Chapter 971

Blood Soul Tree

Looking at the Mid Stage Sovereign youth that was instantly blasted into smithereens, the other cultivators sucked in a breath of cold air. It seemed like this Heavenly Sovereign was a genuine Heavenly Sovereign expert.

In other words, Zhuowen was indeed in the hands of this Heavenly Sovereign. He didn't cheat at all to pass through the Heavenly Sovereign Ironman Cave.

After recovering from their shock, everyone in the open space fell into silence. Cheng Dong turned around and said to everyone in a clear voice, "Now, only you are left. If you do not wish to take the test, you can also give up. I, Cheng Dong, will not make things difficult for you."

Everyone looked at each other and actually chose to forfeit. Their cultivation and strength were the weakest, so they didn't have any confidence in passing through the Iron Man Cave. Therefore, they simply forfeited.

Looking at over two hundred people who chose to forfeit, Cheng Dong's eyes revealed a trace of disappointment. He knew that the martial path of these two hundred people would end here.

Although the martial path placed great importance on aptitude and talent, perseverance and unyielding qualities were more important than aptitude. If one chose to yield in the face of difficulties, then if one could yield once, they could yield a second time. By accumulating experience, one's spine would eventually be bent.

Only those who were unyielding and unyielding, even if the road ahead was filled with difficulties and thorns, would be able to reach higher achievements.

Aptitude was only determined by one's birth. It only made one's path smoother and had a higher starting point than others. But if one didn't have an unyielding and courageous character, what was the use of having a higher starting point?

In the end, one would only be at the starting point because one didn't have the courage to step out and walk on the thorny road.

However, this was their choice. Although Cheng Dong felt that it was a pity, he didn't force them. He only arranged for the remaining two hundred people to be sent out of the main city. Then, he rushed towards the exit of the Iron Man Cave.

…

In the deep passageway, a ghost-like figure continuously passed through. After which, it suddenly stopped at a corner.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Whoosh! The moment the figure stopped, the sound of something breaking through the air rang out. Soon after, from the barrier at the corner, arrow shadows flew out. The cold light was piercing and bone-chilling.

The figure coldly snorted and a powerful Mental Energy gushed out, forming a solid Mental Energy barrier around his body.

Clang! Clang!

Countless arrows that emitted a cold glint landed on the Spiritual Barrier. It was as if they had fallen into a swamp, and all of them froze. Then, under the control of this person, these arrows flew in the opposite direction and pierced into the rock wall.

"This is already the fifth wave of arrows. There are arrow traps at every corner of this tunnel." The person stopped and said with a cold gaze.

Upon closer inspection, this person was tall and slender with a fair complexion. He was around 75 years old and was none other than Zhuo Wen, who had entered the Celestial Worthy Iron Man Cave.

After entering the Iron Man Cave, Zhuowen found that the structure of the Iron Man Cave was extremely complicated and there were countless branches. Therefore, after entering the Iron Man Cave, Zhuowen randomly chose a branch and directly rushed in.

He knew very well that the Iron Man Cave was constructed this way mainly to prevent the geniuses who had worked hard to enter the Iron Man Cave from bumping into each other. Otherwise, if they were to fight over resources, it would be easy for both sides to suffer.

Moreover, from the four old men's words, Zhuowen could also guess that there should be a lot of resources in the Iron Man Cave. Therefore, he mainly relied on his own luck to obtain them.

However, because Zhuowen had entered the Heavenly Sovereign's Iron Man Cave, there were only four people among the 85,555 who could enter the Heavenly Sovereign's Iron Man Cave. They were Yun Zhongyang, Palm Master, Yuan Zhao, and Zhuowen. Therefore, relatively speaking, Zhuowen's chances of encountering other cultivators in the cave were very low.

At that time, the cave was filled with traps and Zhuowen had to be careful. After all, not long after entering, he had already encountered five waves of arrow traps. He did not know what other traps were waiting for him.

"Before entering the Iron Man Cave, the four old men did not seem to mention a time limit. In other words, you don't have to leave too early. You can search for more resources in here." Xiao Hei's voice suddenly sounded in Zhuowen's mind, causing him to nod.

After four hours of walking, Zhuowen finally walked out of the endless tunnel and arrived at a rather spacious stone hall.

What surprised Zhuo Wen was that the ceiling of the rather spacious stone hall was actually open air. Intense white light seeped out from the ceiling, causing the stone hall to appear rather bright.

In the centre of the stone hall was a towering tree. The tree was so thick that it would take ten people to wrap their arms around it. Its thick roots were exposed to the soil, and the tree gave off an extremely dense presence of life.

"What a dense presence of life. Just what is this towering tree?"

Stepping into the stone hall, Zhuowen stared at the towering tree in front of him. A sliver of caution appeared on his face.

"I don't know either. Go take a look. However, the presence of life within the tree is extremely dense. Perhaps there's something good inside," Xiao Hei said cautiously.

Hearing this, Zhuowen nodded. He slowly approached the towering tree in the centre of the stone hall. Furthermore, Zhuowen discovered that the closer he got to the centre of the stone hall, the denser the presence of life emitted by the towering tree. At the same time, Zhuowen also felt more relaxed and happy. Attracted by the presence of life, he couldn't help but quicken his pace.

"There must be something good inside. Otherwise, it wouldn't be able to emit such a dense presence of life." Zhuowen's eyes were blazing as he muttered to himself.

After a while, Zhuowen arrived at the roots of the towering tree. At this moment, Zhuowen discovered that the roots of the towering tree were actually pulsating above the soil, just like the blood vessels of a human.

"These roots are quite strange. They can actually pulsate continuously. Could it be that there's blood inside, just like a human?" Zhuowen said with some astonishment.

"Kid!

This dragon lord knows what this thing is. Hurry up and run. This is not something good. I really didn't think that there would be something like this in the Iron Man Cave. "

Just as Zhuowen was feeling rather curious about the strange roots of the towering tree, Xiao Hei suddenly shouted. His voice was filled with vigilance and surprise, as if he had seen something terrifying.

Zhuowen was startled. He felt that Xiao Hei's behavior was rather strange. He hurriedly asked, "Xiao Hei!

What's the matter with you being so flustered?

What is the origin of this towering tree? "

"Kid, don't bother about the origin of this tree. Hurry up and run!

This is called the Blood Soul Tree. It is an evil plant that specializes in sucking the blood and souls of living creatures. Once a human comes close, this thing will open its fangs like a cat that has smelled blood. "

Just as Xiao Hei finished speaking, a strange muffled sound came from the towering tree. Then, the originally quiet towering tree changed drastically. Two blood-red pupils grew out of the trunk, and the green leaves on the branches turned into bloody human heads.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Whoosh! Before Zhuowen could even react, the pulsating roots under his feet rushed out and surrounded Zhuowen. In an instant, Zhuowen was enveloped.

The moment Zhuowen was submerged by the countless roots, another figure walked out from another passage. This person's eyes were filled with arrogance. It was the crown prince of the Blue Whale Holy Dynasty, Yun Zhongyang.

"Blood Soul Tree?

Why is there such a thing in the Iron Man Cave? "

Looking at the strange tree full of human heads, Yun Zhongyang's expression changed slightly. However, he did not approach the Blood Soul Tree. Even if it was him, if he was entangled by the Blood Soul Tree, he would have to pay a great price to escape. He did not want to take the risk.

"Looking at the Blood Soul Tree's form, I'm afraid it has caught its prey. I wonder which unlucky fellow dared to approach such an evil plant. He must be courting death."

Yun Zhongyang's eyes flickered. Then, he slowly retreated and disappeared into the passage.

Looking at the countless roots that were entangled around him, Zhuowen frowned slightly. He did not expect that the towering tree that looked full of vitality was actually such an evil Blood Soul Tree.

"Great Sun Nirvana Law!"

"Eight Times Asura Blood Spear Force!"

Zhuowen snorted coldly. In an instant, he transformed into his four-headed, eight-armed form. Then, eight spears appeared in his hands. At the same time, he displayed eight Asura Blood Spear Force. Terrifying power crushed out, and the surrounding space was crushed.

Pfft!

In an instant, the countless roots that surrounded Zhuowen were torn into pieces by the tremendous power. Bright red blood spurted out from the roots.

The roots of the Blood Soul Tree were like human blood vessels. There was bright red blood in them.

After tearing apart the roots, Zhuowen took a step forward and instantly flew out of the encirclement of the countless roots. Then, he displayed the Asura Blood Spear Force. The blood that spurted out from the roots was immediately absorbed by Zhuowen's spear force, turning into a sea of blood.

"You … are my food. Don't go!"

An indistinct voice came from the Bloodsoul Tree. Soon after, countless branches on the Bloodsoul Tree drilled out. At the end of the branches were human heads with long tongues sticking out as they rushed towards Zhuo Wen. It was an extremely strange sight.

Zhuo Wen's gaze was chilling. His eight arms continued to display the power of the Asura Blood Spear. Suddenly, the human heads and branches on the Bloodsoul Tree were all cut down by Zhuo Wen's long spear.

However, the branches of the Blood Soul Tree seemed to be endless. After one branch was cut off, there were countless more branches that came one after the other.

Zhuowen's face turned ugly. Fortunately, in his four-headed, eight-armed form, Zhuowen could observe his surroundings very carefully. There were no blind spots. He was able to withstand the attack of the countless human head branches.