310 Wealth in The Palm of Ones Hand (1/2)
Unaware of Lilith's complicated thoughts, Leon arrived at the foot of the World Tree and began ascending with Divine Will.
The soldiers and palace guards did not need his direct supervision in dealing with the aftermath of the battle and knew what to do. They were trained to handle situations like this and had a steady chain of command. It would be too arrogant and conceited of him to believe they need his leadership.
300fts… 400fts… 500fts…
Leon continued to ascend along the trunk of the World Tree. The higher he flew, the denser the spirit energy in the air became.
”If my speculations are correct, then… It should be possible for me to reach the crown.” Leon thought as he was drawing closer to 600ft altitude, even though the World Tree is over 10 thousand feet high.
No, the World Tree has grown slightly taller in the days he had been away. 10 thousand feet was just the initial height of World-level trees.
World Trees still had a lot of room for growth after reaching this height and can grow to a staggering 30 thousand feets.
550fts… 580fts…
Soon, Leon flew past the 600ft altitude mark, but he still had a long way to go before reaching the bottommost level of the World Tree's crown. The crown should be where the spirit energy was the densest.
700fts… 800fts…
”As I thought. I have already broken past the 600ft altitude mark, but I have yet to feel the sky's suppression. The unknown force that makes one difficult to fly higher does not apply within the World Tree domain.”
Leon felt a bit excited as he concluded this point.
Flying had always been something achievable by any Heaven Ascension realm practitioners and beyond when he was back in the Divine Realm. But here in Gaia, it had become a luxury only the strong can afford to achieve.
Being infected by the contagious Gaian mentality, Leon felt the joy of being able to fly high. The higher he flew, the further he could see.
At a certain point, he would be able to see the entire Human Domain. He might also be able to see the rest of the Wildlands if he could train his [Spirit Eyes] to the next level and not get his vision obscured by the veil of clouds.
It did not take long before Leon broke past the 1000ft mark, but he did not show any sign of slowing down, nor any signs of being suppressed by the unknown force from the sky.
”About another 5000fts to reach the bottom level of the World Tree's crown, huh? I should reach it.” Leon concluded. He depended on Divine Will to fly, but the expenditure of mental energy was minimal. This was something Leon had noticed after his various experiments with the usage of Divine Will.
Divine Will expends the most mental energy when used on intelligent lifeforms with their own wills, moderate amounts when used on the environment, and the least amount when used on himself.
Putting all thoughts aside, Leon increased his pace and shot up even faster like he had just kicked the air itself, leaving behind a spiraling trail of wind.
…
His actions did not go unnoticed. He had attracted a few curious gazes even before he started shooting into the skies.
”What are you doing? Why aren't you working?” A palace guard questioned many soldiers who had stopped pushing their earthen wheelbarrow filled with ant parts.
A few soldiers rubbed their eyes as one of them proceeded to answer, ”Sorry, Sir. I might be seeing things, but I think I just saw the prince break through the sky's suppression.”
”What nonsense are you talking about? Only Transcendents can easily fly within the suppression zone.”
”He's not speaking nonsense, Sir! Take a look!”
A few soldiers defended and urged the palace guard to glance at the direction they were pointed. It did not take long before the palace guard became just as surprised as the rest of them.
Elder Evergreen and the Elven Tribe's Supreme Elder were having a small chat when they also paused due to the ongoing commotion.
”This boy is full of surprises, isn't he? I am sure that he had yet to reach the Transcendent realm. Is he supposed to be flying with such ease?” Elder Evergreen commented after listening to the crowd.
Elder Evergreen was intrigued. Living underground his entire life, he had never heard of the suppression of the sky.
”That's for sure. I'm rather interested in what ability the prince is using to fly. I cannot sense any manipulation of elements from His Highness.” Marquis Haldir said, before adding, ”As for the sky's suppression… there isn't any.”