Chapter 62: The Ancient Tree of Life Sprouts, the Ranking List is About to Open
Azure Luan Douluo also drew in a sharp breath: "High Priest, are you suggesting... that in the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, there are existences even more terrifying than Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beasts still sleeping?"
"That kind of Soul Beast? It should only be a legend!"
Qian Daoliu slowly exhaled, his gaze sharp: "Legends are not necessarily baseless. This soul beast ranking list has come at just the right time. Perhaps it can uncover the secrets the Star Dou Great Forest has hidden for countless years."
"We can use this opportunity to clearly see how many trump cards the Soul Beasts of this Continent are hiding, so we can be prepared if a conflict with the Soul Beasts arises in the future."
The few Priests exchanged glances, all seeing the shock and solemnity in each other's eyes.
Their initial eagerness to simply watch the excitement of the Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast rankings was now overshadowed by a heavy gloom.
If it was truly as the High Priest said,
then the hidden power of the Soul Beast Clan likely far exceeded the estimations of human Soul Masters!
...Big Dipper Academy, deep within the Forbidden Land.
Unlike the eager anticipation outside.
Lu Xiao was currently focused on something far more important to him.
He sat cross-legged in the center of an open space, his aura contained, seemingly merging with the surrounding environment.
The god slaying sword, which was enough to drive countless Peak Douluo mad, was casually stuck into the ground nearby, radiating a faint pressure.
Lu Xiao's gaze was currently focused on a seed and a bead floating above his palm.
The seed looked unremarkable, only the size of a fingernail, grayish-brown, with naturally formed, profound and intricate patterns on its surface.
Looking closely, those patterns seemed to flow slowly, containing an indescribable Dao Concept of life.
This was precisely the heavenly curtain reward he had previously received—the seed of the ancient tree of life!
The other bead emitted a hazy Chaos color, and inside, star clouds seemed to flow, evolving earth, water, fire, and wind.
It was the reward from the genius ranking—the source god bead!
"The ancient tree of life contains the Origin of life from the beginning of creation. If it can grow, its location will transform into a Blessed Land, where Laws spontaneously generate and Soul Power flows like a tide..."
Lu Xiao murmured softly, his eyes calm, "But this source god bead is formed from a fragment of a World's Origin, containing the purest Origin power, making it the best nourishment to catalyze the seed of the ancient tree of life."
He no longer hesitated, and with a thought.
The source god bead floating beside him suddenly burst into light. The Chaos-colored light was not dazzling, yet it carried a supreme Concept of evolving all things and returning to the primal state.
Streams of Origin Qi, refined to the extreme, slowly flowed into the grayish-brown ancient tree of life seed, as if drawn by a magnet.
"Buzz!"
The moment the Origin power touched the seed, a strange buzzing sound rang out.
Centered on Lu Xiao, the space within a radius of several hundred meters began to subtly twist, and faint green light spots, visible to the naked eye, seeped out from the Void Realm.
An indescribably fresh aura permeated the air; taking a deep breath made one feel completely refreshed, and the circulation of Soul Power even sped up slightly.
Such a commotion immediately drew the attention of everyone within Big Dipper Academy.
"What happened?"
Ning Rongrong had just finished Cultivating. Sensing the strange fluctuations and life aura emanating from the depths of the Academy, she looked over curiously.
Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling also walked out of their respective residences, their beautiful eyes filled with surprise and uncertainty.
"Such dense vitality... and a wave of power at a very high level."
Ye Lingling's senses were the sharpest.
Her Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul was trembling slightly, conveying feelings of longing and reverence.
Even Sikong Zhen, Li Bai, and others, who were usually as mysterious as a Dragon whose head is seen but not its tail, instantly appeared on the periphery of the Forbidden Land.
They solemnly guarded the four directions, their eyes filled with seriousness.
"It's the Dean."
Sikong Zhen's body faintly shimmered with lightning. He said in a deep voice, "He is undertaking a major event. Do not approach. Guard the surroundings well; no interruptions are allowed!"
Li Bai held the Azure Lotus Sword, his gaze sharp as lightning as he scanned the surrounding Void Realm, and nodded.
They could all feel how vast and sacred the power currently gathering was... In the center of the Forbidden Land.
The ancient tree of life seed in Lu Xiao's palm, after absorbing a large amount of the source god bead's power.
"Crack..."
A subtle sound, yet one that seemed to herald the creation of heaven and earth, drifted over.
A crack split open at the top of the seed.
An indescribable shoot, containing the Concept of ultimate life and creation, tremblingly poked out!
The instant this shoot appeared—
"Boom!!!"
A huge green pillar of light, composed purely of life energy, suddenly shot up from the seed's shoot, piercing the sky.
The light pillar was not violent; instead, it was filled with gentleness and vitality, but the high level of life energy it contained caused even powerhouses like Sikong Zhen and Li Bai to change their expressions!
The light pillar lasted for about ten breaths before slowly receding.
"It finally sprouted!"
Lu Xiao sighed.
And the seed had completely disappeared.
In its place was a small sapling, about a foot high, entirely emerald green and crystal clear.
"Rumble, rumble, rumble!"
Centered on this ancient tree of life sapling, a vast and mighty torrent of life and pure Soul Power spread out in all directions like a tide!
In an instant.
The entire area where Big Dipper Academy was located was filled with various phenomena!
On the ground, countless exotic flowers and strange grasses grew and bloomed wildly at a visible speed, emitting a refreshing fragrance.
The branches of the formerly ordinary trees became thicker, and their leaves turned a lush, dripping emerald green, even faintly glowing with a jade-like luster.
The concentration of Soul Power permeating the air instantly increased by several times, and this Soul Power was extremely pure and gentle, making it easier to absorb and refine!
The entire Big Dipper Academy instantly transformed from an ordinary Soul Master academy into a Blessed Land where Soul Power was abundant and the power of life was active.
The Cultivation environment underwent an earth-shattering change!
"This... this is..."
Ning Rongrong felt the Soul Power around her, which was several times denser and more affinity-rich, and her mouth dropped open, utterly stunned.
"My Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Soul... is cheering with joy!"
Dugu Yan excitedly felt the joyful signals coming from her own Martial Soul.
Cultivating here, her Martial Soul's evolution speed would likely be even faster!
Zhu Zhuqing took a deep breath, feeling every cell in her body greedily absorbing the pure energy. Her Cultivation speed had increased by more than double!
Ye Lingling gently touched a stalk of wildly growing Blue Silver Grass beside her, feeling the immense vitality within it, and her cold eyes were also filled with shock.
Here, the healing abilities of her Nine Heart Begonia would likely receive a massive amplification!
"Dean... what exactly did he do?"
In the hearts of the four girls, their reverence and adoration for the mysterious Dean reached an unprecedented level.
Sikong Zhen and Li Bai exchanged glances, both seeing the shock and relief in the other's eyes.
"Life Origin... the Dean actually mobilized such pure Life Origin to transform a piece of heaven and earth... this kind of method is close to that of a Creator."
Sikong Zhen sighed in admiration.
Li Bai stroked his sword and chuckled lightly: "In this way, our Big Dipper Academy truly has a Foundation. This place ought to be the number one Cultivation Holy Land in the World!"
Lu Xiao looked at the ancient tree of life sapling in his palm, which was slowly rooting itself in the Void Realm and absorbing the energy of heaven and earth to grow.
A faint smile of satisfaction appeared on his face.
"The Foundation is initially established. Given time, once the ancient tree of life reaches the heavens, this place will become a Divine Domain."
He casually put away the source god bead, which had consumed most of its energy and whose light had dimmed considerably.
Only then did his gaze turn toward the heavenly curtain in the sky, which was already blazing with golden light and about to fully open the soul beast ranking list.
"The soul beast ranking list... it will serve well to let the beings of this Continent realize that the World they live in is not as simple as they imagine."
"It is also time for those Ferocious beasts hiding behind the scenes to reveal their true forms."
The corner of his mouth curved into a subtle, expectant smile.
And at the same time, across the entire Douluo Continent.
Whether in human kingdoms or Soul Beast territories, all living beings held their breath, their hearts pounding fiercely along with the increasingly brilliant golden light.
The soul beast power ranking list was about to open!
Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, Ferocious beasts like Di Tian were standing ready, and at the bottom of the Lake of Life, Gu Yuena quietly opened her eyes.
In the Spirit Hall, ambition flickered in Bibi Dong's eyes.
All major powers were waiting expectantly...
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