Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 179 The First Believer Should Not Worry
Zhao Youyue's original goal was to seize the title of the first believer, but she was framed by Lin Xiufeng, which caused her to lose control of her emotions.

Knowing she wouldn't gain anything and that staying would be pointless, she simply left.

However, five members of the Tianwu Group remained.

Lin Xiufeng discovered that these people were all Heavenly Martial Warriors, with the Heavenly Martial Group gathering beneath their feet.

'Could it be that Zhao Youyue broke through during this operation? Was she originally at the ninth level of the Heavenly Martial Soul realm?'

'Is she using this method to bypass the normal rules and procedures of the Heavenly Martial Corps in training Heavenly Martial Warriors?'

Lin Xiufeng realized that Zhao Youyue was really troublesome.

The giant tree spirit went on and on about the benefits of human offerings.

Lin Hsiu-fei said, "Actually, I had an argument with the second believer about this matter."

“I believe that using evil humans as offerings will label the sacred tree as cannibalistic, which will undermine your wisdom and hinder the spread of faith.”

"It turns out that by proclaiming the greatness of the divine tree and using its power, I successfully turned the anti-heaven organization into believers of the divine tree."

"Those whom the sacred tree sees wearing this mark are your followers!"

The giant tree spirit still remembered the three major organizations and shouted and cheered happily:
"The First Believer kept his word! With my power, he defeated the three major organizations that rebelled against Heaven!"

"Hahaha... I really am a divine tree favored by the fate of heaven and earth, possessing the power of the earth!"

"First Believer, you've done so well! Does everyone who rebels against Heaven have to offer me tribute? When will they come?"

The giant tree demon imagined with great anticipation... the scene of many rebellious believers coming together with offerings.

Lin Xiufeng feigned modesty and said, "I haven't done enough!"

"Many members of the Anti-Heaven Organization live far away and have to travel a long time to come and pay homage to the Divine Tree."

"They still need to search everywhere for offerings; only when they find them will they feel comfortable coming to pay homage to the sacred tree!"

“The second believer thought my method was too slow, but I thought it was a long-term solution.”

"The bad people among humanity will eventually be exhausted, but if everyone can spontaneously seek out offerings in order to come and pay homage to the sacred tree, that is the long-term solution with a continuous supply."

"At first glance, the second believer's path may seem to work quickly; but in the long run, my path will be the most stable and enduring."

The giant tree demon listened and repeatedly agreed, saying:

“What you said makes so much sense! No wonder you’re the first believer! Just keep walking this path! You don’t need to learn from the second believer.”

"I will obey the divine decree!" Lin Xiufeng thought he had managed to get away with it, otherwise he wouldn't want to capture people to sacrifice.

The giant tree demon, curious, pressed Lin Xiufeng on how he became the leader of the rebellion against Heaven. Lin Xiufeng, while explaining, added:

"It's basically all thanks to the fifth believer!"

"But in the end, it was the power of the great divine tree that inspired us!"

"With the help of the great divine tree, the fifth believer awakened the power of the Heavenly Blade, becoming a force to be reckoned with on the Dream Continent. He is now recognized as the number one expert among humans on the Dream Continent!"

The giant tree spirit asked in surprise, "Why haven't you awakened, First Believer?"

"I am ashamed, I am ashamed. Perhaps my talent is limited and I am not as quick to awaken as the fifth believer."

Lin Xiufeng pondered, who wouldn't want to possess the power of the Heavenly Blade? It's even rarer than a perfect hand in mahjong. What can be done?

"It's alright! First Believer, don't worry. I'll give you some more power to help you awaken faster!"

As the giant tree demon spoke, its drooping tendrils intertwined and formed a ball, enveloping Lin Xiufeng.

Inside, there is a continuous release of high-concentration Heavenly Martial Power.

Lin Xiufeng was surprised by the giant tree demon's generosity and quickly expressed his gratitude, saying:

"The blessings of the great sacred tree have greatly inspired me! I will fight even harder to awaken as soon as possible, to better proclaim the greatness and compassion of the sacred tree, and to attract more believers!"

The giant tree spirit said happily, "Yes, yes! We need to hurry! I've been looking forward to the day when the grasslands are all lush and green!"

"I will continue to work hard for this!" Lin Xiufeng was puzzled by the giant tree demon's vines wrapping around a blade of grass. While absorbing Heavenly Martial Power, he casually asked, "..."
“Great sacred tree! I have discovered that you have a powerful vine that is wrapped around a tender little grass.”

"I am completely baffled; I beg the great divine tree to guide me—"

The giant tree spirit chuckled and said, "There's too much grass, use it to count."

"Forgot to count?" Lin Xiufeng was a little confused.

The giant tree spirit said expectantly, "Yes, yes! Ever since the first believer said that in the future the vegetation would be as lush as the surrounding grass."

“I count the grass every day. When I’m not counting, I wrap the grass around myself so I don’t forget which blade of grass I’m counting.”

"I've only counted 56 million! There are still so many grasses I haven't counted!"

Lin Xiufeng almost burst into tears upon hearing this...

Even though the giant tree demon was a mutated beast, he felt he couldn't bear to do it.

However, on second thought, the giant tree demon is, after all, a mutated beast.

Therefore, Lin Xiufeng's reluctance to do something came quickly and went quickly as well.

"The perseverance of the sacred tree is truly astonishing!"

Lin Xiufeng figured the giant tree demon was probably just bored.

After a while, the giant tree demon finally stopped giving gifts, and Lin Xiufeng quickly expressed his gratitude for the divine tree's blessings.

"The power of the Great Divine Tree has grown even stronger! The martial prowess it bestows upon believers upon the One Hundred Heavens is many times greater than before!"

The giant tree spirit said very magnanimously:
"The second believer brought a thousand bad people, and I suddenly grew a lot taller!"

"I also possess miraculous powers bestowed upon me by heaven and earth; what I'm giving you is nothing!"

Lin Xiufeng followed up by asking, "The great divine tree has received miraculous power; it is the blessing of Mother Earth, the goddess of heaven and earth!"

"I humbly request that the great divine tree display itself briefly, so that I may better proclaim the great power of the Tree of the Earth!"

"This magical power can absorb even more power, and absorb it even faster, so I can't demonstrate it!" the giant tree spirit said, then urged anxiously.

"First Believer, quickly take the power I have bestowed upon you and continue the fight!"

"I will obey the divine decree! I dare not slacken in the slightest. Therefore, please allow me, with a heavy heart, to depart for the distant land to continue my battle for the great divine tree!"

"Oh! Hurry up! I'll continue counting the grass."

The giant tree spirit seemed to have made this a target.

When Lin Xiufeng left, the few Heavenly Martial Warriors left behind by Zhao Youyue were filled with jealousy and anger in their eyes!
The tribute was brought by them.

Lin Xiufeng, however, absorbed so much Heavenly Martial Power!
Where is the law of heaven?

Lin Xiufeng and Lin Qiru walked away side by side, and when they looked back, they were still awestruck by the sheer size of the giant tree.

"I don't know if we've nurtured a divine object that supplies heavenly martial power, or a great threat."

Lin Xiufeng wasn't sure either, but the main point was that there was really no reason to destroy such a useful giant tree mutant beast at this stage.

"There's no need to worry now. Its power can help many people break through."

Lin Qiru was undoubtedly saying that she could still easily destroy the giant tree mutated beast.

This put Lin Xiufeng at ease, after all, the several-thousand-meter-high Lone King Volcano had been flattened by half by the force of Lin Qiru's eruption.

“Zhao Youyue used the power of the giant tree to quickly advance to the ninth level of the Heavenly Martial Soul and become a Heavenly Martial Warrior. We can’t fall behind. If she doesn’t stop, we can’t stop either.”

Lin Xiufeng didn't want to do this, after all, the more Heavenly Warriors there were, the higher the risk of things getting out of control.

He also didn't want to disrupt the stability of Tianlan Star.

But Zhao Youyue is doing this, and if he doesn't, the longer the time drags on, the greater the numerical advantage of the two sides' Heavenly Warriors will become.

The Heavenly Martial Corps already had a numerical advantage in Heavenly Martial Warriors; if they continue to widen this advantage, they will eventually occupy areas outside of Lonely King Volcano.

Under those circumstances, he couldn't send out many people.

Even if Lin Xiufeng guards the exit of Tianwu Realm, he has lost the right to negotiate with Tianlan Star.

Lin Xiufeng could tell from this that Zhao Youyue had truly lost her rationality due to revenge.

This was the situation that the Tianwu Group least wanted to see, but Zhao Youyue broke it first.

"We need to gather information about the killing of the giant mutated beasts as soon as possible. If Zhao Youyue finds more transformation beads than we do, she'll dare to release them all!"

Lin Xiufeng had thought he would have a leisurely future, but he found that he wouldn't have time to deal with Fantian's internal affairs.

(End of this chapter)