Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 440 Rising Flames
The Ignivas didn't know where their intense hatred came from; all they knew was that they wanted to destroy their home planet.

However, the destruction progress seems to have encountered some problems. Even though this group of Ignivas has burned the entire surface, they have only managed to boil some water. As for the other damage...

There doesn't seem to be anything else that can be destroyed.

Woolly elephants roam the earth. They should have devoured the entire planet, but right now the planet's surface is nothing but water and mud. These demonic elephants, tamed by the Ignivas, can't find anything to eat.

"Nothing at all? How is that possible?"

Even though their hearts were still filled with hatred, the scene before them still caused the minds of this group of Ignivas to briefly come to a standstill.

How could there be nothing there?
Originally, they envisioned burning everything on the planet, destroying the nascent civilizations, and annihilating all living beings, until the earth burned beneath their feet and the hairy golems devoured everything, only then would their anger be somewhat appeased.

But now, before they could even begin, there was nothing left on the ground. All they could do was boil water and watch the frozen soil turn into mud.

It was like throwing a punch with all your might and hitting nothing at all. It felt like something was stuck in your chest. The Ignivas man not only didn't feel any relief, but he felt even more stifled.

The revenge was over before they could even begin; their home planet had become a wasteland. What else could they possibly do?

Should we stay and rebuild civilization?
"It seems like this is the only way."

The Ignivas man in charge of leading the team gave a wry smile.

"This is, after all, our home planet."

Ultimately, the feeling of punching empty air is so unpleasant that these Ignivas always have to do something to relieve their resentment.

Since there's nothing left to destroy in my hometown, rebuilding it is something worthwhile.

And so, with this thought in mind, these Ignivas once again set their fires ablaze.

This time, the flames burned the mud into solid bricks, making them as hard as stone. After building houses with these bricks, the Ignivas settled on the surface of the earth.

Although they wanted to rebuild civilization, it seemed that this was all they could do, given their nomadic lifestyle.

What they didn't know was that, right beneath their feet, the Tahririans, whom they were supposed to destroy, were living comfortably in the treehouses, where the heat from the surface provided some warmth.

Even Du Yi's body was no longer cold; this warm feeling made him quite comfortable.

"So it seems we don't need to turn around?"

Du Yi felt a renewed urge to explore.

As for the Seed of Creation, it naturally obeyed Du Yi's will unconditionally. So, instead of turning back to the planet next to the sun, it once again sailed into the distance.

But this also attracted the attention of the Ignivas.

The Ignivas' interstellar travel has always relied on the gravitational pull of various stars, which is why they are exceptionally sensitive to changes in the planets themselves.

Especially the current abnormal movement, which is as conspicuous as a guiding light.

"Who is making the planet move? This can't be normal."

The Ignivas, having recovered from their anger, finally realized that something was amiss.

"Could it be that there's something else beneath our feet?"

It was at this moment that Ignivas realized that their previous fire had only burned the surface—the underground portion had been forgotten. They should have realized this much earlier.

"burn!"

The presence of living beings rekindled the Ignivas' fighting spirit.

But this is the only thing that fire can't handle. Their fire can only rise upwards. If it were to burn downwards, deep into the earth's crust, their fire would have a hard time exerting its power.

If even 10% of the hype gets through, that's already considered a great effort on their part.

This further enraged the Ignivas.

However, the anger of the Ignivas made the underground even warmer. Through the heat conduction of those roots, the Seed of Creation even managed to make every room and cavity warm as spring.

"Then let them keep burning; that really works."

Du Yi even hoped that those Ignivas would continue.

"Also, don't let them despair too much, otherwise what if they stop burning... Or should we proactively expose some of our roots to them?"

The Seed of Creation also thought the idea was feasible. After all, having some heat was better than having none. So, when the Ignivas abandoned the fire and started digging tunnels themselves, they actually discovered some living plants.

The enraged Ignivas immediately blasted the fireball out, and the root-like underground plants were indeed ignited on the spot, just as they had expected.

But that heat, right before everyone's eyes, spread along the roots and reached the core of the Seed of Creation.

Yes, a core that retains heat is a feature that every newly formed World Tree should have. If they need to traverse the stars, the stable heat within the core can help them withstand the cold of the void.

However, there are some special World Trees that do not have this configuration, such as World Trees that have not yet begun to traverse the sea of ​​stars, or World Trees like Divine Tree I that have not even drawn on the earth's resources.

However, for now, the Seed of Creation has made up for what it lacked.

As for the heat, we owe a great deal to the help of the Ignivas.

The fire provided by these Ignivas, while not quite as hot as the planet's core, is sufficient to sustain the current voyage.

So, where are we going?

The Seed of Creation looked at its father.

"Although my instincts do tell me that going to see my kind now might not be a good thing."

"If you don't know, I do have a coordinate here."

Du Yi thought for a moment, and then began to sense his location.

"It's the lair of one of the four Star Sea Evil Gods. We should be able to gain a lot there, and with the God of Courage, we can also find a new source of heat to replenish our energy."

At this moment, Du Yi had a profound realization of the importance of heat during interstellar travel.

You could even say that heat is life itself.

(End of this chapter)