Wang Shi gently stroked the Tree of Life, sensing the aura of life upon it.
On the surface, the Tree of Life bestowed life upon all beings and nourished everything around it.
In reality, however, it was a vampire feeding on the entire Primordial World.
It constantly sucked away the Primordial World's origin source.
Deep down, Wang Shi remained wary of this so-called Tree of Life.
For now, however, they needed to cooperate properly.
"Leaving aside the horrors in the darkness, you should know something about the System Lifeforms that keep invading the Primordial World, right? How should we get rid of them?"
Before the Tree of Life could answer,
a powerful sense of danger surged through Wang Shi's heart.
Then he heard a terrifying screech.
Human Emperor Fuxi hurried over.
"Stone Spirit, we've got trouble! Those System Lifeforms that withdrew have charged back with the Parasites. They've already broken through the Primordial World's defensive line. There are too many of them, and we've suffered such heavy losses that we're no match for them."
The Primordial World was now at its most perilous moment. It had lost half its living beings, while the enemy's dark lifeforms grew stronger as their own forces dwindled.
In an instant, they had fallen into a disadvantage on every front.
Wang Shi let out a long sigh, yet his heart remained remarkably calm.
He had expected this long ago. The beings of the Primordial World who had been beguiled into entering the darkness would probably come charging back very soon.
They had only fled because those System Lifeforms feared death.
But once they had transformed all their hosts into dark lifeforms, they could leave their hosts behind. Whether those beings lived or died would no longer matter.
Just as he had guessed, once those System