My Apocalypse Territory

Under the withered World Tree, its roots crisscrossed like rolling earth dragons.

On one side, atop the old site of the Royal Palace, a tall temple was erected.

Inside the vast yet somewhat crude hall, the crisp sound of clashing echoed.

Three figures, each holding a large bowl filled with wine, guzzled it down with a glug, the splashing liquid wetting the hair around their mouths, quickly repelled by the Transcendent Force Field, and dripping onto the ground.

These three figures, all very burly, their presence as vast as the sea. Among them, an Alien Race member, had a wolf-like head, while the other two had even bigger bodies, one resembling a tiger and the other a bear.

From three different races.

The only similarity—the fierce Alien Races, their eyes, a bloody red.

"Damn it, guarding here every day, I'm almost fading into obscurity!" the Tiger Clan Patriarch complained.

"It's been decades," grumbled the Bear Clan Patriarch.

The Wolf Clan Patriarch, a gleam flashing in his eyes, said, "No choice, we've only just sworn loyalty to the Great Sovereign, unlike those Heart Demon Clan, living inside the Royal Palace, enjoying all luxuries."

The other two Clan Leaders felt some indignation upon hearing this, but then recalling the formidable powers of the Heart Demon Clan, they promptly followed their inner judgment and shut up.

"The World Tree invasion plan is nearing its end, we'll soon be able to leave."

"Yes, I wonder what rewards we'll get this time. When we first swore loyalty to the Great Sovereign, our strength improved by two or three tiers. Decades have passed, and my power is almost twice what it once was... Remember, I spent two to three hundred years stuck at Second Tier before that, barely making any progress, truly befitting the title of the Great Sovereign."

The Wolf Clan Patriarch chuckled darkly, "If I ever meet those from my tribe back then, heh heh, I'll twist their heads right off."

Having had a similar fate, betraying their own with a portion of their tribesmen to swear loyalty to the Great Sovereign, the Tiger Clan Patriarch sympathized and nodded, "But I must say, this space has been completely sealed off, with so many battle machines patrolling, and not a few people from our tribes here, it's really a waste to—"

Boom!

Before he could finish, the quiet for a span of twenty-something years, the old Royal Capital, was rocked by an explosion.

The Tiger Clan Patriarch's face looked ugly.

"Some little rat has sneaked in."

The Wolf Clan Patriarch, controlling several bowls of wine with his spiritual power, said, "No worries, a net has been cast around the World Tree. Not to mention that the Aino Continent hardly has any notable masters left, even if there were, with their peak strength from the old days, it would be hard for them to breach the proximity of the—"

The Wolf Clan Patriarch was also cut off unexpectedly as a powerful aura released not far away.

Clearly, it was the aura of the Human Race.

"Damn!"

They couldn't sit still any longer, spreading their spiritual power to sense the situation on the other side of the World Tree but, to their astonishment, they discovered the nearly dead World Tree suddenly… bursting into a second spring?

"This is impossible!"

"Is it an illusion?"

Angry and their aura erupting, they blew off the roof of the crude hall.

The resurgent Green Shadow World Tree appeared before the eyes of the three Alien Races.

The thick clouds were scattered, clearing the skies above the old Royal Capital, creating an open expanse.

Through the dense branches, one could see beyond the sky, where the galaxy hung high and starlight scattered down.

Using his newly acquired knowledge of astronomy, the Wolf Clan Patriarch knew that each star represented a planet.

Most of the planets, in the eyes of the Great Sovereign, were barren and almost valueless.

Only planets like the Aino Continent were their primary targets for conquest.

Above their heads, the branches of the World Tree were still eerily black, but more and more budding leaves were growing.

The patriarchs of the Wolf, Tiger, and Bear Clans looked somber.

"The invaders are there!"

"The situation has escalated, what should we do? Inform the Heart Demon Clan on the other side?"

"Wait, the intruders' aura isn't strong. Let's capture or slay them first to make up for some of our mistakes..."

The three figures soared into the sky.

…

At this moment,

At the boundary between the Inner and Outer City of the old Royal Capital.

Eileen, Fani, and Kong were embroiled in a fierce battle.

"Ice Burial!"

Holding the Ice Frost Magic Wand, Eileen's Source Power surged forth, her eyes turning a pure ice blue, causing the air where her gaze traveled to freeze.

The oncoming wave of High Tier Awakening Dark Creatures instantly came to a standstill.

A massive Transcendent Tier monster bird, its wings getting covered with thick ice and rapidly spreading, barely struggled before being completely frozen.

A giant lizard, magnified a hundred times and spewing a dark flame from its mouth, froze along with its flames under the sweep of the blue light, and remained in the spewing pose motionless.

In front of Eileen, heaven and earth almost turned into a shade of blue.

Time seemed to stop at this moment.

The next instant,

She pressed down slightly with her magic wand.

Puff—

Blossoms of ice flowers bloomed within the icy blue sea. The Awakening Tier dark creatures had long lost their breath. About a dozen Transcendent Tier dark creatures also perished under Eileen's "Ice Burial" technique, leaving only a few Senior Transcendents who barely survived the frost blast, though their vitality had diminished significantly.

With a single move, the heaven and earth were cleared.

Only countless pieces of ice containing frozen monster flesh fluttered down.

Eileen breathed lightly, trying to calm the turbulent Source Power within her.

Kong had a somewhat complicated expression.

As a cultivation fanatic, his strength was considered top-notch under the Lord's command.

He had now condensed eight Source Power Cores.

Eileen had nine.

Kong originally thought that the gap between them was not large.

But now, he felt the gap and the pressure.

...truly worthy of being the person the Lord values the most, I still need to work harder.

His Sword Domain rapidly unfolded, he took an "Instant Step" and moved beside a wounded Senior Transcendent, his sword light dancing as he beheaded it.

However, more and more Transcendent Tier dark creatures flew in from all over the old Royal Capital.

A nimble figure, like an assassin hidden in the shadows, suddenly sprang from the ground, aiming to kill Eileen.

Fani's ears twitched, and she quickly turned in the air, positioning herself in front of Eileen.

She was already half-wolf-transformed, her delicate palms turned into sharp claws, clashing with the enemy with a clang.

Two figures paused in mid-air for a moment then suddenly separated.

Shockwaves burst.

Fani staggered back slightly, while the other figure was sent flying.

"Kin?"

The figure that was thrown was thick in the upper body, slender in the lower body, and covered in dense fur, wearing no clothes, resembling an upright wolf.

It spoke the common language of the Aino continent in a hoarse voice, its scarlet eyes staring intently at Fani.

Fani was momentarily stunned, having never before seen the Wolf Head Alien Race that the Lord had mentioned.

She became instantly furious, "Who's your kin? I don't have such ugly kin!"

She was extremely angry.

With a swish, she charged forward, her claws tearing through, creating afterimages.

The Wolf Head Alien could not withstand even a few seconds under Fani's frenzied scratching and crashed to the ground like a torn sack.

Just then, other Alien Races arrived, all Senior Transcendents with much stronger combat power than the same-tier dark creatures.

…

Meanwhile,

Under the World Tree.

Tang Yu and his group were surrounded by Alien Races and Transcendent dark creatures.

From the distance, several overwhelmingly powerful presences were rapidly approaching.

He was not panicked at all, just tightly clutching the Return City Scroll.

On the reviving World Tree, the leaves rustled softly, a vague consciousness descending, expressing gratitude.

Seizing this opportunity, Tang Yu also observed.

The World Tree had a spirit but had not developed true sentience; it relied only on instinct to discern good from bad.

Just as before, the World Tree felt the branches that had scattered could save itself, thus it drew those branches back.

It also understood how to distinguish friend from foe.

The World's power had already spread, and Tang Yu and his group felt invigorated, their Source Power circulating much faster.

The Alien Races had serious expressions, while the dark creatures roared irritably.

They didn't lack the desire to fight.

But,

Just as a few of them charged forward, they were slain by that girl wearing black armor with a single slash!

Everyone else was chilled to the bone.

Tang Yu also did not want to act immediately; he was still 'communicating' with the World Tree.

Having saved the World Tree and thus receiving its gifts, he was originally one step away from truly mastering the power of the domain. Now, his comprehension of the domain soared rapidly.

He might now even be stronger than Kong.

He felt like he was also a top-tier genius now.

The Telekinesis value in the system panel's bottom right corner was also rising rapidly by tens of thousands every second.