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Chapter 195: I Turned into a Tree? (Seeking Subscriptions)

In a trance.

Lin Yuan's consciousness began to revive.

"What place is this?"

Lin Yuan was slightly surprised. All he could see was darkness, without a trace of light.

"Could it be that the body my consciousness descended into is blind?"

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Even when descending onto a baby still in the womb, the eyes and other organs were not fully developed, but one could still distinguish between light and darkness.

However, now.

Lin Yuan couldn't perceive any light at all.

This was obviously abnormal.

"Blind is blind. As long as I recover to the Second Order, I can use perception to replace vision. Wait, no."

Lin Yuan's mind became serious. With continuous adaptation, he suddenly realized that the body he descended into this time was not of the human race.

"This is a tree?"

Lin Yuan's thoughts diverged. The consciousness revived from the Seventh Order evolutionist greatly enhanced his perception of the outside world. Even without relying on vision, he could sense many things.

For example.

Lin Yuan's current external appearance.

He was a little over a meter tall, a small tree with withering branches.

Black Mist Mountains.

Profoundly quiet, ancient celestial trees of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years were everywhere, and many terrifying beasts and monsters lurked.

In a certain area on the outskirts of the Black Mist Mountains, a small tree over a meter tall swayed in the wind, its trunk yellowed and withered, completely different from the nearby ancient trees.

"This is troublesome."

Lin Yuan suddenly felt it was tricky.

After shuttling five times in front of the Gate of the Myriad Realms.

Lin Yuan subconsciously believed that the bodies he descended into through the Gate of the Myriad Realms belonged to humans.

But in reality, Lin Yuan did not confirm this from within the Gate of the Myriad Realms.

And now.

Lin Yuan's situation clearly told him that the object of each descent might not necessarily be a human.

In theory, as long as it belonged to the scope of life, Lin Yuan had the possibility of descending.

"This world."

Lin Yuan's thoughts turned, and after thoroughly adapting, he quickly discovered something unusual about this small tree.

"Hmm?"

Lin Yuan's consciousness gathered at the base of the small tree, where it seemed like a pitch-black flame was burning.

"Go."

"Merge into that world for me."

Whispers came, and Lin Yuan seemed to see a huge demon ancient tree standing in the void.

The branches of the demon ancient tree swayed, and seeds began to scatter in all directions, falling into a vast world.

And the small tree Lin Yuan descended into was one of these seeds that grew.

"The extraterritorial evil god, the ancestral demon tree?"

"So, it sent its 'seeds' into this world, attempting to completely merge, and then grow."

"Ultimately, colluding with it to completely occupy this world."

Lin Yuan felt it was somewhat complicated.

The identity he traveled with this time was not simple. He was the extraterritorial evil god—the seed of the ancestral demon tree, a backhand move to invade this world.

It's just a pity.

The seeds of the extraterritorial evil god's ancestral demon tree seemed to be somewhat incompatible with this world.

At least, the small tree Lin Yuan descended into was like this, showing signs of malnutrition.

If Lin Yuan's consciousness hadn't descended, it probably wouldn't have been long before it withered on its own.

"The extraterritorial evil god."

Lin Yuan faintly sensed in a certain direction.

As the seed of the ancestral demon tree, even if separated by a great distance, Lin Yuan could still feel the enormous and profound terrifying aura from the other side.

"I don't care."

"Now, whether it's an evil god or not is not important to me."

"Survival comes first."

Lin Yuan's thoughts converged. In theory, as the seed of an extraterritorial evil god, he shouldn't be in such a miserable state even if he's an offspring. But as an outsider, especially a backhand move of an evil god, he was inherently suppressed by the world itself, and many innate abilities from the ancestral demon tree couldn't be used.

In this situation, even with high innate potential, growth was impossible.

Not to mention other things.

"To invade a world is not an easy task. First, you need to face the resistance of the world itself."

Lin Yuan thought silently.

Every world has its own consciousness, abbreviated as world consciousness. World consciousness varies in strength and generosity, but without exception, all world consciousness strongly rejects foreign life, especially powerful foreign life.

The extraterritorial evil god, the ancestral demon tree, peeping into this world, surely didn't intend to coexist peacefully but wanted to drain the essence of this world for its own growth.

So, the world itself would not agree.

In addition to the world's resistance, many strong individuals within the world would also resist fiercely.

[Name: Seed of the Ancestral Demon Tree (Lin Yuan)]

[Identity: Guardian of the Gate of the Myriad Realms]

[Bonded Talent: Unprecedented Understanding]

[Divine Ability: Blood Rebirth]

[Current Status: Conscious Descent]

[Remaining Residency Time: 600 years]

"The most important thing now is how to gain a large amount of energy."

Lin Yuan contemplated.

Although he currently looked like a small tree, he was essentially an evil god offspring who could promote his own growth by devouring the blood and souls of many living beings.

But in the current state of the small tree, it would be lucky not to be eaten by some passing monster, let alone devour the blood and souls of other living beings.

"Slowly accumulate energy through sunlight. It's too slow, and I can't absorb much sunlight at all."

Lin Yuan spread his perception around and found ancient trees everywhere, monopolizing all the sunlight, moisture, and nutrients.

"Natural aura?"

Lin Yuan also noticed that the air was filled with a gentle energy similar to spiritual aura.

However, relying on instinct to absorb this energy was extremely slow. Perhaps it would take several hundred years to grow a few meters tall?

"That ancestral demon tree wanted to merge inside and invade this world at the smallest cost. It's simply not realistic."

Lin Yuan sighed.

From his current situation, he could also speculate about the conditions of other demon tree seeds. Either they were half-dead like him, or they had died due to various accidents long ago.

According to the initial memories of this small tree, the ancestral demon tree had scattered countless seeds into this world.

But now, there were probably not many still alive.

"Normal demon tree seeds, under the suppression of the world's will, cannot grow at all. But I am not a normal demon tree seed."

Lin Yuan pondered.

Under the suppression of heaven and earth, demon tree seeds couldn't use any innate abilities. That's why they were currently in such a withered state.

But for Lin Yuan, if he couldn't use his innate abilities, then he just wouldn't. He only needed to create methods and abilities that adapted to this world.

Although Lin Yuan had not seen any martial arts manuals in this world, the so-called martial arts manuals were just to save him from taking some detours.

With his unprecedented understanding, Lin Yuan could directly comprehend the essence of heaven and earth, extracting the martial arts manuals he wanted from the fundamental operation of heaven and earth.

Such martial arts manuals, derived directly from the essence of heaven and earth, completely adapted to the local world, would not be subject to any suppression.

"Let's start comprehending."

Lin Yuan steadied himself, without any hesitation.

At this moment, he didn't have much sense of security. Being a small tree over a meter tall, unable to move, if targeted by a herbivorous monster, he had no ability to resist.

Even a passing fierce beast could bring devastating blows to Lin Yuan.

[Your understanding is extraordinary, observing the operation of heaven and earth, wanting to comprehend a cultivation method.]

[Your understanding is extraordinary, observing the operation of heaven and earth, wanting to comprehend a cultivation method.]

[Your understanding is extraordinary, observing the operation of heaven and earth, wanting to comprehend a cultivation method.]

After continuous contemplation for nearly half a month, Lin Yuan finally comprehended a cultivation method suitable for his current situation.

"Exhale."

Lin Yuan slowly activated it. Spiritual energy began to gather from all around, flowing from the tree bark into the branches, ultimately being completely absorbed.

"Comfortable."

Lin Yuan felt the entire tree body warm, as if soaking in hot springs.

"However, this cultivation method can be used in the early stages, but it should be used less later."

Lin Yuan silently thought.

Currently, he was just over a meter tall, able to draw spiritual energy within a dozen meters.

If he grew to several meters or dozens of meters, a single absorption could cause fluctuations in spiritual energy within a radius of several kilometers.

At that time, it would attract the attention of powerful monsters and even the true powerhouses of this world.

With the characteristics of a demon tree seed, inherently rejected by the world's life, once exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore.

For Lin Yuan to survive, he could only endure. Without the strength to sweep everything, he absolutely couldn't expose himself.

"According to the current cultivation speed, in a few months, I can control the trunk and go hunt those monsters."

Lin Yuan estimated in his mind.

As the offspring of a demon tree, he looked like a tree, but there was a fundamental difference from those immobile trees.

In the beginning of growth, suppressed by heaven and earth, there was simply no room for any display.

Now Lin Yuan had a chance to catch his breath. By absorbing spiritual energy, he could get through the most difficult period, and things would naturally get better later.

Controlling branches to hunt prey was the most basic ability.

Killing prey, by absorbing the blood and souls of the prey, would make Lin Yuan grow faster and wouldn't attract attention due to fluctuations in spiritual energy.

After several months.

A half-meter-sized rabbit cautiously approached.

This rabbit had smooth fur, and its eyes were unexpectedly purple, appearing exceptionally cute and harmless.

However.

The ability to live in the Black Mist Mountains had little to do with being harmless.

This rabbit was no exception. When it surged up, its speed was extremely fast, even surpassing some flying-type monsters.

The purple-eyed rabbit slowly approached, its gaze fixed on a place.

There were lush green leaves, and visible spiritual energy circulated on the surface of the leaves.

For the purple-eyed rabbit, this was an irresistible temptation.

The purple-eyed rabbit wasn't highly intelligent, but instinct told it that as long as it swallowed those leaves, it could undergo some kind of transformation.

However, living in the Black Mist Mountains all year round, the purple-eyed rabbit naturally had high alertness. Even though those leaves were not far away, it didn't approach immediately.

Instead, it cautiously observed the surroundings.

Swoosh.

After repeatedly confirming that there were no monsters threatening it, only a three to four-meter tall, unknown tree with dark branches growing nearby, the purple-eyed rabbit finally relaxed its guard. With a swoosh, it pounced toward the leaves.

However.

The next moment.

The lush green leaves disappeared.

In their place were more than ten black branches, like spirit snakes, entwining the pouncing purple-eyed rabbit.

If there were other monsters present, it would seem as if the purple-eyed rabbit had thrown itself into the trap.

"Squeak squeak."

The purple-eyed rabbit struggled violently, with its life under threat, all its potential burst out. Unfortunately, facing the increasingly tight entanglement of dark branches, the strength of the purple-eyed rabbit's struggles weakened, and its consciousness eventually plunged into darkness.

"Sigh."

Lin Yuan absorbed the flesh and soul of the purple-eyed rabbit, and the comfortable branches began to sway.

Compared to absorbing external spiritual energy, directly hunting and devouring flesh and soul allowed for much faster personal growth.

Just a single purple-eyed rabbit was equivalent to Lin Yuan's arduous cultivation for nearly half a month.

It's worth noting that this arduous cultivation for nearly half a month was based on the cultivation method Lin Yuan comprehended.

Without a cultivation method, capturing a single purple-eyed rabbit would probably be equivalent to Lin Yuan's cultivation for several years or decades.

"Now I finally have some self-defense power."

After absorbing the flesh and soul of the purple-eyed rabbit, Lin Yuan felt a slight relief in his heart.

The lush green leaves he used to lure the purple-eyed rabbit were the result of continuous absorption of spiritual energy through the cultivation method over these months.

Equivalent to all of Lin Yuan's achievements during this time.

For the purple-eyed rabbit, which fed on leaves, it was like a treasure from heaven. In just these few days, using this method, Lin Yuan had already hunted more than ten purple-eyed rabbits.

"Now."

Lin Yuan examined himself.

Certainly not through vision, but through his own perception.

At this moment, Lin Yuan was almost three meters tall, a considerable growth compared to the height of less than two meters when his consciousness descended.

As for strength, he could easily kill some formidable monsters, but for safety, Lin Yuan still focused on hunting purple-eyed rabbits.

"If I continue to grow, the innate abilities of the demon tree will gradually break through, becoming usable."

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

The demon tree seed that had just entered this world was too weak, which is why it was easily suppressed to death.

But now, having overcome the most difficult period, Lin Yuan had a premonition that his situation would become increasingly easier.

In the following time, while continuing to comprehend, Lin Yuan used the lush green leaves as bait to hunt purple-eyed rabbits with low intelligence. Even if other monsters took the opportunity to approach, Lin Yuan would unhesitatingly accept them.

After more than half a year passed, through countless hunts, Lin Yuan's size had reached seven to eight meters, with hundreds of controllable branches.

Purple-eyed rabbits within several miles were almost extinct by Lin Yuan.

"In some time, I can consider changing places."

Lin Yuan made a decision.

Unlike other trees that couldn't move unless they became spirits, Lin Yuan was different. As long as he wished, he could easily change locations.

"Hmm?"

Just as Lin Yuan was considering moving in that direction, his heart suddenly moved.

He looked in a certain direction.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 196 Fifty Years Later (Please subscribe)

"There."

Lin Yuan's mind focused.

Since his consciousness descended into this world, Lin Yuan had encountered various kinds of monsters and fierce beasts. As for others, he hadn't had much contact. This was mainly because Lin Yuan was in the Misty Cloud Mountains, a paradise for monsters and fierce beasts.

"Someone is coming?"

Lin Yuan expanded his perception and found a young couple approaching from several miles away.

"Senior brother, choosing the Misty Cloud Mountains as our training location, isn't it too risky?" the young woman said cautiously.

"Don't we need to face challenges to gain something? Junior sister, now that the sect has brought out many heritage legacies to resist the invasion of external evil gods, we'll gain significant benefits if we can pass the training," the young man replied. "Although the Misty Cloud Mountains are dangerous, the monsters here are much easier to deal with than the puppets of external evil gods. If we're afraid even of these monsters, how will we deal with the external evil gods in the future?"

"Senior brother, you make a good point."

Hearing this, the young woman looked at the young man with a hint of admiration.

Several miles away, Lin Yuan carefully observed the two young people.

Due to the language barrier, Lin Yuan didn't know exactly what they were saying. However, based on their expressions and judgments, he inferred that these two young people should be from some force outside.

"Equivalent to the Second Order, they should be disciples," speculated Lin Yuan. In this world, where time flowed six hundred times faster than the main world, the strongest might have reached the peak of the Seventh Order.

Since discovering the two young people, Lin Yuan spent most of his time observing them. As for taking action to subdue them, Lin Yuan wouldn't do it until he completely understood their strength.

Who knows if these young people have powerful seniors? Killing them might attract the attention of those seniors.

Lin Yuan observed the young couple mainly to learn the language they were speaking. With his extraordinary comprehension, learning anything new was quite straightforward. Learning an entirely new language presented no difficulty; he only needed to remember the pronunciation and the tone and expression when using that pronunciation to deduce the meaning.

"Heavenly Blue World?"

"Heavenly Blue Grand Alliance?"

Half a month later, Lin Yuan eavesdropped on much useful information from the young couple. Firstly, this world was called the Heavenly Blue World, and the most powerful force in this world was the Heavenly Blue Grand Alliance. The alliance was a colossal entity formed by numerous forces to resist the invasion of external evil gods.

"As expected, the invasion of external evil gods has begun."

Lin Yuan's expression revealed contemplation. Perhaps many years ago, the invasion of external evil gods had already started in this world, but they had not succeeded. Therefore, the ancestor demon tree had scattered countless seeds into the Heavenly Blue World, attempting alternative methods of invasion.

"The leader of the Heavenly Blue Grand Alliance should have reached the Seventh Order, and not just an ordinary Seventh Order," Lin Yuan heard many expressions of admiration for the alliance leader from the young man.

In these years of the invasion by external evil gods, if it weren't for the leader's repeated efforts, the situation would likely be much worse than it is now. How could they leisurely enter the Misty Cloud Mountains for training?

"They are about to leave."

Lin Yuan 'gazed' at the young couple from afar.

After hunting several Second Order monsters, the two completed their training tasks and planned to return to the sect to claim their rewards. Lin Yuan did not intervene as it was unnecessary, and the others hadn't noticed him yet. Interfering might expose him.

"Continue, continue."

Once the young couple completely left, Lin Yuan resumed hunting monsters.

With a size reaching seven to eight meters, ordinary First and Second Order monsters within a hundred meters were unable to escape and became Lin Yuan's food.

Days later, Lin Yuan felt it was time to leave. Most of the monsters in the vicinity had been hunted. To maintain his current pace of cultivation, he needed to move to other areas for repeated hunting.

Lin Yuan looked towards the depths of the Misty Cloud Mountains, intending to shift in that direction. The deeper into the mountains, the denser the spiritual energy, and the stronger the monsters, providing more assistance to Lin Yuan.

"Before leaving, I can take care of those underground guys."

Lin Yuan's gaze shifted to the ground. The Misty Cloud Mountains were one of the top ten mountain ranges in the Heavenly Blue World, vast and teeming with countless monsters and fierce beasts.

However, beneath the surface, there were still traces of monsters. The "guys" Lin Yuan referred to were a group of "Earth Rock Rats."

These rat-like monsters liked to live underground, using their abilities to create numerous underground tunnels. At a depth of a hundred meters underground, they even constructed a rat tribe palace—a veritable rat kingdom.

Lin Yuan had discovered this group of Earth Rock Rats by chance while exploring underground with his roots.

"About three hundred Earth Rock Rats, with the rat king having Second Order strength."

Thinking about it, the Earth Rock Rats were not much smaller than the Purple Eye Rabbits, reaching nearly half a meter in size, with the rat king at two meters.

Lin Yuan hadn't acted earlier because he wasn't confident. He feared that taking action might startle the Earth Rock Rat group, causing them to escape.

Over three hundred Earth Rock Rats meant a significant boost to Lin Yuan's strength, even without counting the Rat King. Moreover,

"The Rat King built its nest here because of a spiritual medicine related to the Earth element?"

Lin Yuan carefully sensed the extremely pure Earth elemental energy spreading in the rat kingdom deep underground.

Lin Yuan speculated that the reason the Rat King could grow to a two-meter size was closely related to this Earth elemental spiritual medicine.

"All mine."

"All of it is mine."

Lin Yuan's eyes gleamed with excitement. With a thought, hundreds of branches, along with his roots, began to approach the rat kingdom.

Dozens of meters below the surface, countless tunnels crisscrossed, and numerous gray half-meter-sized Earth Rock Rats shuttled back and forth along the tunnels, bringing back food to the Rat King.

Suddenly, one Earth Rock Rat stopped.

It delicately sniffed the air, as if sensing something.

The next moment, before the Earth Rock Rat could react, a black tendril, as sturdy as refined iron, pierced through it.

"Squeak."

The Earth Rock Rat emitted a tragic cry, and soon its blood, flesh, and soul were all devoured by the branches.

Next.

It was the Earth Rock Rat's doomsday.

Black branches continuously pierced through one Earth Rock Rat after another, devouring their essence and soul, transforming it into Lin Yuan's inherent strength, forming a beneficial cycle.

"Refreshing!"

On the surface, Lin Yuan felt exceptionally fulfilled. The abundant essence and souls of the Earth Rock Rats turned into a surging power, replenishing himself.

If it were a normal Demon Tree seed, it would be impossible to devour so many Earth Rock Rats in one go. It would explode.

But Lin Yuan was different. As a Seventh-Order Evolver, under his control of the realm, he could quickly absorb all the power.

"The foreign evil gods seem to have some tricks."

Lin Yuan thought as he continued to devour the Earth Rock Rats. The devouring ability he displayed at the moment came from the inherent ability of the Demon Tree seed, the ability of the ancestral Demon Tree.

This ability had almost no drawbacks. Even in the primary world's evolution paths involving devouring, whether it be devouring flesh, blood, or souls, it would affect the purity of one's own soul.

"But unfortunately, after reaching Seventh and Eighth Order, it comes down to the comprehension of the rules, and the accumulation of energy is not that important."

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.

The 'Red Spirit Liquid' of the Red Kun lineage was the best example. The ability of the Demon Tree seed was almost overpowered below the Seventh Order, but it weakened significantly at the Seventh Order.

"Hmm?"

"We're close to the Rat King's palace."

Lin Yuan's expression became slightly serious.

A small palace stood a hundred meters below the ground. The palace was entirely made of soil. Although it lacked details, for rodents, it was considered a decent structure.

However,

Swoosh.

A black tendril, like a black dragon, gently swept across, crumbling a tenth of the palace.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak—"

A two-meter Earth Rock Rat King jumped out, looking at the collapsed palace with a hint of anger in its eyes.

As a Second-Order monster, the Earth Rock Rat King had developed some intelligence; otherwise, it wouldn't have built a palace for itself.

Now, seeing the destroyed palace, it naturally produced emotional fluctuations.

However, as the Earth Rock Rat King observed the black tendril resembling a black dragon, thinking about how to attack,

Boom, boom, boom.

Black tendrils swept through once again.

Startled, the Earth Rock Rat King quickly retreated.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak."

The Earth Rock Rat King hurriedly screeched, signaling other Earth Rock Rats to come and protect it.

However, no matter how the Earth Rock Rat King called out,

Only a few Earth Rock Rats came over.

And just after they arrived, they were pierced by black tendrils and quickly turned into powder.

"Run."

Although the Earth Rock Rat King had Second-Order strength,

Seeing this scene, it dared not continue to stay.

Subconsciously, it wanted to run.

In the deepest part of the palace, there was a tunnel personally dug by the Earth Rock Rat King.

It connected to another location, and as long as the Earth Rock Rat King drilled out from that tunnel, there was a chance of escaping.

Swoosh.

Before the Earth Rock Rat King could run far,

It was surrounded by the black tendrils that rushed over.

The Earth Rock Rat King subconsciously activated its life-saving technique.

A sandy-yellow light surged from its body.

But facing the continuous attacks from hundreds of black tendrils,

Eventually, the sandy-yellow light on the Earth Rock Rat King's body directly shattered. The two-meter-sized Earth Rock Rat King became the nourishment for Lin Yuan's growth.

"Ah."

"So satisfying."

Lin Yuan let out a sigh of relief, and the tendrils swayed slightly.

The Second-Order Earth Rock Rat King was undoubtedly the most delicious life Lin Yuan had devoured since his arrival.

The abundant blood, the fearful soul, made Lin Yuan both physically and mentally delighted.

"That's enough."

"Let's see what that Earth Element Spirit Herb is."

The black tendrils controlled by Lin Yuan cleaned up the underground battlefield, finally reaching the deepest part of the palace where the Earth Rock Rat King lived.

There, a palm-sized spiritual plant was growing.

Under the plant's branches and leaves hung several thumb-sized spirit fruits, emitting faint fluctuations of Earth Element spiritual power.

"Is this the Earth Element Spirit Herb that catalyzed the Second-Order Rat King?"

Lin Yuan carefully observed; he didn't recognize what kind of herb it was.

But it didn't matter; anyway, he would directly devour it with no difference.

Lin Yuan was just a bit curious about what mysteries this small herb held.

"Eat it."

Without hesitation, Lin Yuan had the black tendrils sweep over, directly devouring all the spiritual power and essence of the herb.

"Good."

"Everything is settled."

"We can leave now."

After devouring the Earth Rock Rat group and the herb,

Lin Yuan was satisfied and began to control the tree roots, slowly moving towards the depths of the Misty Cloud Mountains.

Although the Demon Tree wasn't confined to a specific place and could move actively, its speed wasn't very fast.

To avoid being noticed by other monsters, Lin Yuan chose to move when there were as few monsters as possible passing by.

After half a month,

Lin Yuan successfully entered the depths of the Misty Cloud Mountains.

This was already the outer layer of the mountain range's depths. While there was an abundance of spiritual power, the number of monsters also increased.

Rustling.

Lin Yuan's branches swayed as he devoured hundreds of Earth Rock Rats, along with the Earth Rock Rat King and the Earth Element Spirit Herb.

Lin Yuan's size exceeded ten meters in a single move.

The jet-black main trunk and branches emitted a chilling scent.

As the offspring of a Demon Tree, Lin Yuan naturally belonged to the 'evil' faction.

"This won't do."

"I still need to disguise my aura."

Lin Yuan thought for a moment. If he continued emitting an evil aura, no monster would dare to approach for hunting.

"I should be able to comprehend a secret technique for concealing and disguising my aura."

Lin Yuan started contemplating again. Based on the characteristics of the Demon Tree, he created a unique technique for concealing his breath that belonged to this type of life.

[With your extraordinary comprehension, feel the circulation of your own aura and attempt to create a concealment technique]

A few days later,

Lin Yuan successfully created a concealment technique.

With the technique in operation, his inherent evil aura began to converge.

Instead, a harmless aura emerged.

Under this circumstance, some passing birds subconsciously landed on Lin Yuan's branches to rest.

"Not bad, not bad."

Lin Yuan wasn't interested in those frail birds; they didn't have much blood, and he couldn't be bothered to devour them.

"What about that Wolf Monster?"

Lin Yuan expanded his perception and found a wolf den several miles away.

The leading Wolf Monster had a size reaching seven to eight meters, resembling a small hill.

And so,

Time passed swiftly.

In the blink of an eye, fifty years had passed since Lin Yuan descended into this realm.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 197: The 'King' of the Black Mist Mountains (Seeking Subscriptions)

Outside the Black Mist Mountains,

As one of the top ten mountains in the Tianqing World, no one knows how many monstrous beasts and ancient spirit herbs inhabit the Black Mist Mountains.

For many cultivators, these are undoubtedly an endless treasure trove.

Although 283 years ago, the invasion of extraterrestrial evil gods led to countless evil god puppets entering the Tianqing World.

Under the threat of life and death, various forces in the Tianqing World immediately formed the Tianqing Alliance. They set aside all grievances, gathered all their strength, and resisted the evil god puppets outside the world.

As a result,

Most cultivators went to the battlefield to fight against the evil god puppets.

The number of cultivators entering the Black Mist Mountains has decreased, and most of them are young and less powerful cultivators.

However, even so, there are still many cultivators entering and leaving the entrance of the Black Mist Mountains every day.

It can be foreseen that before the invasion of extraterrestrial evil gods, the prosperity of the Black Mist Mountains was beyond imagination.

"Have you noticed that in recent decades, the number of monstrous beasts in the Black Mist Mountains has decreased significantly?"

"Indeed, in the past, when I entered the Black Mist Mountains, I had to be cautious. I could encounter monstrous beasts at any time. But now, I rarely encounter any decent monstrous beasts."

"What could be the reason?"

"Could it be that there's a problem with those 'kings' in the depths of the Black Mist Mountains?"

In the entrance area of the Black Mist Mountains, cultivators exchanged whispers. They often entered the Black Mist Mountains and could observe changes during their visits.

"The 'kings' in the depths of the Black Mist Mountains should not have any problems. Those 'kings' have noble bloodlines and long life spans. What could go wrong with them?"

"In the past, every few decades, the 'kings' in the Black Mist Mountains would command countless monstrous beasts, initiating a beast tide. But since the invasion of extraterrestrial evil gods, the powerful monstrous beasts in the Black Mist Mountains have become much more docile."

"It's not that the 'kings' have problems; it's that the number of powerful monstrous beasts in the Black Mist Mountains has decreased. Could it be the doing of those 'kings'? After all, they are the only ones who can command numerous monstrous beasts."

"That makes sense."

Many cultivators discussed this matter. The reduction in the number of powerful monstrous beasts in the Black Mist Mountains also had a certain impact on them, as they couldn't hunt valuable monstrous beasts.

But if it was indeed the actions of those 'kings,' they had no way to deal with it. Those 'kings' were powerful with deep backgrounds.

Even in normal times, human cultivators couldn't do anything to them and could only establish a 'contract' with them.

Moreover, most of humanity's strength was now focused on resisting the invasion of extraterrestrial evil gods.

In the depths of the Black Mist Mountains,

A ancient tree about thirty to forty meters tall stood silently. Dark branches and vines hung down, and the crown of the tree emitted faint green spots.

Although this ancient tree looked a bit strange, slightly different from normal ancient trees, in the Black Mist Mountains, it was normal for some peculiar tree species to grow.

However,

Upon closer inspection,

It would be discovered that, centered around this ancient tree, within a radius of ten to a hundred miles, not a single monstrous beast could be found.

Although the aura was peaceful and warm, there was a faint eerie smell.

"Fifty years."

Lin Yuan sighed. Of course, in his current state, he couldn't actually sigh; he could only sway his branches a few times.

These fifty years were a period of rapid growth for Lin Yuan.

With numerous monstrous beasts in the Black Mist Mountains as nourishment, Lin Yuan lived comfortably. After overcoming the initial difficulties, he grew rapidly every day.

"Now, I..."

Lin Yuan examined himself. His current height reached thirty to forty meters.

However, this height was the result of Lin Yuan's extreme suppression.

If he didn't suppress it, he could easily break through hundreds of meters, which would be extremely conspicuous in the Black Mist Mountains.

Perhaps it would attract the attention of the leader of the Tianqing Alliance and several deputy leaders.

Once this happened, Lin Yuan's true identity would probably be exposed. If the leader of the Tianqing Alliance found out that the offspring of the ancestral demon tree had infiltrated the rear of their world...

They might temporarily abandon the gains and losses on the battlefield and concentrate all their strength to deal with Lin Yuan.

Stabilize the internal situation before dealing with external threats.

This principle is not difficult to understand.

Although the height of the demonic tree was only thirty to forty meters now,

Its roots and root hairs had already spread throughout the surrounding tens of thousands of miles underground.

As long as Lin Yuan wished, a thought could strike at any location within tens of thousands of miles.

The root system of plant trees was originally much larger than their trunks. Although the demonic tree was not a complete tree, it possessed the abilities of trees.

"A radius of thousands of miles."

Lin Yuan carefully sensed, aided by the roots, he could control everything within tens of thousands of miles.

Even with the extended perception of the roots, he could detect information within hundreds of thousands to millions of miles.

"The 'kings' in the deepest part?"

Lin Yuan's perception spread towards the deepest part of the Black Mist Mountains.

That area was the forbidden zone for all monstrous beasts and the residence of the 'kings' of the Black Mist Mountains.

"Hmm?"

In Lin Yuan's perception, in the deepest part of the Black Mist Mountains, there stood a tall Chinese parasol tree entirely red.

At the top of the Chinese parasol tree, there was a giant bird's nest, and a bird with golden-red wings was sleeping.

"Zhuque? Or Phoenix?"

Lin Yuan didn't act rashly; after silently observing for a while, he slowly retreated.

"After fifty years of cultivation, in terms of combat power, I should be able to rival the Sixth Evolutionist of the main world. The demonic tree's cultivation system is completely different from martial arts."

Lin Yuan fell into contemplation.

Of course, even though he didn't cultivate the path of martial arts evolution, it didn't hinder Lin Yuan, with his extraordinary comprehension, from deducing and perfecting the Seventh Tier of martial arts evolution.

Moreover, some essential aspects of the demonic tree were beneficial to the path of martial arts evolution, and could be fully integrated.

"The battlefield of the extraterrestrial evil gods."

Lin Yuan gazed towards the extraterrestrial.

Under the instinctive perception of the demonic tree, there was an abyss-like aura, which was the location of the ancestral demonic tree.

"The ancestral demonic tree's attempt to invade this realm is not going smoothly."

Lin Yuan thought to himself. Fifty years had passed, and he hadn't sensed the advance of the ancestral demonic tree's position by half, indicating it had been blocked.

For the invaders, this was a disadvantage. On the side of the Tianqing World, there was a world as its foundation.

They could continuously mobilize cultivators to resist.

As for the ancestral demonic tree? Even though it was inherently powerful as an extraterrestrial evil god, it was ultimately an individual.

Could it compete with a complete world in terms of foundation? Not at all.

"It doesn't concern me for now."

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly. During this trip, he had spent six hundred years in this realm, and only fifty years had passed. There was still plenty of time for cultivation.

The Tianqing World and the ancestral demonic tree were in a stalemate, which was good for Lin Yuan.

If the latter had descended into this realm before Lin Yuan grew beyond it, it would be troublesome.

That's why, in the past fifty years, Lin Yuan had devoured countless monstrous beasts in the Black Mist Mountains but had refrained from targeting human cultivators.

One reason was to avoid being detected abnormally.

Secondly, he didn't want to weaken the strength of human cultivators.

So far, Lin Yuan still needed countless cultivators from the Tianqing Alliance to sacrifice themselves to resist the invasion of the demonic ancestral tree and secure time for his growth.

"However, recently, I did awaken an ability of the ancestral demonic tree."

With a slight thought, the demonic tree's branches swayed, and a dull gray seed floated in front of him.

The seed of the demonic tree.

The ancestral demonic tree stretches across the extraterrestrial realm, shedding numerous seeds every moment, transforming into evil god puppets and battling the strong of the Tianqing World.

Lin Yuan, as the legitimate offspring of the ancestral demonic tree, naturally could give birth to seeds when he grew to a certain extent and broke free from the world's suppression.

Lin Yuan gazed at the grayish seed in front of him, the demonic seed.

So far, Lin Yuan had perceived three functions of the demonic seed.

The first was to directly transform into demonic puppets, the method the ancestral demonic tree currently employed. It used its massive vitality to generate demonic seeds, allowing them to grow rapidly and transform into evil god puppets.

The second was parasitism; demonic seeds could parasitize a living being and then control it.

The third was natural growth, where the seed would be scattered onto fertile soil, take root, and sprout.

Lin Yuan's predecessor, the demonic tree, was nurtured by the ancestral demonic tree using the third method.

These three methods each had their advantages and disadvantages, but only the third method could be considered the offspring of the ancestral demonic tree, capable of inheriting certain innate abilities.

"The first function of the demonic seed is of no use to me."

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly. Using his own vitality to stimulate the growth of demonic tree seeds was not suitable for the current Lin Yuan.

How powerful was the ancestral demonic tree? It spanned the extraterrestrial realm and had accumulated immense strength. Hence, it dared to consume its vast vitality to stimulate the growth of demonic seeds.

However, how many years had Lin Yuan accumulated? Moreover, if he had ample vitality, Lin Yuan could directly enhance himself, and there was no need to cultivate puppets.

As for the third effect of the demonic seed, it was unnecessary.

Even the seeds of the ancestral demonic tree, when scattered into the Tianqing World, almost all died. The seeds of Lin Yuan, the offspring of the ancestral demonic tree, were even less likely to survive.

"Parasitism."

Lin Yuan contemplated the second function of the demonic seed repeatedly.

It could parasitize a living being and control it.

This ability required many prerequisites, with the most crucial being that the host lacked resistance.

Otherwise, the parasitism would fail.

Lin Yuan's mind moved slightly.

Thousands of miles away.

A purple-eyed rabbit cautiously poked its head out, looking towards a spiritual herb not far away, its eyes filled with a hint of desire.

Swoosh.

The purple-eyed rabbit observed its surroundings, finding no danger, and then swooshed towards the spiritual herb.

However, at that moment.

A black tree trunk emerged from the ground, directly binding the purple-eyed rabbit and taking it back underground.

In just a moment.

The purple-eyed rabbit appeared in front of Lin Yuan.

"Squeak, squeak."

The purple-eyed rabbit made trembling sounds, looking at the enormous creature in front of it, continuously spinning in place.

"Let's use you to test the parasitic effect."

Lin Yuan stared at the purple-eyed rabbit, and a grayish seed fell down, landing precisely on the rabbit.

Buzz.

The purple-eyed rabbit slumped to the ground with a thud.

Meanwhile, the grayish demonic seed quickly infiltrated the rabbit's head.

After a moment.

The purple-eyed rabbit was completely under control. It stiffly stood up, emitting a submissive spiritual fluctuation towards Lin Yuan.

"This feeling."

Lin Yuan observed the purple-eyed rabbit for a while. Under his control, the rabbit continuously performed various actions, such as tumbling or running.

"Not bad," Lin Yuan nodded slightly. The purple-eyed rabbit, under the control of the demonic tree seed, was still alive but replaced by the demonic tree seed.

"However."

"This is too obvious."

Lin Yuan looked at the purple-eyed rabbit being parasitized by the demonic seed. Its limbs were stiff, eyes vacant, and even its movements gave a sluggish illusion. It could easily be noticed by others.

"No wonder the ancestral demonic tree doesn't use the parasitic ability of the demonic seed; it's indeed somewhat impractical," Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Although the parasitic ability of the demonic seed doesn't require the consumption of vital energy to stimulate growth, there are many limitations. First and foremost, the host must not resist.

Since the host can't resist, why not just kill and devour it directly? Why waste energy on parasitism?

Furthermore, after parasitism, although control is established, the manifestation is extremely obvious. It's difficult for the powerful beings in the Cyan World not to notice.

"But... Can I use my extraordinary insight to improve and perfect this parasitic ability?"

Lin Yuan's expression entered a brief contemplation.

When he first arrived in this world, Lin Yuan, with his extraordinary insight, created a method suitable for demonic tree cultivation.

Now, he could fully improve this demonic seed.

Of course, the demonic seed is an innate ability of the demonic tree.

Wanting to improve it is difficult, but with Lin Yuan's extraordinary insight, it's worth trying.

In the time that followed, Lin Yuan mainly focused on four aspects.

First, continue to enhance his strength by consuming more demonic beasts, promoting his own growth.

Second, deduce and perfect the seventh-tier section of the martial path evolution.

Third, comprehend the remaining core spatial models.

Although the frequent spatial fluctuations in the foreign battlefield were lost, the speed of Lin Yuan's comprehension of the core spatial models decreased.

However, with more time on his hands—six hundred years of residence and extraordinary insight—Lin Yuan could elevate his understanding of spatial rules to an unimaginable level.

As for the fourth aspect, it was an attempt to improve the demonic seed.

Even though the demonic seed is an essential ability for the ancestral demonic tree, Lin Yuan planned to invest some time and effort into this aspect.

Having gains is a delight, but even if there's no harvest in the end, there's no loss.

Time passed once again.

In the blink of an eye, more time elapsed.

Deep in the Black Mist Mountain Range.

Lin Yuan's figure soared again, and now the demonic tree's height approached fifty meters. Its branches hung down, the crown swaying, and it was exceptionally extraordinary.

This was still the effect of Lin Yuan's strong suppression. If allowed to grow freely, the demonic tree at this moment would be at least hundreds or thousands of meters tall.

You should know that the ancestral demonic tree in the foreign realm had an unknown height, and the demonic seeds growing on its branches numbered in the millions or even billions.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to stalemate with the Cyan World until now.

"My strength has temporarily reached its limit."

"Next, consuming ordinary demonic beasts won't yield significant effects."

Lin Yuan's mental fluctuations slowly spread as he gazed into the depths of the Black Mist Mountain Range.

There lay the highest 'king' of the Black Mist Mountain Range. 

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 198: Ancestral Demonic Tree's Astonishment (Please Subscribe)

The 'king' of the Black Mist Mountain Range is the most powerful demonic beast in the entire range. They have noble bloodlines and long lifespans, but for the most part, they are in a state of deep sleep.

Ten years ago, Lin Yuan secretly observed one of the 'kings,' which had the appearance of a phoenix and vermilion bird, sleeping on a crimson wutong tree.

However, at that time, Lin Yuan didn't have confidence in dealing with that 'king.'

Of course, when Lin Yuan talks about "dealing with," it means discreetly handling it without anyone noticing.

The Black Mist Mountain Range has a total of eight 'kings.' Lin Yuan must handle the phoenix, and he must do it quietly. If he stirs up trouble and alerts the other seven 'kings,' it could lead to unforeseen complications.

"Almost there."

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

The eight 'kings' of the Black Mist Mountain Range all possess peak sixth-tier strength. Lin Yuan's current strength also falls within the sixth tier. In terms of raw power, there should be little difference between them.

Even if one side could win, it would undoubtedly come at a great cost. Trying not to alert the other 'kings' is entirely impossible.

But this is only for normal demonic trees.

Lin Yuan is not a normal demonic tree. Besides many abilities of the demonic tree, Lin Yuan also has insights into spatial rules, lunar and solar rules, and the rules of force.

With Lin Yuan's current mastery of spatial rules, creating a spatial cage with a wave of his hand to isolate the surroundings is effortless.

This is the reason why Lin Yuan dared to make a move against the 'kings' in the Black Mist Mountain Range.

"Do not hold back."

"End the battle as quickly as possible."

To ensure the smooth execution of this operation, the main body of the demonic tree slowly moved toward the deepest part of the Black Mist Mountain Range.

In the deepest part of the Black Mist Mountain Range is a valley connected to an underground magma vein, with the air being scorching hot.

In the center of the valley stands a crimson wutong tree. At the top of the wutong tree, a wind nest sits, inside of which a bird similar to a phoenix or vermilion bird sleeps.

Hissing sounds.

At this moment, dozens of black branches rapidly approached, closing in from all directions with no dead angles, surrounding the wind nest on the top of the wutong tree.

The next moment, the cold black branches were entirely incinerated into nothingness by flames.

"Scream!!!"

On top of the wutong tree, inside the wind nest, the phoenix silently opened its eyes.

"Who is it?"

"Forgetting the alliance?"

The phoenix emitted a terrifying mental fluctuation, and endless flames began to pervade the air.

Human cultivators and the eight 'kings' of the Black Mist Mountain Range had once established an alliance, mutually agreeing not to interfere with each other.

The demonic beasts of the Black Mist Mountain Range cannot cause trouble in the rear of human cultivators while they resist against external evil gods.

The eight 'kings' of the Black Mist Mountain Range had no objections to this.

Although demonic beasts and humans belong to two different groups, they share the same world. Once external evil gods invade, countless demonic beasts in the Black Mist Mountain Range would also be in trouble.

Therefore, for the past two to three hundred years, the eight 'kings' of the Black Mist Mountain Range have suppressed many demonic beasts and never initiated a beast tide, all to cooperate with human cultivators.

Of course, the alliance not only restricts the eight 'kings' of the Black Mist Mountain Range, but on the side of human cultivators, they are also prohibited from disturbing the 'kings' in their slumber.

However, at this moment, the Phoenix King doesn't know the origin of these black branches, but they definitely do not come from the demonic beasts of the Black Mist Mountain Range.

As a 'king,' the Phoenix King has a noble bloodline and exerts an unparalleled suppression on other demonic beasts. Those demonic beasts tremble in fear at its sight; how could they dare to make a move?

Therefore, the Phoenix King believes that this is the work of human cultivators.

This further infuriates the Phoenix King. It faithfully abided by the alliance, yet humans, in return, decided to act against it.

"Die! Die!"

Enraged, the Phoenix King's flames boiled, incinerating the approaching black branches into nothingness.

Time slowly passed, and half a day went by in the blink of an eye.

Initially, the Phoenix King was exceptionally excited. It couldn't remember the last time it had exerted itself so much.

'Kings' like them cannot easily make a move, or else they would attract the attention of human cultivators, especially during this critical period of resisting external evil gods.

However, if I don't make the first move, and you humans provoke me, is there any problem with taking action? I can even go to your alliance leader to seek accountability.

The more the Phoenix King thinks about it, the more excited it becomes.

The leader of the Azure Sky Alliance, extremely powerful and possessing many treasures, including one that the Phoenix King desires greatly.

Previously, the Phoenix King didn't feel comfortable asking for it because it had no reason. Now that human cultivators have broken the alliance, everything becomes negotiable.

"Hmm?"

"Something's not right."

While activating the Phoenix flames, the surrounding black branches seemed endless, being burned batch after batch, but the onslaught showed no signs of stopping.

"What's going on?"

The Phoenix King felt a bit uneasy.

Its anxiety did not stem from the endless black branches. Each of these black branches was exceptionally sturdy, but they still couldn't withstand its Phoenix flames. Even if more came, as long as its physical strength held, it wouldn't be a problem.

What worried the Phoenix King was that it had been fighting for such a long time, and why hadn't the other seven 'kings' of the Black Mist Mountain Range come over?

It should be known that the might of the Phoenix flames and the commotion caused by activating them for so long would have been noticed throughout the entire Black Mist Mountain Range by now.

Those seven old fellows should have sensed it.

If that's the case, they should have come over long ago, right?

The Phoenix King was somewhat puzzled. The eight 'kings' of the Black Mist Mountain Range have a rule of mutual vigilance; if one is in trouble, the others should support.

This is the key reason why the Black Mist Mountain Range still exists today, not yet conquered by human cultivators.

Even the demonic beast kings of the other nine mountain ranges have similar rules. All the demonic beasts in the entire Azure Sky World seem to unite faintly, resisting the oppression of the human race.

But now?

The Phoenix King surveyed the surroundings.

Even if those seven old fellows are just watching and don't feel like coming over.

The human cultivators outside the mountain range should have sensed what's happening here. Under normal circumstances, they should have sent someone over to investigate by now.

"This is bad."

The Phoenix King no longer paid attention to the black branches shooting from all directions.

Instead, it spread its wings, soared into the sky, and tried to leave the Black Mist Mountain Range.

However, when the Phoenix King soared to several dozen miles above, it seemed to encounter some kind of barrier, and its figure abruptly came to a halt.

"What is this?"

Phoenix King carefully observed the barrier in front of it.

Soon, following the barrier, it looked in all directions.

Under the Phoenix King's repeated observations, it suddenly discovered that it had fallen into a massive cage, surrounded on all sides.

As if trapped like a bird in a cage.

The space around the Phoenix King had been compressed hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands of times.

If one were to observe the space near the Phoenix King, it would look like a place the size of a palm. The massive figure of the Phoenix King now appeared like a tiny 'introduction,' resembling a headless fly, continuously probing its surroundings.

"This is the Spatial Imprisonment, formed by the application of the first core spatial model, the thirteenth core spatial model, the twenty-first core spatial model, the thirtieth core spatial model, and the thirty-third core spatial model."

"A spatial technique."

Lin Yuan, overlooking the imprisoned space, watched the Phoenix King struggling within.

Similar to the ability of 'teleportation,' the Spatial Imprisonment also utilized different core spatial models. By compressing space, it reduced the enemy and the surrounding space to the size of a palm.

Using the power of space to create a spatial barrier,

Unless the enemy's perception of space surpasses one's own,

Or the activated power is more than ten times that of Lin Yuan, it's challenging to escape.

Based on Lin Yuan's observation of this Phoenix King, although it looked like a Phoenix and Vermilion Bird, it had a fundamental difference from a genuine divine beast Phoenix, lacking a high perception of space.

"Rules of space."

Lin Yuan sighed lightly. No wonder in the main world's Human Civilization Alliance, those aiming to advance to the eighth-stage Evolver must have a deep enough understanding of the rules of space.

Without understanding the rules of space, when encountering a strong individual skilled in space rules, one wouldn't even know how they died.

"Now, let's wear it down and strike when its stamina, energy, and qi are exhausted."

Lin Yuan looked into the palm-sized space where the Phoenix King could only struggle, patiently waiting.

In any case, now that this Phoenix King has fallen into his hands, there's no need to engage in a direct confrontation.

The scorching heat of the Phoenix flames is indeed terrifying, subtly showing signs of restraining Lin Yuan.

Several days later.

The Phoenix King's expression became heavy, and the aura it emitted dropped significantly.

"This space."

The Phoenix King vaguely realized something. What it saw now was no longer normal space but a prison!

"Who could it be?"

"This kind of technique... Could it be the Lord of the Azure Sky? But why would they target me when the external evil gods have not been dealt with?"

The Phoenix King felt somewhat uneasy.

Suddenly.

Just at this moment.

The space from all directions began to shatter.

Seeing this, the Phoenix King's expression turned greatly joyful, instinctively spreading its wings, attempting to fly away.

Bang!!

A pitch-black tree trunk pressed down, and black branches quickly entwined.

"This?"

The Phoenix King widened its eyes. The branches now were much more powerful than the ones initially incinerated into nothingness by the Phoenix flames.

"Who are you?"

The Phoenix King only felt that the entwining branches were crazily devouring its blood, spirit, and soul. In its last moments of obsession, following the branches, it looked at a giant tree that was fifty meters tall.

The ancient tree emitted a vast aura, faintly revealing a sense of madness and evil.

"You, you are not a native creature of this realm. You are an external evil god, the ancestral demonic tree!!!"

Phoenix King's mind surged with monstrous waves. Although it had never seen external evil gods and had seen the ancestral demonic tree, Lin Yuan's current aura was completely different from the creatures in the Azure Sky World.

"Have the external evil gods already infiltrated the Azure Sky World?"

As this thought surged in the Phoenix King's mind, its consciousness began to rapidly sink.

Exhale.

Inhale.

The Phoenix King's vast aura and soul were completely devoured by Lin Yuan.

Although the Phoenix King had a shallow understanding of the rules of space, it possessed an enormous and high-quality quantity of blood, which had a great nourishing and stimulating effect on the demonic tree.

Additionally, the Phoenix King's soul was delicious, surpassing the sum of the souls of countless demonic beasts previously devoured by Lin Yuan.

"Hmm?"

While savoring the taste, Lin Yuan indeed sensed seven powerful auras suddenly rising from the deepest part of the Black Mist Mountains.

It was the remaining seven 'kings' of the Black Mist Mountains.

When the Phoenix King's aura disappeared for several days, initially, these seven 'kings' believed that the Phoenix King was practicing some secret technique, so they didn't investigate deeply.

After all, in the eyes of the seven 'kings,' there were only a few people in the entire Azure Sky World who could silently resolve the Phoenix King. Moreover, those few individuals were currently resisting the external evil gods and wouldn't possibly take action.

Therefore, the seven 'kings' became negligent.

However, now that several days had passed and the Phoenix King's aura had not reappeared, the seven kings finally sensed that something was amiss.

When they joined forces to go to the Phoenix King's nesting place,

They astonishingly found that the crimson wutong tree where the nesting place was located, and even the entire valley, had disappeared without a trace.

This led to the current scene where the seven kings joined forces to release their auras, searching for the Phoenix King.

"Still, it triggered the vigilance of the other seven kings."

Lin Yuan restrained his aura, silently observing the positions of the seven 'kings,' finally discovering that they had gathered in one place, not dispersing. He sighed in his heart.

With the 'Spatial Imprisonment' he was currently using, trapping one 'king' posed no problem.

Handling two or three could barely be managed, but seven... it was somewhat insufficient.

There are two ways to break Lin Yuan's 'Spatial Imprisonment.'

One is to have a perception of space surpassing Lin Yuan.

The other is to unleash power ten times greater than Lin Yuan's.

Under the full force of the seven 'kings,' with their innate talents and bloodlines, the power they unleashed did indeed exceed Lin Yuan's tenfold.

"Take it slow."

"No problem spending a bit more time. I'll wait until I comprehend more core spatial models before dealing with them."

Lin Yuan comforted himself.

In the following time, he planned to continue lying low.

Until he completely surpassed the seven 'kings' of the Black Mist Mountains.

Beyond the Azure Sky World,

The ancestral demonic tree, towering to an unknown height, endless branches drooping, emitted a terrifying and evil power that pervaded for countless miles.

"These ants."

Looking down from the towering ancestral demonic tree, on a battlefield beside the Azure Sky World, countless puppet evil gods rushed toward the world.

But they were all blocked by the strong individuals within the Azure Sky World. On the battlefield, a man in a green robe was sitting cross-legged, a stone longsword floating in front of him.

"If it weren't for the world's protection."

The ancestral demonic tree stared at the stone longsword for a while, feeling somewhat unwilling.

Rather than saying it was blocked by numerous strong individuals within the Azure Sky World, it was more accurate to say it was blocked by the world itself.

Both the sturdy world barrier and the stone longsword were derived from the Azure Sky World.

"Huh?"

Just as the ancestral demonic tree was considering whether to give up on this world,

With a casual sense, it suddenly discovered something.

"Several decades ago, I consumed my origin, sowing hundreds of thousands of seeds into the interior of the Azure Sky World. Surprisingly, one seed has survived?"

The ancestral demonic tree was somewhat surprised.

Originally, it had paid some price to open a rift in the Azure Sky World and had sprinkled hundreds of thousands of seeds in there to disrupt the rear of the Azure Sky World.

Unfortunately,

The ancestral demonic tree still underestimated the suppression of the world itself.

The hundreds of thousands of seeds it sowed never grew. As time passed, they died one after another.

Originally, the ancestral demonic tree had resigned itself to this fate.

However, now it sensed that one seed had survived.

This perception was extremely weak, obstructed by the world barrier, but as its offspring, the ancestral demonic tree was quite certain.

"Interesting."

After pondering for a while, the ancestral demonic tree once again consumed its origin. Following the faint connection in the depths of the void, its consciousness began to traverse.

Deep within the Black Mist Mountains,

Lin Yuan was digesting the blood and soul of the Phoenix King.

At this moment,

In the roots of the demonic tree,

The pitch-black flames suddenly began to boil.

The next moment,

A mental fluctuation emanated from within the pitch-black flames.

"You survived?"

Although this mental fluctuation was weak, it was extremely profound.

Lin Yuan almost instantly realized that this mental fluctuation came from the ancestral demonic tree outside the world.

Now, what should he do? Lin Yuan thought. Based on the mental fluctuation of the ancestral demonic tree, Lin Yuan judged that the other party did not know his specific situation.

The current Lin Yuan was far more than just surviving; he almost dominated the entire Black Mist Mountains.

"Ancestor."

Lin Yuan's tone was slightly respectful, conforming to the normal demeanor of an offspring of the ancestral demonic tree.

"I did survive, but my current situation is not good."

"I urgently need the help of the ancestor."

(End of this chapter)