Woke Up to Find the Game I Made Came True-Chapter 167
"Someone is approaching. You need to leave the dream as soon as possible."
Just after consuming the fruit of the World Tree, Ye Bai saw Eno Lucia's expression shift abruptly as she spoke these words.
Ye Bai's face paled at the warning, and in the next moment, she too sensed an unsettling premonition of danger through her instincts.
She quickly asked Eno Lucia, "Do you know who it is?"
"I sense the presence of undead... and a faint trace of holy power," Eno Lucia murmured, her body and the towering World Tree behind her beginning to glow with an emerald radiance. "Time is short. Don’t worry—I’ll use the power of the Emerald Dream to transport you to safety."
Undead? Holy power?
Ye Bai tensed, immediately realizing that this must be related to her use of the Codex of Death on the second floor.
Come to think of it, this was the first time she had ever used the Codex of Death in the Divine Realm.
It wasn’t surprising for undead to pursue the Codex, but the presence of holy power was unusual. Only the two great human kingdoms had bloodlines capable of awakening holy power—yet here it was, intertwined with the undead. A strange combination, to say the least.
She had finally encountered an NPC who not only knew about the history of the Divine Realm but had personally lived through it. There was so much more she wanted to ask, but now, faced with this unexpected threat, she could only watch helplessly as the space around her began to distort.
"Thank you," she said hurriedly. "And the other half of the key—"
"Of course. That is something we must never forget."
Eno Lucia smiled at her, but Ye Bai didn’t receive any physical object from her.
Instead, she watched as Eno Lucia slowly retreated toward the World Tree, closing her eyes and returning to the same posture Ye Bai had first seen upon arriving in this realm.
The dream was fading. Light rapidly engulfed her figure until she was completely swallowed by it.
"I will wait here in the dream... for the return of the Eternal King..."
The Elven Queen’s soft sigh seemed directed at Ye Bai—or perhaps at herself.
Then, the dream shattered entirely. Amidst the brilliance, countless fragmented visions of Eno Lucia flashed before Ye Bai’s eyes.
A white-robed queen weaving the Emerald Dream into existence. A battle-armored queen firing arrows of World Tree branches at the Infernal Demon God. And the oldest memory of all—a blurred hand gently touching a bud on the World Tree, causing it to bloom, revealing a tiny Eno Lucia curled up inside, deep in slumber...
Finally, these flickering images solidified into a single scene—a hidden, dim space where a small, unremarkable tree stood, devoid of any radiance.
Beneath it, the golden-haired elf lay in repose, her posture identical to the one in the dream. But here, her armor was shattered, and her fair limbs bore scorched marks that even the power of life could not erase—traces of the Infernal’s corruption.
The three layers of the Emerald Forest were but a dream. Only this was reality.
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[You have discovered the historical event "Infernal Invasion and the Emerald Dream." You have gained 500 Historical Experience. You have gained 5,000,000 EXP.]
[Your Historical Knowledge has reached Expert level. Your Historian rank has been upgraded to "Historian V."]
[You have consumed more than three (or more) World Tree Fruits. You have obtained the title "Nature’s Favored."]
The three consecutive system notifications snapped Ye Bai back to awareness. She jolted upright, realizing she was no longer in the wilderness where she had been before.
Autofis was still beside her. Ahead lay towering mountains and a forest—though this one lacked lush greenery, its leaves either bare or dark with needle-like foliage, still bearing the Divine Realm’s signature gloom.
But the area was quiet, free of hostile creatures or unknown enemies. True to her word, Eno Lucia had somehow transported her to safety, ensuring she avoided the undead and those bearing holy power.
"Wonderful! You truly succeeded!"
The Paperman’s voice rang out beside her, this time carrying unmistakable excitement.
At the same moment, Ye Bai felt something in her hand. Looking down, she saw a small branch resting in her palm.
So that was why Eno Lucia hadn’t handed her the key in the dream—she had given it in reality instead.
Staring at the branch, Ye Bai had a sudden thought. She reached for the other half of the World Tree branch that had been hanging at her waist as a keepsake for so long.
The moment the two fragments touched, they seamlessly merged, forming a longer, more complete branch.
She cast [Insight] on it—
[Key to the Divine King’s Treasure]
Rank: Mythic
Attribute: World Tree Branch (Quest Item)
Effect - Hymn of Life: The wielder gains an additional 100% of their current HP as bonus maximum HP. This bonus HP regenerates 50% faster.
Status: Guiding (Countdown: 719 hours, 59 minutes, 57 seconds)
Description: It carries the deepest expectations and blessings.
The fusion of the two fragments had enhanced the quest item, which had once served as a mere trinket. The previous effect, [Gift of Life], had now evolved into [Hymn of Life], doubling its original potency.
"The deepest expectations and blessings..."
Ye Bai lingered on the description, her mind flashing to the sight of the real Elven Queen. After a pause, she shifted her gaze to the point where the two branches had joined.
Though they now appeared as one, unable to separate, a faint seam remained between them, emitting a soft green glow.
"Nameless, what does 'guiding' mean on the key?"
Just as the new status suggested, Ye Bai could faintly sense something in the distance—something in the Divine Realm being drawn toward her, though she couldn’t pinpoint where.
"It is guiding the hidden treasure’s location," the Paperman answered promptly. "We must wait until it fully descends."
Descends...
Ye Bai mulled over the word. So the Divine King’s treasure wasn’t hidden somewhere on the Divine Realm’s continent. They would have to wait for the countdown to complete before they could reach it.
Then, another system notification chimed.
[You have completed the quest "Divine King’s Treasure—Second Key." Quest updated: "Divine King’s Treasure—Final Destination."]
[Divine King’s Treasure—Final Destination]
Quest Description: The keys have been gathered. Follow the guidance to the final destination where the treasure awaits.
Task Reward: Unknown
Seeing this, Ye Bai instinctively rolled her shoulders and neck, exhaling softly.
This mysterious main quest was finally reaching its final stage.
With just one month left, she could use the time to arrange her territory and real-life affairs, strengthen her abilities, and then complete the ultimate task.
Thinking about powering up, Ye Bai opened her personal stats panel. Both her personal strength and experience gains this time had been substantial.
Her current level was 67, and the experience earned from the Life Tree Fruits and the Historian profession was enough to push her to level 73. A month from now, with the continuous experience share from the [Sea God Breeder] title, she could easily reach level 80. The only question was whether she could undergo a class change after level 80—and where she should go to do so.
Meanwhile, the real prize this time was the massive boost to her attributes, far surpassing what she would gain from leveling up to 80. At her current level, her normal HP and Spirit Energy should be around 8,000 and 3,000, respectively. But after consuming four Life Tree Fruits—even though the last one had diminishing returns—her HP had skyrocketed to a terrifying 22,000, and her Spirit Energy had reached over 10,000. Her other stats were seven to eight times higher than those of players at the same level, and her resistances were ten times stronger.
As for her secondary profession, [Historian], she had reached its pinnacle, living up to her mentor Anita’s expectations. However, when she opened the secondary profession panel, her gaze suddenly froze:
[Historian V]
Profession Description: You have accumulated deep knowledge in the field of history. Now, combine your wisdom and insight to uncover more truths buried in the past!
Profession Proficiency: 100/100
Profession Skill - Archaeology: Gain experience by uncovering historical information; discover hidden quest clues from historical records.
Profession Skill - Scholar’s Aura: Gain favor bonuses with different factions/races based on your understanding of their history. (Current Favor: Ancient Dragons 5, Undead 3, Deep Sea 10, Netherforge 1, High Elves 60)
Profession Skill - Truth Seeker: Having uncovered so many historical truths, you can now instinctively discern the authenticity of historical information you encounter.
Profession Skill - ??? (Not Learned): ???
Reaching Historian V naturally came with a new skill, just like the previous upgrades. Ye Bai remembered that the Historian V ability was supposed to be called [History Cycle], which provided clues about historical artifacts tied to valuable rewards.
But now, it was marked as unknown. Could a full-dive game really have bugs? And why was there an "unlearned" skill? Secondary professions didn’t require skill points to unlock abilities… Wait. As this thought crossed her mind, Ye Bai suddenly realized something and opened her main profession panel.
Sure enough, under the skills for [Taboo Apostle], there was now an unknown skill that could be unlocked.
Having reached level 67, Ye Bai still had two unused Tier 3 skill points. She spent one to unlock the unknown skill.
The next moment, the skill’s name appeared, just like her other time magic abilities.
[History Cycle] Cooldown: 24 hours; Spirit Energy Cost: 1,000 points.
It shared the same name as the Historian’s skill—had her secondary profession merged with her time magic?
Yet another ability with unknown effects, and like [Time Reversal], it had a high cost. Learning from past mistakes, Ye Bai decided not to test it recklessly in-game and instead wait until she returned to reality.
Snapping back to the present, she glanced at the countdown on the Life Tree branch and used a [Tracewater Drop] in this deserted place.
"I’ll come back when the time is right."
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Of course, she also needed to prepare for battle. The final stage of the quest had already attracted hostile undead and human kingdom forces. When the Divine King’s treasury appeared, conflict would be unavoidable.
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"We missed the target… The trail has gone cold. Punish me as you see fit!"
In the wilderness, Codos led an elite search party but found nothing. When a familiar spatial rift appeared before him, he immediately dropped to his knees in dread, his trusted soldiers following suit.
From the other side of the rift, a voice rasped from the depths of darkness, carrying an aura of decay and terror.
"Hmm…"
The low hum sent shivers through Codos’ men. One of them trembled uncontrollably, remembering a comrade who had failed a mission and, after hearing that same sound, had been transformed into a mindless undead knight—a slave to slaughter and obedience.
But this time, the voice wasn’t angry. Instead, it spoke with rare amusement:
"This failure is not your fault… I can feel it. Soon… very soon… His final legacy will emerge. Hahahaha…"
The hoarse laughter echoed across the desolate land, chilling everyone present.
Only Codos seemed to grasp the meaning, lifting his head in shock.
"Ancestor… do you mean… that one?"
"Yes," the voice replied, uncharacteristically pleased.
"The Obscure Monarch, the one who began the Age of Sealing, the legendary Cursed Archmage… the vanished Divine King."
