Reincarnated as a Ginkgo Tree: I Create an Eternal Divine Kingdom - Chapter 138

When the spiritual energy value reached 1.8 million, it indicated the presence of a peak fourth-tier being.

The existence of such a powerful being was terrifying enough to imagine.

What was even more frightening was that there were two such beings currently battling in the Nanzhao Bay area, causing their auras to leak out.

“Monsters…”

“We know far too little about the ocean. To think that there are already fifth-tier beings in these waters?”

Many high-ranking officials in the Luo Hu Kingdom were trembling as they spoke.

Great Xia Empire

The imperial court soon received the information relayed by the Southern Desolation nations. The news left them deeply shaken.

“We must expedite our exploration of the ancient caves.”

The high-ranking officials wore solemn expressions.

The advancement speed of these beasts was astonishing.

If they didn’t act swiftly, they might lose their dominance over these lands in the future.

Having ruled this world for tens of thousands of years, they did not wish to one day have to share their rule with beasts.

At this moment, Su Mu had no time to consider the opinions of the human nations.

His attention was fully focused on the sea monster before him.

“This ends now.”

Having roughly gauged the sea monster’s maximum strength, Su Mu decided not to prolong the fight.

“Phantom Snow Eye.”

The mist surged, and a pair of icy white eyes appeared in the void.

The enormous sea monster below, caught in the gaze of these eyes, suddenly found its mind in chaos.

Su Mu did not miss this opportunity and unleashed the full force of his roots.

The sea monster snapped back to awareness, but it was too late to evade. It could only frantically circulate its demonic energy, attempting to use a vortex to block Su Mu’s roots.

However, when fifty main roots attacked simultaneously, the sea monster’s vortex was utterly unable to withstand them.

The vortex shattered.

All fifty roots pierced straight into the massive body of the sea monster.

At that moment, Su Mu also extracted information about the sea monster.

It turned out to be a creature known as the “Dugong.”

Su Mu showed no mercy and had no intention of subduing it.

This creature posed a threat to him, harbored only hatred, and lacked any sense of faith, making it unsuitable for taming.

Subduing it would likely lead to a backlash.

Boom!

The spiritual power within the main roots erupted, shattering the sea monster’s demon core.

Blood spread across the sea.

A fifth-tier being had fallen.

The harvest of lifespan wasn’t much—only 15,000 years.

However, the significance was immense.

With this fifth-tier being out of the way, Su Mu would have no more rivals in this bay.

Ten Thousand Feet Away

Several massive creatures began to approach.

Though several of them did not possess the same aura as the Dugong, they were still quite formidable, clearly fourth-tier sea monsters.

“Dolphins?”

Su Mu’s mind stirred.

It was a family of dolphins.

Dolphins were not very aggressive and were quite cautious.

Sensing Su Mu’s formidable nature, they kept their distance, merely observing from afar, ready to flee at the slightest hint of danger.

In the ocean, dolphins were among the more trustworthy species.

This gave Su Mu an idea.

He currently had too few commanders suitable for fighting in the ocean.

If he could tame this dolphin family, it would be a great asset in the sea.

However, this couldn’t be rushed; it had to be done gradually.

The dolphin family was very cautious.

Su Mu’s control over the Nanzhao Bay area wasn’t strong enough at the moment.

Therefore, he decided to leave the dolphin family alone for now and continued hunting in the Nanzhao Bay.

A vast amount of lifespan flowed into Su Mu like a river.

It was clear that placing the female Void Land Silkworm here had been the right choice.

Ten thousand, twenty thousand, thirty thousand…

Time flew by.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Su Mu had accumulated a lifespan of 670,000 years.

Unfortunately, after half a month of slaughter, there were few sea monsters left willing to approach the coast of Nanzhao Bay.

This meant that his grand harvest of lifespan was coming to an end.

Fortunately, Su Mu was not a greedy person.

To have gained so much in the Nanzhao Bay area, he was already quite satisfied.

The ocean was indeed a treasure trove.

Once he became even stronger, he would certainly continue exploring the ocean.

“Next, I’ll improve myself and let both myself and the entire Misty Forbidden Zone settle for a while.”

Su Mu was never one to be impatient.

From the beginning of the Nanzhao Kingdom campaign, the Misty Forbidden Zone had not stopped moving.

All eyes in the world had been focused on the Misty Forbidden Zone.

Now, the Misty Forbidden Zone needed to lay low for a while and quietly turn its resources into strength.

“My total lifespanis at 770,000 years.”

“Upgrade Phantom Snow Eye.”

Instantly, 300,000 years of lifespan vanished, raising Phantom Snow Eye to the ninth tier.

“Upgrade Sword Mastery.”

Another 300,000 years were consumed, elevating Sword Mastery to the ninth tier.

This left 170,000 years of lifespan.

“Upgrade Heart Peering!”

79,000 years of lifespan were injected, raising Heart Peering from the fourth tier to the seventh tier.

The same was done for Bloodsucking Power.

A total of 158,000 years of lifespan was consumed, leaving 12,000 years for the Life Anchor.

Boom!

At that same moment…

Su Mu’s rank also broke through.

He advanced from the middle-grade of the fifth tier to the upper-grade fifth tier.

During this period, Su Mu consumed over a million years of lifespan, all the way from when he first reached the fifth tier.

Reaching the fifth tier in cultivation was indeed extraordinarily difficult.

Su Mu checked his updated status panel:

[Species: Spirit Ginkgo Tree]
[Height: 1080 feet]
[Lifespan: 12,000 years]
[Rank: Fifth-tier, Upper-Grade]
[Abilities: Innate Talent Duplication, Life Essence Condensation, Heaven and Human Induction, Eighth-tier Earth Fiend Transformation, Ninth-tier Power of Mist,Ninth-tier Earth Force ,Ninth-tier Phantom Snow Eye,Ninth-tier Sword Mastery, Ninth-tier Water Breathing ,Eighth-tier Heart of Faith, Eighth-tier Metal Splitting Power,Seventh-tier Heart Peering, Seventh-tier Bloodsucking Power, Second-tier Life Anchor]

These stats were undeniably formidable.

Su Mu then assessed the current situation of the Misty Forbidden Zone.

The Misty Forbidden Zone now spanned the Ancient Wilderness Mountains, the Kunlun Plateau, the Nanzhao Kingdom, and Nanzhao Bay.

Each of these areas brought in lifespan daily.

On average, he could collect 8,000 years of lifespan each day.

While this amount was considerable, it was not extraordinary.

After all, the number of cultivators and beasts in the world today far exceeded those from a year ago.

Su Mu decided to gradually accumulate more lifespan while also developing the underground world.

The current underground world had a height of 40,000 feet and a diameter of 133 miles.

Such a vast space undoubtedly had enormous potential for development.

Moreover, there was an underground river and abundant spiritual energy.

Many people from Su Family Village and the beasts of the Misty Forbidden Zone had already moved here to live.

This place would become the true backbone of the Misty Forbidden Zone.

Even if they faced a catastrophic disaster in the future, the beings of the Misty Forbidden Zone would have a place to retreat to.

There was also the matter of the core commanders of the Misty Forbidden Zone.

As Su Mu grew, they were also rapidly advancing.

Take his most powerful subordinate, Bai Qianzhang, for example.

After following the Misty Army in continuous campaigns, it finally broke through its cultivation bottleneck yesterday.

Originally, it was at the upper-grade of the fourth tier.

Now, it had directly advanced to the supreme-grade of the fourth tier.