That massive sphere of light was Ninike.
“Aren't you being a bit too conspicuous?”
Ninike puffed out her cheeks.
“It's all Master's fault! Even though I complain about it looking ugly in front of others, I actually think this look is pretty nice.”
Qimeng had long since grown accustomed to her self-absorbed personality.
She pulled her thoughts back and arrived at the secret chamber where the Wind-Thunder Magic Marrow was hidden. Once again, she infused it with life source energy, then used the power of the four elements—Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—to activate the Wind-Thunder Magic Marrow.
Buzz!
A phenomenon manifested between heaven and earth, and a pair of exquisitely beautiful, petite twin spirits emerged!
The Wind Spirit and the Thunder Spirit. Feeling the familiar nurturing aura from Qimeng, the two little ones merged into her body as if recognizing their master.
Qimeng obtained the Wind Core and the Thunder Core.
Water, Wood, Earth, Fire, Wind, and Thunder.
The Six Elemental Spirits had gathered for the ultimate fusion!
The Legendary Rank 【Elemental King】 descended!
At this moment, Qimeng broke free from the constraints of her main body, possessing infinite magic power!
She returned to the Tree Court.
With the new territory fully settled, each clan performed their respective duties.
The Stone Giants set up camp on the outskirts, transporting construction materials and patrolling.
The Moon Rabbit Clan set up kitchens and served a housewarming feast.
The Treasure Tanuki girls surveyed the surrounding veins.
The Snake Girl Clan and the Red Hammer Clan took charge of scouting and internal security, respectively.
Yinzhi and Eve led the Wood Elves to build wooden cabins and roads within two days.
Xiaomi opened up a logistics line for mutated magic stones between the mutated woods and the new territory, establishing a Hive Fortress.
Morona, that little demon brat, had been wandering around the Flourishing Forest when she accidentally discovered an ancient passage. Following the tunnel, she broke into the ancient ruins zone in the eastern part of the forest, inherited the legacy of an ancient civilization, and became the King of the Dark Eclipse Clan, an ancient race of the Crimson Moon!
The Dark Eclipse Clan stored a vast amount of Crimson Moon magic stones, which required the power of the Crimson Moon to activate.
Morona immediately absorbed the magic stones, her strength skyrocketing to the Immortal Rank. She mobilized all the Dark Eclipse Clan members in the ancient ruins and assembled a Crimson Moon Army.
Controlling her Crimson Moon Army, she actually marched straight toward the Demon King City!
However, just as Morona was charging toward the Demon King City, Qimeng arrived at the imperial capital of the Human Empire with the Elemental King.
She bought a cup of milk tea, a blend of goat milk and tea leaves.
It was a small way to fulfill her desire to drink milk tea in a human city.
Sipping her drink, she strolled right into the imperial palace.
“Enemy attack! Protect Her Majesty the Empress!”
Boom!
The Black Qilin and the Phoenix roared out from the void, the pressure of the two powerful entities obliterating the entire imperial guard barracks! Qimeng didn't even bother to summon the Elemental King.
Meeting no resistance along the way, she fought her way straight into the imperial palace.
Inside the palace.
The former princess was now the Empress.
She was still as high and mighty as ever.
“Who are you?!”
Qimeng took a sip of her milk tea, her eyes freezing cold.
“Lord of the Eternal Tree Court in the Great Black Magic Forest, Qimeng.”
“What do you want?!”
“Give me the complete roster of the Royal Knight Order.”
“Why should I give it to you?!”
“I will only ask once. Are you going to give it to me or not?”
The Black Qilin and the Phoenix took flight, the pressure of the Phantasmal Beasts instantly swallowing the palace.
“I'll give it! I'll give it to you!”
After obtaining the roster, Qimeng interrogated her about the events of that year, but the Empress remained tight-lipped and refused to speak.
Since that was the case, Qimeng held back no longer. She devoured the Empress on the spot, obtaining some of her memory fragments, which indeed matched the Memory Retrieval Crystal exactly.
When leaving the city, Qimeng casually took out two Calamity Rank royal guardians who were pursuing her.
“Not a single person who deserves to die will be spared.”
Following the roster, Qimeng began her bloody purge.
For the members of the Knight Order who had participated in the encirclement back then, and who had now become the new nobility, Qimeng paid them visits door-to-door.
Those who resisted were completely wiped out!
Until finally, the former commander of the Royal Knight Order knelt at Qimeng's feet and took his last breath.
Exhilarating! Her great vengeance was finally exacted!
The heavy shackles that had weighed on her heart for two lifetimes shattered on the spot!
With her heart unburdened and her mind clear, the magic power around her body began to surge uncontrollably!
Due to her species rank limit, Qimeng's level was stuck right before the barrier of the 【Ruination Rank】.
Just then, the Elemental King manifested of his own accord! He personally erased the species rank limit on Qimeng, raising her potential to the supreme realm of this world, and poured down the fragments of elemental laws under his control!
Boom!
Calamity Rank! Ruination Rank! Even the threshold of the Immortal Rank was smashed through!
Qimeng's aura soared all the way up, stepping into the 【Legendary Rank】 in one fell swoop!
By the time Qimeng returned to the Flourishing Forest, she was a true, towering Legendary Rank giant tree!
And at this moment...
To secure his throne, the newly crowned king of the Empire had mobilized a massive force, gathering troops from all the border domains to form a colossal subjugation army that marched toward the Flourishing Forest.
Qimeng sat on her throne sipping tea, watching the crystal light screen.
Baikui, Gaia, and Elise led the demon army to meet the enemy, while Yinzhi led the Wood Elves riding Resounding Horn Deer, appearing and disappearing unpredictably to encircle and annihilate the enemy forces in waves.
The White Feather Clan commanded the forest demi-human alliance forces, utilizing their aerial advantage and intelligence network to send the human coalition forces into a chaotic retreat.
As for the other battlefield of the demon race...
In the Demon King City, Morona crushed the Immortal Rank Demon King under her foot.
“Mother! I've conquered the Demon King City for you! That stray dog Baikui can forget about stealing my credit!”
Good news kept pouring in from the forest battlefield as well.
The fallen Wood Elves were reborn in the Incubation Pool, and even the former Chief was resurrected as a new Elder.
Eve officially took over as Chief, continuing to lead the song and dance troupe.
However, a sudden change occurred in the battle.
The pale moon hung high in the sky; the 【Holy Blessing Day】 had arrived.
During this period, the magic power of the human knights and clergy would surge several times over.
Under the enemy's fierce counteroffensive, the demons and Wood Elves began to retreat.
Right then, the Necro Notebook flipped open on its own. The Ancient Source Energy awakened and manifested, pouring out like a beam of moonlight.
It condensed into a Legendary Rank Corpse Princess.
She was the number one beauty of the Holy Blessing Clan, an ancient race of the pale moon.
A race of descendants of the Moon Goddess whose primary trait was their breathtaking beauty.
Qimeng sized her up and secretly concluded, Well, I'm still prettier.
Then, she casually bestowed a name.
“From now on, you shall be named Hades Princess Astraea.”
Astraea raised her hand and swept out a wave of moonlight, directly stripping away and purifying the Holy Blessing power from the human Light Knights and clergy, causing them to lose their buffs.
“Master, do you need me to go to the front lines?”
Astraea bowed.
“No need. You can just stand there as a mascot to look pretty.”
“Yes, Master!”
And the human coalition forces, having lost their buffs, suffered a crushing defeat and fled!
As the war settled, the name of the Eternal Tree Court spread across the continent.
Two completely opposite legends began to circulate throughout the world.
One was the decisive, overwhelmingly demonic Demon King, Qimeng.
This was the result of Morona conquering the Demon King City, absorbing all the Demon Marquis territories, and publicizing it high-profile everywhere.
The other was the merciful Forest Goddess who protected all living things, Qimeng.
This was the version Yinzhi spared no effort to promote while defeating the human army and integrating the demi-human and magical beast tribes.
However, the opinions of the magical beasts in the Great Black Magic Forest were remarkably unified.
They directly revered the Legendary Rank tree demon, Miss Qimeng, as the sole sovereign of this forest, the well-deserved King of Magical Beasts.
Winter passed, and spring arrived!
The death of the old Demon King caused turbulence in the laws of the Demon Realm, opening wide the portals to the Demon Realm.
The border barriers were on the verge of collapsing.
If those old geezers were allowed to rush out, it would surely bring devastation to all living things.
Qimeng was not about to give them any time to assemble. Leading her vassals, she crossed over directly using the Necro Magic Book, starting a thrilling leveling-up journey!
“Girls, time to punch in and level up!”