Final Lord

Chapter 221 Accident
Faced with Bai Ling's request, Wang Bufu was definitely willing to help. Putting aside the reward for eliminating the extinction worm, Bai Ling's favorability would certainly increase significantly.

The problem is, he really doesn't have the ability to help.

"Given the current state of the Extinction Insects, my forces have two problems: one is their poor survivability, and the other is their insufficient damage output."

"Hold on for 30 minutes. This means the Extinction Insect has 30 minutes to summon the Transport Insect. At the Extinction Insect's movement speed, 30 minutes is enough time for it to summon a vast swarm of insects."

Wang Bufu shrugged and said, "I did the math. If we fight directly, we only have an 80% chance of winning and a 20% chance of being wiped out."

That's a 20% chance! What's the difference between that and the entire team getting wiped out right from the start?

Bai Ling's tentacles twitched twice in confusion. "Huh? Is this how it is?"

Wang Bufu's expression turned solemn as he solemnly said, "Therefore, we need some time to strengthen the troops. Sister Bai Ling, you've already persevered for so long, a little longer won't make a difference."

Give me two weeks. In two weeks, I'll definitely be able to eradicate the root-root pests!

"Just two more weeks! No problem! I can definitely wait. Then I'll leave it to you, Brother Bufu." Bai Ling excitedly spun around in the air and said, "Brother Bufu, wait a minute, I'll go pick out a gift for you!"

Seeing Bai Ling vanish into powder in a flash, Wang Bufu smiled slightly and said to Xia Mao, "Let's go back. We haven't dealt with the bodies of those heretics yet. First, burn them with fire, then grind them into powder with stones, and then soak them in mercury."

Blind Cat chuckled: "Lord, the moment I was teleported here, I ordered Blind Chicken to go over there. Let's take it slow, no need to rush."

Wang Bufu chuckled immediately: "Hey! You're good at getting things done. You blind cat, you really make me happy."

"It's all to relieve the adults' burdens. Hahahaha!" Blind Cat shook his body as he held his staff, laughing slyly.

Wang Bufu laughed even harder, feeling that his current appearance, like that of the blind cat, was exactly the same as the image of Sun Wukong and Laozi facing each other.

Just as the two were rejoicing, the blind chicken's urgent voice suddenly rang in Wang Bufu's mind: "My lord, something terrible has happened! One of the corpses is missing!"

Wang was dissatisfied:! ! !

……

Bai Ling flapped her wings and flew through layers of Bai Ling forest, her pale blue fluorescence falling from the dome and refracting into starlight-like fragments on her translucent scales.

Her home was in the very center of the White Spirit Forest, where the tallest White Spirit Tree King stood.

When she arrived at the Tree King's territory, the branches and leaves of the entire forest moved without wind, and the hexagonal metal leaves collided with each other, making a clear sound like wind chimes, as if welcoming the return of their master.

The tree king's massive outline gradually became clear in the fluorescent light—its seventy-meter-high gray-white trunk looked as if it had been vertically cleaved by a giant with a sharp blade, and its twelve arched buttress roots stretched out in all directions like a hanging curtain, forming a natural circular archway thirty meters above the ground.

The inner side of each buttress root is covered with fine silver crystals. As Bai Ling flies by, these crystals light up one after another along her flight path, outlining a spiraling staircase of light inside the tree trunk.

She landed gracefully at the junction of the thickest buttress roots, her tentacles brushing against the emerald vines entwined around the trunk. The vines immediately began to writhe as if alive, revealing the entrance to a tree hollow hidden beneath the moss.

The crystals at the cave entrance glowed automatically, weaving into a rainbow bridge. The moment Bai Ling's body landed on it, millions of silver crystals bloomed simultaneously, illuminating the passageway like an inverted Milky Way. The tree's core space was even more magnificent than what was visible from the outside. Twelve buttress roots intertwined inside to form a Gothic ribbed arch structure, each rib flowing with liquid silver light.

The silver spring in the center is held aloft by the roots of the tree king. The spring water is so clear that it is almost illusory. Countless tiny light butterflies float on the surface of the water. When they flap their wings, the phosphorus powder they drop condenses into a thin mist of geometric shapes on the surface of the water.

The most wondrous thing is the space above the spring—where amber display shelves, formed from solidified tree sap, float suspended. Hundreds of artifacts rotate silently within the amber: there are fern seeds that are glowing, crystal beetles that are in a fluttering wing posture, and even a fairy butterfly specimen shrunk to the size of a fist.

Each artifact is surrounded by delicate filaments of light, the other end of which connects to crystals on the buttress roots, transforming the entire giant tree into a sophisticated and fantastical eco-museum.

Bai Ling lightly touched the water's surface with her forelegs, and seven water droplets immediately leaped up, transforming into mirrors. She stopped in front of the third water mirror, where countless illusory images of her collection were reflected.

These were treasures she had collected from various parts of the forest in different seasons. When Bai Ling's tentacles probed the mirror's surface, the entire water mirror suddenly boiled, spitting out three objects encased in cocoons of light:
A leaf of the White Spirit Tree King with gold trim, half of a still-twisting glowing vine, and a miniature crown woven from six kinds of ferns.

"Which one should I choose as the friend fee...?" Bai Ling's main eye reflected the collection, her wings trembling slightly as she struggled with her decision. Suddenly, the spring gushed forth a rainbow-colored mist, and within the mist emerged Wang Bufu's figure standing solemnly by the lake.

Seeing the human lord commanding his soldiers, Bai Ling suddenly used her tentacles to curl up the fern crown, a cunning glint in her main eye on her chest: "Since they're humans who can be my friends... this one is definitely the most suitable!"

The White Spirit Tree King seemed to sense her decision, and all the crystals on its buttress roots suddenly resonated. A huge magic circle appeared on the surface of the Silver Spring, and the crown was enveloped by a pillar of light rising from the center of the circle, beginning to absorb the power of order overflowing from the spring. The silver crystals that had been drifting among the grass leaves were summoned and gathered around the crown, adorning this gift as if it had been cut from the starry sky.

"It's so beautiful! I'm sure you'll love it." Bai Ling picked up the crown with her forelegs, and just as she was about to teleport away, she let out a big yawn.

"Oh no, I'm out of energy. I'll pay my friend tomorrow, I'll go to sleep tonight."

Bai Ling fell into the spring water, a smile on her lips, and drifted into a sweet sleep.

……

As Bai Ling flew over the forest, all the Evil Eyes living there knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads. The Evil Eye Elder, seeing Bai Ling's flight path turn into an S-shape and looking extremely pleased, felt a sudden tightness in his chest.

"Huh? How come the White Spirit God just flew back from outside the forest? When did He fly out? I didn't see Him."

In the past, Bai Ling Shen would always tell us before leaving or entering the forest, but this time she went out without saying a word and returned without saying goodbye.

For some reason, Elder Evil Eye suddenly recalled Wang Bufu's words.

"I hope you won't regret this in the near future. Next time you want to invite me into the White Spirit Forest, it won't be so easy. I'll have to tie up all your tentacles and roll in front of me to invite me in."

"Oh no! Oh no!" Elder Evil Eye was drenched in sweat. "Could it have been done by some despicable outsider? Does he have a way to lure the White Spirit God out without entering the White Spirit Forest?"

This is this...

No, no! I have to go and sound out Bai Lingshen's opinion, otherwise I won't be able to eat or sleep in peace!

Thinking of this, Elder Evil Eye mustered his courage, pushed aside his clansmen, approached the White Spirit Tree King, and kowtowed three times to it.

(End of this chapter)