Chapter 18

1

At this very moment, the atmosphere went from tense to even more tense. Ten thousand years ago, Eve Magic destroyed a country in the hands of the Demon Clan. It was only because of the surrender agreement reached between humans and the Demon Realm that it did not affect other countries. That piece of land was forbidden for humans to enter for a thousand years because the Monsters were too powerful for humans to control, making it impossible to approach.

"Are you... really sure it's Eve Magic?"

"I don't want to be sure either. If someone I know becomes the sacrifice for activating Eve Magic, Nana will take him away."

"No, wait!" Shire Lie Song refused.

"Why?"

"This forest was planted by me and Li Liu's mother. This is the first time it has bloomed since her death, the first time!"

"Oh? It never bloomed before? I remember Li Liu's mother passed away when she was born." I realized that a lot of artificial methods were used to make the flowers bloom today in this forest.

"It's my fault. I promised her to bring her to see it, but until that day, she never got to see it."

Shire Lie Song's grief came from his longing for Li Liu's mother. He knew he would be assassinated, yet he still came to the Flower Tower. But the price was too high.

"Running a country is your talent. Growing flowers is not your forte nor your fault."

"Lie Song, as the emperor, I think you should leave."

"Sister!"

"The country is greater than the family!"

Shire Lie Yang reminded her younger brother that he must choose between longing and the fate of the country, with just one thought.

"Do you know? Sometimes having choices is a troublesome thing. No choices would be the best." I patted Shire Lie Song's shoulder and said these words. In an unexpected moment, a surge of red electricity ran through him, and the emperor fainted.

"Nana, take him back to the imperial capital as quickly as possible!"

"Alright, take him through the passage of the envoy of the Underworld. Consider him lucky, to be able to pass through alive." Nana meant that the passage the envoy of the Underworld used to travel through was walked by the dead.

However, at this very moment, the peach blossom bloomed, but only for a second before quickly withering. Time changes and species will be eliminated. Peach blossom was no longer suitable for cultivation in the Three Realms for some reasons that were hard to explain in detail. During the War of Gods and Demons, the Human Realm experienced a great catastrophe, causing the extinction of many species, but they were replaced by species that adapted to the elements.

"If there was one more second, my brother may have been able to see it." Shire Lie Yang couldn't help but feel sad when he saw the withered forest in front of him.

"One more second? There are no 'ifs'."

Suddenly, there was a violent shaking, and debris fell from the Flower Tower.

"Qin Yang, knocking out the emperor is disrespectful to the royal family. Even if you're the Duke's son..."

"Can you stop talking?"

"Me? Heh, you have extraordinary strength, but that doesn't mean you can disregard the rules. Do you know the consequences..."

"Are you trying to anger me? Or do you think you need to lecture me? I remember your name because everything on you is engraved with your name. Otherwise, who would know who you are!"

"I..."

"Zi Xu, it's not your turn to deal with this matter. What you need to do now is to organize the evacuation with the ministers here."

"Aunt! We are of the royal family..."

"Shut up. This is not a place for you to claim to be part of the royal family."

Shire Lie Yang didn't have a good impression of this person, maybe because he seemed annoying. This guy had a very bad look in his eyes. Shire Lie Yang and Shire Lie Song didn't question me from beginning to end. Even Nana, when she discovered that he was my person, never mentioned her actions just now. The other attendants and ministers had already been sensible, but not this nephew.

"Master!" Nofice and Shi Xueqi entered the room, the barren land in front of them was completely different from the lush flower field outside.

"What attacked this place?" Zi Lieyang asked the guard next to him.

"The protective barrier of the community was attacked."

"What attacked it?"

"It... it was a giant tree! The army outside the flower tower sent a report saying that a thousand-year-old ancient tree might have become sentient! It is simultaneously attacking the 18th district of Jincheng, and the primitive forest below Jincheng seems unusual. Qin Ying is already investigating."

"Qin Ying is down there?" I felt uneasy upon hearing Qin Ying's name.

"No, she is only monitoring the upper areas of Jincheng."

"Inform her immediately not to leave the city. No one from the 18th district of Jincheng should leave either."

"Qin Yang, has Eve Magic already been activated?"

I stared at Zi Lieyang and said helplessly, "Ask my familiar. She knows better."

"Miss Nofice, please tell us."

"Based on my intelligence... it has already been activated."

What do you mean by "based on my intelligence"? Nofice, your intelligence is unparalleled!

"What? It's activated!"

"Yes, the ancient tree becoming sentient is the final step of this magic, but they have already started attacking."

"Wait, if the sacrifice for the activated magic is a virgin, then it must be Lan!"

Nofice took out a ring from her pocket, and it was stained with blood.

"Master, I'm afraid she is the sacrifice, because I saw this!"

"Save me?" The blood on the ring had a unique aura that could be identified within a short period of time. The ring, which contained particles and was engraved by the mother's maid, definitely belonged to her. The inner ring had scribbled words.

"Master, the activated magic takes two hours to fully assimilate the sacrifice. There is still time."

"Originally, I thought they would give up after the emperor left, but I didn't expect they could keep up. We can only face them head-on!"

"Qin Yang, we will ensure the safety of the people in Jincheng. Do you want to break the formation?"

"It's best to stay within the protective barrier of Jincheng community. Leaving would only lead to faster death. Nofice and Shi Xueqi, stay here. If the defense barrier is breached, Nofice, you must use my magic to teleport everyone away."

"No problem, Master!"

After I delegated the task to Nofice, she began preparing for the large-scale teleportation magic.

Outside the flower tower, the flower field had disappeared. It seemed as if it had been overtaken by plants. Vines climbed the high walls, and roots penetrated the walls, leaving cracks. The reason the plants inside the community were still growing uncontrollably and unconsciously was simply because they hadn't been contaminated by the thousand-year-old tree.

The vibration within the community grew stronger and stronger. The vines from the forest below began entwining and rising, enveloping the entire community with their massive and numerous tree trunks. If the defense of the community was completely enveloped by the tree trunks, it could be broken in an instant, as the defensive energy becomes highly dispersed when under 360-degree attacks.

2

I now stood high above Jincheng. The height of the thousand-year-old tree had already surpassed the community that Jincheng had built halfway up the mountain. It felt like breaking through the sky.

A tree trunk thicker than my waist brushed past me, marking my human body.

"Where are those spellcasters? I need to capture one for questioning." I flew higher into the sky, where the thousand-year-old tree had not reached yet, and had the time to search for Lan.

There are only two methods to crack Magic. One is to kill all species within Eva Magic's range, except for humans, and burn all plants to the roots. This method is unreliable, so the only solution is to free the sacrifice.

There must be something special about the spellcaster in Magic, otherwise, only humans should be marked.

"They caught up again, and they're growing too fast!"

The speed of the trees beneath me exceeded my expectations; this must be Lan's ability.

Those people couldn't hide so well; there must be somewhere I didn't pay attention to. Damn these trees for blocking my sight.

"Why am I risking my life to save people? Is it because of the great love of the Holy Dragon? No... I just want to bring back my maid! The people of Jincheng are just incidental."

"Awaken, God Devourer!" The dark purple sword blade appeared with a fierce sword aura as the sword swung, and the words on the sword emitted a booming sound.

"Sorry for keeping you asleep for so long. Today, I will release your pent-up anger!"

The sword aura descended from the sky, breaking through the forest, and the soil on the ground violently rose, causing chaos.

Birds, beetles, and wild beasts in the forest rushed towards the community's defenses along the thousand-year-old tree trunks, attempting to destroy the community's defense.

"They're all monsters! The ordinary beasts should have been eaten."

I smelled the strong, pungent smell of blood, completely different from what I smelled inside the community.

Suddenly, there was something unusual where the sword aura passed through. The rising soil was cut off, indicating that there was something obstructing or absorbing the energy, and apart from the spellcaster, there was no one else.

Rushing into the deep forest, I traversed through the woods, encountering these monsters trying to attack me along the way, but they died under God Devourer.

"I've found you!"

I stopped in front of a blue defense barrier that seemed somewhat formidable, and there were five people inside wearing masks of the sun, moon, and stars.

"Oh!" One of the masked individuals exclaimed. I recognized him as the person who shot arrows at me from the sky yesterday, and seeing him ignited anger within me.

"You think you can hide inside a turtle shell and really hide from me!" The purple light emitted by the sword made them feel uneasy, extremely uneasy, to the point of trembling.

"What weapon is this that makes me so afraid?" The masked person in the blue robe spoke.

"I thought you all didn't speak. Or is it that you understand the truth that 'villains die from talking too much'?"

"Who knows if talking too much leads to death; what shouldn't have happened is for you to appear again."

"Just because of a single bullet and a rain of swords, you think I'll die? Who do you think I, Qin Yang, am? A balloon? One pinch and it bursts."

"So, you're Qin Yang. It seems that we can complete the mission this time!"

"What? So, I'm also part of the mission? I thought only Zili Song was unlucky enough to be targeted by you."

"Enough of the nonsense. Kid, I know your every move on the highway. You can't outshine me for more than three seconds!"

"From your voice, you should be an old man. But you don't sound old. How about this: tell me where the sacrifice is, and I'll let you live for three more seconds. I'll also help you keep the secret of trying to seize the 'Corona Mask'!"

I discovered from the memories of the old military doctors that they had a conversation about the Corona Mask, which roughly meant that they snatched the mask from Shimen Handuo without the knowledge of the United "Le" organization members.

From the physical reactions of the four masked individuals, it was clear that hearing this news surprised them!

"Kid, you're good at sowing discord!"