The last time the Lord of Black Smoke and the Ghost-Faced Envoy came, at least some powerhouses within Burning Fire City noticed the anomalies of the battle. However, this time, space collapsed and time stagnated, and many mythical beings and demigods residing in Burning Fire City did not even notice the temporal shifts that had just occurred.
Burning Fire City remained as peaceful and serene as ever.
At this moment, as the battle concluded, the delayed time and folded space slowly restored themselves.
Within the spatial range, the shattered earth and stones were quickly restored as Fang You waved his hand.
This was time reversal!
When it did not involve life, reversing time to restore some architectural scenes was very easy. This was not true temporal reversal.
In fact, if a mythical being or demigod had not been dead for too long, Fang You could revive them by reversing time.
This was not difficult either.
Unless, the time of their demise was too long, or the location of their demise was unknown, then reviving them would be very difficult.
He would have to travel to the River of Time, go upstream, select a temporal node, find, and retrieve the target.
Returning to the Apostles' dormitory, he slowly sat down. A trace of golden divine blood seeped from the corner of Fang You's mouth, and the divine soul light in his mind had also dimmed considerably.
Folding space and reversing time to restore damaged buildings were all effortless, but freezing time… and freezing the time of the Lord of Nine Seas and four ancient beings of the tenth realm was no easy feat.
He had the Time Pavilion to protect him from the backlash of the River of Time, but the struggles of the Lord of Nine Seas and their own divine status still impacted him.
The path of time injured both the enemy and the self.
It was also possible that his cultivation was not yet sufficient.
"However, such minor injuries were completely within expectations." He had previously thought that killing the Lord of Nine Seas would require him to sustain heavy injuries, fight desperately, or burn a large amount of Destiny Points to exchange for a decisive blow from the Spear of Causality and Destiny.
The latter two were not used.
Everything was within calculation.
Since the Moon Lord had moved into the nursing home and was cultivating within, he had gradually deduced the Moon Lord's true power – it was a notch weaker than his earlier estimated realm.
He had even simulated the Moon Lord in the Tower of Battle and sparred with it.
The simulated Moon Lord was not at its full power, but it was not far off.
By analogy, even if the Lord of Nine Seas was stronger than the Moon Lord, he was confident in defeating him. It was precisely because he was fully assured that he had boldly attacked, whereas the Lord of Nine Seas had hesitated considerably… This was also one of the reasons Fang You could easily defeat him.
"Not only that, the Lord of Nine Seas never expected to die, so he was carrying many treasures."
He possessed a World Ring.
This was crafted by the Lord of Nine Seas after finding a high-level world and refining it over hundreds of years.
It stored most of the treasures of this top-tier ancient being.
"There were as many as 12 supreme treasures. These divine and demonic weapons are of great use to my Spark of Fire."
Fang You's own daily weapons were the Hand of the Realm Lord and the Spear of Causality and Destiny, two divine-slaying weapons not counted in regular tiers.
He did not need divine and demonic weapons. An Jianyou, Black Blade, Xing Jinglei, and others had relatively unique combat styles, so the absence of divine and demonic weapons did not affect them as much. However, for someone like Xitina, who had to hack people with a greatsword, it would be awkward to fight without sufficient weaponry.
"Most of these 12 supreme treasures can be used as regular divine weapons."
"The other four ancient beings also contributed a total of 7 divine and demonic weapons."
"And the previous Lord of Black Smoke, Ghost-Faced Envoy, and others…"
Fang You could only exclaim that these ancient gods who had lived long enough were truly wealthy.
Thanks to the gifts from these ancient gods.
With these divine and demonic weapons acquired, the core powerhouses of Spark of Fire would each have one. It was also possible for some to wield two or three if they were suitable.
This was truly a case of getting rich overnight.
It even made him want to continue robbing these ancient beings.
"Sin, sin. My Spark of Fire is an organization that advocates peace."
"However, these ancient beings are indeed wealthy, and many of the supreme treasures they possessed were not things they themselves could use."
Fang You pondered that since robbery went against his principles, doing business should be acceptable.
He had already decided what kind of business he wanted to do, the very thing the Lord of Nine Seas had desired.
The Lord of Nine Seas had truly died unjustly.
After killing the Lord of Nine Seas, Fang You stayed in the Apostles' dormitory for over half a month to fully recover.
"Now, I have also become one of the top beings in the Strange Realm, one step closer to the Unnameable Evil God."
After emerging from seclusion, he first went to the Tower of Battle and uploaded the 'character module' of the Lord of Nine Seas he had defeated into the Tower of Battle.
For the Moon Lord, this supreme treasure could only simulate about 90%-95% of its power. However, having personally killed the Lord of Nine Seas, he had obtained enough 'information factors' for the Tower of Battle to truly manifest the Lord of Nine Seas in his complete form.
In the future, the Lord of Nine Seas would undoubtedly be a boss-level existence guarding the tower, causing despair for many challengers. However, as time passed, the Lord of Nine Seas would also be defeated by challengers repeatedly.
In addition to the Lord of Nine Seas, the Tower of Battle could simulate other 'real opponents' such as the Ghost-Faced Envoy, the Lord of Black Smoke, and more than ten other beings at the Origin Realm.
More than half of these were powerhouses from the Paradise.
Thanks to the selfless contributions of the Paradise.
In the Tower of Battle, Fang You tried again to fight the Lord of Nine Seas without a sneak attack, without using the Time Pavilion, and without freezing time.
His offense was extremely strong, but the true body of the Lord of Nine Seas was immensely vast, and its divine body of laws was extremely expansive.
He could gain the upper hand in combat, but his divine power reserves and self-recovery could not keep up. He had to draw upon a large supply from the Gate of Infinity to continuously exchange blows with the Lord of Nine Seas and heavily wound him.
"I am still not strong enough."
As he prepared to continue practicing, a sense of joy suddenly arose in his heart.
Fang You was stunned and calculated with his fingers.
"It's the Yindola Life Tree, could it be…"
He quickly left the Tower of Battle and teleported to the core area of the Spark of Fire Secret Realm, which was the area where the Yindola Life Tree was rooted.
The true form of the Life Tree had always been within the secret realm. The one on the Holy Court Continent was merely a projection medium.
A medium for absorbing nutrients.
And now, the Yindola Life Tree was emitting a joyful emotion.
"Mentor, the Life Tree is undergoing a change."
Liu Shang, who had basically made her home at the base of the Life Tree, was the first to notice this change.
Fang You nodded, "Yes, the Yindola Life Tree is about to advance."
"Advance?"
Liu Shang blinked, she had thought it was just an upgrade.
"Does that mean the Yindola Life Tree will soon become a sentient supreme treasure?"
She tilted her head back, gazing upwards, her eyes unable to hide her excitement.
She was one of the few who truly understood the significance of the Yindola Life Tree.
Fang You was also one of them.
Even among supreme treasures, there were disparities.
And this Yindola Life Tree was a divine object that could not be exchanged for even dozens of supreme treasures, its importance not much less than the Time Pavilion or the Tower of Battle.
Compared to the Eternal Pure Land of supreme treasures, it could be said to be on par.
And the Yindola Life Tree was not yet a supreme treasure.
"It soon will be."
"What changes will occur?"
The advancement was imminent.
Fang You, having the closest contract with the Life Tree, sensed its desire – a craving for divine crystals, divine sources, and nutrient supply.
"Little Huan, use the resources from the treasury and send them to the Life Tree immediately."
The nutrient supply could be slightly squeezed from the Eternal Pure Land.
The Yindola Life Tree required tens of thousands of divine crystals for its advancement. It also required hundreds of divine sources.
This was a massive investment.
Fortunately, during the Calamity Tide, his Spark of Fire mythologies had eradicated countless sources of calamity and brought back batches of polluted divine crystals.
The divine source quantity was a bit tight, but a hundred or two hundred could still be squeezed out if they gritted their teeth.
This was fortunate, as there were enough high-level strange evils in the Strange Realm, inexhaustible!
However, such an investment was something only his Spark of Fire in the entire Strange Realm could afford.
"Absorb well, and advance quickly."
He murmured.
The branches of the Life Tree swayed, making rustling sounds.
The next moment, countless divine crystals and divine sources shattered, and surging energy, like waves, poured onto the roots of the Yindola Life Tree.
The Life Tree, which had already reached its limit and even broken through the bottleneck, finally began its advancement.
"Whoosh—"
The Life Tree continued to grow taller.
Countless branches continued to extend outward, piercing into the void, seemingly reaching into the depths of the star sea. The crystalline leaves on the branches underwent a wondrous transformation, as if turning into vast worlds.
The temporal flow within these worlds became extremely rapid.
The passage of years!
The shaping of mountains and rivers!
The birth of life!
Within the leaves of the World Tree, some simple life forms had already been born, and the transformation began to slow down.
This was only a part of the entire Life Tree's advancement.
The power of life and the power of the world diffused outwards.
Influenced by this, the entire Blue Star and the Spark of Fire Secret Realm expanded rapidly. Especially the Spark of Fire Secret Realm, which was already at the peak of Lv8, instantly leaped two levels, reaching Lv10!
On the Blue Star, several new continents were also born.
However, Fang You only glanced at these and stopped paying attention. His gaze remained fixed on the Yindola Life Tree, his eyes not blinking.
The entire advancement process lasted for a full 81 days!
Fang You did not leave, and Liu Shang did not leave either.
And until this moment, he finally clearly understood that the Yindola Life Tree had reached the end of its path and had completely completed its advancement in status.
"Ding!"
"Upgrade: Yindola Life Tree has completed its advancement in status, currently 'Yindola World Tree' (Iridescent)!"
World Tree!
And the 'world' here did not refer to the ordinary extra-dimensional worlds in the cosmic star sea.
Such worlds, countless of them, had grown on the branches of the Yindola World Tree, like scattered stars!
The 'world' here referred to the Strange Realm.
This was a World Tree that had the potential to support the Strange Realm!
Of course, the Strange Realm no longer had the soil to accommodate the Yindola World Tree. It was rooted in the super world, Blue Star, and its roots spread throughout the entire Oasis City Wall area.
The emergence of the Yindola World Tree completely connected and integrated the entire Oasis City Wall into a whole.
At the same time, it contained an extremely vast power of the world, and this power was continuously increasing. Even if the Hand of the Realm Lord could be repaired to perfection, the power of the world it possessed would be far inferior to that of the Yindola World Tree!
Too many worlds hung on the World Tree!
And with the superposition of the Spark of Fire Secret Realm, the Blue Star, and the World Tree, the power of the world he could wield was even more vast.
"The texture of the World Tree not only contains the path of life but also the path of time. Observing these textures actually greatly aids my cultivation in time."
Overall, it was naturally not as good as the Time Pavilion, but the path of time in the leaf textures was different from the Time Pavilion, and his comprehension could yield different results.
"And after the Yindola World Tree's advancement, what other changes will occur, what new abilities will be gained… this will require slow research."
Previously, the three major authorities of the Life Tree were Life, Prosperity, and Nature.
Now, the three major authorities of the World Tree are World, Life, and Time!
World encompasses everything, including prosperity, nature, and all else; it is all-encompassing!
Liu Shang had already flown onto the World Tree, wanting to observe it up close. However, as she observed, she entered a state of enlightenment.
Fang You himself vaguely felt the urge to enter enlightenment but forcefully suppressed it, wanting to observe a bit longer.
He did not lack these moments of enlightenment.
Suddenly,
"Ding—!"
Another notification sound echoed in his ear.
"Notification: Within the Yindola World Tree, a World Tree Spirit is about to be born. Do you wish to consume 10,000,000 Destiny Points to accelerate the birth of the World Tree Spirit?"
World Tree Spirit?
He had never heard of it, but since its origin was the World Tree, it was reasonable.
He concentrated his senses and finally faintly detected a trace of nascent life.
It was very weak.
It was far from being born.
It was unknown how long it would take for it to truly be born.
Just like in the beginning of the universe, those ancient gods conceived and born from laws. Their birth also required a long period of time.
"Accelerate it."
"Ding!"
"Notification: Destiny Points have been deducted."
He concentrated his senses.
Under the interference of the mysterious power of destiny, life truly began to sprout.
One day,
Two days,
Three days…
Even with the expenditure of tens of millions of Destiny Points for acceleration, the birth of the World Tree Spirit still took a full 49 days.
On this day, vast power of the world diffused outwards.
From the trunk, a seven-colored light cluster slowly appeared.
The light cluster shimmered with countless colors, each representing an extreme law.
The light cluster slowly enlarged, stretched, and gradually outlined a vague human form.
After all, the most numerous beings under the World Tree were humans!
"Is it about to emerge?"
The human form was not clear, yet a great power descended, gradually condensing into a gorgeous gem.
This was the complete concretization of an authority!
The Authority of Prosperity!
"It is said that top ancient gods like the Moon Lord possessed complete authorities at birth, being innately powerful beings favored by the universe."
However, before the World Tree Spirit, the condensed and materialized authority gems were not just this one.
In the blink of an eye, a second, third, and fourth complete authority gem, along with two 50% hemisphere authorities, materialized.
Fang You thought this was the end.
But,
The next moment, 'minuscule' authority fragments appeared.
The fragments appeared small at first glance, only the size of a fingernail, yet they seemed larger than one hundred or a thousand complete authorities, encompassing all living beings.
This was the Authority of Life!
Then followed the Authority of the World!
After that, the Authority of Time also slowly appeared!
Three fragments of different sizes, like three halos, hung high in the sky, emanating astonishing power that enveloped the not-so-mighty, slender figure in the center.
The strongest innate being was born!