After the Skyfall

Chapter 851 The Divine Body in Transformation
Although Xiang Xiangzi's words successfully persuaded one of the Hundred Mountain Lords to return to Shenmu City, reducing some of the pressure, this did not affect the overall situation at all. Even if there were only two Hundred Mountain Lords, they would still find it difficult to withstand the attack.

Not to mention, these two mountain lords are backed by a large group of terrifyingly powerful warriors.

Once the war begins, even if more than two hundred cultivators from the Crimson Gold Mountain Range were to mobilize together, they would likely suffer a crushing defeat. Such powerful individuals cannot be defeated by sheer numbers; only those with equal strength can contend with them.

At this moment, the Lord of Shenmu was not in a hurry. He was willing to wait for an hour to ensure that the Lord of Beifeng had returned to Shenmu City.

After that, he will go on a killing spree, slaughtering his way into Crimson Gold Mountain, beheading the Crimson Gold Mountain Lord, and completely ending the other party's path to godhood.

Xiang Xiangzi and Xuan Yuezi naturally understood this.

So they must make thorough preparations during this short time, so that even if they can't win, they can at least leave this place safely.

at the same time.

On a peak of the Crimson Gold Mountains, Li Yi's physical body was still absorbing the essence from all directions, growing against the wind, sitting there like a small giant.

His primordial spirit and Dharma form guarded him on both sides, ensuring the smooth transformation of his physical body.

However, when the two cranes flew in against the gale and lightning, Li Yi realized that something important was happening.

It should be noted that there are more than two hundred cultivation experts entrenched in the Crimson Gold Mountain Range. Even if something happens, they cannot find him, unless the matter has become so serious that even these two hundred experts at the Three Flowers Realm cannot handle it.

“Taiyi, the Divine Tree Lord of Divine Tree City has arrived, wanting to stop you from transcending the tribulation and becoming a god. He is accompanied by two other Hundred Mountain Lords, but fortunately, I used Divine Tree City as a threat and tricked one of them away. Even so, the remaining people are still very strong. Even if we go all out, it will be difficult for them to be a match for us.”

This crane spoke human language, and its voice was just like Xiang Xiangzi's.

Another crane beside it spoke up, "I just fought with Lord Baishan. Even with my Great Perfection cultivation and the Demon King's weapon, I couldn't defeat Lord Baishan. If he were to unleash his full power or use divine magic, even I would be quickly defeated."

"Although we have two hundred cultivators on Crimson Gold Mountain, most of them are only at the First Flower Realm. The other side has many experts at the level of Ten Mountain Lords, Thirty Mountain Lords, and Fifty Mountain Lords. In terms of overall strength, we are not superior."

Li Yi's primordial spirit dharma form stood atop the red lotus. Upon hearing what Xuan Yuezi, a crane formed from his primordial spirit power, had to say, he immediately frowned.

"Shenmu City is 500 li away from Chijin Mountain, which is not a short distance. I didn't expect that the Lord of Shenmu would take advantage of my situation and gather a group of experts to try to kill me when my physical body was undergoing transformation."

"What do you two fairies think?"

Upon hearing what the crane said, he immediately understood the gist of the matter and then consulted the two of them for their opinions.

“The enemy came prepared. If we fight head-on, we will suffer heavy losses. We might even wipe out all two hundred of our cultivation experts. And the final outcome is not necessarily good. I suggest we prepare to cross over and leave immediately to avoid this calamity.”

The crane formed from Xuan Yuezi's primordial spirit said, "Taiyi, your life is the most important. You can put your cultivation aside for now."

"We can prepare for both possibilities. If we can fight, we can fight; if we can't, we can run away." The crane that Xiang Xiangzi had transformed into shook her head slightly. Even she, who was always warlike, felt that the situation was not optimistic.

Upon hearing this, Li Yi's primordial spirit dharma form immediately laughed: "Have the two fairy maidens forgotten something? My physical body is only undergoing a transformation, it's not that I can't move, so there's no need for a full-scale war. They want to fight, right? Fine, I'll start a mountain lord-level challenge with them. In a one-on-one situation, as long as one of the hundred mountain lords is killed, this matter will be resolved. It's not a troublesome matter."

“The Lord of the Hundred Mountains is very strong. If he gets injured during the battle, it will affect his physical transformation and delay his tribulation to become a god. Wouldn’t that be terrible?” said the crane that Xuan Yuezi had transformed into.

"The Lord of the Hundred Mountains is indeed not simple. My strength is not necessarily weak either. If I had fought him when I was only at the First Flower Realm, I would have been very likely to lose. But now it's different."

Li Yi looked at the body radiating silver divine light. At this moment, the body was estimated to be thirty feet tall. If it stood up, it would be more than a hundred meters tall, making it a veritable little giant.

Moreover, he was somewhat looking forward to seeing what kind of power this body would contain after transforming to this point.

"Taiyi, do you really want to accept the challenge from the Divine Tree Lord?" Xuan Yuezi, who had transformed into a crane, asked again.

"I am the Lord of Crimson Gold Mountain. Naturally, I must accept the challenge from a powerful figure. Go and tell that Lord of Divine Tree that I want to have a battle with him as the Lord of the Mountain. If he wins, Crimson Gold Mountain and Northern Wilderness City will belong to him. If he loses, Divine Tree City will belong to me. I'll stake everything on this and see if he dares to accept the challenge," Li Yi said.

Seeing Li Yi's resolute attitude, the two cranes stopped trying to persuade him, nodded solemnly, and then flapped their wings and flew away.

The sea of ​​lightning in the sky was still churning, and a divine image hidden within it lay across the heavens like a majestic mountain range, its eyes, formed from silver lightning, seemingly peering into everything around it.

After the cranes spread their wings and returned.

Xiang Xiangzi and Xuan Yuezi immediately understood Li Yi's idea.

A hint of helplessness appeared on the faces of the two. Although Li Yi's approach was risky, it was undoubtedly the best solution. Activating the Mountain Lord level battle would prevent a large-scale conflict.

"Let's do it this way." Xiang Xiangzi and Xuan Yuezi exchanged a glance.

Finally, Xiang Xiangzi, riding on auspicious clouds, flew forward with a cold gaze and stared at the Divine Tree Lord, saying, "My lord just sent word that he wants to start a mountain lord-level battle with the Divine Tree Lord. If you are defeated, you will lose your life and the Divine Tree City. If my lord is defeated, he is willing to hand over Crimson Gold Mountain and Northern Wilderness City." Upon hearing this...

The Divine Tree Lord, sitting atop the mythical Luan bird, was immediately taken aback, then burst into laughter: "Hahaha, as expected of a warrior destined to become a god, you dare to initiate a battle at the Mountain Lord level? Alright, I agree, let your Lord come out."

This is the result he wanted to see.

As long as this Lord of Crimson Gold Mountain is killed, or even just injured, he will find it difficult to become a god, and the goal of the Divine Wood lineage will be achieved. Moreover, it will also prevent the Divine Wood lineage from suffering too many losses of warriors, which would affect the lineage's inheritance.

As the God of the Trees finished speaking.

next moment.

A sudden tremor shook the ground in the direction of Chijin Mountain, as if an irresistible force was shaking the entire world.

Then, everyone saw it.

A giant over thirty feet tall stepped on auspicious clouds, his body radiating silver light. He wore crimson-gold armor and held a divine jade spear, striding towards them. With each step he took, the entire crimson-gold mountain range trembled.

It seemed as if boundless divine power was difficult to unleash.

"This is the Lord of Crimson Gold Mountain!" Upon seeing this scene, the smile on the Divine Tree Lord's face immediately froze. His burly body, which was over four meters tall, looked like an insect in front of this giant, as if he could be crushed with a single step.

It wasn't just that it was huge; the power it displayed made even the Lord of a Hundred Mountains feel a chill.

"How could this be? The Lord of Crimson Gold Mountain hasn't even survived his tribulation and become a god yet, so why does he already possess a god-like body?" He was terrified.

In his understanding, only after the Lord of the Hundred Mountains overcomes the tribulation and fully inherits the power of the gods will his body change, grow continuously over a period of time, and finally transform into a giant a hundred feet tall, standing tall between heaven and earth.

And this is a god.

However, this Crimson Gold Mountain Lord clearly had not passed the test to become a god, nor inherited the power of a god, but his body was already moving towards godhood. Although his height was not yet at the level of a god, it had already surpassed that of the Hundred Mountain Lords.

Can I defeat such a powerful being?

The mighty warrior, Shenmu, was now wavering.

Not only him, but the Great Wilderness Lord beside him also widened his eyes in shock. He had lived in the Great Wilderness for hundreds of years and this was the first time he had seen something so outrageous. He even wondered if it was a trick played by the other party's shaman or high priest to make the Crimson Gold Mountain Lord grow bigger and pretend to be a god.

But the power it revealed told him that his guess was wrong.

This Lord of Crimson Gold Mountain has already taken that step, transforming into a god. If he were to inherit the power of the ancient gods and ancestors, he would become unimaginably powerful.

"Perhaps coming to Crimson Gold Mountain today was a mistake." At this moment, the Great Wilderness Lord also considered retreating.

If the two Hundred Mountain Lords were like this, the warriors of the Divine Wood lineage behind them, as well as the warriors of the Great Wilderness, were also trembling, their eyes filled with fear.

"His body is still growing." The Divine Tree Lord noticed that the Crimson Gold Mountain Lord had grown taller and seemed to have become stronger in the short time it had taken to get here.

"I should have come here sooner."

He later regretted it somewhat; if he had led the warriors of the Shenmu lineage to Chijin Mountain on the first day, this situation might not have occurred.

At that time, the God of the Tree thought that the test to become a god would begin nine days later, so he was not in a hurry.

If you challenge the Crimson Gold Mountain Lord on the first day, the opponent won't have time to grow and his strength will definitely not be very strong.

"You are the Divine Tree Lord?" At this moment, the figure, whose body was flowing with silver light, actually spoke, his voice echoing the thunder in the sky, just like a god.

"Chieftain, can we defeat them? If we can't, we should just admit defeat. At least the Divine Tree lineage hasn't suffered any losses yet," the High Priest Wood Shaman couldn't hold back any longer and began to persuade them.

He lacked the courage to fight this giant.

After all, the current Lord of Crimson Gold Mountain may have already become a god.

To challenge a god in one's capacity as the master of the sacred tree is undoubtedly courting death.

(End of this chapter)