Howling Mirror King

“It must be the strongest World Tree!” In a secluded, quiet cave on Barren Stone Island, Luo Feng’s eyes were filled with shock. The despair his Demon Killer Clan clone faced from that terrifying attack… Luo Feng’s Earthling true body felt it deeply. It was as if a supreme being had merely exhaled to crush an ant, and the Demon Killer Clan clone was that ant. To reach such a level, it could only be the strongest World Tree.

“It actually made a move?”

“Although it’s only a Universe Venerable, its identity as a special life form and its terrifyingly massive size grant it the combat power of a Universe Master! Such an existence actually targeted my Demon Killer Clan clone.” Luo Feng found it hard to believe. According to his estimation, the Demon Killer Clan clone would appear instantly, grab a branch, and then teleport away.

The entire process would be extremely brief; even an Immortal-level World Tree might not have enough time to stop it.

“I was just taking a single branch. That explosion would only cause minor damage to the World Tree. Was it necessary to kill me? And for the strongest World Tree to personally intervene?” Luo Feng was seething with anger. He was so close to success; his third clone was within reach. As long as the third clone was successfully nurtured, he would no longer delay and immediately break through to become an Immortal!

But now, it seemed like big trouble.

“The strongest World Tree actually made a move. My Demon Killer Clan clone has already been destroyed twice. That World Tree must be on high alert now. What should I do?” Luo Feng anxiously pondered.

The more he thought, the angrier he became.

“Strongest World Tree, with your status, why bother with me? It’s just a small branch. The World Tree’s canopy is over a hundred million kilometers in diameter; one or two branches are less than a drop in the ocean. Isn’t it beneath you to make a move?” Luo Feng’s biggest headache right now was that strongest World Tree.

An existence comparable to a Universe Master!

Possessing the innate ability to ‘control space-time,’ with the strongest World Tree’s power, its control over a region of space-time would be no less than that of a true Universe Master.

Abilities like ‘time stagnation’ must be terrifying, and it could probably even reverse time.

As long as the strongest World Tree intervened, time would completely stop, and the Demon Killer Clan clone, with its limited abilities, would have no way to escape.

“What to do?” Luo Feng racked his brain.

…

Luo Feng actually didn’t know that the strongest World Tree and its eight subordinate World Trees had a special relationship—that of father and sons.

It was like a large tree growing in the soil, and as time passed, small saplings would grow around it.

This was the instinct of trees!

The strongest World Tree was a unique existence in the universe… As a tree, it could also make small saplings grow around it, all according to its will. One must know that it only needed to split off a small branch to transform into a powerful life tree. As the strongest World Tree, filled with endless vitality, its life origin was extremely powerful.

Because it was lonely and wanted to nurture saplings, eight saplings were born around it. It even passed a portion of its life origin essence to these eight saplings.

Similar to how the Heart of Space transmitted its essence to the Demon Killer Clan clone.

This ‘strongest World Tree’ preferred to lower its own potential to carefully nurture the eight saplings… So, in essence, it was like a father, always caring for and raising its eight children. Moreover, tree life forms inherently disliked moving and had remained there for countless eons.

Its relationship with its eight children was even closer than many father-son relationships in various cosmic races.

Spoiling and protecting them was only natural.

…

Inside the cave on Barren Stone Island.

Luo Feng came up with several plans in his mind, all with a certain probability of success, but none guaranteed 100% success.

“Successfully nurtured.” Luo Feng sensed that in the distant human territory, within the Primal Secret Region, his Demon Killer Clan clone had been successfully nurtured again within his core internal world.

In just a few seconds.

A faint golden light shone, which was Divine Kingdom Teleportation, taking only a few seconds to travel from the distant human territory to the Ancestral God Secret Region.

Whoosh!

The Demon Killer Clan clone stepped out, appearing in the cave.

“Let’s go.” The Demon Killer Clan clone immediately used teleportation to disappear. When it reappeared, it was already above the Nine Abysses Sea, vaguely seeing the Tree Island in the distance.

“Let’s choose the most conservative and highest probability method.” The Demon Killer Clan clone disappeared again.

…

Among the countless plant seed ‘fluffballs’ drifting on the Tree Island, a new seed silently appeared.

The fluffball slowly drifted towards its destination again.

“I just need to spend another five months drifting there, landing on the edge of the World Tree. Then… I’ll have a Peak King-level slave make a move, first throwing Fire God Origin Crystals, then snatching a branch.” The Demon Killer Clan clone secretly thought, “Using a Peak King-level slave to snatch it will probably result in their death!”

“But those World Trees will surely think that my Peak King-level slave is the mastermind.”

“During the battle, branches will definitely explode and fly everywhere, and many will surely be blasted out of the light barrier’s range.”

“Then my fluffball will land on one of those branches.”

“And immediately use teleportation! Carrying a branch, I’ll disappear… Hmph, even that existence with Universe Master combat power, if it doesn’t detect the special fluffball beforehand, by the time it discovers me after I’ve teleported away, it will already be too late.” The Demon Killer Clan clone thought to itself.

This was the new plan.

Using a Peak King-level slave as a pawn was also to achieve the goal of ‘blasting a large number of branches.’

…

Time flowed, and the fluffball, transformed by the Demon Killer Clan clone, slowly drifted, constantly moving towards its target.

To the supreme strongest World Tree, the incident a while ago was just a minor interlude. After all, inheritors frequently arrived in the Nine Abysses Space. The Demon Killer Clan clone’s snatching method was considered a very small threat; many inheritors possessed the power to kill Sector Lord-level World Trees.

The strongest World Tree’s only concern was to protect the main trunks of its eight children! As long as the main trunks were fine, any lost branches could quickly recover.

“Drifting, drifting… I estimate about another month to arrive.” The fluffball drifted with the wind, mingling among countless drifting plant seeds in the beautiful Tree Island.

…

In the void outside the Nine Abysses Space.

Whoosh!

Seven figures of different races appeared simultaneously. Their sizes varied; one crawling Immortal expert had a divine body over 10 kilometers long, making it the largest. The smallest was an alien expert with wings, only half a meter tall.

“It’s the Nine Abysses Space.”

“We’ve reached the Nine Abysses Space.”

The seven alien experts looked at the Nine Abysses Space, filled with anticipation.

“So fast, it only took the time of a meal to reach the Nine Abysses Space.”

“It’s all thanks to Ziya Venerable’s teleportation. Each teleportation covers hundreds, even thousands of light-years, bypassing large dangerous areas. If not for Ziya Venerable, we would probably take a long time to reach the Nine Abysses Space, and might even encounter danger along the way.”

“Yes, it’s all thanks to Ziya Venerable.”

Amidst the voices.

Suddenly, a sharp sound, as if piercing eardrums, rang out: “Yes, we must thank Ziya Venerable.” As this voice spoke, all other alien experts fell silent.

The speaker was an alien expert standing with a hunched back, hands and feet like sharp claws, covered in dense scales, with golden secret patterns all over the scales, a face with golden mane, and a pair of golden eyes. As soon as this alien expert spoke, the others quieted down.

“Ziya Venerable, am I right?” This alien expert looked at Ziya Venerable.

Ziya Venerable was about six meters tall, with six pairs of black feathered wings, a faint bloody glow around his body, a mouth like a sharp blade, and blood-red eyes. He was ‘Ziya Venerable’ among the hundreds of millions of inheritors on Purple Thorn Island.

Ziya Venerable grinned: “I only played a small role in the journey. Once we reach the Nine Abysses Space, we’ll still have to rely on you, Howling Mirror King.”

“Dangers are everywhere in the Nine Abysses Space. With you, Howling Mirror King, our chances of survival are much higher.”

“Indeed, we’ve been stuck in the limits for endless eons. Howling Mirror King, when you decided to set off this time, many inheritors wanted to come along. In the end, we were the ones who benefited. If we find any treasures in the Nine Abysses Space, you, Howling Mirror King and Ziya Venerable, should pick first. We are not in a hurry.”

“According to merit, it’s only right for Howling Mirror King to pick first.”

The other five alien experts all said.

Among the seven present, there was one Universe Venerable and six Immortal inheritors. Ziya Venerable was the Universe Venerable, and Howling Mirror King was one of the Immortals.

“Hahaha… Don’t worry, everything will be according to merit. I certainly won’t snatch what you get.” Howling Mirror King laughed heartily.

Ziya Venerable also smiled beside him.

The other five also echoed.

“This Howling Mirror King is notoriously crazy, ruthless, and greedy.” Ziya Venerable, seeing this, sneered inwardly, “If it weren’t for his truly unique and innate investigative abilities, I wouldn’t have teamed up with him. As for those five Immortal inheritors, hmph, how could truly valuable treasures fall into their hands? But this Howling Mirror King, I must be careful not to stumble and add to his reputation.”

Ziya Venerable was very wary of Howling Mirror King.

Howling Mirror King… ranked among the top ten of hundreds of millions of Immortal inheritors!

One must know that the inheritors on Purple Thorn Island had accumulated since the birth of the universe, with many being eliminated over time. While most were of average standard, those in the top ten were absolutely peerless geniuses, gathered by the Ancestral God Sect since the universe’s inception.

For example, Chasing Insect King, as a unique special life form in the universe, only ranked in the top three.

Howling Mirror King was also a special life form in the universe, with a life level 2000 times that of ordinary life forms! Moreover, his two innate secret techniques… were unique in the universe. He had long been absorbed by the ‘Northern Territory Alliance,’ one of the super forces in the universe, and was granted a supreme treasure and a set of heavy treasures for protection. In terms of combat power, although slightly weaker than Chasing Insect King, he was still capable of fighting many Universe Venerables.

“Let’s enter the Nine Abysses Space,” Howling Mirror King said. “We’ll go to the safest Barren Stone Island first.”

“Alright, let’s go.”

Ziya Venerable immediately used teleportation, and the seven of them… directly arrived at Barren Stone Island.