The evil witch BOSS just wants to develop in a low-key manner

Chapter 266 Devouring the Emerald Ring Tree

"rustle……"

"rustle……"

During his quiet meditation, Zorn heard a strange sound wave in his ear.

The tranquil starry night sky surrounding Zorn, and the flowing river of time, began to blur.

Gradually, the night sky and stars that presented divine phenomena, as well as the flowing river of time, were swallowed up by the invisible rustling sound waves.

Not long!
The rustling sound focused its gaze on the imposing figure sitting cross-legged.

Just as the rustling sound of the Insect King's true form was about to devour that body.

"rustle……"

The same hissing sound rang out from that majestic body, echoing the Insect King's curse.

The Insect King examined the situation for a moment before slowly dissipating its sonic waves and entering the body of its towering form.

Feeling the shock of what had just happened, which seemed quite dangerous.

Zorn, however, remained as calm as a mountain.

Once cast, ancient god spells like the Insect King Spell, which possess self-activation, allow Zorn to act freely simply by giving him his will.

With so many benefits, there are naturally corresponding costs to be paid.

A sufficiently strong self-activity will give it the instinct to devour the host, thus enabling it to break free.

Fortunately, Zorn was originally part of the Insect King's Curse when he was first constructed.

He wasn't too worried about the threat posed by the Insect King's Curse.

Moreover, even if the Insect King Curse backfires, Zorn can use other means to resist and suppress the Insect King Curse.

"call……"

Zorn, exhaling a long breath, looked around.

"My stardust phenomena and ancient phenomena can all be devoured and digested by the Insect King Curse."

"As expected of a level 13 Insect King Curse."

"Then what happens next..."

Zorn paused slightly.

"It's time to attack the Emerald Ring Tree."

Zorn originally planned to spend five years raising the Insect King Curse to level 13.

To this day, in less than four years, Zorn has raised the Insect King Curse to level 13.

Feel the Insect King's Curse for a moment.

Zorn's senses followed the cosmic magic network, probing towards the world outside the ancient divine kingdom.

Since the Hidden Wasteland Cult began supporting the Kingdom of Disaster a few years ago.

The attention of many forces across the entire astral universe gradually fell on the ancient divine kingdom war in the Emerald Kingdom.

It already possesses the advantages established by Zorn.

In addition, a large number of top-tier mid-level gods from the hidden wasteland continuously invaded the ancient god kingdom.

nowadays.

In this ancient divine realm.

The Tree of Disaster and the Tree of Wasteland are already showing signs of suppressing the Tree of Emerald.

Regarding the acquisition of the power originating from the Emerald Ring.

Even the two great nations are still no match for the Jade Ring.

but!

Once Zorn's Ancient God Spell reaches level 13, things will be different.

……

Over the past few years, Zorn has been practicing the Ancient God Curse: Devouring Appearance - Insect King Curse.

The Cosmic Magic Network also made significant progress during this period.

This allows Zorn to more easily find the area of ​​influence of the Emerald Ring Tree.

Within the core, gigantic world at the very center of the ancient divine kingdom.

Three green suns floated in the sky.

The majestic Emerald Ring Tree, towering over ten thousand kilometers high, quietly stretches its verdant branches and leaves here.

And the Emerald Ring Tree is the center.

The surrounding tens of thousands of kilometers of emerald green elements naturally ripple outwards in layers.

Whether it's the earth, the sky, or the vast star realm, all are shimmering with emerald-green waves.

Even just observing the Emerald Ring Tree from afar, Zorn could feel the power of his runic rings being greatly suppressed.

"This is only one-tenth of the power of the Emerald Ring Tree. If it were its full power, it would be unimaginable."

After surveying the verdant world, Zorn sighed softly.

"Normally..."

Zorn spread his palms and gently pushed forward.

buzzing...

A layer of emerald green halo had already blocked Zorn's path.

Although Zorn's projection could continue forward, the emerald green light barrier became stronger the further in he went.

In the end, it will surely be discovered by the many gods guarding the Tree of Law.

"It is very difficult to directly attack the Emerald Ring Tree itself."

"But... a level 13 Devouring Insect King Curse is no ordinary technique."

Zorn's projection expanded rapidly.

Immediately afterward, with a "poof!" sound, a giant insect king curse, over ten meters long, broke free from the projection.

As soon as the Insect King Curse appeared, it looked at the Emerald Ring Tree in the distance, its dozen or so dark and deep insect eyes filled with greed.

If the Insect King's Curse is left to run its course...

It will inevitably be given away for free.

Therefore, Zorn took charge of the operation himself at this time.

A portion of his will descended into the Insect King's Curse.

"Gurgling..."

As the Insect King roamed and moved, it began to devour and digest the emerald halos.

As it was devoured and digested, the small insect king quickly turned into a translucent emerald green.

Even his own aura began to align with the Emerald Ring Tree.

It can freely transform into whatever it devours, and thus acquire those properties.

This is the power of the Level 13 Devouring Insect King Curse.

"Gurgle..."

As the [Eating Appearance - Insect King Curse] absorbs the power and characteristics of the Emerald Ring Tree and gradually grows stronger.

Zorn began to enhance the stealth properties of the [Eater's Curse].

After all, the [Eating Appearance - Insect King Curse] can coexist with the Emerald Ring Tree.

But there are many other mid-level gods around.

Once they sense something is wrong, they will definitely come to investigate.

Enhance the stealth properties of [Eating Appearance - Insect King Curse] to evade potential mid-level god detection.

Zorn can then easily raise the [Eater's Curse] to a certain level of strength.

…………

hum!hum!
Emerald ripples bloomed in the sky.

The paths of the two travelers suddenly descended.

The two mid-level gods immediately began to explore the surrounding area after they descended.

Several hours later, the two intermediate-level pilgrims, having gained nothing, gathered together.

"Did you find anything?"

"We've only discovered a few instances of disordered blooming veins in the Emerald Ring Tree. What about you?"

"Me too, and the chaotic traces of those few jade veins are clearly some kind of parasitic or peculiar creature attached to the Jade Ring Tree."

"Similar to some kind of elemental spirit?"

"In my opinion, that's probably it."

“Those observers insisted that there was something unusual here and wanted to send us over to investigate, saying that it might be people from the God Kingdom of Calamity and the Hidden Wasteland.”

"Given the current situation, I have to investigate at the slightest sign of trouble. I haven't been able to properly cultivate myself in the past few years."

"Alright, stop complaining, we're all the same."

"It has no physical form, fits perfectly with the Emerald Ring Tree, and feeds on the elements of the Emerald Ring."

"The disturbance here must be caused by some kind of Emerald Elemental Spirit." "This kind of elemental spirit probably worships the Emerald Ring Tree even more than we do. It shouldn't pose any threat. Let's go back and report."

"Ok!"

After whispering to each other for a while, the two mid-level gods continued on their way.

About two hours later.

The two mid-level gods who had left returned.

One of the mid-level gods sneered.

“That elemental spirit is very cautious and is more compatible with the Emerald Ring than we are. It will definitely sense our approach. It’s probably impossible for you to catch it.”

"Hehehe..."

The middle-ranking god who was being laughed at also looked somewhat embarrassed.

"Let's go, let's go!"

He was the first to walk through.

After the two pilgrims had traveled away for about half a day, the middle-ranking deities in the sequence of travelers had left.

A serpent king in the form of a spirit fish leaped out from a surge of elemental ripples.

Then, the insect king in its fish-like form looked toward the Emerald Ring Tree and murmured softly.

"I feel like it's about time."

After surveying the surroundings for a moment, the Insect King began to devour and digest the power of the jade element while using the ripples of elemental energy as springboards to move closer to the Jade Ring Tree.

A full half month has passed.

The elven fish approached the emerald green branches of the Emerald Ring Tree from the sky.

Then the spirit fish and insect king jumped directly into it and disappeared into the branches.

After finding a suitable location.

"rustle……"

The Insect King Curse reveals the essential characteristic of insect curses—devouring!
Before long, the entire body of the Insect King Curse was completely submerged in the gnawed insect tunnel.

Then the Insect King Curse secreted phase energy substances that had been consuming parts of the Magic Ring Tree, completely sealing off the entrance to the Insect Path.

"call……"

Zorn breathed a sigh of relief after doing all this.

"The level 13 Insect King Curse can devour the runic elemental properties of the Emerald Ring Tree and then perfectly integrate into it, becoming a part of it."

"At the same time, I can also use these insect curses as the core and the insect path as the vein to spread my cosmic magic network inside this Emerald Magic Ring Tree."

"Currently, the efficiency of one Insect King Curse is still a bit slow."

"If all seven Insect King Curses are cast, then it will be a different story."

"It takes about a month to put one in, so we'll proceed at that efficiency."

Immediately, Zorn chose another location and began a new round of cultivating the Insect King Curse.

One month, two months, three months...

Time flies by.

Before we knew it, more than a year had flown by.

…………

Deep within the Emerald Ring Tree.

A “Jadeite·Insect Nest Node”.

"Crash..."

As the emerald ripples surged.

The projection of Zorn silently coalesced here.

At this moment, the emerald green projection, like jade, perfectly matched the Jade Ring Tree.

All of this is thanks to the "Emerald Insect Nest Node".

After carefully examining the Emerald Hive node, Zorn nodded in satisfaction.

"Under the Devouring and Weaving of the Insect King's Curse, this Emerald Insect Nest Node has already connected with the Emerald Magic Ring Tree."

"Even the chosen location is excellent, making it the core of the operation of the Law Tree in this area."

"Once it is damaged, it can affect a large area of ​​the Emerald Ring Tree."

"More importantly... this is inside the Emerald Tree."

“A level 13 Insect King can get in, but the mid-level gods of the Emerald Kingdom cannot.”

“Basically, the inner insect nest node of this Emerald Ring, which was opened up by the Insect King's Curse, has become my personal little space.”

“Here… I can fully activate the ritual and draw upon the source of the Emerald Ring.”

With that thought in mind, Zorn chuckled softly.

If Zorn had known that when he sent the Insect King Curse, he would have used the Insect King Curse to carry a large amount of resources.

This time I came in.

Zorn planned to construct the ritual for extracting the essence here.

These insect nest nodes are all nodes of the Emerald Ring Tree itself, and the efficiency of extracting the Emerald Ring source from them is extraordinary.

“Two ceremonies are arranged for each node.”

"One is a ritual given to me by Lord Osirion, which can help our Kingdom of Disaster extract the source of the Emerald Ring Tree."

"And the other one, of course, is my own ritual."

"The growth of my Calamity Ring Tree and the Calamity God Kingdom depends on this extraction of the Emerald Ring Tree's roots."

Within one node after another.

Zorn began a continuous series of construction rituals.

As time goes by.

The number of Emerald Insect Nests within the Emerald Ring Tree under the Insect King Curse is increasing.

The number of rituals arranged by Zorn also began to increase gradually.

The major powers outside have also gradually sensed the abnormality of the Emerald Ring Tree.

…………

The first to notice the anomaly were naturally the Jade Kingdom, which controlled the Jade Ring Tree.

They were able to clearly detect a surge in the rate at which the roots of the Emerald Ring Tree were being lost during this period.

This discovery naturally enraged them.

As originally planned, with the gradual establishment of numerous channels...

Five or six hundred years from now, they will reclaim about ninety percent of the Emerald Ring Tree's roots.

At that time, it wouldn't be impossible to spread the Tree of Laws within the kingdoms of other high-ranking gods.

If one of these high-ranking gods were to give birth to an ancient god, it would be an absolute windfall.

However, during this period, the flow of the Emerald Ring Tree's roots became increasingly faster.

It was as if... the Tree of Origin of the Dharma Ring had been breached and was releasing floodwaters.

Moreover, the gap appears to be located within the Emerald Ring Tree.

This naturally prompted the many deities above to begin investigating the matter.

After all, if something goes wrong inside the Emerald Tree, it will be a huge problem.

…………

Black Star Kingdom.

Inside the majestic stone palace.

Osirion felt the roots of the Ring Tree growing rapidly over the past six months.

He had a vague idea of ​​who did it.

But he didn't tell anyone.

Instead, they quietly dispatched people to expand the projection of the Tree of Disaster Rings and increase the absorption of the roots of the Emerald Tree of Disaster Rings.

Such an opportunity only comes once every few million years, so it's naturally not to be missed.

at the same time.

This situation was also discovered in the hidden wasteland kingdom within the ancient divine realm, where the projection of the Wasteland Law Tree was performed.

They held discussions with high-ranking officials in the country affected by the disaster.

The details of these negotiations were naturally unknown to outsiders.

However, the Kingdom of Disaster still passed on a portion of the source to the Hidden Wasteland Cult.

……

As time goes by.

Inside the Emerald Ring Tree, Zorn, who was constantly building the Emerald Hive, finally encountered trouble.

A group of [Messenger of the Magic Ring Tree] began to infiltrate into the Magic Ring Tree.

(End of this chapter)