novelsite Chapter 495 He Came Alive
Chapter 495 He Came Alive
Inside the barrier, Wanliuchun still hovered behind Xu Si.
She didn't leave; all she could do was empathize by being there for her.
But how can you empathize with someone like that?
But all of this is a matter of individual choices.
Therefore, when faced with a choice, Jiao Jiao did not back down, nor did Yi Yi.
Xu Si made a move.
He slowly reached out his hand and began digging little by little in the center of the barrier.
Xu Si moved very slowly.
It was so slow, it felt like some ancient, solemn ceremony.
Black soil dripped from between his fingers. The soil was small and didn't require much space, but he dug a very large pit.
As if it were aware of this, the Breath Soil slowly flowed into the pit, causing Xu Si to pause in his digging.
The World Tree sapling was as brilliant as jade, but Xu Si's heart was as cold as a mirror.
The fluid, lead- and mercury-like substance of the Breath of Earth slid across his palm, carrying a slight coolness, as if soothing him.
Then, the soil gradually grew larger and soon filled the entire pit.
In Xu Si's perception, the World Tree sapling also seemed to be changing.
It seems to be taking root.
He could clearly feel the ground beneath his feet tremble as if it were breathing.
It wasn't the violent, terrifying tremor of an earthquake, but rather a tremor of an unknown entity awakening and turning over.
Not only Xu Si, but everyone outside the barrier felt it.
The tremor spread outwards from the basin, across the hills, across the wasteland, across the dead lands covered in barren soil, all the way to the horizon.
It was as if the entire planet had regained its breath and heartbeat at that moment.
Even though it may be extremely faint.
The World Tree sapling was growing at a visible rate before his very eyes.
The tender green branches, about the length of a chopstick, began to grow taller, from a chopstick to an arm, and from an arm to the height of a person.
Emerald green leaves unfurl from the tips of the branches, each leaf resembling a meticulously polished piece of jade, with a fluorescent green glow flowing between the veins, like blood surging in a vein.
The light flowed down the tree trunk, seeped into the soil, and then from the soil into the deeper black soil.
Xu Si could sense that the roots of the World Tree were connecting with this land, one zhang, ten zhang, a hundred zhang...
This land is coming back to life.
It's not an illusion.
His starry eyes clearly captured the changes taking place deep within the soil.
Those soil particles that were originally lifeless and dull are being gradually moistened by the fluorescent green light, becoming full, plump, and elastic again.
It's like soil infused with a soul, transforming from an inanimate object into a living thing.
"This..." Wanliuchun's voice came from behind, carrying a rare hint of surprise.
She also sensed the rejection this land was giving her.
Although the World Tree is still far from true world consciousness, it has already begun to possess ownership of this world.
Just like when she once occupied Jiangcheng.
Xu Si knelt before the gradually expanding expanse of the Breath of Earth, his palms still pressed against the soft soil.
He could feel the roots of the World Tree spreading underground, like countless tiny blood vessels, delivering the pulse of life to every corner of this land.
That feeling was strange.
It wasn't perceived through star veins, nor was it a familiar sensation originating from the World Tree.
just like--
It's as if the World Tree is part of his body.
Or rather, he became part of the World Tree.
"Symbiosis?"
The changes to the World Tree continue.
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Day 26
After the World Tree grew to the height of Xu Si's shoulder, its growth slowed down.
The emerald green branches no longer simply grow taller, but begin to branch, stretch, and extend in all directions, like an umbrella that is being opened.
Leaves sprouted one after another from the branches, each one carrying a fluorescent green glow, gleaming with a warm luster under the blood-red sun.
Xu Si sat in front of the World Tree for a long time.
He didn't speak, he just sat there.
He can't help much now, nor can he say anything.
He felt the roots, as thin as hair, spreading underground, and felt the World Tree helping the ground beneath his feet to "breathe".
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Day 29
The World Tree has grown taller than the city wall, requiring one person to encircle it, and its branches and leaves are lush and verdant.
It can be seen from anywhere in the city.
The slender, emerald-green branches are as thick as arms, and the canopy spreads out like a huge umbrella. Fluorescent green light flows between the leaves, like countless fireflies dancing among the branches.
The soil also changed.
It was no longer a small mass of liquid like lead and mercury, but spread out, forming a shallow pool nearly three meters in diameter at the base of the World Tree.
The soil in the pool, like melting jade, flowed and surged slowly, each pulse accompanied by a subtle tremor, like the breath of the earth.
Xu Si stood under the World Tree, looking up at its lush green canopy.
He could feel that bond still there, but he couldn't hear Yi Yi's cheerful words.
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Day 30.
Jiang Li removed the barrier because the World Tree had reached its limit.
Fu Xiaojian stood atop the city wall, watching the black dots slowly receding on the distant horizon.
The World Tree has come back to life, and the eerie atmosphere has receded.
They weren't driven back, but rather as if propelled away by some force, drifting away from the basin.
He glanced sideways at the World Tree in the center of the city, which had grown taller than the city walls; its emerald green canopy stood out against the sky.
"It seems to have worked." Shao Bing stood beside him, his voice carrying a sense of relief.
"Hmm," Fu Xiaojian responded, but his gaze remained fixed on the object.
"Where is Xu Si?" he asked.
"Still sitting there!"
Fu Xiaojian remained silent for a moment, then turned and walked down the city wall.
His feelings were strongest after the World Tree was planted, because his sequence process was advancing rapidly.
Passive traits such as territory, support, and prosperity are also more active than ever before.
At that moment, he knew that everything Xu Si had done had truly succeeded.
He walked through the newly built stone houses, past the busy caravan members, and step by step toward the center of the city.
The World Tree was getting closer and closer in his field of vision.
Emerald light streamed down from the tree canopy, bathing the surrounding ground in a warm, jade-like hue.
Fu Xiaojian stopped in the shade of the World Tree.
Xu Si sat on the edge of the shallow pool formed by the Breath of Earth, his legs crossed and his back straight, like a stone statue carved in time.
His gaze remained fixed on the trunk of the World Tree, which was so thick that it took one person to encircle it, and he did not move.
"Xu Si," Fu Xiaojian said.
no respond.
"Old Xu," he called again, his voice rising a little.
Xu Si's shoulders twitched slightly, as if he had been awakened from a long dream.
He slowly turned his head, his gaze falling on Fu Xiaojian's face. His scarlet star-like eyes had dimmed considerably, like two candles about to burn out.
"Mm," he replied.
Fu Xiaojian walked over to him and sat down at the edge of the shallow pool of the Breath of Earth.
The rest of the team didn't dare to do it; he had to do it himself.