Man on the ark, forced to become king

"Only one's own strength is the foundation of everything."

Lin Lu glanced at them and shook her head slightly.

"Why should people be resistant to power? That's wrong."

"Think about it, if you wanted to save a child with severe Oripathy, what would you do?"

"This……"

Zuo Xuanliao hesitated for a moment before saying, "I will take him back to my residence and have him treated by a renowned doctor. I will also use medication to try to slow down his pain, but... there is no cure for Oripathy, and I cannot save him."

"I don't have any other options. At most, I can do what General Zuo did: keep the child by my side and use divine power to suppress the pain of Oripathy so that he can peacefully pass through his final days."

After thinking for a moment, Ling gave a similar answer to Zuo Xuanliao.

Even a god couldn't cure Oripathy.

"If I were to save him, I might try to toughen him up."

Chongyue spent the most time thinking and his proposed solution was more effective.

"If his will is strong enough, he can withstand my secret technique. If combined with the authority of his original body, it might be possible to recreate a healthy body for him. In that case, Oripathy will naturally be cured."

"Look, this is your limitation."

Lin Lu spread her hands and laughed, "All the regrets are due to insufficient ability. This is the best you can do with your vision and strength."

“I’m different. I’m powerful enough, and I have enough knowledge and resources, so I can directly cure his Oripathy and easily rebuild his body. Then, I can also change this world that I don’t like, permanently eradicate Oripathy from this world, and solve all problems at their root.”

“I would even be at odds with all the nations of the world for this, simply because I want to do it.”

"My strength is the capital that allows me to act recklessly. I can do whatever I want based entirely on my own preferences and ideas, without needing any reason or following any rules."

"If I am strong enough, I can easily change the world order, even make everyone live forever, eliminate all diseases, and reverse and make up for the regrets in your eyes."

"Do you understand now?"

“Power above all else…I cannot agree with that.”

Linghe Zuo Xuanliao remained silent, Chongyue shook his head and smiled bitterly, and then changed the subject.

Once again, the facts proved the correctness of Lin Lu's words. He could not agree with them, but he could not deny them either.

"Mr. Lin, do you have any good solutions to the problem of Yumen Pass?"

"Yumen Pass."

The topic changed, and Lin Lu didn't dwell on it. He had just spoken out of the heart and said a few more words.

What Chongyue and the others think is irrelevant to the world; he won't care.

As for how to resolve the crisis at Yumen Pass...

"To completely resolve the problem of demons is not something that can be done in a short time. The origin of the demonic species has not been figured out, so I dare not say that I can completely eliminate them, and I don't have that much time to spend here. Therefore, you should resolve the matter of Yumen yourselves."

"I will pick out the powerful demons outside and deal with them. As for the rest, I will let the Yumen army handle them on its own."

"Didn't General Zuo ask me before what the purpose of this golden tree is?"

"I can answer you now. As long as the Golden Tree is still in this city, everyone in the city can receive the blessing of the Golden Tree. Non-fatal injuries can be healed quickly, and there is no need to worry about the contamination of evil spirits. Those who are willing to accept the blessing of the Golden Tree can be reborn under the Golden Tree after death, even if their bodies are broken and disappear."

"In this way, Yumen will essentially have an immortal army. Although there are some limitations, it should be enough."

"In addition to the spells I provide that can suppress demonic power and completely annihilate demons, General Zuo, are you confident that you can defend Yumen Pass without it falling?"

"Resurrected from the dead? An immortal army? Of course we can hold out in that case!"

Zuo Xuanliao's eyes widened in disbelief.

The dead cannot be brought back to life, and all things are subject to reincarnation; this is an eternal truth.

It is possible to return to the body through some means after it has been a unique power of the giant beast gods throughout the long history. It is unattainable for mortals. Even immortality requires special means and is almost impossible to replicate.

But what did he hear now?

Can the dead be resurrected through the Golden Tree and then rejoin the battle?

The boundary between life and death was so simply broken by a tree?

If there were truly an undead army that could resurrect itself, and possessed magic powerful enough to annihilate demons, the Jade Gate border would be as stable as a mountain, unshakeable by anyone!

The troublesome aspects of demons are nothing more than their powerful bodies, bizarre abilities and corruption, and their extremely tenacious, almost immortal vitality.

If one can be immune to the corruption of evil spirits and kill them directly by severing their powerful life force, one's own strongmen will not suffer any substantial damage and there will be no problem of insufficient defense. So-called evil spirits are nothing more than larger wild beasts.

If he can't even win against such a situation, what face does he have to be the commander of Yumen Pass?

"But Mr. Lin... something like this..."

After the excitement came deep worry. If the cycle of life and death could be broken, what it represented was immortality!

Such an opportunity, once spread, will inevitably attract the attention of countless people, and in the imperial court, who knows how many old men will be restless.

Zuo Xuanliao could already imagine how crazy those people would become in order to seize the power of immortality.

However, he was ultimately a general under the imperial court, so he couldn't say it directly.

Ling, however, was uninhibited and spoke frankly about it.

"Lin Lu, is it really a good idea to use something like this to guard the Jade Gate? While the Jade Gate can be defended in this way, this power will surely attract countless madmen. Those who are nearing the end of their lives will do anything for a glimmer of hope. Not to mention how much it will affect the Yan Kingdom, the Golden Tree will probably be greatly disturbed as well."

After all... this is 'immortal'.

Something even higher than 'immortality' would be tempting not only to those long-established noble families, but perhaps even to the one currently sitting on the dragon throne.

Some people may be able to resist temptation and remain rational, but most people will inevitably go to any lengths to seize the chance to survive, and it wouldn't be surprising if they did something as crazy as possible for it.

She had seen far too many cases of bloodshed and violence caused by a single treasure.

"Then it depends on General Zuo's abilities. If you don't want Yan Kingdom to fall into chaos, it's best to keep the news tightly under wraps and prevent it from leaking out."

"Of course, this is mainly for your benefit and for the good of Yan Kingdom. I personally don't care. Putting the Golden Tree out in the open right now is not in my plan, but I'm not afraid."

At this point, Lin Lu paused, revealing a gentle smile. But what she said next sent a chill down Zuo Xuanliao's spine.

"Like I said before, because I'm strong enough, I don't care."

"The Golden Tree is right here. I do have the means to free people from the cycle of birth and death. If you want it, you are welcome to come and take it yourself."

"I just hope that the people who make the move and their families are strong enough to be easily defeated, so that they won't be reduced to ashes by my fire or lightning. Otherwise, it won't be worth it."

"Also, what I'm saying applies to everyone, but status and position don't matter to me."

"Whether they are ordinary people, wealthy families, or high-ranking officials, they are all treated equally."

"Including... you know?"

He pointed his finger to the sky, saying nothing more, but everyone present understood the meaning.

The atmosphere suddenly froze.

Chapter 186 Flame and Gold

The fire outside Yumen Pass burned for a full day and night, which is why Lin Lu chose to use the Ash Extinguishing Fire.

As a military fortress that has existed for thousands of years and a vital border town, Yumen City has an enormous amount of resources stored up. A massive amount of pure source stones were used as nutrients, allowing the Golden Tree to leap from a seedling to the critical point of evolution in a very short time.

Since the Great Golden Tree of Kazdel is already the central hub of this world, the growth of other Golden Trees will be suppressed. No matter how much energy they absorb, they can only exist as offspring of the Great Golden Tree.

However, the energy storage function of the small golden trees is limitless. They cannot evolve to the Furnace of Life or higher stages, but they can store the energy they absorb by constantly expanding their body size.

Taking advantage of this, Lin Lu almost drained all the remaining energy from the Golden Tree and launched an unprecedented prayer attack.

The amount of Originium that could supply the operation of a mobile city for several months, after deducting the amount needed to grow the Golden Tree, was still far greater than that required for a common natural disaster.

Such a massive energy source was poured into the Dragon Offering Prayer and the Flame Prayer, and when they were combined, they created a dragon hand comparable to a mountain peak. With a single breath, the flames it spewed out even spread for hundreds of miles.

Furthermore, because the ash flames they initially spewed out carried a massive amount of energy, they could burn for a long time, continuously expanding themselves by consuming surrounding combustibles.

The terrifying annihilating flames were enough to burn even the weakest demons to death, their bodies and souls consumed as fuel. Even ancient behemoths like the Sui would not dare to linger within the sea of ​​fire, otherwise, utter annihilation awaited them.

In essence, the annihilating fire from the evil god of fire is the nemesis of almost all life. It is an irresistible force of destruction. As long as there is life, no one can resist its burning, whether it is a giant beast or a demon.

Even a mature Golden Tree that rules over a world would be annihilated by flames, let alone these demons whose life essence is several levels lower than that of the Golden Tree?

Therefore, after being set ablaze outside Yumen Pass, all the lurking demons began to flee in disarray, retreating frantically.

After the fire, which had raged for a day and a night, gradually died down, the land in sight was now completely empty. Layers of black ash from the burning embers were mixed with patches of mottled, glass-like ground, a desolate landscape devoid of any life.

Three hundred miles outside Yumen Pass, the area had become a forbidden zone and a dead end for life, a completely barren land.

Even after the flames subsided, a terrifying aura still lingered above, inspiring awe and fear.

The old celestial master, who had rushed over, climbed the city wall, gazed into the distance, and was speechless for a long time as he looked at the scorched earth.

When seeking help from the Golden Tree, he intended to use the combat power of several deities within the Golden Tree to help Yumen Pass withstand the most difficult time. Once the internal chaos in Yan Kingdom subsided, the imperial court could naturally spare the time to send experts to provide support, and at that time, the siege of Yumen Pass would no longer be a problem.

But I never expected it to turn out like this.

Even though he had overestimated the Golden Tree's abilities as much as possible, he still hadn't anticipated the outcome.

The deity who could summon the Great Moon did not appear, and only one of the Year Beast fragments that joined the Golden Tree came, and it watched the whole thing without taking any action.

The leader of the Golden Tree ventured out of the pass alone and single-handedly killed an invading demon with his bare hands. He then unleashed a spell, and flames swept across three hundred miles, extinguishing the heavens and earth. This terrified the demons lurking outside the pass, who fled in terror.

What's most terrifying is that after fighting the demon alone and using such a large-scale spell, Lin Lu, the leader of the Golden Tree, seemed to have no energy depletion at all. She returned to the city and even fought against Chong Yue, a martial arts master who had also been guarding Yumen Pass for many years, and won the battle.