Countless lives had already been lost on this battlefield, and many more were destined to follow.
This was war, and it was being fought for survival.
Many familiar faces would never be seen again.
This war was also inevitable. For humanity, they needed to fight for their descendants.
If they did not carry this burden, it would fall upon their descendants.
In the Heavens Sect, bodies fell, one after another.
The Progenitor of Bloodlines leaned on his cane as he stood outside the sect's main hall.
"My own end draws near as well," he murmured as he looked ahead at Master Shan’s cold body.
The Star Devourer, the jiao, and Ancestor Tortoise were engaged in a fierce battle in outer space.
Soon, another body fell; it was the Luna Alliance’s Moon Ghost. She had been killed by an odd creature which was another outsider powerhouse who had allied with Aeternus.
As for the odd creature, it was quickly put down by Mu Xie.
In the Perennial World, Lu Qi fought against outsider powerhouses above the Middle Ocean.
Nong Yi stood guard outside of Seed Garden, while Xi Wei went to the top of the Mother Tree.
Battles were being fought absolutely everywhere.
This was a massive war, and although it had broken out quite suddenly, humanity had been prepared for it for a long time.
Life and death were decided almost casually at this moment.
A large tree appeared in outer space. It raised a thick trunk and started frantically racing towards the Perennial World.
Lu Qi was in the middle of fighting a strange creature above the Middle Ocean when the big tree stomped on his head. Enraged, he tried to chase after the tree, but he was stopped by his opponent.
The big tree ran through the Perennial World and continued on to the Fifth Mainland. It circled the Neoverse and then passed through the void to make its way to the Heavens Sect. As Arch-Elder Zen and the others stared in amazement, the tree stepped on the Star Devourer's head and vanished.
Shao Chen rubbed his eyes. "Was that... a tree?"
The tree then arrived in the Second Scourge, where it moved faster than anyone else. Even the speed of time meant nothing before the tree. The entire megaverse was the big tree’s sandbox, and it could go wherever it pleased.
On this battlefield, many people recognized the big tree.
Big Sis’ mouth fell open, and she shouted, "You stupid tree! Get over here!"
Lu Yuan and Ancient God both looked over. "Is it really that same tree?"
"Why does that thing always visit battlefields?"
Ancient God clearly remembered how many human powerhouses had been dragged away from the Third Mainland's Battle of Turtledove River by the big tree. That was when Ce Wangtian had been lost.
Progenitor Xi stared as the big tree zipped by and frowned. This tree really knew when to show up.
Kong Tianzhao was caught off guard. He was down on one knee and was surprised when his ankle was caught on a branch. As quick as that, he was dragged away, completely shocked.
As it dragged Kong Tianzhao away, the big tree panicked, as it thought that someone was chasing it. It started frantically running around the battlefield.
Tian En glared at the tree coldly. "It’s that tree yet again! If not for that tree, Tai Chu would have died long ago."
As she thought back, she attacked the big tree, only to be blocked by Jiang Feng.
The Lord of Lightning had been unable to save Kong Tianzhao, but the big tree had just happened to drag the swordsman away. While it was a rather humiliating escape, it was at least better than dying.
Kong Tianzhao, a paragon of righteousness who had always maintained an air of a noble gentleman, even during difficult training in harsh environments, was currently being dragged across the ground by a tree branch.
"Get over here!" Behind Big Sis, her Abyssal King stepped forward and grabbed a branch.
This terrified the big tree even further, and it started running even more frantically.
Big Sis grabbed hold of a branch with one hand, and the Magician with her other. The man looked at her in confusion as he was dragged along.
The Magician was one of Arrow God’s Five Elders. He was powerful enough to have participated in the Divine Selection, and he had survived the battlefield at the Immemorial Citadel. He had survived countless battles and was incredibly powerful. Not even Big Sis could handle the Magician easily.
At this moment, Big Sis wanted to follow the big tree, so she naturally had to drag the Magician along.
The Magician quickly used his innate gift, Truth Flame, and tried to burn a branch.
Unfortunately, he discovered that the branch produced an even more terrifying flame, and it devoured his Truth Flame. He did not dare to act rashly again.
At this moment, Xin Wu raced after the big tree. He had been about to die, killed by Ye Wu, and the big tree offered hope of escaping from the battlefield.
Ye Wu did not pursue, though The Abandoned was one step faster, and he appeared in front of Xin Wu. The man’s broken blade slashed out, and Xin Wu's head flew off.
Lightning fell, and as everyone stared in shock, Progenitor Ku kept a fierce grip on the Ancient Lightning Locust and charged at the big tree.
The big tree was so terrified its branches were trembling.
The Ancient Lightning Locust's lightning roared as it tried to shake Progenitor Ku off, but the Progenitor remained immovable, "Come with me to the Immemorial Citadel."
Lightning flickered over top of flames as the Ancient Lightning Locust struggled. Unfortunately, it was unable to break free from Progenitor Ku.
Progenitor Ku's body blazed with the light of Triumphant Brawl as he maintained a tight hold on the Ancient Lightning Locust.
He could not defeat the beast, as the Ancient Lightning Locust was not even a living creature, but rather pure lightning. Even so, that was not enough to stop the Progenitor from dragging Ancient Lightning Locust along with him.
Qing Ping used judgment on Mu Ji. "Judgment: up the tree."
Mu Ji was stunned. How could that be a judgment? Was this some kind of tree-climbing contest? That should be impossible.