Chapter 21

1

The blue-robed man, who had been integrated with half of my soul, controlled the body while I became half of a vengeful spirit. He used the blue-robed man's magic to sustain the magic while searching for his memories.

"Master, they didn't just easily attribute the blame to you in front of the entire human race because of what you said. The main reason is to gather the five countries together for the assassination."

"I gave them a reason. Well, I don't need to know the specific reason, anyway I have more important things to do."

"Understood, Master. The person is in the middle of the big tree, six hundred meters above the root."

"A thousand-year trunk? It's hidden so blatantly. I regret doing this."

I stabbed my sword into the ground, stood tall with my sword, and the thousand-year tree already towered over the clouds, soon covering the entire eighteenth district of Jincheng.

"Master, I buried the magic seeds under this soil, they won't be detected here."

"That's simple. Connect the points that are closest to the bottom of the trunk, and then I'll use spatial magic to come to each point one by one." Spatial magic from a long distance is not as simple as one plus one.

Juanguang earnestly found the safe position of Eve's magic in his memory.

After I learned the straight safe positions, I pulled out my own sword and sternly said to him, "Don't even think about running away. Half of your soul is still in my sword. As long as you do what I tell you to do, I can let you go."

Juanguang watched me leave while he continued to sustain Eve's magic.

I quickly teleported between the safe positions, so fast that even the people in the safe positions couldn't see me, but I didn't want to see them either.

However, I had to stop five hundred meters from the end.

"Who... ah~"

The black-purple sword energy sealed the throat, the person wearing the mask of this safe position, seemed much weaker than the previous five from Juanguang's group, at most a low-level sub-saint.

The roots of the thousand-year tree broke through the soil and stood in front of me. It seems that I have been discovered. If it wasn't for that, I should have been able to reach the last safe position in tree territory safely.

"Forcing me to use my ultimate move!"

I took off Lan's ring, bit my finger and activated the words in the sword with a drop of blood, the sword energy emerged, the giant sword energy rampaged, breaking the roots of the thousand-year tree, and directly cutting the trunk in half.

"This defensive power is too weak. How can they become kings with this?"

The next second, I discovered that the tree trunk grew small roots to reconnect, it seemed very fast.

"Who are you?"

"It's another Sun Mask. Can't you people from 'Le' stop wearing masks in front of me? Anyway, I can see your faces."

"Scarlet Eyes, you are Qin Yang." The speaker was in the center of the thousand-year tree, just as Juanguang described, that place was the entrance for the sacrifices of the thousand-year tree.

"I know that you have many surprising aspects, so we won't be surprised. She instructed us not to be afraid or surprised no matter what you do."

"But someone among us is already scared, and because of that fear..." I tapped my fingernail on the blade of the sword, producing not the crisp sound of metal, but a mournful cry, like the voice of a human and also like a ghost.

"It seems that we really underestimated you, so we can only... terminate the mission!"

Terminate the mission? This person wants to give up control of Eve's magic, but that means the sacrifice cannot be saved.

"So you want the mission to fail and have some random person serve as the scapegoat? That person is my servant!"

"So, it's your turn to save us. We have our retreat, and you should know the method to terminate Eve, which is by offering a sacrifice."

Without hesitation, I rushed out of my safe spot, the sword's energy once again splitting open the millennia-old tree trunk, just at the height of 600 meters, where I could clearly see Lan, tightly bound by the tree.

Suddenly, a flute sounded, with clear rhythms, signaling their retreat.

As I left the safe spot, the Monsters on higher ground looked at me, all pouncing towards me.

The masked person from the "Le" organization also left their safe spot, but none of the Monsters paid attention to him. It was because he didn't leave in human form, but rather as a wolf, a werewolf! It was another one of these individuals who could transform into beasts without pain. It seems that the members of "Le" were naturally gifted with the ability to transform.

"Before retreating, I need to do something for 'Le'." The werewolf's claws easily pierced through the bodies of any hardened Monster. He jumped down from the higher ground, so that the nearby Monsters wouldn't just watch me. They were also ready to attack.

"Let's compare speeds!" I needed to surpass the werewolf's speed, the Monsters' speed, and most importantly, the tree's speed. I had to reach Lan before they did, before the tree trunk completely closed up.

As I rushed forward, I saw no reason to stop, although I caught a glimpse of a strong monkey.

"Who...are you!"

I chose to enter the millennium tree in a mode that prioritized speed, rather than using Spatial Magic. The fundamental reason was that I needed to save my magic power for after entering the tree. I would use the sword to cut into the wood, utilizing Lan's ring to disrupt the connection of the millennium tree. However, when all was said and done, the power of Lan's ring was inferior to her own. The millennium tree wouldn't fully obey my commands, and I didn't want to use more magic power to interfere.

"What do you mean, who am I? Your master has brought you home to do chores!" I cleaved through the wood on Lan's body with my sword, revealing repulsive tendrils wriggling inside. Some of them were pulled out from Lan's body, sticky and revolting. Their repulsiveness was too much for me to let the barely conscious Lan see for herself, but they were undoubtedly corroding her. The tendrils that were mentioned within the two-hour time frame were exactly these. I didn't want to know how they would ultimately transform into.

"Monkey King!" I lifted Lan up in my arms and met the gaze of the monkey standing on a rock pillar in front of me. It was the monkey that had been crouching on that pillar, carrying a long staff to reach this height of 600 meters. Its presence alone was enough to deter the werewolf and the Monsters.

"Still...owe...you a favor." The monkey stuttered as it spoke. It even understood gratitude. It could be said that it was a spiritual monkey. And the favor it mentioned was probably because I had brought down the giant Peng bird, allowing it to seek revenge.

"So, you understand gratitude as well. It seems that you, little monkey, will soon become human. But let me remind you, fire and earth create steel, and steel is in your hands."

The monkey glanced at its own staff, swinging its massive fist without even looking, landing a blow on one of the Monsters.

The werewolf had originally planned to hinder me in front, but the appearance of the monkey made things more troublesome for him. Originally a Monster, he was not under Eve's control.

The monkey's staff suddenly extended a hundred times its length, with a sweeping momentum that could wipe out an army. Hundreds of Monsters were instantly killed with a single strike. The heat generated by this staff could practically forge steel, yet the staff remained sturdy.

"The Ruyi staff! Indeed, you are an avid fan of the Monkey King."

Suddenly, chunks of withered wood fell from above my head. Eve's Magic, which needed a sacrifice, was about to end, and this towering tree lost its ability to reconnect. It was about to fall!

"Silver Wolf, the tree is falling. Our planned Spatial Magic has been destroyed. We need to reposition quickly."

I jumped down under the ancient tree that was about to fall, but I heard the shouts of the mask-wearing werewolves' companions. However, the crucial point is that it seems like I jumped to the wrong place, and I am surrounded by a group of people.

"Master..." The crowd in front of me is the gathering group of "Raku," and they are all waiting. Due to the chaotic scene, my appearance didn't garner much attention. Among the crowd, I received two masks, from my slaves, Ju Guang.

I put on the mask and wait silently. Lan suffered severe injuries from those tentacles, and the next second, a magic array appeared under our feet.

"Spatial Magic?"

I wore the mask for the unconscious Lan and looked at the crude magic array under my feet. It seems to be temporary.

Blinding light, the path of Spatial Magic connection is completed, and we left Jingcheng.

"Oh no, it's that sea area!"

I just saw the surroundings through the Spatial Magic, in an unfamiliar environment where I know nothing, and the mask-wearing people started to panic.

"We're in the wrong position, let's leave here before Long Ming arrives."

"How could this happen, it can't be true!"

"Damn, Othrie has something that interferes with our Diamond-level Spatial Magic array. We can only teleport to the border area of this sea area! What can interfere with a Diamond-level Magic array?"

Are these people delusional to consider this crude magic array as Diamond-level? Let me draw a few for you! The interference of the castrated Horus System is not bad either.

"Everyone, leave before Long Ming arrives! Everyone, follow me."

These people haven't started running a few steps yet, but they don't want to hear the sound of Long Ming coming from all directions.

"Don't shout, stop shouting!" After the earth-shattering two roars of Long Ming, one person violently threw down the mask, and his eyes flickered not only with white light, but he also held a pair of hammers and fiercely attacked his companions. From that hammer strike onwards, these people went crazy, fighting each other without distinguishing between friend or foe. It was as if they were using Eve Magic to control Monsters and select a king.

"It's retribution."

"Master, why am I fine?" Ju Guang asked curiously. All the mask-wearing people went crazy, but only we are fine.

"They said it's Long Ming, I have a way to counter it. As for you, there is still half of your soul in my sword, and it will protect you."

"Master, there is an island to the east, we can go there to avoid being affected by these people."

2

Two minutes later, we stayed on the island and treated Lan's wounds.

"Just when we left Jingcheng, which was extremely bloody, we arrived at this island, which is also."

"Master, there must have been a catastrophic massacre here."

"It may not necessarily be a massacre, but internal strife is certain."

"But master, we probably shouldn't stay here for long. That Long Ming sounds dangerous."

"Do you understand Dragon language?" I inexplicably smiled in front of Ju Guang, I really couldn't help it: "That sound of Long Ming is a cry for help. A dragon is stuck in a spatial crevice leading to the Three Realms, it can't move, it's probably because it's too fat!"

Ju Guang looked puzzled, he couldn't imagine that the Long Ming that caused this bloody storm was actually a cry for help from a fat dragon stuck somewhere.

"So... it feels absurd..."

"Dragon language has a wonderful effect on humans and any other creatures in the Three Realms, but generally dragons don't deliberately work on their voices. Humans are only afraid of Long Ming and nothing else, but because this dragon can't move in a certain place, it bet everything on its cry for help. Who knows that the effort was too great, and it caused all the creatures passing through here to go insane."

"Impressive, Demon Dragon. Just two roars and you know so much. I've been waiting here for days in vain."

"Who's speaking?" Ju Guang originally felt that there were no living beings around, but suddenly a floating female voice surprised him.

"Queen of Vampires, Perra, here to find my mobile blood vial! Demon Dragon version of Qin Yang."