After some casual conversation to understand the situation, Lin You sent someone to take Yan Wu and the others to rest.

Since it was nighttime, he had to wait until the next day to assign territories to them.

As for Lin You, he returned to the territory, preparing to rest inside the treehouse.

"Hmm?"

But at that moment, he felt something and his mind entered the Origin Space.

Then he was stunned by the sight before him.

The entire Origin Space was empty, with only the World Tree and floating spots of light in the void.

The complete Divine Fragment he had stored before, along with the Chaos Treasure that originally hovered above the World Tree, had mysteriously disappeared.

Meanwhile, the Ancient Origin Tree was emanating a mix of chaos and life auras, continuously spreading around.

What the heck!

Could it be that the World Tree ate them all!?

Lin You’s expression darkened, and he nearly lost his breath.

That was a complete Divine Fragment!

And also the treasure he finally obtained after reaching the twelfth level of the Fortune Tower.

Just like that, both items were gone?

Even with Lin You’s strong mental resilience, he felt an urge to curse, and he started searching diligently within the Origin Space.

But after looking for a long time, he still couldn’t find any trace of those two items.

Instead, he discovered something unusual.

The rule aura of the Origin Space seemed more complete than before!

Even those spots of light that looked like star systems became incredibly clear.

They appeared to follow certain rules, slowly rotating around the World Tree.

This wasn’t what Lin You was most concerned about.

What surprised him the most was the appearance of a different kind of life aura within those star systems, though weak, their numbers were immense.

Lin You instinctively wanted to get closer for a clearer look, but then the scene blurred, and he found himself above a water-covered primitive planet.

"This is..."

Staring at the scene before him, Lin You was utterly stunned.

He never expected that within those star-like spots of light, there were actual planets!

He thought they only resembled them.

What shocked him even more.

On this ancient-looking planet, life had already begun to emerge.

Even though they were the most primitive microorganisms, they were genuinely reproducing and changing!

Could this really be the world within his Origin Space?

He remembered such things weren’t there before, could it be related to the Divine Fragment and the Chaos Treasure?

If that’s really the case, it was incredible.

His Origin Space was developing its own rules, evolving towards a universe!

Lin You suddenly felt his mind couldn’t keep up.

Because this development was far beyond his understanding, he wasn’t sure if it was good or bad.

With anxious feelings, he stopped observing the star systems and suddenly noticed that a green fruit had emerged on the World Tree.

Exactly!

A fruit.

Wasn’t the World Tree supposed to be the soul of the Lord?

How could it bear fruit?

Lin You felt his understanding was once again shattered, feeling like a bumpkin from the countryside.

Yet, he was now numb and didn’t want to dwell on it, immediately approaching the fruit.

Then, an information interface appeared before him.

[Name: Faith Fruit]

[Effect: After use, directly obtain 10,000 points of Faith.]

[Introduction: Transformed by the faith of all things in the universe, and bore fruit on the World Tree, now matured.]

!!!

Faith Fruit!

10,000 Faith points!

Lin You’s eyes widened dramatically.

The life within those star systems could actually produce faith, turning into the fruit on the World Tree!

Doesn’t that mean.

When more life emerges within these star systems and their intelligence increases, the World Tree will bear more fruit?

The faith of all things in the universe!

Just thinking about it made Lin You incredibly excited.

The gloomy mood from losing two treasures instantly turned bright.

After all, those two items were currently useless to him, just gathering dust.

In exchange for this transformation of the Origin Space, it was totally worth it.

In fact, it was the most practical thing for him at this stage.

Since with this Origin Space, he could continuously obtain Faith Fruits, harvesting a large amount of Power of Faith, and use it to nurture his subordinates to elevate the country’s power.

When the time comes, surpassing others of the same level wouldn’t be difficult at all?

It was undoubtedly the best news he received besides the transformation of the Royal Family.

Moreover, he felt that the changes in the Origin Space were far from simple, definitely harboring secrets unknown to him.

It seemed he needed to study it well in the future.

With such thoughts.

Lin You slowly reached out, carefully picking the Faith Fruit, then exited the Origin Space and used the fruit immediately.

After glancing at the resource interface, Faith indeed increased to over 20,000 points.

With more sources of Faith, he naturally didn’t need to be frugal, directly condensing 20,000 Faith into two Rule Fragments.

Then took one in hand and chose to use it.

[Would you like to use the "Rule Fragment"?]

"Use it."

As the voice fell, the Rule Fragment, emitting a seven-colored halo, directly turned into a stream of light and merged into his body.

[Congratulations, you have gained 4 points of Basic Attributes. Please go to the personal interface to distribute them.]

A Rule Fragment adds 4 points of attributes?

Lin You was slightly surprised.

It seems the system wants the Lord to make a choice: either add 1 to all attributes for a balanced approach or specifically enhance one attribute for an extreme route.

Both options can be chosen after absorbing the Rule Fragment.

Honestly.

It’s quite user-friendly.

For example, those on the defensive path can strengthen all attributes in Constitution.

Those focused on ranged attacks can specifically enhance Spiritual Attributes to improve skill power and Spiritual Resistance.

In short, everyone has their own choice.

Lin You opened the personal interface, thought for a moment, and allocated the attributes to Power, Constitution, and Spirit in a 1:1:2 ratio.

Because in his current combat style, he primarily relies on various Royal Family skills, so Spirit, which affects skill power, is most important.

As for Agility, with Space Travel ability, it doesn’t need to be improved for now.

And at the moment he confirmed the attribute enhancement, a wondrous power swiftly flowed through his entire body, feeling his strength increased a little.

Though not much, it still represents progress.

He understands the principle of building a tower with grains of sand.

And just in time.

A private message popped up.

Earlier, he inquired Ji Xinghe about Equipment Species on his way back and finally received a reply.

"Equipment Species after Tier Ten can only use Rare Level; Ordinary Level can be equipped but the effect is invalid."

Ji Xinghe’s answer was brief but immediately resolved Lin You’s confusion.

Only Rare Level can be used.

Doesn’t that mean everything except the Purple Orchid Staff is useless to him among the Equipment Species?

It seems the Deceitful Symbiotic Moss cheat can only be used below Tier Ten.

Although a bit disappointing, he was mentally prepared, so it didn’t affect him much.

He replied with thanks and directly flashed back to the treehouse.

...

Early next morning.

Just after dawn, Lin You took Yan Wu and the three others for a space travel to hover above several most prosperous cities within the Duchy.

"These cities were mostly left behind by top-tier Tier Eight Lords who moved, do you think they’re suitable?"

Lin You stood in the air and asked the three beside him.

"Certainly suitable, this is much larger than our original territory."

"Indeed, my territory had at most only half the size of this place."

"Tier Eight territory is just right for us; as for Tier Nine, our strength can’t handle them."

Yan Wu and the others were not greedy and promptly selected the territories Lin You arranged for them.

"Very well, from now on, these three cities will be yours. I’ll arrange to open up air routes for you, so the development will be faster."

Lin You scanned the selected cities with Perception, and after ensuring there were no Tier Nine presences, he entrusted the cities to them.

After another farewell, the three hurried into their respective cities to settle down.

In Lin You’s Duchy interface, 3 Tier Eight Lords were added accordingly.

"Things are really tough."

Lin You helplessly looked at the interface in front of him, so many Lords of Tier Eight and Nine, yet none were willing to stay and serve him.

As expected, a newly promoted King isn’t popular.

Lords prefer to serve other powerful Kings.

"Since no one wants to stay, I’ll cultivate them myself."

Lin You thought silently.

With the strong assistance of Faith Space, a Faith Fruit can create a Tier Eight Lord; why fear not having high-tier Lords under him?

Moreover, with the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Realms canceled, there’s no need to worry about dying on the battlefield from leveling up too fast.

After thinking, he glanced at the Origin Space.

After a night’s time, a small fruit had grown on the World Tree and looked like it should mature soon.

Just in time, he still had a remaining Rule Fragment from yesterday.

Without delay, he flashed and disappeared from where he stood, soon returning to the territory and calling on Heaven-Devouring, who was wandering outside.

[Would you like to upgrade the "Devouring Spirit Flower: Heaven-Devouring"?]

"Upgrade."

Shing!

As the light appeared, Heaven-Devouring’s body rapidly changed.

The bud first enlarged, the stem thickened, then its sharp teeth became even sharper,

and like the previous Royal Family members, gradually condensed its own Divine Fragment into its body.

[Name: Gluttony Flower: Heaven-Swallowing (Royal Family)]

[Race: Plant (Hero)]

[Level: Tier Ten]

[Power: 47500 (+23750)]

[Constitution: 50000 (+43000)]

[Agility: 45000 (+22500)]

[Spirit: 48500 (+24250)]

[Skills: Guardian Barrier, Death Devouring, Deprive, Corpse Explosion, Heaven-Devouring (Transforms into a gigantic mouth a hundred feet wide, devouring all enemies ahead, temporarily acquiring all abilities of the devoured, lasting 10 seconds.)]

[Rule Transformation: Attributes can be enhanced by absorbing Rule Fragments.]

[King of Flowers: Cannibal Flower Species gains 10% Bloodsucker effect.]

[Introduction: A terrifying plant awakened with Devouring Power, capable of devouring everything and depriving all energies.]