Chapter 384: The Truth of the World!
The entire Elf Forest also began to act under the new expansion pack.
Because the next Elf King successor could not be chosen in a short time, and it would also take time to cultivate him after he was chosen, the retired Elf Queen resumed her rule and managed the Elf Forest.
The Elf Ancient Tree also recovered some vitality. As the great benefactor who saved the entire Elf Race, Li Xiang was allowed to ask the Elf Ancient Tree his doubts for the ancient tree to answer.
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In front of the Elf Ancient Tree, Li Xiang stood still.
Behind him were a large number of Elf Royal Family members.
At this moment, Li Xiang finally realized that it required the power of a large number of Elf Royal Family members to make the Elf Ancient Tree answer questions and resolve doubts.
Generally, only when the Elf Race faced a major crisis would they activate this power of the Elf Ancient Tree, seeking a solution to help the Elf Race overcome difficulties.
And when Blair secretly colluded with Undead General Latu Deng, causing the decline of the Elf Forest, they did not use the power of the Elf Ancient Tree.
Li Xiang looked at the top of the ancient tree, where the Elf Queen's secret residence was, which was no longer secret in this incident.
That is to say...
Even without his appearance, the Elf Queen was confident that she could reverse the situation of the entire Elf Forest at the last moment...
As expected, the Elf Queen was not a minor character... Although she was old, she was not an ordinary opponent that could be easily defeated...
Aiweina looked at Li Xiang, "Pumpkin, the ritual to awaken the ancient tree is about to begin."
Li Xiang nodded, "I'll trouble you."
Although bound by Aiweina's promise, her current identity was Li Xiang's servant, but if she called him 'Master' in the Elf Forest, it would cause dissatisfaction among a large number of Elf Royal Family members. Li Xiang didn't care about a title, so he just let her call him Pumpkin.
As thoughts turned, the ritual of Aiweina and the other Elf Royal Family members began.
Calling it a ritual, it was just a group of Elf Royal Family members together using the power of their bloodline to awaken the Elf Ancient Tree.
"Oh, natural spirit who protects the Elf Race, we high Elves are deeply grateful to you and ask you to bestow blessings upon the Elf Race to dispel our confusion..."
As the Elf Royal Family members chanted, the trunk of the Elf Ancient Tree emitted a faint light, and a light gate appeared.
Aiweina spoke, "Pumpkin, go in. Inside the light gate, you can meet the Spirit of the Ancient Tree. It will answer the doubts in your heart."
Li Xiang nodded and stepped into the light gate.
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A patch of white light.
White was everywhere, everything in sight was white.
Li Xiang looked at his feet. He had no shadow. Although he felt solid ground under his feet, he could not perceive what he was stepping on.
In this expanse of white space, time and space seemed to lose their meaning. No matter where he walked, it felt like he was wandering in place, stopping at the original point in time...
Suddenly, an ethereal, neutral voice appeared, "Welcome to the interior of the Elf Ancient Tree, Li Xiang."
There was no one visible, but there was a welcome message... It was quite...
No...
Li Xiang's eyes widened.
"You just... called me... what?!"
Li Xiang... it was Li Xiang... not his ID, but his real name!!!
The last one who knew his real name was Arrogant Demon Pusirui, who showed him scenes from reality.
Who... was this being?!
"No need to be surprised. I am the natural spirit who knows the development of all living beings. You are a living entity, and also a part of nature.
The moment you stepped into this space, I knew all your experiences... being born, crying for milk, learning to walk, entering the orphanage, going to school, graduating, entering this World, creating a Guild, changing from a male identity to a female identity...
Everything up until now, I knew it all the moment you entered this space."
Li Xiang was silent for a while, "Then, you should also know why I came here."
"Yes, I already know."
A light screen appeared in front of Li Xiang.
On the light screen was Lu Qingshui's smiling face.
"You want to save her, right?"
Li Xiang nodded, "That's right. You are the natural spirit who knows the development of all living beings. You should know how to save her, right?"
"Sorry... I cannot save her."
"Why?" Li Xiang was stunned.
"The Arrogant Demon you are contracted with knows why."
Li Xiang was startled and immediately summoned Pusiruide.
As soon as Pusiruide came out, he looked around, "This is... the inner World of the natural spirit?"
"That's right." The natural spirit spoke, "Your Master wants to know how to save that Human named Lu Qingshui."
Pusiruide corrected, "Not Master, we have an equal contractual relationship."
Li Xiang looked at Pusiruide, "Do you know how to save Qingshui?"
Pusiruide shook his head, "Although I don't know what happened, the natural spirit should have told you that she cannot be saved, right?"
Li Xiang looked at him and said nothing.
"Don't look at me like that. The natural spirit controls the power of nature. Even the dead can be brought back to life. If it has no way, how would I, a Demon who only brings people into the abyss, know?"
After saying that, seeing Li Xiang still staring at him, he said helplessly, "Since you're already here, let the natural spirit tell you."
The ethereal voice spoke, "Before telling you why she cannot be saved, I must first tell you the truth of the World."
The truth of the World?!
This was one of the purposes of coming here! To be precise, it was to save Lu Qingshui after knowing the truth of the World!
The natural spirit continued, "This World, for you outsiders who entered, is just a virtual World, but for the native beings of this World, it is a real World.
This World is indeed a real existing World, but a thousand years ago, continuous development led to the destruction of the place where they originally lived. In order to allow the remaining beings to survive, a project called 'Origin' was established.
Origin incorporated the Souls of all living beings in this World into a facility called Source of the Universe, and it has existed for ten thousand years.
The operation of the Source of the Universe changed decades ago, giving birth to its own intelligence and developing a plan to incorporate more beings under its jurisdiction.
Thus, it descended upon this Blue Star and contended with the highest authority on your planet, ultimately deciding the survival of all life on this planet in a gentle manner."
"And this... is the birth of 'myth', which is a game to you. Which side is the final winner of this game determines the survival of Blue Star.
You are allowed to continuously grow stronger in this World, only for the final battle. The losers will be brought under the jurisdiction of the winning side.
For your Blue Star, if you ultimately fail, the Souls of all beings will be collected into the Source of the Universe, existing in another form."
Li Xiang was dumbfounded.
"In short... you were invaded by alien technology?"
"You can understand it that simply. In fact, I think being brought under the jurisdiction of the Source of the Universe is a good path for the Humans of your Blue Star. After all, under your rampant development and destruction, this Blue Star is already overburdened..."
Li Xiang was silent, "Then... how is this related to being unable to save Lu Qingshui?"
Pusiruide spoke, "Do you know what I am made of?"
Li Xiang was stunned.
If it were before, he would have said he was made of a string of data, but now...
"You are... a Soul..."
Pusiruide shook his head, "To be precise, I was born from the will of the Source of the Universe... And the chip implanted in the head of the woman you want to save also contains the will of the Source of the Universe..."
Li Xiang was confused...
"I'm not quite sure about the exact reason, but what you need to know is that the chip is just a medium. Even if the top surgeons in your World remove that chip, it will have no effect. The current Lu Qingshui is already an existence like us...
To be precise, when she entered this game, all the high-level life forms in our World felt the aura of a kindred spirit. The scene you saw was the result of Gluttony Demon, that guy, secretly contacting Lu Qingshui out of curiosity and consuming a bit of her unconscious memory, which was then shared with us other six Demons.
Therefore, that's why I was able to retrieve her scene for you to see... All I could retrieve was that memory fragment... That guy Gluttony only showed us this much."
Li Xiang was bewildered.
He felt like he couldn't process it anymore...
"So... since you can all survive, why can't she survive..."
The natural spirit spoke, "It's not that she cannot survive, but to survive, she must abandon her physical body and her Soul must become a member of this World, becoming one of us, the native existences of this World..."
Pusiruide looked at Li Xiang, "Can you accept this outcome?"
After saying that, he floated into the void, "You must understand, for her to survive, she must become one of us, which means she will have to fight against the native beings of your World...
Your stance... is definitely to protect this planet and be our enemy, right? Or rather, you have no choice, you can only be our enemy.
And Lu Qingshui, who has become one of us, will... stand on your opposite side..."
Speaking of this, Pusiruide showed a smile, "Then, reconsider my previous suggestion. I'll have Gluttony Demon consume all of Lu Qingshui's memories and then place them into the body of another healthy girl. This way, your woman will be the same in every way except for her appearance. How about that?"
Li Xiang took a deep breath, "Does Lu Qingshui herself know about these things?"
Pusiruide spoke, "If that guy Gluttony Demon didn't talk too much, she shouldn't know."
"You are my contracted Demon. In the final battle, will you also stand on my opposite side?"
Pusiruide nodded, "In the final battle, all relationships you have in this World will cease, whether it's romantic relationships or master-servant relationships established with us so-called 'NPCs'. They will all terminate, and you will stand directly on the opposite side."
Li Xiang gave a bitter smile, "How cruel..."
"Reality is always cruel. You need to make a decision quickly. Lu Qingshui cannot last much longer. She will die in at most two months."
Li Xiang's pupils contracted, "Didn't you say three months last time?!"
"Because you killed Latu Deng, the Undead are an important force in the final battle, and Latu Deng's combat power was an important character in the final battle. Since you killed him, the Source of the Universe is unhappy, so it accelerated the progress of this game.
The moment the final battle begins, Lu Qingshui will die. While you can still make a decision now, will you watch her die, or let her Soul return here.
As a friendly reminder, as your contracted Demon, I can help you fully accept her Soul into this World... However, this is limited to the period before the final battle breaks out. After this period, we will no longer have a contractual relationship and will be enemies. Helping an enemy...
Will be executed by the Source of the Universe... her Soul will be erased, disappearing forever..."
Li Xiang looked at him, "Do you mean... Latu Deng will not be resurrected in the final battle?"
Pusiruide nodded, "You should know that once we 'NPCs' with names die, we won't 'respawn'...
This point is also a concession made by the Source of the Universe at a great cost paid by the strategists of your Blue Star. As a price, official personnel from various countries on your Blue Star are not allowed to enter the game before the World Barrier is opened, nor can they spread any remarks about this World descending upon reality."
Li Xiang understood.
No wonder those posts appeared after this update...
The World Barrier is opened...
The power of real-world countries can enter the game...
After thinking for a moment, Li Xiang said, "You just said that these World Bosses... those with names, won't be resurrected after being killed. So, if I kill more of them during this time, will I be able to guarantee victory in the final battle..."
After speaking, Li Xiang fell silent.
The natural spirit spoke, "Yes, if your Blue Star wins, the Source of the Universe will leave this place."
Pusiruide chimed in, "If you let Lu Qingshui's Soul enter here, she will also leave with us, and you will never have a chance to see her again, or... she won't last until the end of the battle and will be killed by you in the final battle, completely erased from existence."
How could this be...
Pusiruide looked at the white space in the void, "My existence time for today is almost up. If you are going to make a decision, do it sooner rather than later. Even I cannot predict which day it will descend. By then, your woman will truly... be beyond saving."
After speaking, his figure faded.
The natural spirit also spoke, "Li Xiang, you have been here for a long time. The high Elves outside are almost unable to hold on.
If you have made a decision and want to send that girl's Soul in, I can help you nurture her Soul and make her strong quickly, so she won't be easily killed by you in the final battle.
However... you must do it sooner rather than later, otherwise there won't be enough time for her to become strong..."
As its voice fell, a light gate appeared in front of Li Xiang.
Li Xiang clenched his fist, "I'll ask one last question."
"Please ask."
"You... aren't lying to me, are you?"
The natural spirit spoke, "I swear by the Spirit of All Things, there is not a single lie. Arrogant Demon is the embodiment of the special emotion of arrogance in living beings and disdains lying."
"Thank you, I will consider it carefully."
He stepped into the light gate and disappeared.
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In the void of white, a Guangying gradually converged, and its appearance was surprisingly eight parts similar to Lu Qingshui...