219: Caputo: No way?

As night fell, the towering figure of the Ancient Tree, glowing with a faint green light amidst the mountains, was exceptionally conspicuous.

"Your Highness Dora, this world is about to shatter. Meeting you at this time is the arrangement of the Mother of Nature. Please do not refuse my final wish."

Dora stared with wide eyes at the Ancient Tree.

"You can leave this place and return to the Main Plane to live; you don't have to perish along with this world."

"Your Highness Dora, I am the guardian of this world. I was born because of it, and I should perish because of it. This is my fate, and it is the choice of nature."

"To be able to entrust Lecis and the others to you at the final moment, and to be able to lend you a helping hand, is the greatest blessing for me."

"Due to the slaughter by the demons, most of the living beings here have perished. Now, only Lecis and her kin, along with the survivors of the Treant Clan whom I enlightened, remain."

"With you leading them, I can depart in peace!"

Dora remained silent for a long time before finally nodding heavily, agreeing to the Ancient Tree's request.

"That is wonderful, Your Highness Dora!"

Immediately, the Ancient Tree had Lecis lead the Flower Fairy Clan and the Treant Clan to depart through the Plane Passage.

The Flower Fairy Clan was small in number, with only a few hundred Flower Fairies, but the Treant Clan was still quite numerous; Reck saw at least several thousand Treants moving within the mountains.

However, these Treants all gathered around the Ancient Tree, unwilling to leave!

"Go now, follow Your Highness Dora to live in a new world. This is the arrangement of the will of nature."

The Treants surrounding the Ancient Tree stood silently in place, as countless green lights emanated from their bodies.

Countless glowing green branches extended from the Ancient Tree, gently brushing over every Treant. Subsequently, these Treants stood up silently and headed toward the Plane Passage.

"Your Highness Dora, I entrust them all to you!"

"Leave it to me; I will take good care of them!"

"I believe you have the ability. Then, let us begin. Time is pressing; this world could shatter at any moment!"

"Mhm!"

Dora nodded, then turned and walked to Ryan's side.

"Ryan, His Excellency the Ancient Tree is going to bestow his life essence upon us. This is a great opportunity for us to break through to the Legendary rank. Get ready!"

"Ah?"

Ryan looked at Dora in surprise. He hadn't expected the matter of breaking through to the Legendary rank to be brought up so suddenly; it was a bit too abrupt.

"His Excellency the Ancient Tree intends to live and die with this world. This is the choice of nature, and I respect his decision."

"However, before the world is destroyed, he is willing to bestow everything he has upon the two of us. His Excellency's strength far exceeds that of an ordinary Legendary Expert. Although he is currently heavily injured and unhealed, his life essence is still powerful. Inheriting his life essence and legacy will surely allow us to break through to the Legendary rank."

"Just get ready; the process won't be too complicated!"

After Dora finished speaking, she returned to the Ancient Tree's side.

Coming to his senses, Ryan instructed Reck to take word back to the territory, saying he would be undergoing special cultivation here and that Alistair and the others shouldn't worry.

Just as Ryan finished his arrangements, he was enveloped by a mass of gentle power. Vigorous life energy began to pour into his body, continuously strengthening him.

"Your Highness Dora, and your contract partner, please accept my gift. This is the final Life Song of this world!"

Amidst the Ancient Tree's voice, Ryan was completely submerged in the life essence. His mind became exceptionally clear under the gentle natural energy; questions he usually couldn't figure out were suddenly understood.

Ryan felt himself in an exceptionally comfortable state, so comfortable that his soul felt like it was dancing.

"This is?"

Suddenly, his vision brightened. He seemed to be floating in mid-air. Looking down, he saw two green spheres of light on the ground, but Ryan couldn't see his own body; he only possessed vision.

"An out-of-body experience?"

Before Ryan could react, he saw white specks of light dancing across the sky and the origin of this world.

He then became completely immersed in it, unable to pull himself away!

Half a month later, Alistair and the others, who had grown somewhat anxious waiting, arrived from Red River Fortress. Led by Reck, they reached the vicinity of the Plane Passage.

Before Alistair and the others even arrived, they discovered a large number of Treants guarding the surroundings!

"Are you Lady Alistair and Lady Cecilia?"

Lecis flew out from among the Treants and came before Alistair.

"You are the Flower Fairy Queen, Lecis?"

Reck had already told Alistair and the others the basic situation, so they all knew of Lecis's existence.

However, having never seen a Flower Fairy before, they all curiously sized up Lecis.

"Yes, you may just call me Lecis. The Flower Fairy Clan now follows Her Highness Dora. Her Highness Dora and Lord Ryan are currently receiving the legacy of His Highness the Ancient Tree. Please wait here."

"Will the inheritance take long?"

"Can we go and see?"

Alistair and Cecilia were somewhat anxious. Ryan had suddenly gone out and not returned this time, and they were all very worried.

"It might still take some time. If you wish to see, you may, but please remain quiet. Remember not to approach His Highness the Ancient Tree to avoid disturbing the inheritance process."

After agreeing to Lecis's instructions, the group passed through the Plane Passage. Not long after, they saw the towering body of the Ancient Tree and Ryan and Dora enveloped in life essence beneath the tree.

Alistair and the others looked at the miraculous scene before them in awe.

"The strength of this Treant has reached at least the Middle Legendary Rank with Law Solidification. I didn't expect there to be such a powerful Treant."

It was the first time Kapdo had seen such a wondrous sight. Even with his vast experience, he was currently shocked.

"Alright, everyone, since you have seen, let us leave this place for now. Her Highness Dora and the others cannot be disturbed right now."

"With His Highness the Ancient Tree here, nothing will go wrong."

Lecis led Alistair and the others back out. Having seen that Ryan was indeed fine, Alistair and the others were also put at ease.

At this moment, Kapdo saw the Treant Clan guarding the vicinity of the Plane Passage. The number and strength of these Treants made Kapdo's heart tremble.

"There are at least several thousand of these Treants, and several among them are at the Gold Rank. If they all come under Dora's command, the strength of the Red River Territory will increase significantly!"

"No, that's not right!"

Kapdo's attention immediately snapped back from the Treants.

"The key this time is still on Ryan and the other. With the strength of that Treant expert, after receiving his legacy and life essence, Ryan and Dora are very likely to advance to the Legendary rank!"

Kapdo was startled by his own deduction.

Advancing to the Legendary rank, even for a genius among geniuses, takes decades. Back then, that Son of Gold, Holden, was nearly forty when he broke through to the Legendary rank.

How old was Ryan this year?

Twenty-two!

Kapdo felt that the world had become somewhat unrecognizable to him. What was wrong with this world?

"No, no, no, impossible. How could breaking through to the Legendary rank be so easy?"

Kapdo's gaze turned toward the Plane Passage.

"Surely not?"