Volume One: The Lord's World of Hell Level Chapter 43: The Fallen World Tree

Staring at the mass before him that resembled molten lava, Chen Gu’s eyes lit up.
“Synthesize.”
There was hardened soil everywhere here anyway, and summoning fire elementals scarcely consumed any mana at all.
He would just summon them and synthesize.
When it came to things that didn’t require much mana, Chen Gu was never stingy.
Batch after batch of fire elementals were summoned, and one after another, they were fused into this holy light magma.
After being synthesized, the holy light magma didn’t dissipate quickly but instead gathered in a strange manner.
Chen Gu noticed that when ten holy light magmas clustered together, they would merge into a larger holy light magma, their level multiplying each time.
Eventually, the holy light magma kept merging until it reached level six, at which point the process stopped.
By then, the huge mass of holy light magma towered over ten meters high, its tremendous, molten form reminding Chen Gu of Lairlis from the Realm of Fire.
Unfortunately, no matter how it changed, the holy light magma remained green and could only reach this scale at most.
If it could grow larger, Chen Gu was sure he could have called it a Lava Lord.
After dispersing the excess holy light magma, Chen Gu took a few more steps forward.
Before long, he arrived beneath the roots of the giant tree.
Chen Gu noticed that at the base of this enormous tree, there were actually many marble structures.
But when the tree was uprooted back then, some of the buildings were thrown into the lake, while others were smashed by the falling tree.
At the roots, Chen Gu saw plenty of marble materials buried in the earth.
These were the remains of the previous buildings.
Among these materials were scattered odds and ends.
As he walked, the corpse-eating vines had helped him gather them all.
[You have obtained 3,117 gold coins.]
[You have discovered Elven Ornaments (White) x6]
[You have discovered Elven Tableware (White) x12]
[You have discovered Wooden Table Fragments (White) x4]
[…]
[You have discovered Mysterious Necklace (Green) x1]
[You have discovered Sacred Heart Leaves (Green) x3]
[…]

[You have discovered Elven Light Armor (Blue) x1]
[…]
[Elven Ornaments (White): Ornaments used by elves to decorate their homes, such as candelabras, side lamps, etc. Rather useless.]
[Elven Tableware (White): Silverware such as knives, forks, and plates; apart from being worth some money, they’re of little use.]
[Wooden Table Fragments (White): Broken bits of a table; if not for the good quality wood, these would be entirely worthless.]
[…]
[Mysterious Necklace (Green): An everyday elven accessory, but for ordinary people, it’s something that can increase the mana cap by 30 points.]
[Sacred Heart Leaves (Green): Leaves imbued with holy light, capable of releasing a holy light blast dealing 500 damage once.]
[…]
[Elven Light Armor (Blue): Defense +11, iron armor with only the weight of leather.]
[…]
Everything he could use, Chen Gu kept for himself; the rest he bundled up together.
He felt these were the finest synthesis materials.
Perhaps they were useless now, but that didn’t mean they’d be useless in the future.
Chen Gu needed to gather every bit of strength to prepare for the coming battle with the Undead Black Fortress.
It might look like he was just picking up junk, but this junk would all have its use eventually.
If the space in his vine-drawn carriage weren’t so small, he’d have taken some of the dirt with him too.
In this way, picking up everything as he went, Chen Gu finally arrived at the tree roots.
Standing there, he ran his hand over the soil clinging to the roots.
Just like the hardened earth on the island, the soil here was saturated with the power of holy light, but devoid of vitality.
After clearing away the dirt, Chen Gu took out his axe and struck the tree root with all his might.
He wanted to test if he could chop some materials from the giant tree.
If he could, that would be ideal. Chen Gu didn’t need to think to know that with a tree this massive, its material quality would surely surpass the ordinary.
Even if it proved useless, a tree this big would yield massive amounts of lumber.
But the moment he struck, his hand went numb.
The iron axe flew straight from his grip, and when he picked it up, he found it already split and unusable.
Looking closely at the spot where the axe had hit, Chen Gu saw there was not a single mark on the tree root.
It was obvious—the axe couldn’t harm the tree in the slightest.

Seeing this, Chen Gu beckoned to the corpse-eating vine again.
Obediently, one of the vines slithered over for another experiment.
[Corpse-Eating Vine +3] + [World Tree (Juvenile, Dead)] = [??? (Success Rate: 0.0001%)]
World Tree?
Chen Gu nearly cried out in surprise.
But on second thought, it wasn’t unreasonable—no matter what game or novel world he was in, elves always had a World Tree.
It was just that he’d never seen a fallen World Tree before.
Grumbling to himself, Chen Gu checked the World Tree’s details.
From the available information, Chen Gu learned that this World Tree wasn’t the Elven Mother Tree or anything so grand.
It was just that five thousand years ago, the Elven Queen decided the elves needed a World Tree, so she planted one.
For the first three thousand years, this World Tree grew splendidly.
But two thousand years ago, its growth stalled, stopping at just over two thousand meters tall.
The elves studied it for a long time but never found the cause, so they simply left the tree on the island and ignored it.
So, the tree before him was really just a three-thousand-year-old ancient tree, and after absorbing too much holy water and lacking nutrients, it eventually died.
The oddest part was that after dying, since it was soaked in holy water, the World Tree’s body didn’t rot or become undead.
And so it remained for over a thousand years, until the undead calamity struck, and the World Tree finally fell when the elves abandoned the Sacred City.
Now, this World Tree was beyond saving.
But as for using it to synthesize a pet, Chen Gu could forget it.
No matter what materials he tried, the success rate would never exceed 0.001%—even if he brought in a golden dragon or an ancient tree of wisdom.
However, there was a hidden hint.
If Chen Gu could find the Heart of the Elven City, he could use this fallen World Tree to build a new elven city.
Chen Gu found this a bit exasperating.
Even if he had a City Heart, he wouldn’t build here. Wasn’t the Sacred Elven City nearby far more attractive?
Though it was filled with undead, if he cleared them out, it would become a vast metropolis fit for millions.
Given time, he could muster an army capable of challenging the Undead Black Fortress.
Only a fool would build on the World Tree’s stump.