Starfall 834, February 1st, far south.
The melting snow in the mountains in the western mountainous area has formed countless rivers. These rivers flow eastward and disappear into the central black forest. They rush southward and enter the far southern land, flowing through many forests and plains, and finally merge into The holy land of elves, the Lake of Eternal Thousand Islands.
The Eternal Lake is so big that it can be called an inland sea. There are thousands of islands in it. They are dotted like stars on the blue lake.
The land surrounding the Eternal Lake is the territory of the elves. Countless elven tribes and cities, large and small, are distributed around the lakes and rivers. However, only the most powerful and prosperous elven forces can obtain an island in the lake. , as the most core base.
Because, that is where the tree of life is planted.
Only the environment of the island on the Eternal Lake can allow the Tree of Life to grow. Without the Tree of Life, the elven forces will never be able to reach the stage.
And in the center of this lake and sea, on the largest island, grows an unparalleled giant tree in the sky. Its branches and leaves are enough to transcend the clouds. The area of this huge mother tree of life even exceeds that of a tree. The city, and the royal court of the elves live here, breathing together with the giant trees.
On the central island, under the shade of giant trees, there is a bare hill. A young elf is carrying the head of a giant beast, walking along a dirt road towards the lonely wooden house at the top of the hill.
Opening the door, the decoration inside the wooden house is simple, but unexpectedly has a fresh feeling. However, if you look closely, you can find that this wooden house is actually made of several large trees growing naturally. Green tree buds can be seen growing slowly, and even a few mushrooms are unfolding their caps in the corners.
The young elf carried the head of his prey and came to the center of the tree house. An old elf with green hair was sitting in the center of the hall meditating with his eyes closed. He was not surprised by the young elf's visit and did not open his eyes. , just said lightly: "You are here, Ila."
The elf named Ila has light blue shoulder-length hair and emerald-like eyes. His hair is simply tied into a shape that facilitates movement, and his appearance is like that of most elves, which is considered delicate. He is handsome, but his expression and tone are not at all peaceful as the elves usually are. Instead, they are filled with rare enthusiasm and pride: "Great Elder! Look, my prey!"
As he spoke, he placed the head of the giant beast in his hand in front of the old man. The magic-treated head did not emit the smell of blood, and maintained the ferocious demeanor of his life. The great elder sitting on the ground opened his mouth slightly. Eyes, then nodded: "A golden peak Earth-shattering tyrannosaurus, you hunted alone? Not bad."
"That's right! I think I'm very powerful too!" Ila boasted about himself without humility. He tried to show off his muscles, but failed because of the elf's naturally slender body shape, so he could only give up with regret, but No matter what, the blue-haired elf is indeed very proud of his hard-earned hunting results: "Teacher Madara, what rating can I get in the evaluation this time?"
"Oh, I've said it's okay."
Sighing slightly for his disciple's out-of-line actions, the great elder could not continue to meditate. He simply opened his eyes, and his metallic silver pupils scanned Ila in front of him and the giant on the ground again. Beast Head, Elder Madala nodded, and said with some relief: "You have also reached the golden peak... Considering your age, you are considered very outstanding, and you can probably get an excellent evaluation."
Although the blue-haired elf didn't speak, you could tell by looking at his smiling face that he was very happy now. After feeling proud for a while, Ila calmed down and asked tentatively: "So, teacher... I was with you back then. How does it compare?"
When he said this, the cheerful young elf's demeanor was no longer as carefree as before. Instead, he was very serious. It was obvious that he really wanted to know the answer.
"Back then?"
Great Elder Madala sighed. Of course he could see that Ila was serious, so after thinking for a while, he began to speak slowly.
"The Elven Court, the most powerful contender among all the candidates for succession to the next generation of Holy Wood Priests, Granto, you must know him."
The old man did not answer the other party directly, but asked a question first. After hearing the words, Ila naturally nodded seriously. Of course the young elf knew the strongest person among the younger generation of the Elf Royal Court, Grantor Garanod. The other party, from a certain perspective, because of some reasons in childhood, Ila was even an admirer of the other party.
"Granto's current level is not far different from mine back then, but his potential is greater than mine."
The great elder sat in the center of the wooden hall and said to his disciples in a calm tone: "He left the Eternal Lake very early and went to the place where the mad dragon was raging for training. When the mad dragon was at its most violent, he used to He broke into a group of dragons by himself and killed hundreds of wild dragons with a single bow, which shocked the humans who were being assisted. Later, he realized that although he was still at the peak of gold, he had already reached the edge of his ultimate will. If it were In terms of sparring, you can fight him for a long time without losing, but if it's a life and death fight."
After a pause, the great elder said softly: "You will die in five seconds."
Hearing this, Ila, who had always had a smile on her face, frowned.
"Teacher, His Highness Grantuo has the blood of a royal family and is taught by a legendary strongman. It is not surprising that he is stronger than me, but I am also your disciple after all. With the same age and level, how could I be killed by him in five seconds? die?"
At this time, the blue-haired elf exuded a powerful momentum all over his body. The surrounding elemental magic obeyed the will of the young strong man, flowing in the atmosphere and gathering into various mysterious and mysterious natural runes, as if to condense. Like a long bow of bright stars, he said with some dissatisfaction: "My strength has made it difficult to find opponents among the surrounding elven tribes, so I went to hunt those giant beasts."
"It's just the elves."
The great elder glanced at his disciple, shook his head and said: "Listen, Ira, if you live in the forest, you will never see the sky above the branches and leaves. Your vision is too narrow. You know, even if Gran A being like this who can kill hundreds of mad dragons in one battle at such a young age is only in the second echelon in the entire Mycroft continent."
Ila dispersed the runes condensed by his magic power. He scratched his head in surprise and said in disbelief: "His Royal Highness Granto, who can kill me in five seconds and can kill hundreds of mad dragons in one battle, Can it be considered second-rate?"
Although he seemed very unconvinced before, he also knew that his teacher would not lie to him. As the elder of the elves, the old man Madara was famous for his accurate vision. Since he said so, Grando can kill in five seconds. If you die to yourself, you will never go wrong.
So the young man who originally thought he was a genius but was now severely beaten asked reluctantly: "Then, how can we be considered the top? Don't you count?"
The old man smiled slightly, and he was waiting for Ila to ask this question.
"Me? Of course I don't count. In this world, I am second-rate... I won't talk about the elves, but I will talk about the strong men of other races and forces."
The great elder changed his sitting posture slightly, straightened his back a little, and then looked at his disciple. He said seriously: "Lamo, the holder of the Silver Sword Mistertin of the Xishan Holy Sword User clan, Te Ternan, when he was young and at the same level as you, he had already wiped out more than a dozen cults, large and small. On the way, he killed at least ten incarnations of the Great Demon of the Ultimate. He is the leader of the world. One of the top.”
"Emperor of the Northern Empire, Israel Diamond. When he was young, he single-handedly attacked the Orc Stone Rhinoceros heavy cavalry. He killed more than a thousand enemies in one battle. He raided the Orc Royal Court for thousands of miles and killed three people during the encirclement and suppression by the army. An orc general and returned safe and sound, he is one of the top."
"The Eastern Plains, the fourth seat of the White Tower that penetrates the sky, is the element controller Barbarossa. When he was young, he single-handedly raised the seabed ledge, creating an artificial island in the East China Sea, and transformed it into his own mage tower. . The three major murloc tribes along the coast tried to stop his behavior, but the result was that the vast sea area centered on Shidao was soaked in the blood of murlocs. Two of the three major tribes were eliminated, and he was also one of the top ones."
"They are now legendary powerhouses, leaders of all major forces in the world. They are the top of this world and the last era."
"Ira Ellis, you are indeed good among the elves, even a genius is not an exaggeration - but for the whole world, that's all."
The great elder calmly said to his disciple: "If you want to become strong, you can't just stay in the jungle and fight those wild dragons and beasts. You have to get out of this forest and see other strong men under the sky." , wilderness, snow, desert, ocean abyss, every place in this world you have to witness and experience with your own eyes, so that you can truly understand the true meaning of nature."
"Nature is not just forests, nor is it just grass and trees."
Having said this, the great elder stood up. When the old elf stood upright, his body was incomparably majestic. He said loudly to the young elf who was thinking: "I have a place to go to the Northern Empire with the Master of Nature. , you can go and take a look together.”
"Experience the demeanor of someone who is at the top of the world in your era."
Starfall 834, March 1, Northland Moldavia.
At this time, the strong wind stirred up the dark clouds, causing deep shadows to cover the mountains and plains. Blizzards covered the sky and poured down. The cold wind carried the dry air across the sky and earth, freezing all the remaining moisture into ice. The whole body is covered with chill.
The blizzard in March is the last and coldest blizzard in the winter in the North. The extremely cold ice wind from the Vast Sea will blow through the ice fields, mountains and wastelands along the way, and will eventually be blocked by the Ural Mountains, forming a snowstorm covering the entire north. heavy snowstorm.
And a team that is incompatible with this pale world is walking in the ice and snow.
There are less than twenty people in this team, but everyone seems to have gold-level strength. They ride dragon-blooded war horses provided by the Imperial Military Department, and in the center is a car pulled by an earthly dragon. Simple wooden car.
This wooden car is full of vitality. Even in the snowy sky, there are still green branches and leaves spreading from the wooden roof, and each of its leaves is engraved with a complete natural rune. Each branch can form a complete natural spell.
Just this wooden cart is an extraordinary item that exceeds the gold level. Coupled with the strength of more than a dozen gold levels in the surrounding team, it is enough to conquer a small country.
The wind and snow blew open a rider's hood, revealing his pointed ears.
This is a team of elves.
They were heading towards the center of the Great Ajax Mountains in the North, the Great Ajax volcano.
Ila hurriedly covered the blown hood and tightened the windproof collar. He complained in a low voice: "Oh my God, it has been snowing for three days, right? Why hasn't it stopped yet?"
Madara, the great elder on the side, shook his head and said: "Three days? Good boy, Northland is the northernmost point of the world. The number of days the snowstorm here lasts is calculated in months."
The blue-haired elf stopped talking immediately, but continued to ride the horse with some frustration and followed the team.
Following the diplomatic team of His Excellency the Natural Master, this young elf genius indeed felt his previous shallowness.
The altitude sickness in the Western Mountains, the deserts and blizzards in the Northern Empire are indeed completely different environments from the humid jungles in the far south. In this land that made him feel extremely uncomfortable, Ila had to admit that his strength was indeed greatly reduced. Well, if you fight against a local master of the same level, the winner will definitely be determined within five seconds.
—I was indeed a little conceited and complacent before, sitting in a well and looking at the sky.
Frankly admitting his own shortcomings and shortcomings, Ila is also a genius among the elves after all. He has already understood what he lacks, that is, adaptation to the world and understanding of nature. After this journey, he has seen this His strength in the vast world will definitely improve, and it will not be difficult to catch up with His Majesty Granto, whom he admired before.
But, what exactly does it take to be considered the top in the teacher’s mind? He thought with some curiosity.
And at this time.
Ila suddenly raised his head and looked around in surprise. He felt a hot wind surging.
A warm breath came oncoming and enveloped the entire team.
"Boom!!"
The originally cloudy sky suddenly became darker. Lightning and thunder flashed in the clouds. The rolling black clouds completely covered all the light sources from the sun, making the sky and the earth dark.
The slowly advancing elf team stopped.
The sounds of blizzards and strong winds gradually turned into the patter of rain, and the flying snow that could cover the sky turned into torrential rain in just a few seconds.
It was not cold, it could even be called warm rain. It fell on the ice fields in southern Moldavia. Lightning flashed across the darkness, lighting up the whole world and showing it to everyone. With this light, Ila seemed to vaguely see a large silver-white light flickering in front of her.
Immediately, the sound of uniform footsteps shook the ground.
Team after team of extremely elite armored knights riding extremely strong dragon-blooded horses, leading nearly two hundred silver-level steel puppets, came to the front of the team. They stopped on both sides of the elf convoy, as if to defend it. The convoy moves forward.
Among them, there are even knights riding winged pegasus. Their strength, without exception, has reached the gold level. Although it is not as good as the golden powerhouses in the elf team, they are carefully selected from the elf clan. The diplomatic team, and here, is just the strength of a territory.
Ila looked at this scene with some shock. These knights were so elite and powerful that he felt that the Royal Guards were nothing more than that, but his attention was soon attracted by other things.
For example, high in the sky, there is a long roar mixed with thunder.
It was the extremely long sound of the dragon, which appeared along with lightning and echoed among the clouds.
In the billowing black clouds, there was a huge thing looming among them, seeming to be flying wantonly in the sky full of thunder, chanting loudly.
Looking up at the clouds, Ila could vaguely see a huge figure breaking through the clouds from time to time, revealing part of its body.
With a black carapace that seems to absorb all light, a smooth and ferocious body, this black dragon with a pair of weird wings like a skeleton, carrying a huge steel ring on its back, shuttles between thunderstorms, lightning storms, and blazing winds. The lightning struck its carapace, but was completely absorbed, leaving no scratches.
The hot wind was getting stronger, and the weather at this time was no longer like a cold winter, but more like a heavy rain in hot summer. The golden spar on the black dragon's chest released light like the sun, illuminating half of the earth under the sky.
"Oh my God... Is it the power of this giant dragon that turns blizzards into heavy rains?!"
Ira Ellis murmured in an incredible tone. This was the first time this young man had seen the power that could change the sky. The golden crystals on the black dragon's chest that looked like the sun frightened him. The elf knew that there was something hidden in it. The terrifying energy is enough to instantly kill him over and over again.
"No."
But the old man beside him shook his head seriously: "It's not this dragon."
He looked at the clouds and sky with shocked eyes, behind the black dragon.
As a being at the pinnacle of Jiyi, Great Elder Madala naturally sees things more clearly.
Suppose this life radiation, which is terrifying enough to change the entire celestial phenomenon, is a blazing sun.
So this dragon is just a vehicle dragging the sun forward.
At the same time, a male voice came from the sky that could be heard above the strong wind.
"Your Excellency, Nature Master."
He spoke in a low and clear voice, overpowering the sounds of thunder and heavy rain, and said to the team of elves:
"Welcome to Northland."
5000 words, late update! Let’s just call it chapter 2!
(End of chapter)