With the first World Tree Seed destroyed amid the scramble, everyone should have learned their lesson. But none of them had their hearts in the right place, and there was no chance any side would back down.
Almost simultaneously, every cultivator made a move. As expected, the second World Tree Seed collapsed innately after the spiritual power poured into it proved too chaotic for Yuan Receiving Spirit to succeed.
As the massive explosion erupted, a third seed rose into the air. Just then, a golden light enveloped the World Tree Seed, forming a huge protective barrier. A figure appeared within it.
That person unleashed a surge of powerful energy, channeling it directly into the last World Tree Seed.
In an instant, the World Tree Seed began to sing with joy. It did not transform into a halo. Almost at the same time, countless cultivators were about to unleash their spiritual power against the huge barrier, but two thunderous shouts stopped them.
Strangely, the two voices really did quell the chaos.
One of the speakers was a richly dressed young man. Xu Yi took an instant dislike to him, because he was the very person who had fawned over Ning Wuyou so zealously earlier.
By now, the battle over the World Tree Seed had raged for quite some time. Amid all the shouting and debate, Xu Yi had managed to learn quite a bit.
The young man was called Wang Guanyuan. He came from the Northern Court and had joined Shangqing Temple, where he eventually became a True Disciple. He was a Golden Domain cultivator, with extraordinary divine abilities.
He was the leading figure among the Northern Court's entrants in this trial.
The person who had stopped the Southern Heavenly Court was called Xie Xiaofo, a mighty figure of the Ancestor