Chapter 183 Little Tree

The small box was engraved with extremely profound and complex dark patterns, and golden light appeared and disappeared from time to time. The strong sensation called on Lu Yi to open it.

Lu Yi raised his hand and touched the small box.

Without any obstacles, Lu Yi opened the tightly closed wooden box very easily and smoothly.

Rich divine power of light burst out from the opening, and dissipated in all directions in a substantial manner.

Golden light surrounded Lu Yi, wrapping him tightly from head to toe.

As if immersed in a very special medium, Lu Yi felt that even breathing had become an extremely refreshing and comfortable thing.

Warm, with a gentle breath.

The wonderful energy flowed into Lu Yi's abdominal cavity along the air, and every inch of golden light that touched his skin melted into his flesh and bones like extremely soft clouds.

His magic power climbed up, from slow to fast, becoming extremely solid. When it reached a limit, it began to fall back to the bottom, and after hitting the bottom, it climbed up again. This repeated several times.

By the seventh time, Lu Yi's breathing, which had been a little rapid, completely calmed down.

His magic power level did not increase.

But Lu Yi could clearly feel that he had entered another new realm.

If his original magic power was a square, then he has now broken the original dimension and become a cube. Although on the surface, Lu Yi is still only an x-level magician, in fact he should be a xx-level magician.

The invisible surface built a perfect and flawless space deep in his soul, where his magic power and even his consciousness were stored, and it continued to expand outward unconsciously every minute and every second.

His soul expanded infinitely, and the magic power melted into the air and engulfed everything.

The sound of the leaves of the Elf Mother Tree rustling, the sound of ripples in the pond...

The leaves fell quietly into the water, and Lu Yi slowly opened his eyes.

What you see is an interesting and smiling god.

Lu Yi blinked, but was not surprised.

"…My God?"

Chaos also blinked at him and said with a smile: "Hi! Lu Yi - didn't I say last time that we would see each other again? I didn't expect it to be so soon..."

"I didn't expect you to be recognized by the little tree so quickly." Chaos stretched out his hand to support the elven mother tree beside him, "This little guy is not some stupid guy who is so familiar with others."

The Elf Mother Tree shook its leaves and laughed.

Chaos suddenly became interested and asked Lu Yi excitedly: "Do you know how it became the mother tree of the elves? You should have seen that the little tree was just a small seedling on the sacred mountain at the beginning. Have you ever wondered how it became the mother tree of the elves!"

Lu Yi guessed very enthusiastically: "Did the little tree help the elves survive some disaster?"

Chaos shook his head and smiled strangely.

"You'll never guess."

"What?" Lu Yi tilted his head curiously.

Chaos wanted to keep it a secret, but seeing Lu Yi tilting his head and looking at him with confusion and curiosity, he changed his mind and explained honestly.

"I was worried about Xiao Miaomiao before because no matter how long the elves' lifespan is, it can never be longer than the creatures of the sacred mountain. From the moment I arrived at the Isaiah continent, it was destined that Xiao Miaomiao would continue to send away the deceased elves."

Lu Yi suddenly had an idea: "... Could it be that the little tree used another method to keep those departed elves?"

Chaos looked at him in surprise, "You could say that - I didn't expect that you two would have the same idea in this regard."

Chaos lowered his eyes and looked at the circle of water under the mother tree, as if he was looking at the small tree that once existed, or as if he was looking at his own reflection in the water.

"I kept sending friends away and fell into the cycle of loneliness. I thought the little tree couldn't stand this endless cycle, but I didn't expect that what I thought was just what I thought."

He squatted down and reached out his hand to gently stir the clear and transparent pool water.

"The pool water was dug by the elves specifically for the sapling. The elves also buried the sapling deep in the mud under the pool water." Chaos said calmly.

Lu Yi was slightly startled, then squatted silently beside Him.

"Under its massive root system are the bones of countless elves. Look, they look like jade."

As He spoke, His slightly wet finger pointed toward the bottom of the pool.

Lu Yi stared at the black mud eagerly and whispered, "Lord God, I can't see anything."

Chaos didn't look back, he just said, "No, you can see it."

"Lu Yi, you have been recognized by the little tree. You can see it. Don't use your eyes to see it, use your soul to see it."

Lu Yi nodded, holding his breath and looking in the direction Chaos pointed.

He stared at the calm water surface until his eyes became slightly sore and then he noticed some unusual clues.

Under the pool of water, I saw a huge pale bone tree stretching out freely.

The twisted tree roots spiraled down, and in between were not only muddy pools, but also a pile of white bones.

The roots of the tree turn into branches, and the bones turn into leaves.

This underwater tree made of elves' dead bones is extremely beautiful, emitting a faint white light in the depths of the dim and lightless pool, which is extremely eerie.

"Where was I just now? Oh, I said that the little tree buried all the dead elves under its roots."

The mother tree spoke at the right time: "I have wiped their bones very clean, Lu Yi, look! Aren't they beautiful? They are almost the same as they originally looked. Although death separates us, they are always with me, forever-"

Looking at the pile of similar bones, Lu Yi couldn't find any words to agree with them.

He could only say with a complicated expression: "Yes, forever."

Those elf friends who once left traces in the little tree's heart were left forever deep in its lush roots after their death, accompanying it lonely and lively through countless springs, summers, autumns and winters.

Chaos at the side smiled slightly and continued, "After the first generation of elves died, their remains were stored here. The last bit of divine power belonging to the sacred mountain in the small tree merged with the remains of these elves, and finally became the bond between the sacred mountain and the elves.

"The little tree thus became the mother tree of the elves' blessing, and the elves were able to draw strength and increase their lifespans from each subsequent blessing from the sacred tree, gradually becoming a race truly blessed and favored by the sacred mountain and even the gods.

"This is the origin of the elves."

After Chaos finished speaking, he stood up, slowly stepped into the pool in front of him, and reached out to touch the lush and leafy Elf Mother Tree.

The elf tree silently stretched out every inch of its branches and trunk, and Lu Yi could see the attachment from the tree.

Suddenly, this scene overlapped with the previous scene.

At that time, Chaos, the God of Light, also gently stroked the trunk of the small tree with a smile in his eyes.

Lu Yi suddenly asked: "Is the delay in the revival of the spirit tree related to your fall?"

Chaos smiled, "How perceptive."

His fingertips lightly fell on the trunk of the Elf Mother Tree, and divine power flowed into the mother tree along his hands.

“The little tree originally relied on the little remaining power of the sacred mountain to support the elves—and that little power has long been used up.

"I supported the little tree, but after my death, the supply of this divine power was completely cut off."

At first, the Elf Mother Tree could still barely provide blessings, but as its last bit of divine power of light was exhausted, even revival became a difficult task.

As Chaos spoke, the divine power from his fingertips continued to flow out.

With the reinfusion of the divine power of light, the light flowing on the veins of the Elf Mother Tree became more condensed. At the same time, Chaos's figure began to gradually become transparent.

"Lord God of Light, are you leaving again?" the Elf Mother Tree asked softly.

Chaos nodded and retracted his hand whose fingertips turned into nothingness.

He glanced at Lu Yi behind him and said with a smile: "Since you have taken so many benefits from me, you should do something for me, right?"

Lu Yi replied solemnly: "God, please give your orders."

"Don't be friends with Ares, that guy is very fierce and stubborn. Be friends with Mios, Mios is stupid, he will hit you wherever you point your finger!"

"ah?"

At first Lu Yi thought he had misheard, and then he felt guilty.

He has not forgotten the dense spells on Vest Lant's soul.

Lu Yi had no idea whether Chaos knew about the weirdness between his vest and his real body. When he saw Him mention Mios on his own initiative, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

No matter who he is a spy for, it is very strange to mention the other party in front of the real owner!

"I'm not in a relationship with anyone." Lu Yi subconsciously defended himself.

"Really?" Chaos smiled meaningfully.

"Alas, that stinky stone of Ares got a good deal. How can such a fishy and smelly stone be put together with the beautiful jade?"

Lu Yi listened in silence, thinking that during the Ragnarok of the Gods, weren't all the gods crushed to death by such a stubborn stone?

Even the God of Light before him was no exception.

Chaos seemed to sense his thoughts and immediately snorted and laughed, "I'm not bragging to you. If I hadn't wanted to live back then, Ares wouldn't have been able to defeat me!

"Whose inheritance do you think you have obtained? It is the inheritance of the most powerful god in the entire universe!"

After taking a glimpse of Lu Yi's surprised expression, Chaos withdrew his gaze with satisfaction.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore."

“The first thing I want you to promise me is that if you really inherit my throne one day, you must continue to provide divine power to the Elf Mother Tree until the day the tree withers.

"Lu Yi, can you do this?"

Lu Yi nodded heavily, "If that day comes, I will definitely supply divine power according to your instructions until the little tree withers on its own."

Chaos smiled, and his figure became more transparent.

"Lord God, you just said this is the first thing, so are there second and third things?"

"Of course!" Chaos raised his eyebrows, "But those things are not something that a remnant like me needs to worry about."

"Well... let's see when you can find my next piece of regret."

Chaos stretched and leaned lazily against the trunk of the Elf Mother Tree.

His figure became more and more transparent, but he still kept on reminding, "It may take some time for you to become a god, but Xiaoshu can't wait any longer - when I die later, you can use my scattered divine power to help Xiaoshu recover smoothly in this cycle... Well, I think that with your potential, you will probably have become a god by the next cycle!

"Although from Xiaoshu's memories, it seems that I appeared very few times, but I actually care about Xiaoshu! You may not believe it, but Xiaoshu is really the first Shenshan plant that I raised with my own hands. The small flowers and grasses I raised before could not withstand my divine power and all died!"

Chaos's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally he leaned his head against the tree trunk as if he was completely exhausted.

"I don't know why I'm tired, but I'm really tired..."

He watched the sunset countless times on the hillside of the sacred mountain, and it took tens of millions of years from his initial soliloquy to his final complete silence.

Chaos thought that perhaps the little tree was more suitable for eternal life than him.

He couldn't welcome new friends with enthusiasm like the little tree every time, nor could he bury his beloved things in his body to keep them with him forever. Chaos could only bury himself silently, hoping for the next brief but brilliant bloom.

"See you next time, Lu Yi."

His eyes looked into Lu Yi's blue eyes, and under Lu Yi's gaze, they turned into spots of light and dissipated bit by bit.

The sturdy and leafy Elf Mother Tree swayed gently, and the rustling sound of the leaves was apparently light and moving, but it sounded like sobbing.

Xiao Shu asked: "Lu Yi, will I be able to see the Lord of Light again in the future?"

Lu Yi turned his head and looked at the Elf Mother Tree, and said softly: "I definitely will."

The author has something to say:

The words that kept echoing in my mind were, "Whose love do you think you are rejecting? The love of a God!"

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