Reincarnated as a Ginkgo Tree: I Create an Eternal Divine Kingdom - Chapter 74

The cultivator in mid-air was caught off guard.

In an instant, both he and the crane he was riding on were struck by the terrifying tentacle, causing their bodies to explode into a cloud of blood mist that scattered in the air.

Quickly, other cultivators from the Ancient Tomb Empire noticed this scene.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of flame arrows shot into the sky, sending signals in all directions.

The army of the Ancient Tomb Empire entered the highest level of war readiness. Immediately after that, a barrage of fire and thunder talismans rained down like a storm onto the area.

The Ancient Tomb Empire attempted to annihilate the giant octopus with overwhelming force.

But this giant octopus was terrifyingly powerful.

It used its eight tentacles to raise monstrous waves, destroying all the incoming talismans. Before the Ancient Tomb Empire army could react, the giant octopus suddenly created a wave over a thousand feet high.

In the midst of this wave, a massive whirlpool formed, trapping Suwo Shoude within.

The humans launched even fiercer attacks.

However, they could not break through the giant octopus’s defenses to free Suwo Shoude.

After a quarter of an hour, blood appeared in the whirlpool.

The blood grew more and more.

Then, a corpse floated out.

The surrounding soldiers of the Ancient Tomb Empire fell into a deathly silence.

Because that corpse was none other than the empire’s grand marshal, Suwo Shoude.

“Impossible.”

“It’s over.”

The soldiers of the Ancient Tomb Empire were struck as if by lightning.

The real disaster had just begun.

“No.”

“Why is this happening?”

The seawater continued to surge, drowning city after city in the Ancient Tomb Empire.

Humans tried to resist.

But the armies that tried to hold the line were repeatedly shattered by the sea monsters.

In just two days, eleven cities in the Ancient Tomb Empire fell.

Among them was the empire’s second-largest city, “Heavenly Shine City.”

The Ancient Tomb Empire was an island nation. The largest city was the imperial capital, Ancient Tomb City.

The second-largest city was the coastal city of Heavenly Shine.

Heavenly Shine City had stood for two thousand years.

But today, it was occupied by sea monsters.

The over one million citizens within were all slaughtered by the sea monsters.

Many other countries found themselves taking some pleasure in this.

“These nations really think this is only the disaster of the Ancient Tomb Empire?” The Ancient Tomb Emperor sneered.

What followed seemed to prove the Ancient Tomb Emperor’s words. After the disaster struck the Ancient Tomb Empire, many other coastal nations and regions along the coast were also attacked by sea monsters.

A third of humanity’s nations suffered from these attacks.

Clearly, this was not just the misfortune of the Ancient Tomb Empire but a catastrophe for all of humanity.

In the Great Xia Empire:

“The beginning of spiritual resurgence is also the beginning of disaster.”

“Disaster and opportunity have always coexisted.”

Emperor Xia sighed.

“Your Majesty, the most urgent matter now is that we must find out what exactly is happening in the ocean.”

A high-ranking minister said, “Why have the sea monsters suddenly gone mad like this? And that giant octopus in the Ancient Tomb Empire must be a third-tier demon beast. Where did it come from?”

“Perhaps Pavilion Master Liang can tell us.”

Emperor Xia looked at an elderly man.

This old man was Liang Chengchu, the Pavilion Master of the Heaven and Earth Pavilion.

Liang Chengchu solemnly said, “Haven’t you noticed any changes in the world?”

“Indeed, something has changed.”

The previous minister said, “In recent days, I’ve noticed that the spiritual energy of the world has been rapidly increasing, though I don’t know why.”

Liang Chengchu swept his gaze around and said, “My Heaven and Earth Pavilion has done some calculations. In the past three days, the density of spiritual energy in the world has doubled. And this massive influx of spiritual energy is coming from the Forbidden Sea region in the East Sea.”

Everyone around was shocked by this.

“Spiritual energy transmission takes time.”

Liang Chengchu continued, “When we first noticed the increase in spiritual energy, it means that in the source area, the increase in spiritual energy must have already occurred for quite some time.”

The others were suddenly moved.

“This means that the sea monsters have long been enjoying a better cultivation environment than we have.”

“No wonder they are so strong and even dare to launch attacks on humanity.”

“Then where does the spiritual energy in the Forbidden Sea come from? This question must be answered.”

The empire’s top officials further realized the severity of the situation.

“Send out orders to closely monitor the Forbidden Sea and find out what changes have occurred within it.”

Emperor Xia ordered.

In the Misty Territory:

“Hmm?”

Su Mu also sensed something unusual.

As a tree, his perception of the world’s spiritual energy was more acute than that of humans.

So, the moment the density of spiritual energy increased, he was already aware of it.

“Lord Divine Tree…”

Su Yao’s voice came through.

She relayed the conversation that had taken place during the high council meeting of the Great Xia Empire to Su Mu.

After listening, Su Mu was lost in thought. The human leaders still needed to investigate, but he had already thought of the trench in the Forbidden Sea at the first moment.

According to Sea Monk, that trench might be connected to another world.

So, the spiritual energy flooding into this world now was most likely coming from the world beyond that trench.

This also meant that the connection between that world and this one was becoming stronger.

This made Su Mu’s heart grow heavy.

Perhaps to other great powers, the world already seemed chaotic. But Su Mu knew that it was actually still quite peaceful. When the beings from the other world truly invaded, that would be when the world would be in real turmoil, and darkness would descend.

“An enormous opportunity may be coming.”

If Su Mu had eyes, he would surely be gazing up at the sky.

He knew that he was now a third-tier supreme-grade existence. Even that giant octopus in the Ancient Tomb Empire was far inferior to him.

He was one of the most powerful beings in this world. From such a height, he could see far.

The butterfly effect exists everywhere.

The influx of spiritual energy from another world wasn’t just a butterfly effect; it was a shock to the world.

This would inevitably trigger a chain reaction.

“This world was already in a period of spiritual resurgence.”

Spiritual energy couldn’t just appear out of nowhere.

Ordinary cultivators or monsters might think this was a natural occurrence.

But through his cultivation during this time, Su Mu had learned much more.

The Age of Spiritual Drought was when spiritual energy became scarce, not because the world’s energy had diminished.

The reduction in spiritual energy was due to the increasing number of powerful beings consuming more spiritual energy, leading to its depletion.

But as spiritual energy decreased, the beings in the world grew stronger.

Then, when the Spiritual Drought arrived, it caused a catastrophe, with countless beings perishing. When they died, the energy within their bodies sank into the earth.

So, as the world’s spiritual energy decreased, the energy within the earth became richer.

If one had to use a word to describe this phenomenon, it would be “reincarnation.”

The reincarnation of the world.

This was why his roots had discovered a cave with spiritual stalactites.

Ancient cave mansions contained spirit mines.

But the stalactites and spirit mines were secondary.

Deep within the earth, Su Mu could faintly sense an even more powerful energy.

Now, with the intense influx of spiritual energy into the world, that great power within the earth was beginning to stir.