Zhang Yi gazed at the Ancient Sun Tree Seed, which pulsed with a dense Fire Attribute aura and a hint of Solar Power.

He felt like he had hit the jackpot!

As long as he invested resources into it, it could smoothly grow into a Ninth Level Sun Ancient Tree.

If he added enough Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures during its cultivation,

he could even nurture the Ninth Level Sun Ancient Tree into a Legendary Level Hero unit!

Not to mention, the Sun Ancient Tree

also handled the entire process for the Fire Elves to advance from a Middle-Rank Clan to an Upper-Rank Clan!

Just like that, Zhang Yi no longer needed to worry about the Fire Elves’ future potential!

As for this Ancient Sun Tree Seed, Zhang Yi had no intention of planting it right away.

Instead, he planned to keep it within his Divine Realm,

waiting until the Fire Elves completely submitted to the great Elf God, left this continent, and arrived in his Divine Realm.

Only after the Dwarves and Fire Elves, under the guidance of the Wood Elves, formally declared their submission to the great Elf God,

would he bestow this Ancient Sun Tree Seed upon the Fire Elves as a reward.

But for now, the time was not yet right.

However, as Zhang Yi withdrew his focus from his Divine Realm

and looked down at all the kneeling Wood Elves and Fire Elves below the altar,

he suddenly remembered something else.

’If the heart of this Fire Attribute Elf Ancient Tree is so valuable,’

’then even if the rest of the Fire Attribute Elf Ancient Tree isn’t as valuable as its heart,’

’the difference can’t be that great, right?’

Zhang Yi’s gaze shifted toward the Elf Ancient Tree in the forest where the Fire Elves lived—the one whose heart had already been taken.

Zhang Yi could feel that

after its heart had been removed,

the life force of the remaining, heartless Elf Ancient Tree

was continuously fading away!

Even if Zhang Yi did nothing, the Elf Ancient Tree’s life force would completely drain in a little over ten days, and it would become a dead tree.

It was precisely because of the Elves’ innate Talent

that this group of Fire Elves living here could sense the life force continuously draining from the Elf Ancient Tree’s trunk.

That was why they were so afraid.

When they had exhausted all their options and were still powerless,

they learned of the Wood Elves’ arrival.

And so, this group of Fire Elves placed their hopes in the Wood Elves.

Otherwise, this group of Fire Elves, whose strength was not that much weaker than the Wood Elves’,

would not have so easily accepted the Wood Elves

and allowed them to enter their sacred grounds!

And so, with a plan in mind, Zhang Yi issued a second command.

"Loyal Believers!"

"I have received the offering you have presented!"

"In return, I shall bestow upon you a solution to your problem."

You can’t expect the ox to plow the fields without feeding it.

So, Zhang Yi deliberately released a faint aura from the Ancient Sun Tree Seed he had just acquired.

This wisp of an aura

spread through the area,

and was immediately felt by the Wood Elves and Fire Elves.

The Wood Elves, encountering it for the first time, only sensed a dense Fire Attribute aura.

But the Fire Elves, who had long been in contact with the Fire Attribute Elf Ancient Tree,

sensed something more in this incredibly familiar yet alien Fire Attribute aura—a hint of a higher-order power—the aura of the sun!

Zhang Yi’s Divine Projection continued to speak:

"The previous Fire Attribute Elf Ancient Tree has already withered. It is beyond saving!"

As soon as these words were spoken,

both the Fire Elf Leader, Joy Pala, and the other Fire Elves

were overcome with a profound sadness, even as they knelt on the ground.

Previously, this group of Fire Elves had clung to a glimmer of hope,

believing they could still find a solution before the Fire Attribute Elf Ancient Tree’s life force completely faded.

But this time,

the judgment came from a Powerful Divine Being whose mere appearance and leaked wisp of an aura had been so oppressive that the Fire Elves could barely breathe.

In an instant, the last remnants of the Fire Elves’ hope were completely shattered!

It ripped away the veil the Fire Elves had been so unwilling to lift!

Zhang Yi looked at the trunk and branches of the Fire Attribute Elf Ancient Tree, which had only just died.

Then he continued:

"But that does not mean there is no solution!"

"Offer this dead Fire Attribute Elf Ancient Tree to me, and I shall grant you new hope!"

"For instance, transforming this dead Fire Attribute Elf Ancient Tree into a seed far more powerful than a Fire Attribute Elf Ancient Tree!"

"The seed of a Sun Ancient Tree!"

Hearing the words spoken by the

Powerful Divine Being who had appeared before them,

the Fire Elves, whose hopes had just been crushed,

now felt a new hope blossom within them!

In the Fire Elf Tribe, there were a dozen or so Fire Elves who had awakened their bloodline.

Their bloodline inheritance contained information about the Sun Ancient Tree!

It was just that the value of an Ancient Sun Tree Seed was far greater than that of their Fire Attribute Elf Ancient Tree.

Even for the Fire Elves, who had passed down their traditions for generations,

their greatest dream was merely to cultivate this Fire Attribute Elf Ancient Tree to the Ninth Level!

However, if the Wood Elves knew of this dream,

they would only think the Fire Elves’ vision was too narrow.

They had no idea what a massive opportunity it was to believe in the great Elf God!

Even becoming a Divine Being themselves was not an impossibility!

And upon hearing these words from Zhang Yi’s Divine Projection,

even the Fire Elf Leader, Joy Pala, couldn’t contain his surging delight.

From his initial disbelief and scornful expression toward the great Elf God,

to his indignant expression after being utterly suppressed by just a wisp of the great Elf God’s aura upon meeting him,

to finally hearing the great Elf God’s words and having a complete change of heart,

his expression turned pious!

The three changes in his expression

represented the Fire Elf Leader Joy Pala’s complete submission to the great Elf God in his heart!

At this moment, having heard the words of the great Elf God,

the Fire Elf Leader Joy Pala’s first reaction was to wonder what else they could offer to the great Elf God,

what they could use to curry favor with this great Divine Spirit!

Now, the Fire Elf Leader Joy Pala, who had previously been forced to his knees by an external power,

knelt on the ground with a heart full of unparalleled piety.

"Great Elf God, I am the leader of this group of Fire Elves, and we are willing to offer everything to you!"

"From this day forward, we Fire Elves will believe in the great Elf God for all generations to come! We will become your sharpest sword. Wherever your Oracle points, we are willing to charge into battle for you!"

"To this end, we are willing to join your ranks, heed the Wood Elves’ Conductor, and offer you everything of value in our entire tribe!"

"Great Elf God!"

"Please accept our faith!"