"As expected... it's the World Tree, on the verge of decay..."

"My guess was right..."

Under the simultaneous illumination of sunlight and moonlight, the sea surface appeared as a hazy yellow.

Countless black lotuses, densely distributed on the sea surface, shimmered in the light of the sun and moon.

At the center of the black lotus cluster, a piece of dead wood floats in the seawater.

A lamb wearing gold-rimmed glasses sat quietly on a dead tree, staring blankly at... the dark hole that had appeared out of nowhere in the half of the night sky.

And in the dark, gaping cave, the fleeting shadow of a tree branch...

"It's about time."

Suddenly, the little lamb came to its senses, used its short arms to prop itself up, and stood up from the dead tree.

Immediately afterwards, the lamb closed its eyes, raised its hands toward the sky as if embracing something, and began to chant with utmost devotion.

"Mother Earth Attila".

"Your child prays for your arrival."

"Come down, come down!"

"Please extend your roots into this world and draw upon its last nourishment!"

The moment the lamb finished speaking.

Boom!

A clap of thunder sounded from the sky.

Meanwhile, the dense clusters of black lotuses around them began to wither and die rapidly.

The slender black vines that extended from the lower branches of the black lotus to the depths of the seabed seemed to have completed their task, and as the black lotus withered, they quickly retreated back into the seabed silt.

Thump thump...

Thump thump thump...

Just after the countless thin, black vines retracted.

Unknown fluctuations emanated from the silt on the seabed.

At the same time, the vast sea area within a radius of thousands of miles near the lamb also began to tremble slowly with each unknown fluctuation.

It was as if a heart had started beating again.

...

The endless seabed.

A city enveloped in colorful bubbles sits quietly there.

Above the colorful city, a giant tree, radiating a faint moonlight, stood serenely.

At this moment, Li Qingyu had already arrived here with his three coachmen.

I looked up at the enormous trees that stretched as far as the eye could see, their origins completely unknown.

Li Qingyu gazed thoughtfully at the Saint Void King Tree seed in his hand. He looked at the white seed, about the size of a Kunkun, but without a tail, only a head, and resembling a billiard ball.

"Grafting..."

Yes, Li Qingyu's original plan was to transform into a mermaid princess in the sea area where Bai Shi was located, and summon sea monsters to collect evolution points.

But that was... Li Qingyu's thought before binding the sword of failure and betrayal.

After being bound to the group, Li Qingyu's thoughts changed somewhat.

That is... plant trees first!

It's not that evolution points are no longer important, but rather that the threat from the sky is imminent.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Holy Void King Tree, which can envelop a world with its Holy Void Light, should have the ability to fight against that octopus.

As for... abandoning the Pineapple Castle when you can't win?

Hehehe...

Li Qingyu smiled slightly.

If he really can't win, then he'll just destroy the world.

Admit defeat and run away?

No need.

Anyway, he feels it's unnecessary now.

Thinking of this, Li Qingyu had a sudden thought and called Qiqi down from above.

"Daddy~"

Looking at his adorable and delicate baby daughter, who was flapping her wings and floating in the air, Li Qingyu finally showed a warm and gentle smile for the first time since binding the sword of failure and betrayal.

Holding Qiqi in his left hand, Li Qingyu said with a hint of doting affection, "Qiqi, can you do Daddy a favor?"

Upon hearing Li Qingyu's question, Qiqi nodded her little head happily.

"Daddy!"

"Hehe... Qiqi is the best girl. Go ahead and help Daddy graft this seed onto the big tree in front of you."

"Poop?!"

Looking at Qiqi holding the Saint Void King Tree seed, she looked completely bewildered.

Li Qingyu blinked.

No way...

Crimson, didn't you say... grafting is a woman's instinct?

[Crimson: Hmm... Instinct is indeed instinct, but only if your precious daughter can understand it.]

She probably didn't understand what you meant.

Is that so...?

After thinking for a moment, Li Qingyu said to Qiqi again, "Go help Daddy plant this seed inside the big tree over there."

"cake!"

This time, Qiqi seemed to understand Li Qingyu's meaning. She picked up the seed of the Holy Void King Tree and floated excitedly toward the giant tree in front of her.

Li Qingyu, having lost Qiqi's natural protective shield, raised an eyebrow.

Instantly, a faint layer of blood energy appeared around Li Qingyu, blocking the surrounding seawater once again.

Hmm... it's just a very simple aura release.

This was something Li Qingyu automatically comprehended after binding the sword of failure and betrayal. However, even without releasing his aura, Li Qingyu could still use his internal force to block the seawater.

After all, Li Qingyu's internal energy is now sufficient to directly use the Great Sun Tathagata Palm, so blocking a little seawater is nothing.

I watched as Qiqi, who had already reached the huge tree bathed in moonlight, swayed back and forth with her bottom sticking out, busy with something.

Li Qingyu narrowed his eyes.

Crimson, show me the attributes of this tree.

The roots of the World Tree

[Attribute: Unknown.]

[Friendly reminder: Judging from the condition of this root, this World Tree is not in good health and could wither at any time.]

Looking at the attributes given by Crimson, Li Qingyu licked his lips.

World Tree, huh...?

Since Crimson can't reveal any attributes, that means this World Tree is at least SSS-level? No wonder the Holy Void King Tree can be grafted onto it and grow rapidly.

[Crimson: It's not that I can't tell it's SSS-rank; it's also possible that the other party has methods to block detection.]

[But you guessed right this time; the World Tree's level is indeed higher than your current sister's.]

[So little brother, you need to level up your sister quickly!]

Don't worry, don't worry.

Once Qiqi's graft is complete, we'll start transforming and summoning sea monsters. At that time, we can plant trees and fight monsters at the same time.

It's good to wait for Mulan, otherwise there will be too many sea monsters summoned and we won't be able to kill them all.

If these sea monsters, contaminated by the virus, weren't beyond the control of the Two-Ha Overlord, Li Qingyu wouldn't have had to go through all that trouble. He could have simply controlled the sea monsters and extracted their magic cores instead of having to dig them out one by one.

This is actually one of the reasons why Li Qingyu suddenly changed his mind and decided to plant trees.

The sea monster whose virus was purified by the Holy Light...

You should know that you've offered up a magic core, right?