“Cut the crap, you're the one I'm after!”
Before he could snap out of it, Qimeng's eyes shifted, and her All-Things Deconstruction swept over the demon's entire body.
“Found your weakness!”
“Die!”
The Calamity Rank demon roared to the heavens, activating his Authority, 【Subspace Chains】, intending to lock Qimeng in place and execute her.
However, under the gaze of her 【Pupil of the Instant Scene】, all spatial trajectories were laid bare!
“Are you trying to show off your acting skills with this snail-paced spatial movement?”
Qimeng slid out of the trajectory, dodging the lethal impact sideways. Her Shadow Fang Blade slipped from its sheath, enhanced by Zero Friction. A deep blue arc of light pierced straight through the demon's weak point in his chest!
Pfft! A one-hit kill.
“You... this is impossible...”
The demon deputy's body collapsed to the ground, and a dense, dual stream of life and mana source energy surged into Qimeng's body.
After fully absorbing the Calamity Rank demon's energy...
Her own level broke through!
She had officially crossed the threshold into the Calamity Rank!
With a flash of light, Qimeng was teleported out of the colosseum.
In the neighboring arena, a bloodbath had also unfolded.
Helena, the Undead Sword Princess, slew the demon commander with a single slash, retreating to Qimeng's side with severe injuries.
Qimeng immediately began healing her.
Nearby, several A-rank adventurers from the Shadow Thorns were teleported out. Having just killed the leader of the Red Steel Lions—who was also A-rank—their bloodlust had not yet faded. Spotting Qimeng's graceful figure in silver armor and the heavily injured black-armored swordsman, their eyes lingered on them. With sinister grins, they drew their blades and closed in.
“Hand over the rewards you got from the Demon Tower! Or else...”
“Humans die for wealth, just as birds die for food.”
Qimeng's eyes narrowed slightly. With a flick of her slender finger, several rays of magic energy shot out, instantly riddling the opportunistic thugs with holes and devouring them in the blink of an eye.
With the trash swept away, there were no more obstacles inside the Demon Tower.
Qimeng ascended to the reward platform at the very top of the Demon Tower.
Two choices appeared before her.
【Upgrade Opportunity】
Directly ascend to the Ruination Rank, which was higher than the Calamity Rank.
【Memory Retrieval Crystal】
Uncover all the buried truths of the past.
“My level... I can always raise it sooner or later.”
Qimeng picked up the glowing, radiant crystal.
“But it's about time I settled the old debts from back then.”
The crystal activated with a soft pop, and the scroll of her past life's memories unfurled.
The true mastermind behind her cornering and execution back then was actually the Knight Order leader she had trusted, all because he was jealous of how quickly she, the vice-commander, was rising through the ranks.
And that high-and-mighty princess had tacitly approved and even participated in the framing.
A few of her knight companions had secretly investigated the truth, only to be suppressed by the royal family's iron fist and brutally murdered.
The memory scroll froze on a scene of the princess sitting alone on her throne.
“It's not that I couldn't tolerate you, but your disrespectful attitude toward the sovereign destined you to fail in a place where imperial power is absolute.”
The commander of the knights stood below her, sneering.
“He is already at the Extraordinary Rank. We must execute him before he steps into the Calamity Rank and restores the uses of his Reincarnation authority! Otherwise, we will never be able to defeat him!”
“Since he cannot become an obedient dog, kill him.”
“As you command, my Princess.”
After watching all of this, Qimeng let out a long breath.
“So even though I had no intention of harming anyone, I had to die simply because my existence stood in the way of your power.”
Suddenly, the scene shifted!
The Knight Order had slaughtered her hometown village from her past life. Her innocent parents and the young child next door had all perished miserably under iron hooves and raging flames!
Qimeng began to laugh silently, her eyes turning freezing cold.
“Good, very good.”
“I might not care about personal grudges, but the massacre of my village must be paid for in blood!”
“The Empire, the Empress, the Knight Order... all of you will be buried alongside them!”
Walking out of the Demon Tower, the adventurers from the Wings of Dawn and others were also teleported out.
Qimeng didn't bother catching up. They would continue their path of adventure, while she had her own business to attend to.
Qimeng contacted Baikui via a transmission crow.
“Baikui, what is the situation in the Black Bone Territory?”
“Reporting to Master, it has been completely pacified!”
“You are authorized. As of today, the Eternal Tree Court: Flourishing Forest Southern Vassal Territory will enter a state of war. Prepare to repel the Empire's subjugation army.”
Although Baikui didn't understand why a subjugation army would come, he still kowtowed fanatically.
“Serving Master is my utmost honor!”
Next, Qimeng obtained the map of the Flourishing Forest's core area from Camilla, the Corpse Princess, and sent a wooden transmission talisman to Yinzhi.
“Everyone prepare, we will migrate entirely in three days! Our destination is the core area of the Flourishing Forest!”
Yinzhi shouted in excitement.
“Elder Sister is moving! I'll have the entire clan pack up immediately!”
Three days later, the roots of the main body retracted.
Dameng and Xiaomeng acted as the moving managers, stuffing the Space Fruits to the brim.
The Wood Elves, part of the White Feather Clan, the Red Hammer Clan, the Snake Girl Clan, the Moon Rabbit Clan, the Treasure Tanuki girls, the Stone Giants, the Resounding Horn Deer Clan, and the Wood Spirit Fox Clan were all assembled!
The Rock Land Wyrm clan remained in the Genesis Forest to mine peacefully, while a portion of the Wood Elves stayed behind to use it as an outpost, continuing their trade with the nearby demi-human tribes.
The old Tree Court left behind roots and the Black Thorn Legion to guard against magical beasts, and kept a channel open to mine the red and blue magic stone veins.
Qimeng glanced back at the old Tree Court.
“Let's go, time to sunbathe at our new home!”
Linking to the coordinates of the Flourishing Forest's core area, Qimeng activated 【Domain Descent: Emerald Forest Realm】. The main body took root, and the new Tree Court rose from the ground!
With a tug of her roots, the ground trembled as a sleeping giant awakened.
Qimeng's expression turned slightly odd.
“I almost forgot about you.”
Boom!
The ground ruptured, and a massive beast covered in the essence of the earth element roared as it burst forth!
Phantasmal Beast 【Earth attribute: Black Qilin】!
Qimeng immediately activated the Wood Elf clan's forbidden spell!
Giant Divine Tree: Great Death Burial!
The towering divine tree descended!
Within just a few exchanges, Qimeng pinned it directly to the ground.
“Do you yield?”
The Black Qilin nodded like a chicken pecking at grain.
Qimeng easily subdued it, and in the process, she devoured the Earth Source in the Black Qilin's nest. Just then, an Earth Spirit unexpectedly manifested!
After absorbing it, she obtained the 【Earth Core】!
In an instant, the embryonic forms of three cores—Wood, Water, and Earth—condensed inside her body!
Qimeng's strength surged once again, smoothly breaking through to the 【High-tier Calamity Rank】!
Upon reaching the Calamity Rank, she obtained two new abilities: 【Tree Court Defensive Barrier】 and 【Territory Climate Control】!
Before leaving, she cast a glance at the Genesis Forest, the place of her rebirth.
“Thanks, forest. I'm off to sunbathe in a better place.”
As for the underground wall that resembled ruins, a closer inspection revealed it to be an ancient tomb.
“Grave robbing isn't a very good habit. It's better to let the dead rest in peace.”
Qimeng buried it back under the soil.
However, the Necro Magic Book quietly drained a wisp of 【Ancient Source Energy】...
Arriving at the new site of the Tree Court.
Surprisingly, this place came with its own Flame Spring, and the surrounding mana density was extremely high, making her vassals feel incredibly comfortable.
Skree!
Suddenly, a streak of fire cut across the sky. The king of fire in the core area of the forest,
the Phantasmal Beast 【Fire attribute: Phoenix】, pounced toward her!
“Perfect timing!”
Qimeng teamed up with the newly subdued Black Qilin to double-team the beast. Within a few rounds, they had bound her from both sides.
“Do you surrender?”
The Phoenix lowered her proud head.
Then, as Qimeng stepped into the flame realm to absorb the fire element energy, she actually drew out a Fire Spirit, absorbing it into her body in the process.
She obtained the 【Fire Core】!
Four of the elemental spirits had gathered; only two more to go!
Right after, Qimeng set off to return to the Wind-Thunder Mountains.
It had now become the sacred ground of the White Feather Clan and was managed impeccably by them. The moment she landed, a dazzling, massive sphere of light flew straight toward her.
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