“…” Leon turned back to look at the Tree of Life and discovered that the ancient face on the Tree of Life had already become furious.
The old man gnashed his teeth as he glared at the dark dragon.
His eyes burned with rage, as though he wished he could swallow the dragon alive and tear it apart.
Seeing the two of them confronting each other so sharply, Leon felt his head grow large.
He carefully said to the Tree of Life, “Senior, was it this lizard that caused you to end up like this?” The dark dragon and the Tree of Life actually had a blood feud.
The Tree of Life had originally been a branch of the World Tree, while the dark dragon carried the direct bloodline of the Dragon God Nidhogg.
In legend, Nidhogg had survived by gnawing on the World Tree.
To the World Tree, Nidhogg was a complete and utter parasite.
No wonder the Tree of Life was so angry.
Today, the dragon had come to cause trouble for it again.
This was truly a new grudge piled on top of an old hatred.
“Hey…” Leon kicked the dragon on the ground with his foot.
“You’ve seen the Space Stone?” The war for Asgard’s unification was about to begin.
Leon urgently needed a second stone to strengthen himself, and the next Space Stone was his target.
“Mm…” The dragon endured the pain and replied, “When I was young, I was fortunate enough to witness the Space Stone’s power.
But now, I don’t know where it is either!” Great.
He might as well not have said anything.
Leon could not help sighing inwardly, and he temporarily put away his desire for the Space Stone.
The universe was simply too vast.
He could not go blindly searching for the Space Stone just because of one sentence from this lizard.
Leon collected his thoughts, looked at the Tree of Life, and continued, “Senior, is the time here your doing?” He actually did not want to ask about the grudge between the ancient tree and the dragon bloodline.
But Leon was still very concerned about the accelerated time flow here.
Because accelerating time was no ordinary method.
In the Marvel universe, the only person Leon knew who possessed this ability was Doctor Stephen Strange, the man known for having seen Avengers: Endgame ahead of time.
And the reason he had that ability was also because of the Time Stone.
It was hard to imagine that in the Marvel universe, there was actually someone who could manipulate the flow of time without relying on an Infinity Stone.
“Hehehe…” The Tree of Life laughed proudly.
“This is merely a small life-saving method of mine!” “Bullshit…” The dragon on the ground mocked, “If you’re so amazing, why are you still being bullied by me like a cowardly turtle?” “Shut up!” Leon glared fiercely at the dragon.
At this moment, he finally understood.
This dragon simply had a poisonous tongue.
Whenever something happened or even when nothing happened, it loved to throw in a few insults.
He really did not know how it had survived until now.
“Oh…” Seeing that Leon was somewhat angry, the dark dragon awkwardly shut its mouth.
The dragon did not dare anger Leon.
After all, it was an adult dragon, yet it had still been defeated by this young man in just a few moves.
The scene from earlier was something the dragon felt it would never forget for the rest of its life.
The Tree of Life did not want to speak with the black dragon anymore.
It withdrew its gaze, then looked at Leon again.
“This is my innate divine ability—Time Flow.
One day here means one thousand days have passed outside.
This is one of my methods of protecting myself.
If I did not have this ability, that disgusting lizard would have eaten me long ago…” “I wouldn’t eat you…” The dark dragon said with a serious face, “Staying beside you makes my magic cultivation rise extremely quickly!” The Tree of Life said angrily, “Then you still shouldn’t breathe fire the moment you arrive!” “Dignity…” The dark dragon snorted coldly.
“Do you understand the dignity of the dragon race?
If I don’t breathe fire, how can I show my greatness?” “All right, all right…” At this moment, Leon finally understood what was going on.
He had thought it was some major matter, but in the end, it was only because the dark dragon wanted to stay beside the Tree of Life.
“Senior, why not let this lizard stay beside you?” Leon thought for a while and finally chose a compromise.
“Although this lizard’s words are unpleasant, its strength is still very powerful.
If it can stay by your side, certain petty villains won’t dare disturb you anymore…” “Powerful?
You defeated me in two or three moves, and now you’re calling me powerful… Are you trying to praise yourself?” Hearing Leon’s words, the dragon’s eyes spun around, and in the end, it grumbled silently in its heart.
Leon did not know the dragon’s true thoughts at this moment.
However, even he had to admit that this dark dragon was extraordinary.
Magic immunity was not an ordinary talent.
If Leon had not received Valhalla’s inheritance, he might really have fallen here this time, and the Reality Stone would have changed owners again.
The Tree of Life glanced at the dragon on the ground.
In the end, it lowered its eyes and said, “Wouldn’t it be better to just kill it?” “…How ruthless!” Hearing the Tree of Life’s words, Leon’s brows twitched.
He thought to himself that this old man, who had been worshiped by the elves for tens of thousands of years, was also quite a violent fellow.
“Old thing…” The dragon immediately became somewhat unsettled.
It endured the pain and stood up.
“I never wanted your life!” Seeing that the two of them were about to start arguing again, Leon shook his head with a great headache.
He first gestured for the dark dragon to sit down, then said slowly to the Tree of Life, “Senior, killing this lizard would truly be a pity.
In the future, I may have great use for it.
For now, let it remain here with you.” A few days earlier, his elder brother Odin had already ascended the throne of Asgard.
Then, in the coming period of time, Asgard would reorganize its armies and wage war against the territories of the Nine Realms one by one.
As an Asgardian royal and Odin’s biological younger brother, Leon was destined to be unable to stand aside and watch this war that would sweep through the Nine Realms.
And this dark dragon possessed extraordinary abilities.
If he spared its life, it would definitely be of great use in the future.
The Tree of Life fell silent for a while.
Only after a long time did it say softly, “How can you guarantee this lizard won’t cause trouble beside me?” Leon was also slightly stunned.
That was right.
How could he guarantee that the dark dragon would not continue doing evil?
Leon turned his head and looked again at the dragon lying on the ground.
If this lizard refused to behave, it would be better to simply kill it and be done with it.
“Uh…” Sensing that the surrounding air had suddenly grown colder, the dark dragon shivered.
It quickly said to Leon, “I swear in the name of the Dragon God Nidhogg that I will never trouble the ancient Tree of Life again in this life.
Young powerhouse, once my cultivation succeeds, I am willing to serve you for a period of time!” As the dark dragon spoke, lightning rang out in the sky.
Afterward, a beam of white light hovered over the dark dragon, looking incredibly mysterious.
An oath!
The highest oath of the dragon race!
Seeing the change on the dark dragon’s body, Leon was overjoyed in his heart.
From today onward, this dark dragon and Leon were grasshoppers tied to the same rope.
No dragon dared violate the oath of the dragon race.
Even though the dark dragon carried the bloodline of the Dragon God Nidhogg, it did not dare use the name of its ancestor recklessly.
The dragon race was a proud race.
Even Leon had no way to completely subdue an adult dragon.
Being able to make this dark dragon serve him for a period of time was already extremely rare.
This trip to Alfheim was absolutely not a loss for Leon.
After hearing the dark dragon’s promise, the Tree of Life finally said nothing more.
Leon also struck while the iron was hot.
“Senior, since there is nothing else, restore the time here to normal.
I should leave now…” Since the dark dragon and the Tree of Life had already reached an agreement, Leon felt there was no need for him to stay any longer.
After all, the time flow here was too fast.
Who knew how long had already passed outside?
“Uh…” Hearing Leon’s words, the Tree of Life said hesitantly, “This ability of mine… once released, it… cannot be stopped…” “What…” Leon’s pupils suddenly widened.
“It can’t be stopped?” He had thought this was a god-level divine ability, but he never expected it to be a completely useless chicken-rib ability.
It could not be canceled?
How was he supposed to explain this to the elves?
“Cough, cough…” Seeing Leon’s uncertain gaze, the Tree of Life coughed heavily twice.
“Young man, I know what you are worried about.
These past years, I have truly been annoyed to death by the elves.
This is also good.
Let me have a few peaceful days.
Perhaps… in the future, I will find a way.” As it spoke, the Tree of Life’s voice became lower and lower, as if even it felt somewhat embarrassed.
“All right…” Leon thought about it, and in the end, he could only nod.
At this point, he had no better solution.
Perhaps… in the future, the Tree of Life would figure out a way to stop the time flow on its own.
Even if… that possibility was not very high.
“Fine…” Leon bowed to the Tree of Life.
“Senior, then I will take my leave first…” “Wait…” As soon as it heard that Leon wanted to leave, the Tree of Life immediately became anxious.
“I still want you to help me with something else…” Hearing that the Tree of Life still wanted him to help, Leon’s smile froze slightly.
The reason he had come to Alfheim was originally to avoid the storm surrounding his elder brother Odin.
But the series of things that had happened had already completely deviated from the original track.
One had to know that Leon had come here to act as a diplomatic ambassador, not to help the elves solve their strange and difficult problems.
Therefore, when he heard that the Tree of Life still wanted him to help, Leon felt slightly displeased.
Leon said calmly, “Senior, please tell me first…” The implied meaning of this sentence was that it could explain the matter first, but he might not necessarily help.
Compared with these old monsters who had lived for tens of thousands of years, even though Leon had lived two lives, he was still not enough to look at.
He did not dare be careless in the slightest, afraid that he would fall into some trap set by this old monster.
The ancient Tree of Life said, “Our giant tree lineage all comes from the Tree of Life.
Now that the Nine Realms are in chaos, survival is not easy.
My situation here is still acceptable, but some of the other giant tree lineages have already gone extinct.
A few days ago, an old friend of mine passed through Alfheim and left its offspring by my side.
Now, this place is no longer suitable for survival, so I want to entrust it to you…” A clear breeze swayed.
The Tree of Life extended a branch and slowly brought it before Leon.
Wrapped within a leaf was a small silver-white creature.
It had hands and feet, and it looked just like an infant.
Leon’s eyes narrowed, as if he had discovered a new continent.
“This is… this is Groot?”