novelraw Chapter 526 - 511: Elf Queen
Chapter 526 - 511: Elf Queen
Li Cunxu asked, "What opportunity?"
The Elf Queen said, "Our Divine Wood Elf clan has always lived peacefully under the Life Tree, but one day, this peace was broken. The Life Tree had problems, as you must have seen."
"Hmm."
The crown and trunk of the tree were half yellow, half green.
The Elf Queen continued, "The Life Tree was eroded by a force of desolation, which also affected the birth of elves on the Life Tree, causing mutations."
The Elf Race consists only of females who do not give birth; the birth of elves relies mainly on the Life Tree.
Every twelve years, the Life Tree produces an Elf Fruit, which gradually turns into an elf and then falls from the tree.
The Elf Queen said, "Mutations can be positive or negative. Under the influence of that desolation force, the mutation of the Divine Wood Elves is undoubtedly negative. They have become less peace-loving, more bloodthirsty, and extremely fond of absorbing others’ life forces. These mutated Divine Wood Elves we call Desolate Elves."
"As long as you kill some Desolate Elves, I’ll waive the charge of trespassing into the Elf Divine Court."
Li Cunxu showed no reaction, even a little speechless, thinking this was an unfounded charge, tricking him into working for free to clear out the Desolate Elves.
As for the charge of trespassing into the Elf Divine Court?
This doesn’t seem to be the elves’ territory; it’s the ruins of the Fertile Divine Sect.
Li Cunxu was very sure this place was indeed the ruins of the Fertile Divine Sect.
Two pieces of evidence: First, the door he entered through was one hundred percent crafted by the Fertile Divine Sect.
Second, the Microscopic Moss.
Microscopic Moss, created uniquely by the Pope of the Fertile Divine Sect.
Li Cunxu had once fought against a time projection of the Fertile Pope, suffering losses from the Microscopic Moss, making him quite familiar with it.
Moreover, clearing out Desolate Elves was not that easy.
If it were easy, why didn’t the Emperor-level Elf Queen do it herself?
An Emperor-level being possesses power at the world’s peak, and only another Emperor can balance them out.
So, on the side of the Desolate Elves, there must also be an Emperor Strong Person.
Seeing Li Cunxu’s silence, the Elf Queen added, "Moreover, the Elf Divine Court will also open resources to you in exchange for the lives of Desolate Elves."
Speaking, the Elf Queen flicked a page of leaves from her Space Ring, listing resources on a thick leaf.
Li Cunxu’s eyes were fixed on the top row of three legendary Emperor-level resources on the leaf.
Source of Life Fruit, Source of Life Fruit, Source of Life Fruit.
Three Sources of Life Fruits.
A Source of Life Fruit is a result of the Life Tree, taking ten thousand years for the tree to produce one fruit.
The Source of Life Fruit is incredibly potent, even without eating it; merely inhaling its scent prolongs life, and consuming it increases the source of life.
The advantages of increased life source include stronger physique, extended lifespan, a younger appearance, and enhanced physical potential...
A person with no aptitude for martial arts, consuming a Source of Life Fruit, gains the potential to break through to Martial Arts Emperor, though the process requires great effort and toil to convert that potential.
Even without converting potential, one can easily advance to the Venerable King level lying down.
In Li Cunxu’s view, this is not the most important use of the Source of Life Fruit, as he is not a Martial Artist.
Its most crucial function is that, during an Emperor-level breakthrough, it increases the success rate of overcoming a tribulation.
The Emperor Tribulation releases a thunder called ’Emperor Blocking Tribulation Lightning.’
Emperor Blocking Tribulation Lightning strikes the flesh, leaving unhealable injuries.
Emperor Blocking Tribulation Lightning is the greatest obstacle to breaking through to the Emperor Realm, inspiring dread in countless aspirants.
At this time, the Source of Life Fruit becomes crucial, healing the injuries caused by Emperor Blocking Tribulation Lightning instantly and continually treating the body for the next hundred hours.
Li Cunxu asked, "How many Desolate Elves must be killed to exchange for one Source of Life Fruit?"
The Elf Queen’s beautiful face curved into a smile.
"If it’s a low-level Desolate Elf, nine elves for one fruit; for mid-level, three elves for one fruit; and for high-level, one elf for one fruit."
Low-level: Monarch Level 1 to Monarch Level 3.
Mid-level: Monarch Level 4 to Monarch Level 6.
High-level: Monarch Level 7 to Monarch Level 9.
Li Cunxu was a bit surprised, not because it was too difficult, but because it was too easy.
Outside, once a Source of Life Fruit appears, it causes a bloody storm, with often over twenty Monarch Powerhouse falling in the struggle to seize it.
The Elf Queen was offering so much that Li Cunxu agreed to the task of eliminating Desolate Elves.
Li Cunxu eagerly departed from the Divine Wood Elves’ territory, heading towards the Desolate Elves’ land.
After Li Cunxu left, Lv Jiu puzzledly asked the Elf Queen a question.
"Why go to such great lengths to deceive him? Wouldn’t it be better to kill him directly?"
The Elf Queen said, "We have set countless traps in the Interception Forest; even Monarch Level 9 cannot pass safely, yet this outsider made it through, proving he is formidable. Killing him would cost us greatly."
Lv Jiu was puzzled, "Your Majesty, can’t you take action?"
The Elf Queen shook her head, "Even I can’t. He possesses something that makes me feel threatened."
Lv Jiu asked, "If he truly kills enough Desolate Elves, do we really have to give him the Source of Life Fruit?"
The Source of Life Fruit is equally useful to elves; such a treasure, Lv Jiu was reluctant to let an outsider use it.
The Elf Queen said, "Give it, of course, we must. We are honest and trustworthy elves."
Lv Jiu looked displeased.
The two maids beside the Elf Queen laughed.
Lv Jiu was still too young.
Once Li Cunxu obtains the Source of Life Fruit, the Elf Queen of Desolation, the ’Queen of Desolation,’ will find out, and then it will be the turn of the Divine Wood Elf Queen to snatch the Source of Life Fruit back from the Queen of Desolation.
When he reached the Desolate Elves’ land and saw them, Li Cunxu frowned.
Something felt off.
[Pet Beast]: Desolate Elf.
That’s the name displayed on the pet beast panel.
Li Cunxu secretly checked the panels of several Desolate Elves, all showing the name ’Desolate Elf.’
"Strange."
What was strange wasn’t the Desolate Elves but the first encountered ’Desolate Elf.’
The one who shot dead the Curse Crow, the one in a yellow skirt, whom he bombed with World-Ending Black Thunder, and who escaped the pursuit of Lv Jiu’s team.
Li Cunxu also saw her panel.
It didn’t display ’Desolate Elf,’ but ’Divine Wood Elf.’
Initially, Li Cunxu thought both Desolate Elves and Divine Wood Elves were universally recognized as Divine Wood Elves by the panel, but now it seems that’s not the case.
Desolate Elves are Desolate Elves, and Divine Wood Elves are Divine Wood Elves.
So why did the Divine Wood Elf who shot dead the Curse Crow disguise herself as a Desolate Elf?
Li Cunxu followed the line of causation, finding the Divine Wood Elf who posed as a Desolate Elf and killed the Curse Crow.
She was living in the clan tree house of the Divine Wood Elves, and through eavesdropping, Li Cunxu discovered she was also the deputy leader of Lv Jiu’s team.