A beautiful golden light rose from beneath the Tree of Life, forming a magic circle that rapidly expanded outwards, enveloping everything in its path, including Quan Ji and the others.

The elves knelt on the ground, for the queen was about to do something that would save the entire forest!

The crimson pearl began to condense, and from within it came the wails of countless people:

"Aaaaaah... Let us go, let us go!"

"Your Majesty, you are kind and benevolent, please spare us!"

"Queen of the Elves, if you do not release us, when our human warriors discover that you, this wicked woman, have committed such treacherous acts, your elven race will surely face the greatest disaster in its history!"

"You wicked woman! You actually wanted to refine us! You damned, wicked woman!!!"

All the voices mingled together, sharp and noisy, and everything around them began to distort.

The Elf Queen's power became even more aggressive, and the blood-red orb was enveloped in green light, threatening to turn all 100,000 people inside into blood!

She began chanting the ritual incantation:

"Great Tree of Life, you are an everlasting legend, the beginning of the world's symphony. Your gentle power envelops us. You are the mother and source of all living things."

"Now that you are about to decay, the Elven race, as your most loyal guardians and your vassals, are willing to offer our meager strength to awaken your dormant life force."

"You will represent eternity, and reappear in the world..."

Her language changed from Common to Elvish. A gentle breeze blew by, and she closed her eyes. The elves in the magic circle began to sing "Hymn to Life." The melodious tune, mediated by energy, transformed into powerful notes that surrounded the Elven Queen.

All of this was witnessed by everyone.

Quan Ji and the others' hearts pounded wildly, as if they were being controlled. Their breathing became rapid, their blood circulated, and their bodies began to heat up. The intense life force almost made their energy surge violently.

The Crimson Pearl and Cang Mingru were both there.

At this moment, Cang Mingru slowly opened her eyes.

She realized her predicament, and her divine power erupted, shattering everything:

"The elves... aiding and abetting evil, how dare they!"

However, she had just awakened, and her divine power had been continuously drawn out to supply the Tree of Life, so she had very little power left.

A strange chain of flames flew towards her, binding and imprisoning her entire body. Her body, floating in mid-air, appeared extremely powerless.

Cang Mingru, full of heroic spirit, glared at the owner of the chains—her former lover, Ming Yan.

"Mingyan, you've been controlled by the Abyss for so many years... haven't you woken up yet?"

"When the young lady returns and awakens, your fate will be just like that of the gods who were manipulated during Ragnarok, utterly doomed!"

However, Mingyan sneered, these words could not move his heart which was enveloped by the power of the abyss.

He said:

“When the young lady is revived, my lord will also descend upon this continent once more. You have fallen, but I have not. I know very well what I am doing, and I know what you want to do.”

"You will repeat the same mistakes you made back then. The current Empress is as weak as a joke. If I hadn't intervened, she would have been killed by the Night God long ago!"

Cang Mingru gritted his teeth, but didn't know how to start the conversation.

You will regret your decision!

Mingyan laughed heartily:

"Regret? If she dies, then my lord... won't he die too?"

"The Abyss will never betray my Lord."

Just then, a loud booming sound rang out.