Shui Miao would certainly not be stunned or paralyzed at a moment like this. In fact, he was analyzing the composition of the dark energy, preparing countermeasures.
“It’s yin energy—pure yin energy.”
Shui Miao’s expression suddenly relaxed. He spoke out, immediately activating his spiritual power, commanding the Disc of Good and Evil, and said solemnly, “Victory belongs to the brave when two adversaries meet in a narrow path. This tree demon’s strength is nothing special—it’s definitely no match for us.”
“Great! If that’s the case, then let’s start fighting!”
Holy Mother Shuitian addressed Shui Miao, immediately summoning her magical treasures and preparing to attack.
Indeed, this fearless female warrior was bold and fearless, unafraid of death!
“…”
Wenchang Dijun, Tianyi Dejun, and Chongyuanzi exchanged glances. They were all real men—how could they be outdone by a woman? Thus, they all nodded, agreeing with Shui Miao’s plan.
In fact, under these circumstances, they had no choice but to follow Shui Miao’s lead.
Shui Miao was the Holy King of Forging, protected by the Purple Fortune Aura, a true bearer of good luck.
At once, Shui Miao fully activated the Disc of Good and Evil, transporting everyone inside and together they activated the grand formation, directly charging into the misty magical shield. The Disc continuously activated various formations, emitting bursts of radiant light, and countless tree demons were destroyed. No matter how many small black tree demons charged forward, they were merely moths flying into a flame.
After the Disc of Good and Evil pierced through the misty shield, it launched a frenzied assault, and eventually the shield could not withstand the fierce onslaught and shattered.
The wind blew, the fog dispersed, and Shui Miao saw an unbelievable giant tree—it was nearly the size of a mountain!
Moreover, this tree was alive…
Even more bizarre was that each leaf on the tree had eyes, mouths, and ears growing on it…
All the tree trunks could move, some even transforming into giant hands, some holding stones, others wielding weapons!
What else could this be other than an ancient tree demon?
“Damned humans! You dare disturb me again and again! I, the King of Eternity, am not someone easily provoked! Retreat now or I will kill you all, leaving none to return!”
The giant tree roared, calling itself the King of Eternity. Its voice was hoarse, like that of an extremely aged elder.
As the King of Eternity roared, thousands upon thousands of female elven archers emerged from various parts of the tree. They drew their bows and arrows, aiming at the Disc of Good and Evil.
Massive tree roots also stirred, surrounding Shui Miao from all sides.
The Disc of Good and Evil halted, and Shui Miao’s voice echoed across the sky: “Eternity King, stop wasting my time. If you could kill us, would you have waited until now? Fine, I won’t waste words with you either. Actually, we came here only to find someone. Release my friends, and we’ll part ways. Otherwise, I will fight you until one of us is utterly destroyed.”
“Friends? Those two humans who stole my Life Stone—they must be with you!”
The King of Eternity grew furious. Countless branches and leaves waved wildly. Thousands of elves released arrows, and all sorts of weapons rained down upon the Disc of Good and Evil.
“I know what you are now! You are all demons who seek to gain without effort, who enjoy stealing others’ treasures! You stole my Life Stone, accumulated over tens of thousands of years! You bandits, you despicable thieves! I will use your blood to sacrifice to the God of Life!”
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”
“Boom!”
“Clang! Clang! Clang!”
“Crash!”
A torrent of attacks rained down like hail…
However, the Disc of Good and Evil proved indestructible. While enduring the attacks, it continuously counterattacked with various formations. In no time, the battlefield became chaotic. Before long, even the King of Eternity began struggling to resist.
Driven by the belief that the brave prevail in a narrow path, Shui Miao attacked with near-frenzied intensity, leaving the King of Eternity unable to defend.
“Aaaaaaaah!”
The King of Eternity roared furiously. Suddenly, with an earth-shaking shriek, he tore a massive root from the ground and slammed it directly onto the Disc of Good and Evil. The root quickly wrapped around the Disc, forcibly burying it deep underground into a pitch-black world filled with dense yin energy.
“Huh? What does this mean?”
Shui Miao was slightly taken aback, wondering whether the old tree demon thought he feared yin energy.
Interesting…
At once, Shui Miao altered the formation, activating a massive surge of spirit-devouring energy, beginning to devour all spiritual energy around him.
As Shui Miao was controlling the spirit-devouring energy, he suddenly noticed the yin energy condensing. A chilling coldness from within the ancient tree instantly froze a large area.
So he wanted to freeze me, huh?
“Huff!”
Suddenly, the old tree root pulled a frozen mass from underground and hurled it violently into outer space… The massive object flew like a meteor at tremendous speed…
The King of Eternity actually tried to fling Shui Miao out of this alien world. Shui Miao was momentarily stunned—such a strategy was truly shocking!
“Crack!”
With a sudden contraction and expansion, the Disc of Good and Evil easily shattered the massive ice block.
The Disc turned around, whistling through the air, and charged toward the giant tree.
This time, the Disc was wrapped in thick layers of spirit-devouring energy. Shui Miao was determined to teach the King of Eternity a lesson.
“You perverted monster! How many Life Stones do you want?!”
Seeing Shui Miao return, unbreakable like a cockroach, even stronger than the previous two humans, the King of Eternity was suddenly seized by fear.
“I want you to release my friends and hand over the Life Stones. Whether I leave you with any is entirely up to my mood.”
Shui Miao was extremely forceful.
Sometimes, being forceful could easily resolve many problems.
That’s called solving problems with action, not words.
“Boom!”
The Disc slammed into the ancient tree, instantly snapping several thick branches. The spirit-devouring energy immediately began devouring the tree.
“Ahh!”
Feeling the terrifying spirit-devouring force, the King of Eternity was terrified and quickly cried out in surrender, “Friend, please show mercy! I surrender! I give up! I’ll give you the Life Stones. As for your friends, they stole the Life Stones and fled. I hadn’t even had time to remove the magical shield when you arrived!”
The King of Eternity was deeply frustrated. Today was truly an unlucky day—robbed three times in a row, each time worse than the last!
Xuankong’er had sneaked in, stealing some Life Stones before breaking through the encirclement and escaping.
Zixian, on the other hand, forcefully seized the Life Stones and carved a bloody path to escape immediately after obtaining them.
Helpless, the King of Eternity handed over a large pile of white crystals.
These crystals were filled with strong spiritual energy. Shui Miao extended his divine perception and discovered that these so-called Life Stones were actually Water Yuan Stones. Their quality was similar to Tian Yuan Stones, useful only for forging a few water-element saint artifacts at most.
“Just Water Yuan Stones? I thought they were Life Stones!” Shui Miao scoffed, shaking his head. “You must have some other Yuan Stones here, right? Also, I want to know how you channel your spiritual power, how you create those little black tree demons, and your magical structure…”
Shui Miao did not take the Water Yuan Stones.
Such items were of little significance to him. What he needed were primordial spiritual energies that could forge primordial divine treasures.
“…”
The King of Eternity was slightly taken aback that Shui Miao wasn’t interested in the Life Stones. “Friend, what exactly do you mean?”
“Too troublesome. I’ll just read your memories directly. Remember, don’t resist. Resist, and you die.”
Shui Miao’s tone was domineering as he directly activated his mental power to probe the King of Eternity’s memories.
The King of Eternity was momentarily dazed, feeling his thoughts becoming hazy.
The King of Eternity was a supreme wood-element elf from another planet, having lived for hundreds of thousands of years. He lived for the Life Stones, and after arriving on this planet, he rapidly grew and multiplied, purifying the environment and accumulating massive amounts of Life Stones. In truth, the King of Eternity was extremely powerful, a true king among elves. He had learned a great deal, even mastering the art of forging small tree demon elves using wood and water elemental energy.
Moreover, he was clever, adaptable, and skilled at pretending to be harmless—truly cunning.
He lied to Shui Miao. The Water Yuan Stones he handed over were only one percent of his total stock. Besides Water Yuan Stones, he also possessed Wood Yuan Stones, Yin-Yang Yuan Stones, and large quantities of Earth Yuan Stones.
He possessed five types of elemental Yuan Stones—Yin-Yang, Wood, Water, and Earth—yet still claimed poverty.
“Old fool! You actually dared to deceive me! I will annihilate you, erasing you from existence in this universe!”
Shui Miao’s threatening voice echoed in the King of Eternity’s mind.
The King of Eternity was terrified, quickly pleading, “Great Immortal, have mercy! I won’t dare again! If you must, you can take all the Yuan Stones!”
“You think it’s that simple? In truth, I don’t care much for these Yuan Stones. But what I despise most are those who deceive me. You deceived me, and I’m furious. Do you understand?”
Shui Miao pressed on relentlessly, showing no leniency.
The King of Eternity became increasingly frantic. “Great Immortal, just tell me what you want! As long as you don’t kill me, I’ll do anything you ask!”
“Anything I ask?” Shui Miao’s eyes flickered. “You’re lying again!”
“No, no, no… I would never dare!”
The King of Eternity hurriedly denied, even resorting to swearing oaths to gain Shui Miao’s trust.
When the weak are cornered by the strong, desperate for survival, they will say anything, promising any condition, no matter how impossible.
Shui Miao nodded. “Alright. Considering you’ve lived for hundreds of thousands of years, I’ll believe your words. Let me be honest with you too. I’m actually a supreme Feng Shui master from another world. My greatest dream is to understand the origin of the universe and uncover the mysteries of its creation. Therefore, I seek the strongest and purest spiritual energy in the cosmos—the Primordial Spiritual Energy.”
“Primordial Spiritual Energy?”
The King of Eternity was puzzled. “I’m not exactly sure what Primordial Spiritual Energy is, but I know that if you gather the ten types of Yuan Stones—Yin-Yang, the Five Elements, Purple Cloud Yuan Stone, Malevolent Yuan Stone, and Chaos Yuan Stone—you can use them to condense the Primordial Chaos Stone. The universe was formed from a highly pure Chaos Qi. Perhaps the Primordial Chaos Stone is the Primordial Spiritual Energy you seek.”
“The Primordial Chaos Stone!”
Shui Miao’s heart stirred. He immediately searched the King of Eternity’s memories for information about the Primordial Chaos Stone. Moments later, he was overjoyed—the Primordial Chaos Stone should indeed be the Primordial Spiritual Energy.
“Gathering all ten Yuan Stones is indeed a formidable challenge, but you seem capable of doing so?”
From the King of Eternity’s memories, Shui Miao learned that the ancient tree could absorb and accumulate any type of Yuan Stone energy in the cosmos through its massive physical structure.
The King of Eternity hesitated. “If I could fly, I believe I could absorb any kind of Yuan Stone energy.”
Flying was the King of Eternity’s dream.
Every time he moved to a new environment, he had to abandon the massive tree trunk he had painstakingly cultivated over thousands of years. If he could fly, he could save tens of thousands of years of growth time.
“Flying…”
“This issue… Let me think…”
Shui Miao rubbed his chin. The King of Eternity’s size was enormous, comparable to a mountain, with massive and complex root systems extending for hundreds of miles. After living for hundreds of thousands of years, his body was extremely dense, his weight nearly matching that of a mountain. “I think I can definitely help you fly. If the Celestial City of the Immortal Realm, with its immense size and weight, can fly, then how could I, Shui Miao, the Holy King of Yin-Yang Forging, fail to create a magical artifact capable of carrying a mountain through the skies? How else could I save the beings of the Three Realms?”
“If that’s the case, I’ll help you forge this artifact!”
Taking a deep breath, Shui Miao decided to take the King of Eternity along and travel across the alien world together.
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