Noel blinked, realizing he was at a disadvantage from the start; he was immersed in nutrient solution. Before he could explore, a door-opening sound came from the entrance.

He immediately closed his eyes, pretending he hadn't woken up yet.

"Click."

Two inorganic metallic figures entered, one pink and one blue, their eyes quivering with the rhythm of compound eyes of bees. They stood outside the nutrient tank, recording data.

"The subject's heartbeat has recovered, breathing restored, most life signs have returned." The blue metal figure observed the screen.

"Clocking out, we'll return tomorrow." The pink metal figure closed the notebook.

"Hmm." The blue metal figure tilted its head, glancing at the nutrient tank. Inside floated a humanoid form, the body in a transparent wraith state, with only the head appearing more distinct. A blond boy with closed eyes, wearing an expression of utmost serenity.

"Every day is like this, monotonously recording the subject's life signs, yet he never wakes up. I'm truly sick of this work." The pink metal figure mumbled.

"Who said he'll never wake up? If it weren't for our leader finding the egg in the Eternal Sea, we'd hardly ever see such a legendary creature. Just wait patiently, and someday he will awaken; maybe he simply lacks nutrients." Lan Qie gazed at the boy in the nutrient tank, his eyes alight with fervor: "For five years, we have come to record his data every day; he grows clearer each day... I can even imagine how beautiful his eyes will be when he opens them. When he awakens, I can hardly imagine how our leader will treat him, considering their dislike for organic life forms."

"Lan Qie, I remind you, don't do anything against the experiment protocol. We are just recorders." The pink metal figure cautiously warned.

"...Of course." Lan Qie lingered for a while before leaving the laboratory.

After they left, the blond boy in the nutrient tank suddenly opened his eyes.

... It seems he belongs to an ancient race, perhaps a Kunpeng or Chaos. As an unhatched egg, he accidentally fell into the hands of these mechanical figures.

He plans to bide his time until his body fully develops before forcibly breaking out of this laboratory. That blue metal figure seems to have a soft spot; perhaps he can use that to his advantage...

With eyes closed, he listened to the echoed voices of the two metal figures reverberating from the distant corridor:

"... Lan Qie, what has the leader been up to recently? The Game Day is approaching, yet the leader is absent."

"... Hush, let me tell you a little secret. Rumor has it that, before leaving, our leader kept murmuring 'Olivius, you have finally returned,' and then they just left..."

"Who is Olivius?"

"Who knows, probably someone the leader is familiar with. It's unclear whether as a friend or foe. It seems the Dragon Emperor has just awakened and is also looking for this person..."

"What on earth did this person do to attract so much attention..."

...

The mist dispersed in the high-hanging sky, flocks of birds skimming through the warm wind of late spring.

Beneath the expansive blue-green foliage, people prostrated themselves in succession, praying for the World Tree's favor.

When Su Ming'an arrived at the World Tree, he witnessed such a fervent scene.

The roots of the World Tree spread throughout Luowasha, with one location near the Royal City of the Red Tower. People pray there all year round. Besides the most common humans and beastmen, there were also elves, magic pact users, mechanical race, dwarves, liches, and other rare races.

"According to the prophecy of the Mother Goddess, the Rin Clan will resurrect in the root network of the World Tree at the center of the continent, so the Red Tower side is still relatively calm." The blond youth rubbed his chin: "To my knowledge, in the central continent World Tree root network, the Celestial Clan, Demon Race, and Dragon Clan... these groups have been fighting for days and nights, blood spilling the skies, corpses strewn everywhere. It's truly... a hellish scene."

"All to contend for the soon-resurrecting Rin Clan?" Su Ming'an raised an eyebrow.

"These fellows indeed have a deep-rooted history, with no shortage of enmities between races reaching a point of bitter hatred." The blond youth said, "However, the Rin Clan is indeed the primary cause."

"Just how powerful is this Rin Clan?" Su Ming'an asked.

"It was a race personally created by the Void Lord, carrying the fate of saving the world multiple times. How could it not be formidable?" The blond youth chuckled, "However, the Rin Clan is most vulnerable at the moment of their resurrection. Only when the divine blood within them gradually unseals will they become powerful."

Su Ming'an nodded in agreement.

At this moment, he felt a resonance from his chest, originating from the "World Tree Seed" within his heart. He had a feeling... the World Tree was summoning him. It seemed like it very much wanted him to plant himself there.

Su Ming'an instinctively took a few steps forward, but the blond youth stepped in front of him, blocking his way.

"It's best to watch from here," the blond youth smiled: "There's a crowd ahead, don't get pushed around. No one knows if this could turn into a new battleground..."

At that moment, sudden turmoil erupted in the front.

Su Ming'an, on guard, moved his fingers subtly, poised to initiate a spatial displacement.

Then, someone at the front exclaimed:

"—Everyone, just now, the Dawn Goddess issued a prophecy, declaring potential resurrection sites for the Rin Clan, totaling four locations!"

"What? Quickly tell us!" People immediately grew excited. Although this matter didn't concern them, listening to the oracle was enticing.

Su Ming'an felt a sense of foreboding.

"They are— the central continent, Eternal Sea, Sanctuary Mountain, and..." the speaker stumbled, seemingly hearing something inconceivable.

"What else? Speak up!" the crowd urged.

At this moment, a distant wind sound came from above.

Su Ming'an looked up—

"Whoosh— whoosh—!"

In the roiling sky above, red and purple hues intermingled, and figures with wings on their backs rapidly approached, bringing a rainbow-like shimmer and the ferocity of a hurricane.

Snow-white wings, belong to the Celestial Clan.

Bat wings connected by crimson joints, are Half-demon.

Long azure feathers on wings, is the Azure Phoenix.

Heavy and expansive giant wings, belong to the Dragon Descendants...

"What is happening..." People were dumbstruck.

"For these high-class races, even one appearance usually causes a stir, yet this time..."

The priest announcing the oracle watched in awe towards the direction of the World Tree, clutching a cross on his neck, and trembling as he spoke:

"My Deity... I wish you were deceiving me."

"But I know all too well your wisdom, tolerance, and truth. Hence, I must faithfully declare for you."

"Red Tower..."

"...is the fourth key location. This is...your oracle."

Su Ming'an felt a sense of "finally here" in his heart.

Screams arose.

Those approaching high-class races, even just the gale stirred by their wings, could blow these people away. If a dragon descendant were to breathe out dragon breath, it could instantly incinerate hundreds or thousands of low-level lives. The gap between races is shockingly large.

Creatures on the surface were fearful, screaming, and fleeing. Su Ming'an and the blond youth were the only ones who remained motionless. Among the sea of moving people, they stood out with their calmness.

"Your Highness! We should leave first!" The knights wanted to drag Su Ming'an back. From the moment the oracle was delivered, the Red Tower had already fallen into the most chaotic, complex, and terrifying vortex in the world—a vortex of desire surrounding the [Rin Clan], this flesh and blood grinder had already shredded thousands upon thousands of high-class races.

"..." Su Ming'an did not resist. He knew that this matter might have been caused by himself. Whether this Dawn Goddess was benevolent or malevolent, before the situation was clarified, he chose to follow the royal family back.

At least, the royal family of the Red Tower was currently the place where he could be most protected, after all, the royal family dared to use Hell Cows and Azure Phoenix as food, and the king was a powerful Light Elf, his strength should not be low. Otherwise, even if he fled to Crescent Island where Lv Shu was, it would only be sending himself to the door.

"Liujin, let's go, trust that the king will handle the diplomatic issues well." The blond youth comforted, pulling him away.

Under the heavy protection of the Knights, the chaotic flow of people did not affect them, like a circle of reinforced steel, Su Ming'an was escorted back.

"By the way, my name is Hui Bai." The blond youth suddenly said his name: "Although I told you a few days ago, I'm repeating it in case you've forgotten."

"...Huh?" Su Ming'an was a bit surprised, wouldn't it have a 'Noel' or 'Ah' kind of character?

"It's all my fault, I shouldn't have taken you to see the World Tree, and unexpectedly encountered the oracle from the Dawn Goddess..." Hui Bai said regretfully: "Sorry for dragging you into this chaos."

Su Ming'an thought to himself, if Hui Bai was pretending, it could simply be described as "pretentious." If he wasn't pretending, then he truly was a good man.

He looked up, most high-class races were heading straight for the World Tree, starting to compete for territory. These high-class races must have a combat power above three thousand and five. It seems the power system of Luowasha is not low, any high-class race can contend against the top players on the leaderboard.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that he was locked onto by something.

...Some high-class races had their eyes fixed on him.

...But why were they looking at him?

Su Ming'an's current identity was a prince of the Red Tower, a harmless jellyfish, why would anyone target him?

"Liujin." At this time, Hui Bai looked at Su Ming'an while running, speaking rapidly:

"Remember my following words."

"The silk cloth I bought you earlier is a positioning prop, no matter where you are, I will find you."

"Then, don't lose the dragon blood, it can deter non-dragon clan creatures. The fruits I gave you earlier are not ordinary fruits, they are dirty fruits that can intimidate elves. The scales I gave you are not decorations, they are a demon's horn that can intimidate the celestial clan. The shell can deter the sea clan, the thorn ring can deter the blood clan, and the cross bracelet can deter witches..."

Su Ming'an looked at Hui Bai in surprise, he hadn't expected that the seemingly ordinary trinkets from the morning were each carefully selected defensive items by Hui Bai.

Intimidating elves, intimidating demons, intimidating the celestial clan, intimidating the sea clan...

Hui Bai knew that Su Ming'an was a jellyfish at the bottom of the food chain, any race could eat jellyfish. So he carefully selected every precious self-defense treasure, all of which he gave to Su Ming'an, so even the weakest jellyfish could receive full protection.

That seemingly meaningless shopping...was actually preparation for such potential danger.

Su Ming'an recalled when Hui Bai gave him each little item, the smile in his eyes, and the blond youth's words "won't harm him." It turned out, they weren't just jokes, Hui Bai had truly thought about...how to practically protect a jellyfish.

They were running amidst the crowd when suddenly, Su Ming'an heard a shrill gust of wind.

Although he could bomb these flying high-class races aiming at him, he didn't intend to counterattack, he needed to know why some high-class races were targeting him.

"Swish!"

Large wings brushed past his shoulder, approaching was a celestial being with seaweed-like green hair, her eyes cold, she wrapped an arm around Su Ming'an's waist.

Upon grabbing Su Ming'an, her face showed visible joy, as if she had completed some major task.

"Let him go!" Hui Bai reached out, trying to grab Su Ming'an: "He's just a jellyfish, why are you catching him!"

The celestial cast a cold glance, with a flap of her wings, she sent Hui Bai flying dozens of meters, vaguely hearing the sound of bones cracking, blood seeping across the ground like plum blossoms.

The knights wanted to move forward but knew they were only throwing their lives away. Their power was insignificant as ants before the celestial being.

Su Ming'an's body was suspended, the celestial being firmly encircling his waist, charging upward. Her flying speed was fast, even though some high-class races behind were bombing at her, she still left them behind.

Despite only needing a finger movement to tear apart the celestial being, Su Ming'an still maintained a harmless posture, the violent wind messing up his white hair.

"Why do you want to capture me." He calmly inquired.

The celestial being had not yet answered. When Su Ming'an blinked, he saw a sky full of blood.

"Swish!"

White feathers flying, blood splattering, the celestial being's beautiful and holy face, in front of Su Ming'an, was torn apart.

A forest-white bone claw descended from the sky, shattering the celestial being's body with a single blow, then scooped up the falling Su Ming'an.

Sitting in the bone claw, Su Ming'an had an illusion—he felt like a piece of gold being fought over, taken by one, then snatched by another.

He looked up to see an undead bone dragon. After scooping up Su Ming'an, the bone dragon's eerie green eyes sparked a few flames, seeming to indicate happiness.

The bone dragon flew ahead with Su Ming'an, in the blink of an eye, Su Ming'an could no longer see the Red Tower.

...

[ (TE4·"Will a wingless bird grow flesh and blood because of you") Perfect Completion Progress: 10% ]

...

Su Ming'an's eyelids twitched.

Several figures were still following behind the bone dragon, pursuing him.

"...Why do you want to capture me?" Su Ming'an said: "I am just an ordinary jellyfish."

The undead bone dragon's green eyes flashed, even in the high-speed flight, its voice remained unaffected:

"You carry the scent of Olivius. I don't know who you are. But by following the scent on you, maybe I can find Olivius."

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