Moreover, the Divine Emperor Tree bore only a single Divine Emperor Fruit each time, making it all the rarer and even more coveted.
The Divine Emperor Tree was still protected by a restriction. As before, Spirit Trees with many years of life within the secret realm would receive the realm's protection, chiefly to ensure its continued development.
Otherwise, once people took the fruit, they would surely dig up the tree as well, since they could keep planting it and harvesting its fruit themselves. Leaving it here was for the sake of others.
The Divine Emperor Fruit had not yet ripened, but it was only a hair's breadth away. Thus, the many gods could only wait here.
Suddenly!
The Divine Emperor Fruit atop the tree began to emit a silver radiance. Four images hovered continuously in midair as the power of heaven and earth from all around gathered without cease. The restriction around the Divine Emperor Tree also shrank smaller and smaller, showing that the Divine Emperor Fruit was about to ripen.
Smiles appeared on everyone's faces, their eyes brimming with anticipation. At the same time, they warily watched their surroundings. More than fifty gods had already gathered here, yet there was only one Divine Emperor Fruit. What followed would surely be a fierce struggle.
At that moment, the four palace images in the air returned to the Divine Emperor Fruit, and the restriction around the Divine Emperor Tree was about to disappear.
Boom!
A tremendous roar rang out. The restriction around the Divine Emperor Tree vanished, and the Divine Emperor Fruit erupted with an even more intense glow, illuminating the entire sky. An immense Divine Emperor pressure spread outward, and the space around them suddenly sank.
At that instant, all the gods waiting nearby erupted with powerful auras and charged