The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"..."

"I understand, wait a moment!"

Upon seeing this, Ember immediately nodded to the Golden Tree. Then his gaze turned to the trunk of the World Tree.

There's a guy there who would be perfect as nourishment.

Chapter 742 Parasitic Seed

2024-06-26

"Wait a moment." Patting the roots of the golden tree, Ember stood up from where he stood.

He raised his head and looked at a corner of the World Tree trunk.

"Oh!"

Then, he transformed into a blur and rushed straight towards the massive trunk of the World Tree.

"Boom!"

A muffled thud came from the tree trunk, followed by a blurry figure leaping out from it and speeding away.

"Pretty fast." Ember pulled his hand out of the World Tree, flicked it a few times, and then leaped away with a powerful kick.

"boom!"

The fluffy, pinkish-white down on the ground was plowed into a large blank space, revealing the white branches of the trees within.

On the branch was the Doctor, and the embers that held him firmly in place.

"I knew this was definitely related to you!"

"Confess and you'll be severely punished; resist and you'll be beaten to death! Speak!"

With a loud shout, Ember questioned the struggling Doctor beneath him.

"Phew... What if I said the burning of the World Tree had nothing to do with me?" the Doctor explained, panting heavily on the ground.

He almost became one with the World Tree, but he never expected that Ember would still be able to find him!

"They have guts, so I'll just kill them!"

When Yu Jin saw that the Doctor still dared to argue, he threw a punch without saying a word.

"boom!"

Flesh and blood were scattered all over the ground, but unexpectedly, this flesh and blood merged with the branches of the World Tree on the ground.

"what 's wrong?"

Ember rose from the ground, thrusting his hand into the gaping maw of the bursting roots of the golden tree beside him. When he pulled his hand out again, his armored hand, once covered in bits of flesh and blood, was now shiny and new.

However, the price was that the roots of the golden tree were vomiting.

Looking down at the ground, where there had been a pool of blood, now the bright red had faded to a pale white, and only a vague outline could be seen.

"Is the Doctor's body so soft?" Yu Jin looked at his fist. Or was it that he hadn't controlled his strength well?

He clearly only wanted to knock the doctor's teeth out.

Ember didn't believe the Doctor would be dealt with so easily, so he started wandering around, trying to find any possible trace of the Doctor.

Unfortunately, the doctor didn't find her, but he did find Nasita, who looked terrible.

"What's wrong with you? Did the fever cause any lasting effects?"

Upon hearing this, Nasita shook her head, then pointed to her own body and said:

"There's something... inside the World Tree..."

Her voice was weak, as if she had caught a cold, had difficulty breathing, and felt weak.

"It must have been... that Doctor." The Great Tree King patted her chest, which felt stuffy, closed her eyes, and carefully sensed it. Indeed, her body had become worse than before.

However, since she no longer possessed the authority of the Grass God, the Doctor's influence on the World Tree was projected onto her to a far less severe degree than that of Narcida.

If Nasita had a cold, then she only had a stuffy nose.

"Tree King... its name is well-deserved..." The doctor's voice rang out once again.

But his voice had no specific source; it seemed to come from every corner of this space.

"He... ran into the World Tree?!" Navelette was incredulous. The World Tree contained information about the entire continent, and only the Grass God knew how to travel through it.

Even if an ordinary person were to infiltrate the World Tree, they would be overwhelmed by the information flow within it and become mentally impaired. Yet the Doctor is now able to traverse the World Tree without the guidance of the Grass God.

"I'm very surprised... The World Tree... I've been studying it for a long time... Burning the tree... should have been my job..."

"Now... I'll show you... part of my plan!!!"

The roar from within the World Tree suddenly grew louder, and then the thick branch split open, with new shoots emerging from the crack.

The buds are white, just like the World Tree, but if you look inside along the crack, you'll find that the source of these buds is not the World Tree itself, but a tree burl.

The burl is like a seed embedded in the World Tree, absorbing nutrients from the World Tree and growing branches and buds just like the World Tree, but it is not a part of the World Tree.

"Haha...it's grown...but unfortunately...there are still many things...that are not yet perfected..."

The doctor let out a satisfied laugh, and the burl trembled as if the sound was coming from somewhere, but everyone knew that wasn't the case.

"Come out!"

Unable to bear seeing anyone act arrogantly, Ember leaped onto the World Tree and grasped the branch growing from the crack with both hands.

"Bah!"

With a burst of strength, the newly sprouted branches, along with the burls in the cracks, were torn off. On the burls, countless fine roots deeply embedded in the World Tree could still be faintly seen.

"call--"

The flames ignited and soon burned the branches and the large burl to ashes.

As he landed, Ember immediately looked at the Great Tree King and Nasita, asking, "How are you? Are you feeling better?"

Both the Great Tree King and Nasita shook their heads. What the embers had just done only caused them a sharp pain, but it did not affect their overall discomfort at all.

Those who should feel dizzy will feel dizzy, and those who should feel weak will feel weak.

"It's no use... Do you know... how much preparation I did for the World Tree...?"

"Crack!"

The doctor's voice rang out from all directions, and then the exact same actions as before were performed again in front of everyone.

The trunk cracked, the burl sprouted branches, and the World Tree once again grew buds that did not belong to it.

Then, with lightning speed, Ember ripped it off again.

"Crack!"

"Boom!"

The tree trunk cracked again, and this time it was Navelette who made the move. As a water dragon, his strength was naturally considerable.

Unfortunately, even the power of the dragon could not stop the growth of these tree burls.

"She is... me, but I... am not her. Hahaha..."

Seeing that Ember and Navelette were busy on the World Tree to no avail, the Doctor couldn't help but let out a wild laugh.

"You two, get down here! You're useless!"

Below, the Great Tree King, clutching his stomach, shook his head at the embers and Navelette in the air.

Upon hearing this, the two stopped wasting their time.

"This thing... is specifically designed to deal with the World Tree..."

Nasita sat cross-legged on the ground, also clutching her stomach—Ember and Navelette had pulled too much out of the tree burl, causing her severe abdominal pain.

"I see it."

Ember nodded. This thing was troublesome. It was clearly something the Doctor had specifically designed to deal with the World Tree. He just didn't know how long the Doctor had been preparing for it.

"Purpose."

The Great Tree King raised its head and asked the doctor.

"I said... I want to replace... the World Tree... would you believe me?"

"If you have no intention of cooperating, then let's end our conversation here."

The Great Tree King shook his head, then his expression hardened, and he said to the embers:

"Ember, set the World Tree on fire!"

"No way, isn't suicide usually the last thing we do? You're only considering suicide now?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin trembled violently. Although he was very concerned about setting the fire, he knew that if he did, Naxida and the Great Tree King would be doomed.

"Suicide? Not likely. He was the only one who died."

The Great Tree King grabbed the swaying golden tree roots next to the embers, stuck one into himself, and then stuck one into Nasita's body.

"If the World Tree really can't be saved, let the Golden Tree take its place. At least it's much better than that guy."

The Great Tree King raised its head and looked at the World Tree that was being parasitized. Rather than letting the World Tree be replaced by the Doctor, it would be better to start all over again and let the Golden Tree take on the responsibilities of the World Tree.

"No, even if he takes such an extreme approach of giving up, he won't die."

"If I remember correctly, this should just be a slice of him, right?"

Navelette coughed lightly, offering a reminder. This caused the Great Tree King to pause involuntarily.

Yes, this is just one slice of the doctor's.

Chapter 743 Refusal to Trade

2024-06-26

“Calmness…that’s a wonderful quality…” The Doctor naturally heard Villette’s words, and he praised the Supreme Judge from Fontaine without reservation.

"It's your duty; you'd better not set foot in Fontaine. Otherwise..."