Chapter 14: World Tree
“Die!!”
The long saber pierced through like breaking bamboo, heading straight for the vital spot!! Buzz—
But the expected scene didn’t appear. Qi Xiao raised his eyes in astonishment, his fatal blow was actually blocked. What made his mind even more muddled was that the black-haired youth’s body was actually covered in a flow of light-gold mist. That was something he was extremely familiar with—the One-Tail Spirit Robe!!
“How is this possible?!” Qi Xiao’s mind was stunned. At the same time, an inexplicable fear surfaced in his heart.
Szz—szz—
The two sabers pushing against each other were pushed back bit by bit. Xia Feng’s cold, dark eyes peeked out from the bright side of the saber, his lips curling into a terrifying smile. “Senior Brother Qi, your time is up, isn’t it~”
“Now, it’s my turn!!”
Bang!!
Bang bang bang bang—This time it was Xia Feng’s turn to accelerate his saber slashes!
Qi Xiao retreated, blocking attacks from all angles with quick reactions. The enhancement duration of the One-Tail Spirit Robe was only ten seconds. Now that the time limit had passed, Xia Feng’s overall combat ability was clearly far beyond that of a normal person. Combined with the doubling of his speed, strength, nerves, and reaction time, he couldn’t resist at all.
Shoulder.
Left arm.
Right leg.
Face and neck.
Blood splattered, and the chaotic saber light reflected in Qi Xiao’s terrified eyes. He couldn’t understand why, why this bastard had the One-Tail.
“Why!!”
Pfft—The long saber pierced into his abdomen. Qi Xiao vomited a mouthful of blood, his eyes bulging with rage as he looked up, meeting Xia Feng’s cold, killing-intent-filled black eyes.
“Hrr—”
Qi Xiao’s throat moved. His blood-stained face suddenly turned ferocious. He suddenly grabbed Xia Feng’s hand, which was trying to pull the saber back, and at the same time, a spirit energy grenade appeared in his hand, his smile manic. “Then let’s die together!!”
Swoosh—
A light-gold mist tail extended from behind Xia Feng. It was fluffy and slender, but its tip released a sharp spirit pressure impact, forming a spike-shaped high-pressure beam that instantly pierced through Qi Xiao’s chest.
Qi Xiao’s manic and ferocious expression froze. He stiffly lowered his head slowly, and a gaping hole like an abyss of hell appeared in his blood-soaked chest, reflected in his astonished and terrified eyes.
“How is this possible!!” He stumbled back two steps, losing his strength and falling backward.
The spirit pressure impact from the tail… This was an attack method that could only be achieved after completely understanding the One-Tail Spirit Robe. He had spent a full two years and had only vaguely touched the threshold.
Clatter!
Qi Xiao fell to the ground, his eyes gradually losing focus as he looked at the blood moon. He was resentful, unwilling, and even more disbelieving. How could this have happened…
He was actually a genius to this extent. If he had known, he wouldn’t have provoked him.
“Spirit energy grenade? Tsk~” Xia Feng tossed it around, complaining, “No martial ethics, you.”
Even so, he still squatted down and began to search for spoils of war. “Let me see, what other good things are you hiding~”
Thirteen small, crimson fruits were poured out of his satchel.
Xia Feng picked one up and sniffed it thoughtfully. “Is this the Wisdom Fruit?”
After throwing all the Wisdom Fruits into his bag, he rummaged again. “Oh, there’s actually one more grenade?”
“By the way, isn’t this thing contraband? Where did you get it?” Xia Feng asked, tilting his head.
“Hrr—Hrr—”
Qi Xiao’s neck twitched. A large amount of blood overflowed from the corners of his lips. He opened his mouth, his voice faint. Xia Feng listened carefully, “Xia, Feng—how long did it take you to learn the One-Tail?”
“I got it yesterday and learned it today. How many days do you think it took?”
Xia Feng said casually while meticulously searching Qi Xiao’s entire body, not finding any more good things. He felt a bit of pity, thinking that this guy might have some powerful Spirit Robe blueprints.
It really was just one day…
Qi Xiao was unwilling to believe it, but Xia Feng had no reason to lie to a dying person.
“I thought you were arrogant, but it turns out I was the one who was arrogant.” Qi Xiao’s gaze became completely vacant as he stared blankly at the blood moon in the night sky.
Buzz—Buzz—
Suddenly, the space under the blood moon subtly trembled, emitting a disgusting, sharp sound like fingernails scratching a blackboard. Sizzle, sizzle—it was as if a creature had opened its eyes. A pitch-black rift suddenly tore open space. After a pause, like tearing through inferior black silk, whoosh, the space was ripped open into a giant black hole!
Xia Feng looked back in astonishment, his expression dramatically changing. “Damn it, how did the Black Hole Calamity end up here—”
Before he finished speaking, he felt a crazy suction force rush towards him. Rumbled— Countless giant trees were uprooted, along with the soil and flowers. The world was in chaos.
“Ahhhh!!” Xia Feng tumbled and spun in the air. His least favorite ride at the amusement park was the roller coaster; he hated that heart-stopping feeling of weightlessness and the lack of security.
Despite that, he managed to react with his currently excellent nerve response and adaptability.
Swish—
In mid-air, Xia Feng grabbed the wildly bleeding Qi Xiao and stepped on his back, staring intently at the black hole ahead.
“Since I can’t escape, I’ll just charge in and take a look.”
Buzz!!
Xia Feng’s mind went blank. The process of passing through the black hole wasn’t as bizarre as he imagined. In just an instant, he only felt a slight dizziness, and the surrounding scenery had changed.
“Hoo—hoo—”
!
Heavy snow was falling, and the wind was biting cold.
He squinted and looked around the sky in confusion.
Snow was falling from the sky, and below was a vast white snowfield. It was desolate and uninhabited everywhere. The heaven and earth were like a beast with a gaping mouth, and the incessant wind was like its endless roar, blowing so hard that Xia Feng could barely open his eyes.
“Hiss~~”
He shivered. “Damn, what kind of place is this? It’s freezing!”
If it weren’t for the bright blood moon still hanging in the sky, he would have almost thought he had left the Evil Dragon Forest.
“Hmm? Wait!”
Xia Feng suddenly startled and subconsciously raised his hand to grasp the air. “This Calamity Force is so dense!”
He could clearly feel his body’s cells cheering. He reached out and squeezed the air, and after a while, he directly separated a pool of shallow water that floated in his palm. The remaining bloodworm impurities vaporized upon contact with the snow.
Before, in the Light Calamity Zone, he could only extract a thread of Calamity Spirit Fluid each time. Here, he could directly get a palmful of Calamity Spirit Fluid!
Clearly, the concentration of Calamity Force was not just a little bit higher!
He absorbed the Calamity Spirit Fluid in his palm.
[Activity Remaining: 5 hours + 2 hours 39 seconds]
Absorbing it once increased his activity by about two hours. The amount was sufficient, but to survive, he would have to stay in this place every day, which was obviously unrealistic.
It still wasn’t a permanent solution.
“World Tree… is this the World Tree?”
A weak yet shocked murmur faintly sounded. Xia Feng walked towards the sound in confusion, passing over the scattered, broken giant trees.
Behind a large tree trunk, he saw the dying Qi Xiao.
“Good heavens, you’re still alive?” Although somewhat surprised, Xia Feng sensed that something was not right and didn’t rush forward to finish him off brainlessly.
At this time, Qi Xiao was leaning against the tree trunk, his dull gray eyes staring blankly and shocked into the distance.
Xia Feng followed his gaze and looked back, then his pupils also widened.
“It’s so big, so thick, so white!”
Xia Feng looked up at the distant place. At the end of the snowfield, in the vast expanse of heaven and earth, stood a pale giant tree that reached into the clouds. Countless runes and iron chains wrapped around the tree trunk, intertwining upwards in circles to form a cage-like structure, creating a mysterious gray halo around it.
“It really is the World Tree…” Xia Feng’s dark eyes brightened by eight degrees. He hadn’t even started searching, and he had already reached his destination?
While happy, he couldn’t help but feel a hint of doubt. He had been unlucky for two lifetimes, so how could he be so lucky now?
