Crack, crack, crack …
In the depths of the palace, the King of the North inserted his sword into a stone door. A series of sounds came from the door as it slowly opened.
"Teacher, you won't blame me for hiding my identity, right …?"
Taking advantage of this gap, the princess moved closer to Hayashi River and whispered.
Looking at Cassife's familiar yet somewhat strange face, Hayashi River shook his head slightly. "I'm just a teacher who teaches you about machinery. I don't care about your other identities."
The princess heaved a sigh of relief, but her lips were slightly pursed. Her teacher's attitude was actually no different from before.
However, when she thought of how Hayashi River had put his arm around the waist of the special forces' beauty and personally sent her out of the city, Cassife felt an inexplicable emotion.
However, the princess wasn't quite sure what this emotion was. She just felt that as her teacher's only student, her teacher should be more concerned about her.
On the side, the King of the North and Man Hua glanced at the princess. The two old men were experienced people and naturally knew what this girl was thinking.
The King of the North looked at Man Hua, and the latter looked back at him. They both shrugged slightly, their intentions clear. If the princess could get together with Hayashi River, that would be for the best.
Fowler sighed inwardly. Mister Chuan actually had no interest in such a peerless beauty. He really wasn't a man!
Hayashi River didn't care about these people's thoughts. He looked at the door and was very interested in its structure.
The stone door looked very ordinary, made of stone unique to the Northern Territory. However, in Hayashi River's perception, it was completely different.
In his "vision," he could see the dense patterns on the inside of the stone door. It was a complicated star map.
It was completely different from the current star maps. This complicated star map was ten times larger, and many constellations couldn't be seen in the current night sky.
"Is this an ancient star map …?"
This thought suddenly flashed through Hayashi River's mind. He immediately understood that this was the memory of the two Tree of Life spirits.
The 'vision' kept changing, and Hayashi River even saw more secrets behind the stone door. It was a map, a map of a continent that was incomparably vast. In the center of the continent was a huge mountain range that spanned across the entire continent.
After careful examination, Hayashi River quickly realized that this was the current map of the Eastern and Western Continents.
To be precise, the territory of this continent was twice the size of the Eastern and Western Continents combined.
This should be the complete appearance of the continent in ancient times. Later on, there was a huge change, and the continent was divided into two parts. The other part was buried by the five seas …
"The history of this stone gate is probably older than the entire Sea-Ao Empire …" Hayashi River pondered.
The stone door finally opened, and the Northern King walked in first. It was a long and narrow passage that spiraled downwards …
With the senses of all the experts present, they were naturally able to discern that the space behind the stone door wasn't underground, but an unknown space.
Man Hua frowned and murmured, "It's said that existences above the ninth realm can open up their own space. Could this place be like that …?"
The Northern King shook his head. He didn't understand this either. This was a top secret place of the Northern Royal Family. Unless there was an emergency, every king could only come here three times in their lifetime.
The first time was when they became a true successor, the second was when they inherited the throne, and the last was when they were about to die …
Including this time, this was the third time the Northern King had come here.
"This place is where our Northern Royal Family rose to power. That King sword was also obtained from here …"
As they moved forward, the Northern King talked about the past. This was their race's top secret. Even a thousand years ago, when the Northern King and Man Hua were like brothers, they didn't reveal it.
This was because, according to the clan's teachings, this secret was only known to the Northern King. If it was leaked, misfortune would happen.
Of course, there was no need to follow the clan's teachings now. Even the pure Tree of Life Trunk had appeared, and the three contaminated Tree of Life Spirits had been destroyed. This clan's teachings naturally existed in name only.
The Northern King told everyone that the rise of their race had happened a long time ago. Their ancestor had suddenly heard a strange call near King City. Then, he found this stone door, pulled out the King sword, entered the stone door, and listened to the teachings of the gods. From then on, he became the master of the King sword, and led the race to power in the north.
The Northern Royal Family's duty had always been not to maintain the royal family's rule, but to rule the north and better protect the land of King City.
This was the instruction of the voice behind the stone door, and also the duty of the owner of the King sword.
In exchange, the Northern Royal Family would prosper …
This had always been the Northern Royal Family's greatest secret!
As for the other truths, the Northern King didn't know before yesterday that the Tree of Life Trunk was behind that voice. He really didn't expect it.
"The place behind this stone door is very strange. The voice that our ancestor heard should be the will of this Tree of Life Trunk …"
The Northern King looked at the Tree of Life Trunk in the basin. The King sword in his hand hummed from time to time. There was a strange connection between the two.
After a while, the group arrived at the destination. Just as the Northern King had said, this was a strange place. The surroundings were filled with a hazy light, and one could vaguely see that this was a glorious building.
However, with the perception of Hayashi River and the others, they discovered that this building actually didn't exist. What they saw with the naked eye wasn't real!
A building made of life energy?!
Hu hu hu …
At the top of the huge building, a cold and dense light scattered down. A figure of light slowly descended and floated in the air, watching the group.
"My protector, the royal family of the Northern Lands, you've finally brought my body here …"
The figure of light slowly spoke, its voice ringing in everyone's ears.
Even though Man Hua, the Northern King, and the others were prepared and used their strength to isolate their six senses, this voice still echoed in their ears.
Hayashi River was slightly shaken. He could tell that this was actually a will that directly rang in everyone's mind.
"Is this some kind of mental energy?" Hayashi River guessed.
"Machine owner, this isn't as simple as mental energy. It should be a higher level of power …" The [Moon Core] analyzed and replied.
The Northern King held the King sword and stepped forward. He bowed slightly and stated his purpose of coming. He wanted to ask about his sister's condition and whether Hazel was still alive.
"She's not dead. However, it will be very difficult for her to wake up …"
The figure of light looked at Princess Hazel in the crystal coffin and shook its head. "Unless my will returns to this body. However, the consequences of that are hard to predict."
The group remained silent. They knew that what the figure of light was talking about involved a great secret.
"Follow me …"
The figure of light turned and walked toward the depths of this building. The group followed.
After walking for a long time, the group suddenly realized that this building didn't look big, but it was actually ridiculously big. After walking for a whole hour, they still hadn't reached the end.
"Is this a space constructed and opened up by a higher level of mental energy?"
Hayashi River couldn't help but ask as they walked. He was really curious about this place and was very tempted.
If he could open up such a place, it would be too convenient. This would be a secret place that no one could reach.
The figure of light turned and looked over. A faint will swept across everyone present, lingering on Hayashi River for the longest time.
Man Hua and the others felt a chill in their hearts. The investigation of the figure of light made them feel like they had nowhere to hide. This wasn't because the figure of light was very powerful.
Based on the perception of the Centaur old man, this figure of light was definitely not stronger than him. However, the power that the figure of light used was too strange, and there was no way to resist it.
"This is a power unique to the Tree of Life. It uses pure life energy as a foundation, similar to the power of creation. I'm afraid it's very difficult to achieve this."
As the figure of light spoke, it also revealed the secret of its power.
Hearing this, everyone was shocked. They thought of an ancient legend. It was said that many races on the continent gradually evolved under the Tree of Life. Was it because of this power? The power of creation of the Tree of Life?
As if sensing everyone's thoughts, the figure of light shook its head and clarified the ancient legend. Those races didn't evolve because of the Tree of Life.
However, due to the existence of the Tree of Life, the transformation of those races was accelerated. Even without the Tree of Life, those intelligent races would still appear. The only difference was that the time it would take would be hundreds or even thousands of times longer.
"The Tree of Life isn't a god in the words of the later races. It's precisely because of these legends that we ended up being corroded and eventually split apart …"
As they walked and spoke, the group had already reached the depths of the building. There was a glowing object there.
To be more precise, it was a ball of light that flickered incessantly. Images kept appearing within it, shooting out like a meteor and flying past everyone. From those spots of light, they seemed to be able to see an ancient scene …
What was this ball of light?!
Everyone looked at the figure of light. The latter didn't keep them in suspense and directly gave the answer. These were its memory fragments.
"The past events of a long time ago can't be explained in a short time. It's better for you to see it directly. It'll be faster …"
As the figure of light spoke, it raised its hand and pointed. The ball of light immediately expanded and enveloped everyone.
In the next moment, the group's location changed. They were actually on a vast continent. Smoke and dust billowed everywhere, and the entire world was empty as if they were the only ones there …
The scenery around them began to change. Time seemed to speed up here, and everyone could see scenes from ancient times.
Hayashi River looked up into the distance. There was a towering tree that stood between the heavens and the earth, as if it was the center of the world.
That was the Tree of Life!
Then, he appeared under the Tree of Life. Looking around, there were creatures that had just gained some intelligence everywhere. Bathed in the aura of the Tree of Life, these creatures were rapidly transforming.
The surrounding scenery changed faster and faster. It was as if a hundred years had passed in an instant. Hayashi River saw some legendary intelligent races appear. Among them were elves, ancient dragons, and the embryonic forms of some sea beasts.
These races worshipped the Tree of Life from the beginning. They viewed it as the god that gave birth to them and had never stopped offering sacrifices to it …
Time rapidly passed. After a thousand years, these intelligent races became even more powerful. There were also other powerful races that appeared …
Some races began to develop ambitions. They wanted to steal the power of the Tree of Life and formulated a shocking plan. They called it the Power of God Stealing Plan!
Among these races, Hayashi River saw the figures of the royal sea beasts, as well as some other powerful races …
This plan continued for a long time. In the end, the Tree of Life was contaminated. This mysterious tree originally didn't have the intelligence of an intelligent race. It only instinctively nurtured the world's living beings.
After being contaminated, in order to protect itself, the Tree of Life rapidly developed intelligence. Whether it was the contaminated or the pure parts, in a short period of time, it gave birth to all sorts of intelligence. Then, it split apart and became Tree Spirits.
On that day, the Tree of Life collapsed. The collapse of this massive divine tree naturally wasn't as simple as just collapsing. Rather, it was a world-shaking disaster.
The mountain range in the center of the continent sank into the ground. The entire continent was divided into two parts, one east and one west. The continent also sank a lot and was submerged by the sea.
The Tree of Life, on the other hand, split into countless pure and polluted tree trunks that scattered across the continent. Some of them directly dissipated, while others remained.
One of the pure Tree Spirits landed in the Northern Lands. For a long time, it had been searching for a protector and quietly hiding.
In order to avoid the danger of being devoured, this Tree Spirit split its consciousness and body into two parts. This made it even more difficult to find.
…
Everyone experienced the changes of the ancient era. Their minds were shaken as they understood the detailed origin of this Tree of Life.
The light shadow looked at the group and said, "If my consciousness fuses with the Tree of Life, I will be able to freely use the power of life. Perhaps it will be possible to revive this human woman. However, that kind of risk is not something you can accept. "
"Those contaminated Tree Spirits have always wanted to devour us to complete a new life and grow a complete tree. However, that is definitely not a Tree of Life. It is very likely a Tree of Death. At that time, this world might once again experience the calamity of the ancient era … "
Listening to the light shadow's explanation, everyone's expressions became somewhat unsightly. Such a secret was not good news.
The light shadow continued to explain. The three contaminated Tree Spirits had always wanted to find its location, fuse it with the trunk, and then devour it.
Because of this, one of the contaminated Tree Spirits had secretly instigated the massacre in the palace twelve years ago. It had sealed Princess Hazel in a crystal coffin and placed her on its trunk. It wanted to use the bloodline of the Northern Royal Clan to locate its consciousness.
The Northern King bowed and asked, "Now that the three contaminated Tree Spirits have been destroyed, can the Tree Spirit still not fuse with the body?"
When he was very young, his mother had passed away. For the sake of the stability of the Northern Lands, his father had been fighting outside all year round. Princess Hazel had been taken care of by him since she was young. The siblings had experienced many cruelties in the palace before finally reaching this step.
For the sake of the royal clan, Princess Hazel had even given up on marrying. The man she had loved when she was young had died for the Northern King.
If he could save his sister, the Northern King was willing to pay any price. Other than the responsibility of protecting the Northern Lands, he was willing to give up anything he had …
"It's just three contaminated Tree Spirits … Do you know how many contaminated Tree Spirits there are?"
The light shadow looked at everyone. "When the main tree split, the number of contaminated Tree Spirits was innumerable, but the number of pure Tree Spirits was less than ten thousand …"
"It's very difficult for pure Tree Spirits to devour each other, but the contaminated Tree Spirits can not only devour each other, but they can also devour us to strengthen themselves."
"A thousand years ago, I sensed that there weren't many pure Tree Spirits left, and there were only a few contaminated Tree Spirits. Do you understand the danger …"
Everyone's expression changed. Of course, they understood what the light shadow meant. In the memory, they had seen the Tree of Life collapse. The fragments of the Tree of Life seemed to cover the entire sky.
Now, there were only a few Tree Spirits left. Naturally, they were devouring each other. That was an extremely terrifying thing.
"Those three contaminated Tree Spirits are definitely not the strongest among the remaining ones. If the remaining contaminated Tree Spirits devour each other and become one, then they will absorb the remaining pure Tree Spirits of Life. For this world, it will be an apocalyptic disaster."
"The current me cannot fuse with a body. The consequences will not only be dangerous for me, but also for the entire Northern Lands …"
"So, I'm sorry, but I cannot resurrect this human girl, even though I promised to agree to your Protector's request."
The Northern King lowered his head and didn't say anything else.
Man Hua and Mossy Bone looked at each other. The former said in a low voice, "Your Excellency Tree Spirit, you didn't tell us such a secret just to give us an explanation, right?"
The light shadow nodded. "Yes. I want your help. I discovered a terrifying secret from those three contaminated Tree Spirits of Life. Perhaps, not long after, an incomparably terrifying contaminated Tree Spirit of Life will appear on the Northern Lands! It is far more terrifying than the pitch-black treants … "
Seeing the doubt in everyone's eyes, the light shadow looked at Hayashi River. "You should know what I'm saying, right? … "
Hayashi River was taken aback. Seeing that his companions were looking at him, he frowned slightly and nodded. "When that pitch-black treant was killed, I did see some blurry images …"
From beginning to end, Hayashi River did not admit that he was the one controlling the [Earth King Equipment]. He did not want to expose this secret. This was not only for himself, but also for the Centaur Race and the Northern Lands.
By now, the outside world should have already spread that the strongest equipment of the Centaur Army had reappeared. This was an extremely terrifying deterrent force.
If the secret of him controlling the [Earth King Equipment] was exposed, it would not be a good thing.
Moreover, it was already very difficult to activate the [Earth King Equipment] again after the previous battle. It was not Hayashi River's problem.
It was Man Hua's problem. Hayashi River could sense that injecting power into the second energy source was a great loss to the Centaur Race elder.
With Man Hua's age, if he continued to do it again, the elder's remaining life would probably be exhausted …
In the future, the [Earth King Equipment] could only exist as a deterrent weapon. This secret could not be exposed.
Therefore, Hayashi River only said that he had seen some images, and did not mention anything else.
The light shadow looked at Hayashi River, and after a moment of silence, it followed Hayashi River's tone and said, "Your spiritual energy is very strong. Even if you are not here, you can still sense some of our Tree of Life's memory fragments. What did you see …"
Hayashi River frowned slightly as he recalled those images. The memories he had seen were mainly about the plot of the two corrupted Tree of Life spirits against the Northern Lands.
As for the others, they were all blurry images. He could not tell which were important at the moment.
"Very blurry? Then let me help you … "
The light shadow raised its hand and transmitted a thought. Hayashi River immediately felt the damaged and blurry images in his mind become clear.
At the same time, the light shadow's voice sounded in his mind. "Bell of Time, owner of the Eye of Wisdom, I am telling you these secrets mainly because you are here. Please calm your mind, I will help you complete those memory fragments … "
Bell of Time?
Eye of Wisdom?
Hayashi River was shocked, but he looked calm on the surface. He silently felt the thought transmitted by the light shadow.
In a moment, those blurry images became clear, and Hayashi River saw two scenes. One of them was the cemetery of the royal family in the Great Star Ao County, which was shrouded by a terrifying shadow.
The other scene was an ocean with a mausoleum at the bottom of it. There were many coffins there, and there was an invisible force field around the mausoleum, completely isolating it from the outside world.
Outside the mausoleum, a dark shadow was wandering around like a ghost, trying to invade the mausoleum.
The scene changed, and Hayashi River saw a familiar figure inside a coffin.
"This is …"
Hayashi River exclaimed. He suddenly turned around and looked at Mossy Bone.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing the strange look in this young Mechanic's eyes, Mossy Bone could not help but feel a little scared. "Don't tell me I'm the corrupted Tree of Life … I don't even know …"
"Elf Cemetery?" Hayashi River spat out.
Hearing this, Mossy Bone's expression changed.
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