More than forty years.
The speed of Mana fusion was much faster than Levi had imagined.
On one hand, Mana’s strength had increased compared to before.
On the other hand, it was due to Blood Vortex Venerable’s cooperation.
In short, with the favorable conditions of time, place, and people, Levi could finally emerge from seclusion.
The final fusion wrapping-up work lasted for a month.
During this period, Levi dared not be distracted for a moment, worrying that the disturbances here might attract formidable enemies.
Eventually, the divine tree’s phantom in the starry sky slowly dissipated.
With it disappeared the Black Swamp World.
...
Ancient Banyan Fairyland.
Dreamy Cloud Swamp.
The Turtle Prime Minister, who had ascended to level six, lazily stretched his old waist.
Unlike most dragons who loved to indulge in the Nightmare World.
Ratti preferred tranquility and really wasn’t good at fighting, mostly taking hits passively.
Perhaps that’s the meaning of stacked armors.
Its usual work mainly involved tending to the flora of Dreamy Cloud Swamp and managing the chores of the Dragon Palace.
Buzz!
Heaven and Earth trembled, and winds and clouds surged.
A pitch-dark and profound rift appeared over Dreamy Cloud Swamp.
"Is it about to be completed?"
Ratti’s heart stirred.
The Dragon Palace people were awakened from their dreams, turning over to look towards the sky above Dreamy Cloud Swamp.
There, it seemed like a projection of another world was merging with this one.
They could feel the land beneath their feet growing, expanding towards the boundaries of the Four Seas and Eight Desolates.
The crystal wall grew like a developing embryo, larger, thicker, and more stable.
Flaming Mountain, Little Cold Mountain, Dreamy Cloud Swamp... these Cave Heaven Blessed Lands also expanded their boundaries accordingly.
The earth appeared to crack open like a Dragon Spine, with intricate mountain ranges resembling a spider web.
The tectonic activity was unusually intense, with thick smoke and magma erupting in many places.
The sky was a dull gray, and the Gang Wind Layer became increasingly fierce.
Unlike the gentle fusion of the past, this time it was exceptionally intense.
This was inevitable when fusing a complete medium-sized world.
In the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, various transcendent botanical gardens, and medicine fields, the light of the barrier flowed and shifted.
Ancient Banyan Fairyland had long had contingency plans for all of this.
All the transcendent creatures instinctively returned to their places of residence.
Sky Fire Fortress, Black Soul Demon Tower, Ancient Shell Palace, everyone peeked out, looking on with curiosity and nervousness...
Until the sky turned blue again, and the earth ceased to tremble.
Above Dreamy Cloud Swamp, a permanent elliptical space portal remained.
It led to a secondary plane, the Black Swamp Secret Realm.
The portal opened, and a shriveled leech, seemingly devoid of moisture and skin and bones, fell through.
It raised its head, gazing at the clear blue sea and sky, in contrast to the Black Swamp World.
"Hahaha, I’ve lived again!"
Blood Vortex Venerable shouted joyfully, wholeheartedly.
Throughout the millennia of the Plane Convergence, it had been constantly enduring anguish.
The feeling of knowing the end was near yet being powerless, utterly helpless, was truly despairing.
In the center of Ancient Banyan Fairyland.
On the vast plain, a giant banyan tree, towering up to thirty thousand meters and spanning hundreds of miles with its canopy, stood on the earth.
In terms of size, Mana was the largest creature Levi had seen to date.
For a divine tree, this size was not noteworthy, still considered juvenile.
Countless green particles flew out, transforming into an ever-maturing graceful figure.