Chapter 45: The World Tree
The World Tree is one of the largest branches of the Living Starry Sky Behemoth. Mature World Trees are often able to span two regions with just their size. The shape of the World Tree is relatively fixed, it is a very large tree. But in fact, what really makes the World Tree form a towering momentum is actually those invisible networks of roots. These roots are rooted in the Void, absorbing all kinds of energy in the Void and providing energy for the Heart of the World on the World Tree.
The six known World Tree species are distinct, with the fifth sector being oak, the third being camphor, and the first being willow. Among them, the World Tree in the third district is the tallest. The World Tree is usually too far away from its body due to its sheer size, and it is not possible to transform into a shape. According to the introduction inside the Starry Sky Behemoth, the birth of each World Tree is a top-level secret. The World Tree in Sector 5 has a dedicated Starry Sky Behemoth to help them choose a place to take root, and they are tended until the World Tree is out of its infancy. In other areas, there have always been starry sky beasts stationed around the World Tree for a long time, guarding the World Tree with limited mobility.
In fact, the World Tree is very powerful in addition to being inconvenient, and they rely on the power of the world to launch their own unique attacks. Many people who don't do their own power are directly erased by the World Tree spending a certain amount of world power. The advantage of this is that very few people are exempt from obliteration from the world, and the disadvantage is that this kind of attack is very expensive, and even if the World Tree launches such an attack, it will be painful for a long time. So many times, the World Tree will ask other creatures living on its body to help drive away the weaker enemies. And when facing a strong enemy, I don't know how many people are willing to lend a hand to ask for some benefits at a time.
Seeing such a magnificent scene, several newborn starry sky beasts couldn't help but be a little shocked, and it took a long time to come back to their senses.
"Hello, Esteemed World Tree Talos." Ignoring the curious gazes of the creatures living on the World Tree, several starry beasts greeted Talos in unison.
"Hey little ones, fly closer and let us see. It has been more than 300,000 years since the previous generation of starry sky beasts first came to my side. It felt like it was yesterday. A green giant rose from the canopy of the tree and beckoned to the starry beasts.
"Hello, Lord Taros. At the request of His Excellency the Guardian, we have come to you to receive the Heart of the World. Zhou said.
"Hehe, that's what every generation of starry sky beasts said when they first came to see me. How long did it take you to fly to me? Talos asked
"One thousand two hundred and seventy-three years." Zhou replied.
"Isn't that too long, I remember that it took two thousand seven hundred years for the previous generation of starry sky beasts to fly to me." Talos said, "Would you like to come and visit me?" Over the years, the little ones who have lived on me are still very lively. ”
"Of course I do, I think it must be fun." Ace said.
"Of course it's fun, and I don't get tired of watching it every day." Talos said as he got up. He detached the green giant's body from the canopy and formed it into an entity about the size of the starry beasts. Lead the starry beasts from the canopy to the upper level of the trunk.
"Actually, most of the little ones on my body live on tree trunks, with few canopies and fewer roots. And interestingly, the layering of these little guys all over my trunk soon followed. The upper trunk began to develop in the sacred direction, while the lower layer leaned towards the chaotic system, and the middle layer was impartial. Talos said as he led the starry beasts through the trunks.
"I see that the concentration of spirits in the entire World Tree is very high, why haven't I seen any highly intelligent life forms appear?" Ju Yuan asked.
"The spirit is not the only condition for wisdom, and the emergence of intelligent beings often requires sufficient space for development in addition to the spirit. And this is something that the Starry Sky Behemoth can't give, and the Starry Sky Behemoth has too much influence on the surroundings. Intelligent beings who have just sprouted their intelligence, as long as they see the starry sky giant beast, they will be affected by the starry sky giant beast and deviate from the original development direction. If you have been living around the starry sky monsters, you will basically not make any progress in spiritual intelligence. So if you want to create the world in the future, and it is a world that can but have intelligent lifeforms, it is better not to leave too many traces of you in the world. Talos said.
"The troubles peculiar to the starry sky monster are so cool." The Light and Shadow Beast said.
"Hahaha, you're still young. There are many things that you don't understand, and when you grow up, you will find a lot of interesting things. Talos responded.
"Look, this is a barren field that has only recently appeared." Pointing to a desert wasteland, Talos said, "Twenty thousand years ago, this was the beginning of the territory of the creatures of the Middle Zone, although they also grabbed it from the Lower Zone more than 700,000 years ago. Recently, however, there has been a trend of returning to the lower tiers. ”
"Why don't you just manage all the creatures that live on you? Let them fight separately, divide their territory, and consume their own strength. Isn't that a waste of themselves? Meiquan asked.
"If I manage it myself, I can do that. But balance is more important for us, and neither death nor rebirth is a simple and isolated matter. They are one and the same, and death and rebirth are actually the same thing, but they don't behave the same. And if I manage them all well, then I won't have a lot less fun. Talos explained.
"Your wisdom is worth pondering." Izumi said.
Talos spent more than a decade taking them on a brief tour of the little creatures that lived on him. Whether it is the abyssal python entwined between the roots of the trees, the negative forest beasts running on the vast trunks of trees, or the lightning birds soaring under the canopy, they all leave a deep impression on the starry sky monsters. Of course, many new forms have been added to their transformation spells.
"Well, thank you for being by my side these days. This brings me a lot of joy. Now it's time for me to give you the Heart of the World. Talos said.
"Even for me, it would be very difficult to take out five hundred World Hearts at once. So I can only give you three hundred, and of course, each one will be the top. When you go to Mount Wuliang, you can compare theirs with mine, it's a very obvious thing. Talos said.
As Talus finished speaking, some of the small fruits hidden in the canopy left the branches and flew into their hands.
"I think these World Hearts will be enough for you for a while. If it's not enough, you can ask me again. Talos concluded.
"Thank you for your hospitality, esteemed World Tree Talos." The behemoths of the starry sky also bid farewell to Talos.