Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 381 Dead Tree
Silvermoon held up an elven leaf book and said, "This matter was mentioned in the book you gave me. The book said that when the elven dungeons and Blood Hunting Grounds were being built, they discovered something strange below and sent people to investigate, but they found nothing."

"According to the ancients' speculation, what lies below should be the ruins of ancient tree people. To avoid being discovered by the tree people, our elven race has kept it a secret."

"The book says that the power deep underground should be the residual power of a withered mother tree of life."

"The reason why the dead tree of life can be transformed into ancient tree fossils is because it absorbs the power of the withered mother tree."

As they spoke, Yin Huyue winked at Zhou Leng.

The two distanced themselves from the crowd.

Silver Lake Moon whispered, "The book also speculates that the savior of the Elf race, the King of Light, might be able to enter the underground through some means, obtain the root of the original tree, and thus advance to demigod status."

"Are there the roots of the original tree below?" Zhou Leng had heard of it before; those things were the roots of the Starry Sky Tree God.

"It's just a legend, and we don't know the specifics. One thing is certain: there must be treasure beneath the rock layer. The fossilized ancient trees unearthed by the earthquake likely originated from that rock layer."

"Is there any other way to get inside?"

"The only one we can probably ask is the Lord of Light."

Zhou Leng pondered to himself.

After advancing to the Thousand Feather Realm with the Star Phoenix Returning Heaven Technique, he felt the immense power of this technique and became even more eager to improve.

Moreover, fossilized ancient trees can enhance immortal celestial bodies.

Both the Star Phoenix Return to Heaven Technique and the Undying Star Body require massive amounts of resources; otherwise, the cultivation speed will be extremely slow.

The resources on Earth are more than sufficient for other cultivation techniques such as the Star-Gazing Technique.

However, the resources for those two techniques are insufficient.

So far, there are healing treasures that are stronger than ancient tree fossils.

There isn't one with such a huge total volume.

"It's inaccessible now, but once I reach a higher level, I'll definitely come back to explore and search for ancient tree fossils."

Zhou Leng asked, "Do you have any magical artifacts or spells to enter the underground?"

"Yes, but they are either extremely expensive or only legendary masters can walk underground, and even then, they cannot penetrate the rock layers below."

"It's good to have it."

Those demon masters who can walk underground cannot sense the ancient tree fossils.

After advancing to Grandmaster, try to purchase a magical artifact that allows you to walk underground, and then dig quickly.

Just as Zhou Leng was about to leave, Yin Huyue whispered, "The book also contains speculations about the King of Light. Would you like to hear them?"

"Just pick out the important points."

"The book says that the Light King's strength far surpasses that of ordinary Elf Kings, which is to say, Elf demigods."

"The King of Light always performs some strange miracles, such as walking on the winter meadows and seeing spring flowers bloom and insects awaken."

"His wood-based magic and healing abilities are extremely powerful."

“One of the Elf Kings even said that the Light King was like a higher life form.”

"That's why they suspected the Elf King had used the Root of the Original Tree."

"Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why the King of Light advanced from an ordinary innate being to a demigod in just seven years."

Zhou Leng exclaimed in surprise, "From innate to demigod, it only took seven years?"

"Yes. In the history of the Ten Realms, the King of Light is also one of the fastest-rising demigods, possibly in the top three."

"The fastest martial saint among us humans took twelve years, and that was achieved by an entire country accumulating resources."

Silver Lake Moon sighed, "It's too difficult for us ordinary beings to advance to demigod status. But it's not difficult for the Starry Sky Clan."

Zhou Leng recalled the Wrath of the Deep Darkness; as a descendant of the Spine-Headed Demon Dragon, its advancement speed far exceeded that of ordinary races.

After discussing the information in the book, everyone returned to make final preparations.

Zhou Leng retrieved some enchanted bottles containing insect juice and found the Silver Lake Sea's Elf Dagger and other items.

Once everything is ready, let's head together to the altar hall.

As he approached, Zhou Leng's internal energy surged, slowly transforming into a protective divine skill, the Taiqing Sea Robe.

This technique has powerful defensive capabilities, but it also consumes a great deal of energy. It should be held back for now and fully activated after the battle.

This time, there was no temptation, no test.

The group of over two hundred people rushed straight into the cave hall.

The altar was located in the center of the hall, where blood flowed and corpses piled up.

On either side of the altar, a giant queen ant lay.

Demons and giant insects stood ready.

The two queen ants' enormous bodies were wriggling rapidly, as if their large intestines, magnified a thousand times, were trembling.

Giant ant eggs kept rolling off the queen's tail, and worker ants carried the eggs away.

These ant eggs were all large male and female ants.

One by one, the enormous ant eggs shattered, and one by one, the giant ants rose up, their bodies dripping with viscous insect juice, and surveyed their surroundings.

One hour after Zhou Leng left, a hundred more innate giant ants had appeared here.

If we wait any longer, tens of thousands of innate giant ants will emerge at once, and even the strongest ant will be overwhelmed by the terrifying ant swarm.

Following the pre-arranged tactics, the group charged straight at the queen ant in the northeast direction.

The monsters surrounded them.

Suddenly, a figure rushed toward the queen ant in the northwest at supersonic speed.

By the time the demons realized what was happening, Zhou Leng, his entire body radiating magical light, had already arrived in front of the ant queen.

True Qi erupts.

A three-inch-thick robe of true energy covered his entire body from head to toe.

The light was faintly white, like gently rippling waves.

Protective Divine Skill, Taiqing Sea Robe.

Wow... Wow...

The Taiqing Sea Cloth made a splashing sound like waves.

It formed a strange power that calmed Zhou Leng's mind, dispelled his fear, and kept him clear-headed.

The queen ant is larger than a large tanker truck transporting mixed oils for the food industry, with a massive head two to three meters tall. Standing below and looking up, the ant's head is as big as the front of the truck, with a ferocious appearance and sharp fangs, enough to trigger megalophobia.

The queen ant suddenly let out an angry roar, and a powerful mental shock spread in all directions.

A pale white halo flashed and disappeared, spreading throughout the entire hall.

The rest of the innate beings, regardless of friend or foe, staggered about, and even the giant ant had a blank stare.

Zhou Leng felt a heavy blow to his head, his attack was interrupted, and he took half a step back.

Even with protective divine skills, elven magic, and the martial will of the Rock Realm, it was still impossible to withstand the attack of the queen ant of the same realm.

After the queen ant unleashed her mental attack, her rear entrance closed tightly, and she ceased producing giant ant eggs.

The giant ant eggs stopped moving and ceased hatching.

The side effect of this powerful mental attack is that the queen ant dares not use it unless facing a life-or-death crisis, regardless of whether it is friend or foe.

Zhou was stunned for a second, then shook his head.

Apart from feeling slightly dizzy, I'm alright.

Turning my head, I saw swarms of wild elves, demons, and giant insects falling to the ground.

Those who remained standing showed signs of pain and had lost their ability to fight.

Silver Lake Moon and the other elves turned their heads in despair to look at Zhou Leng.

Being so close to the queen ant there, the psychological impact is at least ten times greater than here.

If an ordinary elf were there, its head would explode instantly.

Zhou Leng is doomed.

Before the battle, the elves had anticipated the queen ant's mental attack and did not approach her.

But none of them had ever fought the queen ant, and they never expected her to be this strong.

Of all the people, only Xiao Yong hid at the back of the group, looking left and right furtively.

Completely unaffected.

Suddenly, a light shone in the eyes of the desperate elves.

Zhou Leng actually moved.

Zhou Leng took a deep breath, rushed to the side of the ant queen, jumped onto her back, and used her back to rush to her neck, unleashing a powerful Thousand Seas strike.

This move contains all its power; even an ordinary stone would be shattered.

The outer shell was completely undamaged.

The queen ant slowly turned her head, twisting it a full 180 degrees. Her enormous head, like that of an evil god, stared at Zhou Leng.

The queen ant's two prominent, enormous compound eyes suddenly transformed into pitch-black vortexes.

A blood-red, malevolent cloud suddenly appeared above the queen ant's head.

Within the evil clouds, it seemed to connect to some terrifying world.

An indescribable and terrifying spiritual force invaded Zhou Leng's brain and entered his world of will.

An evil gaze.

It was eerie, dark, terrifying, sinister, and even faintly carried the characteristics of a higher power.

Let alone those with True Liquid Innate, even those with Blood Vibration Innate or Bone Forging Innate, if their mental will is slightly weak, they will be eroded by the powerful evil gaze and go insane immediately.

When the evil gaze bloomed, all the giant insects nearby completely lost their minds and fled in all directions.

The elves in the distance, seeing that the queen ant could use such a high-level mental attack, had their newly risen confidence shattered.

Even an elven sorcerer with powerful mental strength would not be able to withstand such an attack.

This attack itself is not strong, but its level is extremely high.

No innate level of mental defense is effective.

This includes the spells the elves had cast on Zhou Leng earlier.

However, Zhou Leng had experienced power a billion times greater than evil.

The moment the evil gaze appeared, Zhou Leng shuddered, recalling his very unpleasant experience from before.

The evil god gazed.

The unpleasantness was so intense that Zhou Leng didn't even dare to recall it carefully. He quickly shifted his focus and visualized the gates of purgatory.

And then... huh?

Zhou Leng was unharmed.

The queen ant's enormous compound eyes cracked open layer by layer, the evil clouds above her head dissipated, and she let out a miserable scream.

The Evil Gaze is powerful, but if the attack fails, the user will be impacted.

Zhou Leng blinked, regaining his senses. He was about to pull the elven dagger from his magic pouch when he gave up.

This dagger originated from the Silver Lake Sea and is very powerful, but Silver Lake Moon said it is very fragile and can only be used to attack a few times before being left for the next queen ant.

The queen ant underfoot swayed its body, as if trying to escape.

But her white belly was so big that she couldn't move.

Zhou Leng abandoned the fierce Thousand Seas technique and instead used the Heavenly Tide Palm, using the Falling Whale Force to strike the Queen Ant's neck with each palm strike.

The queen ant failed to cast her spell and was unable to launch a magical attack for a while, nor could she bite Zhou Leng on her back.

Zhou Leng unleashed more than a dozen palm strikes, each one with full force, but he still couldn't break the ant queen's neck.

Only then did they realize that they had underestimated the power of the giant insect race.

At this moment, some of the giant ants that had run away rushed back up.

Zhou Leng gritted his teeth, relying on his magical protection and the Taiqing Sea Robe to withstand the giant ant's attack. Then, he took out his powerful elven dagger and stabbed out a wound.

He put it away and then slapped the wound a dozen more times.

This time, the palm strike finally penetrated the insect's shell and reached its neck.

The terrifying palm force exploded inside time and time again.

The queen ant tried to attack again several times, but was interrupted by intense pain each time, screaming in agony.

Numerous giant ants and even giant insects swarmed over, unleashing a barrage of magical attacks.

(End of this chapter)