Li Qing quietly watched everything unfold, contemplating another possibility.
"This world has never been harvested before. There is still some residual origin left."
"And it was only just established. There are no Overseers in sight yet."
"The population on the continent is probably around a hundred thousand."
"Civilization still exists for the moment."
"If my guess is right, someone will soon come to wipe out this world's civilization and turn this place into a proper leek field."
"My World Pearl is stronger than this world."
"Then can my World Pearl possibly devour this world?"
At that thought, an idea began to take shape in Li Qing's heart.
The World Pearl slowly descended to the ground, and the roots of the Longevity Tree swiftly spread out from within it.
The roots seeped into the earth and continued to extend, seemingly drawing something out.
The entire world began to shake violently as dark clouds gathered overhead above the World Pearl.
Rumble.
Countless bolts of lightning came crashing down in a frenzy, hurtling toward the World Pearl.
Yet the World Pearl was like a black hole. Every bolt of lightning was swallowed in an instant, unable to stir even the slightest ripple.
At the same time, through the Longevity Tree, the World Pearl was gradually drawing upon this world's origin.
Threads of mysterious, multicolored radiance were forcibly extracted and poured into the World Pearl.
At a speed visible to the naked eye, the World Pearl slowly began to expand.
Li Qing continued to observe this world closely!
About two hours later, this world's diameter had shrunk by one-tenth.
The outer edges of the world were continuously collapsing, causing the world to shrink.
"So that's how it is. What was taken from this world was the origin beyond what was needed to maintain its