Peerless War God

If it wasn't for Gu Chengquan's kind reminder, he would have really attacked. At this moment, the way he looked at Gu Chengquan had changed.    

In the air, Chen Xiao, who saw this horrifying scene, was shocked. He said in shock: "What is that? Is it a vine attack?"    

"That's right. Those black spikes are the branches of the True Immortal Tree. Anyone who dares to get close to the crown of the tree will be attacked. That's why all the thousand-year-old spiritual plants you've seen haven't been picked." Lie Xin said in a solemn tone.    

It was obvious that he knew this secret long ago, and it wasn't just Lie Xin who knew about it.    

Those cultivators who didn't know would just die.    

"No wonder." Chen Xiao nodded.    

No wonder no one went to pick so many thousand-year-old spiritual herbs before. It was for this reason.    

"So, this True Immortal Tree has become a spirit. It is no longer a dead tree, but a tree spirit?" Qin Daoyuan said thoughtfully.    

"Yes, Tree Spirit, it's only natural that the True Immortal Tree has become a Tree Spirit," Lie Xin replied.    

Chen Xiao nodded his head in agreement. It was nothing new for the Towering Tree Yao to turn into a spirit. Right now, the Myriad Demons Vine in his body was formed from the vines of the Towering Tree Yao and was essentially a blade of grass.    

"Since the Immortal Tree has already turned into a spirit and has its own consciousness, why would it still allow cultivators to snatch the True Immortal Fruit?" Chen Xiao asked again.    

"The reason is very simple, because if it is not allowed, it will die." Lie Xin said straightforwardly.    

..."" Chen Xiao's face was filled with shock.    

"It wasn't a Tribulation Transcender who found this secret realm. It was an Immortality Stage cultivator. When facing an Immortality Stage cultivator, no matter how powerful the immortal tree is, it is still a dead thing. It can't be moved. As long as the Immortality Stage cultivators are willing to, they can kill the immortal tree. In order to compromise, it has to give us the True Immortal Fruit. In return, this is what you see." Lie Xin said coldly.    

Hearing this, Chen Xiao finally noticed that the bodies of the several Tribulation Transcenders who had been killed by the black spikes had been sucked dry and turned into mummies, leaving only a set of skin hanging on the ground like a piece of rag, which was extremely terrifying.    

"This... The True Immortal Tree has sucked dry the blood essence of the dead Tribulation Transcenders and fed it back to itself to strengthen itself, and the price is to pay the True Immortal Fruit."    

Chen Xiao finally understood and thought about it in detail.    

It turned out that they were not here to snatch the True Immortal Fruit at all. They were only here to offer the True Immortal Tree as a sacrifice.    

To put it more bluntly, they were just fertilizers, living fertilizers for the True Immortal Tree.    

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao's face turned pale. His mind was greatly shaken, and he subconsciously took a few steps back.    

"So, we are actually fertilizer for trees?" Chen Xiao asked.    

Lie Xin smiled bitterly, as if he had known the truth for a long time, and said: "Yes."    

"Not necessarily. Fertilizer and tree cutter are actually the same sometimes," Qin Daoyuan retorted.    

"Maybe. The two of you just need to think about how to survive and wait for the immortal tree to go crazy." Lie Xin changed the topic and said solemnly.    

"The Immortal Tree is going berserk?" Chen Xiao was shocked.    

Before he finished speaking, the motionless tree in the center of the earth began to dance crazily. All the branches on its body trembled as if it was crazy.    

In the next moment, hundreds and thousands of black spikes shot out from the ground at an incredible speed, turning into countless black blurs. Each spike was ten thousand feet long, whipping back and forth like a whip.    

Plop! Plop! Plop!    

Caught off guard, twenty to thirty Tribulation Transcenders were killed by this attack. They were like meat skewers that were pierced through by the black spikes and died on the spot.    

The maddened Divine Tree was like a beast king defending its territory. It fought back with all its might and tried to kill all the cultivators that dared to enter.    

"Retreat!" Lie Xin shouted at the right time.    

Chen Xiao did not dare to hesitate, because he saw that after the black spike had absorbed the blood essence of many cultivators, it had actually gained a trace of blood color and was emitting an extremely dangerous aura.    

"To be able to kill so many peak Tribulation Transcenders with a single strike, this means that the attack power of each black spike is not weaker than that of peak cultivators. What a terrifying immortal tree."    

Chen Xiao's heart palpitated as he made his judgement.    

With so many black spikes, if he was surrounded, he would definitely die. The only thing he could do now was to escape with all his might.    

"Ah!"    

"No, what the hell is this thing? Get lost!"    

As they fled, another dozen or so Tribulation Transcenders were killed by the black spikes. As for the Immortal Tree that had consumed even more cultivators, the power of its black spikes increased once again. With a sudden acceleration, it swept towards Chen Xiao and the other two.    

"Let's split up and run." Lie Xin shouted.    

"Okay."    

"Yes."    

Without hesitation, Chen Xiao dodged the first attack of the black spike. Just as he was about to teleport away, another spike attacked him.    

There was no time to dodge, so he could only try his best to block it.    

"One-word Sword Qi Slash."    

With the Xuan Ling Sword in his hand, Chen Xiao slashed out with all his strength. An astonishing sword light flashed out and struck the black spike.    

Pow!    

The Xuan Ling Sword was directly sent flying. The black spike struck Chen Xiao, and his skin and flesh immediately split open. Blood covered his entire body as he was sent flying. Fortunately, he endured the pain and took the opportunity to escape the attack range of the Immortal Tree.    

"What terrifying strength. Even with the protection of the Myriad Demon Vine, I was actually injured so severely."    

In the air, Chen Xiao looked down at the immortal tree, still in shock.    

On his chest, a huge crack appeared on the Myriad Demon Vine's black armor, revealing the flesh underneath, which was extremely ferocious.    

He hurriedly consumed a large amount of pills to recover from his injuries.    

"Hilo, what the hell is this? Does it have a weakness?" Chen Xiao was unwilling to give up and asked.    

"The True Immortal Tree is nothing more than a fruit tree. In the ancient times, this kind of tree could be found everywhere. Originally, this surviving True Immortal Tree had a chance of becoming a human, but unfortunately, it chose the wrong path and its potential stopped here." Xi Luo said calmly.    

Chen Xiao frowned, "What do you mean?"    

"It means that its greatest weakness is that it can't move. If you're far enough away to attack it with a flying sword, it won't be able to fight back at all." Hiro replied.    

Hearing this, Chen Xiao's face darkened, and he chose to retreat without hesitation.    

Because he knew very well that with his skills, if he attacked at close range, he might have a chance to break the black spikes, but if he attacked at a long distance, the power would be greatly weakened, and it would be almost impossible to break the black spikes.    

Xi Luo smiled and said: "Smart."    

"If you aren't smart, I'm afraid you won't be able to live until now." Chen Xiao smiled bitterly.    

It was his good luck that he managed to block the black spike's attack and even took the opportunity to pull away from it. However, the others were not so lucky.    

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