Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3474

"That the fragments won’t be just in Garlen. The Saplings are spread throughout Mogar." Lith replied. "How good are your connections with the plant representatives of the other continents?"

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With each fragment they collected, the hunt became faster and easier. After gaining the third piece in the Empire, the coalesced essence of the World Tree turned into a shining beam of light that provided Lith with almost pinpoint coordinates of all the fragments within its perception range.

Lith could now choose his next target and plan ahead instead of blindly heading toward the closest fragments.

"Let’s start from the Blood Desert. The rest will come easy." Lith said and the others nodded.

The fragments of the World Tree wanted to be reunited. When Lith had met the holder of the third shard, the Sapling had begged him to take it away. The fragment held knowledge the Sapling had no use for and just brought them madness and anger.

On top of that, the fragment itself pushed the Sapling to let it go. A second practice session of Dread Flames made both parties happy.

Once in the Blood Desert, Lith recruited Salaark for the job.

"Think about it, Grandma. If the Saplings put the knowledge they acquired from the World Tree to bad use, they will mess up with your turf. Your Phoenixes and people will suffer and die.

"If you come with me, instead, we’ll uproot the problem before it sprouts. Pun intended." _{freёweɓnovel.com}

"Good point." She nodded. "Let’s be quick. I have to prepare a snack for Shargein in an hour."

"With all due respect, Overlord, how do we know you won’t take the fruits of our work for yourself?" Lotho asked right before realizing Salaark had Warped them straight to their destination.

"Easy." She shrugged. "If I wanted to take anything from you, even your life, there would be nothing you could do to stop me."

The coldness in her voice made the sap in his vines run cold.

"Rest easy, seedling. If I ever had a thirst for knowledge, I would just ask the old lizard. It’s faster and safer. If a Guardian like me were to merge with the World Tree’s essence, there’s no telling what might happen.

"I could take on the responsibilities of the Yggdrasill bloodline, lose my status as a Divine Beast, and most of all, I would have to keep accumulating knowledge or the records about Mogar’s history would end.

"People like you might see the fragments as an opportunity but to me, they are just more work and responsibilities. I have already enough on my plate and too little free time."

"Yours are wise words." Feela gave the Overlord a bow, dismissing the idea of bargaining with Lith for the fragments. Just the thought of becoming a beast-plant hybrid gave her the creeps. "You must be proud of your grandson."

"Which one?" Salaark cocked her head in a bird-like manner.

"I was talking about Lith, of course." The Behemoth nodded at him. "Today I had the honor of witnessing high tier Void Magic. It’s an amazing discipline."

Feela was fawning over the Guardian but was also telling the truth. Having no idea what Domination was, Feela believed Void Magic could snatch control of an enemy spell.

"It is." Salaark sighed. "Too bad he’s sharing it with fake mages first. I don’t get why Lith is so shy. He should be proud of his work. I bet he didn’t even show you this."

The Overlord conjured a small flame floating over her index finger. Then she split the fire into heat and light, switching them both. A blot of darkness and a frozen droplet of water replaced the fire, leaving the Council members flabbergasted. Discover more content at empire