Man on the ark, forced to become king

If the complete Sui beast reappears in the world, can it defeat this kind of person?

I don't know about Nian, but I think if you take all of Lin Lu's tricks into account, Nian probably wouldn't be able to beat her.

She increasingly felt that joining Golden Tree was the best decision she had ever made in her life; this time, she had truly seized the future!

"It's cool."

The vast mountains and rivers dissipated into mist and clouds. In the Great Blessing, Lin Lu licked her lips, feeling somewhat unsatisfied. Xi's dream space was still too fragile. She had finally had this opportunity, but only got to enjoy the Dragon King's Breath once before it was over. It was a pity.

"?"

Mostima blinked, somewhat confused. She only saw the two of them close their eyes for a moment, and then Lin Lu showed a comfortable expression... What was going on?

"Thank you, thank you."

As the years shattered, Xi awoke from her dream. Perhaps feeling ashamed, she lowered her head, too ashamed to look up.

Nian rolled her eyes, glanced cautiously at Lin Lu, and leaned over to whisper in Xi's ear.

"..."

Fiameta glanced at Mostima beside her, then at Lin Lu, feeling stifled.

Here it comes again! This feeling of being excluded!

What are these people doing? Can't they just say it properly?! She simply can't understand it!

"real?!"

Xi suddenly looked up, her eyes blazing with unprecedented light, and grabbed Lin Lu's shoulder, her gaze intense.

"Please, please..."

She stammered, the words reaching her lips but then feeling hesitant to speak.

At first, she thought that the so-called blessing was just a shackle, but who knew it was actually a good thing that could shield her from the ravages of time. She wanted something like that too!

But...but she hadn't done anything, and it seemed inappropriate to just ask for it directly...and besides, Lin Lu is this person...

She wasn't completely unconscious just now; she remembered everything that happened in her dream. This person... seemed much more powerful than the old man who burned through dozens of layers of her painting. She probably, possibly, perhaps, seemed to be no match for him, and her voice became even weaker.

"She wants a golden tree to bless her."

Seeing her stuttering and stammering, Nian got anxious and simply spoke for her, his brows furrowing with a hint of pleading.

"If you give it to her, I can exchange it for something. Just tell me what you need."

Chapter 119 The Power of Blessing: Mortal Immortality

"No need, no need. Our Great Golden Tree is in dire need of rebuilding and needs talents like you!"

Lin Lu waved her hand in refusal and immediately began to mobilize the Golden Tree to gather blessings.

Want something in return? No way!

If more experts like Nian and Xi joined Golden Tree, he would be laughing in his sleep, so why would he charge a fee?

Unlike the relationship with Wei Yanwu, which was based solely on mutual benefit, those who received the blessing of the Golden Tree at this level were truly one of their own, the kind of people you could entrust with important responsibilities. With collaborators, you can talk about interests and exchanges, which is normal business activity. But with your own people, of course, you don't need to do that. How can you gain someone's true recognition without giving them benefits? You can't just rely on words.

Therefore, he not only wouldn't ask for anything, but he was also prepared to give them some benefits.

If she likes to study weapons, then let her study the weapons of the border region.

Xi likes to draw... This is a bit difficult to solve. Among the things that came from the border region, there really isn't any style that matches hers. After all, painting isn't very popular in that area... and the few that exist aren't particularly outstanding. Perhaps she'd be more interested in various magical runes or historical culture?

"It's about to begin, are you ready?"

Golden leaves fell from the dome. Seeing that Xi was still stammering and seemed to be struggling with something, Lin Lu felt that she needed to give her a little reminder.

"Ah! I'm ready! Come on!"

Upon hearing this, Xi suddenly looked up, took a deep breath, calmed down, and clenched her fists tightly, looking very nervous.

Her eyes were fixed on the falling leaf until it merged into her body, at which point her body jolted violently.

Gone! Really gone!

The gentle power was like sunlight falling on the skin, or warm water flowing along the skin. The warm feeling permeated from the surface into the body, flowing into every part of the body. In an instant, all the increasingly noisy whispers disappeared, isolated by the blessed power, and the ever-present sense of crisis also vanished.

The erosion of time, from this moment on, shall cease!

how many years?

Hundreds of years? Thousands of years?

Xi couldn't remember the last time she felt so relaxed. The mountain that had been weighing on her had been lifted, and she felt lighter than ever before. Her tired and tense mind relaxed, and a sense of sleepiness washed over her. She almost fell asleep on the spot.

Fortunately, she remembered that she was not in her own painted world, so she mustered her spirits and performed an ancient ritual of the Yan Kingdom.

It must be said that Xi in her normal state is indeed a classical beauty with distinctive Yan characteristics, as beautiful as a painting.

"Thank you."

"No need to be polite. Since you have accepted the blessing of the Golden Tree, you are one of us. We always treat our own people very well."

Lin Lu waved her hand gently, in a good mood. Don't underestimate Nian and Xi just because they are only two people. These two are genuine gods with outstanding combat power. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they are an army on their own. Their addition directly raised the already weak power of the Golden Tree to a new level!

"The benefits of joining the Golden Tree are not just what you see now. Now that you are all on the same side, there are some things we can talk about."

Lin Lu glanced at the people present and decided to have an open and honest conversation with them about the power of the Golden Tree's blessing. Whether it was a pie in the sky or encouragement, they should at least enjoy the future and have a goal, right?

“Fiameta, you should be the one who understands this most physically. Have you felt the changes the blessing has brought to you?”

"Ah I?"

Fiamet was caught off guard by being called out, but quickly recovered and gave an answer after a moment's thought.

"I have some feelings, how should I put it... The most obvious thing is that my physical strength is slowly improving, and the power of the blessing seems to have also strengthened my vitality, making my body recover faster after being injured. However, I haven't rigorously verified this aspect, so I don't know how much it has increased."

“Yes, your feeling is correct. I can tell you that the stronger the blessing contained within your body, the closer your connection with the Golden Tree will be. In addition to the power boost it brings, the greatest benefit is ‘immortality’.”

"immortal?"

Upon hearing this word, Nian couldn't help but interject, looking suspicious.

When it comes to immortality, no one in the world understands the meaning of this word better than them, as it is one of the characteristics of gods.

The idea that gods are immortal is not just a saying.

True gods cannot be killed by normal means. Conventional attacks, even if cut into hundreds of pieces by swords, or even if burned by fire or struck by thunder, cannot erase the essence of a god.

When their bodies are destroyed, they will suffer severe damage and may sleep for hundreds or thousands of years. But as long as someone remembers them and as long as traces remain in the world, they will eventually awaken again one day in the future. There is only one way to completely kill a god—first destroy his form, then kill his spirit.

Could it be that the Golden Tree can actually do things equivalent to those of a deity?

It seems not impossible. These people possess the means to directly kill deities, and may even be able to forge deities' bodies into weapons. It wouldn't be surprising if they seized a portion of the authority belonging to the gods.

"Yes, immortality, without a doubt, it means exactly what you understand it to be."

Lin Lu confirmed her guess and looked at Fiameta, who seemed to still be in a daze: "A high-level blessing will closely link you with the Golden Tree. As long as the Golden Tree still stands on this land, the blessed person can have an endless lifespan. Even if they die unexpectedly, their soul will return to the Golden Tree and be resurrected by the power of the Golden Tree."

"So, I'm also a long-lived being now?"

Fiameta snapped out of her daze, raised her hand, and stared blankly at her palm, still finding it hard to accept for a moment.

Immortality... something that many short-lived races can only dream of, and even a powerful witch king like the one from Letania would go mad for a longer life.

The Liberi are not a long-lived race. Even with their special bloodline, they probably wouldn't live for more than a few hundred years. Yet now, they have so easily obtained immortality, exclusive to the gods, simply by receiving a blessing.

If this gets out, the whole world will go crazy over it!

Eternal life and the ability to rise from the dead mean that all illness will cease to exist, that power can be maintained forever, and that there is unimaginable strength.

If everyone were immortal, how would humans be different from gods?!

A thousand years later, humans will be gods!

"As for immortality, that is indeed possible. As long as the Golden Tree exists, you can live forever. But resurrection... is not possible right now."

Lin Lu didn't hide anything. His current golden tree couldn't yet replace the cycle of life like the one at the border. It was still quite a distance from that level.

"This golden tree has not been planted for long and does not yet have the ability to reshape the body. Of course, the soul of the blessed person will still return to the golden tree after death, but it can only be resurrected after the golden tree continues to grow."

"This matter must be kept strictly confidential and must not be revealed to anyone."

Nian's expression was unusually solemn. After hesitating for a moment, he offered his suggestion.

Make mortals immortal!

Such power is terrifying; how many people could resist such temptation?

Even without resurrection, the mere prospect of eternal life is enough to make 99% of the people on this land flock to it!

The aging rulers and the ambitious schemers hiding in the shadows will spare no expense to obtain this power, and the infected who are sinking into suffering will go mad for it. At that time, the Golden Tree will become the target of everyone's hatred!

They don't want someone else to restrain them; they'll do everything they can to control that power. War is inevitable.

Honestly, Nian didn't believe that the current group of people could handle this hot potato. Once the news got out, even the gods would perish in the storm. Let alone these few people, even several times more wouldn't be enough.

Lin Lu is very strong. Perhaps his true strength is even greater than that of Sui in his prime, but so what?

Even powerful beasts like the Sui Beast and ancient gods were no match for the Yan Kingdom's all-out attack, which resulted in their deaths and escapes.

The storm that the Golden Tree, which possesses the power of immortality, will face will be stronger, not weaker, than that ancient war!

Therefore, the best course of action is to keep this secret hidden deep within our hearts and not let anyone know about it.