I am the sacred tree, evergreen for eternity.

The moment you step into the crevice, the world spins.

After an unknown amount of time, the void beneath their feet finally solidified.

The moment the light pierced his pupils, Xuan froze.

The sun was shining brightly, and the sky was cloudless.

A gentle breeze swept through the valley, bringing with it the fresh scent of grass and trees and the fragrance of earth.

On the distant mountain ridge, towering ancient trees block out the sun, their crowns undulating in the wind like green waves.

It's so familiar, so very familiar!

Few people in the Xia Kingdom still remember the faith etched into their very bones—the Valley of the Divine Tree.

The expeditionary travelers beside them, and even the Abyss Clan members who had experienced death and rebirth, all looked toward the giant tree standing in the center of the valley.

Tree God!

That's the legendary tree god!

The crowd stood frozen in place, some reciting prayers, some nearly kneeling in worship, and almost everyone's eyes were red.

"This is……"

Before the words were even finished, a terrifying aura suddenly descended from the sky.

The sea of ​​clouds surged and the wind roared.

A towering mountain, seemingly rising from nowhere, appeared on the dome of the sky.

Falling!

Many people's bodies began to tremble.

They had all heard it, from their elders, from the stories passed down through generations in the Xia Kingdom…

On the day that mountain fell, the Xia clan lost its totem, and humanity lost its faith.

But that's just a story.

It is a narrative that has been passed down through the years and through words, its edges long since smoothed out.

Now, the story, or rather history, is unfolding before our eyes.

A burst of light emanated from the tree canopy and coalesced into clouds in the sky.

Lightning brewed and accumulated in the clouds, transforming into bolts of lightning that struck the falling mountain.

But the mountain was too big, so big that the thunder could only blast a few pieces of rock on its surface, unable to change its trajectory.

The tree spirit's light grew brighter and more intense, like a burning star.

He is using all his strength to try to block that mountain.

But the mountain is still falling.

Despair spread through the hearts of the young travelers as they watched helplessly as disaster loomed.

"Don't be afraid... children!"

Xuan's voice suddenly rang out, calmer than someone who had witnessed the natural disaster firsthand.

"The Tree God... has long surpassed that natural disaster."

"He was reborn on the mountaintop, awakened in the spiritual realm!!"

"He has never left the Xia Kingdom, nor has He ever abandoned the human race!!!"

Xuan turned around and faced the young travelers who were captivated by the illusion, his voice suddenly rising.

"That trick... is outdated!"

A burst of spiritual light erupted from his body; this was his innate spiritual light, tempered by time and faith.

A fierce wind... all the elder travelers who had witnessed the rise of humanity simultaneously released their spiritual light.

Dozens of unwavering faith converged into a dazzling beam of light, hurtling towards the fallen mountain.

The beam of light touched the mountain without any collision or explosion.

The majestic mountain peak, like a burst bubble, silently shattered and vanished.

Everything is shattering.

The valley, filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, resembles a mirror shattered by a heavy hammer.

The illusion shattered, revealing the purplish-black chaos hidden in the void.

Qi and Ao stood at the front of the group, their hearts filled with trepidation.

The horror of eating sin was ultimately beyond imagination.

That illusion just now seemed both real and unreal.

If the mountains truly fall, the young travelers accept their fate of destruction...

Then, it truly vanished.

The crowd calmed themselves and looked toward the depths of the chaos.

In the center of the chaotic space, there was a giant tree lying horizontally.

It is exactly the same as the one inside the grotto, but much larger.

But what truly sent chills down everyone's spine were the things on the tree trunk.

Pale limbs emerged from the branches, and distorted faces appeared on them.

You don't need to recognize the language to understand their desperate cries.

Even if every traveler present was a seasoned veteran with an iron will.

At this moment, one can't help but feel a chill run down their spine.

At that moment, a dark and sinister voice resounded:

"This is the first time in so many years that a living being has come here."

With this thought, the limbs that swayed like water plants retreated back into the tree trunk, and their faces, filled with pain and wailing, disappeared into the tree in terror.

The trunk of the giant tree began to wriggle and deform.

It revealed an extremely ugly face.

It was laughing, a mocking laugh.

"I remember you...I remember that tree."

A gaping opening appeared at the tree-face's mouth, revealing layers upon layers of fangs inside.

"Since it's delivered right to our doorstep, we might as well cook a side dish!"

Before the words were even finished, the ground in the alternate dimension cracked open.

Thick tree roots burst forth from the cracks in the soil, like twisted tentacles, and coiled toward the expeditionary travelers.

Qi severed a root that was stabbing towards his face with a single stroke, and felt his arm go numb from the shock.

"That's some real strength... Everyone be careful!" he squeezed out through gritted teeth.

Each strike from those tree roots was comparable to a full-force attack from a Mingling Realm totem walker.

There are hundreds of such roots.

The expeditionary force was already at a disadvantage shortly after the battle began.

The young travelers were forced to retreat step by step by the tree roots, their formation was shrinking, and their inspiration was dimming.

Just then, two figures stepped out from the group.

Qi's spiritual light shone like the rising sun, spreading in all directions and creating a spiritual field several tens of feet wide.

Wherever it passed, the violent tree roots seemed to be frozen in place, their movements becoming slow and stagnant.

The abyssal power of pride spread out like the night sky, expanding into an equally vast abyssal domain.

The two spaces, like day and night, provided a sky for the expeditionary travelers.

Xuan, Li, and other top experts also unleashed their spiritual light and abyssal power to stabilize the spiritual field and abyssal domain.

After being infused and enhanced by Yu Su's clone, the combat power of both races has been significantly improved.

A dozen or so auras of peak Mingling Realm experts erupted simultaneously, their spiritual light and abyssal power surging in the alternate dimension, suppressing the raging tree roots.

The human walkers and Abyss Warriors rushed forward and turned the tide of the battle.

however.

Although one root after another was cut off, and fragments were scattered all over the ground.

The monster remained unmoved; the gaping wound on its ugly face widened even further.

"So lively...it must be tender and juicy."

Suddenly, the alternate dimension shuddered violently.

The giant tree that was lying diagonally in the center moved!

It slowly stood up.

The thick trunk began to split, with eight towering, pillar-like arms extending from its sides.

Thousands upon thousands of roots emerged from the chaos, weaving and intertwining beneath the carnage like countless legs, supporting the giant tree's body.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

That monster, the one that had devoured countless lives, finally revealed its full form—

A tree monster exuding an overwhelming aura stood in the center of the alternate dimension, looking down at the ants that barely reached its feet.

That consciousness resonated again, with a languid quality, like a cat playing with a mouse.

"Perfect..."

"I'm hungry!"

Eight arms were raised simultaneously, blotting out the sky and the sun.

The roots surged in from all directions like a tide, blocking all escape routes.

The expeditionary warriors stood back to back, gripping their weapons tightly, their spiritual and ghostly lights mingling in the darkness.

Qi and Ao stood at the front of the group, looking up at the colossal monster that blotted out the sky.

They simultaneously raised their arms, pushing the spiritual field and the abyss to their limits.

Behind them, thousands of lights lit up simultaneously!