In the middle of the night, unsure of how much ti had passed, Zuo Xiaoluo slowly awoke.
She looked around and found herself still in the forest.
In the distance, all the Tree People had been killed, their broken limbs scattered everywhere.
The trees on these Tree People were natural firewood, and once ignited, even a small arm-thick piece of wood could burn for more than a day and night.
By the light of these fires, Zuo Xiaoluo saw the soldiers beside her clearly.
Seeing her awake, they were so excited they didn't know what to say.
"General Zuo is finally awake!"
"Yes, after a full half month, you finally woke up!"
"If you hadn't, we wouldn't know where to go; this world is on the verge of destruction."
...
Although Zuo Xiaoluo was awake, her body could be described as riddled with holes, with no strength to speak of.
Her injuries were too severe, and her awakening at this ti was only due to her willpower restoring her consciousness.
At this mont, upon hearing that the world was about to end, her heart sank sharply.
If this was true, with no strength currently, even if she led the army away from here to a new world, would it necessarily be safe?
The urgent need now was to restore her strength.
She glanced at the far-off Divine Tree by the weak light.
Needless to say, although the Tree of Life showed signs of decay, just observing it from afar, she could feel waves of rich life Spiritual Energy rushing towards her.
"Let's first approach the Tree of Life, and you tell what happened after I fell unconscious?"
Soone recounted what had happened afterwards in detail.
At that ti,
after Zuo Xiaoluo fell unconscious due to severe injuries, everyone watched the surroundings warily.
They were surprised to find that not far from where the Heavenly Dao Will died, a black sapling was continuously growing.
Emitting a dark and evil aura, it grew at a visible speed, its leaves and branches blocking out the sky, extrely eerie.
Everyone watched as the sapling continuously grew until it reached an unattainable height.
So tried to get closer, but just approaching a little bit, they found the path ahead like a muddy pond, unable to move their feet.
Moreover,
within about a day, the tree beca even larger, already as large as the Tree of Life.
Everyone could feel countless roots extending from the tree, continuously extracting nutrients from the earth, breathing in and out like a living being, always giving a slight sense of dread.
After hearing everyone's words, Zuo Xiaoluo couldn't help but look towards the distance.
There stood a huge black tree, and because of the night, no wonder she hadn't seen it earlier.
As she looked, the giant black tree seed thoughtful; though it lacked facial features, Zuo Xiaoluo felt as if being watched.
This feeling was simply too incredible.
She struggled to stand up, took a deep breath, and said, "No matter what, the Tree of Life is right in front, so let's go there first."
With everyone's support, Zuo Xiaoluo quickly arrived under the Tree of Life.
Once close, she could more strongly feel the Tree of Life's dying sensation; what should have been a vibrant green tree now lacked any liveliness.
As for its leaves, she rembered only a few had fallen before she passed out, but now, there were hardly any left on the huge Tree of Life.
A few sparse leaves hung lonely upon it.
The branches too appeared withered, as if a slight breeze could break them.
Such a Tree of Life, no one would dare believe it.
Zuo Xiaoluo said to her few trusted aides nearby, "Lift up there."
The few nodded, then activated their Spiritual Power, and rose into the air.
When Zuo Xiaoluo reached the top of the Tree of Life, they saw a slender Tree Person standing in the center.
Her face was extrely aged, looking like an old matron with a face full of wrinkles and hair as white as snow.
Seeing Zuo Xiaoluo, she showed no malice but smiled kindly and said, "You're here!"
Zuo Xiaoluo was taken aback, then observed her surroundings, finally speaking in realization, "You..."
"Are you the Tree of Life?"
The Tree of Life nodded, "Yes, that's . eting like this for the first ti, I didn't expect it to be this way, but as the saying goes, no fight, no acquaintance; we might as well say we've t before."
Zuo Xiaoluo felt a bit awkward, after all, she had led her army to kill those Tree People, who in the Tree of Life's eyes, were its children.
Now,
that she could talk so calmly, was really strange.
The Tree of Life seed to see through her thoughts and said with a smile, "It's alright. Those Tree People would have died to the Nether Tree even if not by you. As soon as I sensed the Nether Tree's arrival, I knew the world's end wasn't far off."
"Previously I hoped to lead my people to survive a bit longer, and when the Nether Tree ca, I even naively thought I could contend with it, but when it truly arrived, I realized it was simply beyond what I could handle."
Zuo Xiaoluo pointed to the huge black tree in the distance, "You're saying that is the Nether Tree?"
The Tree of Life nodded, then shook her head and said, "It can be said to be, but it's just a clone; the real Nether Tree is much stronger. If the Nether Tree itself arrived, devouring this world would only take a few days."
Now Zuo Xiaoluo understood, no wonder the Nether Tree had only consud it to the last step till now.
It turned out it wasn't the real body.
But what made Zuo Xiaoluo even more helpless was that the Nether Tree's clone was already this powerful; thinking that Zhao Yi's future enemy was the real body made it even more daunting.
No wonder Zhao Yi was so eager to grow stronger. With such a terrifying enemy, it's hard for anyone to have a day of peace.
The Tree of Life looked at Zuo Xiaoluo with a hopeful expression, "This world has reached its last step, and its end is only a matter of ti. Before you leave, would you help with one thing?"
"I know we were enemies before, and my Tree People killed many of your soldiers, but the past is the past. Their fate is set, and I only hope you can take this world's seed, to give it a little hope!"
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