The 2040th Chapter: Past Battle Results, Joining Forces with the Sea Beasts
"When Immortal Island appeared, the Death Swamp had already existed.
It was only that, in the beginning, the Death Swamp was dormant. No one knew when it began to awaken and expand."
"Do you believe in the legend of the Tree Elder?" Xu Zimo asked.
From the information Xu Zimo had learned earlier, the Sea Beast clan believed in the Tree Elder.
Yet the human race on Immortal Island dismissed the Tree Elder with disdain, always believing it to be nothing more than a legend.
At first, Xu Zimo had wavered. But after confirming the existence of the Immortal Token, as well as the Life Curse within it, and thus condensing the Life Curse Body,
he began to believe that the Tree Elder might be more than just a legend.
Hearing Xu Zimo's question, Elder Buhui visibly became much more cautious.
He fell silent for a moment before replying, "I won't deceive you. At first, we did not believe in the Tree Elder.
But then the Divine Emperor made a trip to the Death Swamp.
A branch emerged from within."
"A branch?" Xu Zimo was somewhat curious.
Elder Buhui nodded.
"After the Divine Emperor entered the Death Swamp, he never came out again.
However, three days later, a branch flew out from within and landed outside the Death Swamp."
"We picked up the branch and studied it. It was a branch whose species we could not identify."
"We could only discover that it contained an immensely powerful curse force.
Only then did we begin to believe in the Tree Elder's existence."
"You really were rather slow-witted," Xu Zimo replied.
"I can take a look at that branch later, right?"
Elder Buhui considered it, then nodded.
"That should be