As the deep scan progressed, the details deep underground became increasingly clear. The entire subterranean region beneath the area occupied by the Giant Life Tree appeared before everyone's eyes.
Although the aboveground portion of the "Giant Life Tree" had been reduced to a charred "stump," its underground section remained astonishing. Within a radius of nearly two hundred kilometers, its roots ruled the entire underground kingdom in a tangled web, completely encasing the Firstborn. The former Elf Queen, Lorisa, had used a method of suppressing the Firstborn that was entirely different from those of the other two Magic Emperors. She seemed to have had no intention of injuring or suppressing the Firstborn through brute force like the others. Instead, she had chosen a "gentle" method befitting her gender: she created a cage that could merge with the Firstborn.
Vivian observed carefully for a while, then stroked her chin and muttered to herself, "It looks like these roots imitated the Firstborn's tentacles?"
"Yeah, they're quite similar in form," Hao Ren nodded. "Especially the way they spread and expand—they're practically a copy of the Firstborn. It looks like Elf Queen Lorisa used magic to create a creature resembling the Firstborn. As expected of experts in life research. Elves really are good at this."
Elizabeth leaned over and poked at the holographic projection, but because the image was rather high, she had to keep jumping up and down to reach it. Hao Ren asked the little girl in puzzlement, "What are you doing?"
"Zoom in! Zoom in!" Elizabeth continued hopping around. "I can't see clearly!"
The Data Terminal immediately started shouting, "Who told you this unit could zoom in by double-clicking?"
Hao Ren pinched the two corners of the image and enlarged the details. "What is it?"
"Look, all these roots have grown together."