Compared to the sword intent at the broken point, the branch's performance was far less impressive. Both should have been at the same level, level seven.
However, under the sword aura of the Sword of Winter, the tree branches did not resemble a level seven World Tree at all.
The comparison between the two gave Leo a sense of the difference between the top student and the bottom student in the same class.
"Did the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard deliberately pick the worst one for me?"
Leo believed his suspicions were closest to the truth, so he went to a Level-Six Stigmata Great Wizard to demand compensation.
Although the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard must compensate himself for going against the Wizard Will, it's perfectly fine for him to choose the worst option when he's unhappy.
If it were me, I would have done the same.
Think about what the World Tree branches looked like in the surveillance video—over 50,000 meters tall. The one I got must be a small branch, the worst kind of branch.
But this is for the best. If the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard had given him that kind of energy-rich branch, he really wouldn't have been able to handle it, and wouldn't even have been able to get close to it.
Only those of the lowest quality and weakest energy are suitable for his use.
This branch performed so poorly that even Level-Six Stigmata Great Wizard wouldn't give it a second glance, so the World Tree would probably look down on it even more.
"It's better if you look down on it; it minimizes the risk."
First, hang the Heart of the Mountain Range on this branch that is over two thousand meters long, and use the Wizard Will to suppress any potential World Tree consciousness.
Although Leo was confident that the World Tree's consciousness would most likely not smuggle itself out through this extremely poor-quality branch, he still wanted to eliminate even the slightest possibility.
With the suppression of the Heart of the Mountain Range, there's a 100% guarantee he won't dare to extend his claws.
He took out his wizard's pen and began writing dense wizard runes on the tree branch.
To ensure that the Tree of Life would not be devoured by the branch when absorbing its energy, Leo decided to place two sealing spells on it.
One is Matter Sealing Technique, and the other is Energy Sealing Technique.
The Matter Sealing Technique was a gift from the Mountain Range Guardian Garijivich, while the Energy Sealing Technique came from the library of the Undying Body Academy. Leo memorized both of these techniques along with other knowledge.
When Leo was infiltrating the Homo Sapiens World, he had already learned it using half of his brainpower.
In those years, Leo may have seemed to do nothing, but he was actually learning a great deal of knowledge Heavenly Capital. His knowledge of mid-to-low-level wizards is now terrifyingly strong. Few Elemental Wizard dare to stand up and say that their knowledge surpasses that of Leo.
Looking at the tree branch that was over two thousand meters long, Leo estimated that it would take about three years to complete the two sealing spells.
If an expedition mission happens to occur within these three years, Leo will use the authority granted by the First-Class Wizard Medal to postpone the mission.
Doing this will certainly be punished, but given Leo's privileges, the most he'll get is a fine of some energy crystals.
If something can be solved with energy crystals, it's not really a problem.
Of course, it would be even better if there were no expedition missions in these three years, since he risked his life to earn those energy crystals.
Spend money where it's necessary, but also save where it's needed!
The situation at Leo's place drew the attention of all the Gulu Beast, but they were all stopped by Benji. It was clear that Lord Leo was busy with important matters, and they could not disturb him.
As for Yaoyao, who was busy teasing the cubs of the Gulu Beast...
After he arrived, he glanced at what Leo was doing, then lost interest and left to continue teasing the young Gulu Beast.
Yaoyao relentlessly indulged in this behavior, which was the most terrifying thing for all the Gulu Beast during their infancy.
Even after these Gulu Beast grew to adulthood, the fear of Yaoyao was still etched deep in their souls!
Three years passed in the blink of an eye. Leo had been busy setting up two sealing techniques for the past three years. Although he was physically exhausted, the good news was that there were no expeditions during these three years, which saved Leo a lot of money.
The Energy Sealing Technique and the Matter Sealing Technique were completed, ensuring that the tree branch could not obtain any energy from the outside world to regrow.
Although these two sealing techniques are not as powerful as Space Sealing Technique, they are enough to trap and kill this tree branch.
His only fate was to be drained by the Tree of Life, becoming nourishment for Tree of Life growth.
Leo had a group of Gulu Beast dig a large hole under the roots of the Tree of Life.
Leo tucked one end of the World Tree branch inside, and after watching the roots of the Tree of Life slowly move and envelop the World Tree branch, he smiled.
As expected of its own Tree of Life, it actually knew what it wanted to do.
Tree of Life with sufficient energy can transform its roots into energy-absorbing conveyor belts, continuously drawing the essence of the World Tree's branches into its body.
This process will be extremely difficult in the initial stages, akin to digging through a rocky mountain with bare hands.
The reason is that the Tree of Life is of a lower level than the branch of the World Tree is of a higher level. The enormous difference in level between the two makes it difficult for the Tree of Life to shake the energy within that branch.
If Leo hadn't been sealed by two sealing techniques, he would have been drained dry by the World Tree's branches the instant the Tree of Life's roots reached out.
However, as long as the Tree of Life can absorb the essence of the World Tree's branches little by little, like ants carrying food, the process will become faster and faster over time.
After all, the Tree of Life grows continuously over time, while the branches of the World Tree become weaker and weaker due to the loss of energy.
One is strengthening, while the other is weakening; their positions will shift and change over time.
Leo didn't know exactly how long it would take to dry the two-kilometer-long branch.
Since he doesn't know how to use the Tree of Life or what its purpose is, he'll just cultivate it first.
Time is the least valuable thing to a wizard!
"From now on, this area is a restricted zone. No one is allowed to come here."
"From today onward, you will patrol this area and kill any wild beasts that dare to step in."
Leo designated the area around the Tree of Life as a restricted zone, prohibiting any Gulu Beast from entering.
Furthermore, to prevent wild beasts from damaging the Tree of Life, Gulu Beast were assigned to patrol and protect it.
The Tree of Life has begun to exhibit energy reactions, which some wild beasts consider a rare and precious treasure, believing that consuming it might help them break through their current limitations.
It might attract some wild beasts at any time, and the Tree of Life has no way to protect itself, so this important task of protection will have to be handed over to the Gulu Beast.
"Yes, Lord Leo."
Soon a patrol team of twenty Gulu Beast began patrolling near the Tree of Life, two level two and eighteen level one.
If level three beasts do not appear, these Gulu Beast, who have been transformed by the blood of the Goddess of Darkness, can handle more than 99% of wild beasts.
Just as Leo was stretching and his bones were cracking, feeling happy that he had solved another problem, a starship with a diameter of 200,000 meters suddenly appeared in the sky.
The massive starship crushed the clouds in the sky and tamed the raging elemental energy.
The swirling winds swept outwards, their howling sound like raging thunder and lightning over the sea.
Groups of the Supreme Lord's slave rats unleashed their true forms and flew into the sky, supporting the starship and preventing it from falling.
A pitch-black spatial rift opened beside the mothership. Before Leo could even look through the rift at the Stigmata Wizard on the other side, a huge staff mace slammed into the rift with a loud bang.
A wild laugh echoed from the other side of the spatial rift, and dense elemental power surged out from it, enveloping the entire rift in a rainbow of light.
"Boom"
A giant foot shattered a small part of the spatial rift, creating a crack tens of meters wide in space.
The massive staff slammed down, instantly shattering the space between the two spatial rifts and connecting them.
"Boom boom boom"
Leo stared in disbelief at the Stigmata Wizard's punches and kicks from the other side of the spatial rift. The simplest of attacks unleashed terrifying power, riddling the spatial rift with holes.
Not a single large rat dared to step forward to help tear open the spatial rift, fearing that it would be caught in the crossfire of this wild, Stigmata Wizard's attack and blown to pieces.
Although the opponent was emanating an aura of elemental energy, the technique used was that of Body Refinement Wizard.
Leo's pupils trembled violently; this was an Elemental Body Tempering Stigmata Wizard!
He finally saw the third Elemental Body Refinement Wizard, and it was a Stigmata Wizard!
As for the second one, it's naturally that little girl Tao Mia.
"All Gulu Beast of the ninth generation and above shall prepare to accompany me on the expedition. Gulu Beast of the tenth generation and below shall guard the home. I left a message for Wizard Alice inside the Wizard Tower. When she returns, please inform her to go and see."
"And when I'm not around, Alice's words are my words, and you must obey unconditionally."
"Also, protect this Tree of Life. If I return and find Tree of Life damaged, consider the consequences."
Leo dared to use level-seven materials to cultivate the Tree of Life. All the Gulu Beast knew how much Leo valued this tree, and they would rather die than let a single leaf fall from it.
"Yes, Lord Leo."
There are a total of 41,254 Gulu Beast of level one or above, of which 32,458 are from the ninth generation or earlier, making up the majority of the entire species.
Of these 32,458 Gulu Beast, 3,278 are level 2, and the rest are all level 1. There are no level 3 Gulu Beast.
Leo's ability to control such a large population with the strength of Level Two Wizard is truly astonishing.
A normal low-level wizard could control a few or at most a dozen slaves, but Leo spent over 30,000 in one go. Any wizard who saw this would be silently terrified by Leo's wealth and power!
That's really rich.
Even if someone had money, they couldn't support so many slaves.
"Hahaha, I am the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard, who spreads the Great Wizard civilization according to the Wizard Will. Today, a medium-sized Rota World has sent a request, saying that there is an evil race within its world that does not obey the Wizard Will. I intend to launch a expedition to punish them, eliminate evil, and save the weak. Wizards, for the sake of the Great Wizard civilization, follow me on this expedition!"