Chapter 198: The Ancestral Demon Tree’s Astonishment

The 'Kings' of the Black Mist Mountains were the most powerful Yao Beasts in the entire Black Mist Mountains.

Their Bloodlines were noble, and their Lifespan was long, but most of the time, they remained in deep slumber.

Ten years ago, Lin Yuan had once secretly observed a 'King'. It had the appearance of a Phoenix and a Vermilion Bird, slumbering atop a crimson parasol tree.

However, at that time…

Lin Yuan did not have the confidence to deal with that 'King'.nes

Of course, Lin Yuan's 'dealing with' meant dealing with it without anyone knowing.

There were a total of eight 'Kings' of the Black Mist Mountains. The Phoenix that Lin Yuan was dealing with must not cause any major commotion, otherwise alerting the other seven 'Kings' would cause other variables.

"It's about time."

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

The eight 'Kings' of the Black Mist Mountains all possessed strengths ranging from the Sixth-Order to the Sixth-Order Peak.

Lin Yuan's current strength was also within the Sixth-Order range. In terms of sheer strength, the two should be evenly matched.

Even if one side could win, it would inevitably pay a huge price. It was completely impossible to do so without alerting the other 'Kings'.

But this only applied to a normal Demon Ancestor Tree.

Lin Yuan was not a normal Demon Ancestor Tree. In addition to the many abilities and methods of the Demon Ancestor Tree, Lin Yuan also had comprehension of Space Rules, Sun Rule, and Force Rule.

With Lin Yuan's current application of Space Rules, creating a Space Cage with a flick of his hand to isolate heaven and earth was completely normal.

This was also the reason why Lin Yuan dared to make a move against the 'King' of the Black Mist Mountains now.

"Do not hold back."

"End the battle as soon as possible."

In order to ensure that this attack went smoothly,

the main body of the Demon Ancestor Tree slowly moved towards the deepest part of the Black Mist Mountains.

The deepest part of the Black Mist Mountains.

This was a valley connected to the underground fire veins, and the air was scorching hot.

In the center of the valley stood a crimson parasol tree. At the top of the parasol tree sat a wind nest, inside which slumbered a bird resembling a Phoenix and a Vermilion Bird.

Chiz, chiz, chiz.

Just at this moment,

dozens of black branches began to quickly approach from all directions without any blind spots, surrounding the wind nest at the top of the parasol tree.

The next moment,

the cold black branches were all burned into nothingness by the flames.

"Screech!!!"

At the top of the parasol tree, within the wind nest, the Phoenix silently opened its eyes.

"Who is it?"

"Have you forgotten the alliance?"

The Phoenix emitted terrifying spiritual fluctuations, and endless flames began to permeate the air.

Human Cultivators and the eight 'Kings' of the Black Mist Mountains had once established an alliance that they would not interfere with each other.

The Yao Beasts of the Black Mist Mountains could not cause trouble in the rear while human Cultivators were fighting and resisting Extraterrestrial Evil Gods.

Regarding this point, the eight 'Kings' of the Black Mist Mountains had no objections.

Although Yao Beasts and humans belonged to two different ethnic groups, they resided in the same world. Once the Extraterrestrial Evil Gods broke in, the countless Yao Beasts of the Black Mist Mountains would also suffer.

Therefore,

for two to three hundred years,

the eight 'Kings' of the Black Mist Mountains had suppressed numerous Yao Beasts and had not even initiated a single beast tide, all to cooperate with human Cultivators.

Of course, the alliance not only restricted the eight 'Kings' of the Black Mist Mountains, but human Cultivators were also not allowed to disturb the slumber of the 'Kings'.

But right now,

the Phoenix King did not know what kind of method these black branches were, but they definitely could not come from the Yao Beasts and Vicious Beasts of the Black Mist Mountains.

As a 'King', the Phoenix King had a noble Bloodline and incomparable suppression over other Yao Beasts.

Those Yao Beasts trembled in fear upon seeing it; how could they possibly dare to attack?

Therefore,

the Phoenix King felt that this was the handiwork of human Cultivators.

This made the Phoenix King even more furious. It had faithfully fulfilled the alliance, yet the humans actually attacked it.

"Die, die."

The Phoenix King was furious, its Phoenix flames boiling as it burned the approaching black branches into nothingness.

Time slowly passed.

In the blink of an eye, a short half-day passed.

At the beginning,

the Phoenix King was still exceptionally excited. It didn't know how long it had been since it last fought with its full strength like this.

'Kings' of Yao Beasts like them could not easily make a move, otherwise they would attract the attention of human Cultivators, let alone now being a critical period to deal with Extraterrestrial Evil Gods.

But I didn't take the initiative to attack; you humans provoked me, so there's no problem if I retaliate, right? I can even go to your Azure Sky Alliance Master to hold him accountable.

The more the Phoenix King thought about it, the more excited it became.

That Azure Sky Alliance Master possessed extreme strength and many collections, among which a certain treasure was greatly coveted by the Phoenix King.

In the past, the Phoenix King was too embarrassed to ask for it because there was no reason to. Now that human Cultivators had broken the alliance, everything was easy to discuss.

"Hmm?"

"Something is wrong."

While urging the Phoenix flames, the Phoenix King noticed that the surrounding black branches seemed endless, being burned batch after batch without any sign of stopping.

"What on earth is going on?"

The Phoenix King felt a little panicked inside.

What panicked it was not the endless black branches.

Each of these black branches was exceptionally sturdy, but they still couldn't resist its Phoenix flames.

No matter how many came, as long as its stamina and strength were still there, it was nothing.

What panicked the Phoenix King was why the other seven 'Kings' of the Black Mist Mountains hadn't come over after it had been fighting for such a long time?

You must know that the Phoenix flames had immense might and caused a huge commotion. Having driven the Phoenix flames for such a long time, I'm afraid the entire Black Mist Mountains knew what was happening here.

Those seven old fellows must also be able to sense it.

In that case, they should have come over long ago, right?

The Phoenix King found it somewhat incomprehensible. The eight 'Kings' of the Black Mist Mountains had a rule of looking out for each other; if one side faced trouble, the other seven sides would support them.

This was also the key to why the Black Mist Mountains had existed to this day without being leveled by human Cultivators.

Even the Demon Beast Kings of the other nine major mountain ranges had similar rules. All Yao Beasts in the entire Azure Sky World faintly united together to resist the bullying of the Human Race.

But right now?

The Phoenix King looked around.

Even if those seven old fellows were just watching the show and were too lazy to come over,

the human Cultivators outside the mountain range should have also noticed what happened here. Under normal circumstances, they should have sent people over to investigate long ago.

"Not good."

The Phoenix King no longer paid attention to the black branches shooting in from all directions.

Instead, it spread its wings and soared into the sky, wanting to leave the Black Mist Mountains.

However, just as the Phoenix King rushed dozens of miles high into the sky, it seemed to hit some kind of barrier, and its figure came to an abrupt halt.

"This is…"

The Phoenix King carefully observed the barrier in front of it.

Then, following the barrier, it looked in all directions.

Under the Phoenix King's repeated observations, it shockingly discovered that it had already fallen into a huge cage, and it was the same up, down, left, and right.

It was like a bird in a cage.

If one were to shrink the space near the Phoenix King by a hundred, a thousand, or ten thousand times,

one would find that this was a place the size of a palm. The Phoenix King's massive figure was currently the size of a particle, constantly probing around like a headless fly.

"This is the Space Cage, formed by the first core space models, the thirteenth core space model, the twenty-first core space model, the thirtieth core space model, and the thirty-third core space model—"

"—a spatial lethal move."

Lin Yuan overlooked the Phoenix King fleeing in all directions inside the Space Cage.

Similar to the 'teleportation' ability, the Space Cage was also an application of different core space models. Through the means of compressing space, the enemy and the surrounding space were all compressed to the size of a palm.

Using spatial power to form a spatial barrier,

unless the enemy's comprehension of space surpassed his own,

or the power driven was more than ten times that of Lin Yuan, it would be very difficult to escape.

Based on Lin Yuan's observation of this Phoenix King, although it resembled a Phoenix and a Vermilion Bird, it had essential differences from the true Divine Beast Phoenix, and its comprehension of space was not high.

"Space Rules."

Lin Yuan sighed softly. No wonder the Human Civilization Alliance in the Main World required a sufficiently deep comprehension of Space Rules in order to advance to an Eighth-Order Evolver.

Without comprehending Space Rules, encountering an expert proficient in Space Rules would mean not even knowing how one died.

"For now, consume it first, and make a move when its stamina, energy, and Origin Qi are exhausted."

Lin Yuan looked at the Phoenix King, which was only the size of a particle within the palm-sized space, and patiently waited.

Anyway, this Phoenix King had already fallen into his hands, so there was no need to collide with it head-on.

The scorching heat of the Phoenix flames was indeed terrifying and vaguely tended to restrain Lin Yuan.

Several days later,

the Phoenix King wore a heavy expression, and the aura it emitted dropped by a large margin.

"This space…"

The Phoenix King vaguely realized something. The space it saw now was no longer normal space, but a cage!

"Who on earth is it?"

"Such a method… Could it be the Azure Sky Alliance Master? But why make a move against me? The Extraterrestrial Evil Gods have yet to be resolved—"

The Phoenix King felt somewhat uneasy inside.

Suddenly,

right at this moment,

the space in all directions began to shatter.

Seeing this, the Phoenix King was overjoyed and subconsciously spread its wings, wanting to fly away.

Boom!!

A pitch-black tree trunk pressed down, and pitch-black tree trunks rapidly wrapped around it.

"This?"

The Phoenix King widened its eyes. The current tree trunks were countless times stronger than the branches that had been burned into nothingness by the Phoenix flames at the beginning.

"Who on earth are you?"

The Phoenix King only felt that the tree trunks entwining it were crazily devouring its Qi and blood as well as its Soul. Driven by its final obsession, it looked along the tree trunks and saw a fifty-meter-tall ancient tree.

The ancient tree's aura was ancient and vast, faintly exuding a frantic and evil connotation.

"You, you are not a living being of this world! You are an Extraterrestrial Evil God, that Ancestral Demon Tree!!!"

Monstrous waves surged in the Phoenix King's heart. Although it had never seen an Extraterrestrial Evil God or the Ancestral Demon Tree, the aura Lin Yuan emitted at this moment was completely different from the living beings of the Azure Sky World.

"Extraterrestrial Evil Gods have already sneaked into the Azure Sky World?"

As this thought emerged in the Phoenix King's heart, its consciousness began to sink rapidly.

Hu.

Xi.

The Phoenix King's massive aura and Soul were completely devoured by Lin Yuan.

Although the Phoenix King's comprehension of Space Rules was not deep, the Qi and blood it possessed were truly extremely massive and of very high quality, having a great nourishing and promoting effect on the Demon Ancestor Tree.

In addition, the Phoenix King's Soul was also a delicacy, exceeding the sum of the Souls of the countless Yao Beasts and Vicious Beasts Lin Yuan had previously devoured.

"Hmm?"

As Lin Yuan was savoring the taste, he indeed sensed that in the deepest part of the Black Mist Mountains, seven powerful auras suddenly rose up.

They were precisely the remaining seven 'Kings' of the Black Mist Mountains.

The Phoenix King's aura had disappeared for several days. At first, those seven 'Kings' thought the Phoenix King was cultivating some secret technique, so they did not investigate deeply.

After all, in the view of the seven 'Kings', wanting to silently resolve the Phoenix King was something only a mere few people in the entire Azure Sky World could accomplish.

Furthermore, those few people were currently resisting the Extraterrestrial Evil Gods and absolutely could not make a move.

Therefore,

those seven 'Kings' were negligent.

But right now,

several days had already passed.

The Phoenix King's aura still had not appeared again.

This made the seven Kings realize that something was wrong.

When they joined hands to head to the Phoenix King's wind nest,

they shockingly discovered that the parasol tree where the wind nest was located, as well as the valley, had all completely disappeared.

This led to the current scene where the seven Kings joined hands to erupt their auras in search of the Phoenix King.

"It still aroused the vigilance of the other seven Kings."

Lin Yuan converged his aura and silently observed the positions of those seven 'Kings', ultimately finding that the seven of them gathered in one place and no longer separated, sighing inwardly.

With the Space Cage he was currently casting, trapping one 'King' was not a problem.

Two or three were barely manageable, but seven… was somewhat beyond his current capabilities.

To break open Lin Yuan's Space Cage, there were two methods.

First, comprehension of space must surpass Lin Yuan's.

Second, the erupting power must be more than ten times that of Lin Yuan.

Under the full-strength cooperation of the seven 'Kings', relying on their own innate Bloodlines, the erupting power was indeed more than ten times Lin Yuan's current level.

"Take it slow."

"At worst, I'll just spend a bit more time. Once I thoroughly comprehend more core space models, I'll go solve them."

Lin Yuan comforted himself in his heart.

For the time being, he planned to continue lying low.

Until he completely surpassed those seven 'Kings' of the Black Mist Mountains.

Outside the Azure Sky World.

The Ancestral Demon Tree, of unknown height spanning tens of thousands of zhang, had endless branches drooping down, and its terrifying and evil power permeated hundreds of millions of miles around.

"These ants."

The Ancestral Demon Tree overlooked below. On a battlefield beside the Azure Sky World, countless Evil God Puppets rushed into the world.

But they were all blocked by the Experts within the Azure Sky World. On the battlefield, a man wearing a cyan robe was sitting cross-legged, with a stone longsword floating in front of him.

"If not for the world's protection…"

The Ancestral Demon Tree stared at the stone longsword for a moment, thinking somewhat unwillingly.

Rather than saying it was blocked by the countless Experts of the Azure Sky World, it was better to say it was blocked by the world itself.

Whether it was the sturdy world barrier or that stone longsword, both came from the Azure Sky World itself.

"Eh?"

Just as the Ancestral Demon Tree was considering whether to give up this world,

under a casual perception, it shockingly discovered something.

"Decades ago, I consumed Origin to scatter hundreds of thousands of seeds into the interior of the Azure Sky World. To think that a seed actually survived?"

The Ancestral Demon Tree was somewhat surprised.

Back then, in order to open a crack in the Azure Sky World, it had paid a certain price, and subsequently scattered hundreds of thousands of seeds inside. The purpose was to disrupt the rear of the Azure Sky World.

What a pity,

the Ancestral Demon Tree still underestimated the suppression of the world itself.

The hundreds of thousands of seeds it scattered in did not grow at all, dying one after another as time passed.

Originally, the Ancestral Demon Tree had already resigned itself to fate.

But now, it sensed that a seed had survived.

This perception was blocked by the world barrier and was very weak, but as its progeny, the Ancestral Demon Tree was quite certain.

"Interesting."

The Ancestral Demon Tree thought for a moment, and once again consumed Origin. Following the ethereal connection, its consciousness began to cross over.

Deep inside the Black Mist Mountains.

Lin Yuan was digesting the Phoenix King's Qi, blood, and Soul.

Just at this moment,

in the root area of the Demon Ancestor Tree,

that mass of pitch-black flames suddenly began to boil.

The next moment,

a spiritual fluctuation came out from within the pitch-black flames.

"You survived?"

Although weak, this spiritual fluctuation was extremely profound.

Almost instantly, Lin Yuan reacted that this spiritual fluctuation came from the Ancestral Demon Tree outside the world.

What should he do now? Lin Yuan's thoughts turned. Relying on this spiritual fluctuation from the Ancestral Demon Tree, Lin Yuan deduced that the other party did not know his specific state.

Lin Yuan today was more than just simply surviving; he was practically about to dominate the Black Mist Mountains.

"Ancestor."

Lin Yuan's tone was slightly respectful, fitting the normal posture of being a progeny of the Ancestral Demon Tree.

"Although I survived, my current situation is very bad."

"I urgently need the Ancestor's help."