What era is it, still traditional card making

Seeing that Ye Qiong no longer wanted to touch the World Tree, the system no longer sent any sound.

From the naked eye, the distance between Ye Qiong and the World Tree was only a few hundred meters, but no matter how far he advanced, the distance to the World Tree did not seem to change at all.

At the same time, because he had stayed here for too long, his head began to hurt severely.

He wanted to speed up and reach the World Tree as soon as possible, but unfortunately, his body did not allow him to do so.

If I were to use a line of lyrics to summarize his current situation, it would be this:

“We are all living our lives to the fullest.”

Just standing there was enough for Ye Qiong to do his best. He also needed to move forward slowly, trying to get closer to the ancient starry sky tree in front of him.

His breathing gradually became rapid, and his heart beat faster and faster.

All signs point to one thing.

His death star was shining madly. If he continued to stay here, he would be not far from death.

Subconsciously, he looked back at the space crack that led to this place.

If he turns back now, it should still be in time. He should still be able to be rescued?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

At this point, there is no option to retreat. Even if he dies, he will die in front of the World Tree.

After making up his mind, he went forward again.

Suddenly, he heard a strange sound. It sounded like some huge monster was gnawing on something?

The place where the sound came from seemed to be the back of the World Tree?

After realizing this, Ye Qiong gritted his teeth and moved to the left. He wanted to go around and see what was making the gnawing sound.

Soon, he saw

It was a huge black dragon's tail. Looking up, he saw the whole appearance of this huge creature.

He coiled at the base of the World Tree, his dark scales like armor forged from the abyss, each with a sickly dark purple sheen, as if soaked in long-corrupted venom. His body was not a physical entity, but a terrifying creation between existence and nothingness—sometimes twisted and dispersed like smoke, sometimes condensed into a giant dragon larger than a mountain. His jaws were extremely narrow and long, covered with jagged fangs, each of which was engraved with ancient runes of destruction, flowing with the hunger to devour everything.

The eyes were like collapsed black stars, with broken time and space flowing inside.

His body is not made of flesh and blood, but looks more like it is made up of countless wriggling shadow tentacles.

A dark corrosive substance is constantly dripping from the edges, and every drop that falls on the ground will corrode reality, leaving behind a void crack that will never heal.

The roots of the World Tree, those ancient veins that once penetrated all realms and maintained the balance of the universe, were now being slowly crushed by the Black Dragon's fangs. His jaws opened, not to bite, but to "devour" the concept itself. His gnawing was not limited to matter, but directly eroded the existence of the World Tree itself.

The bark peeled off, revealing the golden juice flowing inside. These sources of life exuding an ancient breath were dyed into a dirty purple-black color the moment they came into contact with the black dragon's fangs, and then turned into nothingness.

A vibration beyond sound came from the black dragon's throat. It was not a roar, but more like the collapse of some rules.

With each swallow, a part of the World Tree was erased from history.

The tree roots withered and turned into ashes, and these ashes were sucked into the black dragon's body under the pull of some invisible gravity and became part of his dark body.

The stars in the treetops went out one by one, and the sound of the tree trunks breaking was not the crisp sound of wood, but more like the wailing of an ancient civilization.

At this moment, the only one who saw all this clearly was Ye Qiong who was standing not far from the World Tree. He witnessed the process of the World Tree's transformation from "existence" to "nothingness" and the moment when "origin" transformed into "end".

The black dragon in front of him seemed to be very similar to the real body of the Dragon Mother, but Ye Qiong, who had clearly seen the Dragon Mother's giant dragon form, was very sure.

The black dragon entrenched at the roots of the World Tree is not the Mother of Dragons, but a being full of malice.

Ye Qiong guessed that this black dragon might be the person behind the disaster. As for why there was no trace of the Dragon Mother and the Dimension Merchant around,

He unconsciously looked at the black dragon's empty body.

An ominous premonition rose unconsciously in my heart.

It shouldn't be what he guessed, right?

Judging from the Black Dragon's behavior, his ability should be related to "devouring" and "nothingness".

Since there is no sign of the Dragon Mother and the Dimension Merchant around, is it possible that they have been swallowed by the black dragon in front of them?

When he thought of this, a drop of cold sweat broke out on his forehead unconsciously.

This time he came here only to support the Dragon Mother and the Dimension Merchant, and he never thought of making himself the main force. These are two disaster-level existences. Can they really be swallowed up so easily?

Ye Qiong wanted to deny this idea, but since the Dragon Mother and the Dimension Merchant were not here, where were they?

Mother of Dragons, dimensional merchants, you are not here at the World Tree at all. Where are you?

Ye Qiong's heart was roaring continuously, and his heartbeat was also speeding up.

Unlike before, the reason his heart beat faster this time was not because of the pain in his body, but because of the black dragon above him.

He was sure that the black dragon was busy eating the World Tree and did not look at him.

But even so, his body was still shaking involuntarily, and the dragon blood in his body was wailing, as if he was being stared at by some ancient ferocious beast.

Again, the dragon race is a race with clear hierarchy.

When dragons with lower bloodlines encounter dragons with stronger bloodlines, their bodies will tremble involuntarily to show their submission to the superior dragons. Unless the superior dragons withdraw their pressure, in the dragon clan's worldview, it is basically impossible for the inferior to overthrow the superior.

This is the situation Ye Qiong is in now.

This thing in front of him that doesn’t even have flesh and blood has a higher bloodline level than him?

This shouldn't be the case. With such a strong sense of oppression, the bloodline level of this thing should be about two levels higher than his.

Apart from the Mother of Dragons, the only ones who can reach this level are the original dragons.

Could it be that the Dragon Mother was really devoured by this black dragon? And then the black dragon got the Dragon Mother's bloodline?

Ye Qiong couldn't help but think of that thought again. If this was true, then all the previous questions would be answered.

Why does this black dragon look so much like the Dragon Mother? Because he devoured the Dragon Mother.

Why is the bloodline of this black dragon so high? Because he devoured the dragon mother.

All of this seemed so reasonable, as long as Ye Qiong accepted the fact that the Dragon Mother had been defeated.

Ye Qiong couldn't understand. This was a disaster-level existence. Even if it was defeated, it shouldn't have been defeated so quickly. It should have taken him less than an hour from killing the tree to rushing here. Was such a short time really enough for this black dragon to devour the Mother Dragon?

It was not that Ye Qiong was unwilling to accept the reality, but because if he accepted this answer, then there would be no possibility for him to defeat the black dragon at all.

The Dragon Mother has already lost, so why is he hesitating? He might as well just commit suicide and return to the city.

Ye Qiong looked around unconsciously, but he still couldn't see any trace of the Dimension Merchant and the Dragon Mother.

Then it is obvious that either the two natural disasters are inside the world tree or inside the black dragon's body.

No matter which answer is given, what Ye Qiong needs to do will not change.

That is to keep moving forward. Only by standing in front of the World Tree can he change everything. However, even so, this time it is much more difficult to move forward than before, because this time he not only needs to endure the knowledge forced into him by the World Tree, but also needs to face the pressure of the black dragon.

Perhaps the only good news is that the two forces seem to be in conflict?

To use a more vivid analogy, the black dragon's pressure is like a belt, which is stained with iodine (the knowledge of the world tree) during the whipping process, thus forming a strange situation of being disinfected while being whipped.

The pressure from the black dragon was sharpening Ye Qiong's spirit and willpower, making him feel that the knowledge of the World Tree was not so unbearable. At this moment, he even had the mood to listen carefully to the knowledge coming to his ears, trying to find some that were more useful to him.

This strange situation of pumping and disinfecting at the same time strangely made Ye Qiong speed up a bit.

His current speed is even much faster than when he just entered here.

Originally, the distance between him and the World Tree should have been about three hundred meters, but now he estimated that it should be only about 240 meters. Of course, this was estimated with the naked eye, and the actual distance between him and the World Tree should not be just this much.

Just as he gritted his teeth and tried to move forward,

The system's voice sounded at an inopportune time:

"Host, I don't actually recommend that you continue this reincarnation."

Ye Qiong did not reply, because he no longer had the strength to speak.

"What's the reason?"

He said this in his heart, and he knew that the system could hear it.

"Danger. Both the World Tree and the black dragon are too dangerous for the host at this stage. If we touch them rashly, some uncontrollable situations may occur."

"Unmanageable? That's unmanageable for you?"

"Yes."

The system, like a child who cannot lie, acknowledged it as a matter of course.

To this day, Ye Qiong still doesn't know why the system chose him and what its purpose is for him.

From the beginning to the end, he did not want to follow the route set by the system.

The occurrence of things that are difficult for the system to control is actually a good thing for him?

"No, this is not a good thing, host. I am not lying. The reason why I bound you is very simple, that is to help you become the strongest card master in the world. As long as you complete this task, I will naturally unbind you."

Ye Qiong said nothing, but just walked forward silently.

The system seemed to know that its persuasion was meaningless and stopped talking.

A friend of his once said:

People cannot teach people, so things teach people, once is enough. Although it is not a human being, it has never been qualified to teach itself, the host.

The distance between Ye Qiong and the World Tree is constantly shrinking.

The dragon's roar was getting closer and closer, and he seemed to be able to hear the sound of venom dripping to the ground.

At this time, he actually agreed with the system's statement.

The current situation is not something I can intervene in at this stage.

The only ability that could work was the prayer technique, but due to the lack of star power in his body, he was unable to use this ability at all.

Even if he really arrived at the World Tree and faced the black dragon entrenched on the World Tree, what could he do?

Maybe Kelly was right.

Because of his identity as a reincarnator, he lost his natural fear of death.

When he first entered the reincarnation instance, he was a little nervous. When he faced death for the first time, he was afraid of death because of the pain.

But right now,

He seemed to have completely lost his fear of death.

To him, death is more like a tool. If his own death can bring him valuable rewards, he will step towards death without hesitation.

Just like now,

He knew in his heart that even if he continued to move forward, he probably wouldn't be able to change anything.

The Mother of Dragons who arrived here before him has disappeared, so what can he do?

Save the World Tree? Drive out the Black Dragon?

Ye Qiong had never thought of such an unrealistic idea. At this moment, all he could do was stand in front of the World Tree and witness it all. (End of this chapter)