[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac":3,"chapter-universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-89":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Nationwide Lords: The Zero-Troop Building Maniac",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1942822,2690,"Chapter 89: Astonishment, The Man Welcomed by the World Tree","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-89",89,"\u003Cp>The battlefield of myriad realms, the Endless Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A verdant expanse of woodland covered distant mountains, grassy plains, and earthen mounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massive trees stretched across the landscape in lush, verdant clusters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though dense, the layered, overlapping leaves seemed arranged with an orderly stratification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This allowed sunlight to scatter onto the earth in a staggered, harmonious pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It prevented the people living beneath these colossal trees from facing gloomy darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beautiful and fertile land, when brushed by gusts of wind, brimmed with green vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sunlight shimmered like scattered stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It should have been summer,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the season in the battlefield of myriad realms known as the 'Second Cataclysm,' a terrifying time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet here,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not a single trace of summer's essence could be discerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was only one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Located at the center of the Endless Forest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a colossal tree that pierced the heavens, vast and boundless.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It dispels the summer heat,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its leaves are pale green, translucent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the fiercest sunlight, passing through it, becomes warm and gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its trunk majestic, its green leaves reaching the sky,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knows exactly how large it is,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only that it covers the entire Endless Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its branches and leaves stretch straight into the heavens,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if arrogantly wanting to envelop the world,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or as if modestly playing with the gentle breeze and white clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It has a very ostentatious name,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One tree, one world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence called: World Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is the divine tree of the elf race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really wish to climb the World Tree...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They say the elves living there are beautiful and elegant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three male humans,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sitting atop a tree crown, gazed with admiration at the translucent World Tree occupying the entire sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dream on, they're beautiful and elegant, but you missed their most important trait—arrogance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the arrogance of the elf race, how could they possibly let us climb the World Tree?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One male human curled his lips,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>mercilessly shattering his companion's grand daydream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, it's already quite good just to come to this Endless Forest to escape the heat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still dreaming of climbing the World Tree? Pipe dream.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another male human mercilessly mocked his companion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh heh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man fantasizing about climbing the World Tree chuckled awkwardly twice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also knew this kind of wish was, admittedly, too dreamlike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the elf race and humanity are friendly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wanting to climb the World Tree is basically impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless you're a big-shot figure from one of the five major human civilizations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Endless Forest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>hosts many neutral units, and lords who come for reputation, sightseeing, or to escape the heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who loves nature and is not an evil creature,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>can live here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf race is a kind-hearted and nature-loving race,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so they do not reject outsiders living within their clan territory in the Multiverse Battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outsiders wanting to ascend the existence they regard as divine in their hearts—the World Tree,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>is basically impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not absolutely impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A branch of the World Tree,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>descended from the heavens,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>lifting up a handsome, elegantly dressed man in luxurious white clothes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and a breathtakingly beautiful blonde elf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people saw this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy shit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That, that's a branch of the World Tree descending??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three male humans sitting atop the tree crown were dumbstruck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a surge of commotion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>many people climbed onto giant trees,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>gazed at the sky,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>stunned, looking at the World Tree branch descending from heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the man and woman being lifted by the World Tree branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of existence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>could stir the divine tree of the elf race?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And have the World Tree personally receive them??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you climb the World Tree, you walk yourself, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who gets carried by the World Tree?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people were bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even for Her Majesty the Empress, ascending the World Tree requires using the ‘Celestial Tree Stairs’……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A male elf, with an expression full of confusion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the elf race,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>only elves above Level 50 are qualified to ascend the World Tree,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and only elves above Level 70 are qualified to live on the World Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For elves who enjoy living in treehouses,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the World Tree is both sacred and an aspirational existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for causing the World Tree to lower a branch?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unheard of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even some elves with long lifespans,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>have never heard of,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>any existence that could cause the World Tree to lower a branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a thousand years ago, when the leader of the current top race across all realms, the Red Devil race, came to visit,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he failed to cause the World Tree to lower a branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What exactly happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elderly elves were stunned,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while the young elves excitedly opened their terminals and started taking photos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To record this moment, one that could be written into the elf historical records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those outsiders,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>were more curious,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they didn't understand the significance of the World Tree lowering a branch,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they only felt that someone was able to ascend the World Tree,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and even got the World Tree to personally welcome them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was very impressive, very remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That, that man, seems to be a human, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Absolutely impossible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could a human male cause the World Tree to lower a branch?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It, it seems… indeed a human.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lord with the ability of long-distance vision,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>stared dumbly at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Truly, truly a human male?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And so young...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the terminal's focal length adjustment and photography,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>many people saw clearly the man standing with his hands clasped behind his back on a branch of the World Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, his appearance was handsome and elegant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even among the elves,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he would be a rare and handsome countenance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with his saintly and noble white attire, his demeanor was graceful and noble,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>like a high-ranking elf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his ears were not the pointed ears of elves,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his waist torso was not slender like elves,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and his hair color was deep like the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was unmistakably human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Amazing! A human male receives the World Tree lowering its branch to personally welcome him!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Elf Big Event, shocking! A human male and the World Tree have such a relationship!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>many outsiders captured this scene,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then posted it to the Forum of Ten Thousand Races.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially those humans living here,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>posted this to the human forum in droves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wanted to know,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>which human big boss had entered the elf territory and could receive such honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's this, the Elf World Tree?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For new-era lords, contact with such knowledge was relatively unfamiliar and distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>compared to previous-era lords, they also possessed insights unknown to previous-era lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy crap! Isn't that Su Yu, who climbed to first place on the 'Most Despicable Competition Rankings'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It really is Su Yu, how did he get to elf territory??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's the Endless Forest, right? And he's on the World Tree...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I remember, the World Tree is a very sacred place for elves, outsiders are very difficult to go up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe, because he has an elf legendary hero?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Replies kept flowing in the human forum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the news of Su Yu ascending the Elf World Tree spread everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy hell, Su Shen ascended the World Tree?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah this... wasn't he fishing earlier?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did he blink and go to elf territory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps... used a teleportation item?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's the Endless Forest of elves, what teleportation item can teleport so far?? From the edge of the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Worlds, to the central zone??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Ruiming: \"I can only say, truly worthy of being Su Shen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei: \"@Su Yu, Su Shen, why didn't you bring me, I don't want to level grind anymore... I want to snuggle with beautiful elves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu: \"@Bai Bai Xiaowei, stop clamoring, busy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1302,"2026-06-15T04:16:02.203Z","2026-06-15T04:25:06.961Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","998d6a62250f0b9e9ffcf7aaeb05cde74b59caaeb9d94616c46077845e67d008","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-90","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-88",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Funiversal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-cover.jpg"]