The portable grandfathers that appear are all problematic.

He immediately went to the Starfleet's logistics ship, found the Starfleet personnel, and handed them over the data and cells of the insect-eating tree.

The interstellar squadron quickly concluded: "Truly a product of nature's miracle! This wondrous virus coexists with the divine tree, much like primordial cells fusing together in ancient times, creating a fusion miracle! I can hardly describe this magnificent miracle, if only stable control could be achieved..."

The clerk, like a madman, widened his eyes and grinned: "We will be able to reliably manufacture divine trees that can selectively devour specific species! Insect-devouring trees that devour swarms of insects, demon-devouring trees that devour demons, corpse-devouring trees that devour the undead, and even trees that devour garbage, waste, and specific pathogens..."

"I must publish this research! I must master the technology to stably cultivate specific divine trees! Hehe, if I can reach that day, even dying will be worth it! Sage, you must include me in this research! I'll even give you the first authorship of the paper! I definitely want to participate!"

This clerk seemed to have gone mad.

Xue Law remained silent, unsure of what to say. In fact, it was because Xue Law's scientific literacy was insufficient; he did not realize the true value of this divine tree capable of devouring a single, specific individual.

Although this individual was born out of sheer coincidence, if the Starships truly mastered this technology completely and reliably, then from that point on, the balance of power between the Starships and the Mist Council would shift dramatically.

However, the time and cost required to transform this technology from a coincidence into stability were unimaginable to him, so Xue Dinglu did not care that the clerk had started to study it like a madman, wanting to uncover its secrets.

He simply listed out the circumstances and causes of the birth of this sacred tree in silence, for reference only.

If the interstellar column can truly master this technology, it will be a good thing for the entire universe, and the same goes for Xue's Law.

However, he wasn't here to discuss biotechnology this time.

Soon, this summary of the basic characteristics of the insect-eating tree was presented to the high command of the interstellar squadron. They took a look at it and immediately gasped.

Even though they knew that this was a subspecies of the divine tree that was born out of sheer coincidence, it showed that the potential energy of the divine tree had changed, and that the divine tree itself was neither good nor evil, but that evil people had used it to cause natural disasters.

And isn't this divine tree that devours "humans" also cultivated by humans in a targeted manner?

If Kou can do it, why can't we?

So, with a wave of his hand, he increased science and technology projects, increased investment and research, and sent some materials to a large number of scholars who might be interested in this direction. They seemed to really want to study projects in this area.

Although this research is certainly a lower priority for the Starfleet than T0-level projects like the Mimicry of the King's Inner Universe and T1-level projects like the World Chat Group they are about to develop.

This project is at least a T2 level research sequence, which is already research capable of changing the landscape of the universe.

But these are all things to come later and have little to do with Xue's Law. Xue's Law actually wanted to repeat his old trick and seal the insect-eating tree back into his body, just like he sealed the divine tree of the Angel Rachel's World into his body last time.

There is actually a simpler way, such as using a planet-destroying cannon, but Xue's Law thinks it's not necessary. At least this mutated divine tree only exhibits the characteristic of eating insects.

Soon, several members of the interstellar column came to assist Xue Law, including Olivia, a senior whom Xue Law was familiar with.

Without a young general, this reckless man is more suited to the battlefield or sabotage behind enemy lines.

When the group reached the ground, the divine tree had grown even larger, reaching a diameter of nearly one kilometer. Its trunk seemed to reach into the clouds, with no end in sight. This colossal entity could be seen with the naked eye in the universe.

"It really feels like those world tree-like creatures from the Primitive Era," Senior Olivia exclaimed.

“That’s natural. After all, this thing ate two Zerg Queens, dozens of Zerg warriors, and billions of Zerg swarms. The combined energy of all that is enough to blow up this planet.” Another guy who looked like a lizardman said with his arms crossed. After seeing Xue Dinglu, he greeted him.

Xue Dinglu gave the lizard man an awkward response.

Although it was a bit rude, he really was thinking about the young man's Argonian wife.

"I once used the seal of a world consciousness to seal a complete divine tree inside my body..." Xue Dinglu began to explain his plan to everyone.

"I'll use the same method this time to seal it within me, but the only problem is that the consciousness of this planet has fallen into a state of suspended animation, and the Seed of the World is also in my hands. So what I want to do is temporarily become the consciousness of this planet through the Seed of the World, and after sealing it, I will awaken the true consciousness of that world and let it take over from me, thus successfully escaping..."

That's the plan.

If anyone else were to use this plan, the Starfleet would absolutely not agree, since it requires them to become part of the world's consciousness, which is far beyond what humanity can achieve, and is even suicidal.

However, for Xue Lude, the guardian of Earth, and for "humanity" who has used the authority of the world more than once and has temporarily filled in for the consciousness of more than one world...

This seems to be a basic operation...

Xue Law already had a complete system for dealing with the side effects and information shocks brought about by the power of world consciousness. Even if he became the true world consciousness, he could still escape smoothly.

Although Xue Dinglu is currently weak, his status is already equivalent to that of Zeus, the creator of the universe.

So after discussing it, the members of the Starfleet agreed to the plan.

The Starfleet members also had more to consider. If Xue's Law could succeed, it would prove that their project to modify the Divine Tree had a more profound research significance, namely, that humans could control the power of the modified Divine Tree.

In fact, after studying this far, they also thought of that organization, the Mist Council. The path that the apostles took seemed to lead to the same goal: to use people to control the power of the divine tree.

……

A massive seal began to surround the divine tree.

Xue Dinglu also arrived at the Divine Tree and connected with it through the cursed blood.

For some reason, he felt an extremely close connection to the divine tree. It was probably due to the bacteriophage fused within the tree. Xue Lude could be considered the father of this bacteriophage, and after the divine tree fused with the bacteriophage, it seemed to have inherited this connection.

So when Xue's Law was connected with the Divine Tree, it calmed down and stopped expanding rapidly. The fruit on the withered flower stopped growing and instead shook gently, as if it had shaken itself.

Xue Lude held the Seed of the World in his hand and said to the other interstellar squadron members who were assisting him, "Let's begin."

His spirit instantly connected with the Seed of the World, the last remaining existence of the World Consciousness, and the necessary condition for Xue's Law to awaken Him.

If the plan remains unchanged, the magic power that was originally gathered on the Divine Tree should be gathered on this World Seed, so that this world consciousness can return.

But at this moment, Xue's Law decisively used the power of the world.

In an instant, his soul no longer resided within his body, seemingly enveloping the entire world. Xue Luding remained calm; this was normal. He had essentially become a temporary-level world consciousness.

If this continues for a long time, his personality will truly be overwhelmed and devoured by the information of the world's consciousness. However, for now, he only needs a few minutes.

The interstellar squadron also began to assist, and a massive seal began to appear on the divine tree. The divine tree offered no resistance, like an obedient child, allowing the seal to uproot it completely.

In the "World Consciousness" mode, Xue Lude grabbed the seal of the Divine Tree, opened his body, stuffed the Divine Tree inside, fixed the structure, and adjusted the seal so that it would not harm his soul.

At the same instant, in the consciousness space that had just recovered, a towering tree appeared, seemingly expanding the entire subspace of consciousness by half. The tree roots sank deep into the consciousness space, and beneath the tree, the magic academy that Xue Luding and Old Green had built together appeared extremely small.

"Plan went smoothly! Success!" Xue Law, who had stolen the world's position, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Even more smoothly than sealing the divine tree last time, this time the tree was directly stuffed into the consciousness space, and it seemed to have become symbiotic with Xue Lude himself.

At the same time, in this state, Xue Dinglu was actually able to feel a faint sense of joy emanating from the divine tree.

Whether it's a misperception or not, Xue Law felt that this divine tree was gradually beginning to develop consciousness. Besides the simple awareness of "insects, delicious," it actually showed a sense of closeness and attachment to Xue Law.

But ultimately, there's no harm in it.

As Xue Lude thought this, the Insect-Eating Tree took root completely in the consciousness space and perfectly merged with Xue Lude's soul.

This seal was also well preserved, at least allowing Xue Luding to throw the insect-eating tree out as quickly as possible if anything went wrong, or to exile it directly into the void.

After completing this step, Xue Dinglu finally had a fruit in his hand that looked like a golden scarab beetle.

This is the fruit of the insect-eating tree, a culmination of energy gained after devouring billions of insects.

However, the fruit has also mutated, and its appearance looks like a large beetle. He can feel that it contains the souls of billions of insect swarms and the magic power of the world they have absorbed. As long as he eats it, he can instantly raise his strength from the current near-4th rank to the 5th rank.

Become the true Thirteenth Apostle!

However, Xue's law ultimately did not have this intention.

He despised the apostles, and likewise, he despised the fruit of the Tree of God.

Even though this fruit was formed from the absorption of insect swarms, he still felt disgusted by the billions of souls inside it, even though he knew that after eating the fruit, these billions of souls would be instantly refined by him and transformed into the purest energy.

The world consciousness of this planet will also awaken with difficulty, and it may take countless years for it to gradually recover its vitality.

Therefore, it would be better to give this fruit to the consciousness of this world, since more than 90% of its energy was drawn from His earth veins.

So Xue's Law did not hesitate and directly fed the fruit to the Seed of the World.

The next moment, the world consciousness awoke, freeing itself from that brief period of apparent death and finally recovering. In an instant, it took over the world's authority and learned about everything that had happened during the period of apparent death through information.

Then, He looked at Xue Luding with great complexity. At this moment, this young lady, who had originally seemed to have submitted to her enemy, seemed to have completely fallen into evil. He seemed to have finally let go of everything and enveloped Xue Luding in an instant.

"What, what are you doing!" Xue Dinglu exclaimed, suddenly realizing that things had completely gone beyond the plan.

"I dedicate everything I have to you, my dearest, and leave you with the most precious treasures."

Chapter 320 Daughter of the World

The plan was actually perfect; after all, even if we considered many unexpected events, we wouldn't have thought of anything too outrageous.

Just like you don't have to worry about living in the Twin Towers hundreds of meters high and suddenly being hit by a stroke of great luck, right?

But an unexpected event seemed to occur. Before he knew it, Xue Dinglu felt his consciousness instantly enveloped in endless warmth. He felt surrounded by beautiful women, their soft flesh and fragrant scents filling the air. It was as if he was being endlessly entangled and taken from, falling into the gentlest fantasy world, completely intoxicated by the boundless embrace.

When he regained consciousness, he found himself seemingly in a medical ship of an interstellar fleet, surrounded by various instruments monitoring vital signs. There was also a man dressed as a priest, sweating profusely, who said, "I really don't know why he hasn't woken up yet. His physiological indicators are all normal! He's just a little mentally active."

Xue Dinglu opened his eyes, and then the priest-like guy was pushed away by Senior Olivia. She leaned over and said, "How are you? You suddenly fell into a coma when the ritual was in its final step, but your soul essence is still inside your body. You've been unconscious for several hours now. Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

Xue Law: "..."

He touched his head, feeling a terrible headache, and soon realized what had happened.

The plan proceeded very smoothly. Xue successfully absorbed the insect-eating tree into his body and then returned the excess, unwanted fruit to the world consciousness.

What's strange is that the Divine Tree doesn't actually absorb the world's primordial energy. As for the fruit formed from the primordial energy brought from the insect's corpse, Xue's Law can only say it was an accident.

Sure enough, the world's consciousness awakened as a result, and then...

His soul was being continuously replenished by that world consciousness...?

Forgive him for only being able to use the adjective "replenishing mana." The mutual exchange of soul energy and the continuous flow of magic power seemed to fill him up, a feeling that was far stronger than the three great desires of humanity combined.

It's like the young lady who was originally subservient to her enemy suddenly fell into evil and evolved into a wicked demon who then ruthlessly attacked Xue Lude for several hours.

Xue Dinglu slapped his head hard, realizing that something was wrong with his body.

“Level 4… not even just entered Level 4, but close to Level 5…” Xue Dinglu immediately realized the difference in energy within his body.

The difference is even greater with the insect-eating tree.

If the insect-eating tree in the past only seemed to barely convey some simple emotions to Xue Lude, such as joy and attachment, like a clingy kitten, now, a strange seed has actually condensed on the entire insect-eating tree.

Seed of the World (Special Edition of the Divine Tree): A brand new individual born from the fusion of the world's consciousness and your magic. In every sense, this seed can be considered the child of that world and you. After it grows successfully, a brand new "world consciousness" will be born in your consciousness space.

Note (This torrent contains a special message): This child is a gift I left for you. Goodbye, perhaps never to be seen again.

Xue Law: “?”

No, isn't this just a magical fusion through the soul? Why does it feel like I'm just pulling up my pants and running away?

Xue Lude felt it was all very strange. He was inexplicably subjected to a soul fusion by the world consciousness. In fact, the normal course of events here should be that Xue Lude's personality had been washed away by the information torrent in the world's authority.

It's like his personality only has 18 years of memories, while the world's authority has billions of years of memories of the entire planet. Within those billions of years of memories, the personality formed over those 18 years would be easily crushed and thrown into a corner.

But strangely, his personality was not problematic at all. His memories of those worlds were erased, leaving him only with the pure magic of those worlds to replenish his energy.

Oh, and there's still a baby left behind...

Xue Luding reached out and stroked the insect-eating tree. Sure enough, he felt that joy and attachment again, and this time, there was even an echo.

"dad……"

This is the message from the Seed of the World on the Insect-Eating Tree.

Xue Law: "..."

This tiny world seed seems to have been born from the fusion of that world's consciousness and his magic, but why is it so strange?

Xue Dinglu, unmarried and still single, lives on his homestead in Xuejiaqiao Village, Jiangcheng. He doesn't smoke, drinks only in moderation, never engages in promiscuous behavior, and doesn't participate in any unhealthy activities. His mother says he's very healthy, but for some reason, he's now struggling to raise two children...

Including Little Dragon Girl, this Little Tree Girl is the second one.

"Well, that's fine then." Xue Daolu suddenly realized that at this stage of his life as a pure energy being, he was already quite lenient about things like having offspring.

Basically, any unit that incorporates one's own energy can be considered one's offspring...

Although it is very abstract, he has long since become a pure energy life form, and his body seems to be just a shell that carries his soul.

It seems that it started a long time ago. In the world of the old undead, he was completely undead at the time. It was only after the old undead became the guardian of the world that his undead soul and body were reversed. Therefore, at that time he was at the level of a half-energy life form.

Later, in ancient Greece, he almost completely abandoned his physical body, transformed himself into the son of Zeus, completed the rebirth of his soul in the underworld, killed Zeus, and then, together with the hero, destroyed his own body again to severely injure the insects, thus returning as a pure soul.

It seems that since then, he has belonged to the category of pure energy life, like a Shinigami in Soul Society, where his spirit is his true form and his body is just a prosthetic.

I paused for a moment, thinking of Xue's Law from "Bleach".

In some ways, am I not Yhwach of Earth?

……

"Hey, what are you thinking about?" Senior Olivia gave Xue Luding a hard elbow to the chest, making him catch his breath.

"You've been in a daze ever since you woke up. Is there something wrong with your spirit?" the senior asked.

"No, it's nothing, I just had to consider some difficult ethical issues..." Xue Dinglu got up from the hospital bed, rubbing his temples.

He stretched and felt an indescribable joy and excitement throughout his body and soul. In just a few hours, the magic power contained in his soul had increased several times over, and it seemed that there were no other bonuses after he officially stepped into the 4th tier.