Lin Xi's expression was solemn. The Spiral Tree was the home of the Aragami in the God Eater world. In the game, the color of the outside was gray, but here, it was dyed red with fresh blood.
"So scary."
Ally looked at the entrance of the Spiral Tree with fear on her face.
There was a door there.
There were sharp teeth and long horns on the door, which was the standard outline of a demon's skull in Japanese mythology. As the color was gray, it looked like it was made of bronze. The surface of the door was full of potholes, as if it was mottled by time.
"Crack …"
A harsh sound like metal rubbing against each other was heard. The ground shook slightly, and the door made of green stone slowly opened.
Thick fog surged at the door. At this moment, Lin Xi could feel the cold resentment of the dead and the bloody killing intent. After the two doors were opened, the fog was so thick that it was impossible to see what was inside. There was a faint red light in the darkness, and it made people feel a chill from the bottom of their hearts.
This door seemed to connect life and death, the netherworld and the real world, hell and the human world!
It was the netherworld that led to death.
In front of the Spiral Tree, on the brown muddy field, flower buds pierced through the soil one after another, unsure if they had been infected by the death aura coming from the portal. Then, the flowers bloomed. Their blood-red petals covered the ground, and the light emitted by their pistils dyed the ground a beautiful, blood-red color.
"Brother Xi, look at the sky." Ally pulled Lin Xi's sleeve.
Lin Xi looked up. The thick clouds in the sky blocked the sunlight. The original noon had turned into a dark evening, and the clouds were the same blood color.
"The Spiral Tree is not like this."
"It seems that the Spiral Tree here has changed."
"Ling Meng, it's your turn."
Little North bit his white and tender finger, and there was a question mark above his head.
Although it was a joke, Lin Xi did not feel relaxed at all. Originally, Su Hongying's action of using the Oracle Cells to transform into an Aragami was very dangerous. Now that the Spiral Tree was obviously in trouble, the smell of the barren land on the Dark Shadow Island was nothing more than this.
"Everyone, be careful."
Lin Xi's expression became serious. "In Japanese mythology, the ghost faced gate is known as the gates of hell. The blood flowers on the ground, the blood clouds in the sky, and the blood-colored spiral tree, I wouldn't find it strange even if Yellow Springs Bira Ban is inside."
Ally released Zakun's Spirit from the Pokeball in her inventory space.
The little girl's body had once been transformed by the spirit of Zakun with the power of faith and magic power, but compared to the base-level body of the northern Qiji Continent and Lin Xi's diamond stone, it was still far inferior.
Zakun's spirit didn't need to be controlled, it could automatically protect him.
Evil God Sasuke and Evil God Saber also flew beside him, controlled by Ally using magic threads. The Shanghainese humanoid and the Penglai humanoid, who were self-disciplined puppets, held a longsword, a shield, and a lance respectively. They hovered around the little girl's head.
Ally gripped the Eight Trigrams Furnace tightly in her right hand. She was originally worried about output, but now that she had this magic tool, she could release particles to accelerate the speed of magic cannons comparable to energy waves.
The Tai Chi Yin-Yang Jade also appeared beside the northern Qiji Continent.
As soon as he stepped through the gate, he immediately felt a ghastly ghostly aura, like the netherworld created by the Old Demon Black Mountain in He County. If an ordinary person stayed in such a place, their flesh and blood would soon lose their vitality and become a corpse.
The spiral tree was like the big tree in the "World Tree Labyrinth." Its interior was incomparably vast. Originally, Lin Xi thought it would be pitch-black, but after stepping in, he found that the ground and walls emitted a faint light.
Although it was not bright, at least he could see things clearly up close.
"Ah …"
Ailey suddenly cried out in alarm. Lin Xi followed the girl's gaze, seeing that there was a cocoon not far away.
The cocoon was condensed from a resin-like substance and seemed to be wrapped around something. Walking over and pulling the cocoon open, he was surprised to find that there was a corpse inside. Some roots pierced into the corpse's skin, as if all the blood had been extracted, and the corpse was shriveled up.
As he continued forward, he encountered many more such cocoons on both sides of the road. Lin Xi couldn't help but have a thought. The spiral tree turned blood-red. Could it be that it was dyed red by the blood of countless corpses …
"The Path of the Dead …"
Walking through the path densely covered with cocoons that were even more terrifying than coffins, Lin Xi looked around vigilantly. This place was too evil. It was probably no worse than the Netherworld in He County.
"Something is flying over."
The monsters rushing over from afar in the darkness were extremely fast. When they were fifty meters away from the three of them, they could see clearly that they were several flying heads in the air!
The woman's head had long, flowing hair, but she did not have a body. Also, it was obvious that she had been petrified after being infected by the Oracle cells. The skin on her face was pure white with a milky luster, like a plaster statue.
The doll controlled by Ally, Evil God Saber, raised its diamond sword, and a golden light shot out from the sword. The light the diameter of a ping-pong ball hit a woman's head, but it didn't penetrate the head!
Obviously, the infection of the Oracle cells had greatly increased the defense of these heads.
The crystallized body looked like plaster from the outside, but it had extremely strong armor and magic resistance comparable to metal.
The woman's head hit by the holy light let out a sharp scream. After the sound spread from her mouth, visible ripples appeared in the space.
It was a sound wave attack similar to the Banshee's Howl!
The remaining heads still flew toward them. As they flew, they opened their mouths, revealing huge stalactite-like spikes and extremely sharp teeth.
Thunder burst out of Evil God Sasuke's body, turning into a thunderbolt and flashing. The Shanghainese and Penglai figures also flapped their cicada-like wings on their backs. The four dolls fought against the four female heads. Lin Xi wanted to observe the strength of the monsters, so he didn't intervene.
"If the lowest-level monsters here have such strength, the spiral tree won't have a good time."
After the four dolls destroyed all the female heads, Lin Xi let out a sigh.
The human evolution program gave the monster's name:
Flying Barbarian.
"Is Su Hongying inside the spiral tree?"
As they continued to move forward, Lin Xi's group also encountered more monsters. Not only were there the Flying Barbarian with the female heads from before, but there were also the two-tailed cat and fox-fire. Although they were all small monsters, each of them was extremely difficult to deal with under the strengthening of the Oracle cells.
Their flesh was mineralized, and some parts had a special color, looking like metal. Their defense was amazing.
The cocoons on the roadside finally disappeared, but some corpses were stuck in the trunk of the spiral tree. Sometimes, a hand or a leg was exposed outside, which made people's scalp tingle.
"Wu wu, wu wu wu …"
A woman's crying came from the depths of the darkness. The Yin Yang Jade of the North shot out a light ball of spiritual power toward the place where the crying came from. The light illuminated the darkness, and there was a woman half-kneeling on the ground, crying with her face covered.
The spiritual power ball of light shot out by the Yin Yang Jade hit the woman's body, but she was unharmed!
The woman slowly stood up, turned around, and revealed a beautiful face. She was wearing a kimono robe, and her hair was styled in a traditional kimono style. There was a crystal hair clip in the shape of a maple leaf on her long, smooth hair.
Because the kimono's collar was very low, most of her snow-white and smooth skin was exposed, and even a hint of pink could be seen.
Both her face and skin were too white and delicate, showing an unnatural color. Obviously, she was also infected with the Oracle cells.
Even if she turned into an Oracle, her skin would become like ore and metal, and her armor and magic resistance would be greatly improved, but it was impossible for her to ignore the spiritual power ball of light shot out by the North Persei. The woman clearly used her own terrifying demonic energy to offset the spiritual power that hit her.
"Is this a boss?" Lin Xi's expression was a bit solemn. The evolution program gave the name of Demon Girl Hongye.
In Japanese mythology, this was a vicious beauty with a snake and scorpion heart. Her original body was a celestial who was born in his Mahayana Heaven. She was once reincarnated as the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven, Oda Nobunaga, a demon with an extremely high degree of mystery.
"I am Hongye Makoto. Little brother, why do you want to slaughter the people of our country?"
Demon Girl Hongye's voice was clear and had a hint of softness. It was like a mature wine, intoxicating one.
If Lin Xi's soul wasn't the Nan Ming Li Fire, under the voice that had a special effect on men, the full white chest of the kimono, and the slender thighs that were revealed at the bottom of the kimono, he would probably have been charmed and prostrated at her feet.
"What country?" Lin Xi asked warily.
"Behind the Gate of Hell is naturally the Yellow Springs Country, and the people of the Country of Demons are naturally the Hundred Demons."
Demon Girl Hongye used her sleeves to cover the corner of her mouth and smiled sweetly. "The three leaders, Tamamo no Mae, Daitengu, and Shutendoji, invite you. Cute little brother, please get on the carriage."
Following the woman's words, a strange carriage drove out from the darkness.
The Aragami's carriage that had been infected by the Oracle Cells didn't have the appearance of a crystal ore. Instead, it was completely metalized. The wheels of the two-wheeled carriage burned with inextinguishable flames. A humanoid cat girl with cat ears and a tail, and three balls of hellfire appeared around her body, pulling the carriage.
Among the Hundred Demons, there was the legendary "Carriage of Fire" that dragged sinners to hell.
"Hundred Demons …"
Lin Xi's expression was extremely solemn. The Hundred Demons had appeared in many Japanese anime and games before, such as "Grandson of Slippery Ghost" and "Onmyoji". The three leaders, Shutendoji, Daitengu, and Tamamo no Mae, were all thousand-year-old demons. They were definitely not weaker than the three demons!
As for the other demons, such as Hongye Makoto, Ibaraki Doji, and Hundred-eyed Demon … they were all famous demons.
What was even more terrifying was that the Hundred Demons had obviously used the Oracle Cells to transform into "Aragami."
Since it was impossible to fly within the Spiral Tree, it could be said that Lin Xi was currently in an extremely dangerous situation. What was worse was that he still didn't know if Su Hongying was inside … Should he follow Hongye Makoto and get on the carriage, or should he give up on Su Hongying and escape as soon as possible?
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