Chapter 1157 The Ancient Gods

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"My memories are slightly fuzzy. Despite what you might think, I often am always slumbering to maintain my strength. But I can recall that most of the Gods died. But some… survived." Said Yggdrasil.

"Wait, the Ancient Gods?!" Asked Benladann.

"Didn't they all die?" Asked Miranda.

"Well that's what it is often said. These surviving Gods… I can feel them, but they hide really well. Some might even be disguising as normal mortal gods, or even as mere mortals. Their power compared to the mortals that ascend into gods is vastly different. Their powers can easily defy the logic mortals or even gods that ascend from mortals might know." Said Yggdrasil. "However, if they had not acted in all this time… they either are doing it on the shadows, or perhaps they simply are pacific and don't want to interfere any longer."

"So that's how it is." I said. "Do you know who exactly survived?"

"The war was a confusing time, I was unable to interfere completely due to having my powers stolen and the orbs shattered…" Yggdrasil lamented. "So I cannot really tell, but I am sure Asgardians and Vanir Gods survived."

"I sure hope we never met any of those guys." Miranda said.

"If we are really going to get involved with this world even more from now, that might be inevitable." Said Benladann.

If what Yggdrasil is saying is really true, then there might be more potential enemies and allies that could appear when we least expect it. I've heard Vanir Gods were pacifists and didn't partake in the war. There is a high probability they might be still living in their realm, now a continent, in Vanaheim, where the Nature Dragon Progenitor makes her home as well.

But the Asgardians… Now those guys are dangerous. If any of them survived then things would simply spiral out of control. I've already heard that the Midgard Continent is filled with churches that adore the ancient Asgardian Gods, so maybe they're living there.

"Where are the Primordial Treasures right now?" I wondered.

"Lost in the world. I cannot perfectly pinpoint their coordinates, but I can feel all of them. They're like small dimensions of their own. Perhaps someone else already found some of them and are within the possession of others. But once you gather the Orbs and recover them, you'll have the authority to bring them all back to you if you so desire." Yggdrasil reassured me.

"This is a little bit too convenient, but I am nobody to complain to be honest." I said. "Yggdrasil, I'll consider your offer, but I need to think about this more deeply… Are you okay, by the way?"

"Okay?" Yggdrasil wondered.

"You're weakened, aren't you? If you die… wouldn't this world as well?" I asked.

"…Yes, as Fate weakens, so do I. The influence of the Gods and the damage they caused to me remains… It has not been healed. It has only been thanks to the Venerables that aided me through the ages that I've been standing up. In the Era of Blood, I almost perished many times…" Sighed Yggdrasil. "But thanks to the Frost Queen, I've been able to recover well, she feed me a lot of fertilizer."

"So you're really just a giant plant." I laughed. "What sort of fertilizer?"

"A variety of crushed bones from Rank 11 Divine Beasts and above." Said Yggdrasil. "And the feces of-"

"Okay let's leave it at that." I said. "Anyways, we should get going for now-"

We were about to make our way out of the Dungeon, as I really wanted to take a break and perhaps take a long nap after having lunch, but Yggdrasil interrupted us midway through.

"Wait, before leaving, please take this. It is the most I can give you within this state in this Dream Dungeon." She suddenly gave me a shiny red apple, it had golden runes around it, and glowed brightly and beautifully.

"This is…?" I asked, looking at the fruit's status.

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[Yggdrasil's Fruit (S Grade)]

A mystical fruit of the Yggdrasil Tree that emerges every thousands of years. If eaten, it can increase the lifespan of a living being by a thousand years, grants Divine Power in generous quantities, and might have the chance of awakening a new Divinity within the user, based in their affinities.

Additionally, there's a small chance to increase the Grade of already existing Divinities or Divine Abilities. After eating a sizable quantity, their effects slowly become lesser until having no effect on the user.

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"An Yggdrasil Fruit. Eat it and you'll gain an extra thousand years for lifespan." Said Yggdrasil. "It also gives large amounts of divine power…"

"I see… I could eat it yeah, or maybe I could try to multiply too." I said while thinking about it.

"You cannot multiply them, sadly. They don't grow into new trees." She said.

"Nah, there's another way…" I said with a smile, I quickly got an idea. "But thanks, I guess this is quite good for now."

The Yggdrasil Fruit has no seeds inside, so it cannot be planted to become a new tree to give more fruits, and the tree I already have cannot give these kind of fruits either. It is one in a kind. Therefore, it would simply remain like this forever, until I eat it, right?

Well that could drastically change if I make it into… something else.

"W-Wait! Don't go yet! You're way too impatient, Dragon King." Yggdrasil reprimanded me. "Before that, here."

Yggdrasil showed me what seemed to be a sphere made of light.

"This is the Dungeon's Core, take it so this dungeon can become yours completely. This area, even if it's only an imitation of these treasures, harbors rich elemental essence, if you can merge the dungeon into your divine realm, you'll gain great elemental power." She said.

"Interesting, it could be said you became something like the Dungeon's Spirit?" I wondered.

"Perhaps, the me you're talking to right now is merely a piece of my vast consciousness though, the real me is actually not here, but a piece of her is, me." Yggdrasil said.

"Gotcha. Well, I'll gladly take it." I smiled, touching the ball.

In a second, the Divine Dream Dungeon quickly became mine.

FLAAASH!

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