"Elf Queen, you can see at a glance that I am not from this world.
I underestimated you. Yes, I am from another realm.
I have come here to destroy this world.
Originally, I only needed to wait a while longer, and this world
would be engulfed in an endless sea of fire, and all living beings would be burned to death.
But I have limited patience and cannot wait any longer.
As long as this Tree of Life is destroyed, the elf world will disappear.
Besides, I'm hungry and want to eat.
The elves are so delicious, it would be a shame to burn them.
So, you will all become my food today.
Heh heh heh..."
The man in grey licked his lips as if savoring the thought.
Then he let out an arrogant, wild laugh, completely disregarding the Elf Queen.
"So, the high temperatures in this world are also your doing?
Why are you doing this? Are you human?"
Knowing the man in grey's objective, the Elf Queen felt as if facing a great enemy.
However, she still looked at the man in grey and voiced her doubts.
"Heh heh heh! I'll tell you the truth.
It's not just this world that will be destroyed; all worlds will be destroyed.
Do you know what the end of an era means? It's the entire universe returning to chaos.
Humans, that race like ants,
how can they be worthy of my noble status?
Do you think I don't know you are deliberately stalling for time?
Stop wasting your strength. You no longer have the ability to fight.
Just obediently be my food and let me devour you!"
After his wild laughter, grey mist emanated from the man in grey.
With a wave of his hand, the grey mist, as if alive,
enveloped all the elves, including the Tree of Life.
But at the same time, a green barrier appeared within the circle of grey mist,
protecting the elves and the Tree of Life, and isolating the grey mist.
The Elf Queen had indeed been stalling for time.
All the elves had lost their combat ability.
But the elves' innate talent remained: communicating with nature.
While the Elf Queen was talking to the man in grey,
they communicated with all the plants in the Valley of Life, concentrating their power.
It transformed into a green protective barrier, but the plants in the valley
instantly lost their vitality and became withered and yellow.
However, under the devouring of the grey mist, the protective barrier gradually weakened.
The power within it steadily disappeared, and destruction was inevitable.
Ming Yue, riding the Heavenly Dao Disk, traversed from the Celestial Dragon Star to the Elf World.
As soon as she landed, she felt a wave of heat wash over her.
It was as if she had entered a giant sauna. Fortunately, the five elements in the Elf World were normal.
Her witchcraft could be used normally. She casually cast
a freezing spell on herself, which made her feel a little better.
Her main purpose for coming to the Elf World this time was to find a way to melt the ice seal.
So, following the Heavenly Dao Disk's guidance, she intended to find the Nameless Fire first.
However, she wandered around the Elf World for seven days.
She only saw mountain fires burning everywhere and found no trace of the Nameless Fire.
Thus, she decided to go to the Valley of Life to ask the Elf Queen for clues.
The Heavenly Dao Disk was a competent navigator. As long as she told it where she wanted to go,
it would take her there, saving Ming Yue the trouble of getting lost.
However, it was a bit too precise, directly appearing in front of the Elf Queen.
And by sheer coincidence, it arrived just as the protective barrier was being devoured by the grey mist.
Which then coalesced into a grey storm and surged forward.
The moment Ming Yue appeared, before she could even see the situation clearly,
she felt danger approaching. She casually unleashed a fire dragon.
However, the fire dragon only caused the grey storm to pause for a few seconds before being devoured.
Seeing this, Ming Yue was astonished.
Because within the grey storm, she could not sense any elemental energy.
It was not immortal art, nor was it magic.
She only felt a sense of void.
Like a bottomless pit, empty and vast.
It seemed capable of devouring everything, exuding a terrifying aura.
She had never encountered such an attack before.
It made her body tremble and her heart grow cold, her life feeling threatened.
So, reacting instinctively, various witchcraft spells erupted.
Fire dragons, hurricanes, ice spikes, swords, vines...
Attacks of all elements flew towards the grey storm like a deluge.
Brilliant light flashed in the Valley of Life, like a grand fireworks display.
But even so, it failed to destroy the grey storm.
It barely managed to halt the grey storm for a dozen seconds before being completely devoured.
But in those brief dozen seconds, Ming Yue was not idle.
She took out the Heavenly Dao Disk, tossed it into the sky, and formed hand seals.
As her witchcraft spells were being devoured, the Heavenly Dao Disk shone brightly.
It transformed into a shield tens of feet in diameter, enveloping her, all the elves,
and the Tree of Life.
Mysterious and ancient Dao patterns flickered on the shield, blocking the grey storm.
This was a defensive formation inherent to the Heavenly Dao Disk. Seeing that her witchcraft was useless, Ming Yue quickly activated it for self-preservation.
"Damn Heavenly Dao, who are you?
Why can you use the Heavenly Dao Disk? What is your relationship with Hong Jun?"
Upon seeing the Heavenly Dao Disk, the man in grey's expression changed.
He looked at Ming Yue menacingly and said fiercely,
"How rude! Don't you know that before asking someone who they are,
you should introduce yourself first? Who are you?"
During a mission, she was not allowed to reveal her identity.
So Ming Yue did not answer, instead questioning the man in grey.
"Don't think that a mere Heavenly Dao Disk can stop me.
A person who is about to die is not qualified to know who I am."
The man in grey was also secretive about his identity and did not reveal his origin.
The grey storm transformed back into dense grey mist, enveloping the shield emitted by the Heavenly Dao Disk.
Inside the shield, Ming Yue could no longer see the figure of the man in grey.
However, the Dao patterns on the shield flickered, unafraid of the mist's devouring ability, and she felt a little relieved.
She had just landed and hadn't even had time to ask who the Elf Queen was.
She had inexplicably gotten into a fight and was now trapped.
She wanted to find someone to explain the situation.
Unexpectedly, when she turned around, she saw thousands of people kneeling in unison behind her.
"Greetings, Elf God! Thank you, Elf God, for protecting the elf race."
A beautiful middle-aged woman led the way, bowing piously to her, which left Ming Yue bewildered.
"You say I am the Elf God?
You are the Elf Queen?
Why do you call me the Elf God?"
Even the most composed person would be somewhat flustered by such a scene. However, upon hearing these people claim to be elves,
she tentatively asked a series of three questions.
"Reporting to Your Excellency, I am the Elf Queen of this generation.
We can naturally recognize you. As your descendants,
we can sense the elemental aura on you. Only an Elf God would possess such intensity.
Only an Elf God could wield the five elements to such an extent.
Do you feel that the Tree of Life is about to wither,
and that is why you have returned to the Valley of Life to save it?
Your Excellency, the man in grey outside claims he wants to destroy the Elf World.
The high temperatures and constant mountain fires in the Elf World are also his doing.
It's good that you have returned. Otherwise,
not only the elf race, but the entire Elf World will disappear!"
Looking at Ming Yue, the Elf Queen spoke excitedly, as if she had found a savior.