Chapter 443 - 435: Escape
Indeed, he wasn’t the only one who was confused. Just a moment ago, they had obliterated the surrounding forest. There shouldn’t have been a single tree left. But if there were no trees, where had this massive trunk sprung from?
"What... what’s going on?"
Cries of astonishment echoed from all directions, but the only answer was a derisive sneer. Everyone’s gaze shifted back to him. What drew their attention were his mesmerizing eyes with their faint green glow, and the dazzling light flashing from the spot between his brows.
"The power of nature is, after all, something to be revered..."
TSK TSK...
A green light swirled restlessly in Mu Chen’s eyes, looking like arcs of green thunder erupting from within. An even greater Life Aura radiated from his body. As he walked, strange, emerald ripples spread out from beneath his feet. With every step he took, another ripple expanded, and each one was accompanied by the sound of countless branches creaking and rustling.
In a mere instant, the bright sun behind Mu Chen was blotted out by terrifying, massive silhouettes. They only appeared as silhouettes because they blocked the light; in the eyes of the Emperors opposite Mu Chen, these shapes were mountains of trees, even more colossal than the ones they had just destroyed!
That’s right. Perhaps "tree-mountains" was the only way to describe the vast and majestic scene before them. At this moment, even Wu Yue, a Fourth-Ring Martial Emperor, felt a crushing weight in his chest as if a giant boulder had been placed there, just from the sight of these peak-like trees.
’This is... the pressure of nature itself...’
Back at the Flame Dragon Dynasty’s Red Wood Cliff, after sensing the Profound Old Ghost’s aura, the explanation used for a presence that surpassed the Saint Tier was the power of nature. This just went to show how terrifying the power of nature truly was.
And that was exactly what Wu Yue was facing now: a suffocating pressure.
THUMP...
Mu Chen’s steps finally came to a slow halt. At this very moment, he was like a god of the forest. Everything before him seemed minuscule...
This was the source of his confidence!
WHOOSH!
With a sudden wave of his right arm, thousands of towering tree-peaks tore themselves from the ground. Their gnarled roots acted like legs, taking a massive stride forward!
Mu Chen had given them the power to move!
ROAR!!
’An ancient saying goes, "He who possesses the Wood Spirit can grant life to the plants of the world! And those plants, once granted this power, are given a name... They are called... the War Ancient Tree!"’
The voice was ethereal, yet incredibly familiar. Its source was none other than Mu Chen’s Sea of Souls... the Profound Old Ghost.
A powerful blast of air erupted from the maw of a War Ancient Tree, kicking up a storm of dust and sand. Its immense size aside, the sheer force of its presence was enough to stun the inexperienced Basic Level members of the Outer Mountain.
"Run!"
It was unclear who snapped out of their shock first. Staring at the surging War Ancient Trees, his face went pale. He took a deep breath, sinking it to his Dantian, and let out a sudden, desperate roar.
That single word, "Run," seemed imbued with Soul Power, traveling faster than the speed of sound. For a moment, it even drowned out the thundering charge of the War Ancient Trees, its echo ringing out loud and clear!
"Run! Run! RUN!!!"
...
"That sound..."
Qing Lei and Little Tiger, who were rushing toward Mu Chen’s position from a distance, suddenly stopped in their tracks when they heard the shout. The tension in their brows eased for one simple reason: the voice was completely unfamiliar. It definitely didn’t belong to any of their twenty-seven companions.
In other words, the person who screamed... was an enemy!