Chapter 91: The Mother Tree of the World, Yggdrasil! Past Events of the Earth Era! (4k, please subscribe)

"Boom--!!"

Half of the sky was dyed a scorching red. When the energy bomb with a diameter of more than a thousand meters, and even rapidly expanded to two thousand meters, was thrown by Chu Xu onto Battra's insect body,
The entire sky was instantly enveloped in incandescent light, and it seemed as if a second sun had appeared in the clouds, even expanding wildly and spreading into a raging sea of ​​fire.

Within this range, there is nothing but high temperature and destruction!
If this place was not at an altitude of more than 10,000 meters, its power would be enough to kill thousands of square kilometers of ground area.

In mid-air, after enduring the power of Chu Xu's Gaia Energy Bomb, Battra was completely lifeless, and his huge body was rapidly withering and dissipating.

[Ding! You hunted down Battra, energy points +10000. ]

1 energy points! Not a bad harvest!

However, what surprised Chu Xu was that in the end Battra did not completely disappear like the other giant insects that were killed, but instead turned into a small and exquisite insect egg.

This insect egg was not even as big as Chu Xu's fingernail. He held it in his palm, emitting a dazzling glow.

Gudong!Gudong!
The eggs were so fragile that Chu Xu could crush them with just a little force, but a strong heartbeat sound could be heard from them.

This is the rhythm of life!
Just like a germinating seed can push away the rock and break through the soil; a newborn bird can peck open the eggshell and welcome the sunlight.

Chu Xu read the information again.

【Name】：Mothra

【Growth stage】: Egg stage
【Level】: None
【Attribute】：Vaccine type

【Data】: None
[Skills]: None yet
……

Is the little life in this insect egg the real Zerg Queen Mothra?

According to rumors, Mothra's life is a continuous cycle, and death is a new reincarnation for her, returning to the egg stage, followed by the larvae stage, pupa stage, and adult stage, over and over again in an endless cycle.

It is worth mentioning that when Chu Xu used telepathic perception to check Mothra's eggs this time, he did not find the existence of the electronic virus.

[Hello, Guardian of the Earth's Will in the New Era, thank you for killing the devil in my heart for me. ]

High in the sky, the remaining power of Gaia's Energy Bomb had gradually dissipated. When everything calmed down again, Chu Xu suddenly heard a strange voice in his ears.

The sound was ethereal and unreal, like the sound of nature.

"Is it you who's talking?"

Chu Xu's telepathic perception did not reveal any other living creatures around, so the only possibility was the Mothra eggs in his hand.

[It's me. My name is Mothra, and this is my innate telepathic ability.]

Soon, that heavenly voice reached Chu Xu's ears again.

Chu Xu finally understood that this telepathic ability, which was similar to transmitting sound through the air, was truly magical.

However, he took note of what Mothra said at first and was somewhat puzzled.

"You just called me the guardian of the Earth's will in the new era. What does that mean?"

Chu Xu asked.

[Since the birth and prosperity of life on Earth, there have been guardians who represent the will of the Earth. They are also called the Sons of the Earth. They stand out from ordinary biological groups, control the extraordinary power of nature, and shoulder the responsibility of protecting all living things on Earth. 】

Mothra explained.

Son of the Earth? Protector of all living things?
It was the first time that Chu Xu heard of this concept. From this perspective, since he prevented the asteroid from hitting the earth and protected the dinosaurs, it seemed like he had really become the so-called guardian of the earth's will.

"Is this guardian of the Earth's will appointed by the Earth? Does the Earth have its own consciousness?"

[There is no such thing as an appointed guardian of the Earth's will. Everything is the result of natural selection and the pursuit of one's own will. As for whether the Earth has its own consciousness, I don't know. But I believe that she is always watching over all living things in her arms. ]

Chu Xu nodded. It was true that he had come to where he was today without any assignment. He had relied on his own talent and hard work to get to where he was today... Of course, that also included some deep blue.

"What about you? You were once the guardian of the Earth's will?"

[Yes, I used to be the guardian of the fifth era of the Earth. Before me, there were two other guardians of the Earth's will.]

[The first guardian of the will of the earth was born in the first era. His name is Yggdrasil, and he is the mother tree of the world that created the entire digital world.]

[Yggdrasil is also known as the Mother Tree of Life. As the first guardian of the will of the Earth, He was born from the essence of heaven and earth, the aura of the sun and the moon. He is the eldest son of the Earth and the closest being to God. It is because of Him that the rare creatures on Earth have experienced their first great explosion of life and are gradually prospering.]

The first era mentioned by Mothra should refer to the Cambrian period when life on Earth began to flourish. As for the fifth era, it is the Carboniferous period, which is known as the age of giant insects.

Chu Xu suddenly realized that the mother tree of the world was actually the first guardian of the earth's will, and it was also the one who created the first miracle in the history of biological evolution - the Cambrian Explosion!
Before the Cambrian period, life on Earth was basically microorganisms and bacteria.

However, in the early Cambrian period, multicellular organisms suddenly appeared in the ocean in just a few million years, and quickly developed into groups with diverse shapes and complex structures, such as arthropods, brachiopods, worms, sponges, chordates, etc., forming a prosperous scene of the coexistence of multiple phyla of animals.

It was this event that gave birth to the primitive ancestor of all later living things and ignited the fire of hope for the Earth's biological community!

[However, even such a great Yggdrasil could not resist the word "ambition". He was no longer satisfied with being the guardian of the will of the earth, but wanted to become the true master of the earth, not only to dominate the creatures, but also to dominate the entire nature. ]

[So, in order to curb Yggdrasil's ambition, the Earth killed Him.]

"Killed?"

Chu Xu was slightly surprised. What kind of means did the Earth use to kill the mother tree of the world that was closest to God?
[Yes. In order to kill him, the Earth had to sacrifice its newly flourishing biota, set off a large-scale cold wave that swept across the world, and with the help of high-energy radiation from supernovas in the external universe, it finally killed Yggdrasil. But this also directly led to the mass extinction of life in the First Era.]

A massive cold snap! A supernova explosion! The first era of mass extinction!

Chu Xu's heart was in turmoil.

This obviously refers to the Cambrian-Ordovician extinction event, which was the first mass extinction event on Earth, which led to the disappearance of more than 80% of biological species!
It turns out that all this was caused by the Earth trying to kill the World Mother Tree? !
This also reminded Chu Xu of the so-called "Gaia hypothesis". [From the birth to the death of Yggdrasil, it took exactly 6300 million years. So from then on, the Earth formed a recurring 6300 million-year mass extinction cycle. ]

I see! I see!
It was not until this time that Chu Xu understood why the Earth had a 6300 million-year cycle of mass extinction. The root of everything was the world's mother tree, Yggdrasil!
Once there is a first, there will be a second. The Earth entered its first round of mass extinction cycle at the end of the Cambrian period. The mass extinction cycles in subsequent eras are like a constantly rolling wheel, and the pause button can no longer be pressed!

[However, the Earth still underestimated the power of Yggdrasil. Although He was killed in the real world, He used the last of His power to create the shadow of the Earth - the Digital World.]

[In the digital world, Yggdrasil is the only god who is immortal. When the Earth is in turmoil due to the mass extinction cycle at the end of each era, He will send His subtrees to the Earth to absorb and squeeze its natural energy, and recycle those extinct creatures and transform them all into virtual digital creatures. ]

[All digital creatures were created by Yggdrasil, and He controls their life and death in a single thought. And He painstakingly manages all of this in order to one day counterattack the earth in the real world, completely dominate nature, and become the master of the earth. ]

[For this purpose, Yggdrasil also used various means to kill many of the Earth's Will Guardians who came after him in the real world, making them his minions.]

Mothra narrated these past events silently, her tone full of powerlessness.

Now she is also a digital creature created by Yggdrasil. In other words, Yggdrasil can kill her anytime and anywhere!
The reason why he suddenly appeared on Earth from the Digital World was because of Yggdrasil. He also implanted an electronic virus in himself and his children, causing him to reveal the dark side of his heart and making his children cruel and violent, acting as pawns to attack the Earth!

Yggdrasil himself does not dare to show up on Earth, probably because he is afraid that the Earth will kill him again at any cost!
Listening to Mothra's words, Chu Xu's expression also became a little solemn.

After preventing the asteroid from hitting the earth, he really opened Pandora's box and released the real devil!

Unlike the seven sub-trees of the world that have no self-awareness, Yggdrasil, as the mother tree of the world, obviously possesses an independent and powerful self-awareness. It is estimated that the system's administrator privileges will not work on Him.

[Today, it is already the end of the Ninth Era. The latest round of mass extinction cycle should have arrived, right? ]

Mothra, who had been recounting the past, finally asked Chu Xu a question.

"It has ended."

Chu Xu explained and roughly informed Mothra of the asteroid impact.

[As I expected, the mass extinction cycle at the end of the Ninth Era was interrupted. You accomplished a great feat that many previous guardians of the Earth's will could not do, saving countless creatures in the Ninth Era.]

[However, this also led to the breaking of the rules. Both the real world and the digital world experienced violent turmoil, and the connection channel between the two would be completely opened. Yggdrasil, who had been dormant for nine epochs, would definitely seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch a counterattack against the Earth.]

"Then let Him come over."

Unlike Mothra's pessimism, Chu Xu was unafraid.

World Mother Tree?

I, BattleGreymon, love to slay dragons.

After evolving, Omegamon has another unique hobby - cutting trees!
The entire Royal Dragon Knight Regiment is a professional tree-cutting group!

Even if the Mother Tree of the World doesn't dare to come to Earth, Chu Xu will go to the Digital World to chop it down for Her!

"By the way, please tell me the information of the other guardians of the Earth's will."

Chu Xu spoke.

Since Mothra, the guardian of the Carboniferous period, was sent to the Earth by the Mother Tree of the World to cause destruction, then the guardians of other eras must have come as well!

Knowing yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without defeat. Before cutting down the Mother Tree of the World, Chu Xu must first eliminate these threats!

[After Yggdrasil was killed by the Earth in the First Era, no Guardians were born in the Second and Third Eras (Ordovician and Silurian).]

[It was not until the Fourth Era (Devonian Period) that the second guardian of the will of the earth was born. Its name was Model, and it was the strongest creature in the marine fish ecosystem and was called the 'Lord of the Sea'. It died in the mass extinction event at the end of the Fourth Era.]

[I am the third guardian of the will of the earth in the fifth era (Carboniferous period). I am the strongest creature in the forest giant insect ecosystem and am known as the 'Queen of the Insect Tribe'. ]

[The fourth guardian of the Earth's will in the Sixth Era (Permian), his name is Godzilla, he is the strongest creature in the land giant ecosystem, and is known as the 'King of Titans'. ]

[In the seventh and eighth eras (Triassic and Jurassic), no new guardians of the Earth's will were born. Godzilla and I survived mass extinction events through reincarnation and slumber, and survived until the end of the eighth era.]

【Until the end of the Eighth Era, a three-headed dragon from outer space descended on Earth. Its name was Ghidorah, known as the 'King of Dragons', and it brought an extinction-level massacre to the creatures on Earth at the time. So I teamed up with the awakened Godzilla to kill it. But I sacrificed my life and entered the next reincarnation, and Godzilla was also severely injured. 】

[At this time, while Godzilla and I were weak, Yggdrasil controlled the World Subtree it sent to Earth and killed us, and eventually turned us into digital creatures controlled by it.]

Moder, Lord of the Sea!
Godzilla, the king of the Titans!
King Ghidorah, the Dragon King!
And there is also the world's mother tree, Yggdrasil!

Chu Xu silently memorized these names. In the near future, there would definitely be a battle between him and them!
I hope they can have more fun, as Battra was still a little weak just now.

……

On the ground, the battle between giant insects and dinosaurs continues.

Because the giant insects were implanted with electronic viruses, they no longer obeyed Mothra's orders and completely became pawns of the World Mother Tree.

"Gaia energy cannon!"

In this case, Chu Xu would not be polite. He took out a small Gaia energy cannon with one hand and gave it to these giant insects.

Instantly, waves of fire rose above the ground, violent explosions covered a large area, most of the giant insects wailed, and both mature and complete forms were vaporized in the high temperature and disappeared without a trace!

With divine help, the Royal Dragon Riders and herbivorous dinosaurs immediately launched a desperate counterattack, annihilating all the remaining giant insects and eradicating their roots!
"Buzz~~~"

At the same time, the Mothra eggs in Chu Xu's other hand trembled slightly. She seemed to have seen the miserable state of her children and felt a little bit reluctant.

But she also knew that the culprit behind all this was the World Mother Tree Yggdrasil.

On the Giant Insect Island in the Digital World, there are even more of her children who have not yet come to Earth. They will be sent to Earth continuously, implanted with viruses and dominated by Yggdrasil, and become cannon fodder for His invasion of Earth.

Even if I am completely destroyed, I must eradicate Him at all costs!
……

(End of this chapter)