Chapter 509: Chapter 498: Blue Star Destroyed Blue Star, Blue Star Saved Blue Star
Xu Lingjun and Han Yun City both held their breaths, a hint of anticipation in their eyes.
The emergence of the Baoxue Empire was indeed unexpected for both of them...
But in terms of results, it was undoubtedly good.
They provided Xu Lingjun and Han Yun City with great assistance, allowing them to become benefactors to these Demon Beasts, and even now, they could personally listen to a tree explaining the real secrets within the Secret Realm.
Good people... later when I hit you, I’ll go easy on you.
The ancient tree’s leaves shook.
At this moment, Xu Lingjun and Han Yun City both felt the gaze upon them.
Moreover, this attention came from all directions.
Obviously, even though it couldn’t be seen, the giant tree indeed had sight, and every plant within the Secret Realm was its eyes.
It asked, "Do you think that the collision of two planets, the merging of two planets, caused our world to shrink dramatically, reducing our living territory significantly, so we should hate you, and always think about breaking out of the Secret Realm to completely kill you and be the sole occupiers of this newborn planet, is that right?"
Xu Lingjun retorted, "Isn’t that the case?"
Han Yun City said, "I learned from textbooks that after the fusion of two Blue Stars from different universes, we came to this malicious Cosmos, and our first enemies were the indigenous people of the Blue Star, terrifying and fierce Demon Beasts that were fearless of death..."
The ancient tree asked, "How did the textbook describe it?"
"Spiritual energy mutation, Demon Beasts tumultuous chaos, the Demon Beasts fearlessly charged the human defense lines, our Human Race’s Heroic Spirits used blood and tears to keep them trapped within the Secret Realm!"
"That’s quite fair, but if I tell you that the so-called Demon Beast chaos was not our intention, would you believe it?"
The ancient tree said, "Demon Beasts fearlessly, I believe your humans also suffered heavy casualties, but later you were attacked by the Mysterious races of the heavens. If we could have unleashed even half of our combat power at that time, you would have had no chance of survival under the pincer attack, haven’t you considered this theory?"
"What do you mean?"
"The Demon Beast chaos was not our intention, it was the riotous Spiritual Energy entering the body, causing us to lose control of ourselves, only knowing to crazily kill all the moving creatures around us... and just when you humans arrived, you replaced our kind as our targets."
The ancient tree took a deep sigh and said, "I am already over a thousand years old, I have seen so much. Although many of your humans died tragically at our hands, you can still fairly evaluate Demon Beasts without branding us as heartless maniacs... that’s quite commendable."
Xu Lingjun just wanted to speak.
The ancient tree waved its leaves, as if waving its hand to stop him from speaking, with a hint of reminiscing in its tone, saying, "Do you know what the necessary condition for Demon Beasts to survive is?"
Xu Lingjun answered, "Spiritual Qi?!"
"Correct, Spiritual Qi!"
The ancient tree said, "Although we cannot progress through cultivation techniques like you humans, we can hunt our kind. By devouring the blood and Spiritual Qi within our kind, we can quickly enhance our strength. It was due to this ability that when the Spiritual Energy Revival began, we evolved from ordinary beasts into Demon Beasts, Level 2 Demon Beasts, Level 3 Demon Beasts... eventually into Level 12 Demon Beasts."
Han Yun City exclaimed, "Level 12?!"
He seemed shocked, thinking to himself that Level 8 or 9 could match slightly weaker Grandmasters, how powerful would Level 12 be?
The ancient tree smiled and said, "At that time, we had already developed our own civilization, the Demon Beast civilization. Naturally, our strength was not comparable to your humans’ centennial progress in Martial Tao. Although Demon Beasts don’t have the same fortunate advantages, to think you can surpass thousands of years of our essence in just a century, you really underestimate us."
Xu Lingjun asked, "What about the Demon Beast civilization?"
"It’s gone, we were solely focused on pursuing our strength, ignoring the fact that Spiritual Qi is finite, all things rise and fall, and blind exploitation yields only short-term benefits but endless future troubles... The mass devouring quickly depleted Blue Star’s Spiritual Qi."
The ancient tree said, "Strength reached the point of a Level 12 Demon Beast, powerful enough to destroy worlds and even leave Blue Star autonomously, wandering the cosmos... But reaching this level, the demand for Spiritual Qi is unimaginable. As Spiritual Qi depletes, they’re the first to be affected; unable to absorb enough Spiritual Qi from heaven and earth, they resort to cannibalism, devouring the blood and Demon Qi of their kind to make up for Spiritual Qi!"
"But as everyone was suffering from Qi deprivation, soon, even cannibalism couldn’t satisfy their growing hunger... Many powerful Demon Beasts left the planet, searching for life in the cosmos, while those who were attached to their home died slowly of hunger."
The ancient tree sighed again and said, "The Demon Beast civilization was wholly destroyed due to Qi deprivation, and we previously utilized these energy sources too aggressively, leading to an ongoing depletion of Spiritual Qi. Initially, it only affected powerful Demon Beasts, but later began to affect ordinary Demon Beasts... We all knew that Blue Star was on the verge of destruction, the consumption of its Spiritual Qi reaching an end, yet sadly, we lacked the means to leave and were also reluctant to abandon our home."
She smiled bitterly, saying, "As the Spiritual Energy grew thinner, the strength of Demon Beasts weakened significantly until one hundred years ago... the Spiritual Energy mutated, suddenly becoming exceedingly abundant, but this abundant Qi carried chaos and brutality, as if someone had tainted it. As we absorbed this energy, we became riotous, became frenzied... perhaps it’s true that before one perishes, madness takes over."
Xu Lingjun was surprised and asked, "You’ve read books?"
"There were humans on the Original Blue Star back in the day, but they were eliminated in the survival of the fittest. Didn’t I mention? I’ve lived many years... and the most unforgettable thing in my life was when a young scholar sat beneath me reading, and I sheltered him from wind, rain, and sun, listening to his resonant reading. I felt that my sentience might be tied to him."
One cannot see the ancient tree’s face, but it’s imaginable that right now she must be filled with nostalgia.
The implications revealed in the ancient tree’s words were quite shocking to both people.
Human existence on the Original Blue Star?
Simply eliminated in competition with the Demon Beasts, which led to their extinction.
"Just mentioning it, seeing you reminds me of him... both equally handsome and pleasing to the eye."
The giant tree said to Xu Lingjun.
Xu Lingjun: "........."
He felt that perhaps beauty lies in the eye of the beholder.
But now was naturally not the time to focus on such matters.
Xu Lingjun asked, "So you’re saying, back when our Blue Star descended, your Blue Star was at the stage of shining its last light, and due to the chaotic Spiritual Energy, everyone... no, all the Demon Beasts fell into chaos."
The ancient tree nodded and said, "In fact, that’s true, but not only so..."
She paused and said, "Blue Star destroyed Blue Star, but Blue Star also saved Blue Star."
