Chapter 584 - 582: The Cause of Annihilating Universe Displays Its Might
Chapter 584: Chapter 582: The Cause of Annihilating Universe Displays Its Might
But a dozen or so Flying Ships and Flying Shuttles still remained.
Su Qing frowned.
’Some people are really looking to die.’
"Senior, I am a Twelfth Realm Alchemy Master. I can offer you comparable Elixirs in exchange for one of this tree’s branches."
The speaker was a handsome man in a white Magic Robe, standing proudly amidst the stars, shielded by numerous Tier Twelve Magical Artifacts.
"Didn’t I already tell you? Scram."
"Can’t you understand my words?" Su Qing was getting bored.
’Why are they so eager to die?’
’It’s a fool’s errand, yet they still rush in like moths to a flame.’
’Greed, truly, is a powerful thing.’
Su Qing had no desire to waste any more words.
"Tree King, show me your strength."
"Yes, Master."
The Tree King knew Su Qing wouldn’t let him die.
So, he went all out.
"Silent Listening Wisdom Light, descend sweet initial wisdom..."
But it wasn’t light that appeared. Instead, a shockwave emanated from the Tree King, its speed so immense that it almost instantly enveloped all the Cultivators in the sky.
And that wasn’t all.
As this move was unleashed, the Tree King had already launched another: a storm of leaves that filled the sky, shredding their way toward the dozen or so Cultivators.
Each leaf was incredibly sharp, moving at nearly the speed of light and imbued with the power of death.
"Is that all? A petty trick."
The Cultivators who remained all managed to block the Tree King’s attacks.
The Tree King was only at the peak of the Tenth Realm, while the weakest among those who remained were in the Eleventh Realm. They all had their own defensive measures.
"Lower Wisdom!"
The Tree King, realizing he was no match for them, unleashed an Immortal Dao Divine Technique: Lower Wisdom. This was one of his Innate Divine Techniques. Anyone struck by it would have the wisdom of their soul gradually stripped away, causing them to regress into a low-level, witless creature.
The Immortal Enlightenment Tree King could both grant wisdom to all living things and strip it away.
This Divine Technique landed on all the Cultivators, seemingly defying all logic.
Even Su Qing narrowed his eyes. ’This Divine Technique is quite impressive.’
He had only analyzed it for a moment, but he already had a rough understanding of it.
Although Lower Wisdom was powerful, it only affected three of the Eleventh Realm cultivators.
"Alright."
"You don’t need to attack anymore."
Su Qing now understood the Immortal Enlightenment Tree King’s basic capabilities. He could barely contend with an Eleventh Realm existence.
’Not bad.’
’It’s strange. Here in the Star Sea, it seems that not many Thirteenth Realm beings are willing to build their own factions. Instead, it’s these Twelfth Realm existences that do it.’
’But they’re all just a bunch of useless rabble.’
’Like a pack of jackals that had caught a scent, yet so oblivious to danger that they still wanted a piece of the pie.’
Cause of Annihilating Universe!
With a flicker of his eyes, Su Qing saw the entire history of the dozen or so Cultivators above him, both their current lives and their past ones.
He saw it all, one by one, and even caught glimpses of their futures.
"Annihilate!"
The thought crossed Su Qing’s mind.
Up in the sky, before they could even react, their eyes suddenly went dull. The next moment, they vanished as if they had never existed.
Su Qing obliterated everything, even their Flying Magical Artifacts, leaving not a single trace behind.
Not even dust remained.
They simply vanished.
’A Pupil Technique for both offense and defense. Its effect overlaps a bit with the Flame of Space-Time, but it doesn’t matter.’
Su Qing averted his gaze.
The Tree King watched in awe from the side. "Master, your methods grow more terrifying by the day."
"It’s just a minor trick." Su Qing wanted to explain that he had made them disappear without incurring any causal backlash.
But on second thought, he decided against it.
’What would be the point?’
’The Tree King has no idea how difficult it is to avoid causal backlash. He hasn’t reached that level yet.’
’It would be pointless to tell him any of this.’
If he had wanted these people dead, Su Qing could have used Causal Touch to kill them just as thoroughly.
The only difference is that it would have entangled him in causality.
"Calm your heart and continue. You should strive to reach the Eleventh Realm. For the next few years, that is my only requirement of you."
With that, Su Qing used ’Growth’ on the Immortal Enlightenment Tree King.
Withered Wood Revives in Spring now had very little effect on the Tree King.
Under the empowerment of Growth, the Tree King grew ever larger, its trunk becoming increasingly resilient.
As the Tree King grew, the Continent formed by its root system expanded along with it.
Consequently, it attracted many Cultivators and other living beings who wished to come and settle there.
They all wanted to settle on this vast expanse of land.
It was a land with few inhabitants, so even occupying a small piece of it would provide these Cultivators or other intelligent beings with a stable base.
However, they didn’t dare.
Without the consent of the land’s master, none of these beings dared to set foot on the vast continent.
"Has another year passed?"
"Yes, Master," the Tree King responded.
The Tree King was now immense, and he felt that this was his peak state.
He had reached the absolute peak of the Tenth Realm.
"Master, I feel that getting any larger is meaningless."
"No, you can become even stronger. The Daoist Initial Cultivation Method may not be suitable for us beings of flesh and blood."
"But for plants like you, it is the best Technique there is."
"Cultivate it well." Su Qing had noticed the Tree King’s Dao Seed—it was a true, tangible Dao Seed.
A Dao Seed that could be touched and could bestow great power.
’Perhaps this could lead to a Cultivation Method similar to that of the Star Sea Tree.’
’After all, the Taichu Cultivation Method was originally created based on the Rules of the Star Sea World.’
’So, it was perfectly suited for a tree-form Cultivation Method.’
Hearing Su Qing’s words, the Tree King had no choice but to obey and focus on his Cultivation.
Su Qing’s Skill Level was now over six hundred thousand.
Watching his Skill Level continue to rise, Su Qing suddenly looked toward the small courtyard in the distance with a hint of reluctance.
"Sigh..."
Su Qing sighed. "Tree King, when the time comes, please take good care of Qianyou."
"No problem, Master."
"However, the young miss doesn’t seem to need my care." The Tree King could clearly sense that Su Qianyou’s strength was greater than his.
"I’m not talking about that. I mean companionship," Su Qing said, shaking his head.
"Her wisdom only awakened a little over ten years ago."
Su Qing explained, "Perhaps she could be happier."
"Perhaps." Su Qing fell silent for a moment. He himself didn’t quite believe that Su Qianyou already knew he was leaving.
If he really were to leave this world, Su Qing was afraid Su Qianyou would follow him.
"Tree King... I have one last thing to ask of you. After I leave..."
"...tell Su Qianyou not to look for me. She won’t be able to find me. As long as I successfully break through, she’ll see me in an instant."
"Urge her to cultivate well."
Su Qing found himself growing sentimental.
Su Qing knew that, for him, the breakthrough was the most important thing. Everyone else came second.
It was just that Su Qianyou’s innocence, her ever-present and benevolent smile, was so incredibly comforting.
"Master, many living beings are requesting to land on the continent I’ve raised."
"Should I refuse them?"
Only when the Tree King asked did Su Qing look up at the sky.
He hadn’t expected the space above to have become so bustling.
’It seems the Immortal Enlightenment Tree King attracted them.’
Su Qing glanced at the continent below again.
"They may, but they are not to come within a ten-thousand-li radius of your trunk."
"Go and relay the message."
"Yes, Master."
A radius of ten thousand li wasn’t actually very far, considering the width of the Tree King’s trunk alone was already greater than that.
It was absolutely massive.
All the branches and leaves of the Immortal Tree began to glow, broadcasting a message: all were welcome on the continent, but none could approach within ten thousand li of its trunk.
Upon hearing this news, all the beings swiftly descended upon the continent.
They all vied for spots closest to the great tree.
They had all done their research; proximity to the great tree granted a boost to one’s Comprehension.
This was a great boon, whether for scientific research, comprehending a Cultivation Method, or general Cultivation.
The Duanmu Family was quite lucky.
They had been situated close to the tree back when it was only a small planet. As the continent expanded, their family’s distance from the Immortal Enlightenment Tree King didn’t increase.
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