Chapter 488: Eternal Ancient Tree

"Damn, Boss, look, what is that?" Outside the Morning Light Forest, a mercenary suddenly pointed at the sky and said to the person beside him.

"This, what is this?" Wave, who was called the Commander, was also somewhat dumbfounded as he gazed at the pillar of light in the distance.

As the Commander of the Fire Dragon Mercenary Group, Wave had once gained a bit of fame for leading his mercenary group to slay a malevolent fire dragon. In the mercenary world, he could be considered a man of wide experience, but even he could not help but gape when he saw this scene.

"If calculated by this distance, that place should be where the legendary Elf Kingdom is located! To be able to see such a magnificent pillar of light from so far away, what on earth has happened in the Elf Kingdom?" Wave muttered to himself.

"Boss, are we still going to the Morning Light Forest?" that mercenary could not help but ask.

"This... with such a major event happening in the Morning Light Forest, I'm afraid many people are paying attention to this place now; let's not go for the time being!" Wave pondered for a moment and said.

"Alright, Boss, we'll listen to you!" the members of the Fire Dragon Mercenary Group said in unison.

After the group turned to leave, Wave quickly took out his Communication Crystal and transmitted what had happened here to his master.

Soon, the news that a green pillar of light reaching from the earth to the sky had appeared in the Morning Light Forest spread across the Continent. At the same time, all sorts of rumors also spread across the Continent, the most widespread of which was that a treasure had emerged in the Morning Light Forest.

However, even with such rumors, no one dared to act recklessly in the Morning Light Forest; after all, the place where the pillar of light rose was the location of the Elf Kingdom. And previously, the Elf Kingdom had merely posted a single notice, which had left one-third of the top powers on the Continent in a sorry state—who would dare to pull the tiger's whiskers now? Therefore, although the matter of the pillar of light was made out to be very grand, the Elf Kingdom itself remained calm and tranquil.

"Grandfather, you should know what this is about, right?" Juemo looked at the intelligence in his hands and asked his grandfather.

"It is the promotion of the Elf Ancient Tree. The Elf race has really made a grand gesture this time; they have pulled off such a huge move without a sound!" the old man said.

"The Elf Ancient Tree is being promoted; does this have any impact on the Elf race?" Juemo asked.

"The Elf Ancient Tree being promoted to the Eternal Ancient Tree is enough to raise the strength of the entire Elf race to a higher level. Do you understand now?" the old man said.

"That exaggerated!" Juemo could not help but open his mouth wide. "The current strength of the Elf race is already considered top-tier among the many races on the Continent. If it rises another level, what would that count as?"

"That is why I said long ago that one cannot underestimate the Elf race; the waters of this race run deep!" the old man said with profound meaning.

However, for those families who had been named by the Elf race before, this was even less of good news.

For many people, the pillar of light shooting into the sky in the Morning Light Forest was most likely a treasure emerging, but for some large families, this was no secret. At this period of time, the Elf race suddenly having the Elf Ancient Tree promoted was, in their eyes, a display of muscle.

After the Elf Ancient Tree was promoted to the Eternal Ancient Tree, the strength of the Elf race would surely surge. Under these circumstances, their situation would become even more precarious. Most importantly, they had already heard that the Orcs had sent envoys to the Emerald City and had a tendency to form an alliance with the Elf race. If this alliance truly succeeded, their forces would inevitably become sinners of the Human race.

These days, the heads of these forces had seen their hair turn quite white. They had already vaguely heard from certain channels that the Elf race's intention was that the true masterminds behind this operation must be handed over, not just a few scapegoats. But those who proposed this operation were not ordinary people; if they really pushed these people out, then their future days would also become very difficult. The options were already placed before them; as for what their choice would be, it could only depend on themselves.

Of course, there were also people who were furious about the promotion of the Elf Ancient Tree.

In a deep, dark cave, an old man who was neither human nor ghost could not help but let out roars of anger after receiving the news of the Elf Ancient Tree's promotion. The sturdy communication crystal in his hand began to crumble under the erosion of an inexplicable force, eventually dissipating into dust.

"Damn it, damn it, how could it be like this? How much heart's blood did I consume back then, how many personnel did I sacrifice, how great a price did I pay, and in the end, I even became like this, all for the sake of making the Elf Ancient Tree unable to be promoted. The Natural Power within Andiya's body was already long since impure, how could it still allow the Elf Ancient Tree to be promoted?" the old man roared with a crazed expression.

"The appearance of the Eternal Ancient Tree means that the Elf Goddess has the possibility of returning. A true god, and an Elf Goddess at that, definitely poses a huge threat to my future plans. Damn it, truly damn it!" Black energy overflowed around the old man, corroding one large pit after another into the stone walls of the cave.

"No, I must know what exactly happened to the Elf race to make the Elf Ancient Tree be promoted!" the old man said, crushing a Crystal Ball in his bosom.

"Ancestor, what are your orders?" A ghostly figure quickly appeared before the old man.

"Investigate, investigate at all costs, investigate what exactly happened to the Elf race, why the Elf Ancient Tree would suddenly be promoted!"

"Yes, Ancestor!" that person responded, then turned into a phantom and disappeared from the cave.

"Elf race, this matter, we are not finished!" the old man snorted coldly, his figure once again hiding in the darkness.

Time passed day by day, and the pillar of light reaching from the earth to the sky in the Morning Light Forest grew increasingly intense. When the light of the pillar rose to a peak, the light of the pillar suddenly retracted, then slowly disappeared.

"The Elf Ancient Tree promotion was successful?" Feeling the Natural Power within her body suddenly increase by a large margin, Anna stood up from the throne in pleasant surprise.

In the eyes of the four Great Elf Envoys below her, there also appeared a trace of surprise. The four of them had been trapped at a bottleneck for a long time; now, this inexplicably appearing Natural Power gave them a push, causing that sturdy bottleneck to loosen all at once, allowing them to see the possibility of taking another step forward.

"Let's go, to the small island!" Anna said.

On the small island, Chen Jing and the other had already arrived at this place first, and were gazing at the Eternal Ancient Tree.

"Is this the Eternal Ancient Tree? It feels much more powerful than the previous Elf Ancient Tree!" Chen Jing said.

The size of the Eternal Ancient Tree did not change much compared to the Elf Ancient Tree, but a trace of an eternal aura appeared on the tree, as if it had stood in this place for who knows how many years. Moreover, compared to the Natural Power within the Elf Ancient Tree, the Natural Power within the Eternal Ancient Tree had increased by a full two levels.

In the past, Chen Jing and the other could still slightly perceive the boundaries of the Elf Ancient Tree's Natural Power, but when facing the Eternal Ancient Tree, the two of them were completely unable to perceive the boundaries of the natural power within the Eternal Ancient Tree.

"Mission accomplished!" Lingyun's figure quietly appeared beside Andiya, and he revealed a smile to Andiya.