This brand new aura of life no longer carried the predatory and corrosive nature of the Mana Ecology. Instead, it was a vitality pure to the absolute extreme.
It was gentle, yet boundless.
Marc reached out, touching a drooping vine beside him that emanated a soft, fluorescent glow.
A warm current flowed from his fingertips, instantly surging through his entire body.
The restless power within him calmed down under the soothing effect of this warm current.
Ran Bing followed his example, touching the exotic flowers and strange flora that seemed to breathe. She could clearly feel the gentle energy contained within them.
This underground forest was less of a modification and more of a complete reconstruction.
It retained the cyclical nature of the Mana Ecology but stripped away all of its malice and madness.
"Not bad," Ian said, nodding casually at the Great Unclean One's handiwork. "The energy circulation is just a bit rough."
As soon as he finished speaking, he reached out his hand again.
This time, what surged from his palm was no longer pure life energy, but chains of laws formed by countless complex, profound golden runes.
Whoosh—
The chains pierced the air, instantly sinking into the core of the towering Divine Tree, and spread in all directions, enveloping the entire underground space.
Every time a rune lit up, it was as if a brand new, irrefutable line of command was being written into the planet's underlying code.
Ian was rewriting the rules of the planet's life cycle.
He installed and activated a 'super engine'—one that could directly absorb various energies from the universe and efficiently convert them into the planet's Life Source Essence.
Bai Yuekui stared intently at those runes she couldn't comprehend at all, her brain working frantically to decipher even a fraction of their mysteries.
But ultimately, aside from waves of dizziness stemming from the limits of her cognition, she gained nothing.
Following a gentle, rhythmic pulse from the underground Divine Tree that beat like a heart—
Boom—
An invisible pulse spread out from this center toward the surface of the entire planet.
The scarlet, withered earth shed its blood-red hue at a visible rate, rapidly donning a fresh, vibrant green coat.
Sweet spring water gushed forth once more from dried riverbeds.
New shoots miraculously sprouted from the remains of long-dead plants.
The scarlet dust shrouding the sky was gently purified and dispersed by a pale golden energy rising from the surface.
Having completed its task, the Great Unclean One bowed deeply and respectfully to Ian once more.
A hint of reluctance appeared on its fat face as it took one last look at the brand new Divine Tree, before reluctantly turning around and walking back into the still-swirling, yellow-green Warp rift.
The rift slowly closed.
Before it completely sealed, that bloated, fat claw reached out from the gap and waved at everyone.
It enthusiastically invited the crowd, "Welcome to visit Nurgle's Garden anytime."
"..."
The rift vanished, leaving the scene in dead silence.
Bai Yuetian, who had just adapted to his new body, looked at the earth-shattering changes around him.
His Adam's apple bobbed, and finally unable to hold back, he cursed.
"Holy shit, my sister... what kind of god-tier man did she fucking find?!"
"Alright, the basic infrastructure is complete."
"Next, it's time to witness a miracle."
He snapped his fingers.
Snap. The scenery before their eyes instantly shifted.
The stars shifted, and space folded.
The next second, everyone found themselves standing outside Dragon Bone Village, on that familiar yet strange scorched high ground.
The earth beneath their feet was being reborn.
They raised their heads, looking down at a brand new world, like something out of a mythological epic, slowly unfolding before their eyes.
The sky was azure with a faint golden halo, warm but not blinding.
Gigantic, bizarre plants they had never seen before rose from the ground, quickly forming rolling forests.
Flocks of equally unseen, docile, and peculiar creatures emerged from the woods, curiously observing the world and chasing each other playfully on the grass.
The air was filled with a sweet aura of life. Just inhaling a single breath invigorated the spirit, washing away decades of accumulated fatigue and hidden injuries.
"This... this is..."
The survivors of Dragon Bone Village, startled by the commotion outside, stepped out of their houses one after another.
When they saw the scene before them, everyone thought they were still in the nightmare of the apocalypse, experiencing near-death hallucinations.
A white-haired old man tremblingly reached out his hand, catching a leaf as smooth and warm as jade that drifted down from a glowing tree.
He stood stunned for a long time, then burst into tears. With a thud, he fell to his knees, kissing the fragrant soil beneath his feet and weeping aloud.
More people, after a brief moment of shock, erupted with an ecstasy they had suppressed for half their lives. They rushed madly toward the fields, experiencing this unimaginable blessing they hadn't dared to hope for.
The Pola Beasts that once ravaged the land had completely vanished.
Their shriveled corpses, upon touching the sunlight of the new world, quickly dissolved into the purest nutrients and merged into the soil.
This brand new ecosystem no longer needed their twisted kind of 'immune cells'.
"Meiduo! Meiduo, look! The trees are singing!"
Xia Dou pulled Meiduo's hand, shouting excitedly in the new world. She had finally seen a future she hadn't even dared to dream of.
And Meiduo stood quietly under a tree that chimed like pleasant wind chimes with the breeze.
Marc felt the active yet docile Life Source Essence within his body.
He knew that his 'battle' with this world had completely ended in a way he had never imagined.
He looked at Ran Bing beside him. Her eyes, once filled with resolve and struggle, now held only anticipation for the future and peace.
Ian's casual remark from before about 'going home to farm and grow flowers' seemed incredibly real and enticing at this moment.
Bai Yuekui's gaze shifted away from this new world that was so perfect it felt unreal.
She saw her brother, Bai Yuetian, not far away, surrounded by a group of children from Dragon Bone Village, clumsily playing with them.
At that moment, the massive boulder that had suppressed her for half her life and left her breathless was finally completely lifted.
She smiled—a genuine, relieved smile from the bottom of her heart.
She slowly walked up to Ian. "Thank you."
Ian waved his hand, looking completely unbothered.
"It's just a minor project. Mainly, I wanted to expand the biodiversity of my zoo."
"From now on, this place is a Tier 1 Nature Reserve."
"..."
The smile on Bai Yuekui's face stiffened slightly.
A moment later, she gathered all the survivors of Dragon Bone Village.
Standing on the high slope, she faced the excited, bewildered, and hopeful faces, and announced a piece of news.
"The Old Era has completely come to an end."
"Starting today, humanity will begin a new chapter of civilization in this brand new world!"
The crowd was dead silent at first, but then erupted into a deafening cheer that seemed capable of overturning the sky.