Global Lords: My Species Can Mutate

Chapter 557: Chapter 551: A World on the Brink of Withering

When Lin You left the military base, more than an hour had already passed.

Thanks to Jiang Zhenhua’s patient explanations, he finally gained a comprehensive understanding of this Life Realm.

In general.

Besides the different rules, the Life Realm is not much different from their Realm of Ten Thousand Races.

If there is a distinction, it should be the overall structure of the Life Realm.

Unlike the Realm of Ten Thousand Races, the Life Realm started with just a very small space at the beginning of the Ten Thousand Realms.

However, as universes continued to collapse, and more and more people were transmitted over, changes began to occur.

Basically, every time a world collapsed, the Life Realm would also carve out a new space next to the Land of Origin to accommodate the young and old from that world, and might even transfer their previous living environment over.

For example, Yan City appeared here due to this situation.

This has also resulted in the constant outward expansion of the Life Realm, with the spatial range continuously enlarging, eventually growing to connect with the Realm of Ten Thousand Races, squeezing out space passages.

The world where Lin You was before was destroyed relatively late, only about two years ago, so it is located at the outermost edge of the Life Realm, with the highest level being only Tier Ten.

The closer to the center of the realm, the sooner the people arrived, and the stronger they became.

It can even be traced back to ten thousand years ago, where the earliest arrivals have already birthed many Emperor Level individuals.

And the Land of Origin at the center of the realm.

Is called the Place of Origin by the people within the Life Realm.

"If you want to find the Seed of the World, it’s very likely to be inside the Place of Origin," Jiang Zhenhua, who came specially to bid farewell, said to Lin You from the city wall.

"The Place of Origin, huh?" Lin You murmured to himself, glancing at the depths of the realm before retracting his gaze, "Alright, thank you for informing me."

In this way.

He finally confirmed the target of his journey.

Without saying much more, he bid farewell to Jiang Zhenhua on the city wall.

Not noticing that, beside a building below, a Gene squad was quietly scrutinizing them.

"Don’t you think that person looks a lot like our colleague Lin You from the company?" a pretty-faced young woman whispered.

"How could it be? You’re overthinking it, that’s someone even the Commander-in-chief personally sees off," someone immediately refuted.

"Exactly, you must be seeing things. You never even looked at him directly before, how could you remember his face?"

"Stop looking, let’s set off quickly while the zombie tide has receded; maybe we can gather more supplies."

With that, they left the building and headed towards the elevator at the base’s entrance.

The young woman stared silently for a while at Lin You on the city wall, then finally looked away and quickly followed the team’s pace, disappearing in an instant.

"Alright, I should set off too; perhaps we’ll meet again,"

On the city wall.

After bidding farewell to Jiang Zhenhua, Lin You did not linger any longer, and directly rode on the Jade Dragon King, soaring into the sky and flying towards the depths of Yan City.

He intended to take a look at his former residence before leaving, as a form of remembrance.

Thus, he quickly flew over the heads of the outgoing Gene squads below, and disappeared in an instant among a cluster of abandoned buildings.

Unfortunately, when he arrived at his former neighborhood, the entire area had long lost its familiar shape, becoming a wasteland.

"So it is..."

Lin You looked down at the ruins and the familiar surroundings, his gaze calm yet slightly bewildered.

Standing still for a long time, he finally turned and flew away from Yan City, accelerating towards the center of the realm.

According to Jiang Zhenhua’s description, the Life Realm is much larger compared to other jurisdictions.

However, since it is a realm of the same level as the Ten Thousand Realms, it probably won’t be excessively vast.

With his current Tier Ten Emerald Green Dragon’s traveling speed of several thousand kilometers per hour, it shouldn’t take more than a few days to reach the center of the realm.

The only thing that worried him was the other Lords entering the Life Realm via the Celestial Ladder.

Over time, more and more people are sure to enter the Life Realm.

Whether finding relatives or competing for the Seed of the World, it would surely bring significant changes to this realm.

Especially along the way, he came to a conclusion: the Lords entering through the Gate of the Living Realm would be teleported to the zone of the world they originally belonged to.

That means.

Some people would be directly teleported close to the center of the realm, having an advantage from the start.

"Looks like I must hurry."

Seated on the back of the Jade Dragon King, Lin You’s face was solemn.

Getting the Seed of the World would allow one to gain control over part of this world’s rules.

While he didn’t think he could snatch such a thing from under the Great Emperors, his intuition told him that he ought to go and see.

Even if he didn’t obtain it, uncovering some secrets behind the Ten Thousand Realms would suffice; perhaps there were other gains to be made within that "Place of Origin."

With this thought, he urged the Jade Dragon King beneath him to quicken its pace, turning into a shadow and gliding upwards, soon leaving Yan City far behind him.

...

...

In a blink of an eye.

Three days passed.

After this period of settling down, more and more lords successfully reached the top of the Celestial Ladder, crossing the Gate of the Living Realm to enter the Life Realm.

This made the entire Life Realm bustling and chaotic.

Many people, as soon as they were teleported over, eagerly began to search for traces of their relatives, while others directly headed to the Realm Center to gather information.

As more people arrived, naturally, conflicts increased as well.

Friction and battles began to frequently occur between the Lords of All Realms and the genetic superpower users of the Life Realm.

Then they discovered that the individual explosive strength of the superpower users was noticeably stronger than that of lords of the same level.

However, the lords relied on the support of their species to close the gap, and in the end, neither side could overcome the other.

Additionally, due to differences in rules, the lords did not gain resources by killing zombies here, causing many to shift their focus to the Seed of the World.

It should be noted.

That is a world-class treasure capable of elevating someone instantly.

Anyone with some strength who could cross realms or teleport near the Realm Center all hurried there, seeking the location of the Place of Origin.

At this moment.

Lin You, who had traveled for three days and nights without rest, had also reached the vicinity of the Realm Center.

Along the way, he crossed through the territories of many different races.

The forests of the Elf Race, the seas of the Sea Race, the insect swarms of the Insect Race, and the tribes of the Beast Race were all relatively common.

But the survival areas of rare races like the Spirit Race, Behemoth, and Titan opened his eyes wide, as if unveiling a new world.

However, as he ventured deeper, danger followed.

During his journey, Lin You sensed Tier Eleven or higher auras more than once. If he wasn’t fast enough, or if the other party hadn’t intended to act, he might not have arrived here safely.

Fortunately, the imagined accidents didn’t occur.

When he crossed the final plain, a grand scene unfolded before his eyes.

"That is..."

The previously drowsy Lin You suddenly widened his eyes, gazing at a towering ancient tree reaching the clouds in the distance.

It was his first time seeing such a gigantic ancient tree.

It seemed to support the entire world, proudly standing between heaven and earth. Its sprawling branches and leaves resembled a giant umbrella, almost covering the whole center of the world.

On the trunk, which was as flat as a plain, cities could be vaguely seen, stretching from the plains below to the top of the unseen tree crown.

Surrounding clouds and mist enshrouded the area, permeated with an immensely dense life aura.

A single tree constituted a whole world.

This was truly a World Tree!

Before it, Lin You merely felt himself as insignificant as an ant, utterly trivial.

However, he was slightly intrigued by the fact.

That the World Tree at this moment emitted traces of decline, forming a stark contrast with the surrounding life aura.

It was like an old man nearing the end of life, with most of its leaves withered, leaving only the topmost crown barely lush.

This was a World Tree on the verge of demise!

"Master, I can hear its painful lament."

At this moment, Lingxi suddenly appeared by Lin You’s side, speaking softly.

"It seems... it can no longer support this world."

This was the first time since Lingxi’s awakening that she displayed a sorrowful expression, seemingly truly able to empathize with the current suffering of the World Tree.

"You can feel it?" Lin You turned around in surprise.

"Yes," Lingxi nodded gently, "We Flower Spirits are the guardians of all plants, able to sense their emotions."

"I see." Lin You’s expression revealed understanding, no wonder the closer he got to the world’s center, the more restless the Jade Dragon King beneath him became.

Clearly, it too felt the aura emitted by the World Tree.

While pondering this.

Several figures riding flying mounts suddenly appeared, swiftly passing by him towards the World Tree.

"Lords!" Lin You was inwardly startled, not expecting other lords to arrive so quickly. He promptly said to Lingxi beside him, "Let’s go, let’s check the situation first."

With that, he suddenly accelerated, following those lords closely.

At this moment, he was almost certain that the World Tree supporting the heavens and earth was the center of the entire Life Realm.

To find the Land of Origin, they would have to go into those cities to gather information.

And just as he headed towards the World Tree with those lords,

Lords from various directions of the Life Realm started to discover this place and hurried over from all parts.

Even powerful native genetic ability users in the Life Realm seemed to be summoned, gathering here.

The plains where the World Tree was located were filled with traveling figures, looking incredibly magnificent.

"The decline of the World Tree marks the beginning of a new cycle."

In a grand building atop the World Tree’s crown, an elderly white-haired man stood at the highest point, observing the figures gathering from all directions, letting out a long sigh.

"I wonder this time, who will wield the blade of annihilation."