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Chapter 1047 - 1019: The Reappearance of the Black Pearl

Chapter 1047: Chapter 1019: The Reappearance of the Black Pearl

"Gut!!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Patricia’s eyes were almost bursting with rage.

After spewing out this dragon breath, Black Dragon Gut almost immediately turned and ran, without a moment’s hesitation.

Patricia was about to pursue Gut when his sinister voice echoed, "The Tree of Life is the root of your Elf Race, right? If you don’t find a way to extinguish my Dragon Flame, once the Tree of Life is burned away, how will your elf race ever grow a second tree?"

Upon hearing Gut’s words, Patricia had no choice but to hesitate.

Because she understood that Gut was indeed correct.

If she pursued Gut without quickly dealing with the Tree of Life, it could lead to massive trouble.

Though theoretically, the Tree of Life is indestructible, even if burned away, it would return to being a seed.

However, it took the elf race hundreds of years to cultivate the towering tree from a seed! Could she just watch as the Tree of Life was destroyed, and hundreds of years of effort went up in smoke?

Clearly, not possible!

The Tree of Life is a symbol of the elf race and an integral part of it.

The elf race has undergone various battles through history. Elf Magic is their usual means of healing, but when some are severely wounded, beyond even the aid of magic, only things produced by the Tree of Life can help.

— the Fountain of Life!

At the base of the Tree of Life is the Fountain of Life.

And if the Tree of Life were to be burned away, then the Fountain of Life might also dry up.

Tightly clenching her teeth, Patricia finally decided not to continue chasing Gut and instead rushed to the Tree of Life.

Seeing Patricia’s actions, Gut sneered.

Patricia couldn’t possibly abandon the Tree of Life.

Now, as long as he returned with the Demon Clan. Ten Earth-level Experts are not a small number for the Demon Clan; after all, Earth-level Experts are not that common.

This time he lost a few; even he would undoubtedly face considerable trouble.

But no matter how big the trouble, it’s better than losing his life here.

"How could mere elves be this strong?" Gut’s injuries were quite severe at this time, with two huge wounds on his body, and even one of his dragon claws was chopped off. It was not just a physical injury but a wound to his pride.

This was humiliation!

"Hmm?"

At that moment, Gut suddenly noticed a faint red light beneath him.

Before he could react, the red light fell onto him.

"Aoo!!" The enormous wound caused by the Light Sword on Gut’s body suddenly tore open into an even larger wound, dragon blood spraying out instantly.

Even he, at this moment, wailed out a miserable cry in utter pain.

But after the wail, Gut dared not stay any longer, fleeing the elf territory at greater speed.

Before leaving, Gut glared fiercely at a certain spot.

"Damn human, I remember you!!"

Li Chen watched Gut leave, with a faint smile appearing on his face.

"The experiment succeeded again. It seems the power of my second strike is indeed quite astonishing. It’s just..." Li Chen suddenly clutched his chest, coughing violently.

"The damage to myself isn’t small either."

At this time, Patricia had reached the massive trunk of the Tree of Life and began to extinguish the flames.

Gut’s enormous size had made the dragon flame he spewed thoroughly terrifying, igniting all parts of the astonishingly large ancient tree.

Patricia tried many types of extinguishing magic but ultimately found that her magic’s efficiency against this dragon flame was alarmingly low.

At this rate, she wouldn’t manage to put out much of the fire before the entire tree was burnt away by the dragon flame.

At that moment, most of the elves who had previously joined the battle, including Odelia, came to the Tree of Life, attempting to extinguish the fire.

But similarly, their efforts yielded little effect.

Watching the black dragon flame burning fiercely on the Tree of Life, the expressions of the elves grew increasingly grim.

At this time, Li Chen also arrived under the tree, and upon seeing the dragon flame on the tree, a strange feeling suddenly arose.

This strange feeling originated from his body.

Li Chen used Inner Vision and suddenly discovered that the Black Pearl, previously lying dormant above his Dantian and never showing any movement, suddenly vibrated at this moment.

Before he could react, the Black Pearl abruptly pierced out from inside his body.

As if it lacked physical substance, the Black Pearl unexpectedly flew out of Li Chen’s body directly.

This scene was also witnessed by the surrounding elves.

"What is... that thing?"

"I think I saw it fly out from Hades’ body?"

After the previous battle, many elves recognized Li Chen, because they knew that if Li Chen hadn’t intervened just now, they might not have won so easily and might have suffered significant losses.

At this moment, seeing the black pearl flying out from Li Chen’s body, many people looked at Li Chen with curiosity.

However, they quickly discovered that even Li Chen had a look of astonishment on their face.

Patricia was still floating in the air, continuously casting magic, seemingly trying to extinguish the fire, but the efficiency was disappointingly low. She was also taken aback when she saw the black pearl suddenly flying up.

"What is this thing...?"

However, before she could say more, an incomparably powerful suction force emanated from the black pearl.

Under this suction force, even she couldn’t help but show a look of shock and instantly moved away from the area where the black pearl was.

With her Burning Heat Level strength, she even felt as though she was almost pulled over by this suction force.

"What on earth is this thing?! What is it... doing?"

Just as Patricia was puzzled, a shocking scene unfolded.

Under the terrifying suction force released by the black pearl, the surrounding air seemed to vibrate as if being drawn in.

On the Tree of Life, leaves were shaken loose and eventually were pulled into the black pearl.

However, what was shocking was that the black dragon flame, under this suction force, was forcibly pulled away from the Tree of Life.

The terror of the dragon flame was such that even when detached from the Tree of Life, it still burned fiercely in the air.

But no matter how intensely it burned, under the black pearl’s suction, it was soon absorbed.

As the black pearl sucked, more and more dragon flame was forcibly drawn from the tree.

The flames that had been burning on the Tree of Life quickly disappeared into the black pearl, as if being consumed into another space, leaving no trace.

Until the dragon flame was entirely absorbed, the black pearl quivered slightly, as if a person had burped after being full, and then fell from the air to Li Chen’s front, instantly drilling back into Li Chen’s body.

Returning to its original place, the black pearl remained motionless, no matter how Li Chen tried to catalyze it, it showed no further reaction.

At this moment, all the elves looked at Li Chen, seemingly wanting an explanation of what had just happened.

Faced with everyone’s gaze, Li Chen could only shrug helplessly: "Don’t look at me, I also don’t know what’s going on."

The turmoil among the Elf Race gradually subsided as the battle ended.

The elves who had fled from the Elf Race’s territory gradually returned to start rebuilding their homes. Daphne and Cherie, who had been hiding, also returned to the Elf Race’s region.

From Li Chen’s perspective, all these elves were quite adept, indicating that such events were not happening for the first time.

Although they defeated the Demon Clan, the Elf Race also suffered significant losses.

In silence, the elves began rebuilding their home.

And Li Chen was called alone to the palace beneath the Tree of Life.

As before, there were only Li Chen and Patricia in the palace.

However, Li Chen’s eyes were somewhat strange.

Previously, Patricia had been a little girl. But now standing in front of him was more like a mature woman, exuding an alluring aura.

If he had not seen it with his own eyes, Li Chen would find it hard to believe that these two Patricias were the same person.

However, for this reason, Li Chen finally believed that Patricia was Daphne’s mother.

"I heard you mention that you’re not from the minor world, and your greatest wish is to return to the Main World, right?" After a moment of silence, Patricia suddenly spoke.

Li Chen nodded.

"Thanks to your help this time, the Elf Race remained intact. Without you, although we could have won today, it would have been a pyrrhic victory at best. I am very aware of this." Patricia’s voice was somewhat solemn.

Li Chen did not speak, waiting for Patricia to continue.

"Therefore, to show my gratitude, I have decided to help you fulfill your wish!"

"Hmm?" Li Chen suddenly raised his head, a strange light flickering in his eyes.

Under Li Chen’s gaze, Patricia suddenly waved her hand, and when she opened it, a necklace appeared in her palm.

The necklace itself wasn’t the focus; the focus was the small cross sword hanging at the end of the necklace.

"This object is the key to the Main World." Patricia’s voice was somewhat complex as she spoke: "It was left by the ancestors of the Elf Race. However, whether it can be used to return once you’ve reached the Main World, I do not know."

"To use this key, one’s cultivation must be above the Union Level."

"Moreover, this key can only allow one person to pass." Patricia stated plainly.

Upon hearing Patricia’s final words, Li Chen’s gaze involuntarily focused.

"Only one person... is that so?"