thefictionvixens 952. Old Trees and Old Ailments
952. Old Trees and Old Ailments
"The battle between Dou Di is truly earth-shattering." After watching this fierce battle, Xiao Yan couldn't help but twitch his eye.
The level of skill in this battle is truly awe-inspiring.
After dealing with this person, the mysterious human Dou Di also quickly disappeared. However, Xiao Yan and the other two could see that wisps of faint black energy still lingered and eventually entered the body of the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
The scene on the green screen then changed rapidly. Countless years passed, and the black aura continued to affect the ancient Bodhi tree.
They saw Hunfeng appear on the green screen, and the black energy that had been lurking within the Bodhi Ancient Tree for so long began to fluctuate. Subsequently, those seeking opportunities were pulled into the space of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, controlled by this black energy, and had their blood essence devoured.
After watching this scene, Xiao Yan and the other two understood everything. Looking at the black tree shadow that was constantly absorbing blood energy, they murmured, "This strange thing was actually left behind by an ancient Dou Di."
Hun Feng frowned, his tone devoid of any reverence for the Dou Di, and said disdainfully, "That thing is very strange, it doesn't seem to have any life at all, who knows if it's a human or a ghost."
Seeing this, Huo Zhi also scoffed, "I didn't expect there to be someone even your Soul Clan despises. That's quite a rare sight."
Xiao Yan, on the other hand, fell into deep thought. He felt a strange sense of familiarity with the person who had been killed.
Before the two could continue their argument, the image reappeared on the green screen, this time showing a bright green bead. Then, a flame appeared, refining the bead into a bluish-green gas.
The green ripples reappeared, and Xiao Yan and the other two received more information.
It turns out that the Bodhi Ancient Tree went through a great battle in ancient times, the very battle that Xiao Yan and his companions had just witnessed. Although the Bodhi Ancient Tree joined forces with the Dou Di powerhouse to completely annihilate their opponent, the residual power still affected the Bodhi Ancient Tree, causing it to shrink from a ten-thousand-foot giant tree to its current size of a thousand feet over those many years.
This time, that power was fully activated, and it continued to absorb human blood and energy, becoming stronger and stronger.
The Bodhi Ancient Tree needs Xiao Yan and his group's help to solve this problem, and the solution is to use the bead they just saw—the Bodhi Seed!
After reading the information, Xiao Yan understood that he had to help, since they were already struggling against the dark tree shadow. Once it absorbed all the human blood energy, it would definitely attack the three of them, and by then it would be too late to deal with it.
Then, under the guidance of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, clusters of emerald green light flew out, numbering more than twenty, as beautiful as stars. Xiao Yan reached out and grabbed one, and a clear bead shimmering with emerald green light appeared in his palm.
Huo Zhi and Hun Feng both showed joy in their eyes, clearly recognizing the object: "Bodhi seed!"
"Even something that is extremely beneficial to a Dou Sheng is an even rarer and more precious thing for someone who has not yet advanced to Dou Sheng."
If this Bodhi seed is given to a peak Half-Saint expert, there is a chance that it will create a Dou Saint in the near future. In the outside world, it is a priceless treasure. As soon as it appears, it will be desperately snatched up by Half-Saint and Dou Venerable level experts.
Xiao Yan understood and immediately released the Eight Desolate Star Lotus Flame, placing the Bodhi seed within the strange fire to begin refining it. The ancient Bodhi tree had guided them in this way; to resolve the troublesome dark tree shadow before them, they needed to use the Bodhi seed.
"You two hold off that dark shadow for now, I'll do the refining!"
At the same time, Xiao Yan did not forget the pressure on Huo Zhi alone. He also tapped his storage ring, and the one-star Dou Sheng level battle puppet immediately appeared and stood next to Huo Zhi according to Xiao Yan's command. Only then did Xiao Yan focus all his attention on the Bodhi Seed.
Huo Zhi nodded upon hearing Xiao Yan's instructions. While keeping an eye on the tree shadows, she also began to be wary of the Soul Wind. Although the situation was so urgent that they had to cooperate, it was absolutely impossible for her to truly trust a member of the Soul Clan.
Hun Feng watched Xiao Yan's actions without comment. She glanced at Xiao Yan's battle puppet and felt a sense of familiarity, but since the puppet was now completely different from its original form, she didn't dwell on it.
Her gaze suddenly fell on the dark tree shadow, clearly indicating that she had her own ideas. Without warning, the black Void Devouring Flame Sub-Fire immediately flew out, startling the Fire Child beside her.
Huo Zhi noticed that Hun Feng's strange fire wasn't aimed at her or Xiao Yan, but rather at the numerous fine tentacles extending from the dark tree shadow. The Void Devouring Flame was incredibly fast, and at the same time, it released an extremely powerful attraction force from its center.
One of the tentacles was targeted by Soul Wind and seemed to have no time to dodge the Void Devouring Flame Sub-Fire. A portion of it was directly devoured, and the Void Devouring Flame Sub-Fire's devouring ability was replenished.
When the devoured black energy entered Hun Feng's body, her expression changed drastically. Hun Feng revealed an extremely painful look, her cold and beautiful face becoming extremely ferocious. The wisp of black energy that had entered her body ran rampant within her, and even with her current strength, she couldn't deal with it.
Hun Feng disregarded everything else and hurriedly took out two pills from his storage ring and swallowed them. At the same time, he stretched out his right hand and fiercely pierced his abdomen with a burst of battle qi, using his own Dou Sheng-level battle qi to force out the wisp of black qi that had been absorbed.
The black mist seemed unwilling to linger in Hunfeng's body any longer, and after emerging again, it rushed impatiently toward the dark tree shadow.
Hunfeng also spat out a mouthful of black blood. A cloud of dark gray mist quickly appeared on her blood-soaked abdomen. The bleeding stopped quickly, but her face still looked somewhat pale.
She had initially thought that with her own strength and the devouring ability of the Void Devouring Flame, she should be able to deal with this wisp of black energy. Unexpectedly, not only did it have no effect, but she was almost severely injured. Her gaze towards the dark tree shadow now held a greater degree of apprehension.
Hunfeng turned her head and saw that Huozhi was also looking at her with amusement. Hunfeng snorted and said, "If you don't want to die together later, then stop those silken tentacles and slow down the speed at which they absorb blood energy."
"You don't need to tell me." Huo Zhi's Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire had already swiftly flown out, melting one of the tentacles in the middle. Moreover, because of Hun Feng's experience earlier, Huo Zhi was quite cautious. After completing its mission, the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire quickly changed direction and flew to the side, not wanting to repeat the same mistake. However, the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire did not have the ability to devour and nourish itself, and because Huo Zhi was also careful, it did not fall victim to the same attack as Hun Feng.