Chapter 470 - Wood Essence Extract
After receiving the Supreme Elder's confirmation, Leon nodded. However, he quickly frowned at the devastation of the tribe.
Not a single piece of land was left untouched in the area.
The whole place was fragmented with deep fissures and crevices, revealing the subterranean world underneath the surface.
The situation of the elves could be described as tragic. Some elves clung to each other in silent prayers, while other elves desperately clung to edges like they were clinging onto their lives, refusing to fall into the dark crevices.
Some elves tried to pull these struggling elves up from the edges, but the unstable slopes only cause them to lose their footing and fall into the chasm.
"How terrible. With the prior agreement in place, these elves can be considered my people. For such a tragedy to befall them, the culprit needs to be held accountable for this." Leon said before glaring at the Elf King in the distance.
King Erendriel heard Leon's words, and his expression immediately frosted.
"They are my people! Not yours! Understand that I am the king of this tribe, and I did not agree with Supreme Elder Haldir's decision! Whatever was negotiated between your two sides does not apply here!"
"Is this true, Marquis Haldir?" Leon asked after pausing for a moment.
Supreme Elder Haldir shook his head at Leon's question before he explained, "Not true at all, young prince. Although I rarely involve myself with the tribe's management, I am still the tribe's Supreme Elder; a position of authority and prestige that supersedes even royal power. My word is the law here. Whether King Erendriel agrees or not is inconsequential to the agreement we made."
"I see."
Leon nodded in understanding and casually said, "So, he just being a sore loser. Understandable."
The Supreme Elder was like a boss who only hires workers for his restaurant and never does any of the actual work himself.
In other words, Supreme Elder Haldir was the true ruler of Elvengarde, who was lazy and crowned King Erendriel to take on the responsibility of managing the tribe for him.
While Leon could understand King Erendriel's anger under these circumstances, he could not understand the person's actions. The tribesmen did not have to suffer for it!
When King Erendriel's insulting remark, he became even more enraged and barked, "You're asking for death!"
However, his eyes brightened with enlightenment and immediately controlled his outburst of violent emotions, displaying a frightening calmness.
"Crown Prince of the Crawford Empire, was it? Kekeke, do you think the Crawford Empire will still care to uphold the agreement that you negotiated on behalf of the tribe if this person dies here, Supreme Elder Haldir?" King Erendriel asked, but incredibly strong killing intent was hidden within his eyes.
Supreme Elder Haldir immediately frowned and warned, "Careful, young prince. King Erendriel wants to kill you!"
"Oh, I can see that." Leon nodded calmly.
At the same time, King Erendriel raised his hand and flashed his glowing emerald ring.
"O great Guardian Spirit, please lend me your strength to end this human who also seeks to harm your!" King Erendriel prayed audibly.
The Elder Tree quickly reacted to King Erendriel's words and shot out its large tree roots toward Leon and Supreme Elder Haldir.
"It's that ring again! Dodge, young prince!"
Supreme Elder Haldir quickly frowned before he moved to evade the incoming tree roots on his own, trusting Leon would do the same.
However, his eyes quickly widened in horror when he glanced back to check on Leon, who continued to stay in his original spot without moving.
"Watch out, Prince Leon!" Supreme Elder Haldir roared.
While he knew that the young prince had an extraordinary physique, he did not believe it is strong enough to withstand the Elder Tree's might!
King Erendriel's eyes immediately gleamed.
Was the Crawford Empire's Crown Prince too scared to dodge? That was good! The quicker the person dies, the better off he'll be!
The tree roots shot over quickly!
Supreme Elder Haldir knew it was too late for him to head back in time to save the young prince!
However, just as the tree roots were about to collide with Leon, it suddenly slowed down rapidly to a complete stop.
Shortly after the tree roots resume moving again, it wrapped Leon and rubbed against him intimately like a pet snake.
"Impossible!" King Erendriel's eyes snapped wide open in disbelief. Why was the Guardian Spirit behaving like this with a human it just met?!
"O great Guardian Spirit, please kill that human!" King Erendriel urged while flashing his shining emerald ring.
However, the Guardian Spirit no longer respond to his words.
Meanwhile, Leon patted the Elder Tree's roots calmly and fished out another supreme-grade spirit stone, and waved it in front of it like he was holding a dog treat.
"You want another want of these, right?" Leon extended his divine sense and communicated with the Guardian Spirit on a deeper level.
The Guardian Spirit quickly responded by mimicking people's expressions, moving the tips of its roots up and down like it was nodding its head.
Leon smiled lightly and said, "You can have this if you help me capture that person!"
The Guardian Spirit's tree roots nodded again before shooting straight for Elf King in the distance.
"Why, why, why?! This ring is made from the purest Wood Essence Extract of the Elder Tree itself, allowing the wearer to appear no different to the Guardian Spirit's kin! Why does it listen to you over me?!" King Erendriel roared with a nasty expression as he retreated.
"Wood Essence Extract?"
Leon wore an amused expression before he ridiculed, "A bit of tree sap secreted by the Elder Tree is enough for it to treat you as its kin? Don't kid yourself, King Erendriel! Would you choose your own cum stains over treasures?!"
Dozens of tree roots shot after King Erendriel—a clear contrast to the single tree root that targeted the Supreme Elder previously, which also showcases the Guardian Spirit's determination to capture the Elf King!
Spirit Energy was an incentive that it simply cannot pass on!