The rising wolf smoke continuously integrated into his body, his aura kept rising, and even under the cover of the Holy Tree, the golden light still illuminated the entire Exotic Star.
Seeing this, the Holy Tree couldnāt help but praise, "This is the āSealing Wolf and Living in Xueā recognized and specially honored by the Heavenly Dao. Even after so long, its power remains undiminished!"
After Champion Hou achieved the feat of āSealing Wolf and Living in Xueā, he went on a rampage in the Exotic Star, and with the blessing of the Heavenly Dao, the supreme beings couldnāt resist at all.
It was only when the Holy Treeās true form descended that it was slain.
But then, the disdainful voice of the Holy Tree came, "But unfortunately, if you had completed the achievement of āSealing Wolf and Living in Xueā and managed to escape the Exotic Star alone, returning to Blue Star to cultivate and develop over time, my Exotic Star would inevitably face a great disaster!"
As it spoke, the heads on the branches shook constantly.
"But alas, you fell in the Exotic Star for the sake of some ants and your so-called hundred-thousand-strong iron cavalry!"
"Pitiful! So pitiful!"
When Champion Hou had just completed the feat of āSealing Wolf and Living in Xueā, the Heavenly Dao Blessing descended, granting him a period of invincibility, which even the true form of the Holy Tree couldnāt do anything against.
He could rely on that brief time of invincibility to quickly escape the Exotic Star.
However, Champion Hou chose to single-handedly hold off the Holy Tree to ensure the retreat of the iron cavalry, eventually leading to their total annihilation, Champion Hou and the iron cavalry alike, all perishing on the Exotic Star.
This is the reason for the Holy Treeās mockery and its current relief.
Yet hearing the words of the Holy Eye, Champion Hou shook his head, and a robust voice came from the void, "This is why I am acknowledged by the Heavenly Dao, why Huaxia, despite its weakness, can resist your Exotic Star!"
This voice, robust and invincible, carried a hint of Dao rhythm, severely injuring the four supreme beings watching from the outside.
And the Exotic Star army retreating from the battlefield was also utterly crushed by this voice carrying Dao rhythm, turning to dust and scattering in the Exotic Star, leaving only a few hundred divine level beings kneeling in extreme pain.
Champion Hou had just finished speaking when he turned into a golden light, charging straight towards the Holy Tree with five weapons in tow.
Seeing this, countless branches and leaves seemed to come alive, blocking its path, and the heads on the leaves suddenly opened their eyes, bleeding from all seven orifices, as countless resentful spirits rose from them, forming a solid defense.
"Haha, Champion Hou, on my branches are the resentful spirits of your hundred-thousand-strong cavalry, who have suffered inhuman torture while trapped here!"
"Now, as their general, you still want to annihilate them completely, hahaha!"
"Boom~"
At this time, Champion Hou, turned into a golden light, fiercely struck the barrier raised by the Holy Tree.
Through the barrier, he saw familiar faces, his soldiers, his riders, his guards...
Each familiar face echoed in his mind, as the image of āSealing Wolf and Living in Xueā reappeared in his mind.
In just a breath, his gaze became resolute as he faced the Holy Tree, saying, "As their general, it is only right for me to personally liberate them!"
With that, the five golden weapons behind him suddenly expanded, exuding an aura of annihilation.
Champion Hou himself emitted golden light, his qi circulating continuously within, slowly causing his body to swell.
The Holy Tree, upon seeing this, was terrified, exclaiming, "You want to self-destruct?"
The faces of the four supreme beings turned even more fearful upon hearing this.
Champion Houās power was equivalent to that of ten supreme beings combined, and his body contained terrifying energy. If he self-destructed, the entire Exotic Star might cease to exist.
"Haha! I am but a wandering spirit; what does it matter if I self-destruct!"
With that, his body swelled further, forming a balloon ready to explode at any moment.
The Holy Tree, upon seeing this, displayed alarming pollution as the summoning altar rose, with a mysterious black array unfolding on it, forming a barrier that isolated it and Champion Hou to another space.
"Since you wish to self-destruct, I shall accompany you; after all, I am merely a summoned projection!"
Itās not that the Holy Tree cherishes its subordinate, but it couldnāt allow Champion Houās wandering soul to destroy its millennia-long arrangement on Blue Star with such a blow.
Boom~
A loud noise rang out.
The summoning altar showed signs of cracking at this moment.
As the bombardment continued, the cracks widened.
Finally.
"Boom~"
The sound of shattering glass echoed in the Exotic Star.
The once intact, black altar was now shattered and scattered all over the ground.
In the center of the altar, the array meant for placing the black seed had also shattered.
"The altar is shattered!" Holy Eye Venerable looked at the scattered altar anxiously.
King of Snow Domain opened his mouth in disbelief, "The altar carrying the Holy Tree was destroyed just like that?"
As they knew, the Holy Treeās power was far superior to theirs, and even a hundred of them combined couldnāt resist a single branch of the Holy Tree.
There was probably only one altar in the world capable of carrying the Holy Tree.
Even so, it shattered in an even exchange with Champion Hou.
Ghost Mother Venerableās face was equally grim, "With the altar destroyed, summoning the Holy Tree again might be impossible!"
If the Holy Tree wished to descend from its home star to the Exotic Star, it could only do so through the altar, and now with the altar gone, it was as if the Exotic Star had lost a foundational technique, a significant blow indeed.
As the voices of the supreme beings fell, they saw the once-standing Holy Tree on the Exotic Starās ground shed its leaves, countless heads falling like Ginseng Fruits, disappearing upon landing.
In their place rose wisps of resentful spirits, then evaporating into the air.
The branches of bones were the same, as the once towering tree began to wither slowly, with no means to stop its decay.
The Holy Tree was about to fade away.
However, Champion Hou was also far from well.
The body once swollen like a balloon had returned to its original form, but the āSealing Wolf and Living in Xueā vision behind him had vanished, leaving only five faint golden dragons hovering around.
Champion Hou himself, his aura dwindled to just one-tenth, able to be easily slain by an ordinary supreme being, and his aura continued to plummet.
Seeing this, the Holy Tree couldnāt help but laugh aloud, "Haha, Champion Hou, what else do you have?"
The Holy Tree said this just to taunt the last remaining wisp of Champion Houās soul.
Having self-destructed, how could there still be any remaining methods?
But Champion Hou remained unaffected, his expression resolute as he gazed at the Exotic Star army.
Yet his body was slowly turning into golden light, gradually dissipating.
The Holy Tree, seeing this, mocked again, "Haha, I used a single chance of descent to completely slay you. I wonder what means your humans have left to stop my Exotic Star army!"
With that, the Exotic Star resounded with the Holy Treeās laughter.
The Exotic Star army endured their agony, bursting into laughter.
They all understood the Holy Treeās methods well, trusted its words, even as its branches continued to wither.
If Champion Hou could be so easily swayed, heād not deserve the title of Champion Hou.
He turned to Blue Starās direction, eyes full of hope, his mind echoing with the image of that Blue Star human.
As the golden light faded to his neck, Champion Houās unparalleled voice rang out, "What I couldnāt achieve in āSealing Wolf and Living in Xueā, someone will achieve it!"
"The fine sons of Huaxia will surely slay all you scum!"
With those words, Champion Houās entire body completely dissipated, visions, golden dragons, and the Han Great Wall all vanished in the Exotic Star, as even the Secret Realm gate behind him slowly closed and disappeared in the Exotic Star.
As Champion Houās old rival, the Holy Tree naturally understood what his final gaze and words represented; was it not referring to the human with exceptional talent, Xu Ran?
However, he would no longer have enough time to grow.
Contemplating this, Holy Eye Venerable had arrived beside the Holy Tree, asking, "Lord Holy Tree, can the altar that summoned you be repaired?"
This was the question that concerned the supreme beings the most at present.
If it could be fixed, that would be best; if not, they hoped the Holy Tree would leave them some contingencies before it departed.
"To repair the altar would require too much time, effort, and material; itās not worth it!"
"Then what shall we do?" Talisman Vengeful God asked suddenly.