Chapter 531 - 438: The Various Factions of the Ancient Universe Gather

Chapter 531: Chapter 438: The Various Factions of the Ancient Universe Gather

The Wolf-Head King’s exaggerated laughter froze on his face. "The heavens are truly unfair to us, the Undead! The evolution of life in my Land of the Dead is far more difficult than human cultivation. It takes us hundreds, even thousands of years just to cultivate a human form!

As long as humans have enough energy, they can effortlessly cultivate to the Cosmic Level or even higher, and they can unlock their internal space!

But for our race, we must break through to the Cosmic Level to truly shatter the shackles of the universe and unlock our own space.

If I could have reached the War God Level and unlocked my internal space sooner, why would I need you to go on this risky venture!"

Upon the King’s enormous wolf head, a pair of lupine eyes glowed with red light. If the light from those lesser wisps was like flickering candlelight, then his gaze was a tangible blade, capable of piercing your very consciousness with a single look.

He looked at Linden. "Linden, what do you say?"

Linden’s expression did not seem to change, but in truth, he was trembling inwardly.

He steadied his nerves and looked up slightly at the Wolf-Head King. "My King, a thousand years ago, that human War God who possessed a Divine-level internal space traveled to the depths of the Land of the Dead. She left behind a Tree of Life."

Before Linden could finish, Thousand-Eyes interrupted. "The Tree of Life in the depths of the Land of the Dead withered and died long ago, corrupted by the Death Energy there. Every single one of us Undead knows this. What are you trying to say?"

Linden glanced coolly at Thousand-Eyes. "The Tree of Life does not die. Even when corrupted by the Death Energy of this land, it will continue to exist.

When that female War God planted the Tree of Life deep within the Land of the Dead, do you not think she considered that the Death Energy here would likely corrupt it and prevent it from growing?

My King, there have been frequent disturbances in the depths of the Land of the Dead recently. My subordinates guarding the area report that the life energy there is abundant.

The Tree of Life... it bloomed two years ago, and it bore fruit two years ago. I remember when that female War God brought the Tree of Life here a thousand years ago, the tree had a single fruit on it..."

Red light flared from the Wolf-Head King’s eyes. "Are you talking about the seed of the Tree of Life?"

Thousand-Eyes suddenly cut in, "Impossible!"

BOOM! With a deafening noise, a blast of red light from the Wolf-Head King’s eyes struck Thousand-Eyes in the chest, sending him flying more than ten meters.

"My King... I was just..."

But the Wolf-Head King was now focused solely on Linden, as if judging the truth of his words. "Linden, if I’m not mistaken, you seem to have recovered some of your memories?"

Linden lowered his head. "Yes, my King. I have recently been recalling images from before my death. The information about the Tree of Life came from these visions."

"Oh? I see. In that case... Linden, you will go to the depths of the Land of the Dead and bring back the seed of the Tree of Life. Then, you will give it to Thousand-Eyes, and he will take the seed to Earth.

You are to leave at once!"

Linden did not hesitate, nodding respectfully. "Yes, my King." He then rose and strode out of the palace without a backward glance.

After expending a great deal of Death Energy, Thousand-Eyes finally managed to regenerate his shattered heart. He then returned to his position before the Wolf-Head King.

"My King, why are you sending Linden? I can go! Linden... you can’t trust him!"

"Useless! That would be like an egg trying to smash a stone!"

Thousand-Eyes asked, confused, "My King, I don’t understand what you mean!"

"Of course you don’t understand! If you did, how could you have allowed my chosen successor to fall into Archie’s hands!"

The countless eyes on Thousand-Eyes’ face suddenly snapped open, each one burning with jealousy and rage.

"My King, if I could cultivate my true form and merge it with my Soul Consciousness, Archie would be no match for me!"

"Hmph!" The Wolf-Head King snorted in disdain. "Do you think a true form is so easy to cultivate? To this day, even I do not know what Archie’s true form is! As long as his true form remains, even without reaching the realm of true immortality, he is unstoppable. Let alone you, even I can do nothing against him!"

’I could kill Archie with a wave of my hand, but as long as his true form and Soul Consciousness are not extinguished, he will eventually regenerate his body and will certainly return for revenge.’

’Unless I was absolutely certain of victory, I would not make such a powerful enemy for myself.’

"But... I... Among the three of us, I admit I cannot defeat Archie. But Linden has neither talent nor strength! Why would you entrust such a critical task to him?

His memories still haven’t fully awakened, despite all his cultivation. You’ve probed him yourself and found nothing. If his past self was from the Star Nation, aren’t we just raising a viper in our nest?"

"I am well aware of that!" the King snapped. "Among you three, Archie is the most talented and the strongest. And while your strength doesn’t match theirs, you are the most loyal to me. How could I let you suffer a loss?