Cataclysm King

Chapter 497 I plan to advance to the seventh level

"world Tree?"

When Ji Xun heard this term from Old Man Xu, he searched various books in his mind and only then found a few words in some myths and legends.

According to mythology, there is an extremely huge tree in the universe, and the planes are like leaves on that tree.

It was so huge that even imagination could not contain it.

Ji Xun couldn’t even understand the concept of “plane” at the moment, let alone the existence of the “world tree”.

However, before he could think about what kind of strong material would be needed to support such a huge tree trunk, Old Man Xu spoke again.

He seemed to have noticed something and corrected her: "The 'world tree' I'm talking about is not the one you see in the classics."

Ji Xun asked, "Ah, what is that?"

This is another unsolved mystery in the world. I finally found someone who can solve it, so of course I can't let it go.

"This and this"

When Old Man Xu heard this, his expression froze, and he had obviously forgotten it again.

He hesitated for a long time without making any clear statement, so he skipped the topic directly: "Oh, that's not the point. The point is, the tree I'm talking about will eat people!"

After hearing this, the faces of the people who were just like curious babies waiting to hear the popular science changed at the same time: "Eating people?"

"Yup!"

Old Man Xu said: "The roots of this tree are rooted in the underworld. Legend has it that it feeds on the bones and souls of creatures in the soil of the heavens. If a living person touches the roots, their vitality will be sucked away and their soul will be exiled to the underworld."

"???"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment as they listened to this increasingly outrageous statement.

They didn't know Old Man Xu, and to them it felt like they were listening to a bard in a tavern telling outrageous stories.

However, Ji Xun and Qin Rushi looked at the mountain-like tree roots under their feet, and their expressions became solemn.

What should we do if it is really so dangerous?
Before they could ask, Old Man Xu said again: "But, why do I feel that this tree root looks familiar? I seem to have seen it before."

Others were somewhat confused when they heard this.

Very few people have ever seen or even heard of the Root of the World Tree.

Seen before?

It all sounds like nonsense.

However, Ji Xun knew that Old Man Xu might have really seen it.

He thought of something that happened in this area more than 100,000 years ago, and tried to guide him: "Once a strong man was ambushed by the dragon clan here, and a fierce battle took place... Did you see it at that time?"

"Oh yes! It seems so!"

Old Man Xu's memory was triggered. When he was reminded of this, he slapped his thigh and said, "I remember now. A giant golden dragon was banished to the underworld!"

He pointed at the tree roots, as if he understood something, and exclaimed, "Oh, I see. These tree roots are used for guidance. Maybe some being wants to use them to return from the underworld!"

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As soon as these words were spoken, Ji Xun and Qin Ru looked at each other, and both saw shock in each other's eyes.

Just a short sentence, but it contains a huge amount of information.

The dragon god Malodius is not really dead, but was exiled to the underworld!
Now, He is coming back!

Finally, Ji Xun understood what those people from the Holy See of Light were going to do.

Use these world tree roots to guide the Dragon God back?

Bonnie and the others not far away also had their eyelids twitching as they listened. They had just heard the story of Emperor Lanlingster being ambushed by the dragons.

Now when they heard this, their heads were buzzing, as if they thought they had heard it wrongly.

The old man just said that he had seen it?

But that was more than 100,000 years ago.

After Ji Xun thought about it carefully, another thing came to his mind that puzzled him.

That is,
There is a high probability that Old Man Xu really witnessed the battle that year.

However, Emperor Lanlingster died in that battle, so in what capacity did this old senior witness it?

Unfortunately, old man Xu Xu’s memory is never reliable when it’s reliable.

After saying this, there was no further information.

Ji Xun had long been accustomed to it.

After asking a few questions and getting no results, I stopped asking.

No one dared to stay for long. They listened to Old Man Xu's warning and ran in the direction of the roots.

The space around them did not repeat itself, and they were sure that they had finally left the previous mirror space.

However, leaving the mirror space.

But it was not the cave near the previous camp.

After running for two hours, the humidity in the air became more and more obvious, mixed with a strong elemental and slightly decadent smell.

Ji Xun smelled it out; it was the unique scent emitted by the hell plants.

Suddenly, the view became clear.

It's like a hanging cliff.

However, the moment Ji Xun discovered the abnormal gravity around him, gravity turned upside down without any warning.

The feet turned into tops, and the figures of the running people were instantly reversed before they were prepared.

Fortunately, they were all high-level card masters, and they reacted quickly and clung to the rock wall, so they did not fall into the deep void.

Looking down, I saw that I was standing in a huge deep pit with a diameter of tens of thousands of meters.

Some huge trees grow out of the cracks in the rocks, their roots clinging to the rock wall like dragon claws, and long glowing threads hang between the branches and leaves, like natural magic lamps.

It is magnificent and has a magical feel.

There are also intricate vines intertwined between these trees, which are entangled with each other, and occasionally flying monsters can be seen flying among them.

The most amazing thing is that the water gushes out from the rock wall, forming flowing rivers of light and waterfalls.

These water bodies contain rich elemental energy, so rich that it forms "elemental rainbows" visible to the naked eye.

This made Ji Xun and the others feel an indescribable vitality in every breath.

Everyone came from the Eastern Wilderness, so they were not surprised by the gravity reversal phenomenon in the abyss rift.

But this endless pit is different.

There are almost no living creatures in the abyss rifts of the Eastern Wasteland.

And in this deep pit, layer upon layer of dense luminous forests is like a huge ecosystem.

Looking down, layers of glowing plants cover the rock walls and extend all the way to the depths, exuding a mysterious atmosphere that is completely different from the underground world.

At this moment, Ji Xun and his group were at a hole in the rock wall.

The cave entrance, which is more than ten meters in diameter, is as small as an ant hole in this huge cave.

Feeling the strong power of dark elements in this endless cave, Bonnie and the others were immediately shocked by the scene before them.

"What an exaggerated concentration of elements! I'm afraid it's several times more concentrated than the previous camp! Oh my god, if we really practice here, how fast will it be?"

"Is this the 'Death Zone'?"

"With gravity upside down and such a strong elemental and dark energy, it should be. But isn't the Firefly Camp still many days away from the Dead Zone? How did we get here so quickly?"

"The space before was distorted by the Holy See, so the perceived distance may not be real. And we followed the tree roots all the way here, which is a shortcut. It's not surprising."

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The Holy See strictly blocked any news about the Dead Zone.

But Ji Xun and his group had previously learned detailed information from the deputy leader of the "Mithril Serpent Mercenary Group".

So when they saw this scene, they immediately realized that this was the treasure land that was being secretly explored by the top leaders of the three kingdoms - the Dead Zone.

Amidst the excitement, it is hard to conceal the strong anticipation.

After all, this was the secret place that even Emperor Lanlingster risked his life to explore.

Hidden here is perhaps the ultimate secret of the world.

Everyone looked down into the endless underground and saw the endless depth and overwhelming mystery.

This endless abyss is not only an amazing natural wonder, it is more like a passage to an unknown world.

But after the excitement, Bonnie and the others looked at the abyss and couldn't help but feel an inexplicable fear in their hearts.

It was as if while they were peering into the endless abyss, there seemed to be something beneath the abyss, looking back at them.

Everyone instinctively shrank back and averted their gazes.

Ji Xun felt the same way.

The fear that seemed to have glimpsed some kind of higher-dimensional world was an emotion that could not be suppressed from the depths of the soul. Ji Xun restrained his gaze, glanced at the roots of the world tree that spread like creepers on the rock wall, and muttered, "Is this abyss connected to the underworld?"

After all, Old Man Xu just talked about the origin of the roots of this world tree.

Just as I was thinking about it, something unexpected happened.

There was a fishy and spicy taste in his throat, and Ji Xun couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of turbid blood.

Although he suppressed it forcefully, blood still flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Sam, who was beside him, was the first to notice it and exclaimed, "Brother Ji Xun, are you okay?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked over and revealed a worried look.

They knew very well that if it weren't for Ji Xun's extraordinary means, they might not have had the chance to stand here and talk alive.

It can be said that Ji Xun’s injuries were also closely related to them.

Bonnie was the team doctor. She saw through Ji Xun's poor physical condition at a glance and said with a serious face, "Ji Xun, your injury is very serious!"

After taking a deep breath, Ji Xun waved his hands and smiled to indicate that he was fine.

This was an injury accumulated from the previous battle. In order not to put too much burden on the body, it was not healed.

Now that there was no strong enemy and the situation was no longer urgent, he felt relieved and vomited blood without thinking.

Bonnie looked at Ji Xun's indifferent expression and said, "You are too reckless. Even if you know the "Undying Curse", you can't use it like that. At that level before, I'm afraid your life span will be..."

It sounds like a complaint, but it is more like care between friends.

Qin Rushi frowned slightly when she looked at Xiu Mei.

But knowing this guy's character, he wanted to say something but swallowed it back.

"It doesn't matter."

Ji Xun was of course aware that frequent use of the Immortality Curse would shorten his lifespan, and he had almost died once before.

But it's worth it to exchange a little life for a thrilling battle, and this time is different.

He looked at everyone's concerns and added, "Now that I have comprehended the domain, I can almost surely advance to the seventh level. By then, my life span will increase dramatically, so it won't be a big problem."

When several cadres of the revolutionary army heard the word "seventh level", their expressions inexplicably brightened.

They were all at level six and were well aware of the difficulty of reaching level seven, the demigod threshold.

Hearing Ji Xun say that Wenwen could advance steadily, his worries immediately disappeared.

It is indeed as he said, the seventh level is the legendary "demigod", and the lifespan is much longer than that of ordinary humans.

However, Bonnie still grumbled, "But... but even though the demigod has a long life span, it can't be used like this."

"Ah."

Ji Xun smiled and didn’t say much on this topic.

He looked at the location and said, "This should be near the 'third level of the secret realm' that the bearded man mentioned. Let's go to another place and take a look."

Everyone knew that this was not the place to chat, so they followed Ji Xun down the rock wall.

The rock wall looks extremely dangerous, but for humans, those cracks in the rocks are extremely spacious platforms.

The crowd went down like this.

Now that there are no enemies, the atmosphere is no longer tense at all.

As they walked, they reviewed the previous battles.

"Oh my, that Heavenly Dragon Saint Son was really exaggerating. He was clearly a seventh-level warrior, but his skills were truly invincible. He could cast forbidden spells at will. He really had no weaknesses at all. I have never seen such an outrageous seventh-level warrior. Against an ordinary seventh-level warrior, I was confident that I could hold off for quite a few rounds. But with that guy, I really had no confidence at all."

"Thanks to brother Ji Xun, otherwise I'm afraid only the leader could stop him."

"Yes. Especially his Curse Card, which can change the rules of the universe at will? If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't even dare to imagine it. Are all the legendary Curse Cards so outrageous?"

"No. That Curse Card is just special."

"Brother Ji Xun, do you know the origin of that card?"

"Yes. That is the most mysterious card among the fifty-four curse cards of Emperor Lanlingster, the [Color JOKER]."

"Ah? Isn't there a legend about fifty-two?"

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Everyone recalled the previous battle with lingering fears.

No matter how they reviewed the situation, no one could think of any chance of defeating the enemy.

In their opinion, being able to survive is really luck.

But for Ji Xun, although it was thrilling, looking back on the past, the risks were not that bad and were almost exactly as predicted.

And it wasn't a beating in vain.

Now that I have encountered it this time, it won’t be so troublesome next time I encounter it.

While talking about the enemy's unsolvable methods, several members of the revolutionary army were also amazed at the fighting ability displayed by Ji Xun.

Sam is a straightforward person and he just says what he wants to say.

He sighed with emotion: "My goodness, I just realized that your fighting power is so terrifying, Brother Ji Xun. If it weren't for the Saint Son, an ordinary seventh-level warrior would have been killed long ago."

Hearing this, Luo Sen echoed, "Yes. If we really had to fight against those ascetics, Brother Ji Xun would have had a great chance of winning. It's a pity that such a monster Saint Son appeared."

Because of Ji Xun's amazing performance in that battle, it greatly alleviated the irresistible sense of oppression brought by the enemy.

Everyone was inexplicably excited when they talked about his methods.

Bonnie on the side also said: "Ah Ji Xun, I thought the strength you showed in the Blackwater Swamp was strong enough. I didn't expect it to be so strong."

As she spoke, she intuitively sensed something and looked at Ji Xun and said, "Why do I feel like you are hiding something?"

Ji Xun shrugged and smiled, "Almost."

Bonnie blinked and asked expectantly, "So that means it's not your full strength yet?"

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Ji Xun shrugged noncommittally.

I do have some hidden tricks.

For example, the curse card [Gray JOKER].

I thought there was no chance of winning, so I didn't plan to expose myself.

Qin Ru was listening on the side. Although she didn't say anything, there was a smile on her face.

She was also amazed at Ji Xun's rapid improvement in strength.

Chen Jianwuliu himself had comprehended the domain, and he was also curious: "By the way, Ji Xun, what is the domain you comprehended? I feel that your domain seems to be able to decompose everything. Elements, spells, barriers, etc. are considered decomposition domains?"

Everyone has seen it, and there is nothing bad to say.

Ji Xun said bluntly: "Well, this is the field I named 'True Explanation of Everything'. You can understand it as the ability of an 'element decomposer'. But there are some differences. There are also some abilities to learn and imitate."

It would have been fine if this wasn't said, but once it was said, everyone who heard it had a confused expression: Is it even more outrageous than what they saw?
Bonnie thought she had misunderstood something and asked, "So you mean you can decompose anything you know how to do?"

Ji Xun nodded: "About the same."

Everyone's eyes twitched inexplicably when they heard this.

When they heard about the function of this field, they only thought of one sentence: I am not restrained, I restrain everything.

Don't listen to Ji Xun's understatement, but that's what he meant.

Bonnie suddenly realized and said, "No wonder you chose the path of [Polynomist]. In other words, any method you can understand is useless in your field?"

"In theory."

Ji Xun's idea of ​​the [True Explanation of Everything] was indeed like this, but he also said modestly: "But it's still far from the reality."

The current domain is just in its infancy and can be considered a late-stage skill.

The higher the cognition, the more unsolvable the field becomes.

Sam thought of something and asked, "By the way, Brother Ji Xun, your domain is to decompose everything, and that [Nether Peacock] is also the light of annihilation that breaks all laws. Can you decompose that light of annihilation?"

After hearing this, everyone looked at him curiously.

Ji Xun certainly thought about it, and he said directly: "No."

Before the disappointment in the eyes of others could be seen, he added: "But after I advance, the threat of the Silence Divine Light to me will not be that great."

Hearing this, Qin Rushi turned her head to look at him and gave him a look: "Hmm?"

Ji Xun nodded: "Yes. I plan to advance to the seventh level."

The preparations for advancement have been made long ago, and now that the field has been comprehended, the timing is just right.

Although there are still some details that can be improved, but in the current situation, advancement is the best option.

For example, if a sixth-level person were to fight against the Holy Son, he would surely die even if he used all his skills.

But after reaching the seventh level, he would see a glimmer of chance of winning if he faced the opponent again.

(End of this chapter)