47: Chapter 47 The Ancient Tree Awakens, the Secret of the Fall of the Third-Order Divine Kingdom!

An aged, vast voice that seemed to span the endless river of time exploded without warning deep within Lin Yunfei's soul.

Lin Yunfei's advancing footsteps suddenly paused.

The eyes beneath his mask narrowed slightly, a flash of vigilance and surprise crossing his gaze.

This mental fluctuation carried no malice whatsoever; instead, it exuded a deep sense of weakness and awe.

Without the slightest hesitation, as his thoughts flowed, a wisp of his mind instantly sank into his own Creator divine kingdom.

Inside the divine kingdom.

In the center of the vast, boundless black lake, the [ Starry Sky Ancient Tree ], which could previously barely maintain its vitality and had its branches covered in dark red patches, had now undergone earth-shaking changes.

Yushi, draped in a water-blue robe, floated quietly in mid-air. There were no extra emotions on his stern face, as he continuously drove the pure [ xuanming heavy water ] to scour the ancient tree's roots.

As the power of the calamity was continuously transformed into pure water-type origin, the Starry Sky Ancient Tree finally ushered in a true recovery.

The trunk, which was originally withered, had now grown to nearly a hundred meters tall!

Most importantly, those dark red "flesh pollutions" that had originally clung to the tree roots like bone-gnawing maggots had been completely purified into nothingness under the suppression of the overbearing destruction laws of the xuanming heavy water.

"Were you talking to me?"

Lin Yunfei's consciousness transformed into a heaven-supporting phantom, floating directly in front of the Starry Sky Ancient Tree. His voice was like rolling thunder, carrying the absolute majesty of a Creator.

"Rustle, rustle, rustle..."

The Starry Sky Ancient Tree's massive canopy moved without wind, emitting bursts of pleasant rustling sounds.

Immediately after, on the ancient tree's thickest main trunk, the mottled bark slowly wriggled, actually condensing into an aged and peaceful human face.

"Yes, great Creator."

The ancient tree's human face drooped slightly, making a posture of submission and gratitude.

"Thank you for rescuing me from that endless filth and depravity. If it weren't for this deity under your command wielding that supreme water of destruction, I'm afraid I would still spend thousands of years in that excruciating torment, muddle-headedly, until I completely transformed into a bloodthirsty demonic tree."

Lin Yunfei listened quietly, not losing his bearings because of the ancient tree's flattery.

He hit the nail on the head and grasped the main point, asking coldly: "You said just now that ahead is a dead end? What do you mean? In the military's evaluation, isn't this just a degraded ordinary Tier 2 divine kingdom?"

"The military? An ordinary Tier 2 divine kingdom?"

The ancient tree's voice suddenly raised, its tone filled with the desolation of having witnessed the vicissitudes of time and a trace of disdain.

"That so-called external detector completely failed to see through the essence of this heaven and earth! Wrong to an outrageous degree!"

"This is by no means some ordinary Tier 2 ruined divine kingdom! In an era so distant that even time can hardly trace it, this place was once a top-tier [ Tier 3 ] grand world!"

Boom!

This sentence was like a heavyweight bomb, directly stirring up monstrous waves in Lin Yunfei's mind.

A Tier 3 divine kingdom?!

Lin Yunfei drew a sharp breath, his expression beneath the mask finally changing.

As a quasi-Creator, he knew all too well what the two words "Tier 3" meant.

A Tier 1 divine kingdom was merely when the Creator had just opened up the heavens and earth, enlightening the initial kindred; everything was still in its embryonic stage.

A Tier 2 divine kingdom was when the world began to nurture its own unique laws, and the kindred could awaken extraordinary powers, summoning wind and rain.

As for a Tier 3 divine kingdom, that was a true qualitative change!

That was the terrifying realm where heaven and earth intersected, the origin condensed, enough to nurture true mythical creatures, and even allow the Creator's divine sense to materialize and interfere with the real universe!

Placed in a place like Tianwu City, a Tier 3 Creator was a heaven-reaching big figure who could make even the mayor kneel to welcome him!

"Since it's a Tier 3 divine kingdom, why did it become this ghostly appearance now?" Lin Yunfei took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart.

"Because of the Blood Fiend invasion, a calamity descended from the heavens."

The ancient tree's human face revealed deep terror, as if recalling a certain scene sufficient to make the soul tremble.

As the ancient tree spoke, a massive wave of memory fragments flowed directly into Lin Yunfei's mind along with the consciousness.

In that sealed memory, Lin Yunfei saw the past prosperity and peak of this divine kingdom.

At that time, the sky was not dark red, but clear and crystal blue. Standing on the earth were white jade divine mountains piercing straight into the clouds, with spiritual energy so dense it turned into waterfalls cascading down from the peaks. Countless mythical creatures radiating powerful auras soared through the clouds, and prosperous human city-states dotted the land like stars.

And the Creator of this heaven and earth was a peerless prodigy of astonishing talent.

However, just on the day when the divine kingdom had accumulated enough power and was preparing to make a final sprint towards Tier 4, a sudden change occurred.

In the memory screen, the originally sunny sky was suddenly torn apart by a giant crack tens of thousands of li long.

Immediately after, the Blood Fiend calamity descended!

In the image, a terrifying blood shadow comparable in size to a mountain range, covered all over with tentacles and pustules, smashed heavily onto the earth.

Wherever it passed, the white jade divine mountains instantly decayed, and the spiritual energy waterfalls turned into poisonous water. Those powerful mythical kindred, the moment they were contaminated by the bloody rain, wailed and mutated, becoming out-of-control bloodthirsty monsters that instead slaughtered their former compatriots.

"Master tried his absolute best, burned the origin of the divine kingdom, and even sacrificed his soul, yet still couldn't completely kill that Blood Fiend."

"In the end, Master perished. And this once incomparably powerful top-tier world, having lost the support of the Creator, saw its laws collapse completely."

"Over endless years, the foundation of the divine kingdom was continuously eroded by the Blood Fiend, its tier plummeting all the way, ultimately reduced to the current wasteland covered in flesh pollution."

The memory image abruptly stopped here.

Lin Yunfei slowly opened his eyes, his heart unable to calm down for a long time.

A divine kingdom infinitely close to Tier 4 had actually been beaten into ruins by a single Blood Fiend! The master of the divine kingdom had even died on the spot, his soul and body eradicated!

"Since the Creator back then had fought to the death and even sacrificed his soul, what state is that Blood Fiend in now?" Lin Yunfei sorted out his thoughts and stared intently at the Starry Sky Ancient Tree with a burning gaze.

"It is sealed, but it is not dead!!!"

The Starry Sky Ancient Tree's words were like a basin of piercing cold ice water.

"Back then, Master used his very last strength to forcibly suppress the core origin of that Blood Fiend within the underground altar of the Central Hall at the deepest part of the divine kingdom."

"As long years passed, Master's sealing power has weakened to freezing point. And that Blood Fiend sleeping beneath the altar has all along secretly absorbed the residual blood and grievances on this wasteland. Now, it is already on the verge of breaking the seal and awakening!"

The ancient tree's aged voice carried unprecedented anxiety.

"Great Creator, I know what those humans who entered the wasteland with you want to do."

"They think the core origin of a Tier 2 divine kingdom is hidden in the Central Hall, and they are frantically approaching it. Once they use external force to forcefully break that already fragile seal, the Blood Fiend that destroyed the entire world back then will completely awaken!"

"Those intruders are not looking for opportunities at all, but courting death! Once the Blood Fiend awakens, everyone will be killed by it!"

Hearing this, the corners of Lin Yunfei's mouth beneath the mask twitched violently.

"It seems the central altar is a huge pit!"

"Since you spoke up to stop me and told me these secrets, surely in this divine kingdom, besides that fatal Central Hall, there should be other benefits, right?" Lin Yunfei rolled his eyes and looked at the Starry Sky Ancient Tree.

He did not believe that a former Tier 3 divine kingdom only had a single Blood Fiend left.

"Of course!"

The ancient tree responded respectfully, its voice revealing a trace of pride: "Before Master perished back then, in order to preserve the last spark and inheritance of this world, he left behind four top-tier foundation vaults within various hidden folded spaces of the divine kingdom!"

"Four?!" Lin Yunfei's breathing hitched.

"Yes, these four vaults are protected by Master's remaining laws and have not been contaminated by the Blood Fiend to this day. They include the [ Private Herb Garden ] overgrown with high-tier spiritual herbs, an unexhausted [ Star Mineral Vein ], the [ Tiangong Workshop ] sealing mythical creature weapons, and the [ Dragon Transformation Pool ] nurturing the power of pure laws."

Speaking of this, a deep sense of regret and desolation suddenly appeared on the ancient tree's aged human face.

"It's just a pity that the supreme treasure—the [ nine heavens breathing soil ], which Master painstakingly and accidentally obtained from the endless void back then—was knocked down in that epic battle. As the divine kingdom's laws collapsed, that supreme treasure is now lost in some corner of this wasteland, truly a great regret."

Hearing the four words "nine heavens breathing soil", a sharp gleam burst out in Lin Yunfei's eyes.

That was a legendary top-tier divine item capable of causing qualitative changes in the divine kingdom's soil and even nurturing miraculous vitality!

"Great Creator, although the whereabouts of that supreme treasure are unknown, the foundations within these four vaults are more than enough for you to enjoy endlessly."

As the ancient tree spoke, it slowly extended its thickest branch, which emitted a rich star-blue glow.

With a crisp "crack" sound,

the ancient tree proactively snapped off this branch and delivered it before Lin Yunfei's phantom.

"This is a section of my origin branch. It shares the same source as the remaining inheritance laws of this divine kingdom. As long as you take it with you, it can guide you and lead you to the locations of those vaults."

Outside, above the wasteland.

Lin Yunfei slowly opened his palm, and the star branch emitting a soft blue light lay quietly in his palm. One end of the branch suddenly lit up with a dazzling starlight!

This starlight extended outward like a substance, transforming into a subtle blue cursor that pointed straight towards a secluded canyon in the northwest direction of the wasteland...