Chapter 841 (1/2)
The Ancient Tree of Life was connected to the Elven Empress’ life. Once the Elven Empress was dead, the Ancient Tree of Life would devolve on its own into how it was before the evolution. When the Ancient Tree of Life devolved to that form, it would be gifted with the addition of a new ability that allowed it to give birth to the Seed of Life.
The Elven Empress was already fully prepared before she participated in the Grand Tournament of Saint Lands. Her presence would either make or break the tournament. The first reason was because she shared the same life as Zhou Weiqing. If Zhou Weiqing was to die in this battle, she would not survive on her own. The more important reason was her responsibility. She was responsible for sealing the Nether Lord. Even if the Elven Empress and the Ancient Tree of Life were to die in this battle, the Seed of Life that was kept by the Elf Tribe would grow into a new Ancient Tree of Life again. Although it would require a long time for it to be fully grown, it would ensure the continuity of the Elf Tribe. This was also the reason why the Elven Empress ordered the elders to head to the Heavenly Bow Empire where the Peerless Sect was before she entered the abyss where the Netherworld’s seal was located.
At this exact moment, the Ancient Tree of Life made its entrance in an earth-shocking manner. It depended on its peerless and tremendous Life Force to forcibly maintain the entire seal’s stability again.
The Elven Empress’ voice that was usually calm echoed in the cavern, “Nether Lord. You’re right. I was precisely the one who created the Netherworld’s seal that managed to seal you for millennia with the Elf Tribe’s first ancestors and the senior Dragon Emperor. My first ancestors even died in the battle over here and sacrificed their lives in order to complete your seal. For the many years that followed, it was the senior Dragon Emperor who had been maintaining the seal, that was why you had no way to break through it. Similarly, the Elf Tribe also bears the responsibility to maintain the seal. As long as we’re still alive, we’ll absolutely never allow you to escape the Netherworld and destroy the mainland.”
Her voice sounded calm yet awe-inspiring. At this moment, the Elven Empress was hovering above the Ancient Tree of Life. Her austere yet magnificent face was overflowing with a determined expression. She unleashed her dense aura of life to forcibly suppress the momentum of the Nether Lord’s attempt to break through.
“I see that you’ve even brought along the Ancient Tree of Life, huh? So what? Do you think that tiny little Life Saint Energy of yours is a rival for my pure Destruction Energy? You’re too naive.”
The Nether Lord’s voice was filled with rage. Two of its front claws that had already broken through swung violently as dense Destruction Energy surged out wildly and collided fiercely with the Life Force released by the Ancient Tree of Life.
At least a fifth of the Ancient Tree of Life’s roots was damaged with a loud rumble. The agitated Destruction Energy rolled upwards and forced its way into dispersing the tremendous Life Energy.
The Elven Empress and the Ancient Tree of Life were one. When the Ancient Tree of Life was attacked, she could not help but bawl and spit out a mouthful of fresh blood. Her determination did not waver at all as she turned her body and transformed into the Goddess of Nature. The Goddess of Nature’s scepter in her hand glowed with a dazzling radiance, and her Life Saint Energy was replenished so she could exert her energy to match the Destruction Energy released by the Nether Lord’s front claws.
“Weiqing, quick! Restore the magic formation. I won’t be able to withstand this for long,” the Elven Empress’ anxious voice echoed. Yes, they could not completely suppress the Nether Lord even with the combined strength of her and the Elf Tribe’s Ancient Tree of Life. That pair of gigantic front claws were still drilling its way out of the seal’s magic formation bit by bit. With every bit that it drilled, the Destruction Energy that was released would become stronger by a few times.
The Dragon Emperor was already injured from a fatal blow. He was only depending on the Ancient Tree of Life’s tremendous Life Force to pull him back from the brink of death with great effort. It was impossible to maintain the Seal Magic Formation anymore. The only person who was capable of maintaining the magic formation currently was Zhou Weiqing.
Zhou Weiqing and Tian’er were suspended in midair. His expression was solemn because he understood very well that the fate of victory or defeat hung upon this single action.
The Destruction Energy that the Nether Lord’s front claws released was so pure that there was not even an ounce of impurity. In comparison to Fen Tian’s ability, the Nether Lord was still capable of displaying such formidable power under the double restrictions of the Seal Magic Formation and the Ancient Tree of Life. Zhou Weiqing was well aware that although his Saint Energy was already considered rather pure, he was still not on the same level as the Nether Lord. He could only depend on the magic formation to possibly seal the Nether Lord.
The Dual God Strength Hammers appeared in Zhou Weiqing’s hands as thousands of dazzling Saint Energy’s starlight simultaneously bloomed on every part of Zhou Weiqing’s Ringless Ground Purging Set in a blink of an eye. The strong Saint Energy’s fluctuation was elevated to the utmost extent in a flash.
The Destruction Energy emitted by the Nether Lord was immediately repressed and shrank several folds under the influence of the Saint Energy. All the Divine Beasts that were present, the Elven Empress and the Ancient Tree of Life became high spirited.
“Restore the magic formation, quick.” Zhou Weiqing shouted once as he raised his single-handle Dual God Strength Hammer high above his head. The Astral Divine Territory was unleashed and the dazzling Nebula was spinning wildly while the Saint God Nucleus Core directly leaped out from Zhou Weiqing’s chest and released a wave of dense yet enormous Saint Energy.