Chapter 172: Honored One, This Way, Please!

Since all the river water had been collected by Zhai Guangyi, a bottomless canyon had formed here. Qiqi and the others standing above directly followed and leaped down.

Yang Jingting was utterly dumbfounded at the sight of the group of figures descending from the sky. Wasn’t this the secret realm of Dragon God Radon? How had so many people suddenly arrived? Were they here to stock up together?

As one of the descendants of Dragon God Radon, Yang Jingting considered the Dragon God’s treasures partly his own property. Although Dragon God Radon had prepared these treasures here as rewards to be given out, they couldn’t withstand being plundered by a Demon King Rank powerhouse like Xiong Batian! And with a white-haired elf here who could collect everything, were they really planning to empty this place?

Most of those following Xiong Batian were demon humans, with only a few humans. The human representatives included Li Wenjun, Mark, and others. Although Li Wenjun felt somewhat uneasy inside, he did not want anything unexpected to happen to their Lord Divine Tree.

Everyone arrived before Zhai Guangyi, with Xiong Batian at the forefront, respectfully crouching down in front of him. Even crouching, Xiong Batian was about the same height as Zhai Guangyi standing.

“Lord Divine Tree.”

Hearing Xiong Batian’s address, everyone respectfully approached Zhai Guangyi. Looking at the petite and slender figure before them, they affectionately gathered around.

Magical beasts were different from humans. Although they revered the Lord Divine Tree, what they felt more was a soul-deep familiarity, as if they had found their own mother. An uncontrollable sense of cherished affection welled up within them.

Mark, Li Wenjun, and the others were seeing the Lord Divine Tree in elf form for the first time. They had never seen the appearance of the Elven Divine Tree Sylph either. The sight of the lively maiden before them, as if she had stepped out of an exquisite painting, left them utterly amazed. Her pure white hair like a curtain of light, her delicate and petite face, her doll-like body—she resembled a princess from a fairy tale.

Was this the deity who had always protected them? She looked so young.

Yang Jingting was stunned once again—he had lost count of how many times he had been stunned today. The pitiful white-haired maiden from earlier was actually the true deity, the Lord Divine Tree who had been in the background when he met Xiong Er!

This was also Yang Jingting’s first time seeing a true deity. Even his father, Dragon God Radon, he had never truly laid eyes on. Dragon God Radon had always resided deep beneath the clan’s territory, and conversations were held through a massive stone door. Even prayers were not guaranteed a response.

Many descendants of the Dragon God were cared for by their mothers or elders. The Dragonkin reproduced relatively slowly, so theirs was a matriarchal society with a polyandrous system. As a deity, Dragon God Radon had no true gender. Yang Jingting preferred to call him “Honored Father,” while Xu Aicai preferred “Honored Mother.”

But the white-haired maiden before him, though she appeared lofty and unattainable—her divine rank indeed bestowed upon her an innate aura of superiority that inspired awe—lacked the terrifying majesty one might expect from a deity. In Yang Jingting’s eyes, though she tried to maintain the dignity befitting a deity, the affinity she radiated always made one feel drawn to approach her.

Zhai Guangyi hadn’t expected so many followers to have entered this place—even Luke, Mark, and the others had come. Their strength was only around level 40; an ordinary demigod could easily deal with them. Li Wenjun’s power was similar, not yet reaching demigod rank. Without Xiong Batian’s Berserk Domain enhancement, his followers were all quite weak.

Zhai Guangyi took out various transcendent demigod-rank magic crystals. Soul metal could not be actively absorbed unless one reached demigod rank, nor could its soul energy be sensed.

“Try absorbing these magic crystals.”

Zhai Guangyi handed the crystals to the followers surrounding him. Transcendent demigod-rank magic crystals weren’t something one could absorb at will; it required considerable time. Fortunately, this world was highly suitable for trials, with many dangerous yet self-improving environments, allowing them to level up and train slowly here.

Since the battle in another spacetime couldn’t accommodate so many people, with Xiong Batian’s current strength, she alone would suffice.

“Lord Divine Tree, we came to protect you. Can you take us along?”

Qiqi had white hair like Zhai Guangyi, but compared to his pure, flawless white locks, Qiqi’s hair was slightly grayish. As the leader of the Wind Demon Panthers, her strength was infinitely close to demigod rank, yet she remained quite weak.

“It’s fine, you can wait here for me. Demon King Mephistopheles and the Elven Divine Tree Sylph aren’t in this spacetime. With my current ability, I can’t bring so many people over.”

Zhai Guangyi didn’t intend to hide too much from Qiqi and the others. Many followers couldn’t muster the resolve to oppose a deity and enter this light sphere. The same went for the Dragonkin demigods—without Dragon God Radon’s command, most likely wouldn’t dare to enter the light sphere directly.

Once inside, leaving became an issue. The rule here was entry only, no exit, all to imprison the Elven Divine Tree Sylph.

“Let’s continue plundering the treasures Dragon God left behind!”

Zhai Guangyi said cheerfully to Yang Jingting.

Yang Jingting still didn’t quite understand what they were discussing. Demon King? Elven Divine Tree? Does a deity need protection from people like us? Although she did look very weak and in need of protection.

“No problem! Honored One! This way, please!”

Yang Jingting was more than happy to lead Zhai Guangyi and the others to ransack the place. Although these were his Honored Father’s treasures, since he couldn’t obtain or use them, they didn’t feel like his own, so Yang Jingting felt no guilt whatsoever.

Moreover, his mother-in-law Xiong Batian was here. If Lord Divine Tree would later preside over his and Xiong Er’s wedding, he would feel no regrets even in death.

With Yang Jingting, Dragon God Radon’s own son, as their guide, Zhai Guangyi and the others quickly began a carpet-style plundering of this world’s treasures. Many treasures were suitable for those whose strength hadn’t reached demigod rank or were at demigod rank, and Zhai Guangyi would relinquish them without a hint of regret.

For Zhai Guangyi, the only things that truly mattered were items that could provide pure soul energy. Any magic artifact or weapon could be generated by the ‘World’ at his disposal. Even soul energy could be produced, but generating it from his own soul resulted in a disproportionate cost versus gain—a complete loss.

As one of the most ancient Deities, Dragon God Radon’s secret realm for storing treasures was not a place one could simply enter at will. Its current openness was solely for the purpose of imprisoning the Elven Divine Tree, Sylph.