Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 181 Six Bodies and Six Colors
As Lin Xiufeng and Lin Qiru walked, they saw more and more broken trees.

Years of torrential rain have left the broken wood constantly soaked in rainwater and covered with moss.

"What's up ahead..."

Lin Qiru saw that there were no plants in front of her, and the soil covered by rain was black.

Lin Xiufeng broke off a tree branch and poked it in; the branch, which was over a meter long, was almost completely embedded in the branch.

Only the part held by the hand was exposed, simply because Lin Xiufeng didn't want his hands to get covered in black mud.

Ahead lay a vast expanse of black swamp, devoid of any vegetation.

This terrain dictates that only Heavenly Warriors of the Ten-Star Great Gale System can venture deep into the area.

"The area ahead has suddenly turned into a dead zone. It's most likely related to what we're looking for. Perhaps another mutated beast has devoured the Soul Bead and gained even greater power."

Lin Xiufeng had previously speculated that mutated beasts might be able to see the soul beads of other mutated beasts.

Lin Qiru nodded, took Lin Xiufeng's arm, looked up at him and said:

"I'm ready."

"Not bad, not bad, she makes me want to protect her. Let's go! A petite and charming beauty!"

Lin Xiufeng appeared to be running ahead, but Lin Qiru was actually moving at the same speed as him.

The two were enveloped by the Heavenly Martial Force beneath their feet, and what came into contact with the layer of rainwater covering the black mud was that mass of Heavenly Martial Force.

If the flow is gentle, it leaves only ripples; if the flow is vigorous, it leaves a trail of flying mud.

This black, dead forest has a radius of two kilometers.

Lin Xiufeng and Lin Qiru suddenly stopped and looked ahead. It was clearly the tree in the center of the Black Dead Land, which looked similar to the one described in the message.

One root, six branches.

The roots are thick and straight, while the branches extend in different directions, like the petals of a blooming flower.

The reason I say it's very similar is because the tree in front of me is much bigger than described!

It is estimated to be about 30 meters tall, but if the base is taken as the center, the six trunks leaning at a 60-degree angle are all 60 meters long.

The thick roots that connect the six tree trunks have a diameter of more than three meters.

Each tree trunk has a different color: golden yellow, green, blue, red, brown, and black.

The branches and leaves of the tree all grow upwards, while the lower part of the tree is bare.

This six-stemmed giant tree is definitely not what was described in the information.

Lin Qiru observed the shape of the six leaning tree trunks and guessed:
"Did this tree absorb the soul bead left behind by the giant beast?"

"It seems so." Based on the giant tree demon's experience, Lin Xiufeng secretly winked at Lin Qiru.

But to his surprise, Lin Qiru suddenly blushed, hugged herself, and said shyly in a hesitant tone:
"Lin Xiufeng, please don't do this! We agreed we wouldn't do this, we're not married yet, we can't do this..."

"Stop it right now! I'm going to get angry if you keep doing this!"

You can't be so disrespectful to me!

Lin Qiru spoke while backing away, looking like she was about to cry.

Lin Xiufeng realized something was wrong and quickly went forward, patting her shoulder and shouting:

"Xiaoying! Xiaoying, wake up! Get a grip!"

As she shouted, Lin Xiufeng steeled her heart and cruelly pinched Lin Qiru.

Lin Qiru suddenly woke up, the hallucinations before her eyes disappeared, and she saw that Lin Xiufei was still wearing his raincoat.

She looked down and saw that she was still wearing her raincoat and scale armor.

Lin Qiru realized what was happening and exclaimed in surprise:

"This is Mengmu? It's hallucinating!"

Lin Xiufeng was still shaken. If Lin Qiru had mistaken him for Zhao Zongshan because of her hallucinations, it would have been disastrous.

Therefore, the suggestion was made as follows:
"Transforming into a stag might grant the ability to resist hallucinations."

"No, it's ugly." Lin Qiru held Lin Xiufeng's hand and looked at him reassuringly, saying, "This way you won't be affected by hallucinations."

"...Don't think of me as a mortal enemy!" Lin Xiufeng was still afraid.

Lin Qiru laughed and said, "Impossible. Even an illusion couldn't make me see you as someone else."

As he spoke, Lin Xiufeng's gaze suddenly darkened.

Lin Qiru's knowing smile vanished. The two of them, without prior arrangement, charged towards the six-colored tree, their Heavenly Martial Blade and Heavenly Martial Sword slashing at its roots!
Suddenly, countless roots sprouted from the black soil!

The vines on the six tree trunks seemed to come alive suddenly, weaving together into layers of netting to block the way.

Lin Xiufeng's black Heavenly Martial Sword sliced ​​through the tangled web of vines one strike after another.

Lin Qiru's White Light Heavenly Martial Blade severed the root, which was more than three meters in diameter, in one strike!
The six tree trunks flew through the air and fell onto the black earth, their branches and leaves seemingly alive, plunging into the ground.

It actually supported the entire tree trunk.

On each of the six trees, mouths resembling those of giant tree demons appeared. Some voices were fierce, some were panicked, some were calm, some were terrified, and some were full of fighting spirit.

"You are looking for death!"

"What should we do? What should we do? They're so scary!"

"Calm down and launch a combined attack to take them out, then we can save ourselves."

"I don't want to die, I don't want to die!"

"Fight if you don't want to die! Kill them!"

The black tree trunk was unusually silent, making no sound.

The six trees, each with a different color, are still connected at part of their roots, remaining as one entity.

Lin Xiufeng speculated that if it weren't connected by a root, this thing could probably become six separate entities.

Lin Xiufeng had wondered more than once why the giant tree demon could exist alone in a grassland.

Logically speaking, even if birds leave seeds in their droppings, they would hardly germinate and grow in the grass.

Looking at the six-colored tree in front of him, Lin Xiufeng speculated that the seed of the giant tree demon had likely landed on the soul bead of the mutated beast.

The tree spirit before us can be reasonably inferred to be influenced by the soul bead left behind by a mutated beast that was killed in the past.

Thus, what was originally an ordinary tree became a mutated beast.

Lin Qiru was preparing to unleash her power and wipe them all out in one strike.

Lin Xiufeng quickly called out to her:
"Take it easy, we can't afford to lose our strength to the heavens, can we?"

Lin Xiufeng had heard Lin Qiru say that the reason he didn't use the power of the Heavenly Blade casually was not because he intended to hide it.

The stronger the force used, the greater the energy consumed.

For example, the eruption of the Lone King Volcano actually consumed the power of a hundred layers of heaven to detonate it, which was a pure loss.

If one were to wield the Heavenly Martial Blade in that state under normal circumstances, the destructive power of a single strike would be immense, but the Heavenly Martial Power consumed would also far exceed that of a Heavenly Martial practitioner in their normal state.

Lin Xiufeng felt that the tree demon before him was not so powerful that Lin Qiru would need to use her true abilities.

"Okay," Lin Qiru replied, then asked Lin Xiufeng, "How do we fight?"

"You provide cover, I'll take the lead in the attack. Watch as my Shattering Star Technique unleashes its divine power!"

Lin Xiufeng was full of confidence, and Lin Qiru smiled and said:

"It's all up to you now."

"Hehe, I love how cooperative you are."

Lin Xiufeng's memory of Xu Xinying has always been like this.

Even though she might find it childish at times, she was happy to go along with Lin Xiufeng.

Then, seeing Lin Xiufeng laughing, she also felt happy.

Conversely, Lin Xiufeng is always willing to cooperate or accompany Lin Qiru when she has any ideas.

These things are perfectly natural to them.

Because that's the state they saw in their respective parents' relationship.

"First, blacken the tree. A dog that bites doesn't bark, and a silent black tree is most likely the most sinister. The hallucination might just be it!"

After Lin Xiufeng finished speaking, he and Lin Qiru exchanged a smile.

Lin Qiru feigned an attack and charged ahead.

A black orb of light, resembling a meteor chasing the moon, condensed on Lin Xiufeng's black Heavenly Martial Sword, following behind Lin Qiru.

The two of them, one in front of the other, headed straight for it!

(End of this chapter)