Swallowing the Stars: Only in my later years did I come to the life-spending panel.

Zhou Mu withdrew his domain and stood with his hands behind his back.

The terrifying suppressive force suddenly dissipated, and the Thunder Dragon Emperor felt a lightness all over his body, almost floating on the sea surface.

But it dared not relax, still lowering its massive dragon head, awaiting Zhou Mu's judgment.

"I accept your submission."

A thought entered the mind of the Thunder Dragon Emperor.

Lei Longhuang was overjoyed. His nearly thousand-meter-long body trembled slightly with excitement, and he lowered his head even further, expressing his submission in the most humble posture.

"Owner......"

Zhou Mu raised his hand, condensing a bolt of lightning to its maximum compression, and slammed it into its head.

"From this day forward, you are under my command. This is temporary confinement; do not even think about escaping."

"With just a thought, your head will explode under the influence of this lightning."

Thunder Dragon Emperor nodded repeatedly, feeling the terrifying lightning in his mind. His dragon eyes were filled with fear and obedience, indicating that he would never betray him.

"I need you to summon as many monsters as possible from the sea for me."

Thunder Dragon Emperor was stunned, a look of confusion flashing in his amber dragon eyes.

It didn't understand why this powerful human wanted so many monsters, but dared not ask.

"Good work, rewarded. Poor work..."

Zhou Mu paused, his gaze sharp as a knife, and pointed to the still-sinking corpse of the Tentacle Beast King.

"You'll become sashimi, just like it."

Thunder Dragon Emperor trembled, and its scales exploded.

It nodded repeatedly, and its huge dragon head swayed up and down, stirring up gusts of wind.

A consciousness arrived, filled with fear and obedience.

"Understood... I'll definitely get it done..."

Zhou Mu nodded in satisfaction; this dragon was quite sensible.

He turned and looked at Kirishima.

"The troublesome guys are all taken care of." Zhou Mu's lips curled into a smile. "Now, it's harvest time."

He raised his hand and tapped a few times on the communicator.

A moment later, the communication was connected, and Zhou Pojun's voice came through: "Father?"

"You and Mo Yan should immediately gather all the warriors of the family at the War God level or above and depart for Australia," Zhou Mu said. "I will inform Luo Feng to come to the family headquarters to depart with you."

"Judging by the time, the fighter jets should be almost at the family's base. The intelligent system knows the coordinates. There are a large number of plant spirits here, which need to be collected by hand."

Zhou Pojun was taken aback, then his voice betrayed barely suppressed excitement: "The spirits of plants and trees? In large quantities?"

"Okay. Hurry up, watch out for monsters on the road." Zhou Mu finished speaking and hung up the call.

He put away his communicator and transformed into a streak of deep purple lightning, hurtling towards the center of the island.

......

Above the misty island, Zhou Mu hovered, looking down at the center of the island below.

Under the moonlight, nine towering trees stood silently in a ring. Each tree was exceptionally tall with a thick trunk. The one in the center was the largest, with a trunk diameter of over three meters and a height of over one hundred meters. Its canopy blocked out the sun and occupied almost half of the island's center.

Without further hesitation, Zhou Mu flashed and swooped down towards the willow grove below.

The willow trees seemed to sense the intruder, and countless branches stood up, like long whips ready to be fired, aimed at Zhou Mu.

brush! !

Countless branches lashed out at Zhou Mu like a storm, squeezing the air and creating a series of popping sounds.

Zhou Mu raised his right hand, and twelve scarlet blades of the Thousand Mountains Blood flew out simultaneously, scattering in the air and transforming into twelve streams of blood-red light.

"River of Blood!"

The twelve blades spun at high speed, forming a huge scarlet vortex around Zhou Mu.

All the branches that were pulled out were pulverized the moment they touched the vortex, and pale green sap splashed everywhere, but they could not break through the blood-red barrier.

Without stopping, Zhou Mu rushed directly into the grove of willow trees.

He made a grasping motion with his left hand, and the twelve blades of the Thousand Mountains Blood scatter once more, transforming into twelve blood-red blades that slashed at the eight willow trees respectively.

Puff puff puff!

The first willow tree was cut in half, and pale green sap gushed out. It trembled violently, countless branches twitched, and finally crashed to the ground.

The second, the third, the fourth...

Zhou Mu moved through the willow grove like a lumberjack, and wherever the blood of Qianshan passed, the willows fell one after another.

[Slay the seventh-tier apprentice spirit of plants and trees, and plunder 800 years of its remaining lifespan.]

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[Slay an eighth-tier apprentice spirit of vegetation and plunder 850 years of its remaining lifespan.]

......

[Slay the Ninth-Tier Apprentice Spirit of Plants and Trees, and plunder 880 years of its remaining lifespan.]

[Current lifespan stolen: 9350 years]

Eight notifications flashed across the panel.

Those thick branches and the canopy that blocked out the sky were as fragile as paper in his eyes.

Within a few breaths, all the willow trees fell to the ground, their pale green sap flowing across the entire land, a rich life force permeating the air, almost solidifying into a tangible substance.

But the central willow tree king remained unmoved.

It stood quietly, its countless thick branches swaying slowly like giant pythons.

Zhou Mu walked slowly towards the King of Willows, stepping on the fallen branches and leaves scattered on the ground.

Under the moonlight, the giant tree, hundreds of meters tall, emitted a faint golden halo, and Zhou Mu stopped in his tracks.

"It's time to end this."

He raised his hand, and the twelve scarlet blades of the Thousand Mountains Blood flew back simultaneously, combining in the air to form a giant heavy sword ten meters long.

A thousand mountains, a single blade!

At the same time, a deep purple light burst forth, and a lightning field instantly expanded, enveloping the entire Willow King.

Within the area, all the branches slowed down drastically, as if they were sinking into an invisible swamp.

A glint of lightning flashed in Zhou Mu's eyes, and he loosely clenched his right hand.

Deep purple lightning surged forth from his body, and guided by his mental power, wrapped around the blade of the Thousand Mountains Heavy Blade.

In that instant, the originally scarlet greatsword was completely covered by deep purple lightning, and arcs of electricity jumped around the blade, emitting a piercing crackling sound.

The Willow King seemed to sense a deadly danger, and countless branches lashed out at Zhou Mu frantically, but within the domain, those branches were no match for Zhou Mu's speed.

Zhou Mu leaped up, no longer using his mental power to control the giant sword, but instead gripping the sword with both hands and slashing down from mid-air!

The Thousand Mountain Blade, crackling with lightning, slashed straight at the Willow King with overwhelming force.

There are no fancy techniques, no complicated moves, it's just a simple sword strike based entirely on numbers.

Wherever the sword light passed, the air was torn apart, and space itself seemed to tremble.

The King of Willows let out a silent shriek, and countless branches lashed out wildly at the sword light in an attempt to block it.

But the moment those branches touched the lightning, they turned to ashes.

The branches shattered, and golden light shone everywhere.

The sword light moved with unstoppable force, slicing straight into the trunk of the King of Willows.

Cut through the center of the canopy and go all the way down, through the entire giant tree!

boom!!!

With a deafening roar, the colossal tree was cleaved in two from the center by a single sword strike!

Golden liquid gushed out like a fountain, scattering across the earth.

The two massive tree trunks tilted to either side, crashing to the ground and kicking up clouds of dust.

Countless broken branches scattered and flew everywhere, and the golden halo that filled the sky completely dissipated at that moment.

[Slay a Planetary-level Tier 1 Plant Spirit and plunder 2200 years of its remaining lifespan]

[Current lifespan stolen: 11550 years]

Zhou Mu sheathed the Thousand Mountains Heavy Blade and stood with his hands behind his back.

Under the moonlight, all nine willow trees fell, their sap flowing out and forming a stream that flowed slowly. He stood amidst the fallen branches and leaves, his white hair fluttering gently in the night breeze.

Zhou Mu raised his hand and used his mental power to probe deep into the remains of each willow tree, quickly finding nine willow heartwood pieces: eight thousand-year-old willow heartwood pieces and one ten-thousand-year-old willow heartwood piece.

The ancient willow heart was a size larger than the one obtained from the Wang family, and the golden halo at its center was even more intense, with a faint shimmering light.

These are good things. Zhou Mu put Liu Muxin into his spatial ring and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

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