Reincarnated as a Ginkgo Tree: I Create an Eternal Divine Kingdom - Chapter 99

“Fang Zhaodong!”

Su Yao’s eyes turned cold. She hadn’t expected Fang Zhaodong to be so audacious. This incident proved that not everything could be anticipated. She and Su Mu had considered various scenarios, including the reactions of the high-ranking officials of Great Xia. As expected, the officials did not take immediate action against the Misty Forbidden Zone. However, they hadn’t accounted for the unexpected actions of Fang Zhaodong.

Fang Zhaodong’s move was clearly against the interests of Great Xia and driven by personal vendetta. At this moment, there wasn’t much Su Yao could do except immediately transmit her thoughts to Su Mu.

Inside the Misty Forbidden Zone, Su Mu felt a rush of anticipation. He had already sensed a massive wave of beasts surging into the zone from all directions. Just then, he received Su Yao’s mental transmission.

“The Qingzhou Sword?”

This surprised him slightly, as it was an unforeseen development.

“Hmph,” Su Mu let out a cold snort. While he was wary of the Qingzhou Sword, it didn’t mean he feared it. As for Fang Zhaodong, if the man truly used the Qingzhou Sword, then a grudge would undoubtedly be established.

But Su Mu didn’t dwell on this matter. His immediate priority was to harvest the beast tide flooding into the Misty Forbidden Zone.

With a thought, Su Mu caused numerous leaves to detach from his tree.

Using the Sword Mastery Technique, these leaves shot out in all directions. Concealed by the mist, these leaves silently and efficiently took down their targets.

“Lord Divine Tree, a massive beast tide is pouring into the Misty Forbidden Zone…”

The mermaid’s voice was filled with alarm. The terrifying scene evidently frightened even a third-tier great demon like her.

“No need to worry,” Su Mu reassured. “Continue with your cultivation; I will handle this.”

“Yes,” the mermaid immediately relaxed.

Su Mu’s other generals were also reassured in turn.

Meanwhile, the beasts entering the Misty Forbidden Zone were falling silently to the ground, dead. Due to the sheer number of beasts, their deaths didn’t cause much panic among the others, who were too excited about the rich spiritual energy in the zone to notice.

Even as the light drizzle continued, it served as a stimulant for the beasts, who began sending signals to their kind outside, inviting even more to enter the zone. Concurrently, Su Mu’s lifespan was soaring at an alarming rate. The beasts he was slaughtering included not only ordinary animals and first-tier beasts but also many second-tier beasts. However, there were no third-tier beasts, indicating that they were intelligent enough to sense the danger, despite the temptation of the Misty Forbidden Zone.

But for Su Mu, this was already enough. While individual first-tier and second-tier beasts were insignificant, their sheer numbers provided far more life force than a few third-tier beasts.

“Screech!”

In the sky, several eagles appeared. The leading eagle was ten feet long and emitted the aura of a third-tier upper-grade beast. The other eagles were also at the third-tier lower-grade.

These eagles had come not to enter the Misty Forbidden Zone but to hunt. They occasionally swooped down to snatch beasts for food.

“Stealing food from me?” Su Mu chuckled.

These eagles clearly underestimated him.

With a swift motion, a branch shot through the air. Seeing the branch coming, the leading eagle, rather than fleeing, let out an angry screech. This only fueled Su Mu’s killing intent. Channeling immense spiritual power into the branch, he struck with full force.

The eagle attempted to counter with a storm, but the branch easily cut through the wind, striking the eagle and causing it to explode into a cloud of blood.

The other eagles were terrified, but it was too late for them to escape. The branch moved like lightning, and within three breaths, all the eagles were dead.

Having dealt with the eagles, Su Mu glanced at his status panel. His lifespan had skyrocketed to 150,000 years—a record-breaking harvest. Unfortunately, the beasts in the Misty Forbidden Zone finally sensed the danger. With so many dying, even the dullest beasts noticed something was wrong. In an instant, those outside the zone no longer dared to enter, and those inside began fleeing in panic.

“Time to upgrade.”

With the threat of the Qingzhou Sword looming, Su Mu knew there wouldn’t be much more lifespan to gain. He decided to use what he had accumulated to upgrade his abilities.

He poured 50,000 years of lifespan into Earth Force, raising it from sixth to seventh grade.

The terrain of the Misty Forbidden Zone changed. The distance between Su Mu and the edge of the ancient wilderness increased from 80 miles to 100 miles. He took the opportunity to widen the Sui River from 50 feet to 100 feet. The underground world also expanded. The shallowest depth increased from 8000 feet to 10,000 feet, while the deepest point reached 30,000 feet. The height of the underground world grew to 20,000 feet, and its diameter expanded from 60,000 feet to 100,000 feet, making it nearly as large as the Misty Forbidden Zone itself.

“Upgrade Sword Mastery to the seventh-tier.”

With another 50,000 years of lifespan, Su Mu raised his Sword Mastery from the sixth to seventh-tier.

At that moment, Su Mu’s overall rank also broke through from fourth-tier middle-grade to fourth-tier upper-grade.

“Upgrade Phantom Snow Eyes and Water Breathing!”

Both the Phantom Snow Eyes and Water Breathing abilities were raised to the seventh-tier. However, his overall rank didn’t rise again, indicating that as he progressed, the difficulty of upgrading increased.

With only 1,000 years of lifespan remaining, further upgrades were impossible, but Su Mu was more than satisfied.

[Species: Spirit Ginkgo Tree]
[Height: 800 feet]
[Lifespan: 1,000 years]
[Rank: Fourth-Tier, Upper-Grade]
[Abilities: Innate Talent Duplication, Life Essence Condensation, Heaven and Human Induction, Sixth-tier Earth Fiend Transformation, Seventh-tier Power of Mist, Seventh-tier Earth Force, Seventh-tier Phantom Snow Eye, Seventh-tier Sword Mastery, Seventh-tier Water Breathing, Fifth-tier Metal Splitting Power, Fifth-tier Heart of Faith, Fourth-tier Heart Peering Power, Fourth-tier Bloodsucking power]

Nearly all his core abilities had reached the seventh-tier.

Just then, Su Mu sensed a disturbance deep within his consciousness. His Origin Star quivered, and the Nascent Soul at its core opened its eyes, gazing into the distant sky.

In the far distance, the air over the Misty Forbidden Zone began to tremble at an alarming frequency. Dark clouds surged, and thunder rumbled. Terrifying waves of destructive force transformed into fierce winds, sweeping across the land.

At that moment, not only did the creatures within the Misty Forbidden Zone look up, but countless beings in the surrounding area also raised their heads. They all felt the oppressive, destructive energy.

Then, a strange sound echoed, like the roar of a dragon or the crashing of waves. Some elders, aged eighty or ninety, seemed to recall something.

Eighty years ago, Green Hills Mansion had faced a demonic beast. That beast had been obliterated, leaving no trace behind. Now, eighty years later, a similar scene was unfolding once again.