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Chapter 546 Sacrificing the Elf Tree
The most recent one to appear was the Elf King, and he was a Saint King level being severely injured.
If it were a normal death, these Saint King powerhouses could be resurrected in their own main world.
However, if they were to sacrifice themselves to the Zerg Queen, allowing her to descend using their bodies, they would undoubtedly be controlled and influenced by her. Resurrection would be incredibly difficult, practically impossible.
They had no affection for the Zerg Queen and didn't believe she was a kind person. They wouldn't take the opportunity to exterminate them.
Another crucial factor is that if the Zerg Queen controls this Saint-King level powerhouse, it's possible for a powerful being to invade their world from the very origin of that Saint-King level powerhouse's world.
This wasn't because they were overthinking things, but because the abilities possessed by a Saint King Level 2 expert were far beyond what a Saint King Level 1 expert could withstand.
If the Zerg Queen weren't unable to leave the Zerg Realm, the entire universe would have long since become her nourishment. Even 100 Saint King-level powerhouses wouldn't be a match for her.
Faced with this condition, their first thought was to refuse. No one dared to agree; even if they did, who would be sent to their death?
To sacrifice oneself for the sake of other Saint King-level powerhouses—these races don't possess such a high degree of selflessness.
Faced with this situation, none of these Saint King-level experts dared to answer for a moment.
It's not that they don't want to fight, but they can't bring themselves to fight with no way out.
Even in the previous situation, when they dealt with Song Ci, they sacrificed a significant amount of the essence and life force of Saint King-level powerhouses, but that did not involve true death. They were still in their own worlds and could recover quickly; even if they truly died, they would have a chance to be resurrected.
But they weren't so confident facing the Zerg Queen. The Zerg Queen's devouring power was no weaker than the Magic Mirror, and perhaps even stronger.
The Zerg Queen was able to break through from the first level of the Saint King level to the second level of the Saint King level precisely because of this ability.
Seeing that these Saint King-level powerhouses did not answer, the Zerg Queen was not surprised. She said, "If you are unwilling, then we will think of other ways. But we cannot waste time here; we don't have much time left. Even I am not confident that I can withstand Song Ci's revenge."
I don't really want to do this kind of thing, because it's very taxing on me.
You're the ones who's worried right now, not me. If it weren't for protecting the Insect Realm, I could easily leave and go to a higher world.
Of course, I have another idea: to get the elves to hand over the Elf Tree. That way, after I devour the Elf Tree, I might be able to use its power to attack the human realm, or even capture and kill Song Ci.
The Zerg Queen's statement is indeed without error. She is now qualified to leave this world and travel to a higher realm.
Even if Song Ci eventually becomes a Saint King-level powerhouse, possessing the strength to kill all Saint King-level powerhouses, even those at the second level of the Saint King realm, then once the Zerg Queen leaves this universe, Song Ci will be powerless against her. They have absolutely no idea what higher worlds are like.
This is why the Zerg Queen hasn't been in a hurry to reveal her plans for so long. They are the ones who are anxious; the Zerg Queen remains completely unperturbed.
Of course, the Zerg Queen's idea of staying in this world now is not quite the same as her previous idea.
The Zerg Queen did indeed want to leave some means for her world to grow, so that it wouldn't be besieged and destroyed by other races.
But the situation has changed dramatically. If necessary, the Zerg Queen is willing to sacrifice the entire Zerg race to allow her to kill Song Ci and take everything from him.
The allure of Song Ci was simply too great, making it impossible for the Zerg Queen to resist. The reason the Zerg Queen remained here was solely for Song Ci.
Unless Song Ci truly grows stronger and the Zerg Queen has no chance to kill him, she will not leave. Otherwise, she will remain here, trying to find a way to kill Song Ci.
After hearing what the Zerg Queen said, these Saint King-level powerhouses had very complicated feelings.
The Zerg Queen has a way to leave, but they have no way to leave this universe. Once Song Ci grows up, only annihilation awaits them.
They need to figure out a solution now.
“I think the Zerg Queen makes a good point. Saint King-level powerhouses are still of great importance to us and cannot be sacrificed now. Let the Elves bring out the Elven Tree; we can give them some compensation.”
“I think so too. After all, if Song Ci is allowed to grow, even with the Elven Tree, the Elven race will only perish. We cannot allow our own selfish interests to lead to the extinction of all life in our universe except for humans. Now, the Elven race needs to make a sacrifice.”
"Elves, we hope you can cooperate, otherwise we will have no choice but to take action against you. We don't believe you can use the Elven Tree to fight us. Even if you do, the Elven Tree will be left without any protection and will fall into our hands, to be handed over to the Zerg Queen."
"Elves, please cooperate. We don't want to fight you, after all, we all have a common enemy: humans and Song Ci. Don't worry, as long as you can kill Song Ci, you'll definitely be rewarded handsomely."
These Saint King-level powerhouses would certainly not be willing to sacrifice themselves voluntarily. However, they would be willing to help the elves. With so many Saint King-level powerhouses joining forces to attack the elves, there wouldn't be too many deaths.
This situation puts the elves in a very difficult position. Previously, they could have used excuses to refuse. However, given the current circumstances, if they were to refuse, these other races might abandon their other plans and launch a full-scale attack on the elves.
Even if the entire Elven race were to sacrifice themselves to the Elven Tree, killing many Saint King-level powerhouses, it's impossible to kill them all. Even if only one survives, they can still damage the Elven Tree. That will be the Elven Tree's weakest period.
Another crucial factor is the human race and Song Ci. They wouldn't let go of a treasure like the Elf Tree.
These high-ranking elves began internal discussions.
"What do we do now? Should we refuse again? I feel that if we refuse, our elven race may face extinction prematurely."
"The Elf Tree is the foundation of our Elf race. If we hand it over, our combat power will instantly drop by more than half. Many of our abilities will become unusable. Even if we manage to kill Song Ci, our Elf race will be unable to participate in the struggle for it, and death will be our only fate. I firmly disagree with handing over the Elf Tree."
“We have no choice but to hand it over now. We must hand it over, but we don’t need to hand over everything, just a part. As long as the Elf Tree retains some of its roots, we can use the Elf Holy Water to make it regrow. But the cost will be enormous. This will not cause our Elf race to completely lose the Elf Tree.”
"The risk is too great, even if we retain some of the roots of the Elf Tree. The damage it will cause us is immense, not only affecting our strength but also inflicting psychological trauma on the Elf race. Without the Elf Tree, all the functions of our Elf world will be greatly reduced."
"But we have no choice now. We certainly can't hand over the Elf Tree easily. We need those races to provide us with a lot of resources. We have to ruthlessly crush them. We can also use this as an excuse not to participate in the next battle. We will focus on cultivating the roots of the Elf Tree and secretly accumulate strength. After we truly kill Song Ci, we will make our final stand."
"Yes, no problem, this is the only way. Our elven race will lose the Elven Tree, which will greatly weaken our fighting power and make us unable to pose a threat to other races, thus lowering their guard. Then we can develop in secret, and the elven world won't have to remain so large. At that time, we will have the entire elven world provide nutrients and energy to the Elven Tree, allowing it to grow and develop again."
After a heated discussion, the elven race finally agreed to give up a large portion of the Elven Tree.
They shared all their thoughts with the other races.
The expressions of these races were not pleasant after hearing the Elven conditions, because the Elven conditions were too high, far exceeding what they could afford.
“Elves, we know that bringing out the Elven Tree is a huge loss for your race, but aren’t your demands a bit too outrageous? We can agree to some of your demands so that your race can recover quickly. But we are unable to meet some of your very difficult requests.”
"That's right. Besides Saint King-level materials, you also need Saint King-level items. We're not Song Ci; we can't provide you with so many Saint King-level materials and items. In addition, you need a lot of World Origin. We do have some World Origin, but they're all low-level. We don't have much World Origin from the Great World. The World Origin of the Great World is closely related to Saint King-level powerhouses. Every bit of World Origin lost will have a significant impact on a Saint King-level powerhouse."
"The Elven arts are to be given to the Zerg Queen. Some of the resources required for this need to be provided by the Zerg Queen. The Zerg Queen is now at the second level of the Saint King realm, so she no longer needs those low-level resources. It's better to leave them to the Elven race."
These races were also aware of the situation of the elves. The Elven Tree was the root of the elven world and the elven race, deeply connected to the world's origin. Many elven races were even born from the Elven Tree, not through natural birth. If the Elven Tree were destroyed, many powerful elven beings would suffer immense consequences.
They weren't worried that the elves acquiring so many resources would pose a threat to them.
I'm still worried that with so many resources lost, I won't be able to continue the battle.
They didn't know much about the Zerg Queen's abilities. They only knew that she had reached the second level of the Saint King realm, but they had never seen her in action. Everyone who had witnessed her was already dead.
If the Zerg Queen could obtain the World Tree, the combat power she could unleash using it would be immense. They certainly didn't want the Zerg Queen to gain access to so many of Song Ci's resources, should she actually be able to kill him.
If Song Dynasty poems fall into the hands of other races, those races will have the opportunity to seize them. But if they fall into the hands of the Zerg Queen, then only death awaits them.
Therefore, they must also be wary of the Zerg Queen and prevent her from succeeding.
At this critical moment, it is imperative to inflict massive damage on the Zerg Queen.
Only then will they have a chance to fight against the Zerg Queen.
The Zerg Queen hesitated after seeing these requirements.
But this situation did not last long, and the Zerg Queen agreed.
The Zerg Queen had her eye on the Elven Tree for a long time. In fact, the idea to besiege the Elven World was hers.
He contributed a great deal to the effort, but unfortunately the elves still managed to escape in the end.
Unexpectedly, the elves have now taken the initiative to hand over the Book of Elves.
Although the demands made by the elves were very high, even the Zerg Demon King felt a pang of financial pain.
But that doesn't matter much. For the Zerg Demon King, as long as he can obtain the Elf Tree, kill Song Ci, and acquire all of Song Ci's resources, losing the entire Zerg Realm won't have a significant impact.
With that in mind, the Zerg Queen spoke up, "I have agreed to the Elven race's request, so let's begin."
We can't afford to waste any more time; we don't have much time left.
I hope you elves can cooperate and send the Elven Tree to me.
Or I could simply send the Zerg into the Elf world and to the Elf Tree.
"
The other races were all taken aback when they saw the Zerg Queen agree so readily.
There was a bad feeling about it.