Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 862 Goodbye Nidhogg

Looking at the newly formed star elements in the sky, Bai Qi also felt a little curious.

Although he didn't understand the intricacies of it, he still admired this kind of legendary behavior; otherwise, he wouldn't have wanted to create "Six Paths".

Although the behavior of the Elemental Spirits is very similar to, or even exactly the same as, that of the Six Paths, Bai Qi always felt that the Six Paths was lacking in some way.

"Shuke, have you figured anything out?"

Bai Qi asked Shu Ke, but Shu Ke seemed to be still processing the data he had just collected and did not answer.

On the contrary, the elemental spirits, upon seeing Bai Qi and the others, took the initiative to run over and asked with a smile, "Bai Qi, what made you think of coming over? Did you encounter some problem?"

"We've run into a problem, but seeing you like this, I'm too embarrassed to say anything more."

Bai Qi glanced at the elemental spirit's somewhat transparent body, knowing that it must have paid a considerable price this time, so he felt embarrassed to ask too many questions about why the elemental realm couldn't be opened.

After all, they are just preparing for the future of the world.

"What do I look like?"

The elemental spirit looked at its body and laughed, "Don't worry, this condition is only temporary. Once the elemental realm adapts to the new rules, I will recover quickly and may even become stronger."

"Really? That would be wonderful!"

Bai Qi breathed a sigh of relief. Although the elemental spirits could not leave the elemental realm, they were still a powerful force on their side, so it was naturally the best news that they could be strengthened.

"Hmm? Jetta's aura seems a little different than before?"

The elemental spirit suddenly looked at Jeta, observed her carefully, and then its expression suddenly became strange.

"I never imagined that the successor I chose would possess the power of destruction."

"I was also surprised. If Jetta hadn't suddenly shown it, I wouldn't have known either."

Bai Qi smiled helplessly, and Jetta nodded in agreement.

Snoring.

(That's right, I don't know either.)

"It seems you really are the kind of person Nozdormu said you were, capable of changing everything."

The Elemental Spirit was somewhat moved, and Bai Qi also remembered the true purpose of this trip.

"The Origin Tree? That's a very apt description."

After listening to Bai Qi's story, the Elemental Spirit burst into laughter.

"That little girl is right, the origin can indeed be described as a tree, but what she said is not entirely correct."

The Spirit of Elements reached out and touched the ground, and elemental energy immediately gathered, forming the shape of a large tree in front of Bai Qi.

This tree is enormous, with a complex root system that covers the entire earth.

What Bai Qi cared about most was that next to this big tree, there were countless smaller trees.

Furthermore, the roots of these trees are closely intertwined with the roots of the central tree, and it is unclear whether they were intertwined later or whether they originally grew from these roots.

"You see, the big tree in the center actually represents Gaia, and everything in this world is determined by it."

"And these surrounding trees are the origin of Gaia. They depend on Gaia for their existence, and Gaia gradually became stronger because of them."

"Some of these trees are completely unrelated, some are even in conflict, but others depend on each other and grow together."

The elemental spirit waved its hand, and the scene before them changed once again, transforming into a large, multicolored tree.

Beside this large tree, there were four, no, five trees of different colors, their roots also tightly intertwined.

Of these five trees, only one is relatively small, still a sapling, while the surrounding four are enormous, each shimmering with a different light.

"Is this your primordial tree, Spirit of the Elements?"

Bai Qi pondered for a moment and then asked.

"That's right, the one in the middle is my origin tree, and you should be able to tell the other five as well."

The elemental spirit nodded slightly and said, "According to that little girl, you are like insects on this tree, all vying to eat the heart of this tree and then replace it to become a new tree."

"That's true, but for us first-generation myths, we are already trees. There's no need for us to fight for anything. We just need to keep growing stronger and then nurture new trees."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qi suddenly realized.

"You mean that after fully mastering a source, one should continuously plant new trees, like you do, to nourish oneself?"

"Of course, otherwise, given Ao Kong's personality, how could he possibly be in the mood to set up a Crystal Palace?"

"Of course, this is not absolute. People like Sun Wheel and Anubis specialize in their own areas and are quite powerful."

The elemental spirit laughed and said, "However, we also benefited from the first generation. People of your era have to put in far too much effort to master their own origin."

Bai Qi nodded slightly. Indeed, there are only so many sources, but there are quite a few people who use them. The competition to become the master of a source is indeed fierce.

"But you don't need to worry about these things. If I'm not mistaken, your pet has already started to forge its own path."

"In other words, they have planted their own trees, and once these trees grow, they will grow into beings no less than us."

"No, it's even beyond our existence!"

The elemental spirit seemed somewhat excited as well, grabbing Jeta in its hand and laughing, "I'm also looking forward to seeing just how terrifying the power this little guy can unleash."

"A tree of their own... does that mean these new origins like Alpha and the others aren't a bad thing?"

"Of course it's not a bad thing, but this brand-new origin needs to be recognized by Gaia, otherwise it may encounter difficulties during the promotion process."

The elemental spirit ruffled Jeta's hair and said, "Judging from your expression, you must have already encountered the difficulties I mentioned, right?"

"That's right."

Bai Qi informed the Elemental Spirit of Alpha and the others' condition. The Elemental Spirit seemed to have never seen such a situation before and fell into deep thought.

"As far as I know, Gaia would not reject someone comprehending a new origin, since it would only benefit him and not harm him."

"But you have now comprehended three origins that did not exist before, yet Gaia has not appeared. Perhaps the origins that your pet has comprehended are beyond Gaia's understanding, and it will take some time to accept them."

"Beyond Gaia's comprehension?"

Bai Qi pursed his lips, feeling that Gaia was a bit stupid after the elemental spirit said that.

"I was just using a metaphor, I didn't mean anything by it, but if you want to enter the legendary realm as soon as possible, you'd better think of some other ways."

"For example, deceiving everyone? Secretly maneuvering? Substituting one thing for another?..."

"Stop, stop, stop! Elemental Spirit, where did you learn all these words? None of them are proper."

"Isn't this a joke? I heard it from near the elemental altar."

The elemental spirit looked innocent, then suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, I discovered a promising talent among you humans. He can actually fuse elements and living beings to form new creatures."

"He has already contracted four elemental attributes with me. Although he is only at the Emperor level, he may be able to contract even stronger elements as he continues to grow stronger."

"Perhaps the elemental realm can cultivate a new generation of life through him."

"Fused elements? Furuyama?"

The image of Gu Shan immediately flashed into Bai Qi's mind. To him, Gu Shan was just a passerby on his path of growth, and he was never able to catch up with him again.

However, it cannot be denied that Gu Shan's talent is truly exceptional; if properly developed, he would be virtually unmatched among his peers.

Now, it seems that Gu Shan has found the most suitable place for his development: the Elemental Realm.

"He is indeed very strong, and his growth will be a great asset."

Bai Qi smiled slightly, glanced at the still somewhat tired Elemental Spirit, and said, "Then you should rest well. I'll take my leave now."

"Um."

The elemental spirit nodded slightly and asked, "Where do you plan to go? To continue exploring the mythical ruins?"

"I'll postpone it for now. I plan to try your method first; maybe it can help Alpha and the others advance to mythology."

"Give it a try?"

The elemental spirit gave a half-smile and asked a question in return.

"Hmm, let's give it a try. Maybe we can get away with it?"

……

The Great Tomb at Dusk.

This undead city, which once required the personal intervention of the French Emperor, has become even more dilapidated. The continental changes brought about by the world's ascension have not brought the city back to life; instead, they have buried it even deeper.

Of course, how deep you are buried doesn't really make a difference to undead creatures; it just looks a bit desolate.

If Alpha hadn't sensed the constantly fluctuating energy within it.

"Alpha, can you confirm his condition?"

Bai Qi looked at Alpha and asked.

Crackling.

(It's very unstable; it seems like many different energies are intertwined.)

Alpha shook his head, and with a swing of the Sword of Reincarnation, a massive sword aura plunged directly into the ground, splitting the Great Tomb of Twilight in two.

"Alpha, you're getting more and more violent."

Seeing this, Bai Qi couldn't help but chuckle. Following the opening that Alpha had made, he was surprised to see the very bottom at a glance.

A single sword's light chills nineteen provinces, its sword energy stretches across thirty thousand miles!

I'm talking about Alpha!

However, right after Alpha cleaved open the Great Tomb of Twilight, that incredibly sinister aura also wafted out, instantly transforming the already desolate land around it.

"As expected, with the world upgraded, how could this guy not have changed?"

Bai Qi was not surprised at all. Nidhogg's strength had always been a mystery, but considering the era in which he was born, it was obvious that his strength would not be weak.

However, for some reason, Nidhogg's aura is very abnormal right now.

Or rather, it's very unstable.

In just a short while, Bai Qi had already sensed three completely different auras, and he was familiar with all of them.

Undead, death, fel energy...

"Let's go see how our old friend is doing..."

(End of this chapter)