From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

The elven druids planted more than a dozen rows of golden trees on the west side of Stonehammer Valley.

Then use nature magic to help the golden tree seed sprout and grow into a sapling as tall as your knees.

Because there were too many plants, natural magic could no longer drive their growth.

Serene, along with the elven druids, taught the Bancel tribe how to care for their golden saplings.

The Banser people diligently study natural knowledge and carefully tend to the golden saplings.

Serian was very pleased with the group of studious dwarves.

Among the many intelligent races, the elves are considered relatively friendly and are willing to help other races.

Before the goat-headed people fell into the bloodline demons, the elves even had contact with them. However, the goat-headed people later transformed into bloodline demons, and the two sides became enemies.

Comparatively speaking, the Bansal people are much friendlier and more studious than the sheep-headed people.

Serian also discovered two children with natural magic talent among the Bancel tribe and personally taught them natural magic.

However, the Bancel race does not have a particularly prominent magical talent, making it very difficult for them to learn natural magic.

Serene is willing to teach them about nature magic, but how well they learn it and whether they can become users of nature magic depends on the efforts of these two Bancel children themselves.

One of the two children was little Daisy.

Lu Heng could also see that this little girl really liked nature magic, so he discussed with Mia the future job path for Little Daisy.

As the Banser tribe grows, their chances of being drafted will gradually increase.

There is a chance to obtain a class whenever you are summoned or fight a demon.

While the Bancel race may not be particularly gifted in magic, they can compensate through a class-based path and have the potential to become masters of nature magic in the future.

Lu Heng considered several career paths for Daisy that offered a chance to master nature magic; the rest would depend on her own efforts.

With the golden saplings planted, Serion had been staying in Stonehammer Valley for a month, and it was time to return.

The Bancel tribe held a bonfire party for Serion and the elven druids to thank them for their help.

At the party, Daisy and a group of friends, dressed in floral dresses, sang and danced around the campfire.

Looking at the group of lively and cheerful Banser children, Lu Heng felt deeply moved.

Watching Daisy dancing in front of the campfire, Lu Heng's gaze pierced through the firelight, as if he were seeing the scene of his first encounter with Mia.

A brave Banser girl, carrying a warhammer and fighting against demons, is so courageous and strong.

Mia sat to the side, her eyes slightly moist, and whispered in their ear, "Thank you."

The fate of the Banser tribe began to be rewritten the day Lu Heng appeared. It was because of Lu Heng's help that the Banser tribe is now prosperous.

Lu Heng reached out and bumped fists with her: "I'm also very happy that you can prosper."

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After the bonfire party ended, the Banser girls wove many flower garlands and placed them on the heads of the elven druids.

When Daisy put the flower crown on Lu Heng, she stood on tiptoe, kissed him on the cheek, and whispered:
"I will definitely go to Quel'dorei to study nature magic in the future. You must come when I enroll."

Lu Heng smiled and nodded in agreement: "Okay."

After saying goodbye, Lu Heng opened the star gate and led the elves back to the continent of Quel'dorei.

Lu Heng stayed among the elves for two days before bidding farewell again and heading to the next world—the Dragon's Rest World.

Compared to other worlds, the Dragon's Rest world is much larger and is home to multiple races.

Besides the Sirens, there are also the Black Iron Dwarves and the Bloodline.

Lu Heng has multiple spatial anchor points in the Dragon Sleep World, so he has a wide range of teleportation locations to choose from.

This time, we chose the Tidal Sea and went to see the High Priestess Sona of the Siren Clan first.

Besides Lu Heng, Lin Zeyu also has a spatial anchor point in the Tidal Sea.

He used this spatial anchor point to tinker with skill cores between two worlds.

This caused the price of fire-attribute crystal cores for the Siren race to "skyrocket" three to four times.

However, even after the "skyrocketing" prices, they are still far lower than prices in the human world.

In the past, the fire-attribute crystal cores obtained by the Siren Clan were basically considered garbage and were useless when piled up in the warehouse.

Therefore, even if the price increases three or four times, it is still inexpensive.

Because humans and sirens frequently traded, the sirens' friendliness towards humans steadily increased, and they were no longer as wary as they had been at the beginning.

Lu Heng had a higher reputation among the Siren Clan, so upon entering the Siren Clan's territory, he only needed to give a brief announcement before being led by the Siren Clan guards to see High Priestess Sona.

It has been some time since I last left the Dragon's Rest World.

According to the time flow in the Dragon's Rest World, more than a year has passed.

Last time, Lu Heng promised the Dark Iron Dwarfs' Dwarf King, Soreville Bronzeforge, that he would help them resolve the remaining Balrog Gross crisis.

Master Gulu mentioned this matter before when we were in Quenching Fortress.

Although the tone wasn't overly urgent, for the Dark Iron dwarves, the increasing number of low-ranking Balrogs appearing around the kingdom meant that the Balrog Gross was facing an imminent crisis.

Lu Heng came here this time to discuss with Sona and ask her to go to the Dark Iron Dwarf Kingdom to completely resolve the Balrog crisis.

Sona agreed readily, because last time Lu Heng took her to the Sea of ​​Chaos to retrieve the handle of the Sea God's Scepter.

It was because she possessed the complete Scepter of the Sea God that her prestige among the sea monsters reached its peak.

Originally, the siren race of the Tidal Sea had three branches. Although they were not hostile to each other, the other two branches were unwilling to integrate into Sona's tribe.

Since acquiring the complete Scepter of the Sea God, the other two branches of the Siren race have gradually integrated into Sona's tribe, making the Siren race more united than ever before.

It is thanks to Lu Heng's help that the Sea Demon Clan is now thriving.

Therefore, out of gratitude, Sona tried her best to fulfill any request Lu Heng made.

In addition to the Balrog incident, Lu Heng also extended an invitation to Sona to become a Swordholder, stating that the Elf race, the Bancel race, and the Sykes civilization had already joined the Swordholders.

Including humans, this has formed a cross-world council of swordholders representing four civilizations.

Furthermore, Lu Heng also stated that during his trip to the Dark Iron Dwarf Kingdom, he would invite the Dark Iron Dwarves to join the Swordholders.

Given Lu Heng's relationship with Master Gollum, it's a foregone conclusion that the Dark Iron Dwarves will join the Swordholders.

Sona knew very well that the power of a single civilization was limited in the face of the Abyss, and that uniting with more civilizations to find a way to fight against the Abyss was the right choice.

Therefore, after careful consideration, she gave Lu Heng a clear answer the next day before setting off, agreeing to join the Swordholders. With this, the Swordholders now have five civilizations among their members.

Originally, Lu Heng planned to open a star gate and go to the Dark Iron Dwarf Kingdom with Sona, but after seeing the pet Sona brought, he had to change his original plan.

Sona brought a sea monster, a giant sea monster over a hundred meters long, that looked like a walrus with barbs, and its appearance was somewhat terrifying.

"Its name is Seragon. It looks like your stargate is a bit small."

The sea monster Seragon roared and slammed its fin-shaped forearms against the sea, creating a giant wave three hundred meters high with terrifying power.

The stargate that Lu Heng opened can teleport people together, but it is not without any limitations.

In extreme cases, it can carry a dozen or so people.

The quantity is not the problem; the issue is the volume.

Lu Heng's stargate diameter was too small for the size of the sea monster Seragon, so he had no choice but to travel to the Lava Crown by sea.

In addition to the sea monster Seragon, Sona also brought a group of sirens priests with her.

Judging from this, they are clearly determined to help the Dark Iron Dwarves resolve the Balrog crisis.

Two days later.

Lu Heng and Sona rode the sea beast Seragon and landed on the west coast of the Tidal Sea.

The arrival of such a massive sea creature on land immediately alerted the Dark Iron dwarves.

Not long after, Hogre, the High Wizard of the Dark Iron Kingdom, flew down from the sky. Seeing a familiar face standing on the sea monster's back, he was relieved.

"Welcome, Mr. Lu Heng. Please also give my regards to Master Gulu."

Lu Heng waved to him and said, "Please make the arrangements. I will invite High Priestess Sona to discuss how to resolve the Balrog crisis. This sea beast is called Seragon, and it is also here to help. It is somewhat bulging in size, so you need to go back and inform it."

"Yes, I will go back and inform His Majesty immediately."

Hogrey agreed and then arranged for the Dark Iron Dwarf Guard to lead the sea monsters into the kingdom.

The sea monster Seragon is over 100 meters long, and such a huge sea monster would not easily come ashore.

If it weren't for Lu Heng and Sona leading the way, the invasion of the Black Iron Dwarf Kingdom by sea monsters of this size would have inevitably led to a major battle.

The Dark Iron dwarf guard leading the way kept explaining to the surrounding tribesmen that they were sent by the Alliance to help the Dark Iron tribe.

Groups of Black Iron dwarves followed behind the sea monsters, chattering amongst themselves.

"Such a large sea beast must be about the same size as the Flame Demon. It should be able to defeat the Flame Demon."

For ordinary Dark Iron dwarves, size is synonymous with combat strength.

When the Dwarf King Thaurisser Bronzeforge heard the news, he personally came to the city gate to greet the beastmen and then cleared a large open space for the sea monster Seragon to rest.

Sona left a group of siren priests to look after the sea beasts, and then entered the palace area with Lu Heng to discuss the next steps with the dwarf king.

Although the Balrog crisis has not yet reached its most critical moment, it is still a Damocles' sword hanging over the heads of the Dark Iron dwarves, and they cannot feel at ease until it is completely eliminated.

Since Lu Heng left, Soreville Copper Furnace has been sending people to monitor the situation of Gross's Embers.

Lu Heng proposed a plan: to set up a fire magic array to awaken the fire demon Gross, and then defeat him in one battle.

Sona couldn't stay in the Dark Iron Dwarf Kingdom for long, so she wanted to resolve the matter as soon as possible and strongly agreed with the plan.

Soreville Copper Furnace was somewhat worried, after all, he had actively awakened the Balrog Gross, and if he couldn't deal with him, it would be tantamount to pushing the entire tribe to its demise.

Lu Heng explained the complete plan: before awakening the Flame Demon, they would first dig a ditch to divert the water of the Moli River to the city.

After the Balrog awakened, Sona led the Siren priests to defeat the Balrog Gross using the waters of the Mori River.

With Lu Heng's assistance, this battle was much simpler than the previous Flame Demon crisis.

After discussing it with the great wizard Hogrey, Soreville Bronzeforge agreed to the plan.

The Dark Iron dwarves began work the next day, digging a fifty-kilometer-long ditch to divert the waters of the Mori River to the foot of Lava Crown.

Dark Iron Dwarves may not be good at everything else, but they are masters of blacksmithing and mining.

With the entire Black Iron tribe mobilized, the canal was divided into twenty sections, and construction began on all twenty sections simultaneously.

In less than seven days, the ten-meter-wide ditch was successfully dug.

at the same time.

After studying the situation, Lu Heng and the great wizard Hogre set up a fire-attribute magic circle beneath the Lava Crown.

With everything prepared, the magic circle was activated as the waters of the Mori River flowed over the Lava Crown, awakening the Balrog.

Flames converged and condensed in the magma beneath the lava crown.

The flames gathered for three days, and suddenly a surge of magma erupted from beneath the Lava Crown, spewing into the sky like a volcanic eruption, scattering magma and volcanic ash in all directions.

In an instant, thick smoke billowed above the entire Lava Crown, obscuring half the sky.

Roar!
A roar that seemed to come from ancient times reverberated, and a huge fire demon emerged halfway out of the magma.

Even with only half its body remaining, it was already hundreds of meters tall, which was incredibly terrifying.

Before the plan was implemented, Soreville Bronzeforge had already evacuated his people from Lava Crown, so there are no Dark Iron civilians left in Lava Crown now, only warriors who will participate in the final battle.

When the Balrog appeared, Sona led the Siren priests to restore their staffs and condense the river water into water dragons, which they then used to attack the Balrog.

The sea monster Seragon also opened its mouth and spewed out a jet of water, extinguishing the flames unleashed by the Balrog.

Sona cast a spell while observing the situation, and called out in Lu Heng's direction: "Something's not right. The awakened Balrog is much stronger than expected."

Lu Heng also discovered that the awakened Flame Demon was more than twice the size of the half that had emerged from the Tidal Sea.

For these elemental creatures, size determines rank.

"There's an abyssal aura in the volcanic ash, so there must be an abyssal pollution source underground." Lu Heng had already sensed the strong abyssal aura when he saw the black smoke billowing out during the volcanic eruption.

Sona took a deep breath and continued casting the spell, saying in a serious tone, "This fire demon is close to being a demigod. This is not the ocean, and the total amount of water in the river is limited. Victory will not be as easy as we originally thought. Moreover, the color of its flames has changed, and its energy level is still increasing."

After the Flame Demon awoke, its energy level continued to soar, and the flames on its body gradually changed from crimson to blackish-red.

This is clearly absorbing energy from the abyss.

This indicates the existence of a deep-seated source of pollution underground, which is providing energy to the Balrog.

Lu Heng drew his Aurora Blade and said, "Hold it off for now. I'll go down and deal with the source of the Abyss pollution first, then we'll fight the Flame Demon." (End of Chapter)