Body and his strength, he probably would have struggled to endure Tie Ta's strength.
"The Soul-offering Ceremony of your Hundred Races is very strange. It actually requires the souls of so many people. I was worried for you before, almost forcing my way into the War God Hall. I'm fine as long as you're fine," Jianchen smiled faintly.
"The Soul-offering Ceremony is very strange, but this ceremony has been passed down since ancient times. It gathers the souls of nine hundred and ninety thousand people to create the soul of the battle axe. The previous War God, uncle A 'Ruijin, went through this as well," said Tie Ta. Then, the battle axe mark on his forehead began to shine. A small golden axe flew out of the mark and turned into a majestic golden battle axe in Tie Ta's hand.
"Only after coming to the Hundred Races did I learn that the weapon in my hand can only unleash its greatest power when it fuses with its soul. The battle axe I used before only had the form, but not the soul. The Soul-offering Ceremony before was to condense the soul of the battle axe, allowing it to fuse with its soul," said Tie Ta as he stared at the golden axe in his hand.
Jianchen looked at the axe. He could clearly sense the changes to the axe. The axe seemed to have become alive, and the pressure it gave off actually suppressed the soul a little more.
"Jianchen, let's go. Let's have a good gathering in the War God Hall," Tie Ta stowed the axe away and pulled Jianchen into the War God Hall.
No outsider had set foot in the War God Hall for countless years. Jianchen was the first.
Tie Ta and Jianchen chatted for a very long time within the War God Hall. As soon as they thought about how the two of them had once been students of Kargath Academy in the Kingdom of Gesun and how they had now become sovereigns of their race, they both sighed.
"Tie Ta, may I ask how much you know about the Elven Godtree?" Jianchen suddenly asked as he stared at Tie Ta in interest.
It's said that the tree has existed for an extremely long time. Back when the Hundred Races were still living on the Beast God Continent and before uncle Aergyns was born, the Elven Godtree had already existed. It has always been a symbol of the elves. Afterwards, when the Hundred Races were defeated, the Elven Godtree moved to the Wasteland Continent with us from the Beast God Continent, turning the territory of the elves into a dense forest. It nourished the land with its powerful life force and has never withered even after all these years. "
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