Bang!
Accompanied by the Red Dragon's wild laughter, the life of this grand tribe, formed by the two most flourishing elf tribes in this plane, came to an end.
The last War Treant was split open from top to bottom by Dragonborn Wolf Sahar, who was clad in heavy armor, sported two True Dragon wings, and wore a bloody cloak, precisely revealing the War Treant's tree heart.
The face on this War Treant's body suddenly dissipated, and its massive body crashed into the ground.
All the Imperial Guard also raised their heavy blades high, shouting loudly: "With the enemy's blood, sacrifice to the Temple ! With the enemy's bones, sacrifice to the throne!"
The other warriors also shouted loudly, raising their blood-stained weapons to salute their king and the Temple that surrounded him.
"Sacrifice to the Temple ! Long live our Lord! Long live!"
These War Treant were powerful in this world, rarely meeting their match, and unlike the Tree of Life, they could move freely, so they had almost no natural enemies.
The claws of ferocious beasts and even violent wild beasts were almost useless against these War Treant, and the War Treant's powerful strength allowed them to easily crush those beasts and enemies with their trunks. Only exceptionally powerful transcendent magical beasts could pose a threat to the War Treant.
These War Treant were also the most powerful and effective war weapons that allowed the elf tribes in this world to dominate the entire plane.
But in front of a group of Imperial Guard wielding heavy blades made of metal, the War Treant's massive size became a burden, and they were successively cut down by Dragonborn Wolf Sahar and the Imperial Guard.
There were probably more than thirty War Treant left from the two elf tribes combined, and nearly half of them were entangled and killed by the Imperial Guard.
Although these War Treant had been weakened by the poison developed by the Mage, it still showed the combat effectiveness of these Imperial Guard.
Under the Dragonborn Wolf Sahar's training, these Imperial Guard were exceptionally disciplined. After killing the War Treant, they released their lingering excitement, then dragged the corpses of these War Treant together, arranged them neatly, and waited for the True Dragon to receive them.
These War Treant were also considered one of the miraculous creatures. Even their dead bodies had many uses, equivalent to spoils of war.
However, these Imperial Guard did not have any intention of laying claim to them, unlike a certain Black True Dragon who was addicted to gnawing on trees. At this moment, he was hovering around the injured, massive Tree of Life, whose entire crown had been blown off by one-third, revealing his fangs and eager to try.
Apparently, this Black Dragon had gained some benefits from the Tree of Life when he broke through other smaller tribes. During the time the Black Dragon Rosani entered the Green Field Forest, his skeletal, emaciated body was gradually filling out, as if his withered flesh had received a large replenishment of life energy.
This massive life energy even changed the Black True Dragon's original fixed path of physical growth and evolution, altering this Black True Dragon in another direction.
However, the True Dragon in the True Dragon Group did not pay much attention to this change. Every True Dragon had benefits, and the change only occurred because Black Dragon Rosanihimself might have met certain characteristics.
This kind of mutation was considered a normal change in the eyes of the True Dragon. Although the True Dragons were not as prone to mutating into new subspecies due to environmental influences as the dwarves who liked to forge iron, the inclusiveness of the Dragon bloodline also allowed them to evolve in a certain direction they desired.
The Black Dragon Rosani was obviously influenced by a certain True Dragon and yearned to become a muscular fierce True Dragon, which was why this change occurred.
Next was the time to receive the spoils of war. The elves who knelt and surrendered were released by the Red Dragon. He came to this world to explore the Ancient Magician's legacy and collect the resources of this world, not to exterminate life in the world.
Therefore, he wanted to use the elimination of the two large elf tribes to deter other elf tribes and also isolate the remaining three elf tribes that participated in the attack on the camp.
As long as the main culprits were executed, the remaining elf tribes, if they were docile, would no longer have to endure war and destruction.
Kalon, at the request of Dragonborn Wolf Sahar, came before the War Treant's body. The Squinty-eyed mage also followed, as these Mage had also contributed to this battle, so they had a share of the spoils.
"Tsk tsk, what a pity. Although the life essence of these War Treant is profound, it hasn't exceeded the fifteenth tier and entered the Holy Domain. If they had entered the Holy Tier, with the tree hearts of these War Treant combined with some magic potions, I could make magic potions that extend life."
The Squinty-eyed mage showed a regretful expression on his face. He looked at the Red Dragon, clearly regretting that the strongest War Treant earlier had been burned to ashes by the Red Dragon's True Dragon breath.
Kalon was noncommittal about this. In the heat of battle, he couldn't hold back for the sake of profit; that would only kill his capable warriors.
Only the Blue Dragon Dos, who had followed, replied to the Squinty-eyed mage: "Since there's no value, then you Mage don't need this batch of War Treant bodies."
Blue Dragon Dos, who had always been the steward of the Dragon Clan Territory, was no longer driven by the True Dragon's inherent greed, but habitually allocated all good things to the large bowl of the Dragon Clan Territory.
The True Dragon's own knowledge knew how to utilize the bodies of these War Treant. As long as the True Dragon were willing to learn, every True Dragon could become a knowledgeable Scholar.
The Squinty-eyed mage quickly shook his head so hard it created a breeze. He shouted: "Although the tree hearts of these War Treant cannot be used to make life-extending magic potions, they are one of the best materials for making staves for nature spells, and also the favorite staff material of those Druids. You can't monopolize them!"
Kalon ignored the Mage, turning his head to look at the flamboyant bloody cloak behind the tall Wolf. Even if the True Dragon liked this style, he felt that this behavior was a bit too prominent on the battlefield.
"Sahar, the cloaks behind you Imperial Guard are a bit conspicuous. In battle, they might attract more attention and attacks," Kalon was very satisfied with the combat effectiveness and discipline of these Imperial Guard, so his tone was quite gentle.
"You are right. This way, the warrior will always be able to see me, and I will always be able to see the warriors under me! Those enemies who dare to oppose you will also fear me because of this!" the tall Wolf replied.
Kalon's thick Dragon claw patted the Dragonborn Wolf Sahar's shoulder and said nothing more.
But the Black Dragon Rosani had already squeezed over. He gnashed his long, thick fangs, somewhat pointing at the two massive Tree of Life, and asked droolingly: "Kalon, how should these two big guys be dealt with now? This is the most important wealth. The value of all the elves combined is not as much as these two gigantic Tree of Life."
These two Trees of Life were too massive. In comparison, the Tree of Life guarded by the forest elves that the Dragon clan had encountered in the main plane forest was simply a sapling.
Several True Dragons standing beneath these two gigantic Trees of Life also looked like slightly larger beasts.
In Kalon's previous thoughts, he had considered moving these Tree of Life back to the Dragon Clans Territory to let them nourish his territory.
But the Trees of Life before him was truly too massive, exceeding Kalon's expectations. It also exceeded the transport capacity of these True Dragon kin.
According to Kalon's knowledge, most planes' Tree of Life, after growing to a certain extent, are unable to move on their own, unless some special magic is used.
If the Tree of Life is forcibly relocated, a certain price will have to be paid. And these Tree of Life, theoretically, can grow to their limit to evolve into a World Tree, becoming a fulcrum supporting a plane.
The two Tree of Life before them, although they didn't seem to have grown to an immovable extent, their immense size also prevented them from passing through the plane teleportation gates built by the Mage.
Even Kalon, who possessed True Dragon heritage, was temporarily unable to find a way in his knowledge to allow these two Tree of Life to pass through the plane teleportation gate intact.
Perhaps only those powerful Legendary Mage could construct such a massive plane teleportation gate.
This meant that the value of these Tree of Life, as estimated by Kalon, was discounted. Although living Tree of Life, after recuperating in this world, could bring long-term benefits to the True Dragon Group.
But after seeing the traces of the Wild God's minions having invaded this world, Kalon no longer felt that this long-term benefit could be very stable, and these two Tree of Life would also require a considerable amount of time to compensate for the consumption of relocation.
In the short term, they certainly could not bring the expected benefits to the Dragon Clan Territory.
"How about cutting down the injured Tree of Life and then transporting it in pieces! This Tree of Life is severely damaged and will take a long time to recover!" The Blue Dragon Dos, the steward, offered his suggestion.
The Black Dragon Rosani's eyes also lit up. The tree heart of a Tree of Life that had grown to such a massive size was a good thing. For the True Dragon, abundant life energy could promote their physical development and growth, and it was even purer than ordinary flesh and blood energy.
Moreover, the tree heart of the Tree of Life, whether used to concoct life-extending magic potions or to create powerful magical weapons, was a top-grade material.
And its efficacy was better than the tree heart of a War Treant that had reached the Holy Tier, after all, the essence of the Tree of Life was far superior to that of the War Treant.
Although not all Tree of Lifes tree hearts had such powerful effects, this Tree of Life before them was incomparable to the Tree of Life of the small elf tribes that had been annihilated before. Just by looking at its enormous body, one knew that its tree heart would definitely be effective.
Squinty-eyed Mage Hsiusir, on the other hand, rubbed his hands excitedly. Life-extending magic potions, while attractive enough to long-lived species like the True Dragon, were far less tempting to short-lived species.
A bottle of life-extending magic potion could even tempt some Legendary powerhouses. If Kalonwas powerful enough, he could even use these things to recruit some old monsters hidden in the corners of the world.
After all, this kind of magic potion had no side effects and was incomparable to the various side-effect-laden life-extending methods of some Legendary powerhouses.
Not to mention the True Dragon s and Magicians who were willing to transform themselves into Liches, even the longevity methods with fewer side effects could, over a long period, turn a Legendary into a half-human, half-ghost appearance, and many Legendary Mages became crazy Magicians because of these side effects.
If Kalon produced this magic potion, even the metal True Dragon s who found it difficult to cross the Ancient Dragon barrier would be friendly towards Kalon and the True Dragon because of it.
Kalon's heart was also stirred by this, and his gaze measured the injured Tree of Life.
Just then, the damaged Tree of Life suddenly shook its leaves, shooting down several green, sparkling rays of light from its body, illuminating an Elf on the ground who had both legs severed and was on the verge of death.
Kalon and the others remained motionless; although they heightened their vigilance, they did not panic. They all knew that the Tree of Life itself did not possess offensive power, otherwise, it would not rely on Elves and War Treant as its guardians.
The Elf Warrior, whose legs were severed and who seemed about to step into death at any moment, suddenly regained his breath, slowly rising into the air as if a large hand was lifting him from behind.
And the Elf Warrior's originally fluorescent green eyes turned a murky white, and the voice he spoke with was somewhat hollow and rigid, a voice that did not belong to a living person.
"True Dragon, I am willing to surrender to you; can you spare me!"
The thorns on Kalon's cheek twitched slightly. He split open his mouth, revealing his thick, long fangs, and laughed without concealing his inner malice: "It seems you have developed an unusual wisdom. Then, convince me, prove that your existence is of sufficient value to me, exceeding the value of your body!"
"I don't know your definition of value, True Dragon, can you give me a hint!" The consciousness of the Tree of Life was silent for a moment before speaking again.
"It depends on what you can do for me. For example, your Life Tree heart, I can use it to make longevity potions, enhance my power, or craft powerful weapons, perhaps even Legendaryweapons," Kalon said, revealing his malice. Although the other party had developed wisdom, in Kalon's eyes, it was merely goods to be appraised.
The consciousness of the Tree of Life sensed this malice, and its hollow voice actually showed some urgency, "Living within the range of my influence, you can absorb the life aura I naturally release, which can enhance strength and physique."
Kalon shook his head, "It's impossible for me to reside in this world for a long time, and my subjects cannot relocate because of this. You'd best offer a more valuable ability."
The consciousness of the Tree of Life's words became more urgent, and its originally somewhat rigid words also became more vivid. It hastily said, "I can also temporarily stop growing and fully gather the life aura in the world to condense life water."
"Long-term consumption of this life water can not only improve physique but also prolong life, and it can also help some beings with low fertility, or even those who have lost fertility due to age, to bear offspring."
"The Spring of Life that I fully condense each year is enough to allow dozens of Elves to conceive offspring. Even for True Dragon s who have lost their fertility, as long as they get enough Spring of Life, they can conceive offspring again."
The True Dragon s and Magicians present all felt a slight stir in their hearts.
Those True Dragon s who had lost their fertility were all powerful Ancient Dragons. The function of the life water, which could allow these powerful beings to conceive offspring again, was truly formidable.
And the Magicians thought of more operations. Squinty-eyed mage even considered exchanging some life water for the friendship of some powerful beings. If it could be the kind of friendship that allowed them to cultivate the offspring of those powerful beings as their companions, that would be even better.
However, the decision-making power for this matter was not in the Magician's hands; to get enough Spring of Life, Kalon's opinion was needed.
Although Kalon was surprised by the efficacy of the Spring of Life, he still shook his head and said, "It's not enough. These two points are useless to me right now."
The consciousness of the Tree of Life was immediately choked. If it weren't afraid that Red Dragon would immediately chop it down, it would probably roar, "Don't keep interrupting me!"
However, it still struggled for its life, "I can bear fruit. As long as I condense all the life force used for growth and development, every once in a while, I can bear fruit rich in life force. Consuming it can increase longevity."
"The longer the time, the better the effect. If the fruit produced in three years can only increase life by one year, if it takes five years, it can increase life by two years. If it exceeds ten years, then the increased lifespan will be approximately equal to the time it took to bear fruit!"
At this moment, all the True Dragon s, including the Magicians, were moved, and the Magicians gathered around looked even more eager.
Among these Magicians, some, like Hsiusir, had excellent talent, entering the High-level Mage at a young age, just one step away from the Holy Domain.
But more were Magicians who exchanged time for magical knowledge and power growth. Although these Magicians' talents were quite outstanding compared to ordinary people, no one was sure if they could step into the holy rank threshold before their lifespan ended.
Therefore, they paid special attention to and valued items that prolonged life. Some High-level Mages had even secretly resolved in their hearts to contact the True Dragons after returning, to see if they could exchange their loyalty for a chance to obtain the Life Fruit, or even the Spring of Life.
But the performance of these Magicians caused a misunderstanding among the Imperial Guardwho were gathered around Kalon, faithfully guarding Red Dragon. One by one, they approached, tightly surrounding these Magicians, their heavy blades slightly raised.
Kalon shook his head, quickly signaling these Imperial Guard to relax.
The fruit of the Tree of Life, a Legendary treasure, had never been seen even by True Dragons. Perhaps only a few True Dragon Gods had witnessed such a thing with their own eyes.
On the one hand, it was because a Tree of Life that hadn't grown to a certain extent couldn't bear such a heaven-defying fruit, and even if it did, it would be immediately collected by the Elves guarding the Tree of Life.
On the other hand, it was also because True Dragons, including other creatures, had always found it difficult to glimpse the Elf communities that possessed such Trees of Life.
True Dragons have Dragon Gods, other races also have racial gods, and the Elf race is not a weak race either; it has its own racial pantheon.
Moreover, compared to the often disharmonious and two-faced, mutually scheming True Dragon pantheon, the Elf pantheon is actually stronger and more united.
So this Legendary treasure had almost been forgotten by people, only considered as absurd as a story from the mouths of mortals.
Just this point alone, Kalon had already decided to spare this Tree of Life. A few years, the Dragon clan could wait. Once the Life Fruit was harvested, it would also become a kind of heritage for the Dragon Clans Territory.
But the surprises from the Tree of Life continued. It said, "My new branches that grow each year contain abundant natural aura, which can be used to make staffs for releasing Shamanic magic spells and life and nature magic. These staffs have a strong enhancing effect on these magics, which might be very useful for your spellcasters!"
"This is good," Kalon nodded. With such accumulation over the years, he might eventually have a spellcaster army, each holding a staff made from a Tree of Life branch. Such a spellcaster army, just by looking at their equipment, would seem terrifying and luxurious.
Moreover, this could also attract some Druids and related Magicians to the territory. The attractiveness of this level of magical equipment is strong enough, and this could also become one of the selling points of the Dragon Clan Territory in the future.
"Also, True Dragon, I will also fully cooperate with you in the future, providing blessings and enhancements for your travels in the forest. Your warriors can move unimpeded within my sphere of influence, and I will actively persuade other Trees of Life not to resist your will!"
The Tree of Life grumbled, having already decided to be a guide for its own life.
Kalon finally revealed a satisfied smile. He patted the trunk of the Tree of Life and laughed, "Very good, your wisdom and obedience have won you a future. I hope all future Life Trees will take you as an example!"
"Thank you for your generosity, Lord True Dragon," the consciousness of the Tree of Life finally became joyful, and its tone became lighter.
"Then, have you borne any Life Fruits these past years?" Kalon revealed his greedy gaze. Future benefits are for the future, present benefits are for the present. Kalon never goes empty-handed!
"No, these Elves only need the Spring of Life, that's enough. They are not enough for me to expend my own growth time to condense Life Fruits," the Tree of Life replied sullenly.
Then it changed its tone and said, "However, if Lord True Dragon needs it, there is one now."
The body of the Tree of Life began to tremble, and countless life auras converged from its trunk, finally condensing deep within its somewhat bald crown. A fruit radiating a shimmering green light emerged from between the branches and green leaves.
This fruit was plump and fragrant, emitting a faint scent similar to that of grass after rain. Just a wisp of its scent carried on the wind made the battle-hardened warriors and Magicians feel a surge of energy.
That represented life!
Whoosh, Kalon spread his wings and flew to the treetop, swallowing the Life Fruit into his crop. Looking back, night had already begun to fall.
The warriors under the True Dragon had already begun to clear the battlefield and set up camp in an orderly fashion.
These warriors, having undergone the baptism of blood, had gradually condensed a certain legion will, already a world apart from ordinary monster legions.
They would be the most solid foundation of the Dragon clans Territory and the strongest battle group of the True Dragon's future kingdom.
Kalon smiled, revealing his fangs. The other True Dragons followed him, flapping their wings and flying towards the Temple of heroes in the sky. The souls there had rested, and the True Dragon were about to enter their rest as well.
The camp gradually quieted down. This was their first base, but not their last!