Chapter 261 - 212: This Lord Was Born With Divine Power

A few Casters from High Cliff Castle didn’t hesitate. Green light descended from above, enveloping the Magical Beast.

While a single Healing Technique wasn’t very potent, the cumulative effect of five Casters’ spells made a world of difference. The Magical Beast’s vitality recovered by more than half in an instant, and its middle head, which had fallen unconscious, also awoke.

Perhaps due to shared memories, this head also seemed to know what had just happened. It watched the Lord quietly.

However, its teeth would probably take some time to grow back.

"AWOO."

But suddenly, it extended its head toward him, letting out a low growl. Levi took the hint and climbed directly onto its back.

The moment he mounted, the Magical Beast immediately turned and charged toward a fissure in the mine’s stone wall, a fissure about two blades wide.

If a party-join request for this creature hadn’t appeared in his system, Levi would have jumped right off.

This proved the Magical Beast didn’t have ill intentions; it was probably just taking him to see something.

Watching the man and beast rapidly disappear from sight, the others present exchanged glances and hurried after them.

If something happened to the Lord here, no one present could bear the responsibility.

They had expected a narrow passage behind the fissure, but it actually opened into a natural cavern.

The exposed Magic Crystal Ore covering the ground resembled crystal containers filled with liquid. A faint, azure light flowed within, illuminating the subterranean space.

Biefeng’s speed was incredible. The scenery rushed past Levi’s ears in a blur. Only after winding through countless cave openings did it gradually come to a stop.

As they rounded the final corner, the surrounding azure light instantly faded, replaced by a pure, holy white radiance that illuminated the area as brightly as day.

’This is...’

The Lord couldn’t control his emotions, his face filled with shock.

You couldn’t blame him for being so astonished. Even Count Beck, who wouldn’t flinch when facing a hundred axemen, would be aghast if he came here.

Unlike the previous caverns with their varied terrain, this place was like a small stone chamber. The surrounding walls were smooth, as if they had been deliberately finished by someone.

In the middle of the flat, open space in the stone chamber, a small, pure white tree no more than a blade’s height tall was emitting a holy light, forming a circular shield of light that enveloped it.

Its pure white leaves seemed to sense someone’s arrival and trembled slightly, as if waving a greeting.

’The Laurel Tree!’

For some reason, Levi instantly knew. He was 100% certain that this was one of the legendary Twin Holy Trees, a supreme treasure of the Elf Race.

At that moment, an almost irrepressible greed welled up within him, but in the end, he just shook his head with a wry smile.

’To be honest, this thing has no practical use for me. In fact, it’s more of a hot potato.’

’Good job. You still think of your master when you find something good. You’re much better than Sophia. I’ll reward you with a Wilderness yak to feast on when we get back.’

Levi patted one of the Three-headed Dog’s heads. The other two immediately pressed forward, vying for attention, and only settled down after they had all been petted.

VMMMM!

A vibration sounded. Levi’s gaze fell on the pouch at his waist. It was Sam’s pouch, and inside was the Stone Egg.

’I almost forgot my real reason for coming here.’

Levi took out the Stone Egg.

When he first learned about the Magic Crystal Ore, he had wondered if the Stone Egg could absorb the Primordial Magic Power it contained.

The main reason he’d agreed to Ash’s request to deal with this Magical Beast was so he could use the opportunity to bring the Stone Egg down and leech some free Magic Crystal Ore.

After all, the mine was filled with exposed Magic Crystal Ore as far as the eye could see. No one would notice if he used up a little of it.

The primitive Stone Egg, which had originally looked like it was carved from bluestone, was now glowing brilliantly. Levi had been wondering how to get it to absorb the Magic Crystal Ore here.

He hadn’t expected it to act on its own.

This was the first time Levi had touched the Stone Egg since obtaining it. Its rough, hard texture felt no different from a rock. For now, aside from a distinct, extra warmth he could feel in his palm, nothing else had changed.

To be honest, the Lord felt a bit scared holding this thing. After all, it was connected to the Natural Goddess. If it really hatched some kind of ridiculously powerful special creature, he’d be in for a world of trouble.

But just as Levi’s thoughts began to wander, the Stone Egg actually floated out of his hand and positioned itself above the Laurel Tree.

The next moment, countless fine, white threads surged from the branches of the Laurel Tree and flew into the Stone Egg.

’Holy shit.’

The Lord cried out in alarm.

In just a few moments, the Laurel Tree visibly dimmed. Its previously trembling leaves seemed to wilt, their swaying slowing down.

’Oh, you little monster, rein it in a little!’

This terrified the Lord so much that his voice trembled.

If the Laurel Tree were destroyed on his watch, wouldn’t the Elves come to kill him?

He really hadn’t expected that absorbing the Magic Power from the Magic Crystal Ore wouldn’t be enough for the Stone Egg; it had even gone and started absorbing power from the Laurel Tree.

As if it had heard him, the Stone Egg stopped its absorption after the Laurel Tree had visibly dimmed by about a third.

The next moment, a crisp sound, like shattering glazed glass, echoed abruptly in the space where you could hear a pin drop.

"CRACK."

The Stone Egg, which had existed for who knows how long, began to change. Cracks started to appear on its surface, and their numbers grew.

Levi immediately ducked behind the Three-headed Dog, poking his head out to watch cautiously. If things went south, the beast could buy him some time to escape.