The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

Looking at the new buds on the World Tree, Navelette realized that she would have to be wary of the Fools in Fontainebleau from now on.

Otherwise, he really couldn't stand it if they did something like this in the primordial fetal sea.

"Hahaha... I have no interest in Fontaine... I'm only interested in... that executive officer in Fontaine..."

The doctor laughed loudly, and after laughing, he turned his attention back to the Great Tree King.

"So... do you still want to burn the trees...?"

The Great Tree King's face twisted in disbelief. If burning the tree could also kill the Doctor, she could accept it. But now, only a slice of the tree was being burned, which she could not accept.

However, just as the Great Tree King was struggling internally, Nasita stood up from the ground.

She walked up to Yu Jin and nodded to him.

“Mr. Ember, burn. The Doctor’s slice has already merged into the World Tree. I can feel that the World Tree no longer rejects him, and I myself am powerless to expel him from the World Tree…”

As she spoke, Narcida clenched her fists. Ultimately, it was because she was too weak. Once the World Tree embraced the Doctor, she would have to rely on herself to expel him from the World Tree.

The difference in strength between Narcida and the Doctor is like heaven and earth. If she possessed the full power of the Tree King at its peak, the Doctor probably wouldn't have dared to parasitize the World Tree.

Unfortunately, this is impossible; the Tree King at its peak is a thing of the past. Even if the Great Compassionate Tree King were to stand in the same spot now, her strength, her connection with the World Tree, and her divine authority would be less than half of what they once were.

Because most of these things were transferred to her, and she was so weak.

“The weak must pay the price of weakness. Burn, embers.” Nasita opened her eyes, her gaze unwavering.

"Is that so? I understand."

"Bang!" Ember sensed Nasita's determination, and fierce flames erupted from his body.

Flames leaped across the embers, their armor began to melt, and sparks flew from their cloth. His aura became incredibly powerful!

"You don't need to do this... I have little interest in replacing the World Tree..."

Seeing that Ember was engulfed in flames and about to pounce, the Doctor immediately changed his mind.

His original goal was not to replace the World Tree—that was a future objective—but unfortunately, many things were not yet fully prepared.

Of course, now that the scattered soldiers have burned it, his plan to "burn the World Tree" is almost impossible to achieve.

Now that the parasitic "species" has been seen by a few people, the plan to "replace the World Tree" can almost be declared bankrupt.

Fortunately, he didn't lose everything.

"Then what do you want?" The flames on Yu Jin's body weakened a bit, and his aura was no longer intimidating.

Upon hearing this, the doctor was overjoyed.

"I want the Heart of Thor, the Heart of Grass God... and the Heart of Water God!"

Villette: "???"

The doctor glanced at the crowd below and made an outrageous demand. Now that they had the upper hand, they had to take a good bite out of it.

The Heart of Thor and the Heart of Grass were things he was supposed to bring back, but the Heart of Water was a truly unexpected surprise.

Moreover, he believed that Vilette wouldn't disagree. Faced with a crisis like the World Tree being replaced, no one could remain unaffected.

"Three Hearts of God? Should I bring you the Heart of the Fire God while I'm at it?" Upon hearing this, Yu Jin laughed in exasperation.

Even so, the flames on his body diminished slightly.

"If you're willing, the Fools are happy to befriend this person," the Doctor said, looking at Ember. That aura he just displayed was enough to snatch the Heart of Vulcan along with it.

Unfortunately, Ember wouldn't do that.

"You two really intend to exchange the Heart of God?" The burning embers saw the Great Tree King and Nasita fiddling around and were about to pat them on the head, but when he saw the flames on his hands, he stopped.

“This is the best solution at present. The Heart of God is not very important to the gods.” Navelette walked over, but kept a certain distance from the embers—although the embers’ flames had subsided, their heat was still terrifying.

Navelette paused for a moment, then looked up and continued, "I can give you the Heart of Thor and the Heart of Grass now, but the Heart of Water will take some time."

"I will give you the Heart of the Water God after you have completely broken free from the World Tree."

While it's true that the Heart of the Water God will take time to retrieve, that's secondary. What Vilette needs to do is ensure the Doctor truly withdraws from the World Tree.

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin couldn't help but turn to look at Vilette. Wasn't this guy a water dragon? Why was he acting like a water god? He just gave away the Heart of God without even asking the water god's opinion.

"how?"

Seeing that no one spoke, Villette asked again.

"Send the Heart of Thor and the Heart of Grass God to the Throne of Tuha...and I will see it and naturally... detach from the World Tree."

"can."

Seeing the people below nod, the Doctor breathed a sigh of relief. He finally had the Heart of God; now he could finally leave Sumeru, this place that had caused him so many setbacks!

However, just as Nasita was about to leave the World Tree with the Heart of the Grass God, Ember grasped her small hand.

"I object!"

The flames on his body had completely dissipated, and his body, burned by the fire, emitted a pungent smell of soot.

"ember……"

"How long will it take for him to completely replace the World Tree?" Ember asked directly, before Nasida could ask anything else.

“About... a hundred years or so.” Nasita was taken aback, but quickly gave an approximate timeframe.

At the current rate, the burl inside the World Tree will completely replace the current World Tree and become something new in about a hundred years.

Upon hearing this, the Doctor inside the World Tree's expression darkened. If it weren't for the stragglers, he would have had much more time to prepare.

According to the original plan, once the time was right, the Doctor would plant a parasitic seed on the World Tree, and then use the ashes of the burning World Tree to make the seed sprout from the flames and eventually replace the World Tree.

Unfortunately, the "seed" has only just been developed, and the flame is nowhere to be seen.

Ember might be a good candidate, but it's clear he's unlikely to cooperate with the Doctor's plan.

“A hundred years… I think that’s enough time.” Yu Jin muttered to himself, then nodded.

A century is enough.

"You want to... waste time with me..."

"I think you probably... don't know... but I have many ways... to make myself stronger..."

Seeing that Ember was determined to fight to the death, the Doctor wasn't particularly alarmed. Narcida's mention of a "hundred years" only applied to the current balance of power.

If the professor truly wanted to accelerate the process of replacing the World Tree, with his intelligence and resources, there were countless ways to do so.

Even if Narcida's strength increases over a hundred years, so what? The Doctor is certain that her growth rate will never exceed his own.

As for the reason... conscience dictates that Nasita's strength cannot increase as quickly as his.

If you abandon everything else, the ways to increase your strength will suddenly become countless.

“I can…give up everything—conscience, morality, my human identity…but this grass god…clearly cannot…”

"So... we're going to have a century-long... marathon?"

The doctor responded in a relaxed tone.

“The one who should be competing against you isn’t Narcida, but someone else.” Yu Jin shook his head.

"other people……"

"I don't know if you've noticed, but I've gotten weaker." Yu Jin spread his hands and spun around with a rather proud air.

"Becoming weaker..."

The new shoots emerging from the tree burl suddenly trembled, and the doctor was astonished to find that much of his slice had vanished instantly.

Chapter 744 Eye of God

2024-06-28

"Tick tock! Tick tock! Tick tock!"

In the dimly lit basement, water dripped from an unknown leak, its droplets standing out clearly in the otherwise silent space.

This place resembles a prison, with dying chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, as powerless as the people in the cells along the corridor.

"Ta! Tat! Tat!"

Footsteps sounded in the distance, followed by a strong smell of disinfectant.

Upon hearing this, the people in the cell shrank their thin bodies, even though the smell might help their wounds heal faster.

"despair!"

The footsteps stopped in front of a dungeon cell whose walls were covered in scratch marks.

At this moment, those locked in the narrow cages barely showed any signs of life—faint, labored breathing could be heard coming from inside the iron cages.

"Open."

"No...no, I've been good...I've taken all your medicine..."

The figure huddled inside the cage heard the sound of the lock being opened and immediately cried out in fear.

He cried as he pulled bottles and jars from the moldy little bed behind him. He opened them all; they were empty.

Holding a medicine jar that was cleaner than air, the man forced a fawning smile through his tears and scarred face.

"That's precisely why you're qualified to be a test subject," said the man in the white robe, who looked like a doctor, with a slight smile.

After laughing, his tone suddenly turned cold.

"Drag him out!"

"No...I won't go out! I won't go out!"

The thought of what had happened to those who had been taken away intensified the man's fear. He frantically clung to the steel pipe beside him, burying his head tightly in his arms.

"come out!"

Soon, two burly fools squeezed into the cage, each grabbing one of the legs, trying to pull the test subject out.

"Bah!"

With great force, the man's clothes, which hadn't been washed for who knows how many days, were torn to shreds by the Fools.

However, it was clear that the expressions of the people present did not change at all. Perhaps in their eyes, the person crying and shouting in front of them was not even human.