Primordial Ancient Serpent-Chapter 184: Hundreds of Trillions of Leaves

At this moment, inside the Chaos Orb space.

Gu Chuan grabbed the World Tree Loli and instantly appeared at the very center of the Chaos Orb space, floating in mid-air before the towering form of the World Tree itself.

The World Tree at this moment was unimaginably vast, stretching to a height of one light-year—over nine trillion kilometers—an incomprehensibly massive distance.

Though it still couldn't compare to the sheer length of Gu Chuan's thousand-light-year-long Primordial Ancient Serpent form, it was nonetheless an awe-inspiring sight.

The colossal tree bore so many leaves that they could no longer be counted in mere billions—they had to be measured in the hundreds of trillions.

"Gu Chuan, what the hell are you doing?!"

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World Tree Loli panicked as she noticed Gu Chuan staring intently at her body. This bastard snake wouldn't possibly want to eat her, right? But she wasn't even tasty! She was a tree!

Then again, this was a Primordial Ancient Serpent. It could devour anything—meat, plants, even magic treasure. Perhaps he was planning to take a bite just for a change in flavor? After all, eating too much meat could get boring.

No... no, this was bad! It was over! She had nurtured him for so many years, and now all of it was in vain? Was this finally the moment where he turned on her?!

At that moment, she regretted everything so deeply that she felt as though her very soul had turned green with despair. If she had known this would happen, she wouldn't have absorbed so much energy and grown so lush. Now, after all that nourishment, she had just become an appetizing target for this damn snake!

"W-Wait, Gu Chuan! I—I don't taste good at all! If you must eat someone, eat the Star Tree! She's plump and full of nutrients! Plus, she even grows fruit—it'd be a much better supplement than me!"

Tears welled up in World Tree Loli's eyes as she immediately threw the Star Tree under the bus, desperately trying to save herself.

"Who said anything about eating you?"

With a sharp flick, Gu Chuan smacked her lightly on the forehead.

"R-Really?! You're not going to eat me?"

World Tree Loli blinked her large, teary eyes, her expression shifting from despair to hope.

"Of course not. I just need some of your leaves."

Gu Chuan replied casually.

"Oh... just leaves? That's nothing! Take as many as you want."

World Tree Loli let out a massive sigh of relief. Leaves were no big deal! Unlike other parts of her body, leaves could regrow quickly. Even if some were plucked, new ones would sprout in no time.

Besides, old leaves would naturally wither and fall off, making way for new growth.

"Good. I don't need too much right now—let's start with half."

Gu Chuan rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

Swoosh—!

With a casual sweep of his hand, a surge of immense energy enveloped the World Tree. In an instant, half of its leaves detached, cascading down like a golden rain, gathering into his grasp.

"It's over... it's over... I'm bald. I'M BALD! The great World Tree has been defiled!"

Seeing the aftermath, World Tree Loli's face turned deathly pale.

For trees, leaves were like hair, bark was like clothing, branches were like arms, and roots were like legs. To lose leaves was akin to going bald!

Even though only half of her foliage was gone, it still felt like being half-bald—an utterly humiliating fate, especially for a beautiful plant spirit like herself.

"Bald? What baldness? Can't you just regrow them? Besides, if the old doesn't go, the new won't come."

Gu Chuan attempted to console her.

"But... what if they don't grow back? What if I stay bald forever?!"

World Tree Loli gazed up at him with teary, pitiful eyes.

"Don't worry, they'll definitely grow back."

Gu Chuan said reassuringly... though, inwardly, he wasn't entirely sure.

World Tree Loli squinted at him suspiciously.

"Gu Chuan... that didn't sound very convincing. Are you just trying to brush me off?!"

Her eyes narrowed, as if demanding a clear explanation.

"Uh... well, I have something important to do, so I'll be going now!"

Without another word, Gu Chuan vanished in a flash, returning to the central dojo. He planned to enter secluded cultivation and use the World Tree's leaves as the foundation to refine Chaos Currency.

"GU CHUAN!!"

World Tree Loli shrieked in fury, wanting to chase after him, but without his permission, she couldn't leave the Chaos Orb space. Left with no choice, she could only sulk in silence.

Whoosh—whoosh—!

At that moment, several other plant-type Loli spirits—Star Tree, Starlight Grass, and Demon Tree—entered the Chaos Orb space with Gu Chuan's permission.

The moment they saw the half-bald World Tree, they froze in shock.

"Oh, my Chaos... what happened?! The mighty World Tree... is bald?!"

Starlight Grass gasped in horror. They had never seen the World Tree like this before. Without half of her leaves, she looked strangely exposed and pitiful.

"This is so cruel! Gu Chuan is so heartless! He actually punished the boss by making her go bald?! What kind of twisted torture is this?!"

"It's a good thing the boss took all the blame. Otherwise, we might've all gone bald together!"

"Gu Chuan is a total monster. Who even thinks of such a punishment?!"

"This means... we can't slack off anymore. If being lazy means getting bald, then no way!"

Star Tree Loli shuddered, unable to believe what she was seeing. Never in her life had she thought that her boss—the almighty World Tree—could be subjected to such humiliation.

After all, was a bald World Tree... still a World Tree?

She felt a strange sense of unease creeping into her heart.

"Our boss endured this cruel fate for us... she truly is incredible. To suffer such a sacrifice for our sake...!"

Starlight Grass wailed dramatically, as if struck by divine revelation.

"Our boss has taken the burden upon herself... and endured such cruel punishment! What kind of strength... what kind of willpower is this?!"

Even Star Tree Loli, who had once plotted to usurp the throne, was left utterly speechless.

She had always dreamed of dethroning the World Tree and taking her place.

But now? Seeing this?

As the saying goes—if one wishes to wear the crown, one must bear its weight.

...Was this the price of being boss?!

She thought long and hard. If becoming the ruler of plant-type demon gods meant having to go bald... then perhaps it wasn't worth it.

Better to remain a subordinate than to suffer such a fate!

"You're here."

World Tree Loli didn't even turn around. She remained lost in her own sorrow, devising ways to regrow her leaves as quickly as possible. She had no time to deal with these fools.

"Boss, we were wrong! We were so wrong!"

"Please forgive us! If punishments must be dealt, we'll take them instead!"

"That's right! If one of us must go bald, we all go bald together!"

"You are our eternal boss!"

The group of Loli spirits rushed forward and clung to the World Tree's legs, sobbing as they expressed their utmost devotion.

"...Huh?"

World Tree Loli blinked in confusion.

She had no idea what had just happened, but strangely enough... her status as their leader seemed to have risen to new, unprecedented heights.