Reincarnated as a Ginkgo Tree: I Create an Eternal Divine Kingdom - Chapter 177

Su Mu’s expression grew serious.

The three fifth-tier, supreme-grade demonic beasts that crossed over from the Spirit World were indeed incredibly powerful.

As the three Spirit World beings discussed how to occupy this underground world, Su Mu didn’t waste any time. In this realm, he was the absolute ruler.

The three Spirit World creatures were still observing this world.

“A small world with the sun and moon.”

“This is an Immortal’s cave dwelling, a divine kingdom.”

“But this small world is only about a hundred miles in diameter. An Immortal’s cave dwelling and a divine kingdom couldn’t possibly be this small.”

The three Spirit World creatures spoke.

“No matter what, this is an opportunity for us.”

“We will slaughter all the living beings here, and then this world will completely belong to us.”

Their faces showed cruel and excited expressions. Before their words had even finished, time suddenly came to a standstill.

“What is happening?”

“Time has stopped, how is this possible?”

The three Spirit World beings communicated telepathically, filled with fear.

Suddenly, they saw three ginkgo tree branches descend.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

In an instant, the three Spirit World beings were pierced through by the ginkgo branches. A terrifying, bloodsucking power surged from the branches. With time frozen, they had no chance to resist.

Three breaths later, time resumed its flow, but the blood of the three Spirit World creatures had already been drained, leaving them utterly powerless.

The ginkgo branches surged again, and their bodies exploded. The three Spirit World creatures were effortlessly annihilated by Su Mu.

It was unsurprising, given that this was his domain, the underground world.

Glancing over the underground world, Su Mu felt it was time for expansion.

Last time, after merging the power of Earth Force and Earth Fiend Transformation, it had transformed into the essence of the earth, a power he hadn’t fully utilized yet.

Unlike before, Earth Origin automatically expanded territory as it upgraded.

Now, everything was under Su Mu’s control.

“I wonder what limits I can reach by fully operating the Earth Origin?”

With that thought, Su Mu set to work.

Whoosh!

The Earth Origin activated, and the underground world began expanding rapidly.

First, the shallowest part of the underground world sank from 25,000 feet to 50,000 feet. This meant that one would need to descend 50,000 feet from the surface to reach the underground world.

Next, the deepest part of the underground world sank from 75,000 feet to 150,000 feet, making the total height of the underground world 100,000 feet.

Lastly, the diameter of the underground world expanded from 30,000 feet to 90,000 feet, which was about 600 miles.

“With this area, I can appoint a land spirit.”

Su Mu thought to himself. Choosing the land spirit was not a trivial matter since it would help him manage the underground world.

Without much thought, Su Mu already had a candidate: Bai Qianzhang, the Earth Spirit.

Immediately, Su Mu sent a mental message to Bai Qianzhang, “Bai Qianzhang, today I wish to appoint you as the Land Spirit. Do you accept?”

Bai Qianzhang was stunned. The titles of Earth Spirit and Land Spirit sounded similar, but Su Mu knew he couldn’t appoint Bai Qianzhang as the Earth Spirit again. There was only one possibility left.

In ancient myths, there existed a being called the “Land God.” In folk tales, the Land God was said to be the weakest god. However, Bai Qianzhang knew that was far from the truth. The oldest Land God was said to be the Earth Mother, a being who controlled the path of reincarnation and stood alongside the Heavenly Dao itself.

Of course, Bai Qianzhang did not dare hope for such power. However, even lesser Land Gods were immensely powerful.

And besides, the weakest god was still a god.

With such an opportunity, how could Bai Qianzhang refuse?

“I am willing,” Bai Qianzhang knelt immediately.

“From this day forth, I appoint Bai Qianzhang as the first Land Spirit of the Primordial World, ruling over 300 miles of the earth.”

Su Mu declared.

He named the underground world “Primordial World” purely as a personal homage to his past life, without any particular meaning. However, the words “Primordial World” held boundless mystery in Bai Qianzhang’s mind, though he had no time to dwell on it.

Upon receiving Su Mu’s decree, Bai Qianzhang immediately gained partial control over the Earth Origin.

Buzz!

The power of the Earth Origin surged into Bai Qianzhang’s body, bringing unimaginable benefits to the Earth Spirit.

Boom!

In an instant, Bai Qianzhang broke through the bottleneck of the fourth tier, ascending to the fifth tier. Not only that, as the Land Spirit, he now wielded the power of the earth.

Within a 300-mile radius, his combat strength was second only to Su Mu’s.

At the same time, the Earth Origin also strengthened Su Mu’s roots. His main root extended from 28,000 feet to 50,000 feet, while his lateral roots and rootlets extended to 100,000 feet, perfectly encompassing the entire Primordial World.

“Lord Divine Tree, the dolphins have appeared again in the Nanzhao Bay.”

A mermaid reported.

Su Mu’s mind stirred, and his consciousness descended to Nanzhao Bay. Sure enough, a pod of dolphins had appeared.

Previously, Su Mu had wanted to subdue this dolphin family, but they hadn’t returned to Nanzhao Bay for a long time, and he had missed his chance. Now that they had reappeared, he wasn’t going to miss this opportunity.

The Taiwei Ocean was vast, and ships could only sail on the surface. Relying solely on ships made it impossible to explore the depths of the Taiwei Ocean, so subduing a dolphin family was incredibly important.

For Su Mu, taking control of this dolphin family was not a difficult task.

With the power of Water Breathing activated, whirlpools formed in the sea, trapping dozens of dolphins. They now had only two choices: submit to Su Mu or face death.

The intelligent dolphins quickly chose submission.

Su Mu now had control over a dolphin family.

He focused his attention on the dolphin leader.

[Species: White Dolphin]

[Length: 600 feet]

[Lifespan: 9,000 years]

[Tier: Fourth Tier, Upper Grade]

[Abilities: Wave Riding, Water Manipulation, Tough Skin, Rapid Healing, Dolphin Song, Electromagnetic Sense]

To Su Mu, the dolphin leader’s abilities were average, but the dolphins’ collective influence in the ocean was significant, making them valuable to him.

Indeed, after subduing the dolphin family, managing his oceanic forces became much easier. The dolphins’ influence allowed them to draw many sea creatures into Nanzhao Bay.

While Su Mu was busy with this, far away in the Ancient Tomb Empire, the emperor, Ku Guangren, sat upon his throne.

“The Grand Elder is most likely dead, and the Ginseng Fruit was lost in the Misty Forbidden Zone. What are your thoughts?” Emperor Ku Guangren spoke slowly.

“The Eastern Sea Forbidden Zone has been constantly encroaching on our Ancient Tomb Empire. We have already lost a third of our territory. The empire is on the verge of collapse.”

“We originally sought the Ginseng Fruit to produce an invincible expert to save our empire. Now that this has failed, it only worsens our situation.”

“If this continues, our empire will be destroyed. How can we face the Great Vermilion Bird?”

The ministers discussed gravely, and the atmosphere in the court became increasingly heavy. The Ancient Tomb Empire was truly facing a life-or-death crisis. The Eastern Sea Forbidden Zone was one of the three most dangerous forbidden zones in the world. Both the Great Xia and the Ancient Tomb Empire were the closest nations to the Eastern Sea Forbidden Zone.

The Great Xia had deep foundations and could still hold on, but the Ancient Tomb Empire was struggling to survive under the constant pressure of the Forbidden Zone.