Monsters Die When Killed

’It seems the Tree of Life didn’t completely die back then. Unfortunately, it ran into the Spiritual Qi exhaustion. A Celestial Venerable wouldn’t normally fear such a thing, but it had the misfortune of being grievously wounded and left on the brink of death by the West Mother Great Venerable. A body that massive required an even greater amount of Spiritual Qi. After forcibly holding on for thousands of years, it finally met its end nearly a century ago.’

’While this is a great thing for humanity,’ Lin Chengde still felt a pang of regret. ’What a shame. If it had just held on for a few more decades, it could have taken a full salvo from humanity’s nuclear arsenal right about now.’

’No, wait. Maybe not just one round, but at least seven or eight.’

Musing on this dark joke, Lin Chengde slowly opened his eyes. The other Cultivators who had transformed into trees also began to revert to their original forms.

Three hours had passed. Thanks to the diversions created by the Europe, America, and Ross Country Action Teams, as well as the decision to accelerate their final assault, none of the forces in the Beast God Realm had managed to react in time to intercept them.

Right now, most of the Beast God Realm’s forces were still trying to track down the Zhengguo Action Team and pinpoint their location. None of them could have imagined that the team had already accomplished its objective.

"The Tree of Life has completely entered Silent Extinction." Lin Chengde looked around at the team members, all of whom were watching him with expectant eyes. "In the deepest part of its root system, I felt the final echoes of its life from a century ago. In the end, it couldn’t survive the exhaustion of Spiritual Qi."

"Excellent." Hearing this, even the Daoist Saint breathed a sigh of relief, his expression softening considerably.

The principle was to trust those you employ. As an Agricultural Saint’s Disciple who had passed every political and psychological screening, Lin Chengde’s words were unimpeachably credible. Furthermore, the Divine Wood Communication Array had been used successfully on the Peaches of Immortality several times, proving its efficacy.

"The mission is complete. Prepare to return."

As the team let out a collective sigh of relief, their expressions relaxing as some even began to stretch, the Daoist Saint glanced at the terminal on his wrist. "I’ve sent the coordinates," he announced solemnly. "After a delay of about fifteen minutes, the Teleportation Array will transport us directly back to the entrance of the Beast God Realm."

Raid all the way to the center of the Beast God Realm, then fight their way back out? The people of Earth weren’t foolish enough to make such a crude plan.

From the very beginning, Zhengguo had made thorough preparations. They had set up a massive Teleportation Array in the Kunlun Secret Realm for the express purpose of recalling the entire team at a critical moment.

After all, this was an exploration mission, not an extermination campaign. There was no need to go head-to-head with the beasts of the Beast God Realm.

Knowing this, Jin Qiong, now in her human form, rubbed her shoulders in satisfaction. She couldn’t help but grin. "Ah, I finally don’t have to act as the team’s personal transport anymore. Life is looking up!"

Tang Yuan, meanwhile, sighed inaudibly. ’Good thing there weren’t any wards or barriers for me to deal with this time.’ Zhengguo had originally assumed the Beast God Realm would have placed some sort of ritual Array to guard the Tree of Life. Unexpectedly, their security was so lax that its Defense Power didn’t even match the Breaking Realm Array that Peacock had once deployed.

But that wasn’t surprising. Given the sheer size of the Tree of Life’s remains, defending against attacks from all directions was simply beyond their capabilities.

’Even though I was mostly just along for the ride, at least it was safe,’ Tang Yuan concluded cheerfully, already fantasizing about the future. ’The Citizen Points reward for this mission is a hundred thousand, straight up. Combined with what I’ve saved up from missions over the past two years, I’ll have almost enough for a full Immortal God Inheritance.’

’Let’s see, which one should I get...’

’Not bad. This mission was practically seamless, without a single flaw.’

The others felt the same way—the mission had gone incredibly smoothly. While the Beast God Realm’s forces weren’t exactly weak, their reaction time was simply too primitive to compare with the fully networked society of Zhengguo. For all they knew, the Divine Beasts sent to intercept them had only just set out, or were perhaps only halfway to their destination.

And now, it was time to pack up and go home!

"What’s wrong, Su Zhou?"

But just then, Bai Canglang, who was feeling a little bummed about his low kill count, noticed Su Zhou standing off to the side. The young man was gazing into the distance, showing no excitement at the news of the Tree of Life’s death, nor any joy at their imminent return.

At that moment, the young man was just staring intently into the distance, his gaze seemingly piercing through space to some far-off corner of this world.

So, Bai Canglang asked, a little puzzled, "You thinking about something?"

"...Yeah, I am."

In response to his friend’s question, Su Zhou just let out a long sigh.

He gazed at the distant continent of the Beast God Realm and said in a low voice, "A very serious problem... And I haven’t made a decision yet."

"I see. In that case, I’ll leave you to it."

Knowing Su Zhou might be wrestling with something, Bai Canglang tactfully backed away, not wanting to disturb his thoughts.

「Fifteen minutes passed quickly.」

The Teleportation Array was about to activate.

The teleportation field was a sphere with a fifteen-meter radius, centered on the Daoist Saint. It was more than enough space for the ten-person team, so there was no risk of anyone being left behind.

Everyone moved closer to the Daoist Saint, Su Zhou included.

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