Chapter 211: Replacing the Ancestral Demon Tree, Lin Yuan’s Choice

Deep within the Black Mist Mountains.

Here, the world's spiritual energy boiled, and terrifying spatial cracks emerged, only to quickly heal under the Void Realm's own recovery.

If this weren't Lin Yuan's lair managed for over a hundred years, with space stabilized through special means, I'm afraid that even the Void Realm within a radius of tens of thousands of miles would have been shattered.

After all, the battle just experienced was simply too terrifying. To avoid giving the Ancestral Demon Tree any chance, Lin Yuan did not let his subordinates hold back at all.

Those foundations and trump cards were all thrown at the Ancestral Demon Tree all at once.

Anyway, once Lin Yuan's residency time arrived, he would leave this world. Unless he paid the price of Boundary-Breaking Source Power, he wouldn't be able to take even a tiny bit of this world with him.

Therefore, Lin Yuan had no intention of saving anything.

"Ancestor? Ancestor, are you still there?"

Lin Yuan swallowed the Origin left after the Ancestral Demon Tree disintegrated in one gulp, and asked in a low voice.

However, Lin Yuan did not receive any response from the Ancestral Demon Tree.

Lin Yuan didn't show any look of surprise. At the very moment the Ancestral Demon Tree's body was torn apart,

Lin Yuan had already sensed that the Ancestral Demon Tree's aura had dropped to freezing point.

Now, he couldn't sense even a shred of the Ancestral Demon Tree's aura.

As a subordinate Demon Ancestor Tree, sensing the aura of the Ancestral Demon Tree was an instinct.

No matter how far apart the distance was, and even with layers of world barriers blocking it, the sensing would at most be a bit blurry.

But it would definitely be sensed.

Only now, the Ancestral Demon Tree's aura, or rather, its life fluctuations, seemed to have completely vanished.

Clearly, the Ancestral Demon Tree had completely perished.

"Is that it?"

Lin Yuan sighed, his expression somewhat disappointed.

He originally wanted to exchange a few moves with the Ancestral Demon Tree, and he had told the Azure Sky Alliance Leader not to team up and to go all out.

But in reality, Lin Yuan's strongest trump card was still himself.

Deep within the Black Mist Mountains, benefiting from the traits of the Demon Ancestor Tree, Lin Yuan could unleash his maximum combat power.

"Master, what should we do now?"

At this moment, the Azure Sky Alliance Leader and many subordinates stepped forward and respectfully asked.

The moment the Ancestral Demon Tree passed through the spatial passage, their attacks had never stopped.

Until Lin Yuan shouted 'Stop'.

Only then did they stop.

"You should all go back."

Lin Yuan casually instructed.

The complete death of the Ancestral Demon Tree

made Lin Yuan begin to face the next problem.

That was the other subordinate Demon Ancestor Trees.

First, he needed to understand the secrets of Extraterrestrial Evil Gods like the Demon Ancestor Tree.

The Ancestral Demon Tree was the absolute ruler of countless Demon Ancestor Trees. As long as it was still alive, the other subordinate Demon Ancestor Trees would obey its commands without any doubt.

This was an imprisonment belonging to the mind and thoughts.

Secondly was the imprisonment on the Physical Body; with just a single thought, the Ancestral Demon Tree could destroy any subordinate Demon Ancestor Tree.

Of course,

Lin Yuan was an exception.

Using the Gate of Myriad Realms, his consciousness descended into the body of a dying subordinate Demon Ancestor Tree.

Although he replaced the original subordinate Demon Ancestor Tree, he did not have that mental and thought imprisonment of loyalty toward the Ancestral Demon Tree.

Regardless of whether it was mental and thought imprisonment or physical imprisonment,

they only existed while the Ancestral Demon Tree was alive.

Once the Ancestral Demon Tree died, the mental, thought, and physical imprisonments would disappear.

Countless Demon Ancestor Trees would generate a certain predestined thought:

That was to grow to the seventh stage and become the new Ancestral Demon Tree.

This was similar to the queen ant in an ant nest.

If the queen ant died, it didn't mean that the ant nest collapsed.

Instead, under the guidance of instinct, a new queen ant would be born.

Now Lin Yuan was facing this problem.

In the dark, he sensed other Demon Ancestor Trees scattered far, far away.

These Demon Ancestor Trees were many trump cards left behind by the Ancestral Demon Tree,

either helping the Ancestral Demon Tree guard a certain treasure, or discovering a Secret Realm that needed suppression.

And now,

these Demon Ancestor Trees sensed the death of the Ancestral Demon Tree at almost the exact same time.

"The Ancestral is dead."

"How could the Ancestral, who is so powerful, die?"

"The Ancestral is dead, I want to become the new Ancestral!"

Having lost the thought imprisonment, countless Demon Ancestor Trees spawned ambitions.

At the same time, having shaken off the physical imprisonment, the many innate abilities belonging to the Ancestral Demon Tree also awakened within the subordinate Demon Ancestor Trees.

"You all want to become the Ancestral?"

A trace of coldness flickered across Lin Yuan's expression.

Although he didn't care much about the Ancestral Demon Tree,

after all, he had just killed a true Ancestral Demon Tree a moment ago.

Lin Yuan could not accept having the fruits of his victory plucked by other Demon Ancestor Trees.

"Let me become the Ancestral Demon Tree."

Lin Yuan did not hesitate.

Anyway, this shuttle belonged to a descent of consciousness; no matter what he turned into in the shuttled world,

he would return to his original appearance after returning to the Main World.

Lin Yuan also wanted to experience the feeling of becoming an Extraterrestrial Evil God.

The growth of the Demon Ancestor Tree was divided into eight stages.

Although the Ancestral Demon Tree claimed to be at the eighth stage, it hadn't actually stepped into it completely.

Strictly speaking, the Ancestral Demon Tree was still in the seventh stage.

And under the premise that the Ancestral Demon Tree was completely dead, whichever Demon Ancestor Tree grew to the seventh stage first

would be able to become the new Ancestral Demon Tree.

For the Demon Ancestor Tree, the seventh stage was equivalent to a certain limit.

A seventh-stage Demon Ancestor Tree, even if the Ancestral Demon Tree was still alive, could gradually shake off mental and thought imprisonment.

Therefore,

the Ancestral Demon Tree would never allow a seventh-stage Demon Ancestor Tree to be born.

And once a seventh-stage Demon Ancestor Tree appeared, no matter how far apart the distance was, the Ancestral Demon Tree could immediately sense it.

Earlier on, Lin Yuan was already at the Peak of the sixth stage. The reason he delayed stepping into the seventh stage was out of fear of alerting the Ancestral Demon Tree.

But now,

there was no such restriction.

Thanks to the suppression by the Ancestral Demon Tree,

currently, aside from Lin Yuan, all other subordinate Demon Ancestor Trees had a maximum growth stage of only the fifth stage.

Wanting to break through to the seventh stage was simply impossible in a short time, even if they 'unlocked' the many innate abilities of the Ancestral Demon Tree.

Therefore, Lin Yuan had no pressure at all.

After preparing a little bit,

Lin Yuan began to charge towards the seventh stage.

In fact, for a sixth-stage Peak Demon Ancestor Tree, charging toward the seventh stage carried risks.

Every stage of the Demon Ancestor Tree was a great transformation for itself.

But for Lin Yuan, the risk was almost zero. Having devoured a massive amount of Origin from the previous Ancestral Demon Tree,

coupled with the assistance of his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, if Lin Yuan still couldn't break through to the seventh stage, he might as well end the shuttle early and return to the Main World.

Rumble.

Ten days later,

Lin Yuan grew into a seventh-stage Demon Ancestor Tree.

At the exact moment Lin Yuan stepped into this stage,

a wondrous feeling washed over him.

Originally, Lin Yuan couldn't perceive the existence of other Demon Ancestor Trees.

But the death of the Ancestral Demon Tree allowed Lin Yuan to slightly perceive the many Demon Ancestor Trees in the distant places.

However, it was only a slight perception, and it was still a slight perception born from a mutual 'competitive' relationship.

Likewise, the other Demon Ancestor Trees could also sense Lin Yuan's existence.

Before the new Ancestral Demon Tree was born, the status of all Demon Ancestor Trees was 'equal'.

But now, this 'slight perception' turned into complete control after growing to the seventh stage.

Lin Yuan could forcibly contact all Demon Ancestor Trees through a certain predestined 'authority'.

Regardless of whether the other party was willing or not.

Furthermore, Lin Yuan could control the life and death of any Demon Ancestor Tree.

Simply put,

today's Lin Yuan was the Ancestral Demon Tree.

Just as Lin Yuan promoted to the seventh stage and became the new Ancestral Demon Tree,

all Demon Ancestor Trees likewise received this information. Concurrently, the new mental and thought imprisonment re-formed.

From then on, these Demon Ancestor Trees were also absolutely loyal to Lin Yuan, and any ambitions and delusions born shortly before due to the death of the previous Ancestral Demon Tree completely vanished.

This was the Demon Ancestor Tree race.

As long as the Ancestral Demon Tree survived, the entire race had only one will—that of the Ancestral Demon Tree.

"Greetings, Ancestral."

"Greetings, Ancestral."

"Greetings, Ancestral."

"Greetings, Ancestral."

Since Lin Yuan had just become the Ancestral Demon Tree and had not yet reaped many 'authorities', many Demon Ancestor Trees still retained the ability to actively contact the Ancestral.

And now, these Demon Ancestor Trees offered their congratulations without exception, without the slightest other thoughts.

"Mn, I know."

Lin Yuan casually replied a few words.

Compared to the cruel and ferocious nature of the previous Ancestral Demon Tree, Lin Yuan considered himself quite benevolent.

"From now on, bring all the treasures and come towards my side."

Lin Yuan issued an order to all Demon Ancestor Trees.

Why did the previous Ancestral Demon Tree leave subordinate Demon Ancestor Trees in many regions?

It was nothing more than discovering certain treasures in the corresponding places—some extraterrestrial rare treasures and spiritual items that couldn't be harvested in a short time or were still gestating—and having the subordinate Demon Ancestor Trees guard them first.

And coming over to harvest them after they matured.

And now,

these rare treasures all belonged to Lin Yuan.

The Ancestral Demon Tree could be said to have left him a huge inheritance.

"Yes."

"Ancestral, I am heading over right now."

"Ancestral, from my current location, it will take three hundred and twenty years to reach the Ancestral's side—"

The numerous Demon Ancestor Trees began to report their own situations. For ordinary life forms wanting to cross the extraterrestrial void,

the biggest problem was 'endurance', which was how to survive.

In the extraterrestrial Void Realm, without the various gentle energies within a world, surviving in such a harsh environment was not easy.

However, the Demon Ancestor Tree possessed the ability of the Void Root. Lin Yuan only needed to open this ability to all subordinate Demon Ancestor Trees.

After roughly dealing with the problems of the numerous Demon Ancestor Trees,

Lin Yuan's mind once again returned to his own body.

"The Ancestral Demon Tree, an Extraterrestrial Evil God. A very special feeling?"

Lin Yuan's branches swayed. Having stepped into the seventh stage and become the new Ancestral Demon Tree, Lin Yuan's body had already swelled to a size of ten thousand meters.

Even the entire Black Mist Mountains could be overlooked at a glance.

Moreover, as time passed, Lin Yuan's body size was still rapidly growing. It was foreseeable that it would grow to the massive height of that Ancestral Demon Tree that previously spanned across the extraterrestrial void.

Lin Yuan tacitly agreed to this and did not suppress or hide it.

Because Lin Yuan had no need to hide now; the entire Azure Sky World was within his grasp.

What was there to hide?

"The Origin of the Azure Sky World—"

Lin Yuan's gaze looked towards the earth. The perception unique to the Ancestral Demon Tree allowed him to feel the massive World Origin fluctuating.

Not only could Lin Yuan perceive the World Origin fluctuations, but he also had an ability that allowed him to merge into the ocean of the World Origin.

At that time, the entire Origin of the Azure Sky World would become Lin Yuan's meal on a plate, to be devoured at will.

This was a unique ability belonging to the Ancestral Demon Tree, completely different from methods like the 'Void Root', and could only be mastered by the Ancestral Demon Tree itself.

It was a 'unique' ability within the entire Demon Ancestor Tree race.

"No wonder the Ancestral Demon Tree was so eager to enter the interior of the Azure Sky World, without any worry about being besieged by other Experts."

Lin Yuan's expression was thoughtful.

In theory, the Azure Sky Alliance Leader holding the world sword could unleash combat power exceeding that outside the world within the world.

When the Ancestral Demon Tree descended into the Azure Sky World, it was easy to be trapped like a turtle in a jar and beaten at leisure.

Yet the Ancestral Demon Tree still desired to do so, relying on its ability to merge into the ocean of the World Origin.

Even for the Azure Sky Alliance Leader, it was impossible to enter the ocean of the Azure Sky World's Origin.

Once the Ancestral Demon Tree entered, it would be equivalent to being in an undefeatable position, and it could heartily devour the World Origin to rapidly grow stronger.

As for the many consequences caused by devouring the World Origin, such as the decline of the Azure Sky World or even its destruction,

that wasn't something the Ancestral Demon Tree needed to care about.

"As long as I am willing now, I can also merge into the World Origin and easily devour the entire Azure Sky World's Origin—"

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Even at this moment, the instinct coming from the Ancestral Demon Tree was urging Lin Yuan to do so.

"Unfortunately… I am not the Ancestral Demon Tree."

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.

For Lin Yuan, he was merely a passerby in this world. Once his residency limit arrived, he would leave, and he would leave without taking a single thing.

Devouring the Origin of the Azure Sky World could indeed enhance the Ancestral Demon Tree's foundation, and even push it another step towards the eighth stage.

But what did that have to do with Lin Yuan?

Unless Lin Yuan was willing to pay a huge price to bring the Ancestral Demon Tree back to the Main World, no matter how strong the Ancestral Demon Tree was, it wouldn't have any impact.

In Lin Yuan's heart, maintaining the stability of the Azure Sky World and enabling it to carry the spread of the Martial Dao Evolution Path

was the choice that maximized benefits.

At least it could provide assistance for Lin Yuan's future 'Ultimate leap'.

"Even if it devours the entire Azure Sky World's Origin, the Ancestral Demon Tree cannot step into the eighth stage. The eighth stage is the legendary end of the road for the Demon Ancestor Tree race."

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly. The cultivation system of the Ancestral Demon Tree relied on tapping into its own potential.

Even if it truly stepped into the eighth stage, it wouldn't produce a commanding assistance for him.

Therefore,

from beginning to end, Lin Yuan had never thought of devouring the Azure Sky World's Origin, because to him, this brought harm without any benefit.

"Let's continue to Cultivate."

Lin Yuan pondered for a while and continued to comprehend the Dao.

After becoming the Ancestral Demon Tree, Lin Yuan mastered many methods that only the Ancestral Demon Tree possessed. All of these could be considered for integration into the Martial Dao Evolution Path.

making the Martial Dao Evolution Path even more perfect so it could adapt to more harsh environments.

Just like that,

time hurried by.

In the blink of an eye, three hundred years later had arrived.