The Difficulties of Taking Control of the Continent

Smack!

Huang Long closed the cover of a booklet and slowly shut his eyes.

"It seems what was written in the books did not differ much from what the Great Golden Roc told me. Still, these books cannot be trusted completely. These days, even textbooks in some island nations can turn black into white. Altering a few facts would not be difficult."

"In that case, much of what is written cannot be believed entirely. However, some things cannot be changed now. Perhaps history can be rewritten, but changing the current state of affairs is not so easy. So, most of it can still be understood."

"Life Continent was nearly reduced to hell. The elves, who had originally ruled this continent, were besieged by all races two thousand years ago and driven to extinction. By now, there should be very few survivors. And during the thousand years after the elves vanished, what happened? The books merely glossed over it, barely mentioning anything at all. Did no one know about those events? Or did someone know, but choose not to write them down?"

"During those thousand years, although the goblins did not rule all races as the elves once had, they occupied the place where the Ancient Tree of Life had once stood. Though the Ancient Tree of Life had withered and shattered along with the elves' complete extinction, its trunk still possessed immense natural life force. How could such a benefit have remained undisturbed? How could no race have coveted it? Yet even when all the life energy had finally been exhausted, the goblins were wiped out only because of a surprise attack by the undead army. That is far too strange!"

"And another thing: why did the undead army not appear earlier or later, but suddenly emerge only after the life energy had been completely depleted? According to the author's meaning and speculation, the Tree of Life had been planted there to completely suppress the undead army. But then another question arises: who planted the Ancient Tree of Life that gave birth to the elves? And was the person who suppressed the undead army the same person who planted the Ancient Tree of Life?"

"There are far too many omissions in this book. This could not have been the author's original writing. Later people must have deliberately or inadvertently added and removed things to achieve some unknown purpose. Unfortunately, there is still not enough information. I do not understand the continent's history well enough."

"As for the current situation of the various races on the continent, it is truly grim. The number of undead has reached a horrifying level, numbering dozens or even hundreds of times the combined population of all other races. They occupy nearly seventy to eighty percent of the land. There are also many dangerous places where even the undead cannot survive. The other races possess only what remains. It has to be said that the living beings of the continent are nearly at the end of the road." Thinking of this, Huang Long sighed. It was thought-provoking, and he truly could not believe that ordinary people there lived in such circumstances.

From the books, Huang Long learned that there were many cultivators on this fallen continent. Their cultivation was not divided by profession; they merely cultivated the elemental power in the air. More than two thousand years ago, life energy had been the strongest form of energy. Almost everyone cultivated life energy then, and cultivators did not differ much from one another. Their overall combat strength had also been far greater than that of cultivators today. But after the Ancient Tree of Life shattered and the energy in its final trunk was exhausted, life energy had almost entirely disappeared from the continent. Only small amounts occasionally appeared on the seven Spirit Islands.

Therefore, some exceptionally powerful cultivators had attempted to forcibly seize those islands, hoping to break the rules of the land and force their way inside. But without exception, the islands were destroyed and the people perished. By the time everyone discovered this, three islands had already sunk. Thus, all races of the continent jointly issued an order: any warrior of Level 8 or above who dared appear within one hundred kilometers of the remaining four islands would be jointly hunted by all races.

"Right now, the undead are naturally the strongest force on the continent. They possess seventy to eighty percent of the continent's land, so they are naturally my greatest enemy. My task in the struggle for supremacy is to seize sixty percent of the continent's land within ten years. In other words, I must take at least half of the undead territory before I have any chance."

Huang Long looked at the map laid out on the ground. It had been tucked inside a book, likely placed there carelessly by its owner. It happened to be convenient for him.

After this great catastrophe, only seventeen final strongholds remained. Yet each of these strongholds possessed land as vast as a ** prefecture. Thick city walls surrounded them, layer upon layer, forming a tightly fortified defense. They also housed large populations. As had just been mentioned, almost every living being now, especially humans, was a cultivator. However, while most races possessed innate skills, humans had nothing. Thus, although humans had the largest population, they were not the race with the most experts. In terms of talent, they could only rank among the top ten.

"Thinking about it now, this is truly troublesome. Do we have to appear as elves? But that would probably provoke the hostility of all races on the continent. After all, it was their ancestors who exterminated the elves. Though those elves were not us... Damn it, it seems the original method will not work. We have to change the plan." Huang Long's head began to ache again. Originally, he had wanted to use peaceful means to defeat the continent's races one by one. But if he did that, every race on the entire continent would probably join forces to attack him. Then he would be unable to take a single step on that continent.

"I still need to come up with a foolproof plan. Otherwise, this simply will not work. One wrong move, and it will probably become a certain death situation. If that happens, I will lose this Life Game!"

"Ah, forget it. I should sleep first. I'm exhausted!" Huang Long blinked his drowsy eyes, his head spinning as he drifted off to sleep.

However, Huang Long did not notice that the demon hunter Yudian was standing some distance away, leaning against a tree trunk and seemingly lost in thought.

Only after Huang Long had fallen asleep did Yudian stir and walk over to his side. A burst of flames enveloped Huang Long completely, and a deep voice came from Yudian's mouth.

"Now, Chieftain, you should be able to sleep well. You no longer need to fear that foolish bird disturbing you."