HBWnovel Chapter 481 Ancient Tree Clan
Chapter 481 Ancient Tree Clan
The moment Xu Si put the sword mountain into his spatial cloak, a long rumble of thunder suddenly came from the northern horizon.
The sound was unlike ordinary thunder; it was more like some giant beast turning over deep in the clouds, emitting a lazy and deep growl.
Wanliuchun stood barefoot on the edge of Nirvana, tilting her head to look north, a playful smile appearing on her exquisitely beautiful face.
"It seems your prey is already impatient."
Xu Si also sensed it.
The aura surging from the north was not the sharp, all-encompassing edge of sword intent, but rather a heavy, oppressive, suffocating sense of pressure, like the calm before a storm.
The clouds on the horizon are undergoing a strange change.
It was as if an invisible giant hand had torn a crack in the clouds.
Within the crack, a dark golden light flickered intermittently, each flash accompanied by a low rumble of thunder.
"Are you sure it's level seven?" Xu Si asked.
"Is this commotion a manifestation of a level seven supernatural ability?"
Xu Si was confident that he could still fight against a level seven anomaly, but against a level eight anomaly, he was truly outmatched and could only flee in panic.
"That should be right! If you can't handle it, there's still Jian Shiyi, isn't there?" Wan Liuchun didn't back down at all, and her tone even seemed to carry a strong sense of encouragement.
Xu Si didn't reply, but instead looked up at the dark golden crack in the northern sky.
The clouds churned at the edge of the crack, like boiling water, with dark golden light constantly spilling out from the gap, each flash accompanied by a slight tremor of the earth.
This is not simply a feeling of oppression, but a disturbance of some kind of rule.
After being promoted to Sequence 7, he became exceptionally perceptive of this disturbance.
It's like the gravitational field you can feel without touching a magnet when it's near iron filings.
"Let's go." Xu Si withdrew his gaze, and the Nirvana Greatsword transformed into a dark red streak of light, carrying him and Wan Liuchun northward.
He now possesses two level-eight supernatural abilities, so it's not that he should be afraid of anyone, but rather that everyone should be afraid of him.
The territory of the Sword Demon Clan had completely disappeared. The continuous mountain range behind them turned into undulating outlines, then into a thin silver line on the horizon, and finally disappeared completely from sight.
The biggest advantage of Xu Si going solo is that he can fly wherever he wants without any obstacles.
Efficiency is maximized.
Instead of returning to the Black Tower, Wanliuchun sat barefoot on the edge of Nirvana, her skirt fluttering in the high-speed airflow.
Xu Si didn't know how she switched between physical and non-physical states so naturally.
Although he could also transform his entire body into energy, it was far less natural and effortless than when he tried to retain Chun.
She turned her head to look at the increasingly clear dark golden crack on the northern horizon, her eyes reflecting the torn clouds.
Wanliuchun paid no attention to Xu Si's gaze; she especially enjoyed the feeling of the breeze.
The Nirvana Greatsword pierced through the clouds, its dark red blade echoing the dark golden crack in the northern sky, like two shooting stars about to meet.
Jian Shiyi was quite interested in Nirvana, as it was the first sword he had encountered that had no killing intent.
Whether it's a rare artifact or an ordinary iron sword, it will possess a sharp edge, but this one in front of me has none of that.
Fortunately, he witnessed the entire process of Nirvana's transformation, so he didn't utter any foolish arguments like "this sword is not a sword".
"We're almost there." As the distance closed, the heavy sense of oppression became more and more pronounced.
Deep within Xu Si's starry eyes, a scarlet light spun rapidly, and the world in his vision began to take on a different appearance.
The clouds abruptly broke off at the edge of the field of vision, as if cleaved by an invisible giant axe.
At the fracture point, a vast plain unfolds, devoid of any vegetation, only grayish-white, cracked soil, resembling the parched skin of a colossal beast.
In the center of the plain stood a tower.
No, it's not a tower.
Xu Si's starry pupils narrowed slightly as he finally made out the outline of the figure—it was a tree, a withered tree that was entirely black and covered with dark gold patterns on its trunk.
Unlike ordinary trees, the dead tree's branches do not extend in all directions, but instead pierce straight into the sky, like countless sharp spears.
The tree trunk was so thick that it would take ten people to encircle it. Dark golden light flowed like lava from the cracks in the bark, and each pulsation was accompanied by a low rumble of thunder.
"What's going on? A miniature world in the sky?" Everything Xu Si saw seemed to be embedded in the sky.
"The Ancient Tree Clan? They've arrived now?" Wanliu Chun asked gracefully.
"What do you mean?" Xu Si asked, puzzled by the words of trying to persuade Chun to stay.
"At the beginning of the apocalyptic invasion, we, these strange beings, had already made a pact with the deity who presided over this divine selection, and were cast into this small world as influencing factors of the selection."
"Only in very rare circumstances will strange phenomena outside the contract be unleashed again! For example, if other deities intervene in this divine selection!" Wan Liuchun explained, his expression somewhat serious.
"You mean other deities are interfering in this divine selection?" Xu Si realized what he meant.
"It should be that the God of Creation is presiding over this selection, while the Ancient Tree Clan is a servant of the God of Nature. Generally speaking, the servant races of gods do not participate in selections presided over by other gods."
"And the fact that it was deployed so close to you might mean it was specifically for you!" Wan Liuchun speculated.
"Are the Ancient Tree Clan very strong?" Xu Si asked.
"It's not a matter of strength or weakness, the problem is that this divine selection has been extraordinary from beginning to end. One thing is certain: you have definitely been targeted by some deity!" Wan Liuchun didn't know if her choice was wrong.
Under normal circumstances, if the selection process proceeded smoothly, she would definitely have latched onto a powerful figure.
But if a deity has their eye on your thigh, the outcome is uncertain.
Xu Si was also a bit dumbfounded. Could it be that the God of Nature was eyeing him?
But is this what is meant by the wrath of God?
It seems a bit disorganized.
"Should we turn around and leave?" Xu Si asked.
"It's too late, we have to kill it!" Wan Liuchun was filled with murderous intent.
"Yes!" Sword Eleven agreed.
"Why is that?" Xu Si asked, puzzled.
"The ancient tree clan that just arrived must have paid a heavy price; at most, they only possess the strength of an eighth-level strange entity. If we don't deal with them at the beginning of their arrival, once they advance to a ninth-level strange entity, they can do whatever they want, and even dominate this world!"
"Didn't they say that the highest level for you weirdos is only level eight?"
"Didn't I already tell you? There are no restrictions on the life levels of the gods' followers! The Ancient Tree Clan is one of the most troublesome of all known species! And they are followers of the God of Nature!"
"Yes, the Ancient Tree Clan is the most troublesome." Jian Shiyi repeated.
Clearly, both of them were quite wary.
A being that can make two level-eight supernatural beings wary must be far more troublesome than they claim.
Xu Si had already anticipated this.
"Their vitality is outrageously strong, and their regenerative abilities are comparable to immortality. Moreover—wherever they take root, they will reproduce there, and once their population expands to a certain size, they will write the rules within their territory," Wan Liuchun explained.
Xu Si frowned.
"In other words, if we don't address it before it takes root and becomes widespread, things will become extremely difficult?"
"Once its main body takes root, it will probably only be possible to completely eradicate it once you become a god," Wan Liuchun said, a bitter smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.
"Of course, you can choose to ignore it and compete with it to see who can advance to level nine of life first, but I think you probably won't be able to match it."
"and then?"
"Then, once it advances to the ninth level of the bizarre realm, its territory will expand to a point where no one can stop it. If its rule is that no creature of equal life level to it can appear in this world, guess what will happen?"
"Did the Chosen One fail outright?"
"That's right! You're quite smart!" Wan Liuchun said with unprecedented seriousness.
She didn't know how Xu Si, a Sequence 7, could have offended a deity so soon.
To forcibly send one's own followers to the chosen one of a deity is tantamount to declaring war.
Xu Si, of course, wouldn't tell her that he had already attracted the attention of the gods long ago.