Chapter 567 - 549: Golden Field
But they could still move, still following the commands from deep within their life’s instinct to protect the Golden Field and stop enemies from approaching the World Tree.
WHOOSH!
Saint Xi breathed out a gout of Dragon Flame.
The Dragon Flame swept across the land with devastating force, incinerating large swathes of Withered Wood Monsters.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
A barrage of sharp Wooden Spikes shot toward Saint Xi and Li Wei.
Li Wei erected a massive Magic Shield to block the attack.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
Wooden Spikes as thick as an arm slammed into the Magic Shield, exploding into countless splinters that scattered in every direction.
Li Wei looked down to see the ground swarming with all kinds of monsters.
The closer they got to the World Tree, the more numerous the monsters became.
Before, Li Wei and Saint Xi had been able to avoid the monsters.
Now, they had no choice but to force their way through to the World Tree.
On the ground were countless Stone Golems, Withered Wood Monsters, and Spiky Cactus Shooters, while Withered Flower Demons filled the air.
Li Wei felt like he was running a dungeon on Hell difficulty.
All the mobs in the dungeon were absurdly high-level.
Besides the countless Stone Golems, Withered Wood Monsters, and Withered Flower Demons...
...there was also a considerable number of Tier Seven War Ancient Trees, Twisted Tree Spirits, Holy Spirit Rangers, and Holy Spirit Shooters...
Fortunately, they had all lost their reason and could only act on instinct.
As long as Li Wei didn’t get too close, he wouldn’t be swarmed by hordes of powerful enemies.
Saint Xi hovered in midair, gazing at the countless Withered Flower Demons in the distance that blotted out the sky.
"Li Wei, what do we do now?"
Li Wei glanced at the sky. "I’ll see if I can cast the Meteor Fireball Technique."
’Relying on my own strength to deal with the remnants of an entire Divine Kingdom isn’t realistic.’
This combat experience made Li Wei realize just how powerful a Divine Spirit was at its peak.
The might of a Divine Spirit wasn’t limited to their personal Power.
It also included the believers, guardians, and Holy Spirits they had amassed in their Divine Kingdom over countless eons.
No wonder wars between Divine Spirits often escalated into wars between two Divine Kingdoms.
The believers, amassed over countless years, were a Divine Spirit’s greatest resource—their hidden energy reserve.
Li Wei began to cast the Meteor Fireball Technique.
Before casting the Magic, he had been a little worried. ’This is a Divine Kingdom; I might not be able to summon a meteor here.’
But once the Meteor Fireball Technique was halfway complete...
...Li Wei’s worries vanished.
He could sense a meteor responding to his summons.
RUMBLE!
A tremendous roar echoed from the sky.
On the ground, countless monsters looked up at the sky.
A massive meteor plummeted from the firmament, streaking across the sky in a blaze of brilliant flames.
Suddenly, Li Wei felt that something was off about this meteor.
’It’s completely different from the meteors I usually summon.’
’As it fell, the meteor erupted with astonishing light, but the object itself remained undamaged.’
’And my Elemental Fission Extraordinary Trait has no effect on it whatsoever.’
BANG! BOOM!
The massive meteor, over a hundred meters in diameter, crashed intact at the foot of the World Tree.
The resulting shockwave was so immense it tore up the very earth.
The blast wave swept across the land, completely obscuring Li Wei’s vision.
Countless Withered Wood Monsters and Stone Golems were sent flying.
The Withered Flower Demons were burning.
Even the World Tree trembled.
WHOOSH!
Li Wei cast Wind Magic, sweeping away the dust that filled the air.
He saw an enormous crater.
In the center of the crater lay a giant rock burning with green flames.
Suddenly, the rock twitched.
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
Before Li Wei’s astonished eyes, the meteor transformed into a giant stone figure over one hundred and fifty meters tall.
This stone figure was wreathed in green flames, presenting an incredibly bizarre sight.
Sensing the aura emanating from the stone figure, Li Wei frowned.
’This is... a Hellfire?’
As he thought this, a roar sounded from above.
He looked up. The roaring grew louder and louder until the entire sky thundered with the sound.
Immediately after, Li Wei saw hundreds of green shooting stars streaking through the sky as they fell.
His expression turned a little grim.
’I might have done something incredibly stupid.’
’Hellfires are High Tier soldiers of the Abyss.’
’They were appearing outside the Golden Field.’
’This means the Abyss has likely had its eye on the Golden Field for a long time.’
’It’s just that the Abyss was never able to lock onto the Golden Field’s location and couldn’t get in.’
When Li Wei cast his Meteor Fireball Technique, he had unintentionally mistaken a Hellfire floating in the Void for a meteor and summoned it into the Golden Field.
After the Hellfire fell into the Golden Field...
...the Abyss obtained the Golden Field’s coordinates.
And that led to the scene Li Wei was now witnessing.
This was an invasion of the Golden Field by the Abyss.
The one-hundred-fifty-meter-tall Hellfire Golem walked toward the World Tree.
The Hellfire Golem was Tier Eight Basic Level.
The vast majority of the Guardians in the Golden Field couldn’t even get near it.
But soon, a Tier Eight Holy Spirit appeared, powerful enough to stand against the Hellfire.
Yet, as more and more Hellfires fell upon the Golden Field...
...the Guardians within the Golden Field were gradually overwhelmed.
Seeing this, Li Wei had no time to regret his actions.
He patted Saint Xi’s back. "Now’s our chance. Let’s go get the token."
With a flap of her wings, Saint Xi shot toward the top of the World Tree.
On the ground, the Hellfire legion from the Abyss was already locked in battle with the Guardians of the Golden Field.
This was the vanguard of the Abyss.
’I know there must be more monsters from the Abyss behind these Hellfires.’
There wasn’t much time left for him.
’I have to get the token and return to the Elf Forest before the Abyss launches a full-scale invasion of the Golden Field.’
「Elf Forest.」
The Elf King sat on his throne, his expression shifting as he watched the light screen before him.
After a long moment, he sighed.
He somewhat regretted letting Li Wei in.
’Although the Golden Field wouldn’t have lasted much longer anyway...’
’...without the invasion from the Abyss, it could have held on for another few centuries without issue.’
’Now, it’s useless for me to go in.’
’I have the power to deal with the Hellfires that entered the Golden Field.’
’But the Abyss already has the coordinates. Killing all the Hellfires would be pointless.’
’It’s only a matter of time before the Abyss completely corrodes the Golden Field.’
’If I enter rashly now and accidentally lead the Abyss to the Elf Forest, it would be a huge disaster.’
With this thought, the Elf King felt a sense of resignation.
However, his gaze toward Li Wei on the light screen was not friendly.
Accepting the premature demise of the Golden Field was one thing; forgiving Li Wei for his actions was another entirely.
WHOOSH!
The fierce wind chased after Li Wei’s figure.
He lay flat on Saint Xi’s back, squinting as he looked ahead.
Saint Xi zipped rapidly between the boughs of the World Tree.
Massive branches flashed past Li Wei.
The trunk of the World Tree ahead was like a celestial wall.
As they flew upward, Li Wei looked at the trunk of the World Tree and had the illusion that he was looking at the ground.
When he looked back, he saw another stretch of land behind him.
’One world, two earths.’
BOOM! RUMBLE!
Li Wei turned his head to see a Hellfire crash onto a branch.
The terrifying impact made that entire section of branches shake.
But they only shook; they did not break.
’A meteor that could smash a giant crater into the ground couldn’t even harm a single branch of the World Tree.’
’The toughness of the World Tree is unimaginable.’
’I can’t help but want to take some of the World Tree’s branches back with me.’
Saint Xi suddenly let out a low growl.
Her voice rang in Li Wei’s mind.
"Li Wei, watch out!"
BAM!
Li Wei was swatted away by a branch, bursting into a cloud of fire in midair.
A moment later, the flames coalesced back into his form.
He stared ahead as several slender branches slowly retracted.
The branches were only slender in comparison to the other boughs.
In reality, these branches were over a meter in diameter.
Saint Xi shifted into her human form and slipped out from between the few branches that had trapped her.
She flew quickly to Li Wei’s side.
"How did these branches suddenly come to life?"
Saint Xi asked in confusion.
Li Wei scanned his surroundings and quickly locked his gaze on a branch to their right.
He flew toward it, and Saint Xi hurried to follow.
The two of them landed on the branch and saw a figure there.
The being’s lower body grew out from a bough of the World Tree.
Its upper body resembled an Elf, but its skin was a mottled, sallow yellow, like ancient tree bark.
Li Wei stared at it, realizing that this half-tree, half-human creature must be the Guardian of the World Tree.
’Judging from that last attack, its Power is immense.’
’If my Holy Flame Lord form wasn’t immune to physical damage, I would have been smashed to pieces by that blow, even if my body is tougher than a Giant Dragon’s.’