Chapter 168: The Harpy, the Strange Fruit of the Sky

As the dragons shouted, the ocean in the small world began to recede rapidly, and the scenery outside could be vaguely seen.

Until then.

Rhodes then noticed that the sun floating in the sky was actually a fruit.

The fruit is connected to the top of the sky tree and is also the center of the entire little world.

They were like being inside a huge hollow sphere, and the outside of the sphere was covered by a layer of sea water, completely isolating it from the pollution outside.

"Is this what the Dragon God does?"

Rhodes was filled with admiration, saying that she was indeed the being closest to a god and was almost able to create a world of her own like the Moon Goddess.

"This sky tree was originally a sacred tree for the mountain tribe to worship. Because they are so huge, they regard climbing the sacred tree as an activity to worship the moon god. The higher you climb, the more devout your faith is."

An older dragon stepped forward and said.

"Aren't they afraid of falling to death from such a high sky tree?" Rhodes asked doubtfully.

Manta also listened to the legend about the sky tree very seriously.

"Not really."

The giant dragon shook his head. "Because of the special nature of mountain giants, even if they are smashed to pieces, the power of the sky tree will allow them to recover again. The Lord Dragon God placed his own little world here because he felt the life force that has not yet decayed."

"I see. No wonder they gathered down there even after turning into black beasts."

Rhodes thought of the scene where the rubble he had brought back was resurrected as black beasts under the sky tree.

In other words, if one wants to eliminate the black beasts in the Giant Forest, one must cut down the Sky Tree. What a waste that would be.

After all, it is not easy to grow to such a height.

Moreover, once such a large tree falls, it is unknown what impact it will have on the Dream Forest.

It would be bad if it hit something important or a place where ethnic groups gather.

"You mean, the vitality of this world is maintained by that fruit?" Alpha looked at the sun in the sky.

"Yes, without the support of Lord Dragon God's power, this space can only last a hundred years at most. If it weren't for that fruit, we would have died long ago."

"Or you can only risk going deep into the void. If you're lucky, you can break into another plane and survive. If you're unlucky, your soul will be crushed to pieces."

The dragons were still in shock; this was what they were most worried about.

After all, they are not dragon gods, and they have already begun to comprehend the power of the plane.

If you rashly leave the dream forest and enter the void, a chance of nine deaths would be considered light, and a chance of ten deaths would be normal.

Fortunately, none of this happened, and they waited for the turnaround and hope that Lord Dragon God had mentioned.

"In other words, this fruit has not been contaminated yet?"

Rhodes' eyes lit up as he heard the most crucial information.

“It’s definitely not contaminated.”

The older dragon spoke again: "The Sky Tree is a gift from the Moon God to celebrate the mountain giants settling down. It contains the Moon God's divine power and can last a little longer. To put it bluntly, it is too high. Even after three hundred years, it has only been polluted by half."

Home-settling gifts...

This is a cat climbing frame, right?

Rhodes looked strange.

Based on his understanding of the Moon Goddess, that guy definitely treated the mountain giant like a cat.

"How long can we last at this rate?" he asked.

“Probably less than ten years.”

"ten years."

Rhode fell into deep thought, then looked at Kaba: "Well, this place was left by your father, so I'll keep it for you first, and see if you can inherit his power."

"Roar!"

Kaba quickly let out a low growl and circled around him happily, as if he had found a secret base.

Rhodes also felt that it was a shame to destroy such a small world. With his current ability, he couldn't control the power of this level, so he simply kept it for the time being.

He also had a feeling that this small world might be useful to Kaba in the future, so he might as well leave it here.

The giant dragon next to him was also extremely happy when he heard this.

After all, this is the place where they have lived for so long, and they still have feelings for it, so it would be best if they could stay.

"Let's go and take a look at the fruit first."

After finishing the matter here, Rhodes didn't waste any time. He sat on Alpha's back and flew high into the sky. He came to the sky tree fruit and wanted to see if he could take some seeds back.

"Huh? This fruit isn't the same?"

When Rhodes saw the appearance of the fruit through the light, he was surprised.

Because the fruit is not just one, but grows in a bunch like grapes.

The extremely long roots pass through the ocean, connecting the top of the sky tree and the fruit, so that the entire small world is hanging on the sky tree along with the fruit.

But what surprised Rhodes the most were the fruits.

Although they look like grapes, they are actually quite large. Any one of them is as big as the Moon Goddess Altar. Even Alpha looks particularly small in front of this bunch of "grapes".

Moreover, the appearance of the fruit is very strange. Except for the seed in the center, it is almost completely transparent.

It's like a bunch of transparent bubbles strung together to form a bunch of grapes.

"Why do I feel... a bit like the bubbles on the dwarfs?" Alpha asked in surprise.

"Huh? It seems to be true."

After being reminded by him, Rhodes realized that these fruits were exactly the same as the bubbles of the dwarf people.

"I understand! The Dragon God used these fruits to help the dwarfs resist the black soil!"

No wonder.

No wonder a bubble that looks so ordinary can withstand the pollution of black soil.

It turned out to be the fruit of the sky tree!
This made Rhodes even more curious about this plant. He looked around carefully and finally found a fruit that was a little dull and looked like it was about to rot. He tried to touch it with his fingers.

Snapped!
Bubbles burst.

The seeds just fell off and fell from it.

Rhodes was shocked when he saw this, and quickly caught the seed, holding it in his hand and looking at it carefully.

"Did you get it?" Alpha looked up.

"Okay, I got it. Let's go back first." Rhodes put the seeds away and turned back.

But what he didn't expect was.

When they returned to the platform, they found dozens of figures, a group of creatures with humanoid appearance but wings and eagle claws on their limbs. "Harpy?"

Rhodes turned over and jumped onto the platform.

"Yes."

Alpha's tribesmen explained, "They originally lived on the Sky Tree. After the disaster, the surviving tribesmen were brought here by the Dragon God. They live on the nearby mountains and want to leave here with us."

Hearing this, Rhodes looked at the skinny harpies, who looked a bit like the harpies he had seen in the illustrated book in his previous life.

Of course, there are also male harpy men, such as the old harpy man standing in the front, walking forward tremblingly with a cane.

"Greetings, Master Messenger. I am the current leader of the harpy tribe. I beg you to take us back to the forest."

In theory, the harpies are a group under the command of the mountain giants and are governed by them.

But now the mountain giants are almost all extinct, so they are now in charge of the dragon clan.

Rhode didn't expect such an unexpected gain. Of course, the more manpower the better for him, so he said, "Okay, go back and prepare first, we will set off tomorrow."

"Thank you, Messenger!"

"We'll go back and prepare right away!"

The eagle-men were overjoyed upon hearing this and hugged each other excitedly.

After saying goodbye, it flapped its wings and hurried away.

"Then let's go back to the nest and prepare, and take everything we can."

The other dragons also left and flew back to their respective nests, leaving the palace as a place for Rhodes and his companions to rest.

Alpha and Kaba were naturally very tired after traveling for most of the day, so they just found a place to rest.

As for Manta, he was in high spirits and continued to explore and search for treasures in various parts of the palace, intending to tell his tribe members about this adventure when he returned.

Only Rhodes remained on the platform, studying the newly comprehended dark elements, and the entire Dragon Island fell into peace again.

……

Early the next morning.

The sound of waves hitting the shore.

The dragons and harpy people gathered at the beach with their belongings, each one full of expectations.

Because harpies are not good at long-distance high-altitude flight, they basically cling to dragons.

By wrapping themselves in the wind magic they are good at, they can also reduce the wind resistance of the dragon during flight and increase its speed.

This is also a little flying trick they have developed after living together for so long.

"Finally getting out."

“I don’t know what’s going on outside.”

"After three hundred years, we are finally going to return to our homeland."

"I heard that only the spirits of tree spirits and elves can enter the forest now, but there are no dragons."

"I must look for those branches when I go back this time. What on earth are they for? The forest has been revived for so long and I haven't found them yet!"

The dragons living in the Dreamwood are almost the ancestors of all elemental dragon branches, and are also called ancient dragons.

Back when the Dream Forest was still around, branches of dragons from all the various planes would enter the Dream Forest through their souls and come to the Holy Mountain of Elements to pay homage. What a grand occasion that was.

But now, there is not even a shadow of a dragon. How can they not be angry?
It would be fine if all the dragon branches were dead, but if they were not completely dead, they wouldn't mind giving them a severe lesson.

Especially someone like Xin Leisas, the young patriarch who inherited the legacy of the Thunder Dragon patriarch, his scales were about to explode with anger, and arcs of electricity kept moving across his body.

"Okay, let's talk about this after we get back."

Alpha glanced at him, a little speechless.

You are saying these things in front of God's messenger. Aren't you exposing the dragon clan's shame in public? Can't you go back and discuss it in private later?

That's it.

The harpies clinging to Xinleisas nodded repeatedly.

If they continue talking, they will probably be electrocuted like roasted birds.

fortunately.

Rhodes didn't notice this.

He just glanced around and gave the order directly: "Let's go!"

With a loud shout, all the dragons soared into the sky, and with a roar of excitement, they dived into the sea one after another.

The scene looked like a flock of ducks taking to the water.

Alpha under Rhodes followed closely behind, carrying Rhodes and Manta into the seabed.

Although it was not his first experience, Rhodes still felt it was very novel as he felt the changes in gravity around him.

It was clearly swimming deep into the seabed, but gradually it seemed to be swimming upwards, as if the whole world was turned upside down.

When they finally broke out of the sea and arrived above the sea at the other end, the huge water planet came into view. As they flew away, it quickly became smaller and finally turned into the shape of a blue fruit.

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought it was just an ordinary fruit on the sky tree.

"The legend of the sky tree that has been passed down for three hundred years has finally been solved by me!"

High in the sky, Manta shouted excitedly and couldn't wait to go back and share this with his tribesmen.

Seeing his excitement, Rhode said to Alpha, "Let's send him back to Lilliput first, and ask their elders about the Sky Tree Fruit."

"it is good."

Alpha said this and changed direction, leading his people to fly out of the Giant Forest.

Because they were diving downwards, their speed was very fast. It took them only three hours to see the outskirts of the forest, which had taken them most of the day. They glided and landed outside the Tata community.

As for the other dragons, in order not to cause trouble, they waited outside.

soon.

The elder of the Dwarf Tribe hurried over with his people.

When he saw Alpha and the group of giant dragons outside, his dim old eyes suddenly widened.

"You...successfully entered the Kingdom of the Sky?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the dwarf humans who followed were in an uproar.

"Yes, elder, we succeeded!"

Manta flashed to the giant mushroom and began to talk about his experiences during this period, causing the crowd to exclaim in surprise.

When they learned that they had really reached the top of the Sky Tree and entered the Kingdom of the Sky, they became even more agitated and looked at the giant dragons outside in disbelief.

(End of this chapter)