Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 352 - 342: World Mother Tree?

Every ancient ruin represented a potential great opportunity, so when one was discovered near Baihui City, it immediately attracted countless people to adventure within.

Although the stronger the better for exploring ruins, it did not mean that those with weaker strength had no chance. Sometimes, a bit of luck could lead to the unexpected discovery of an Immortal Pill or a Cultivation Technique. Before long, one could become an expert.

If that were not the case, there would be no such thing as luck in the world.

As such, as long as the ruins did not have entry restrictions, the martial artists who entered varied in strength. Sometimes, one could see War Generals and even War Kings, but occasionally, there were also the lesser Martial Disciples.

The ruins near Baihui City had just opened, and the news had not spread far yet, so the martial artists entering now were all from Baihui City. As a Fifth Grade city, that meant the strongest among them were only at the War General level.

If he faced First Tier or Second Tier War Generals, Chu Hao could rely on the protection of his Silver Dragon Armor, at least ensuring he wouldn’t get hurt or die. However, against higher-tier War Generals, he certainly wouldn’t end well.

Chu Hao and Fat Cat left the city and quickly found the entrance to the ruins in a large mountain.

A minor earthquake had occurred not long ago, causing a landslide, which then revealed the entrance to the ruins. From the outside, it appeared to be simply a stone arch with animal shapes carved on the pillars. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be Divine Beasts such as the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, the Divine Phoenix, and the kirin.

"Fat Cat, can you tell which era it belongs to?" Chu Hao asked.

"I don’t know!" Fat Cat shook its head.

"There are actually things you don’t know?" Chu Hao laughed.

"Tch, do you think I’m an archaeologist?" Fat Cat rolled its eyes.

"Then let’s go in and see."

Both man and cat walked through the stone gate, each feeling as though they had passed through some type of barrier.

"Eh, the art of space?" Fat Cat couldn’t help but express surprise, "I may have underestimated this place."

"What happened?" Chu Hao asked.

"Don’t underestimate this stone gate. It seems to be like a Mustard Seed Ring, separating two different worlds," Fat Cat said.

Chu Hao was astonished, as he had felt something peculiar earlier, but had he just traversed two spaces? To enter a different space, shouldn’t one be teleported? However, he had not felt any sensation of that.

"Step back outside the stone gate and see if you can still see me," Fat Cat instructed.

Chu Hao did as told, looking in from outside the gate; he saw the scenery remained the same, but Fat Cat was nowhere to be seen. When he took a step forward, everything else was unchanged, except for Fat Cat reappearing.

How magical.

"You’re quite clever," Chu Hao said with a smile.

"Of course. Who do you think I am? I’m not like a little kid like you," Fat Cat immediately started bragging about itself.

"Alright, alright, I know you’re capable. Let’s go!" Chu Hao picked up Fat Cat by the scruff of its neck and carried it forward.

"Meow! Do that again and I’ll have a fall out with you!" In a flash, Fat Cat appeared on Chu Hao’s shoulder. This move was definitely Teleportation, not just speed so fast that the eye couldn’t catch it.

Chu Hao couldn’t help but feel envious, but unfortunately, Fat Cat said it was a Innate Ability of its species, and he couldn’t possibly learn it.

Past the stone gate, nature still took the form of a forest, but here, the aura of elemental energy was much denser than in the outside world. The further they walked, the more noticeable it became. This also indirectly confirmed that this space was indeed isolated from the outside, otherwise such drastic differences were impossible.

The richer the elemental energy, the more luxuriant the vegetation grew. Many grasses reached more than ten meters high, resembling large trees, and the trees themselves were even taller. In the distance, a massive tree reached up to the sky, too enormous to describe.

"Hey hey hey, this couldn’t possibly be a branch of the World Mother Tree, could it?" Fat Cat said, somewhat startled.

"World Mother Tree? What’s that?" Ever since he had Fat Cat around, Chu Hao no longer needed to read classical texts. Any unknown he encountered, he simply turned to Fat Cat, who assuredly had the answer to everything.

Sure enough, Fat Cat immediately began to explain, "What do you think our Sky Martial Star underneath our feet came from?"

Chu Hao scoffed. His soul originated from Earth, where he had learned science, unlike the people here whose days were filled with fighting and killing. Did they have the time to explore the cosmos and the essence of life?

"There are several theories, one of which is the big bang. The early universe was just a singularity with infinite mass that exploded, spraying out countless energies and materials, forming our current world." Chu Hao tried hard to recall the scientific digests he had read.

"Hahaha!" Fat Cat laughed so hard that it even started rolling around on Chu Hao’s shoulder.

"Hey, what do you mean by that?" Chu Hao was somewhat annoyed and embarrassed.

"The one who told you that must be an idiot!" Fat Cat, after stopping its laughter, groomed its whiskers and said, "Let me tell you, deep in the cosmos, there is a World Mother Tree. It bears fruits, and each fruit is a planet, a world. That’s why it’s called the World Mother Tree."

Chu Hao rolled his eyes and said, "Your words sound even more idiotic. How could there possibly be such a huge tree in the world?"

"Hehe!" Fat Cat shook his head with a look of not bothering to argue with someone who doesn’t understand, "You have simply not seen a real expert! In my era, there were beings so powerful they could pluck the stars from heavens with a wave of their hand and refine them into palm-sized stones. After hearing this, aren’t you scared enough to wet your pants?"

Chu Hao was stunned. Each star in the sky is actually a planet, and the vast majority of them are stars. Refining a star into the size of a palm is such an astonishing capability, isn’t it?

But it’s not impossible. Black holes are created when stars die, collapsing indefinitely to an infinitely small size, yet with infinite mass.

According to Fat Cat, can’t the ancient experts create black holes at will?

That’s too terrifying. Black holes can even devour light. If a black hole were to form on Sky Martial Star, wouldn’t that mean the planet would be finished instantly?

"You really are a frog in the well right now. Don’t try to deduce the world with the tiny bit of ability you’ve barely grasped because this world is far, far bigger than you imagine," said Fat Cat solemnly.

Chu Hao pondered for quite some time before nodding his head. If it were him when he had just crossed over to Sky Martial Star, he definitely would not have believed Fat Cat’s words. But as he stepped onto the path of cultivation, he increasingly understood the abilities of high-tier martial artists, which already far exceeded the scope of science.

He set aside this thought and asked, "What about the World Mother Tree?"

"Are you stupid? Each planet is an indescribable treasure, and how precious is the World Mother Tree that fosters them? Not to mention the issue of treasure, if you could refine the Mother Tree, you could directly use worlds to suppress your opponents in a fight, who could withstand that?" said Fat Cat with a roll of his eyes.

Chu Hao couldn’t help but imagine it—some powerful being casually unleashing thousands of worlds with a wave of the hand. What an astonishing scene would that be?

He immediately shook his head and said, "Even if you really saw the World Mother Tree, do you have the ability to collect it?"

"Sigh!" Fat Cat sighed but immediately added, "That wasn’t the World Mother Tree. The Mother Tree grows in the void; how could any planet contain it? At most, this is but a precious branch of the Mother Tree."

"Even if it’s just a precious branch, it is still a treasure among treasures. In my era, countless experts would fight tooth and nail for it," Fat Cat said, very excited.

Chu Hao was also visibly moved but asked, "Can you be certain that it’s a branch of the Mother Tree?"

"No, I can’t be sure. It’s merely a guess based on its towering size. However, even if there’s only a one in a billion chance, it’s worth any cost to obtain it. Getting hold of a branch of the Mother Tree is like having a world, an infinite treasure trove. Moreover, once refined, it will be one of the most powerful treasure tools in the world!"

"Let’s check it out."

Chu Hao was intrigued, and they immediately rushed towards the direction of the giant tree, which was the most obvious landmark. It would be impossible to walk in the wrong direction.

"Be careful!" Fat Cat suddenly cried out.

Whoosh, a gray shadow burst out from the bushes and pounced towards Chu Hao, its fierce wind like sharp arrows.

Warrior, at least Fourth Tier.

Chu Hao judged in an instant, then slapped out a palm towards the gray shadow.

Bang, a shockwave spread out, instantly turning all the grass and trees within a hundred meters into dust.

Chu Hao landed on the ground and saw that the gray shadow was a creature he had never seen before; it was shaped like a dog but lacked a head and neck, as if its shoulders had been sliced off, but a ring of eyes had appeared on the cross-section instead, resembling a spider and quite gruesome.

In the brief encounter, the creature’s claws had left three marks on his palm, with traces of blood visible.

He was a body cultivator, and yet his skin was nearly cut open, how could this not shock him?

"Hissss—" The creature too, was shaken by Chu Hao’s palm, its blood boiling. It didn’t dare to attack again immediately but watched Chu Hao warily with its circle of eyes.

"Fat Cat, what is this thing?" Chu Hao asked while keeping a close watch on the creature.

"This seems like a Shadow Eating Beast," Fat Cat said, not entirely sure.

"You’re not sure?" Chu Hao seemed surprised.

"This creature is truly an ancient ferocious beast!" Fat Cat said solemnly, "In my era, Shadow Eating Beasts were nearly extinct. It is said that this ferocious beast’s talented ability is to devour other creatures’ shadows, causing damage at the same time. They’re quite troublesome."

Devouring shadows to harm the original body—what kind of peculiar ability was that?

"That’s right. A creature of the Space Series, not a bloodline inheritance but nurtured by heaven and earth," Fat Cat added.

Only then did Chu Hao realize, no wonder it could cause even a tiny amount of damage to his physique—it had the constitution of a creature from the Space Series. The Shadow Eating Beast may not match Yuan Tiangang in the ability of "Air Blade," but that wasn’t its specialty. Its specialty was devouring shadows.

How was he supposed to protect his own shadow? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)