Investigating the Hell Tree was not something that Long Yi could help with for now. That would require the help of the spy hidden within the Black Dragon Empire. However, one thing was certain, this time, that spy would have to go to some effort.

Everyone left, but Long Yi remained, his brow furrowed, lost in thought. Along the way, Long Yi suddenly stopped and said to Nim and Dandi233: "I have a question that needs to be confirmed with the Emperor, you two go ahead."

Long Yi left and returned, which confused Kirei.

"I have a question, can you answer it for me?" asked Long Yi.

"What is it? There’s nothing in the Black Dragon Empire that’s classified to you." Kirei asked with a laugh.

"The situation with the spy planted in the Black Dragon Empire, do you know anything about him?" Long Yi asked.

"Him..." Kirei grimaced and shook his head, "If it weren’t for my father telling me about him two days before he died, I wouldn’t even know he existed. Everything about him was known only to my father. Who he is, whether he’s male or female, old or young, what position he holds in the Black Dragon Empire, nobody knows. And I have no way of contacting him directly. I can only pass messages to other spies, but how they get in touch with him, I’m not clear."

Long Yi nodded. This was very much in line with the old Emperor’s way of doing things.

"I guess this spy must be in a high position. The information he passed on to us in the past was impeccable in terms of speed and accuracy. And this time, action was just taken on the other side, and a message came right away, he must hold an important position in the military." said Long Yi.

"I have no idea who it could be."

Kirei shook his head, but then took a closer look at Long Yi’s face.

"Long Yi, you came back here, it doesn’t seem like you’re here to ask me a question, more like you’re here to confirm an answer to a question, do you know something?" Kirei asked.

"No, I don’t know anything. I just have a guess that’s bothering me, but I don’t have the answer yet." Long Yi replied.

"Can I know?"

"Wait until I confirm it, then I will tell you. If I tell you now, your clever mind will surely start thinking about a lot of useless things."

"Alright."

The appearance of the Hell Tree cast a shadow over the border, wave after wave of Hell’s power brought an unease to the White Dragon Empire. The White Dragons bombarded the Hell Tree three times that day but Dragon Breath did not cause any damage to the Hell Tree, instead it flourished even more!

Next, the massive explosion from the arrival of the Beetle Missiles blew out a rift in the canopy of the Hell Tree. After the blast, the scattered Dragon Power was instantly absorbed by the Hell Tree. Not only did the damaged part heal quickly, but the Hell Tree also grew another layer!

Actually, this result was expected, but some gestures needed to be completed.

Seeing the Hell Tree standing firm, Yake knew that this time, he had bet right, Rongka has truly brought him something good. Subsequently, Yake commanded the Hell Tree to spread along the border, more Hell Trees sprouted up. The border of Black Dragon Empire was filled with moans and cries.

At first, Yake tried to let the Undead Army stay under the Hell Tree, as the Hell’s power under the Hell Tree served as a natural nourishment for the undead. However, when the Undead Army came under the Hell Tree, the Hell Tree suddenly went wild, countless roots entangled the undead and dragged them underground!

Turns out, the Hell Tree saw the lifeless Undead as food!

So, Yake resolutely switched the Hell Tree’s stationed troops to Black Dragons.

However, under the influence of Hell’s Power, the temperaments of the Black Dragons slowly began to become violent. Some Black Dragons recklessly charged towards the White Dragon Empire and were then shot into sieves. The corpses of those Black Dragons fell to the ground and were immediately entangled by the roots of the Hell Tree and dragged underground.

From the root of the first Hell Tree, in just seven days, almost a hundred Hell Trees grew on the border. The number of Black Dragons sacrificed was in thousands.

They were the ones who couldn’t control their desire for slaughter under the influence of Hell’s Power and rushed towards the enemy, only to be killed. Their outcome was all the same; they all ended up as nourishment for the Hell Tree.

With all this happening, Tilian had to be alert and he reported the matter to Yake. At first, Yake did not care.

But a few days later, the number of Hell Trees had exceeded three hundred and the Black Dragons had lost over six thousand! Yake finally realized that this Hell Tree was not an ordinary tree, it was carnivorous!

Yake then specifically ordered the Hell Tree not to disrupt the mental state of the Black Dragon. But this command was useless, as impractical as ordering a soldier not to breathe.

"I knew Rongka, that old bastard, wasn’t good for me! Tilian, go and see if there’s any way to control this Hell Tree. Ideally, I want it to obey me completely!"

Yake secretly gave orders to Tilian.

Upon receiving Yake’s command, Tilian immediately began to study the Hell Tree. Evidently, the Hell Tree, while having formidable abilities, was not a life form with high intelligence; it could only act on instinct. For the time being, it still had to obey Yake’s commands. There was a precondition to this: it must ensure its own nourishment.