The 55th checkpoint of the Stairway Tree was not only a gathering place for humans, but it was also a lush forest.
Perhaps some of them had seen moss and mushrooms growing on the bark of the tree. However, the 55th checkpoint of the Stairway Tree did not only have moss and mushrooms.
Standing at the root of the branch on the 55th checkpoint, Lin Huang lifted his head and looked at the trunk of the Stairway Tree above his head. The gigantic tree trunk that looked like a natural moat was now covered by a primitive jungle. The roots of the big trees pierced deep into the bark of the Stairway Tree.
There were also all sorts of wild flowers and grasses that grew along with the big trees. They were also rooted on the bark of the tree. Lin Huang was amazed at the sight.
Lin Huang had climbed more than 50 checkpoints of the Stairway Tree, so he knew how tough the bark of the Stairway Tree was. Even if he attacked it with all his might, he would not be able to damage it at all. He even suspected that the setting of the Stairway Tree in this virtual world was indestructible.
Now that he saw the roots of the wild grass piercing into the bark of the Stairway Tree so easily, it was only natural that he was shocked.
"So, this is the legendary Secret Forest …" Lin Huang looked at the forest above his head curiously. He had roughly read through the information that Feng Yi had given him and found out that the 55th checkpoint of the Stairway Tree was not as simple as he thought.
The strange thing about the 55th checkpoint of the Secret Forest was not only the trees and grasses growing on the trunk of the Stairway Tree, but also the special rules of this checkpoint.
All the creatures that stepped into the Secret Forest, be it humans like Lin Huang and the rest or the local monsters on the Stairway Tree, would shrink to a thousandth of their original size. In other words, if a person who was two meters tall entered the forest, his body would instantly shrink to two millimeters. Moreover, the shrinking would affect all the equipment, clothes, shoes, Emperor's Heart Ring, and so on on the person's body. Nothing was an exception.
This reduction in body size also caused the original 10,000 meters of climbing to become the equivalent of 10,000 kilometers.
One could neither fly nor teleport on the Stairway Tree. They could only climb on their hands and feet, and their movement speed was limited by the terrifying gravity. Even Chan Dou, who could kill an imperial-level, had his movement speed suppressed to below transcendent level. He would not be much faster than an ordinary cultivator with a golden Life Wheel, let alone Lin Huang.
Lin Huang did some calculations. With his body that was 1,000 times smaller, he would need at least three days to complete the 10,000 meters even if he did not sleep or encounter any obstacles.
"If it were me, it would take me at least three days to finish climbing it, but the auction would have already started in three days." Lin Huang smirked. "Fortunately, I have a means of transportation. With the size of the Mighty Ape, even if it shrank 1,000 times, it should be able to complete the journey in less than a day if there are no obstacles. Today, let's climb to the 56th floor first. Tomorrow, I'll receive Yi Zheng in the day and start earning points at night. "
"Power King!"
With a low shout, Lin Huang crushed the card in his hand and summoned a giant ape.
The Mighty Ape that was now on immortal-level rank-4 was more than 400 meters tall, like a small hill.
Lin Huang landed on the Mighty Ape's shoulder and pointed at the dense forest above his head. "Go through the forest as fast as you can!"
The Mighty Ape leaped into the air and entered the Secret Forest.
Almost at the same time when it entered the forest, its and Lin Huang's bodies shrunk to a thousandth of their original size.
Lin Huang did not feel anything special during the entire process. All he felt was that everything in front of him was getting bigger, and it was getting bigger rapidly.
The Mighty Ape was dumbfounded. It did not understand what was happening.
Seeing that the Mighty Ape was stunned, Lin Huang patted its neck. "Don't worry. It's the rule of this area that has shrunk us 1,000 times. As soon as we get out of this forest, we'll be back to our original size. "
The Mighty Ape nodded its head. The excitement that it had just released came back, and it started to climb up quickly.
The Mighty Ape that was 400 meters tall was shrunk to 40 centimeters by the rule of the forest. It transformed from King Kong into a small monkey.
However, such a change did not affect the Mighty Ape's movement much. Its shrunken body allowed it to move through the branches more agilely.
It was extremely fast as it moved through the trees. Sometimes, it would grab the branches and sometimes, it would leap by stepping on the branches. As it familiarized itself with the forest, its movements became smoother and faster.
Lin Huang felt that it was the right decision to summon the Mighty Ape. However, he was still alert of his surroundings. His Territory and Divine Telekinesis covered a radius of four kilometers around him. His right hand, which was on the sword handle, did not leave it at all.
In the Secret Forest, the remaining monsters were not the only dangerous thing. There were also some plants. Some of them had strange techniques that could kill an immortal-level rank-9 powerhouse in an instant.
"Herculean King, stop!" Suddenly, Lin Huang shouted.
The Mighty Ape immediately stopped moving. It grabbed a branch with one of its arms and turned its head to look at Lin Huang in confusion.
"There's a bunch of Witch Blossoms in front of us. They don't cover a large area. Let's go around them on the right." Lin Huang looked ahead with a serious expression.
He could sense the presence of the Witch Blossoms with his Divine Telekinesis. The plant was a magical plant that was good at spiritual seduction. It liked to seduce the creatures that came close to it to commit suicide so that they would become its nutrients.
The combat level of the Witch Blossoms was not high. Basically, they were only on immortal-level rank-1 to rank-3. The seduction effect of a single plant could only make people on immortal-level rank-4 to rank-6 hallucinate.
However, the seduction effect of the plant could be stacked. It was not a one-plus-one effect. One or two of them might not be a big deal, but thousands of them were terrifying. They could even create an illusion that could trap an imperial-level.
There were more than 8,000 Witch Blossoms in front of them.
Fortunately, Lin Huang noticed it in time. Otherwise, if the Herculean King were to bring him into the illusion, he might not even be able to get out of it.
Although the Mighty Ape had no idea what the Witch Blossoms were, it would not reject Lin Huang's order.
After making a turn to the right and making sure that they were out of the coverage of the Witch Blossoms, Lin Huang then got the Mighty Ape to turn around and run towards the border of the Secret Forest.
With Lin Huang's Divine Telekinesis, the human and the monster managed to avoid danger several times.
After a morning, the Mighty Ape had covered half of the journey with Lin Huang on its back.
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