I woke up to find myself transmigrated into a disabled child.

Chapter 507 Sacrifice and Awakening

The mother tree's mournful cries echoed across the entire continent at the same time.

The whole world fell silent for this.

Lei Xiu, who was in the middle of the battle, loosened his grip. As a warrior, he actually let his personal weapon slip from his hand on the battlefield, but Lei Xiu didn't have time to notice.

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Leyou, a member of the Lingyu Clan, who had secured a job in battlefield logistics, was caught off guard and fell headlong off Hongyan's back while transporting goods.

While fighting the Zerg, Le Zhong suddenly lost his focus and was almost pierced through by the Zerg's sharp teeth.

Le Chu, who was surveying the battlefield from the back of the Fanle Bird, felt dizzy and cold sweat broke out on his forehead when the Fanle Bird carried him back to his clan's territory.

Looking up at the worried and fearful eyes of his people, a sense of foreboding washed over him, but he had to pretend to be calm.

"Don't let your mind wander; focus on the task at hand."

He dared not think too deeply about what had happened to make the mother tree let out such a mournful cry, even at the cost of spreading it throughout the entire tribe.

Besides them, the entire tree spirit clan was abuzz with discussion after the wail, including those who had dealt with Lezhi before, those who had never met him but had at least heard of him.

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"Lei Xiu, what's wrong? They're back again. Be careful..."

The shadowy invasion did not stop because of the strange phenomenon of the mother tree; on the contrary, it intensified.

The burst of light before his eyes brought Lei Xiu back to his senses. Suppressing his anxious heartbeat, he reached out and took the spear that Cola had retrieved for him, and continued to engage in battle.

"Sizzle... sizzle..."

Lightning crackled across the battlefield. Lei Xiu seemed to be going all out, summoning increasingly dense bolts of lightning. With Cola providing backup, he single-handedly blocked most of the dark figures, leaving the others to fill in any gaps. The pressure on them immediately eased.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. There wasn't a single extra word of discussion on the vast battlefield. They all guessed why Lei Xiu was behaving so strangely.

The fact that Lei Xiu traveled the continent with that famous young member of the Spirit Feather Clan had long been the talk of the town among all the clans, and everyone had various speculations about their relationship.

Currently, it's almost evenly split between those who support the idea that they are partners and those who see them as friends, but regardless, their close relationship is undeniable.

It's normal for Lei Xiu to react so strongly when something might happen to someone close to him.

But they are on the battlefield now, and being too angry is not helpful in assessing the situation.

Yun Ling's eyes showed worry. "Lei Xiu, you'd better calm down and not do anything that can't be taken back!"

Her fears soon came true.

These endless black shadows seemed to be everywhere, impossible to defeat no matter how hard you tried. One wave would be defeated only to be followed by another. The lightning couldn't keep up with the rate at which the shadows replenished, and soon the sky was almost completely filled with them.

"They've gone down, Chieftain, we can't stop them..."

"Keep going, don't stop..." Yunling shouted, her expression more solemn than ever before, with a hint of annoyance.

Immediately, this frustration turned into anger towards the shadowy figure.

The dark shadow broke through the sky's seal and invaded the continent, then vanished without a trace.

Unlike the unobstructed sky, the earth is teeming with creatures that it can parasitize, which is why Yunling wanted to keep the shadow in the air, but now, it's clearly impossible.

"Notify our allies, tell them to prepare..." The real catastrophe is about to begin...

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Ji Anxueyuan

The external situation is not optimistic, but the mother tree itself clearly feels that things are gradually getting better.

The invading shadow was gradually removed inch by inch, and the energy delivered by Lezhi repaired its aging body, allowing it to gradually regain its vitality.

Although the shadowy influence continues, with the boost from Lezhi, at least it is no longer passively taking the hits.

But, “Lezhi, that’s enough, stop it now…” The ethereal voice trembled for the first time. For the first time, the mother tree wanted to beg someone, but that person remained unmoved.

Despite enduring the excruciating pain of her body being torn apart, Lezhi gritted her teeth, yet a few whimpers still escaped her lips. The furry ball, which had been ordered not to approach, anxiously flapped its wings and circled around Lezhi, but could not get close because of the powerful energy field around her.

The energy was so concentrated that it manifested a blinding light. Through the light, the mother tree could see fine snow lines appearing on Lezhi's body, a sign that the body could not withstand the energy.

"Lezhi, that's enough, do you hear me? Stop it! If you keep going like this, your body will burst..."

Lezhi did not answer; he could no longer answer.

The body is torn apart from the inside out; by the time symptoms begin to appear on the skin's surface, the body is already riddled with holes inside.

So it turns out that when pain reaches its extreme, you get used to it...

The mother tree's cries echoed in his ears, yet seemed to be separated by many layers. Lezhi felt as if his soul and body were no longer one, and the physical pain was completely isolated, transforming him into an energy converter.

While absorbing the shadow, it converts it into energy that the planet can absorb and sends it to the mother tree. Once the mother tree has absorbed enough, it gives it to the earth, the water, the plants, the birds and beasts, and most importantly, to the tree spirits.

They were originally one.

When these words appeared in my mind, the entire planet was shaken.

"Thump thump... thump thump..."

The sound of the planet's heartbeat is heard throughout the universe; it is announcing that evolution has begun.

At this point, the mother tree could no longer stop everything from happening. It could only watch helplessly as Lezhi's body crumbled, then gradually disappeared, eventually merging with it and with the planet.

It's not just the body, but also his soul. Energy replenishment is only one part of evolution. Only when souls merge can Jormungand undergo a qualitative change. Because of the presence of the soul of Joyful Knowledge, Jormungand can possess infinite possibilities.

But in contrast, without a soul, Lezhi will cease to exist forever.

This is why the mother tree would rather sacrifice herself than tell Lezhi that there was another possibility.

In this painful process of evolution, if one is destined to be sacrificed, it should not be Rakuchi.

But now, it's all too late.

A decaying body was infused with a new soul, and tender buds sprouted anew from the withered tree.

At the same time, the entire Jormungandr was also undergoing changes...

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The Youmeng tribe has all its adults away fighting, leaving the remaining members to handle logistical work. Hua Rong and Hua Shi's mushroom houses are doing well, which can help solve part of the tribe's food problem at this time.

Hua Rong had been immersed in the mushroom house for a long time. He had just picked a batch of mushrooms and sent them away. Hua Rong sat in a chair, wanting to take a nap. In his half-awake state, his body was quietly changing.

When Hua Shi, who hadn't seen him for a long time, ran to call for him, she discovered that Hua Rong had been buried under mushrooms and was nowhere to be seen...

Coincidentally, Mu Yun of the Yougu tribe suddenly discovered that he seemed to be able to understand the thoughts of the insects he kept in his backyard; Snow, who was responsible for transporting supplies to other tribes, and his team were attacked by insects on the way. In the chaos, he created a sinkhole with his bare hands, burying the insects alive, and was now staring at his tribesmen in bewilderment...

Then there's the Spirit Feather Clan. Aside from those who already have bird and beast companions, other members who haven't yet gained the favor of birds and beasts suddenly find themselves attracting birds. Wherever they go, birds and beasts come to them and cuddle up to them. Even if they don't become contract partners, they're willing to get close to the Spirit Feather Clan members and even fight alongside them.

Their transformation is not an isolated case; evolution is everywhere. Given enough time to transform, all that was brought about by Lezhi's sacrifice will eventually lead Jormungandr to a new life.