Chapter 1454

With thousands of specks of light gathered in one body, the aura emitted from the Ancient Tree King could only be described as terrifying.

This aura far surpassed the aura emitted by many high-level life forms. After feeling this aura, their expressions changed drastically. Of course, this included Zi Chen and the other two who were watching from afar.

The specks of light continued to fuse into his body. The Ancient Tree King, which was originally not very tall and thick, crazily grew in the next moment. It was like a tree that reached the heavens, piercing through the clouds and into the horizon.

Outside the dense forest, Golden Gorilla and Xiong Ba were standing there leisurely. This time, both of them could share the benefits of killing the Undying Bird, and they didn't have to do anything. The two of them were naturally happy.

The only pity was that they couldn't kill that despicable human called Zi Chen with their own hands.

"What a pity. I'm afraid that guy is already dead." Xiong Ba shook his head and said.

"It is indeed a pity. We should torture him to death." Golden Gorilla said coldly.

The two of them sighed from time to time, showing off their presence. Valg Wei and the others were too lazy to pay attention to them. If Man Shi was here, he would definitely mock them.

Lang Wei and Wushuang didn't know Zi Chen for a long time, so they didn't have much confidence in Zi Chen. They began to worry about the three of them.

Hearing the shrill screams, Golden Gorilla and Xiong Ba's faces were full of pride. "Don't worry. Those three guys are already dead. Now we just have to wait for our people to kill those two guys."

"Two." Lang Wei frowned.

"An Undying Bird and a Tree Spirit. But there's nothing to be afraid of." Golden Gorilla smiled proudly.

However, in the next moment, there was a change.

In the dense forest in front of them, specks of light suddenly rushed out. These specks of light were densely packed, and there were more than ten thousand of them, converging toward the center.

"This is." Golden Gorilla and Xiong Ba had a strange expression on their faces.

However, in the next moment, they saw a towering ancient tree appear. The ancient tree grew crazily and then disappeared into the clouds. At the same time, a powerful will swept out from the direction of the ancient tree.

"What's going on? How did that Tree Spirit become so powerful?"

Shock appeared on the faces of the two.

The same shocked expression appeared on the faces of the seven high-level life forms on the battlefield.

The final change of the Ancient Tree King was completely out of their expectations.

The Ancient Tree King crazily expanded, and the aura around him became even more terrifying. An illusory figure appeared on the roots of the Ancient Tree King, indifferently sweeping his gaze over them.

"That's … a figure."

"It's the Ancient Tree King's human figure. Heavens, it's a true higher life form. It has a chance of reaching the Emperor level and manifesting a human body."

The seven higher life forms exclaimed in shock.

The Emperor Level was the final realm that higher life forms could reach. Among the humans, this realm was called the Boundary Realm, and they were qualified to be the Lord of any prefecture.

Ancient trees weren't comparable to true higher life forms. Even if they reached the Domain Realm, they still couldn't transform into human form. Only when they truly broke through to the Emperor Realm could they break free from the restrictions of the world, transform into human form, and become free.

A figure appeared on the roots of the ancient tree. However, due to the rules of heaven and earth, he was unable to walk out of the ancient tree.

He looked at the seven higher life forms and coldly replied: "If I didn't have to worry about my subjects, I would have already reached another realm"

Hearing this voice, all the ancient trees in the dense forest opened their eyes and then made some strange sounds. These sounds were sorrowful cries. Their originally indifferent eyes were now filled with some moisture.

"He forcefully raised his realm. Once the time is up, he will definitely die." After the shock, these higher life forms also woke up.

Zi Chen and the others obviously also noticed this. Their expressions became somewhat contradictory and complicated.

"Yes, I used the power of my subjects to forcefully raise my realm. I won't be able to hold on for long, but … it shouldn't be a problem to kill you all."

The Tree King's voice came from the roots. There was a hint of killing intent in his cold eyes.

"Not good. Let's retreat first. When the time is up, we'll come back. He can't leave here to chase after us." With a cry of alarm, the seven higher life forms fled into the distance.

Whoosh.

The sound of air breaking rang out. A branch like a spear pierced through the sky and chased after one of the higher life forms.

The higher life form's figure changed, leaving behind afterimages.

The afterimages were instantly pierced through by the branch. Then, the branch changed direction in mid-air and chased after the higher life form. Then, it pierced through the higher life form's body.

"Roar."

A painful scream came from the higher life form's mouth. His whole body glowed, displaying powerful strength. He broke away from the branch's killing blow and turned into a stream of light that flew away.

However, when he went far away, there was a rain of blood between heaven and earth. It was obvious that the higher life form was seriously injured.

Seriously injuring a higher life form with one blow, the absolute power displayed by the Ancient Tree King at this moment shocked Zi Chen and the others to the extreme.

A blue leopard was flying. Its speed was very fast, like a bolt of blue lightning.

Seeing that his companion was seriously injured, Lan Bao's eyes were full of horror. He quickly fled. As long as he escaped far away, when the time was up and the Ancient Tree King was completely dead, he would come back again.

Imagining the scene of him coming back, a murderous intent flashed in his frightened eyes.

However, the sound of air breaking rang out at this moment. As Lan Bao turned his head, he saw a branch piercing through the sky. It was already very close to him.

His expression changed again, and the blue light around his body became even brighter. As if he had used a secret technique, he directly accelerated to escape.

"Puff."

However, the branch still penetrated the void and touched the blue light. Lan Bao was far away, and a blue rain of blood scattered. Another higher life form was injured.

"Puff." "Puff." "Puff."

Next, the branch was still flickering, and the higher life forms were penetrated by the branch one by one. Although none of the higher life forms had fallen so far, none of them had escaped unscathed.

Six of the seven higher life forms had been seriously injured, and these six had escaped alive.

The last one was the Earth Devouring Beast formed by Jin Meng. He was about to rush out of the dense forest. As long as he went out, the Ancient Tree King would not be able to catch up. There was a hint of joy in his silver eyes.

However, before this joy could be completely revealed, a branch that seemed to come from the sky appeared in front of him and pierced his heart.

"Roar."

The branch pierced through the heart, and a powerful suction force appeared. This suction force was forcibly extracting the life force of the Earth Devouring Beast. Jin Meng let out a painful and mournful roar. Facing the crisis of death, his potential erupted, and he forcibly rushed a few meters forward, out of the dense forest.

The branch dripping with blood turned back.

Zi Chen and the other two were completely dumbfounded. In just seven short strikes, seven higher life forms were seriously injured, and the Earth Devouring Beast formed by Jin Meng's life was unknown.

After dealing with seven people, the Ancient Tree King turned his head and looked at Zi Chen and the other two.

Although they already knew that their traces had been discovered, their expressions still changed.

An energy suddenly appeared, carrying the three forward.

The three did not resist, because in front of the powerful Ancient Tree King, resistance was meaningless. After all, the three of them could not be stronger than the seven higher life forms.

"Greetings, senior."

The light carried Zi Chen and the other two to the Ancient Tree King, and Zi Chen was the first to bow.

At this moment, Zi Chen's position was in the middle of the three. The Ancient Tree King looked at Zi Chen. Although his gaze was calm, it made Zi Chen feel a great deal of pressure.

The Ancient Tree King's gaze moved away and landed on Shangguan Hong. This made Zi Chen secretly heave a sigh of relief, and then he looked not far away.

The Undying Bird was lying on the ground, and the light around its body had dimmed. It was motionless, as if its life was in danger.

"Yes, although you and I are not of the same kind, our power can be considered to be of the same origin. Since we are fated to meet today, I will give you a good fortune." The Ancient Tree King's voice sounded again. It was no longer cold, but very gentle.

These words were directed at Shangguan Hong. Shangguan Hong's face was filled with gratitude, but her heart was very complicated. She immediately said, "Thank you, senior, for your help."

The image in the tree root waved his hand and looked at Wu Xie. "I can see that your bloodline is very powerful. Protect it, and it will completely transform your bloodline and give you the true Undying Inheritance."

Wu Xie was so excited that he could not control himself. He nodded repeatedly. At the same time, when he looked at the Undying Bird, there was a trace of restraint in his excited expression … Wu Xie's expression changed a lot in an instant, but there was no greed.

The Ancient Tree King was very satisfied with this. Even the Undying Bird that had opened its eyes had a hint of gentleness in its cold eyes.

After explaining everything, the Ancient Tree King looked at Zi Chen. He could naturally see that among the three of them, Zi Chen's cultivation was the lowest, but his status was very high.

Because of the previous exchange between the three of them, when they needed to give some opinions, the two of them were asking for Zi Chen's permission.

Being stared at by the Ancient Tree King, Zi Chen took a deep breath and tried his best to make his voice calm. He said, "Senior, don't worry, I will definitely protect the Undying Bird."

This was the Ancient Tree King's only worry.

"It's not that I can't kill one person with all my strength. This way, I will let a few people go," the Ancient Tree King explained. In fact, he did not need to explain at all.

He did not kill a single person, but seriously injured seven people. He also wanted to protect the Undying Bird.

After all, although the seven people who were seriously injured were still very strong, they could not be compared to their peak condition.

"Senior, don't worry. I will definitely ensure that the Undying Bird is alive, unless … we die." Zi Chen's tone was firm. It was a promise.

This time, it could be said that they had schemed against the Ancient Tree King. This was because the Ancient Tree King had heard their righteous words. This way, the Ancient Tree King would not hate the three of them. Perhaps when he died, he would even help the three of them.

Zi Chen's guess was correct. After displaying his powerful strength, the Ancient Tree King had the intention to help Wu Xie and Shangguan Hong.

"Okay, I believe you."

The Ancient Tree King laughed heroically, and then a wave of energy carried the Undying Bird closer.

Zi Chen took a step forward, and a three-meter space appeared around him. When the Undying Bird reached the three-meter space, it disappeared.

Seeing this scene, the Ancient Tree King was stunned. Then, he looked at Zi Chen and laughed loudly.

"Good, haha, I really didn't misjudge you."