Zheng Dong, disguised as a Tiger Lizard, hid with other Tiger Lizards along the streets, showing no intention of engaging.
He wanted to gauge how powerful Tyler Peter truly was.
If an opportunity arose, he was keen on obtaining the Angelic Divine Armor and the Angelic Sword from Tyler Peter. Even if he couldn't use them himself later, they would be excellent for the Light Elementals.
The battle continued. Apart from the Divine Blood Tiger Lizard, the other quasi-divine Tiger Lizards were no match for Tyler Peter. They couldn't even withstand a single strike from his Angelic Sword.
As more quasi-divine Tiger Lizards sustained injuries, the Divine Blood Tiger Lizard also got hurt. Tyler Peter swung the Angelic Sword, its light flashing as it severed one of the Divine Blood Tiger Lizard's claws.
The Divine Blood Tiger Lizard winced in pain. Its blood sprayed out, staining the ground. It desperately used its skills to stop the bleeding. However, the wound inflicted by the Angelic Sword was exceptionally difficult to heal, and blood continued to flow.
Despite suffering a severe blow, the Divine Blood Tiger Lizard had no intention of surrendering. "Even if I die, I'll take a piece of you with me!" it roared, its face contorted with ferocity as it charged at Tyler Peter again.
Its subordinate quasi-divine Tiger Lizards, demonstrating remarkable loyalty, rushed at Tyler Peter and chose to self-destruct. As one quasi-divine Tiger Lizard after another detonated, Tyler Peter sustained injuries. Had it not been for the Angelic Divine Armor he wore, he would have been severely wounded long ago.
With a cold expression, he once again swung the Angelic Sword towards the Divine Blood Tiger Lizard. The Divine Blood Tiger Lizard did not evade, instead lunging directly at Tyler Peter, opting for self-destruction. As a quasi-divine extraordinary creature, the Divine Blood Tiger Lizard mastered the ultimate skill, "Blood and Flesh Boil," which involved burning all its potential to become a powerful bomb.
Amidst the violent explosion, Tyler Peter was also injured. This time, his hair was blown off, and his face was covered in blood. He appeared to have suffered a heavy blow, though it was unclear if it was genuine or feigned.
Next, Tyler Peter turned his attention to the Tiger Lizard army on the ground in Tiger Lizard City. "Surrender or die!" he declared. However, his declaration was met with roars from the Tiger Lizard army.
Tyler Peter's expression soured. This was the first time he had encountered a Totem Kingdom with such a stubborn will. The Totem Kingdoms he had conquered previously, even those at the quasi-divine level, had quickly pledged allegiance to him. He had never faced such fierce resistance, let alone a suicidal defiance to perish with him.
"Since that is the case, then you shall all depart!" Tyler Peter said coldly, truly angered. He intended to slaughter the entire Tiger Lizard Totem Kingdom, serving as a warning to other surrounding Totem Kingdoms about the consequences of resisting him.
He swung the Angelic Sword, which descended with a thunderous impact. The massive sword light enveloped the Tiger Lizard army below. The Tiger Lizard army desperately counterattacked, but the vast disparity in strength meant they inflicted no significant damage on Tyler Peter. Instead, more than half of the Tiger Lizard army was annihilated by a single strike.
Zheng Dong still did not intervene. Instead, he burrowed underground and quietly infiltrated the Divine Blood Tiger Lizard's royal palace. He intended to seize this opportunity to acquire more resources.
Zheng Dong summoned Little Purple. With Little Purple's treasure-hunting talent, they quickly located the resources left behind by the Divine Blood Tiger Lizard in the royal palace. These resources were intended for the Divine Blood Tiger Lizard's personal use, consisting of five legendary-grade resources and one mythical-grade resource.
The Divine Blood Tiger Lizard was of Wind and Earth element. This mythical-grade resource, naturally, was also of Wind and Earth element, known as "Divine Wind Sand." Divine Wind Sand possessed the ability to control deserts and alter the surrounding environment to transform it into a desert.
Upon receiving the Divine Wind Sand, Zheng Dong handed it over to Ling'er. Ling'er would then have the Wind Elemental, the Golden-Winged Great Peng, refine it. Perhaps the Golden-Winged Great Peng would ascend to the Totem level as a result.
After looting the resources left in the royal palace by the Divine Blood Tiger Lizard, Zheng Dong quietly departed the Golden Sand Kingdom. However, Tyler Peter did not leave. He continued his slaughter of the Tiger Lizard Totem Kingdom, seemingly intent on not stopping until all surrounding Tiger Lizards were eliminated.
Subsequently, Tyler Peter turned his attention to the surrounding Totem Kingdoms. None that dared to resist him survived. Fortunately, upon learning that the Tiger Lizard Totem Kingdom had been completely annihilated, the surrounding Totem Kingdoms became much more compliant. Many quasi-divine beings chose to surrender immediately upon encountering Tyler Peter, leaving him no reason to engage them.
After conquering numerous surrounding Totem Kingdoms, Tyler Peter decided to return to the Radiant Kingdom. He had already conquered a vast territory, and by constructing numerous temples, he could gather sufficient faith power to satisfy his cultivation needs.
Next, he would strengthen his origin and condense his divine personality. He had inherited the legacy of the Angelic God and believed himself to be the Angelic God. However, his own origin power was too weak; he had only obtained less than one percent of the Angelic God's origin power from the inheritance. Of course, it wasn't that the Angelic God was unwilling to bestow more. It was that when the Angelic God left behind the means for resurrection, his remaining origin power was already scarce.
To restore his origin power to a perfect state, Tyler Peter devised a plan: to utilize the World Tree. Hadn't the Tyler family always wished to resurrect a pseudo-World Tree? By leveraging the power of this World Tree, Tyler Peter was confident he could restore his origin power. Resurrecting a pseudo-World Tree required not only vast resources but also sacrifices. Tyler Peter had already figured out a way and planned to begin the resurrection of the pseudo-World Tree upon his return to the Radiant Kingdom.
Meanwhile, Zheng Dong also arrived at the Radiant Kingdom. He had arrived earlier than Tyler Peter, intending to take advantage of Tyler Peter's absence while he was conquering surrounding Totem Kingdoms to acquire resources related to the World Tree from the Tyler family. However, he was unsuccessful.
Zheng Dong infiltrated the Tyler family and used the Chalice of Faith to brainwash the members of the Tyler family. The brainwashed Tyler family members were naturally very cooperative with Zheng Dong. Unfortunately, the resources related to the World Tree were all carried by Tyler Peter. Even with the entire Tyler family brainwashed, Zheng Dong could not obtain the desired resources.
However, Zheng Dong did not give up. He used the Chalice of Faith to brainwash the high-ranking officials of the Radiant Kingdom, bringing them all under his control. Only then, upon Tyler Peter's return, could he constantly monitor Tyler Peter's movements.
Zheng Dong disguised himself as an ordinary member of the Tyler family and temporarily resided within the Tyler family. The main members of the Tyler family resided in the Tyler Manor, a vast estate with a large vineyard. Naturally, wine was also produced there.
At this moment, Zheng Dong was preparing for winemaking when he received news of Tyler Peter's return. The first thing Tyler Peter did upon his return was to demand the cooperation of the Tyler family in resurrecting the pseudo-World Tree. This required the establishment of the "Destiny Flow Array" and the sacrifice of over a million lives. These lives could be humans or other extraordinary creatures, but they had to be under the age of twenty.
Zheng Dong was also dispatched to collect the sacrificial lives. This could be done by personally capturing them or by purchasing them. Zheng Dong went to the Bounty Hunter Hall in the Radiant Kingdom to post a mission. Unlike Yanhuang, the Radiant Kingdom had a Bounty Hunter Association, where missions could be directly posted. Different rewards were offered based on the mission's difficulty.
Zheng Dong posted a mission to capture extraordinary creatures, offering fifty Void Stones for every fifty captured. This mission was quite attractive. For ordinary Beast Tamers, capturing Awakening-level and Commander-level extraordinary creatures was relatively easy. As long as they didn't confront Lord-level or General-level extraordinary creatures, there was little danger. If the Totem Kingdoms outside weren't currently in a dominant position, this price could have been lower.
Zheng Dong also personally captured a batch of Awakening-level and Commander-level extraordinary creatures. Upon arriving at the Tyler Manor, he discovered that a cage barrier had already been erected under Tyler Peter's supervision. The cage barrier was robust, not a single layer but divided into numerous small cages like a honeycomb, capable of holding a large number of extraordinary creatures. It also ensured that the extraordinary creatures within each small cage could not communicate with each other, preventing chaos.
This cage barrier was immense, and Tyler Peter had enlisted the help of dozens of Legendary-level Beast Tamers to maintain it. Furthermore, Tyler Peter had also established the "Destiny Flow Array" on top of the cage barrier. The Destiny Flow Array could extract the life force of these extraordinary creatures to resurrect the pseudo-World Tree.
Tyler Peter mobilized all the forces of the Radiant Kingdom to fully resurrect the pseudo-World Tree. Every Beast Tamer in the Radiant Kingdom who was still capable was searching for lives to sacrifice. Tyler Peter also ordered the surrounding Totem Kingdoms to voluntarily sacrifice extraordinary creatures. This greatly accelerated Tyler Peter's plan. However, even so, it still took over three months to gather over a million sacrificial lives.
During this period, Zheng Dong was also analyzing the Destiny Flow Array. He instructed Jingjing to analyze how to maximize Ling'er's strengthening by leveraging Tyler Peter's resurrection of the pseudo-World. He intended to "steal the sky and change the sun," diverting all the power from the resurrected pseudo-World Tree to strengthen Ling'er.
Jingjing, through calculations, had devised a method. Zheng Dong needed to control multiple Beast Tamers who operated the array and, through them, alter the array's operation to secretly channel its power to Ling'er. All of this had to be done without Tyler Peter's discovery. To achieve this, Zheng Dong used the Chalice of Faith to control all Beast Tamers except Tyler Peter. The method of control was simple: brainwashing and altering their faith.
Zheng Dong, disguised as a member of the Tyler family, could easily interact with these Beast Tamers. Moreover, these Beast Tamers were very respectful towards members of the Tyler family.
One noon, Zheng Dong pushed a tray of exquisite meals to the door of a resting room for a Legendary-level Beast Tamer. After maintaining the array for a period, each Legendary-level Beast Tamer needed to rest. This Legendary-level Beast Tamer had just left the array and was extremely fatigued. After taking a hot shower, he heard a knock on the door, knowing it was someone from the Tyler family delivering food. He had experienced this several times before, so he opened the door without any suspicion.
Zheng Dong saw the golden-haired Beast Tamer and smiled, "Sir, you've worked hard. Here is your lunch!"
"It is my honor to serve the Tyler family!" the Legendary-level Beast Tamer replied with a smile. He stepped aside, allowing Zheng Dong to push the food into the room. Once inside, Zheng Dong activated his mythical-grade Beast Taming Space and sent the Legendary-level Beast Tamer into it. Immediately after, he used the Chalice of Faith within the mythical-grade Beast Taming Space to brainwash him. Soon, Zheng Dong gained a loyal follower.
Following the same procedure, Zheng Dong eventually controlled all the Legendary-level Beast Tamers involved in operating the array. However, that was not the end. Next, Zheng Dong took advantage of Tyler Peter's rest to set up an array within the array. Beneath the Life Flow Array, he established a hidden array that not only concealed and protected Ling'er but also silently siphoned power from the Life Flow Array. With this done, he waited for Tyler Peter to act.
Once a massive number of sacrificial lives were gathered, Tyler Peter produced the resources related to the World Tree. These included a segment of the World Tree's branch, as well as resources such as Life Divine Crystals and Life Fruits produced by the World Tree. Of course, these resources alone were insufficient. Most importantly, Tyler Peter had obtained a portion of the World Tree's roots from the Angelic God's inheritance. Although it was only a portion, this segment of root was larger than a house.
With the power of the Life Flow Array, this segment of root could take root and sprout, growing into a pseudo-world. Then, Tyler Peter would use the pseudo-World Tree to perfect his origin power. To ensure the plan proceeded flawlessly, Tyler Peter prepared over five million sacrificial lives, draining the surrounding Totem Kingdoms. The only commendable aspect was that Tyler Peter did not harm any humans; the lives he sacrificed were all extraordinary creatures. Perhaps he still considered himself part of humanity, or perhaps he disdained the low life force of ordinary humans. Regardless, this suited Zheng Dong's palate. With no humans involved in the sacrifice, he could boldly allow Ling'er to seize the power.
With all preparations complete, Tyler Peter, unwilling to take any chances, inspected everything three times to ensure it was flawless before activating the Life Flow Array. Instantly, the extraordinary creatures trapped within the cages began to wail in agony. Their life force was gradually extracted and transferred to the World Tree's root. Similarly, the power contained within the World Tree's other resources would converge onto the World Tree's root, facilitating its rapid growth.
When the array first began to operate, Zheng Dong did not act. Only after it was running smoothly and Tyler Peter had relaxed into maintaining the array did Zheng Dong begin his operation. Ling'er had already infiltrated the array and was positioned beneath the World Tree's root. Protected by the hidden array, Tyler Peter did not detect Ling'er.
Subsequently, the numerous Legendary-level Beast Tamers maintaining the array, unbeknownst to Tyler Peter, activated the hidden array. This array was called "Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun." It was designed by Jingjing, who had collected data on various array formations from the Tyler family and other Beast Tamers in the Radiant Kingdom. As the hidden array operated, Ling'er, in the form of the Elemental Ancient Divine Tree, sprouted countless roots and quietly grafted them onto the World Tree's root, siphoning its power. To avoid arousing Tyler Peter's suspicion, only ten percent of the power was extracted initially. This way, the resurrection speed of the pseudo-World Tree would only be slightly slower than Tyler Peter's expectations, without causing any disruption.