Chapter 51: Tree Demon Kingdom

The Ten Thousand Year Tree Demon was extremely fast. Before long, all the Demon Hunters in the camp stopped breathing. After floating around for a loop, just as it was preparing to leave, its nostrils twitched suddenly. It smelled a trace of a living person’s aura and pounced towards Hu Feng lying in the darkness like a gust of wind. After observing cautiously for a moment, it abruptly extended a tough tree root and stabbed down towards Hu Feng’s brow with a ‘whoosh’.

Puff…

The sharp tree root pierced into Hu Feng’s brow effortlessly. However, just as it was preparing to enjoy the feast, its expression suddenly changed, realizing something was wrong. A cold wind blew past, and Hu Feng lying on the ground suddenly vanished into smoke; he was actually just a lifelike phantom!

Not good!

The Ten Thousand Year Tree Demon’s heart sank, and it quickly retreated. Sadly, it was still a step too late. A pain in its back, a sharp weapon stabbed fiercely into its body. Blood and life force drained rapidly, and the Soul felt dizzy. The wound rapidly worsened and rotted. An extremely Yin and cold Death Aura spread from the back to the whole body, leaving everything it touched ice cold.

“The Dark Series Knight Commander of Yinfeng City, or the King of the Fallen City?”

Sensing the surging Death Aura, the Ten Thousand Year Tree Demon’s expression changed drastically. It understood it had encountered a Dark Series Stronger.

After learning the news of the Dark Heavenly Book, countless old monsters of the Dark Series rushed over. Among them, there was no lack of old fellows who had cultivated for over ten thousand years. Shocked, the Ten Thousand Year Tree Demon abruptly turned around. Thousands of tough tree roots stood up like daggers, facing a great enemy. Unexpectedly, behind was silent, not even a ghost shadow was there.

After cultivating to the peak of a Magician’s Seventh Step, Hu Feng, wearing the Ghost King Cloak, became even more elusive. Under the cover of the night, he was like a tiger with wings. The Ten Thousand Year Tree Demon advanced to the peak of the Thirteenth Step a thousand years ago, only half a step away from breaking through to the Fourteenth Step. Its strength was powerful, but caught off guard, it still suffered a huge loss!

“Come out, come out!”

Unable to sense Hu Feng’s aura, the Ten Thousand Year Tree Demon became even more nervous. The tough tree roots suddenly drilled into the ground and extended far out, lifting up chunks of fresh soil as if turning the earth. Sadly, it still found nothing. Hu Feng, who succeeded in one hit, seemed to have never appeared, leaving no trace at all.

Drip, drip…

Drops of dark yellow tree sap dripped with the wind, evaporating the snow on the ground with a ‘hiss’ and corroding thumb-sized holes.

Hu Feng’s fierce strike left a fatal wound on the Tree Demon. Wood-type creatures were always good at healing, but the wound Hu Feng left not only couldn’t stop bleeding, but also rapidly worsened and spread. The cold Death Aura was astonishingly corrosive, just the nemesis of Wood-type creatures. Even more deadly, it seemed to carry a trace of the scent of Angel Flame, sometimes cold and sometimes hot, crazily destroying the tissues inside the body.

The less he sensed Hu Feng’s existence, the heavier the Ten Thousand Year Tree Demon’s heart sank.

Having cultivated for ten thousand years, he had never been this nervous before. An unseen enemy was the most terrifying. No matter how powerful the attack was, there was no way to strike back, yet he had to be on guard against the enemy’s attack at all times. His nerves were always tight. As the wound worsened, the situation became more unfavorable. The longer time dragged on, the more dangerous it was!

Tension, fear, coldness…

With the loss of blood and life force, the fear in the Ten Thousand Year Tree Demon’s heart grew larger. After a long while, looking at the ghostly fire flickering in the distance, he could no longer remain calm. With a ‘whoosh’, he turned and left, rushing straight for the primeval forest not far away that stretched for ten thousand miles. In panic, he gritted his teeth and accelerated again and again, moving faster and faster, leaving a string of honeycomb-like footprints on the snow.

The dark night was the world of the Undead, while the vast primeval forest was the domain of the Tree Demon. Returning to the dense primeval forest meant absolute safety.

Boom…

The Ten Thousand Year Tree Demon was anxious, wishing he could step into the primeval forest not far away in a single stride. Unexpectedly, a small snowy hill beside him suddenly exploded. A black shadow appeared before his eyes with a ‘whoosh’. The Killing Intent was compelling, bringing overwhelming Dark Mist, like an ancient killing god.

“Damn Undead, I will fight you to the death!”

The Ten Thousand Year Tree Demon was both shocked and angry. Having no time to dodge, he simply fought with his life. Ignoring Hu Feng’s attack, thousands of tough tree roots stabbed out fiercely, tightly entangling the fierce Hu Feng with a ‘whoosh’. The ends of the tree roots raised up like snake heads, spraying out a stream of foul-smelling potent poison.

Poison of Lacquer!

As a Tree Demon transformed from a lacquer tree, after ten thousand years of cultivation, his lacquer poison had reached a level where it corroded everything. Over ten thousand years, he had devoured countless poisonous creatures like Tree Demons, arrow frogs, and poisonous snakes. He devoured and refined their toxins together, making the lacquer poison in his body reach a terrifying level. A single drop could poison all the fish and shrimp in a river. Spraying out a thousand drops at once, even if Hu Feng the Undead was powerful, it would be hard to escape death!

Hiss…

Hu Feng, heavily entangled by tree roots, could not move and was sprayed all over with dense poison. But what made the Ten Thousand Year Tree Demon uneasy was that Hu Feng, hit by the potent poison, did not struggle. Instead, he gave an evil smile. A cold wind blew past, and he vanished into smoke again, actually another phantom!

Not good!

Knowing he had fallen for a trap, the Tree Demon was terrified. Before he could react, he saw the sky full of Dark Mist suddenly transform into a giant scythe. With a forceful chop, thousands of tree roots were cut off from the root with a ‘crash’, bleeding profusely. For a Tree Demon, tough tree roots were not only equivalent to human feet but also the most powerful weapons. Suddenly being cut off, his vitality was greatly damaged!

After a period of quiet cultivation under the guidance of the Holy Angel Taliana, Hu Feng’s Thousand Layer Slash became even sharper. It already faintly had the flavor of the Grand Illusion Technique. Even the powerful Ten Thousand Year Tree Demon could not defend against it.

“Ah…”

In severe pain, the Tree Demon let out a miserable scream. He rolled towards the forest not far away without looking back, not even having the courage to look back at Hu Feng’s true face.

This time, he originally planned to take advantage of the large number of Demon Hunters pouring here to attack wildly, devour their essence to speed up cultivation, and impact the last bottleneck of the Thirteenth Step. Unexpectedly, he kicked an iron plate and met Hu Feng, a guy who deliberately hid his identity and strength. The loss was unprecedented. Even if he luckily escaped with his life, he probably wouldn’t be able to recover without a hundred years of hard cultivation!

Huff, huff…

The Ten Thousand Year Tree Demon panted like a cow. He rushed into the primeval forest stretching for ten thousand miles, crawling and rolling, and only then did he let out a sigh of relief. Gritting his teeth, he struggled to stand up. Just as he was preparing to escape to his lair deep in the dense forest, unexpectedly, he raised his head and saw Hu Feng wearing the Ghost King Cloak blocking his way at some point.

“Hahaha, you are seeking death, seeking death! Now it’s my turn to let you taste my power!”

After seeing Hu Feng’s true face clearly, the blood-stained Tree Demon was not shocked but happy. He stretched out his hands, and vast Wood-type Magic Power fluctuations came from the Void. Countless towering trees surged over, transforming into huge Tree Demons. Tree neighbored tree, branches linked to branches, interlocking ring by ring, crowded densely together. In an instant, Hu Feng lost all sense of the outside world and fell into an ocean of Tree Demons.

Tree Demon Kingdom!

Returning to the forest, the Tree Demon was like a fish in water. He displayed his best ultimate skill, similar to the Withered Wood Cage of the Withered Wood General, sealing the entire space. Outside, Hu Feng’s sneak attacks were hard to defend against, but falling into his Tree Demon Kingdom, the situation was reversed. He swore not to stop until he sucked the last drop of blood from Hu Feng’s body.

Originally, he was worried he would need a hundred years of hard cultivation to recover, but now, he was ecstatic. Completely devouring the power of Hu Feng, a Stronger, would not only allow him to recover quickly but also had a high chance of breaking through the last bottleneck in one go and becoming a powerful Fourteenth Step creature. By then, the entire forest would fall under his control, and he could do whatever he wanted!

“Hahaha, wasn’t your speed very fast? Run! I want to see where you can hide!” Looking at Hu Feng who had nowhere to go, the Tree Demon who turned defeat into victory laughed loudly. If he didn’t torture Hu Feng severely before he died, how could he vent the unprecedented hatred in his heart built up over ten thousand years?

“Run, why should I run?” Looking at the Tree Demon who was still ignorant even on the verge of death, Hu Feng shook his head pitifully and signaled the Holy Angel behind the Tree Demon to make a move.

Huff…

Seeing Hu Feng so calm, the Ten Thousand Year Tree Demon’s heart skipped a beat again. He turned to look and instantly his hair stood on end, his Soul Scatters and Spirit Dissipates.

Behind him, a great angel hundreds of meters tall had appeared at some point, with awe-inspiring Killing Intent. The Magic Power fluctuations in his body rose wave after wave like ocean tides. The majestic pressure rushed over like a tide, supreme like a high and mighty goddess.

A Sixteenth Step Holy Angel?

The Ten Thousand Year Tree Demon turned cold all over and stood dumbfounded. In front of a powerful Sixteenth Step creature, he didn’t know who else could save his life!