At this moment, the World Tree experts in the command room suddenly paused. The trajectory in their High-Dimensional Information Vision suddenly split into seven and fled in different directions.
"The outsider threw out bait and split up to confuse us. This is to disperse our forces. It seems like he still has the intention to counterattack."
Seeing this, Tedrian narrowed his eyes and said solemnly.
One of the thirteen ancestor souls named Roxilian habitually pinched the small tentacles on his chin and slowly said, "If that's the case, we can only act separately. We can't miss any trace."
Although the High-Dimensional Information Vision could see through 'Information Closure' and track traces, it could not retrace the exact content like a camera.
There was still a limit to the World Tree, so they could not immediately tell which of the seven tracks Han Xiao had taken. Only by collecting enough information would they be able to tell the difference between the tracks. This would take some time. They would have to follow the tracks and collect samples before they could lock onto the main body of the outsider.
If the outsider's goal was to escape, splitting into thousands of tracks would be a good way to confuse them and stall for more time. However, now that only seven tracks had been separated, Tedrian guessed that the outsider was not giving up and wanted to counterattack.
Even if the other six tracks were just bait, they still had to deal with them to prevent the outsider from leaving troops or other dangerous things in the civilization's territory.
"Then mobilize more people. Our reinforcements are very fast anyway."
The high-level Holy Tree Emissary Overman nodded in agreement.
The group did not have any objections. In the territory of the World Tree Civilization, they could ride the World Tree Roots and travel quickly. As long as someone found the target and used the mental network to share their location, the others would be able to arrive quickly.
"Leave some people behind as mobile support troops. The rest will split up."
Tedrian nodded.
Not only were they chasing from behind, they were also following the direction of the tracks and letting some troops travel to the front to intercept them. They confirmed the changes in the tracks and kept narrowing the range.
The World Tree's troops were mobilized endlessly, gradually forming a large encirclement net.
…
A fleet followed one of the tracks for a long distance. The Holy Tree Emissary on the ship focused on maintaining the High-Dimensional Information Vision.
At this moment, a message came from the mental network. The sender was the intercepting force in front of this pursuit.
"There are no follow-up tracks ahead. We are heading back to you and narrowing the search range. Be careful."
Hearing this, the Holy Tree Emissary immediately perked up.
They were some distance away from the intercepting troops in front of them. Since the tracks in front of them had been cut off, it meant that the target was suspected to be in this distance. It was very likely that they would encounter them.
"Be careful, the enemy might appear at any moment."
The Holy Tree Emissary instructed the crew and cautiously sensed the surroundings. He was a little annoyed.
It was a pity that the Information Form Camera could not be used this time. Otherwise, whatever arrangements the enemy made, they would have nowhere to hide. There was no need to be so careful.
After traveling for some distance, the spaceship's radar suddenly sounded an alarm.
"A high-energy strike has been detected. The shield has been automatically activated. Please avoid it!"
At the same time, a beam of light shot over from afar, piercing through the fleet's formation and quickly destroying many warships.
"Enemy attack!"
The Holy Tree Emissary shivered and called for backup on the mental network without hesitation. Then, he immediately activated his energy shield to protect himself.
A small mechanical army wrapped in golden Mechanical Force suddenly charged toward them from outside their field of vision, rapidly closing in and firing nonstop.
In the High-Dimensional Information Vision, the source of this trajectory was this army, but there did not seem to be the main body of the outsider.
"It seems like the path I chased was bait." The Holy Tree Emissary looked vexed as if he was regretting that he did not catch up to the main body of the outsider.
At this moment, spatial rifts appeared in the surroundings, and many roots extended out. Batches of reinforcements quickly arrived, and in the blink of an eye, six to seven Beyond Grade As arrived.
Seeing this mechanical team fighting with the fleet, everyone knew that this path was not where the main body of the outsider was.
"Removing one fake path, there are six left."
"Let's deal with this mechanical team first and let the Holy Tree swallow them to analyze the information."
Without another word, they immediately pounced forward, intending to end the battle as soon as possible.
However, at this moment, one of the soldiers in the mechanical team suddenly self-destructed. Blue psionic energy suddenly bloomed and instantly swallowed the surrounding mechanical teams. Furthermore, the ball of light spread rapidly as if it would never stop expanding.
"Damn it, it's the Primordial Psionic Energy!"
The expressions of the World Tree experts present changed, and they hurriedly stopped and retreated.
The fleet that was originally surrounding them also dispersed and quickly turned around to leave. However, a portion of the spaceships were still unable to dodge in time and were swallowed by the Primordial Psionic Energy.
The larger the ball of light, the faster it expanded. All matter and energy that it came into contact with were assimilated, and psionic energy kept expanding.
However, at this moment, spatial rifts appeared in the surroundings again. The roots of the World Tree reached into the ball of psionic energy and rapidly absorbed the energy like jelly. Only then did the ball of psionic energy stop expanding and slowly shrink until it disappeared.
Everything that had been devoured by the psionic energy was completely annihilated.
Only then did the World Tree experts who had run far away stop. They were chased until their faces were covered in dust.
This was not the stable secondary psionic energy but the violent Primordial Psionic Energy. Furthermore, the yield was not small. Although they were Beyond Grade As, they did not want to use their bodies to test the power of the Primordial Psionic Energy.
The Holy Tree Emissary said angrily, "That outsider must have set up Primordial Psionic Energy on all the bait to blow up the pursuers. Tell the others to be careful!"
The news quickly spread through the mental network to his companions. Every pursuing team immediately became serious and became much more careful.
…
"A team has already detonated …"
Han Xiao was speeding through the universe when he suddenly sensed the feedback of Mechanical Force. His eyes flashed.
Not long ago, he had sent out six mechanical teams to split up. On one hand, it was to disperse the pursuers' forces, and on the other hand, it was to act as an eye to see the size of the pursuers.
The mechanical army did not enjoy the protection of the Destiny's Child Imprint, which meant that all their actions would be seen through by the Information Form Camera. However, after receiving the Mechanical Force connection, the mechanical army could share the disguise of the Destiny's Child Imprint and use it as bait.
Han Xiao had left some methods on these baits, and the Primordial Psionic Energy was one of them. He did not mind spreading psionic energy pollution in the territory of the World Tree Civilization. Planting mushrooms in the enemy's house would not only damage the pursuers, but it would also destroy his own troops and prevent them from being devoured by the World Tree.
However, he did not plan to rely on the Primordial Psionic Energy to cause too much damage to the other party. After experiencing the war in his previous life, Han Xiao knew very well that the World Tree's ability to devour energy was just as effective against the Primordial Psionic Energy. The way to deal with the psionic energy pollution was much more convenient than the three Universal Civilizations.
Right at this moment, Han Xiao's perception suddenly moved. He turned around and saw a spatial rift not far ahead, and a World Tree fleet appeared.
"We found him!"
The other Holy Tree Emissary leading the intercepting fleet was surprised and overjoyed. He immediately sent his location through the mental network.
Seeing this, Han Xiao turned around and charged over without hesitation. Golden Mechanical Force bloomed, and a huge Mech Legion appeared, covering the fleet with unreserved firepower.
With his current Energy Rank, the Mech Legion's lethality was already extremely shocking. It destroyed this small intercepting fleet almost instantly.
The Holy Tree Emissary hurriedly dodged and defended, but he could not withstand the firepower of the Mech Legion. He was injured the moment they met, and he was frightened out of his wits.
Right at this moment, spatial rifts appeared around him, and the first batch of reinforcements from the World Tree Civilization arrived. Han Xiao scanned with his perception and discovered five Beyond Grade A energy sources.
However, he ignored them. During the charge, he released his blood aura, and a portion of the mechanical soldiers quickly gathered, turning into a small Mechanical Deity. It arrived in front of the injured Holy Tree Emissary almost instantly.
Rays of decomposition were released from the fingertips of the Mechanical Deity, tearing apart the defenses of the Holy Tree Emissary in the blink of an eye. Han Xiao activated the accessory in his palm, and a spatial shockwave shot out, locking the target in midair for a short time. Then, he threw a punch at the shocked Holy Tree Emissary.
Bang!
A shockwave burst out, and the accumulated damage of [Charge-Endless Potential] entered the body of the Holy Tree Emissary without holding back. The powerful force crushed his muscles and bones, and his cells instantly withered.
Green blood exploded in midair, and the body of the Holy Tree Emissary disappeared, leaving only a pool of blood on the mechanical fist.
With one punch, his health bar was emptied!
"You dare to block me when you're not even Grade S +? Do you think I flew so far for nothing? Let's kill one first!"
Han Xiao grinned.
The combat information showed that this Holy Tree Emissary's Energy Rank was less than 50,000, slightly weaker than Barbani. He had taken quite a number of steps, and the power of [Charge-Endless Potential] was stacked very high. Together with the focus fire of the mechanical army, he killed this Holy Tree Emissary instantly.
Without any delay, he immediately changed his target and led the mechanical army toward the five World Tree experts who had just arrived. The strengthened version of the Celestial Punishment Edge was unfurled in his hand, and he slashed out. The surging psionic energy turned into a sharp blade glow.
"Dodge!"
Seeing Han Xiao's heroic performance of instantly killing their companions, the expressions of the five World Tree experts changed drastically. They did not dare to face the attack head-on and hurriedly abandoned the fleet to dodge.
Rumble — —
The fleet could not dodge in time, and the battleships along the way were crushed by the Celestial Punishment Edge, instantly exploding into fireworks. The fragments of the battleships were swept up by the blade, turning into blazing lava that splashed onto the spaceships that were not affected, burning their shields until they flickered non-stop.
Han Xiao raised his hand and used Virtual Purification, quickly sweeping across the five of them. However, the five of them only shook slightly before returning to normal. They did not show the confused expression of Barbani.
"Is the World Tree prepared? It didn't send outsiders to chase after me. Their reaction is quite fast."
Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and was not surprised. He turned his blade and locked onto the weakest of the five. He charged over, scaring the other party so much that he turned around and fled.
The other four hurriedly moved around and launched long-range attacks, trying to restrain Han Xiao. However, it was like scratching an itch. The focus fire of the four of them could not even penetrate the shield of the Mechanical Deity, and Han Xiao could not even be bothered to block.
At this moment, more and more reinforcements arrived. When the World Tree experts saw this scene, they immediately joined the battle. The number of people besieging Han Xiao increased rapidly, reaching double digits, and it was still rising.
However, what shocked the World Tree experts was that even though the number of people besieging them had reached double digits, this outsider still acted as if he had entered a no-man's land. He did not care about his injuries and only attacked without defending. He endured the focus fire of so many people and killed an Ancestral Spirit that he had locked onto, causing them to have a second casualty!
However, as more reinforcements arrived, everyone finally worked together to restrain this outsider. Only then did the outsider stop from continuing to kill.
Not long after the battle, Tedrian and the others arrived on the World Tree Express. They immediately saw that the Mechanical Deity, which was protected by a large number of mechanical soldiers, was like an unmoving mountain. It was fighting dozens of World Tree experts and was not at a disadvantage.
"The combat strength of this outsider is too exaggerated!" Tedrian's expression changed slightly.
"Could he be from a civilization with extremely advanced individual strength?" Overman was shocked.
"It seems like I was too conservative before. He must be at the level of a Tree King!" Looking at the chaotic battlefield, Roxilian's heart skipped a beat.
The three of them had previously judged Han Xiao's combat strength from Barbani's encounter, but only now did they realize that this outsider's standard seemed to be a little scary, far exceeding their expectations.
"The situation isn't right. I have to call the Tree King."
Tedrian made a prompt decision and immediately called his superior through the mental network.
At this moment, the Mechanical Deity in the field suddenly opened fire, temporarily forcing back the besiegers.
The next moment, the Mechanical Deity disintegrated, revealing Han Xiao's figure. The mechanical army around him rapidly shrank and was absorbed by his Mechanical Force, merging into his body.
Han Xiao glanced at the situation. The number of Beyond Grade As who had rushed over had already exceeded thirty, and there were even a few peak Beyond Grade As. Under such circumstances, there was basically no chance for him to continue killing. Furthermore, the World Tree was still sending in reinforcements. If he stayed here, he would definitely be kicked like a ball. Furthermore, the World Tree did not lack top-notch individual strength. The five Tree Kings were each stronger than the other.
He turned to look at Tedrian and the others and narrowed his eyes.
"Tedrian, Roxilian, Overman … Heh, they're all acquaintances."
During the war in his previous life, the experts of the explored universe and the World Tree Civilization had both suffered casualties and were famous. Han Xiao naturally knew some of the powerful people of the World Tree.
If he remembered correctly, these three guys had the lives of Beyond Grade As in his previous life. The head of the previous owner of the Spacetime Amber was shattered by Tedrian, causing this Universal Treasure to fall into the hands of the World Tree Civilization. Later, he was killed by Carrott.
Just as Han Xiao was recalling, another World Tree Root appeared, and a powerful pressure that far exceeded the others spread out.
The next second, a tall figure with a dignified aura descended. His white hair was scattered, and his eyes were cold. His entire body was wrapped in a blue-green light mixed with dark red electric arcs.
There was a light green mark on this person's forehead that was shaped like a burning flame. He was staring at Han Xiao indifferently.
"Yo, a fierce man."
Han Xiao's brows twitched.
One of the five Tree Kings, 'Subduing Tree King' Saint Grace Bellando, a Pugilist Super. In his previous life, he had caused huge casualties in the explored universe. 'Dragon King' Milizaus and 'Beast Ancestor' Gorután had both died under his fists. In the end, Carrott and 'Car Lover' Yin Ying had merged and killed him with great difficulty. They had almost died together.
In the war in his previous life, he had personally seen the Subduing Tree King attack many times, and he had even been killed by the aftershocks more than twenty times.
"If I can kill you, the resurrection time will definitely not be short …"
Han Xiao had this thought, but when he looked at the dozens of World Tree experts around him, he immediately dismissed it.
If it was a one-on-one battle, he would not be afraid of the other party, but in the enemy's base, it was basically impossible for him to do so.
At this moment, the World Tree experts who had been forced back earlier were about to surround him again.
However, under everyone's gazes, Han Xiao's figure suddenly disappeared, leaving them dumbfounded.
"Why did he disappear? Did the space anchor fail? "
Tedrian was shocked.
In order to prevent outsiders from teleporting away, they had anchored this space when they fought. Logically speaking, other than the World Tree Express that was unique to the Civilization Territory, there was basically no other teleportation method that could take effect.
However, he soon received a reply from the others on the mental network, indicating that the space lock was normal.
"It's almost impossible to fail, but he actually escaped?" Roxilian was displeased.
"It seems like he has some special teleportation method that can ignore the space lock … Then there's nothing we can do." Overman frowned.
The group was immediately discouraged. It was not easy for them to surround the prey, and even the Tree King had personally descended. However, they had failed at the critical moment, and the cooked duck had flown away.
Tedrian had no choice but to bow to the Subduing Tree King. "Your Excellency Tree King, we failed and let this outsider escape."
The Subduing Tree King glanced at him and said indifferently, "At least he escaped quickly and saved his life. Otherwise, I would have sent him to the mother tree to devour so that I could grasp the location of this outsider civilization."
"Sorry for ruining your plan. It was me … Hmm?"
Tedrian was about to continue his self-criticism when he suddenly stopped, and his expression turned interesting.
At the same time, everyone present received the same message through the mental network.
The pursuing team that had gone to chase after the other 'bait' had suddenly encountered the main body of the outsider and had been completely wiped out. The Holy Tree Emissary leading the team only had time to send out a distress signal before his voice disappeared. He had been sacrificed.
Tedrian's expression darkened. He was furious.
"This outsider didn't leave! He's eaten another army! "
…
At the same time, at the location of a 'bait' mechanical team.
Han Xiao grabbed a dying Holy Tree Emissary and casually twisted his head.
Then, he put away the set of Sovereigns that this mechanical team had brought back, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
The methods he had left behind in these 'bait' teams were not only Primordial Psionic Energy, but he had even assigned a Sovereign to each team. He had invested enough capital without caring about the losses.
This time, he did not bring much equipment with him to the World Tree Civilization's territory. He only brought a lot of Kings.
After so many years, he had already accumulated a lot of Kings, so he did not have to worry about using them.
Throwing away the corpse in his hand, Han Xiao licked his lips.
"As expected, we have to resort to guerrilla warfare in other people's homes."
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