Blast

It took a full five months for the Demon Killer Clan's fuzzy sphere to finally drift to the outermost perimeter of the 'Nine World Trees'. The distribution of these Nine World Trees was such that the strongest World Tree naturally resided in the very center, while the other eight World Trees encircled it. These Nine World Trees alone occupied roughly a quarter of the entire island's territory. All other Immortal-level and Venerable-level plant life completely avoided this area. "Buzz~~~" The nine emerald World Trees emitted waves of verdant light, forming layers of light rings that no drifting plant seeds could penetrate. The Demon Killer Clan's fuzzy sphere also silently descended. "We've reached the closest point to the World Trees. The nearest one to me is a Sector Lord-level World Tree." Due to the Demon Killer Clan's transformation, the fuzzy sphere's tendrils functioned as eyes, clearly seeing everything ahead, including the massive trunk of the Sector Lord-level World Tree, only tens of millions of kilometers away. "Unbelievable—" "There are no fallen leaves!!!" The Demon Killer Clan clone was furious, roaring inwardly. What it hoped for most were fallen leaves from the Sector Lord-level World Tree on the ground. If it could steal a single leaf, it could immediately teleport away. With its current teleportation methods, even a Universe Venerable would find it unrealistic to track. "No choice, I can't pick it up, I'll have to snatch it." The Demon Killer Clan clone made an instant decision. The fuzzy sphere's tendrils also saw the lush foliage overhead. Although tens of millions of kilometers from the World Tree's main trunk, the canopy already extended above the fuzzy sphere. Each leaf looked like carved emerald, crystal clear and translucent. "Only withered and yellow leaves would naturally fall." "Each leaf of the World Tree contained such potent energy, how could it simply fall?" The fuzzy sphere's tendrils swayed with the wind, already prepared. ... On the distant Barren Stone Island, Luo Feng's main body silently hoped within the cave: "It must succeed, it must succeed... If it does, my third clone will have hope!" ... The fuzzy sphere rolled along the ground, carried by the wind. Occasionally, it would bounce off a light ring and roll back, only to be blown away again, continuing its erratic movement. Whoosh! This ordinary fuzzy sphere vanished into thin air. A blurry figure suddenly appeared on an arm-thick branch at the edge of the Sector Lord-level World Tree's lush canopy. The moment it appeared, it fiercely grabbed a handful of leaves, like carved emeralds. "Heh!" it grunted, pulling with all its might to tear them off! How powerful was the Demon Killer Clan clone's strength? It possessed a hundred times the power of a Sector Lord. This pull... immediately caused one of the thick branches of the Sector Lord-level World Tree's canopy to tilt, and the entire canopy trembled. "Detestable outsider!" An angry, sharp voice emanated from the countless emerald leaves. "It didn't tear off!" The Demon Killer Clan clone was stunned. The moment it pulled but failed to break off the leaves, countless surrounding branches and leaves, which had been swaying with the wind, now surged towards it. An overwhelming force completely enveloped the Demon Killer Clan clone. *Bang*, like a crushed egg, the Demon Killer Clan clone instantly disintegrated and shattered, utterly powerless to resist. Even its 'life core' was completely shattered. Demon Killer Clan clone, dead! "So weak?" "It should have been an Immortal God, how could it die so easily?" The Sector Lord-level World Tree was puzzled. It had encountered some inheritors secretly coming here, attempting to seize its branches. One must know that 'World Tree branches' could transform into a life tree and had a significant effect in empowering God Kingdoms. However, as a Sector Lord-level World Tree, small branches were generally not very effective; usually, they would directly snap off a forked branch! This made the Sector Lord-level World Tree immediately go all out whenever it detected an enemy trying to snatch its branches. ... Barren Stone Island. "So strong?" Inside the cave, Luo Feng's face was filled with shock. "This, this, this... the Demon Killer Clan clone died before it even had a chance to resist?" "From that instant exchange, it was definitely King-level combat power." Luo Feng was absolutely certain. The moment his Demon Killer Clan clone pulled but failed to break off the leaves, countless branches and leaves surged forward, instantly crushing the clone. An absolute advantage! "Estimating... the Sector Lord-level World Tree's life gene level should be a thousand times that of humans. And, with the guidance of the strongest World Tree, which possesses 'Universe Master-level combat power,' it should also understand body amplification techniques, amplifying its power by dozens of times! That would be tens of thousands of times the power of a Sector Lord, combined with some innate attack methods..." Luo Feng nodded inwardly. "It truly was King-level standard!" It wasn't surprising that the Demon Killer Clan clone was instantly killed. "The death of the Demon Killer Clan clone just now seemed to elicit no reaction from the other World Trees." A smile appeared on Luo Feng's face. "It's pretty much as I expected. Such a low-level threat wouldn't concern the other World Trees, especially the strongest one. Perhaps only when the life of a 'Sector Lord-level World Tree' is threatened would the strongest World Tree intervene." "A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit." Luo Feng pondered his next plan. ... After a long while. A hazy golden light appeared in the cave, and a figure materialized directly within it—it was the Demon Killer Clan clone. "One failure only costs a bit more energy." Luo Feng nodded inwardly. The Demon Killer Clan clone extended its hand to Luo Feng. Luo Feng flipped his hand, and a Fire God Origin Crystal, faintly radiating a powerful aura, appeared in his palm. The Demon Killer Clan clone snatched it, then instantly teleported away, vanishing. "I refuse to believe it will fail this time." A sharp glint flashed in Luo Feng's eyes. "The power of this Fire God Origin Crystal isn't immense, but it's enough to kill a Marquis-level Immortal God, equivalent to a casual strike from a Peak King-level expert... That World Tree is only Sector Lord-level, and it can't burn its divine body, so it definitely won't be able to withstand it." "Because of its massive size, it will probably only shatter an area of several hundred thousand kilometers, merely injuring it." "An attack of this scale shouldn't provoke the strongest World Tree to intervene, right?" Luo Feng muttered to himself, "If I were cultivating my own disciples, I wouldn't intervene unless there was a major threat." "Just one blast!" "Branches and leaves will surely fly everywhere." "Grab a piece and immediately teleport away." Luo Feng's eyes held anticipation, and he simultaneously sensed his Demon Killer Clan clone. "It's there. This time, it must succeed!" ... The Demon Killer Clan clone first teleported above the ocean, still a considerable distance from the tree island. "This distance isn't too far; I can accurately sense that previous location." The Demon Killer Clan clone watched from afar, a sharp glint flashing in its eyes. "Action!" Whoosh! The Demon Killer Clan clone instantly teleported, reappearing beneath the canopy of the Sector Lord-level World Tree. "Blast it." The Demon Killer Clan clone fiercely threw the Fire God Origin Crystal, and at the same time, teleported again. *Whoosh*, it vanished into thin air, leaving only the thrown Fire God Origin Crystal. Rumble~~~~ The Fire God Origin Crystal exploded with a thunderous roar beneath the Sector Lord-level World Tree's canopy. Its power, capable of felling a Marquis-level Immortal God and comparable to a Peak King-level attack, instantly ravaged an area of three hundred thousand kilometers around it. Within ten thousand kilometers of the Fire God Origin Crystal, everything was reduced to nothingness. Further out, some branch debris remained, and even further, remnants of leaves, and so on... A blast wound spanning three hundred thousand kilometers was nothing compared to a Sector Lord-level World Tree with a canopy diameter exceeding one hundred million kilometers. Moreover, the explosion occurred tens of millions of kilometers from its main trunk. The energy fluctuations, after traveling tens of millions of kilometers to reach the trunk, were insufficient to even make it tremble. "Come back." The vast amount of emerald branch and leaf debris that had been blown away surprisingly flew back towards the canopy. Leaf after leaf merged into the canopy, and the three hundred thousand-kilometer blast wound... rapidly healed under surging life energy. All the damaged branches and leaves flew back, reconnected, and were restored to their original state. During the healing process, a figure appeared out of thin air. "Got it." The Demon Killer Clan clone instantly appeared, saw a large amount of shattered foliage flying towards the canopy, and immediately reached out to grab a damaged branch. The branch still had three leaves, each partially broken. "Go." The Demon Killer Clan clone immediately tried to teleport away. Buzz~~ A destructive energy descended upon the Demon Killer Clan clone the moment it grabbed the branch. The Demon Killer Clan clone trembled, then became motionless. With a gentle breeze, it disintegrated into countless particles, which then dissipated and vanished in mid-air, completely annihilated. Demon Killer Clan clone, dead! "Detestable outsider!" "Detestable outsider!" The entire canopy of the Sector Lord-level World Tree trembled, roaring, "Father, Father, let me kill him myself!" "Poor Qiqi, losing so many leaves." "Haha, Qiqi, if it weren't for Father, that alien would have escaped." Hahahaha... The other World Trees burst into laughter, some ancient, some clear, some playful. "All of you, shut up." All the branches and leaves of the blasted Sector Lord-level World Tree trembled, letting out an angry roar. "Little Qiqi, that alien's escape methods are indeed formidable. It teleports away without causing any special spatial fluctuations. If we let this alien escape, it would be very difficult to find him again. Since he harmed you... I helped you punish him, isn't that good?" A gentle voice, however, resounded throughout the territory occupied by the World Trees. "No, no, no." Countless branches and leaves on the Sector Lord-level World Tree's canopy swayed wildly. "Then you should work hard, like your elder brothers, to become an Immortal. Then you won't fear those aliens anymore." The gentle voice continued. "Hmph hmph." The Sector Lord-level World Tree's original blast wounds had completely healed in the short time they were conversing. All its branches and leaves had fully regrown, showing no signs of previous injury. And there wasn't a single fallen leaf on the ground. As the Nine World Trees spoke, all other plant life on the tree island fell silent, a profound stillness.