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    Within the vast Great Blood Tree Forest, the earth-shattering disturbances gradually subsided.


    Looking down from the perspective of the Wings of the Wind King, the spread of new greenery had ceased, and many of the lush trees had lost the strength to sustain themselves. With a "pu-chi" sound, they rapidly withered away.


    In the blink of an eye, one after another of these great trees vanished in the wind.


    In many areas that the Treeman Forest had not spread to, the bloody leaves of the great trees also withered away, and the bloodstains that had spread up their trunks began to recede, returning to the earth and dissolving into the world.


    Soon, many blood trees began to wither, and their bloody leaves fell to the ground.


    The once lush Great Blood Tree Forest, where not even a ray of sunlight could prate, had thinned significantly after this battle. Mu Yuan estimated that the majority of the blood trees within would wither away to nearly nothing.


    However...


    The blood-red mist hovering above the forest would alsopletely dissipate, leaving at most strands of polluted red fog.


    The traces left by the Treeman Forest had notpletely vanished.


    Thend here was rich with Earth''s Force, and some of the greenened great trees, though drained of vitality, had not entirely withered and still stood tall, rooted in the earth. In many regions, young shoots had broken through the soil, not from the interference of Treemen but from the natural evolution of flora by Nature itself.


    "With some management of the area after breaking the Great Blood Tree Forest, given time, this region could be a first-rate nting area. Even now, one can find some rare and even exceptional-grade materials inside the Great Blood Tree Forest. It''s just that many of these materials carry some negative effects and are not highly valued."


    ...


    Inside Tianyuan City, the city residents did not care at all about the recent earthquake or the deafening roar that hade from the west of the city.


    They went about their business as usual, whether it was strolling down the streets or going to work, and few were panicked or flustered.


    Compared to the previous monster attacks on the city? This was just a small matter.


    After all, they had experienced much bigger events.


    On the roof of a restaurant, Duke Gold gazed toward the distant sky, having held that pose for quite a while.


    "My lord..."


    The head of his personal guards couldn''t help speaking up.


    Duke Gold said, "The battle has ended, it seems Tianyuan City has repelled the invading nt-based monsters."


    He thought this was normal.


    After all, Tianyuan City had been rooted in the Ten Directions Ind Domain for a long time; having been so established, it would naturally have the capability to fight against Monster Overlords. It wasn''t possible that the city would fall just because he had arrived.


    The main reason for this illusion was the ''Crimson Great Mushroom'' that had seemed very terrifying and eerie, to the point where even he felt his heart skip a beat.


    For Legendary Realm beings like them, destroying a blood tree hundreds of meters tall wasn''t difficult, and it wasn''t tough to destroy a few, a dozen, or even dozens. But what if there were more?


    The extensive growth of blood trees that sprouted just moments ago was far beyond a hundred.


    nt-based powerhouses rooted in the earth were famously inexhaustible.


    If an army of blood tree forests spread toward his own Golden City, how would he respond?


    It would be tough to handle. The most correct method of dealing with such a threat is to take preemptive action, to ensure no peculiar entitiese close to one''s city walls.


    The exact situation that had just urred in Tianyuan City was unclear to him.


    However, considering the distance between them, a slight error in judgment was to be expected.


    "In any case, the fact that Tianyuan City can repel the overlord of this domain is also good news for us. Otherwise, if the monsters from this domain advance into the Shen Luo Domain, Gemstone Duchy and our Golden Commonwealth would be the first to bear the brunt."


    "However, if Tianyuan City could stalemate with the Monster Overlord for longer and struggle a bit more, that would be even more ideal."


    He did not wish for Tianyuan City to fall, but nor did he want it to be too strong.


    If Tianyuan City were at a disadvantage but notpletely overwhelmed, the benefits the Golden Commonwealth could acquire would greatly increase.


    For this, he needed to clearly understand theparative Combat Power between Tianyuan City and the Monster Overlord of this domain. Only then could he negotiate and tradeter on to maximize his own interests.


    Duke Gold believed that, under the current circumstances, Tianyuan City would need the support of their Golden Commonwealth.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om


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    "Lord, Duke Gold and his entourage have taken their leave from Tianyuan City."


    Within the City Lord''s Mansion, shadows spread surreptitiously when an elegant figure suddenly appeared.


    Sophia lowered her hood and pinched two corners of her ck robe, curtsying as though lifting the hem of a skirt.


    Having revealed herself, she eagerly said, "Shall I continue following them? It''s quite easy, the two Legendary Realm guards of Duke Gold don''t even notice my presence, crow."


    "Just have a few ck Crows follow. It''s fine if they lose track, as long as the surroundings of Tianyuan City and the Number Three mining area remain secure."


    Around the Number Three mining area, battles erupted sporadically.


    Tianyuan City remained calm, the enemy not having approached this near yet.


    However, the Fang of the Jackal Wolf had once dispatched a Legendary squad to conduct a surprise attack on Tianyuan City, only to fail. The ck Crow n and the Orochi n could quite possibly use such deceptive tactics.


    In his view, the ck Crow n''s concealment and surprise attack techniques were much more sophisticated than those of the Fang of the Jackal Wolf.


    If the ck Crow n were tounch a surprise attack on Tianyuan City, relying solely on the ''Reconnaissance Sky Eye'' would not be secure enough.


    He couldn''t afford to gamble with Tianyuan City. He had to ensure the city was 100% safe, as even a 0.01% risk, if realized, could spell disaster for the city.


    Sophia was the secondary defensive measure.


    The ck Crow n excelled at shrouding in dark mist and deploying ck Crows for stealth missions. Coincidentally, Sophia was also adept at these tactics.


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