Life Seeds

Micro-plane.

The elements of the world were exceptionally dense.

Kolan took out the seed, bit his finger, and dripped a drop of blood onto it.

An invisible connection formed, and then some information appeared in Kolan's mind.

This seed really was a seed of the Tree of Life.

The Tree of Life was extremely rare. Only one could come into being in an entire Material Plane. Every so often, the Tree of Life would produce a batch of seeds, but unfortunately, it could bless only a few of them. Only seeds blessed by the Tree of Life could sprout and grow.

Cultivating a Tree of Life seed was also extremely demanding. It required a tremendous amount of elemental energy.

Kolan found it strange. It was as if this seed had been prepared just for him.

The one thing this Miniature Space had in abundance was the elements of the world.

The elements that had seeped out of that gate alone had, over the years, formed the largest magicite vein on the entire Yulan Continent.

This place was practically the perfect spot for the Tree of Life seed to take root and sprout.

Kolan then began cultivating the seed according to the information in his mind.

He poured vast amounts of life magic power and life battle qi into the seed, and a tremendous amount of life energy flowed into it.

After a full three months, the seed finally sprouted.

Kolan discovered a problem: once it had sprouted, he could no longer put it in his Space Ring, or it would wither immediately.

Besides, once it sprouted, it would put down roots, so it needed soil.

Kolan went outside, found a large pot, and planted it.

Kolan soon discovered that the Tree of Life grew incredibly slowly, putting on just one centimeter a month.

And that was here in the Micro-plane, where the elements of the world were exceptionally dense.

If it had been outside, it probably wouldn't even have sprouted.

As Kolan watched the Tree of Life sprout and grow, he realized it was practically a demonstration of the Life Law.

Moreover, as they resonated with each other, not only did Kolan's understanding of the Life Law improve, but he and the Tree of Life also grew increasingly in tune.

Kolan sank into this wondrous state, as though the Life Law were unfolding right before him.

His understanding of the Life Law advanced at an astonishing pace. Kolan was utterly intoxicated by the feeling of immersing himself in an ocean of the Life Law.

"Kolan, the Necropolis of the Gods is about to open. Come to the Forest of Darkness!"

One day, as Kolan immersed himself in the Life Law, Beirut's voice rang out in his mind.

"Ten years... Have passed already?" Kolan murmured.

He hadn't expected ten years to have gone by!

Looking at the Tree of Life again, he saw that it was already about a meter tall.

Though it was only a meter tall, the vitality within the Tree of Life surpassed even that of ancient trees that had reached the Saint Realm.

Although he was reluctant to leave, Kolan still departed.

He didn't dare disobey Beirut's orders.

After leaving the Miniature Plane and leaving a Blood Specter to guard the Tree of Life, Kolan soon arrived at the heart of the Forest of Darkness.

At the Metal Castle, Kolan saw quite a few people: the Four Ultimate Warriors and Fain.

There were around sixty human Saint Realm experts and forty Saint Realm magical beasts.

"Kolan, I knew you'd take part in this expedition to the Necropolis of the Gods!" Baruch grinned.

"Haha! How could I miss such a grand occasion?" Kolan laughed.

Afterward, he exchanged greetings with the Saint Realm experts he knew.

Among the peak Saint Realm experts on the Yulan Continent, there were three distinct tiers.

The first tier consisted of experts at the Saint Realm Limit. They were far stronger than ordinary peak Saint Realm experts. Some had comprehended the Laws and Profound Mysteries to the final step, needing only one last step to become gods independently. Others, like Baruch and the other Ultimate Warriors, had fallen short in their comprehension of the Laws, but their strength soared after transforming, allowing them to rival—and even surpass—experts at the Saint Realm Limit.

The second tier consisted of people like Ernst and Desri, who had comprehended a good deal of the Laws and Profound Mysteries and possessed considerable strength.

The third tier consisted of those who had comprehended only some of the Laws and Profound Mysteries.

The second tier was the minimum requirement for entering the Necropolis of the Gods. Those below it would be no different from people marching to their deaths.

Kolan noticed, however, that neither Ernst nor Desri was there. Apparently, they weren't taking part in this expedition to the Necropolis of the Gods.

That made sense. Beirut and the Radiant Sovereign were enemies. The fact that he allowed the Radiant Church to exist at all was already generous. How could he possibly let its members enter the Necropolis of the Gods to seize opportunities?

The people present were divided into three camps: the High Priest, the War God, and the king of the Forest of Darkness.

The High Priest's side had a full twenty-five Saint Realm experts. The War God's side had fewer, with only fifteen.

The Beirut camp had twenty.

Apparently, the War God had become a god only recently and didn't yet have many Saint Realm experts of sufficient strength under his command.

That made sense. Even the War God's eldest disciple, Fain, was only in the second tier in terms of strength.

Soon, the High Priest and the War God emerged from the Metal Castle. The High Priest wore a mask that glimmered green, and her silver hair flowed behind her. The War God had long, blood-red hair. When his eyes opened and closed, they seemed to shoot out blade-like light, and his aura was overwhelmingly domineering.

The High Priest then explained the rules of this expedition to the Necropolis of the Gods.

After she finished, Beirut appeared as well.

"Lord Beirut!" Everyone bowed in unison, including the High Priest and the War God.

Beirut's status was utterly unmatched.

"Everyone, there are three passages into the Necropolis of the Gods: one in the Forest of Darkness, one beneath the South Sea, and one beneath the North Sea. This is the first time the Necropolis of the Gods has opened, so you're lucky. You'll enter through the passage in the Forest of Darkness. With your current strength, there will be danger, but not much. As long as you're generally careful, you should be able to stay alive!" Beirut said with a genial smile. "If you were entering the Necropolis of the Gods through the underwater passages, even if you were extremely cautious, you'd be lucky if a third of you survived!"

Everyone couldn't help exclaiming in surprise.

Beirut smiled faintly and pointed at the Metal Castle. It shifted, and soon a transparent gate appeared, radiating strange fluctuations.

"This Gate of Space is the passage to the Necropolis of the Gods. Under normal circumstances, it's sealed off by an invisible layer of energy." As he spoke, a black beam of light shot out from Beirut's body.

The black beam shot straight through the Gate of Space.

The invisible layer of energy then disappeared.

"Follow me. Let's go in together!" Beirut led the way, crossing to the other side of the Gate of Space in a single step.

Beirut's figure vanished clearly from the sight of every expert present.

The High Priest and the War God followed.

One after another, everyone hurried through the Gate of Space.

"What a strange fluctuation." Kolan clearly felt the sensation of crossing the Gate of Space.

In just an instant, he had arrived in another plane.

"As expected of a plane created by a Sovereign. It isn't fundamentally different from a Divine Plane. Its gravity is a hundred times stronger than that of the Yulan Material Plane, and it also suppresses the power of the soul. My soul force can cover only five hundred meters!" Kolan marveled to himself.

The Necropolis of the Gods was a Divine Plane created by Beirut, a Sovereign. It was fundamentally no different from the other Divine Planes, apart from its size. In terms of rank, they were all the same.

Dense elements of the world, powerful gravity, and a force that constrained the power of the soul.