Chapter 423: World Tree and the Fairies (1/2)
= Present =
East of Siren City, where Yuan Shaoqing had once camped, Miaomiao in wood dragon form had been sitting in front of the world tree.
”Yare, Yare, you're quite needy for a dead dragon.”
Miaomiao mumbled to himself after he had injected Holy Chloro Element Qi into the giant seed and allowed it to grow freely. However, the seed turned into a world tree and began absorbing the Life Essence Qi in the air.
After the tree shot up several kilometers to the sky, Miaomiao could sense faint Chloro Element Qi from the tree while the tree leaves emitted strong Holy Light Element Qi.
The two elements mixed together and blended with the Life Essence Qi. Somehow, the three types of energy were in harmony, and they accelerated the growth rate of nearby plants, herbs, and wooden corns.
Many ents walked closer to Cernun Tree and knelt to the ground. They kissed Cernun's massive roots and kowtowed in respect.
”This tree… is the embodiment of Life! We swear with our dao heart to protect it with our lives!!”
A dozen ents picked an empty area around Cernun Tree and settled their roots into the ground. Then, they turned into stone trees as if they had transformed into statues.
More tree monsters carefully picked an available spot and planted their roots into the soil. By the time Miaomiao realized it, the ents had created their racial array, which could only be completed with their bodies.
Surrounding Cernun Tree were 200 elderly ents. They linked together with their roots and branches, creating a pseudo wall around Cernun Tree.
Leaked Qi and Essence from Cernun was trapped inside the wall formation of the ents. These monsters absorbed them and released wood element Qi as if they filtered out advanced element Qi from the world tree to protect the weaker plants.
As a result, the air near the world tree became dense in Chloro Element Qi. A few minutes, grey gas covered the base of the tree as the roots of Cernun and the ents cleansed the impurity in the soil.
Various colorful flowers bloomed, fireflies were born, and many types of grass in the area gain sentience. Some of them even transformed into tiny baby fairies, and they were instinctively attracted to the flowers and the world tree.
Just like that, everything around Cernun became full of lives like a fantasy world that he had always dreamt of.
”Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?”
Miaomiao had the urge to sing Bohemian Rhapsody as he was stunned by nature's beauty. He felt like elves from fantasy novels would have loved to live here.
[Caught in a landslide, No escape from reality.]
Dion also sang it as she had Miaomiao's memory. She couldn't resist.
”Dion, don't start! Once you do, I won't be able to stop myself.”
[Open your eyes, Look up to the skies and seeeeeee,]
”…”
[I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy,]
”Because I'm easy come, easy go!”
[Little high, little low!]
In the end, Miaomiao and Dion ended up singing the entire song.
One could not simply stop singing the song when someone had started it!
…
After having a duo concert in his mind with Dion, Miaomiao was refreshed as if he had relieved his pending stress. When he came to his senses, a hundred fireflies and young fairies had been watching him.
Despite his dragon appearance, these small beings weren't intimidated by his presence.
[What kind of song is that?]
[Can you sing it again?]
[That song has some kind of meaning behind it?]
[What's that song's name?]
These little innocent beings resembled Cernun when he was a baby, curious, pure, and earnest. They could also communicate to his mind and read his mind at the same time.
Miaomiao snickered as he liked these little things. Without vocally saying anything, he talked to them in his mind.
'It was called Bohemian Rhapsody.'
[Bohemian Rhapsody?]
[Sounds complicated.]
[What does that mean?]
The tiny glowing fairies orbited around Miaomiao's dragon head. A few of them even sat on his horn.
'That song might be too dark for all of you. How about this? I'll sing something catchy and funny'
[Oh? What song?]
Miaomiao coughed as he began adjusting his tune. Then, he sang the COCONUT SONG.
…
[THE COCONUT-NUT IS A GIANT NUT!]
[IF YOU EAT TOO MUCH, YOU GET REALLY FAT!!]
These fairies learned quickly. After singing the entire song just once, they could already mimic the tune, the Filipino accent, and the notes.
Even though Miaomiao wasn't that good at singing, these fairies could correct the notes right away as if they were born with an autotune.
Surprisingly, they were gifted at singing. Their high-pitched voices might be good for difficult and sophisticated songs that Miaomiao knew.
He had an inspiration. Since this world was dull, dark, and corrupted to the core, he wanted to add life and color to Siren City and its surroundings. However, the task might be time-consuming.
Miaomiao sent his telepathic voice to all yin slaves.
'Handle the aftermath for me. I'm busy adjusting the forest and the home of the ents.'
After giving the yin slave his order, he turned to the fairies and smiled at them.
'I know more songs. Wanna hear another one?'
[Yes!]
[Yes, please!]
'Okay. This song also comes with a backstory. You see, once upon a time…'
The little fairies gathered around Miaomiao to listen to his fairy tales. Miaomiao hadn't realized that over 20,000 newborn fairies had already gathered around him to listen to his story as well.
One hour later, Miaomiao finished the story and sang an imperfect version of Let It Go.