Chapter 167: Face-Tree Elder, Powerful Holy Light Priest

Seeing that the two women were about to quarrel again, Cao Xing hurriedly stepped forward to stop them.

"Alright, alright, stop talking here."

Upon hearing Cao Xing's command, the two women snorted again, turned their heads away, and refused to look at each other.

Cao Xing was speechless, then said, "Isabelle, let me see your weapon."

Hearing this, Isabelle hesitated; it seemed the weapon in her hand was very important to her.

Of course, this also had to do with her loyalty being only at 71 points. If it were Sarah and the others, they would have handed the weapon to Cao Xing without hesitation.

However, as soon as Isabelle thought of the powerful blessing Cao Xing had bestowed upon her, she handed the weapon to him.

[Obtained: Holy Light Heart-Forged Staff (Gold)]

Cao Xing nodded inwardly; another gold weapon.

As expected of boss-level creatures, gold weapons were almost standard equipment.

Cao Xing glanced at the attributes; it was slightly stronger than the [Dawn Light Staff] in his hand, and it seemed to have the Holy See's blessing on it.

Cao Xing thought to himself, "I originally thought this Dawn Light Staff would be more suitable for a Light-type mage and could trade it with Isabelle, but now it seems that won't be necessary."

Thus, Cao Xing returned the staff to Isabelle.

Then, he looked at his backpack and his gaze was drawn to a gold war blade.

It was the [King's War Blade].

"Damn! I almost forgot I still had a level 20 gold weapon in my backpack. I put it aside because my level wasn't high enough before, but now it's just about right."

Cao Xing hurriedly checked the attributes of the King's War Blade.

[King's War Blade (Gold)]

[Quality: Rare]

[Equipment Requirement: Level 20 or above]

[Attack Power: 347-368]

[Special Effect ①: Strength +40, Constitution +40, Accuracy -10%, HP +20%]

[Special Effect ②: Intermediate Strength Boost (Upon attacking, there is a 50% chance to convert 100 points of Spirit into Strength.)]

[Special Effect ③: Flash Gold Gem (Channeling the power of the Flash Gold Gem, for the next 60 seconds, the weapon gains an additional 2-meter long sword aura effect, increasing attack range by 2 meters, cooldown 10 minutes.)]

[Special Effect ④: Earth Gem (Activating the power of the Earth Gem, thrusting the King's War Blade into the ground causes a violent tremor, causing all enemies within 100 meters to enter a crippled state for 10-30 seconds, cooldown 10 minutes)]

(Equipment Description: The magnificent blade body has two precious gems; perhaps you can find a high-level blacksmith to remove them and inlay them into a new weapon.)

A look of joy appeared on Cao Xing's face, then he picked up the gold war blade and handed it to Assam.

Clearly, this weapon was very suitable for him.

Especially the third special effect, which increased attack range.

This way, when Assam used [Sword of Justice] to sweep, he would be able to attack more targets.

Assam took it, looking somewhat bewildered, and said with some trepidation, "Respected Lord, such a powerful weapon was only qualified to be equipped by our Knight Commander in the past, I…"

Cao Xing waved his hand and said, "No need to say more, Knight Assam, you have already proven your strength."

"Now, use this war blade to clear away all obstacles for me!"

Upon hearing this, Assam immediately said excitedly, "As you command! My Lord!"

"Assam will defend your honor with his life!"

Cao Xing silently checked Assam's attributes.

After equipping the King's War Blade, his attack power increased by nearly 200 again, and his HP also increased by more than 3,000, which was extremely formidable.

After confirming there was nothing left behind, Cao Xing said, "Let's go, let's get out of here for now."

Then, he led his people directly out of the Boar Tribe.

As for the Hunter assassin who had fallen into a near-death state, Cao Xing had Assam tie him onto the back of Dabai.

The team began to move forward.

This time, Cao Xing led the people out of the Boar Tribe through the gap where the giant snake had escaped.

Just as expected, the forest outside was in a mess.

It looked like a fierce battle had taken place; many of the Frost Giant Trees nearby had collapsed.

Not only that, there was a deep trench on the ground leading into the depths of the jungle.

Following this trench, it should be possible to track the location of the giant snake.

However, Cao Xing did not continue to track it.

Not to mention how terrifying the giant snake's movement speed was, if it escaped into the depths of the jungle, there would be even more powerful creatures inside, which even Cao Xing would find difficult to deal with.

Thinking of this, Cao Xing changed direction to explore.

Everyone seized the time to travel through this vast jungle.

About half an hour later, they had advanced another three or four kilometers.

On the way, they encountered two more waves of attacks from the Ice Crystal Face-Trees.

There were even Tier 4 Elite-level Face-Trees among them!

After one battle ended, Cao Xing thought to himself, "As expected, the deeper we go, the higher the level of the monsters in the forest."

He glanced at the mini-map. They had now penetrated about twenty kilometers into the Witch Forest.

However, along the way, their strength had also improved significantly, so they were not afraid of these monsters at all.

After continuing to go deeper for about three kilometers, Sarah suddenly appeared silently, then pointed forward and said, "My Lord, that big tree in front is a bit strange."

Cao Xing listened and focused his gaze over there.

The big tree in front was unremarkable, covered in frost, and looked no different from an ordinary big tree.

However, it was thicker than any big tree they had seen before. The diameter of the trunk even exceeded five or six meters; it was a true towering giant tree!

Cao Xing looked at Renice beside him. "Renice, shoot an arrow and see."

The heroic archer heard this and drew her Horned Eagle Longbow without hesitation.

The bowstring tightened instantly, making a 'creak, creak' sound.

After breaking through to Tier 3 Boss, every movement of Renice was full of the beauty of strength.

Whoosh! An arrow shot out instantly. After hitting the trunk, it made a 'thud' hollow sound.

But Cao Xing saw a large damage number appear. [-2031!]

Cao Xing's eyes narrowed, "There's definitely a problem."

At the same time, after the giant tree was attacked, it quickly began to turn around. Clatter! Branches filled the sky and fell. Beneath the soil, it seemed as if thousands of roots were moving. On the field, at least thirty-plus Face-Trees turned around at the same time.

Cao Xing quickly scanned the attributes of these Face-Trees.

[Ice Crystal Face-Tree Elder]

[Race: Face-Tree]

[Level: 32 (Tier 4 Boss-level Creature)]

[HP: 53119/55150]

[Attack Power: 2572~2598]

[Skills: Tough Branches, Extreme Cold Touch, Extreme Cold Dance, Blood-Sucking Vines (Attributes same as above), Life Drain (When the Tree Spirit Elder's HP drops to 30%, it will switch to a defensive stance, while all roots absorb energy to restore life, recovering 1% of HP per second until HP is restored to over 80%, then the status is lifted, cooldown: 30 minutes)]

[Talent ①: Longevity]

[Talent ②: Full of Vitality]

[Bond: Face-Tree (20 activated)]

[Ice Crystal Face-Tree Guard]

[Race: Face-Tree]

[Level: 31 (Tier 4 Elite-level Creature)]

[HP: 41210/41210]

[Attack Power: 1988~2051]

[Skills: Tough Branches, Extreme Cold Touch, Extreme Cold Dance, Blood-Sucking Vines]

[Ice Crystal Face-Tree Guard]

[Race: Face-Tree]

[Level: 33 (Tier 4 Elite-level Creature)]

[HP: 42780/42780]

[Attack Power: 2044~2079]

[Skills: Same as above]

"Good grief, one Tier 4 Boss, two Tier 4 Elites!"

Cao Xing was not surprised by the strength of these Face-Trees. He was excited!

"I finally encountered a Boss-level Face-Tree Elder! Hahaha!"

"Now I can drop a higher-grade Face-Tree Heart!"

Then, Cao Xing directly ordered, "Charge! Kill these Face-Trees!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Assam and Braum had already rushed out.

Braum took the lead and charged towards the Face-Tree Elder. He even shouted loudly, "Braum, attack!"

Not only was there a gap of more than ten levels between him and this Face-Tree Elder, but there were also two major tiers in between. However, relying on his 3 layers of Holy Shield, he still dared to rush up and go head-to-head with such a powerful creature.

However, as a Tier 4 Boss, the Face-Tree Elder's attack speed was also terrifyingly fast; in an instant, a dozen branches whipped over.

Bang! Bang, bang! The three layers of Holy Shield on Braum's body were whipped and shattered instantly!

Seeing this, a look of shock appeared in Braum's eyes. Then, the remaining branches whipped against his shield.

Slap! [-1564] [-1533]

Even through the shield, it caused terrifying damage to Braum. He only felt a huge force coming from his hands holding the shield, and then he was whipped flying away!

While Braum was flying backward, the Face-Tree Elder extended its branches, seemingly wanting to instantly kill Braum in one wave. Seeing this, Cao Xing immediately ordered, "Assam, block these branch attacks!"

Assam, who was nearby, heard this and swung the gold greatsword in his hand directly. At the same time, the power of the Flash Gold Gem was activated. A two-meter-long gold sword aura suddenly burst out from the greatsword. Then, Assam slashed out violently. Several of the Face-Tree Elder's branches were instantly knocked away. But at this moment, there were still a few branches whipping towards Braum. Critical moment!

Isabelle raised her staff, and a Saint Light Ember Shield with a diameter of over one meter and a height of about three meters instantly appeared in front of Braum.

Bang! Bang, bang!

Those branches struck the Saint Light Ember Shield.

The holy shield shattered, but it successfully blocked the remaining attacks from the Human-Faced Tree Elder.

After landing, Braum let out a sigh of relief.

Then, he looked at the Saint Light Priest beside him and said, "Sister Isabelle, thank you for saving Braum."

Isabelle chuckled, "You're welcome, the Saint Light will guide you."

Then, Braum looked at Cao Xing sheepishly and said, "Lord, Braum was knocked away again; my strength is too weak…"

He seemed a bit dejected.

Cao Xing comforted him, "It's okay, the gap between you and this Human-Faced Tree is too large; being knocked away is normal."

"Once you break through to Tier 3, you will be able to withstand the attacks of a Tier 4 Human-Faced Tree."

"Now, go deal with the Elite Human-Faced Tree on the side."

Braum's current level is 18, at 31%.

He is close to reaching level 20 and breaking through to Tier 3.

Upon receiving Cao Xing's order, Braum hopped up.

Then he excitedly rushed out.

Meanwhile, Cao Xing continued to order, "Muxue, cast Holy Heal on Braum."

"Isabelle, cast Saint Light Link."

Hearing the order, the two women acted simultaneously.

Instantly, three healing numbers appeared above Braum's head.

+ 1042 + 257 + 1875

His HP recovered by a large chunk.

Meanwhile, the Human-Faced Tree Elder was frantically lashing its branches, attacking Assam and Andrew, preventing them from getting close.

Seeing this, Cao Xing ordered, "Isabelle, cast Sacred Lock Ring."

Isabelle raised her staff, and a circular golden lock ring instantly descended, enveloping the Human-Faced Tree Elder's massive body.

Not only that, but the lock ring began to tighten rapidly, directly binding all of the Human-Faced Tree's branches as well.

Seeing this, Cao Xing chuckled.

"It has this effect too?"

I have to say, this skill of Isabelle's is really useful; it's equivalent to another form of crowd control!

Then, he shouted, "Continue with full output."

"Assam, Andrew, you two hold off this Human-Faced Tree Elder first."

"Everyone else, take out those ordinary Human-Faced Trees and Elite Human-Faced Trees first!"

Meanwhile, the advanced Renice directly raised her Horned Eagle Longbow and used its special effect.

The next moment, a hexagram teleportation array appeared in front of her.

Then, a giant bird with a body length of three meters, covered in grey-brown wings, appeared.

Its front half was similar to an ordinary eagle, but its back half was as strong and powerful as a beast's.

Its curved, sharp talons could even stand upright, and they were covered in dark Storm Scales.

This was the Horned Eagle, a magical creature from ancient times.

In fact, the Horned Eagle is not suitable for fighting in the jungle; it is a high-altitude unit.

But for now, having a Tier 3 Elite monster help with the output is not bad.

Following Renice's command, the Horned Eagle's sharp eyes locked onto an Elite Human-Faced Tree not far away.

Its massive wings stirred up a gust of wind, and it instantly charged over.

Swish! The Horned Eagle's hooked talons slashed across the Human-Faced Tree's tough bark.

[ – 732 ] [ – 757 ]

The damage wasn't high, but as a summoned creature, it was already quite decent.

Renice was also continuously firing arrows.

Including Blot, who had broken through to Tier 3, he was also condensing Black Smoke Strikes, dealing high amounts of damage one after another.

[ – 1754 ] [ – 2476 ! ] [ – 1672 ] [ – 1798 ] [ – 5575 ! ] …

After the previous battles, everyone's damage had undergone a qualitative change.

The HP of those Human-Faced Trees plummeted!

Since the Human-Faced Tree Elder was being held off by Assam, Andrew, and Isabelle, the others had basically no pressure in the battle.

Before long, a system prompt appeared.

[Your territory member: Rabb killed Human-Faced Tree lv33, gained Experience: 990]

[Combatants gained Experience: 495]

[Your territory member: Isabelle Gospel killed Human-Faced Tree lv32, gained Experience: 960]

[Combatants gained Experience: 480]

[Your territory member: …]

A look of joy appeared on Cao Xing's face.

These Tier 4 monsters gave quite a lot of experience.

However, they now needed more experience to level up.

From level 19 to 20, it requires 100,000 experience points.

A moment later, a system prompt appeared.

[Your territory member, Hilda Bloodkiss has leveled up, current level: 19]

Cao Xing glanced at the Blood Spider Queen who was outputting damage in the distance.

She was fighting with full concentration.

This Blood Spider Queen actually has very rich combat experience, but because her power was significantly weakened before entering the summoning space, she cannot unleash her full combat strength.

Cao Xing thought to himself, "Just 1 level more, and Hilda can also advance into a Tier 3 creature."

A moment later.

The two Elite Human-Faced Tree Guards, under the fierce onslaught of the group, also saw their HP bottom out one after another.

[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance killed Ice Crystal Human-Faced Tree Guard lv32, gained Experience: 3200]

[Combatants gained Experience: 1600]

[Your territory member: Renice Eagle Eye killed Ice Crystal Human-Faced Tree Guard lv33, gained Experience: 3300]

[Combatants gained Experience: 1650] …

Now, only the last boss-level Human-Faced Tree Elder remained on the field.

And its HP was also plummeting under the siege of the group!

He glanced at the Human-Faced Tree Elder's HP.

[HP: 23012 / 55150]

Only twenty-three thousand left!

At this moment, the Human-Faced Tree still wanted to use the Frigid Dance skill.

Hundreds of thick branches began to swing wildly!

Swish! Swish, swish! The sound of breaking through the air kept coming.

Striking the group, many damage numbers appeared.

Their HP began to drop chunk by chunk!

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing directly ordered, "Isabelle, use Anthem of Rebirth."

Upon receiving the order, Isabelle raised her staff, and a large healing array with a diameter of over twenty meters appeared.

From within the array, a large amount of life energy surged out.

The next moment, terrifying recovery numbers of +3750, +3750 appeared above the heads of Assam and the others!

And from Cao Xing's perspective, he saw Assam's HP just get knocked down a chunk, immediately recover to full, then get knocked down again, and recover to full again!

Repeatedly like this.

The terrifying recovery ability was almost enough to make one feel despair!

Cao Xing was overjoyed.

"This recovery efficiency is really fierce!"

Within ten seconds, as long as you aren't killed in one hit, you are practically immortal!

And more importantly, everyone here has [Saint Light Salvation] applied by Liu Muxue.

After receiving a fatal attack, it will forcibly retain one point of HP.

So there will be no situation of being killed instantly.

Cao Xing looked at Isabelle beside him and praised, "Isabelle, your power is full of life's aura, it's really good."

Isabelle chuckled: "The Saint Light protects me, Lord."

"If you join the Church, you can also possess this powerful strength."

Cao Xing's face was full of odd expressions; this woman is good in every way, except that she is too fanatical about her faith.

She is always thinking about dragging him into the Church.

And Hilda on the side sneered: "The power the Lord possesses is unique in the world; even though I have lived for so long, this is the first time I have seen such power."

"What do you want him to join the Church for? To be your Pope?"

Isabelle said angrily: "How bold! You are not allowed to slander the Pope!"

Hilda chuckled: "Did I say something wrong?"

"In your Church, is there any power that can compare to the Lord's?"

"If not, you want the Lord to join the Church, do you expect him to start as an ordinary member of the clergy?"

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