16 Chapter 16: Duanlu Qi! (1/2)

”Impossible?..” said the principal, before he slowly shook his head.

”Humans have time and again bested calamities since the ancient times.. how will these be any different?” he asked, trying to pry for some clues.

”Bested..? Have you humans ventured.. deep into the oceans?.. far to the desert reaches?.. and.. leave the sky.. of this world?” the tree replied, its voice seemed to be sneering at him in disdain.

The principal shook his head.

”Then.. the final calamity.. is something..you human wouldn't even dare.. dream to come true.. let alone bested.. ” said the tree with a slight chuckle.

”Is there really.. no way out?” asked the principal once more after a deep contemplation.

”According to the fate.. that I have peered into.. for this world.. it is impossible.. ” the tree replied with a sigh in the end.

To the Ancestor Zong, what the humans have tided through so far is nothing but a few setbacks, mainly due to their petty arguments and wars. Even the deep behemoths of the rivers, and monsters from the desert is something that the humans would always have trouble fighting against with, what more of the abominations to come out? And the Ancient One, an entity that seemed to be tasked for utter destruction, to remold the world anew after the ends of time?

”You.. could peer through fate?” said the principal as he was surprised. But his expression has minimal reactions to it.

”Human.. do not dare to call me 'You' once more.. I am an existence above you.. and you are beneath me.. call me Ancestor Zong!” the tree reprimanded the other party with a tone that seemed to be annoyed with the principal.

Hearing this, the principal smiled as his brows trembled.

It is true that this millennium Yidara tree is far above others in terms of seniority considering its age, but for a mere tree to call himself an existence above others?

What more calling him someone that is beneath even a tree?

Should I burn and whip or whip first and then burn this tree?

The principal smiled with a strange gleamto it.

Duan Li shuddered as he saw that deranged smile of the principal.

”P-principal, do not be hasty!” adviced Wang Guozhi from the side, afraid that the other party will be triggered and go whipping-spree on the spot!

That will be a true calamity then!

”I know.” the principal replied, his voice calm.

”I am a being closely in tune with mother nature.. the cycles of life and death.. absorbed by the world.. I can feel it.. this inviolable cycle for all existences.. when one feel it all the time.. one would eventually piece out the puzzle.. of coincidences.. and consequences.. a series of meetings.. that creates fate.. a storyboard.. a plot of the world.. although vividly.. but yes.. I can peer.. through fate..” the tree replied impassively.

”If that is the case.. and we will reach our doom.. then, what Ancestor Zong have said before, why should we even bother to ally with the other empires?”

This time, it was Wang Guozhi who asked as he was quite curious. If fighting against an unstoppable being is indeed a fool's dream, then why even bother to ally?

Shouldn't they just focus on protecting their empire instead to the very last until the end?

Hearing this, the tree chuckled once more.

”Child.. if someone with a knife.. tried to stab your wife.. even if you knew you wouldn't make it.. would you still stand idly by.. or run forward to save her?” replied the tree in a rhetorical way.

”Hmm.. I will definitely move to save my wife, that is obvious!” said Wang Guozhi as he threw a sneaky glance with a smile towards Ling Yu on his side.

Ling Yu rolled her eyes but smiled afterwards.

”Thus.. is the human's nature.. or instinct.. faced with extreme threats.. of complete eradication.. if one does not lose.. their humanity.. then one would definitely.. protect.. their kind.. ” the tree said and continued;

”Furthermore.. if what you seek is hope.. then find.. the miracle.. ”

”The miracle?” asked the principal, his frown deepened.

Miracles are chances bestowed by theheavens for those with affinity and luck. For someone to try to attempt and find this miracle, isn't that like seeking the ends of a rainbow? Forever unreachable?

”Haa.. I am still around.. 5000 years old.. according to natural law.. I should only be awake.. 5000 years later.. but now.. I am awake.. defying the natural order.. even undergoing.. a complete rebirth.. that should have.. only occur.. 5000 years later.. ” replied the tree mysteriously.

The principal's eyes widened as he realized what the tree was trying to imply.

The millennium Yidara tree which was supposed to hibernate for another 5000 years, to suddenly be forced awake now..