Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 254 The Ancient Bodhi Tree

The Dragon-Phoenix Physique is the most superior physique among all magical beasts on the Dou Qi Continent, bar none.

This is the combined power of the ancient Heavenly Phoenix and the Ancient Void Dragon, two overlords of magical beasts, a terrifying physique capable of suppressing the entire world of Warcraft!

This kind of physique has only appeared a handful of times in the entire history of the Dou Qi Continent.

At this moment, this physique actually appeared on Lin Ran.

It appeared on... a human!

"Owner……"

Feng Qing'er gazed at Lin Ran with her beautiful eyes filled with deep love and admiration.

The Dragon-Phoenix Physique is already a superior physique for the Heavenly Demon Phoenix, and Lin Ran, who possesses the Dragon-Phoenix Physique, is undoubtedly an "Emperor" to the Ancient Void Dragon. Not to mention the Heavenly Demon Phoenix, a degenerate form of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix.

"To think he possesses the body of a dragon or phoenix... that's truly unbelievable..."

Gu Qingyang and the others stared at Lin Ran in disbelief. Even the Heavenly Demon Phoenix and the Ancient Void Dragon were extremely rare to have such a physique, yet it had appeared in Lin Ran, a human. It was simply outrageous.

Xun'er's eyes shone brightly as she looked at Lin Ran, and a hint of pride even appeared on her face.

"Isn't that his charm...?"

As Lin Ran revealed his dragon-phoenix body and charged into the beast tide, everyone hurriedly followed in his footsteps.

The essence of ferocious beasts is that they are magical beasts whose intelligence has been affected; ultimately, they are also magical beasts.

Even if their violent aura diminishes their intelligence, the terrifying pressure originating from their bloodline will subconsciously cause these magical beasts to retreat.

Combined with Lin Ran's powerful blood energy and cultivation aura, a vacuum zone was formed around Lin Ran and his group, and not a single ferocious beast dared to approach!

The entire force rapidly advanced into the depths of the beast tide.

In contrast to the relaxed state of Lin Ran and his group, the situation on the other side was quite dire.

Soul Jade's army advanced swiftly amidst the trembling earth, leaving a trail of blood and the corpses of ferocious beasts in their wake. However, the crimson blood did not frighten the beast horde; instead, it fueled their increasingly frenzied and fearless charge towards the army.

This rapid advance continued for about two thousand feet before it finally slowed down noticeably. Some of the ferocious beasts were now able to rush to the front of the group and engage in combat with some of the stronger individuals. Although these beasts would soon be blasted into bloody pulp by the combined efforts of the many strong individuals, the situation was clearly beginning to become more difficult.

If one could look down upon this plain from the sky at this moment, one would clearly see that more and more ferocious beasts are coming from all around the group, densely packed like ants, making one's scalp tingle.

"boom!"

As the situation became increasingly difficult, and even when many powerful individuals joined forces to attack, they were unable to quickly kill some of the ferocious beasts, a fierce, hand-to-hand combat finally began!

As Hunyu and the others at the forefront engaged in close combat with the beast horde, everyone in the team clearly felt their speed immediately come to a standstill. And in this standstill, the ferocious beasts from the left, right, and rear quickly caught up, and then, a brutal battle suddenly broke out!

"roar!"

"Bang!"

Various ferocious beasts, their eyes bloodshot, charged madly into the group. Although most of the beasts were killed by the combined efforts of some powerful individuals, some exceptionally strong beasts managed to break into the group. As a result, casualties began to appear in the group, and mournful screams echoed continuously from all directions.

"Hurry up!"

Faced with such immense pressure, most of the people turned pale and hurriedly pushed the entire team forward.

Most importantly, Soul Jade and all the Soul Palace experts had vanished. At this moment, the front line consisted of groups of powerful individuals being pushed forward by those behind them. They could not retreat and could only charge forward. Facing the hordes of ferocious beasts ahead, they could only desperately unleash their attacks. However, every time they killed some beasts, they would be exhausted by the endless beast tide. When they finally wanted to retreat, they suddenly realized that many of them had gone mad with rage and were pushing forward with all their might, so... they had no chance to retreat.

With no chance to retreat and their fighting spirit exhausted, before they could even despair, they were viciously bitten by the ferocious beasts that pounced on them.

After these people were devoured by the ferocious beasts, another group of people at the front of the procession were forced forward by the advance of the procession. Thus, the cycle of impacts began to operate in this frenzied situation.

At this point, the team no longer needs anyone to push them forward. Everyone is rushing forward to survive, so there is a constant stream of people being pushed to the front and becoming cannon fodder in the advance.

Therefore, as the team went deeper into the crowd, the number of people in the team decreased. Many people lost their rationality in this situation, which led to the team getting out of control. Only a very few people were able to remain rational and try their best to maintain their speed so that they would not be pushed to the front by the crowd.

Unbeknownst to everyone, Hunyu and the members of Hundian, who were originally at the forefront, had somehow ended up at the very back of the group.

"How insidious, Soul Jade!"

Lin Ran's team naturally saw this scene as well, and Gu Qingyang snorted coldly: "Sending the entire team to clear a path for yourself..."

These people exerted all their strength, but in the end, they did all the work for others for free. They were all used by the Soul Jade for free!

Seemingly sensing the gazes of Gu Qingyang and the others, Hunyu turned around and gave them a warm smile. However, against the backdrop of the thick, scarlet blood and corpses around them, the smile appeared particularly sinister.

"Bang!"

At the very front of the Soul Jade team, a ferocious beast with a jet-black body, as black as iron, suddenly appeared. Its enormous fist slammed into the figures in front of it, and the terrifying force smashed those figures, who had already exhausted most of their battle qi, into a bloody pulp.

"call out!"

While a group of people ahead were being blocked by a ferocious beast that was clearly extremely powerful, Hun Yu and the others suddenly pushed off the ground with their feet, their figures leaping over the crowd with lightning speed, finally dodging the giant beast, and bursting away.

As Hunyu set off, several other groups of people in that team simultaneously took to the air. Clearly, these guys had already figured out Hunyu's scheme, but they also wanted to use the power of others to get here.

As these people fled, the remaining hundred or so were instantly overwhelmed by the ferocious beasts that suddenly surged in size around them, their shrill screams echoing across the sky.

Without a doubt, what awaited them was their deaths at the hands of the monsters!

"It doesn't matter what tricks they use. Even if they break through to this point with the help of those ignorant and fearless people, they still have to face the remaining beast tide."

Lin Ran said calmly, "Keep up close, I'm going to speed up!"

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a chill and quickly followed Lin Ran's figure.

This team was like an arrow released from a bow, flying swiftly towards the deepest part of the beast tide.

After a few breaths, everyone suddenly felt their vision vanish, and behind them, countless ferocious beasts were staring at Hunyu and the others with their giant, scarlet eyes, roaring madly.

"Did they break through?"

One of the Heavenly Phoenixes breathed a sigh of relief. The next moment, everyone turned their gaze to the depths.

Several thousand feet away, a massive ancient tree stood alone on the vast plain. A pure aura wafted through the air above the tree, sometimes changing into various shapes, appearing mysterious and unpredictable.

"An ancient Bodhi tree!"

"Is that the ancient Bodhi tree?!"

Gazing at the ancient tree that exuded an ancient aura, standing tall between heaven and earth, the crowd gasped in amazement.

This legendary thing was something they had never seen before, even as an ancient race. They could only occasionally find it mentioned in some ancient books.

"What a huge tree..."

Feng Qing'er murmured, even though they were far away from the Bodhi Tree, they could still feel its immense size. Its shade spread out all over the sky, like an ancient sacred object standing in the world, exuding antiquity and vicissitudes.

"Let's go. Maybe arriving first will bring some unexpected benefits."

Lin Ran smiled calmly, and everyone seemed to wake from a dream, rushing towards the ancient Bodhi tree.

Several minutes after Lin Ran and the others set off, Hun Yu and the others finally broke through the beast tide.

"Damn it, Lin Ran beat me to it!"

Gazing at the ancient tree standing between heaven and earth in the distance, even the members of the Soul Palace had a sudden surge of red in their eyes. Especially when they saw that Lin Ran and the others had taken the lead and were heading towards the Bodhi tree, they could no longer contain themselves. Even Soul Jade, who had always maintained a gentlemanly demeanor, now had a cold expression: "Go, follow them!"

"yes!"

Upon hearing this, the members of the Soul Palace gritted their teeth and nodded. Immediately, their figures flashed away again, hurrying after Lin Ran and the others ahead.

……

As the crowd drew closer, the enormous Bodhi tree became increasingly clear.

Viewing the Bodhi Tree up close is undoubtedly another breathtaking sight. Its massive trunk, thousands of feet long, is like a pillar connecting heaven and earth. Ancient aura permeates its trunk, and its canopy is so vast that it can cover half of a city. Extremely rich and pure energy emanates from the Bodhi Tree, spreading across the sky and causing various magical phenomena to appear in the sky from time to time.

The sunlight poured down from the sky, illuminating the ancient tree and giving it a translucent quality. A powerful vitality, so strong that even a demonic beast like the Heavenly Phoenix would be awestruck, permeated the air.

Lin Ran narrowed his eyes. Compared to this terrifying life force, his own life force was like a small fry compared to a big fish.

"Aran, something's not right about this Bodhi tree. Hidden within its seemingly vibrant and clear aura is a kind of cold, gray aura, which possesses many negative emotions similar to those of humans." As they got closer to the Bodhi tree, Xun'er suddenly said with a serious expression.

"Ah, I felt that too, and I also discovered a little surprise."

Lin Ran spoke with a faint smile, while gazing into the distance.

Following his gaze, everyone saw a bright radiance about a hundred feet away from the back trunk of the enormous Bodhi tree. This radiance resembled a massive energy heart, about ten feet in size, faintly emitting a powerful pulsating sound.

"Bodhi mind!"

A sudden cry of surprise came from behind, and Hunyu and the others hurriedly arrived at the scene.

All eyes converged on the radiance hidden within the massive tree trunk, and everyone's heart skipped a beat.

"Splash..."

However, when the words "Bodhi Heart" came from Hunyu's mouth, the ancient Bodhi tree that stood quietly on this grassland suddenly made a soft rustling sound. Then, everyone saw that the dense branches intertwined and hung down from the shade of the tree. When these branches touched the ground, they slowly split open, and five figures stepped out slowly from them with expressionless faces.

As these five figures stepped out, the space between heaven and earth rippled violently, and a terrifying pressure suddenly emanated from it!

"A demigod-level expert..."

Feeling this pressure, everyone present turned extremely pale, because they discovered that these five figures were all half-saint level experts!

"These five semi-saint level experts have no life force within them..."

Feng Qing'er took a deep breath and said solemnly.

"They don't have souls either; they're just puppets," Xun'er said softly, her face full of solemnity.

puppet.

Anyone with a brain knows that the one who could turn these semi-saints into puppets must be this ancient Bodhi tree. However, thinking about this, everyone felt a cold sweat break out. Who on the continent could do something as terrifying as turning semi-saints into puppets?

Lin Ran, who already knew about it, remained quite calm.

Compared to the Pure Lotus Demon Flame, which will directly control four- or five-star Dou Sheng in the future, the Bodhi Ancient Tree, a half-saint powerhouse, is really not worth mentioning.

Moreover, with his current cultivation level and combat power, this semi-saint puppet is nothing. What he really cares about is what's inside the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Looking at the five half-saint puppets in front of them, everyone hesitated, especially when Hun Yu said that one of them was their clan's ancestor, which made everyone's expression change drastically.

Before long, several more teams arrived, but upon seeing these demigod puppets, their faces all revealed incredibly interesting expressions.

"What should we do now?!"

(End of this chapter)