Chapter 370 - 6: The Great War is Imminent

Chapter 370: Chapter 6: The Great War is Imminent

Residents of the territory had once learned from the Wisdom Library that some gods require their followers to pray. On a whim, some of them tried praying to the Divine Wood, but unfortunately, no one ever received a response.

"It seems Lord Divine Wood didn’t want to answer their pointless prayers. But for important business like this, He still responds."

Delighted, Yuan Xiaobo copied Dong Lin and began to pray. As he did, a spatial ripple washed over him, and he, too, arrived at the foot of the World Tree.

The heroes who had returned to the territory with them followed suit, teleporting down from the World Tree Crown.

Afterward, while taking in the drastically changed territory, Yuan Xiaobo and Dong Lin headed toward the Government Affairs Center and the military center along a path they still recognized.

The territory now boasted many new, futuristic vehicles and civilian implements, but its overall layout remained unchanged.

Everything was just bigger and more abundant, and the roads had widened considerably. Fortunately, since the general layout was the same, the two didn’t get lost.

After asking a passerby and learning that only four years had passed in the territory, they were all amazed, marveling at the Divine Wood’s incredible growth speed.

After checking in at the Government Affairs Center, a staff member escorted them to a Hovercar, which then took them to the military center.

"You’re back?" The Phantom at the military center was overjoyed to see the two of them. Dong Lin and Yuan Xiaobo were elite combatants, and their return gave him far more flexibility with his plans.

"You’re back just in time. The war starts after tomorrow. I have two scout units that need leaders. Why don’t you each take one?"

"Okay!"

"No problem!"

Without asking for any details about the teams they would be leading, the two of them readily agreed.

...

One day later, the spatial barrier facing the Human Race Continent vanished.

However, there was no sign of an overwhelming army pressing down on them.

[Human Race Chat Channel 789 (9999+)]

Tong Mo Chen: "What’s going on? I was ready to fend off the first wave and then run for it, but no one’s attacking?"

Ding Dong: "Maybe they haven’t finished assembling their forces! I sent troops to the border territories right at the start, and they still haven’t arrived..."

Wu Yuzhu: "They’re probably still massing their troops, just like us!"

Qian Duoduo: "Everyone, hurry up and dispatch your troops! Those of you on the border, please speed up your defensive fortifications."

Qian Duoduo: "If no one’s attacking now, it just means something big is coming later. Don’t let your guard down!!!"

Yun Qihao: "Since no one is attacking, send out the scouts!! We need to find out what race the enemy is, what units they have, and what skills they use. The more detailed, the better!!!"

Yun Qihao: "Also, hurry up and report the terrain of your respective territories for compilation!!!!"

Yun Qihao: "The compilation team hasn’t started cross-checking the list yet. If I have to be the one to check it and find people missing, it’s going to be embarrassing for everyone."

Yun Qihao: "Get a move on! Is there not a single lord in that huge region to the north?"

...

Meanwhile, many of the lords whose territories bordered Lin Yu’s had noticed that in recent days, tremors would occasionally emanate from the massive forest next to them.

Since there was no spatial barrier between them and the forest, they knew it didn’t belong to another race. Thus, after surveying their own territory’s terrain and reporting it to the compilation lead, a few curious lords sent some scouts in to investigate.

Li Hua was among them, though he had dispatched his scouts much earlier.

After he and Li Hua had taken part in the Eye Demon incident on Cuiwei Star during the rest period, Lin Yu had holed up in his room and hadn’t been seen since.

During that time, Li Hua had tried to contact Lin Yu several times to grab a meal together, but he was unreachable.

So, as soon as the lord competition began and he saw Lin Yu’s messages in the chat group, Li Hua wanted to contact him and ask about his current situation.

’Could something have happened to Lin Yu?’

’Come to think of it, Lin Yu’s territory has always been quite mysterious. It’s always his people coming out of the forest; I’ve never even sent anyone to take a look at his territory.’

’My territory is adjacent to the border. When the fighting starts, I might need to cooperate with him... Should I go take a look?’

Li Hua was curious about the state of Lin Yu’s territory. After all, though four years had passed for both of them, the trees in his territory were noticeably much smaller than those in Lin Yu’s.

That row of trees, far taller than any ordinary ones, was the best marker for the edge of Lin Yu’s territory.

Li Hua (Private Message): "Lin Yu, you there?"

Li Hua (Private Message): "You there?"

Li Hua (Private Message): "You there?"

After asking three times, Li Hua started to laugh. "Hehehe, you’re the one not responding. You were just talking in the main group chat, and now you won’t reply to me. I wonder what on earth you’re doing?"

Next, Li Hua wrote a letter inviting Lin Yu to send a representative to discuss a joint defense policy. He gave it to a Legendary Sword Immortal, equipped the man with a camera, and sent him on his way.

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After the Sword Immortal had traveled several kilometers through the forest, the entire woods began to shake violently.

The Sword Immortal quickly flew into the sky, where he witnessed an utterly shocking scene—the earth collapsing, soil solidifying into gold, plants growing with incredible speed...

The miraculous scene unfolding before him was so stunning it almost made him fall off his flying sword.

’Th-th-this... this is the power of a Lord?’

’I wonder when my own lord will be able to achieve this level of power?’

’It’s truly something to look forward to!’

’My lord said he and the lord here are good friends, but why does the gap in their power seem so huge?’

After his initial shock, with a vast area of the forest ahead of him collapsing and sinking into the earth, and with him flying high in the air, the Sword Immortal’s field of vision became incredibly wide.

He could see that the collapsed area of the forest was vast. As he looked out, he couldn’t see the far edge of the collapse, and to either side, it stretched for untold kilometers, disappearing beyond the horizon.

He didn’t dare move recklessly. He then saw defensive plants continuously sprouting up—plants that looked dangerous at a single glance. It made him realize that the lord of this territory was constructing a defensive line.

’So, just how big is my lord’s friend’s territory? Is he using all of this vast land just to build a line of defense?’

’It seems this task of delivering the letter won’t be an easy one.’

The Sword Immortal no longer lingered to watch the forest’s transformation. Instead, he flew at full speed toward what he presumed was the center of the territory.