Tomb Raider: Evolution of the Red Dragon, Starting from the Ancient City of Jingjue

"what?"

Upon seeing this, Jiang Hua was also slightly taken aback.

The bark of this ancient tree was extremely hard, capable of withstanding attacks from internal energy, which greatly surprised Jiang Hua.

Then, Jiang Hua's gaze fell on the leaves of the ancient tree.

Sure enough, there was a ring of tiny scratches on the leaves of this ancient tree.

"This is?"

Jiang Hua was also very shocked to see this.

These scratches were caused by internal force.

Such scratches can only be caused when internal energy reaches its peak.

Moreover, if one's internal strength reaches its peak, then breaking through such a scratch becomes very simple.

However, in Jiang Hua's memory, the Dragon King in Dragon King Manor did not seem to have this ability.

This raised a question in Jiang Hua's mind.

Jiang Hua then observed the ancient tree more closely and discovered that there seemed to be some tiny cracks on its leaves.

"Could it be that the bark of this ancient tree is actually defective?"
Thinking of this, the idea immediately popped into Jiang Hua's mind.

Jiang Hua immediately banished the thought from his mind and continued to channel his internal energy into the scratches, beginning to repair them.

"Clap clap clap!"

Jiang Hua's internal energy, like water droplets, fell one by one into the bark of the ancient tree.

The bark of that ancient tree acted like a giant magnet, firmly absorbing Jiang Hua's internal energy.

Subsequently, after Jiang Hua's internal energy was completely absorbed, the bark of the ancient tree shattered instantly, and then the ancient tree completely collapsed.

"boom!"

With a sharp crack, Jiang Hua smashed the ancient tree in half.

"Haha, it worked..."

Upon seeing this, Jiang Hua was overjoyed and immediately stood up, shouting with delight.

Qin Feng also opened his eyes at this moment and shouted happily.

"Yes, you succeeded. Now try to see if you can control the internal energy within your body."

"it is good."

Subsequently, Qin Feng immediately mobilized his internal energy, attempting to smoothly mobilize it and completely compress it to make his internal energy even more abundant.

Once Qin Feng's internal energy was fully compressed to a certain degree, he swung his arm, and the ancient tree was immediately flattened.

"Alright, not bad!"

Seeing that Qin Feng had removed the ancient tree, Jiang Hua couldn't help but praise him.

"hehe."

Seeing Jiang Hua praise him, Qin Feng scratched his head a little embarrassedly, then smiled back.

Afterwards, the two walked back to the ancient tree.

At this moment, Qin Feng's internal energy had fully recovered.

Then Qin Feng began to mobilize his internal energy, channeling it into his arm, causing it to turn red again. He then used his internal energy to begin cutting down the ancient tree.

This time, Qin Feng dared not be negligent in the slightest. He not only used up all his internal energy, but also compressed it, reducing it little by little.

"call!"

Soon after, Qin Feng let out a long breath and then stopped.

"How are you? How do you feel?"

Seeing Qin Feng stop, Jiang Hua quickly approached and asked, "Yes, this tree is truly extraordinary, and what's more, it even has internal cavities!"

"A gap?" Upon hearing this, Jiang Hua's eyes immediately lit up.

"Yes, you read that right, there really are gaps in the trunk of this tree."

Seeing Jiang Hua's reaction, Qin Feng confirmed it as well.

Upon hearing Qin Feng's explanation, a hint of joy appeared on Jiang Hua's face.

It seems his earlier guess was indeed correct.

This ancient tree is indeed a treasure.

If we can find the tree's primordial power and merge it with it, perhaps this ancient tree can acquire spirituality and become a divine object.

When that time comes, the entire world order will likely change because of its emergence.

Thinking about this, Jiang Hua became even more excited.

When this idea appeared in Jiang Hua's mind, it was like a boulder crashing down on his heart.

This thought made Jiang Hua's heart pound.

"Huh? How about it?"

At this moment, Jiang Hua suddenly noticed the slightly disappointed look on Qin Feng's face and immediately became puzzled.

Qin Feng did not answer Jiang Hua's question immediately, but remained silent for a moment.

"Brother Jiang, have you noticed a problem?"

"what is the problem?"

Upon hearing Qin Feng's question, Jiang Hua immediately asked in return.

"This ancient tree is not an ordinary tree at all."

Moreover, all the trees we saw before were ordinary trees, not ancient trees.

We are not on the main branch of the ancient tree now, but on the other side of the ancient tree.

In this terrain, we didn't see any other trees at all, not even a trace of them.

This means that the place we are in is not the main trunk of an ancient tree at all, but rather the other side of this ancient tree, or rather, a small grove of trees.

However, I just tried, and my internal energy couldn't penetrate into this grove. This means that the grove is very vast, and there must be something extremely powerful hidden inside.

So I think we should go back to where we came in from.

Qin Feng's face was once again filled with a serious expression.

Although he had never actually seen what was inside the forest, the image still lingered in his mind.

A phantom figure would still occasionally flash through his mind.

That figure left a deep impression on him, making Qin Feng very clear that the situation in this forest was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

After hearing Qin Feng's words, Jiang Hua frowned.

"You mean we're still going in circles? We haven't even gotten out of here?"

"Yes, that's it."

Qin Feng nodded, then sighed and said, "However, this forest is really too strange, and I feel that there are endless dangers in this forest. We must be careful."

"Well, in that case, let's rest here for a while and leave when it gets dark."

After listening to Qin Feng's words, Jiang Hua nodded and then said.

The two then found a place to sit down, intending to wait until dark before leaving this awful place.

Jiang Hua also felt a strong urge to leave this awful place as soon as possible.

After all, Jiang Hua didn't want to stay in this godforsaken place for even a second longer.

"Brother Jiang, do you think there might be something on this ancient tree?"

Looking at Jiang Hua, Qin Feng hesitated for a moment before asking. (End of Chapter)