Chapter 700: Formation of the Ten Yama Kings
General shock and awe percolated at the treeâs arrival, the crowdâs blood running cold at Chen Xiaoâs warning. The Ancient Tree of Life that could be seen towering in the Endless Desert every so often⊠had been demonized?
The giant tree hand pierced through space and arrived in front of Lu Yun, its fingers wrapping cruelly around him. It was powerfulâtoo powerful. He could feel his body trapped by layers of space, immobilized like a fly stuck inside amber.
He wasnât afraid of death.
Indeed, as long as his nascent spirit inside the kingdom of hell lived on, he wouldnât ever die⊠But if his body were to be destroyed, the demonized Ancient Tree of Life would certainly make off with the Key of Life.
Boom!
Jet-black light erupted next to Lu Yun. With a ferocious blow, Holy Lord Ashu blasted the giant hand to pieces.
âLu Yun, this is the last time Iâm helping you. The old monsters inside the underworld have come to the world of immortals. Theyâre currently searching for my trail.â Ashuâs chest heaved up and down, the power of his essence vibrating faintly.
âThereâs no need for you to do anything!â The spatial seal around Lu Yun now broken, he was free to move again.
âWoah kid, youâre fraternizing with a holy lord from the underworld? How daring!â Qing Buyiâs astonished voice came down from the Ancient Tree of Life.
âThereâs a crystal core inside the tree. Destroy this core and its consciousness will be erased!â Chen Xiaoâs shout came from far away. âTell the holy lord beside you not to attack. Holy lords from the underworld are the very reason this tree became self-aware!â
Ashu shook violently. About to throw another punch, he subconsciously retracted his arm.
âAhhhhhhh!!â howled the demonized tree howled. Its roots twisted and bunched together into a pair of long legs, while the crown and trunk split apart and transformed into a pair of arms. Now resembling a giant treant, the tree exuded a terrible aura.
Immortal energy and life essence from the garden continued to stream into it without end, giving rise to a demonic aura that billowed from it like a cloud of smoke. In its corrupted form, the Ancient Tree of Life was comparable to the demon god from the Exalted Divine Tomb!
A hint of hesitation appeared in Lu Yunâs eyes, but he decided not to activate the sword formation covering Dusk Province in the end. If he did, the tree would likely be destroyed by the rain of swords as well.
Hum!
In the northern reaches of Dusk Province, a black column of light shot into the sky and pierced through the clouds. Soon after, a giant black willow slowly arose in the crowdâs alarmed gaze, so tall it looked like a giant mountain shouldering the sky.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Dusken soil shook with each of the black willowâs steps as it made its way toward Dusk City.
Creeeaaak!
Along the way, the willow also underwent a transformation. Its roots turned into feet and its branches twisted into arms. Just like the Ancient Tree of Life inside the immortal crystal garden, this willow tree now looked half tree and half human.
The desolate willow!
Master of the sacred land of demonic dao, the Skandha Range!
The desolate willow was merely a peerless immortal, but the aura flaring from it was as vast as the sea, and its titanic figure ensconced the province in its shadow.
Trembling, fear flashed inside the ancient treeâs sculpture-like eyes.
âDemon Willow⊠Why are you here?!â the Ancient Tree of Life growled furiously. Standing at the center of the crystal garden, it abruptly straightened up and furiously absorbed the immortal energy in its surroundings. As it did so, its foliage shone increasingly brighter and its giant leaves gleamed like green jade.
Unmoved, the desolate willow continued to stride toward the Ancient Tree of Life with deliberate steps, shaking the land each time its feet touched the ground. If not for Lu Yunâs formation of three hundred and sixty-five cities protecting Dusk Province, the desolate willow wouldâve sunken the land to the seabed along the way.
Be it inside or outside the province, every single soul held their breath and looked quietly at the two colossal existences that stuck out like sore thumbs inside the provinceâs trivial forty thousand kilometers.
Rumble!
A black bolt of lightning flashed through the sky above as a giant face slowly came into view.
The demon god! After being thwarted in the North Sea, the demon god had unexpectedly come to Dusk Province!
There was no telling what heâd possessed this time around. In any case, heâd somehow transform into a giant face thousands of kilometers big and was staring fixedly at the desolate willow and Ancient Tree of Life. Clearly enough, these two trees were entities he was eyeing as potential possession targets.
Stopping in its tracks, the desolate willow turned to look at the demon god in the sky. Like the three legs of a tripod, three mighty demonic beings faced off against each other, forming the corners of a giant triangle. Because of the demon godâs arrival, the desolate willow now had to proceed with caution.
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âThis Dusk Province truly is plagued by misfortune!â someone chuckled. âItâs always being ravaged by some evil monster or another. Establishing a sacred land? Thatâs completely over and done with.â
His voice wasnât loud, but everyone heard him clearly. A stifled snort came from the sky, full of schadenfreude. Meanwhile, the four sword gates shone increasingly brighter in the air, hanging over Dusk Province like four scorching suns.
A hint of wariness appeared in the demon godâs eyes, but he stood his ground. He had no choice but to appear in person. If the two demonic trees were to come to blows, theyâd certainly injure each other and might even devastate their demonic essence, thus ruining their bodies. For that reason, heâd come to prevent their mutual destruction.
âYou keep doing what you were doing⊠Iâll stop this demon willow,â the demon god suddenly offered.
Roar!!
The demonic Ancient Tree of Life howled at the sky, and its giant hand once again clutched at Lu Yun. It naturally knew the demon god was no well-intentioned soul, but if it could obtain the Key of Life and complete its transformation⊠this demon would be nothing but a laughable gnat.
The desolate willow wanted to stop it, but the demon god stood in its way. It hovered above one of the provinceâs main cities, holding it hostage to make the sword formation hesitate before attacking.
If it came down, the formation would certainly level the city and thereby destroy the provinceâs guardian formation. Lu Yunâs control over this prodigious sword formation wasnât perfect yet, so he couldnât use it to launch targeted strikes.
Humâ
Dark-blue light glinted as a blade appeared in front of Lu Yun and smashed the tree hand to shreds. Wielding a saber with an edge that flowed like liquid light, Lu Feng stood in front of his little brother.
âIf you have a secret weapon left, nowâs the time to use it. I canât hold it for long.â Lu Feng didnât look back. The blade in his hand slashed relentlessly, firing a barrage of invisible sharp blades that bombarded the Ancient Tree of Life, each strike peeling off bark from the trunk and chopping off branches.
Even so, he wasnât the treeâs match. After all, even Chen Xiao and Qing Buyi were imprisoned inside.
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âFormation of the Ten Ten Yama Kings!â Lu Yun commanded coolly. Ten different colors glowed radiantly in the air as a corresponding number of magnificent palace halls slowly came into existence inside the crystal garden. âItâd be another story if you didnât have a fragment of hell inside you, but nowâŠâ
Formation of the Ten Yama Kings!
The power bestowed by the Tome of Life and Death upon the Yama Kings was finally making its grand entrance.
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