thefictionvixens 951. Two tree shadows
951. Two tree shadows
The attack targeted those who had escaped, including the one Huo Zhi had just managed to rescue. Xiao Yan and Huo Zhi had just dealt with the trouble that was rushing towards them when they discovered that the Dou Zun expert they had just saved was now surrounded again.
On the contrary, Huo Zhi, by continuously using the strange fire, was consuming a lot of energy.
After the initial shock subsided, Hunfeng remained silent, only glancing at Huozhi with a disdainful smile, clearly mocking Huozhi's actions.
Xiao Yan calmly observed his surroundings. Continuing like this couldn't be a solution. Inside the Bodhi Ancient Tree, Dou Qi was extremely thin; even Heaven-rank techniques couldn't absorb much. Even with the aid of pills, their Dou Qi would eventually be exhausted.
So Xiao Yan spoke first: "Our most urgent task right now is to work together to figure out a way out of here."
Although Xiao Yan disliked Hun Feng, a member of the Soul Clan, the current situation was too strange, and he was not confident in dealing with it. After all, Hun Feng was a Dou Sheng level expert and also possessed the Void Devouring Flame. If they could cooperate temporarily, it would be of great help to them.
"I have no objection."
Hun Feng had arrived some time earlier than Xiao Yan and the other person, but despite trying various methods, he couldn't come up with a good way out. Cooperation would be mutually beneficial; otherwise, given her attitude towards Xiao Yan, her first thought would likely be to kill him.
Although Huo Zhi disliked Hun Feng, she naturally wouldn't object to Xiao Yan's suggestion.
"I just observed that this blood energy is definitely nourishing a core. We just need to destroy that thing. This area is too small; we can't use ordinary Heaven-rank combat techniques properly, and it's easy for them to backfire on us. So, when that black energy emerges again, let's concentrate our firepower and try using our strange fire!"
After Hunfeng and Huozhi both expressed their agreement, the three of them focused their attention and waited for the next attack.
As soon as the dense black aura began to emerge, all three of them reacted immediately.
"Now!"
Eight Desolate Star Lotus Flame, Void Devouring Flame Sub-Fire, Red Lotus Karmic Fire!
The four different flames immediately surged forth. This time, they weren't passively defending; they were already prepared to unleash their full power. As the flames rose and roared, the blackish-green light hadn't even had a chance to spread and envelop Xiao Yan and the other two before it was directly extinguished by the light.
At the same time, the three people's strange fires were relentless, continuing to rush towards the emerald green barrier.
Xiao Yan's soul power firmly locked onto that last fluctuation, determined to find the source of the attack. "It's you!"
The strange fire, like a leech, firmly locked onto the source. Xiao Yan and Hun Feng had already unleashed their full Dou Sheng level power, relentlessly targeting the instigator.
"Get out here!"
Snap—Boom—
With a crisp clang from the barrier, all the strange fires exploded, and amidst the energy fluctuations, the entity controlling this place finally revealed its true form.
It was a tree-like black shadow, its exact shape blurry and indistinct, only about half a person's height. Numerous threads shot out from its body, like its many tentacles, each connected to the person shrouded in blackish-green light. At the same time, after it truly appeared, the strange feeling that had been lingering in Xiao Yan's heart suddenly intensified.
"What the hell is this thing?"
Xiao Yan asked Hun Feng, "It sounds a lot like something your Soul Clan would do."
Soul Wind sneered upon hearing this: "If it were truly the methods of the Soul Clan, do you think you'd still be worthy to stand here and speak to me?"
"Sizzle!"
A voice, almost inhuman in appearance, also appeared, quite eerie, and it was unclear how the tree shadow produced it.
Then, Xiao Yan and the other two saw that within the black-green light shield in mid-air, the humans who had been drained of their blood energy one after another began to dissolve almost simultaneously, turning into wisps of blood energy that merged into the black tree shadows.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan and the other two instinctively knew something was wrong. Absorbing the blood essence of dozens of people one by one was already somewhat troublesome, and if this thing were to absorb all of their blood essence, they might not be able to cope.
Just as the three were about to make their move, a clear, emerald-green tree shadow appeared silently behind them.
"How come there's still some!"
"This seems different."
"This is the Bodhi Tree itself!"
Xiao Yan and his companions saw that the emerald green tree shadow was clearly a scaled-down version of the ancient Bodhi tree, and judging from the life force emanating from it, this was the true form of the ancient Bodhi tree, an existence as vital as a human soul. Compared to the eeriness of the pitch-black tree shadow, this emerald green tree shadow did not evoke any sense of malice.
"That's right, this is what the Bodhi Tree looks like as recorded in ancient books," Huo Zhi exclaimed with delight.
Then, a green ripple emanated from the Bodhi Tree itself, spreading out instantly. Before Xiao Yan and the other two could even block it, they found themselves with a new thought, a message emanating from the Bodhi Tree itself.
"This is……"
"Help?"
"Should we help this ancient Bodhi tree?"
A burst of green light emanated from the Bodhi Tree itself, and Xiao Yan and his companions immediately saw a figure through the green screen.
A figure that seemed to reach the heavens and stand tall, capable of changing everything in the world with a wave of its hand, omnipotent.
Without any explanation, just one glance, and two words appeared in the minds of Xiao Yan and the other two.
"Battle Emperor!"
They had all seen Dou Sheng level experts, and Xiao Yan had even seen three peak nine-star Dou Sheng level beings, but they had never felt this kind of aura even from their ancestor Xiao Xuan. Therefore, there was only one possibility: this was the ultimate realm pursued by their ancestor and countless people on the Dou Qi Continent—the Dou Di!
Beside that mysterious Dou Di stood a colossal tree over ten thousand feet tall, equally magnificent and awe-inspiring, with a vast aura—the Bodhi Ancient Tree!
The aura emanating from the Bodhi Ancient Tree seemed to be no weaker than that of a Dou Di.
Opposite them was a completely black figure, with no details visible. All that could be seen was an aura of destruction and death that was utterly repulsive.
Then, three figures clashed, the force of which could only be described as earth-shattering. The aftershocks of the battle leveled mountains, cracked the earth, and caused the void to swirl. Although the dark figure was also extremely powerful, it couldn't withstand the combined attack of a human Dou Di and the Bodhi Ancient Tree, which possessed the strength of a Dou Di. Ultimately, it died in the midst of the attack from both the human and the tree, exploding into nothingness without even leaving a body behind.