Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

An indescribable shock welled up in Liu Nian's heart.

He had previously thought that the so-called Boundary Tree was the kind of tree on the island in the Realm of Sin. But now he understood—that tree was just a projection, a tiny point of contact of the real Boundary Tree in this plane, a leakage of a little power.

The true Boundary Tree permeates the entire Cyber ​​Hell and all the myriad realms!

All worlds, all regions, all realms are "fruits" on this giant tree.

And now, he stands on one of the tree trunks, looking down at everything.

No wonder even the Eye of Truth couldn't see through this thing! It definitely transcends the realm of Eternity!

Liu Nian was immersed in the shocking scene when he suddenly felt a chill.

The chill didn't come from the outside world, but from the depths of the soul—like being watched by something, locked onto by some indescribable being.

He turned around abruptly.

Something appeared in the void at some unknown time.

That's... a living being?

Liu Nian squinted, trying to make out what those things looked like.

But they were too blurry, like a distorted shadow, or a fog composed of countless tiny points of light. They had no fixed shape, sometimes stretching into a serpentine form, sometimes contracting into a sphere, and sometimes dispersing into nothingness.

But they have one thing in common—

At the center of every "thing" is a pair of eyes.

It's not real eyes, but something deeper and darker. When you look into them, you feel as if you're being seen through, as if you've been completely dissected inside and out.

"Damn it." Liu Nian's heart skipped a beat.

Those things are getting closer to him.

The speed wasn't fast, but the oppressive feeling was growing stronger. Liu Nian tried to retreat, trying to fly towards the nearest sphere of light—but those things seemed to have anticipated his thoughts, instantly dispersing to form an encirclement, completely surrounding him.

"Smugglers".

A voice rang out.

The sound didn't come from any direction; it rang directly in Liu Nian's mind. Cold, hollow, and devoid of any emotion, it was like the sound of metal rubbing against glass.

"Moths."

Another voice.

"Border crossers".

The third.

"Interesting, this time it's not one of our clumsy imitators?"

Liu Nian looked around; those things had already surrounded him. As they drew closer, he could finally make out parts of their forms—they were semi-transparent, ink-painting-like bodies, somewhat resembling the Mistborn in certain ways! Only their forms were far more bizarre.

"Who are you people?" Liu Nian asked in a deep voice.

The other person did not answer, seemingly disdaining to talk to him.

"A lowly creature dares to steal the power of the Divine Tree of All Realms? They're utterly courting death!!"

Before the words were even finished, the other party had already moved.

Without warning, without any process—the twisted creatures that were hundreds of meters away just a second ago appeared directly in front of Liu Nian the next second.

This isn't some kind of teleportation; it's simply high speed!

Their speed has transcended the concept of "movement," more like instantly erasing the distance in space.

Liu Nian's pupils suddenly contracted.

Above these unknown creatures were—[LV 999 Void Guardian]

Without a second thought, he immediately activated the Law of Heaven and Earth!

Liu Nian's body expanded wildly in the void! Ten meters, a hundred meters, a thousand meters, three thousand meters—a golden dragon three thousand meters long stretched across the void, its scales shimmering, its dragon might vast and boundless!

This is his strongest trump card.

During the transformation, all damage is absolute damage and has the effect of penetrating invincibility!

however--

The next second, Liu Nian was stunned.

Those twisted creatures also grew larger.

Before a three-thousand-meter-long dragon, they were still the same size.

It was as if Liu Nian hadn't grown any bigger at all.

They always maintained a "proportional" effect with Liu Nian.

"What the hell is this..." Liu Nian's heart skipped a beat.

He refused to believe it and suddenly stretched out his dragon claw, grabbing at the nearest creature!

The dragon claw pierced through the opponent's body, but the opponent's body dispersed on its own, turning into countless points of light, which then reformed behind the dragon claw.

"The Avici Hell!"

Liu Nian had a sudden thought and tried to drag the other party into that independent space that sealed off all enhancements.

however--

The target is not an individual and therefore cannot be locked onto.

The target is not within the normal spatial dimensions.

The target has declined your invitation.

The goal is too far away.

The target exceeded the capacity of the Avici Hell.

The prompts for each target are different!

This shows that although they have the same name, they are not the same thing at all!

Liu Nian felt a chill run down his spine.

What are these guys?

Before they could think any further, the creatures had already launched a counterattack.

There were no flashy skill effects, no earth-shattering roars—one of them simply raised his "hand" and pointed at Liu Nian.

Liu Nian felt his body sink.

The next second, his health points started to drop rapidly!

125 billion, 100 billion, 80 billion, 50 billion —

"Holy crap!"

Liu Nian was terrified and, fueled by boundless rage, fled frantically!

But he doesn't have any equipment on him right now, and the Breaker isn't with him either... otherwise he would have teleported away immediately.

But those creatures seemed to be bound to him. Although they didn't move, they maintained the same distance from him. No matter how Liu Nian ran, he couldn't get rid of them!

"An interesting little guy."

A voice rang out, tinged with amusement.

"Don't you think he looks familiar?" another voice rang out, its tone elusive, as if recalling something.

"Hmm... Come to think of it, it's been a long time. Could it be related to that guy?" The third voice seemed thoughtful.

"Hmph, you're only just realizing it?"

A brief silence.

"In that case... I still need to repay the favor."

"That's true, but rules still apply, otherwise it wouldn't be allowed. I think we should arrange for him to try out that ship?"

"Can he do it? Won't that scare him?"

"Yes, his level is too low!"

"It's precisely because the level is low that it's suitable. The higher the level, the deeper the bond with Cyber ​​Hell, making it harder to break free."

"We'll have to try to see if it works... After all, those guys stole so much World Wood to build that ship back then, and it's not a long-term solution if we can't get it back!"

"Hmph! Take it easy. What if that dragon isn't dead, and finds out you're scheming against his junior like this..."

"Hehe, don't worry, I know what I'm doing! If I pass the test, the benefits will be huge!"

"You just want him to get that reward so he won't have to deal with us every time he escapes from prison, right?"

"We can't just let him pass every time he comes, can we? I don't want to be punished! So this is the best solution!"

"Hmph, I'm not involved in this matter. You guys decide."

"Me too, I'm leaving."

……

Seeing that he had no way to shake off the pursuers behind him, Liu Nian had no choice but to accept his fate.

If you can't fight them and you can't run away, then death is the only option.

Fortunately, he was just a fraud, and he had nothing on him, so he was gone.

But when he looked back, he found that there was only one enemy left behind him.

"Little guy," the round, dark creature, resembling an ink painting, spoke, its voice surprisingly gentler, "You're lucky."

Liu Nian looked at it warily: "What do you mean?"

The creature didn't answer directly, but instead looked Liu Nian up and down—that feeling of being seen through returned, but this time it didn't seem to have such strong hostility.

"I'm in a good mood today. How about this: if you can give me enough benefits, I'll let you go back, okay?"

Liu Nian was taken aback: "Huh?"

"Benefits!" the creature repeated impatiently, "A greeting gift! A tribute! A toll for passage! Do you understand?"

Liu Nian: "..."

The style of this story changed way too fast!