166: Chapter 165 The Divine Tree of Spirits

"I don't think that's appropriate." Ier instantly broke out in a cold sweat, retreating several steps back, and could barely hold the staff in his hand steady.

He waved his hands repeatedly, his voice trembling: "Our Elf Race must emphasize the purity of our Bloodline, and we absolutely do not allow the blood of foreign races to be mixed in, let alone with those strange plants... Uh, at least I can't."

Gu Han raised an eyebrow: "Fine then, I won't force it either. If you aren't willing, I can just pick a random ordinary elf to try."

Speaking of which, Gu Han deliberately drew out his tone and began muttering to himself.

"Originally, I was thinking that using the arcane divine wood as a base, combined with the Bloodline of the Elf Race, we should be able to create an extremely formidable new race."

"If we mix in the demon marrow seed as well, the magic affinity will definitely be very high, and by then, maybe even the Archmage's spellcasting pre-action delays will be exempted."

"Oh right, we also have to fuse in the overlapping spellcasting traits of the Kuanglan Race. Words become reality, instantaneous dual Spells..." Gu Han touched his chin, "With this setup, the newly emerged elf will be the top-tier Magical Artifact from head to toe, saving even the staff."

As soon as these words came out, Ier froze in place, his breathing even stalling for half a beat.

Arcane divine wood?

That was an excellent Materials for crafting an all-around staff!

And the demon marrow seed! That thing's quality was more than a hundred times higher than the demon marrow fruit he previously treated like a treasure!

Ier knew all too well how Heaven-Defying Gu Han's skill was. He often observed the birth of those unimaginable new species from the side.

Able to cast large-scale Spells at will without a staff? Magic affinity maxed out?

An uncontrollable image surfaced in Ier's mind: The Elf Race would no longer need a staff; with just a casual raise of a hand, world-destroying dual forbidden Spells would be smashed out, changing the color of heaven and earth and making the elements submit.

At this moment, he suddenly understood the Wild King's mood back then.

Looking at those young juniors each possessing the abilities he dreamed of, that heartache, that ultimate desire for power.

Ier swallowed a mouthful of saliva, the resistance on his face having completely vanished, replaced by hard-to-conceal fanaticism.

With a thud, he knelt on one knee.

"Divine Lord!" Ier raised his head, his tone incomparably earnest, "I have thought about it carefully. As the top Archmage within the Divine Kingdom, I have yet to leave behind any offspring to this day. This is simply the greatest loss for my Elf Race, and even my own lifelong pain!"

"For the great cause of the Divine Kingdom, and for the ultimate truth of magic, I am willing to contribute myself!"

Looking at Ier's righteous appearance, Gu Han couldn't help but reach out a finger and point at Ier: "Not bad at all, your awareness is very high. I see you truly have the aptitude of a great Archmage."

"However..." Gu Han changed the subject, his tone carrying a hint of playfulness, "Do you need me to call someone to knock you out?"

"No! Absolutely not!" Ier shook his head repeatedly, "An opportunity like this comes once in a millennium; I must maintain absolute sobriety to properly experience the aura of the arcane divine wood and the demon marrow seed!"

Gu Han smiled without a word.

He took out a section of charred withered wood from the loading card. This was precisely the SS-rank arcane divine wood remnant branch he had spent a large sum of money to acquire; it was only the size of a thumb and looked completely devoid of life.

Gu Han purchased a divine lord skill service called [Plant Revitalization].

Retrieving the arcane divine wood, the surface of the originally charred wood quickly cracked, peeling away to reveal crystal-clear tender green buds, and an extremely pure arcane aura instantly rippled outward.

Ier stretched his neck to observe from the side.

Gu Han did not pause; he first summoned a member of the Kuanglan Race to go through a round with the revived arcane divine wood, and immediately afterwards took out a demon marrow seed emitting a faint glow.

"Tang Wuying! Get over here and work!"

"Use [Selective Breeding] to screen out the Kuanglan's overlapping spellcasting, the divine wood's Spell conduction, and the demon marrow seed's magic affinity for me. Don't mess it up."

Are you even speaking human words? Why don't you just let me help you give birth directly?

Of course, Tang Wuying only dared to grumble this in his heart.

After an hour of effort by little Tang, the new divine plant "Demon Marrow Divine Wood", a tender seedling, was born!

In one go, Gu Han had the divine lord skill service company ripen the seedling a hundred times, almost causing the divine lord who cast [Rapid Growth] to pass out.

The other party was emotionally agitated, even contacting the exclusive customer service to request a full refund; they couldn't endure this unlimited monthly package for even one more day.

Only after Gu Han promised it wouldn't happen next time and gave him a good review did he stop making a fuss. After all, this divine lord's ripening skill was genuinely useful, and he couldn't completely offend him to death.

Looking at the millennium-old Demon Marrow Divine Wood sent back before him, whose trunk presented a translucent dark purple and whose surface circulated the mysterious luster of runic characters—although the medicinal efficacy of such ripening wouldn't improve accordingly, Gu Han simply needed a powerful matrix.

"Alright, the preliminary work is done." Gu Han turned his head to look at Ier, who had long been unable to wait, "Next is up to you."

Tang Wuying held his head, looking at this scene in disbelief.

What is wrong with this elf?! How is he even going up actively! It wasn't like this before?

Ier took a deep breath, straightened his robes, and walked towards the Demon Marrow Divine Wood like a pilgrimage.

"Divine Lord, I am ready!"

[Forced Breeding] activated!

Another dazzling white light enshrouded Ier and the Demon Marrow Divine Wood.

Not long after, the white light dissipated, revealing yet another brand-new species seedling—the elf divine tree.

Ier collapsed under the tree, breathing heavily, yet a hard-to-conceal smugness hung on his face.

This time, Gu Han directly spent 100 million credit points to buy a plant-type divine lord skill service—[Wild Growth]; this thing could span a thousand-year growth period in a single go.

When the millennium-old elf divine tree returned, no normal elves grew on it.

Instead, hanging between the branches were fist-sized fruits one after another.

These fruits were crystal clear, and inside them unexpectedly curled up chibi-style little elves!

Plump faces, small pointy ears, and a pair of transparent wings behind their backs.

Dense and numerous, they hung all over the tree, swaying back and forth when the wind blew.

It looked just like the Ginseng Fruit Tree from Journey to the West!

Gu Han touched his chin: "What should we do with this? Could it be that I still need to find a female elf to cross-breed them again?"

Just at this moment, Ier abruptly crawled up from beneath the Demon Marrow Divine Wood and walked over quickly.

"Haha! Good, good, good! My children!"

He raised his head, and seeing the tree full of chibi-style little elves, he instantly looked crazed with joy and started dancing with joy.

It should be some kind of dance within their race.

The fruits on the entire elf divine tree violently swung at the same time.

"Pop! Pop! Pop!"

The sounds of fruit skins bursting rose one after another.

Hundreds of chibi-style little elves crawled out from the fruits, chirping and laughing happily on the branches.

They had no physical bodies, completely composed of various pure magic elements, and all swarmed around Ier's head, spinning in circles.

Gu Han looked at the dumbfounded Tang Wuying; this clearly meant some link had gone wrong, but it seemed something different had been created.