Countless leaves and vines intertwined under the vast palace, forming a layer that was thousands of meters thick.
Such a scene might not be considered much in the eyes of some knowledgeable people.
After all, there were countless strange landforms in the Eastern and Western Continents, and such intertwining leaves and vines could be found in other places.
However, those who were familiar with the Northern Royal City knew very well that the place where the Royal City stood was originally a mountain that had been flattened during the chaos of war. The Northern Royal Clan had then directly built the Royal City here.
The foundation of the Royal City was a thick rock layer that could withstand the attacks of the Northern Hurricanes. This was something that the people knew.
Now that such a thick layer of vines had appeared under the palace, many people understood that it had just formed in such a short period of time.
This kind of situation was really shocking to the world …
However, what was truly shocking was not this, but the shocking battle that was currently erupting in this thick layer of vines.
This scene was only seen clearly by Hayashi River, Su Duanpo, Liu Shou, and Blue Kitty …
Deep underground, in the center of the underground palace, the pool reflected scenes that were happening in the vines.
A section of the Tree of Life, the Continent Adjudicator covered in tree bark, and a behemoth-like monster were chasing each other, constantly devouring and counter-devouring each other …
The slender Treant from before was now a section of a tree trunk, shuttling through the thick layer of vines in an attempt to continuously restore itself.
Behind it, the Continent Adjudicator was in hot pursuit, constantly blasting out strange forces to shatter this section of the tree trunk.
And behind these two was a snake-like monster that was frantically chasing after them …
In the battle between the three parties, Hayashi River and the others also saw that the life auras emanating from the three parties were being absorbed by each of them.
"Three sections of the Tree of Life that have been contaminated?"
Seeing this scene, Hayashi River muttered to himself. Many of his previous doubts had been resolved.
"The true target of these three sections of the Tree of Life seems to be this pure section of the Tree of Life …"
Looking at the tree trunk emitting a green glow in the pool, Hayashi River's mind energy could even receive a distress signal from this section of the tree trunk.
This pure section of the Tree of Life was asking Hayashi River to help destroy these three sections of the Tree of Life …
"Mr. Chuan. If these three sections of the Tree of Life succeed in devouring each other, it will be troublesome … "Liu Shou said softly.
The strength of these three sections of the Tree of Life was at the Level-9 level. If they really devoured and fused, they would have to face an unimaginable enemy.
"We are only here to help. The Northern King and Mister Man Hua should be the ones who have a headache. Furthermore, you can't enter the vines to stop them," Hayashi River replied.
Liu Shou was instantly speechless. This young Mechanic was not wrong.
Lin Chuan frowned a little. The situation was indeed a little troublesome. Before he came, he had made detailed preparations with Man Hua, but now that things had progressed to this point, did he really have the confidence he had before?
Their plans for the birthday banquet in the palace had never considered such an accident …
Originally, Man Hua, Hayashi River, and the others had estimated that the forces that would cause trouble in the palace would at most be at the level of the Shi Family, Gong Family, and Zhong Family.
Such a force was undoubtedly a colossus in the Northern Lands, but if something really happened in the palace, even if they joined forces to force the palace to abdicate, the King of the North and the centaurs would still have the power to fight.
Not to mention, they still had their own forces and the Gray Rock Ridge Wolf Cavalry … The Shi Family, the Gong Family, and the Zhong Family would not be able to do anything.
In Gem Country, Man Hua told Hayashi River a secret. He guessed that another great enemy would come to the banquet.
This was a powerful enemy who had ambushed Man Hua after defeating the Flame Dragon Legion a thousand years ago. He had even managed to escape from the hands of Cromwell and the King of the North.
Man Hua had no way of guessing the identity of this powerful enemy, but Cromwell and the others had come to a shocking conclusion from some clues. This powerful enemy had a plan that would be carried out a thousand years later, and its destination was the palace.
This conclusion had caused Man Hua, Cromwell, and the others to be in disbelief. What kind of plan would be delayed for a thousand years?
Even a Realm Nine expert would not be able to survive for such a long time …
Man Hua and the others did not believe this, but it just so happened that the centaur old man had been seriously injured, so he had used a special method to wake up a thousand years later.
Before this trip, Man Hua did not have much confidence in whether this great enemy would come. He had only come to Royal City as insurance.
However, he did not expect that not only would this great enemy come, but its true identity was actually a monster controlled by a corrupted Tree of Life.
It was also at this moment that this monster was chasing the Treant, the Adjudicator of the Continent …
…
In the center of the palace, Man Hua's expression kept changing as he listened to Hayashi River's explanation. He had fought with this great enemy from a thousand years ago several times, but he had never figured out its identity or its true purpose.
However, he did not expect that its true purpose was this …
"This guy's true purpose is that pure Tree of Life Trunk?"
"So the true purpose of the Wang Jian is to seal the aura of the Tree of Life …"
…
Man Hua looked up at the Northern King and muttered. The Centaur race did not know this secret, because the Northern King had never revealed the origin of the Wang Jian.
Only the Northern King and Princess, who were the closest to the Centaur Race old man, could hear the old man's words clearly. The Northern King's expression changed, and he looked at Man Hua in a daze. He didn't understand how this old man knew this top secret.
This was a secret that the Northern King's family had guarded for generations, and only the Northern King knew about it …
"Senior …"
Just as the Northern King opened his mouth, Man Hua waved his hand and interrupted him. The latter said solemnly, "Let's not talk about this for now. Let's talk about other things after we resolve the crisis in the palace …"
At this moment …
The intense rumbling in the underground layer of vines suddenly quieted down. The surroundings returned to normal, but the silence was frightening.
However, the experts present did not relax because of this. On the contrary, they became even more vigilant as they observed the movements underground.
The vines on the ground began to change color. The dark green color deepened, revealing a pitch-black luster. It was so dark that it made one's hair stand on end.
All of a sudden, a violent roar resounded. "Where did it go … Who stole my body …"
Deep underground, the palace was empty. Whether it was the pool, the crystal coffin, or Hayashi River and the others, they had all disappeared without a trace.
Rumble …
The ground of vines cracked open, and vine dragons soared into the sky, attacking the experts present with the momentum of lightning. A chaotic battle immediately broke out.
At the same time, a figure flew out. It was another Treant.
However, it was different from the previous two Treants. This Treant's figure was similar to that of a human, but its bark was pitch-black with a metallic luster.
The Treant's eyes were ferocious and full of destructive killing intent.
The Treant raised its hand and punched at the Northern King. This punch was not fancy at all. It was just that its speed and strength had reached an extreme. The air collapsed from the pressure, forming a vacuum zone.
Boom …
At this moment, the fist force exploded. It swept towards the entire Centaur Legion like a tsunami.
At such a close distance, the Centaur Legion was not afraid in the slightest in the face of such a terrifying attack. In an instant, they formed a defensive formation and activated their power to form an incomparably strong defensive shield.
The next moment, a violent collision broke out. The Treant's fist force did not break through the Centaur Legion's defense. However, it still blasted dozens of Centaur Warriors, causing them to bleed from their orifices and their bodies to wobble.
Roar …
When the Treant saw this, it opened its mouth and spat out a blast of energy. It contained a destructive aura and rushed out. It immediately broke through the Centaur Legion's defense. The remaining energy did not dissipate and directly attacked the Northern King and the others.
Buzz!
The Northern King drew his sword and held it with both hands. He slashed out with all his might and forcefully shattered the energy wave.
The power of this slash was infinitely close to the Ninth Level. It made the Treant exclaim in surprise …
"Wang Jian, this divine weapon is really troublesome! It's a pity that it can't unleash its true power in your hands … "
The Treant growled. Its figure swayed and it disappeared. When it reappeared, it was already in front of them.
Bang, bang, bang …
Behind it, countless leaves shot out and instantly covered the sky. It spread rapidly like a dome.
The vine wall that originally enveloped the palace was also rapidly expanding. A completely enclosed city of trees was forming …
"Oh no! We're going to be trapped … "
"This monster is more than twice as powerful as before!"
The experts present were terrified. Some of them were very regretful. If they had taken advantage of the gap just now and escaped earlier, they might have been out of danger by now.
"Man Hua … you old thing, hand over that part of my body. Otherwise, I will kill all of you today …"
The Treant pounced over. Its two arms rapidly thickened and turned into two vine spears that were dozens of meters long. It stabbed toward the Centaur Tribe elder.
Man Hua?!
The expressions of the Northern King and the Centaur Tribe warriors changed. They had guessed this before, but they were not sure. Now, they received confirmation from the Treant.
One of the strongest experts from a thousand years ago was actually still in this world?!
Man Hua snorted coldly. He swung his fists at the vine spears that were stabbing toward him.
In an instant, there was a violent collision. Man Hua's figure was sent flying. The clothes on his upper body were torn to shreds. Even the Heart Origin Protective Suit he wore showed signs of cracking.
In just one exchange, the Centaur Tribe elder was no match for the Treant. He was stabbed by the Treant's vine spears and sent flying.
"This power … after absorbing two contaminated Tree of Life branches, it has at least doubled … It's even more powerful than it was at its peak a thousand years ago …" Man Hua muttered.
In his mind, the Centaur Tribe elder recalled the scene a thousand years ago. After the war in the Sealed Domain ended, he had been attacked by the Treant when he was exhausted.
This was a mysterious enemy. After he became the commander of the Centaur Tribe, he had been ambushed several times.
Man Hua had searched for traces of this enemy many times, trying to find out who this enemy was and what kind of enmity there was between them. However, he had no clue …
It was only a thousand years ago when he was ambushed and seriously injured that his companions found some clues. However, the true identity of this enemy and his goals were still a mystery.
It was only when Hayashi River had sent news that Man Hua understood the cause and effect.
The true identity of this great enemy was actually a mutated and corrupted Tree of Life.
The reason why he kept ambushing him was because Man Hua was a threat. The complete [Earth King Equipment] was a threat.
The target of the three corrupted Tree of Life branches was the pure Tree of Life branch under the palace.
If it wanted to obtain the trunk of the Tree of Life, it would have to clash with the Northern King Tribe and the Centaur Tribe. The Centaur Tribe with the complete Earth King Equipment was undoubtedly the greatest enemy of the contaminated Treant.
Thus, a thousand years ago, the pitch-black treant had repeatedly ambushed Man Hua in order to eliminate this great enemy and destroy the Earth King Equipment.
…
Scenes of the past appeared in his mind. Looking at the pitch-black treant pouncing towards him, Man Hua smiled, "You've schemed for so long, but you still didn't expect that pure Tree of Life Trunk to fall into my hands …"
Whoosh!
Man Hua's figure flashed, breaking through the layers of leaves and vines, and flew toward a corner of the palace.
The Treant roared. When it heard the words "pure Tree of Life", it went berserk and chased after Man Hua.
Two figures, one in front and one behind, disappeared from the already ruined square …
All the experts present were stunned. Many people immediately reacted and attacked the wall of vines with all their strength, wanting to take advantage of this rare opportunity to escape.
"King, let's also leave the palace to take refuge …"
The Centaur Tribe walked forward and bowed to the Northern King, asking him to leave quickly. This was the best opportunity to escape from danger.
The Northern King nodded slightly, his expression solemn. The strength of the Treant was beyond imagination. It was a terrifying existence that was hard to defeat.
If such a terrifying monster obtained the pure Tree of Life, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Father …" The Princess stepped forward and persuaded the Northern King to leave quickly.
"The protection of generations will end in my generation …" The Northern King muttered to himself.
"Leave it to the Old Ancestor. I believe that the Old Ancestor will definitely have a way …"
The tall Centaur man said in a deep voice. He looked into the distance. As the eldest son of the current Centaur Tribe leader, Verrol had absolute confidence in the Old Ancestor Man Hua.
At this moment, a voice came from not far away. "Big Brother, don't be in a hurry to leave …"
Verrol's expression froze. He suddenly turned his head and looked at the majestic Centaur man in the distance with a look of disbelief.
Not only Verrol, but the other Centaur warriors and the Northern King were also shocked. Why did Bayun, who had been missing for more than ten years and had committed the murder of the palace, suddenly appear here?
"You …"
Verrol's thick brows furrowed and his expression changed. He was about to say something.
Suddenly, there was a roar in the distance. Another terrifying aura emerged, vaguely resisting the Treant.
…
Boom …
Elsewhere in the palace, Man Hua suffered another attack from the Treant. He fell from the sky and blasted a large hole in a fake mountain in the garden.
The Centaur elder's aura also disappeared, as though he was dead.
"Man Hua, don't play dead. Even if your strength is not as good as before, and you don't have the [Earth King Equipment], you will still be able to withstand this attack."
The Treant floated in the air and looked down. He did not chase after Man Hua. It was not arrogance or confidence, but vigilance.
A thousand years ago, he had ambushed Man Hua no less than a hundred times. He was all too familiar with this Centaur expert.
In that era, Man Hua was the top genius of the continent. Be it his talent or battle instincts, they had reached a shocking level.
Of the nearly a hundred sneak attacks, the Treant had almost succeeded in dozens of times. However, he had failed to defeat the Centaur elder's crafty battle instincts.
Yes, Man Hua's battle style was very different from the Centaur Tribe. He was incomparably crafty and unpredictable …
There were a few times when the Treant was almost defeated. If not for the Tree of Life's strong recovery ability, he would have died long ago.
Thinking of the events of a thousand years ago, the Treant was naturally very vigilant. He wanted to prevent this old fellow from playing any tricks.
At this moment …
There was a tunnel under the fake mountain that led directly to the surveillance room. This was where Man Hua had escaped from.
The Centaur elder was very fast. He quickly arrived at the surveillance room where he had stored his trump card.
Bang!
Man Hua rushed in and saw Hayashi River waiting in the secret room. There was also a beautiful special forces guard, as well as Six Hands and Blue Kitty.
Of course, there was also a crystal coffin and a container filled with water at the side of the secret room. There was a jade-green tree trunk inside.
"Senior Man Hua, you're so slow! I've been waiting for a long time … "Hayashi River said.
"Meow …" Blue Kitty extended her paw and greeted.
The Centaur elder's mouth twitched. He was so angry that he almost cursed. This brat had been here a long time ago, but he did not come out to help.
"Seeing that I'm in danger, why didn't you come out to help earlier?" Man Hua said through gritted teeth.
"I thought it was Senior Man Hua's plan to mislead me …" Hayashi River said innocently.
Man Hua almost could not breathe. Of course, he could not admit that he had been defeated by the Treant. It would be too embarrassing in front of the juniors.
However, with his understanding of this young Mechanic, Man Hua knew that this brat definitely knew that he was in danger.
"Forget it … Let's begin …" Man Hua waved his hand.
Hayashi River nodded and walked into a room in the secret room with Man Hua.
"Lin Chuan, is he going to fight that monster?!"
Only then did Su Duanpo react. She was anxious and quickly rushed to the front of the door, but the door was already closed.
"Don't worry, Mr. Chuan knows what he's doing," Six Hands advised.
"That's a monster even scarier than a level-nine fighter …" Su Duanpo tried her best to calm herself down, but she found that her voice was trembling uncontrollably.
She had not seen this young man for half a year. Indeed, Hayashi River's performance had far exceeded her imagination. It made her realize that this man had grown too much in such a short time.
However, Su Duanpo was very clear about the strength of the Treant. It was a peak level-nine existence, and with its various terrifying abilities, it could be judged as a terrifying monster that surpassed level-nine in the Garrison Department's files.
How old was Hayashi River? Even if he joined forces with the level-nine Centaur elder, he had no chance of winning.
"Meow …"
Blue Kitty extended its paw and scurried to the beautiful sister's shoulder. It kept calling out to comfort her, telling her not to worry.
The little fellow was not too worried about its master. It knew that its master was cautious. If there was really danger, with its master's current strength, even if he lost, he should have a way to escape safely.
Bang …
At that moment, a muffled sound came from the room, and a terrifying aura spread out.
"This is …"
Six Hands felt his hair stand on end. Even though he was prepared, he still had the urge to escape from the secret room.
This aura was like an ancient beast that had awakened from a long slumber …
In the room, a shocking scene was happening. There was originally an [Earth King Equipment] stored here.
As Man Hua released his power and infused it into the outer shell of the Earth King Equipment, this rock armor-like full-body protective suit immediately emitted a terrifying energy wave.
Dong dong dong …
A strange sound came from the Earth King Equipment. The eyeball pattern on Hayashi River's forehead kept spinning, and he felt a swelling pain. This was not a feeling of danger or threat, but the energy wave was too strong, and it triggered a reaction from the eyeball pattern.
"Is this the true state of the Earth King Equipment?" Hayashi River murmured.
"It's still far from it …"
Sweat continuously seeped out of Man Hua's face. The [Rock Dagger Pattern] on his back kept glowing, and a strange radiance seeped out from it, entering the core of the Earth King Equipment.
Compared to Bayun's [Rock Dagger Pattern], the centaur elder's pattern was truly complete. It was as if he could pull out a sharp weapon from his back.
Only a complete [Rock Dagger Pattern] could fully activate the Earth King Equipment …
Di di di …
Hayashi River looked at the energy bar on the device. It was almost at 100%. This was the second energy source of the Earth King Equipment.
This was also the first time he had improved the Earth King Equipment after spending a few days in the sealed region …
With a beep, it indicated that the energy bar was full. Man Hua sat on the ground, looking exhausted. "It's all up to you now …"
"The current Earth King Equipment can only be activated by you, who has the core of the [Gemstone Furnace] …"
Man Hua sighed, and said somewhat ruefully.
In the sealed region, the centaur elder had sensed the incomplete [Moon Core] in Hayashi River's body the moment he saw him. This was one of the abilities of the complete [Rock Dagger Pattern].
After the core of the [Earth King Equipment] was destroyed by the black treant, it was impossible to repair it completely.
This was because the [Gemstone Furnace] had been destroyed in that battle. Without the furnace, how could the core of the Earth King Equipment be reconstructed?
However, the [Moon Core], as the incomplete core of the [Gemstone Furnace], could replace the core of the Earth King Equipment.
More accurately, the [Moon Core] was more suitable …
As the owner of the [Moon Core], Hayashi River could naturally display the true power of the Earth King Equipment.
And the second energy source of the Earth King Equipment, with the power of the [Rock Dagger Pattern], Man Hua could also assist in battle from a distance.
This was also the trump card that Man Hua had prepared!
The centaur elder was confident that no matter what trouble he faced, with this trump card, he would be able to deal with it.
Right now, Man Hua was glad that he had prepared this trump card. Otherwise, this trip to the palace would have been a failure …
"Put it on. Please, Young Mister Chuan." Man Hua said seriously.
Hayashi River sighed, and then ordered the [Moon Core] to activate. The [Earth King Equipment] opened up and flew over, and the [Earth King Equipment] was placed inside.
"Owner, the [Earth King Equipment] has been activated?!"
Following the voice of the [Moon Core], waves of energy were released, and like a whirlpool, it continuously spread in all directions.
"This energy wave … is even stronger than the previous demonstration …" Man Hua smiled.
Within the [Earth King Equipment], Hayashi River muttered to himself. If he could not defeat the black treant, he could wear this and escape safely.
"You …" Man Hua was so angry that his body trembled. If Hayashi River really wore the [Earth King Equipment] and escaped, then the reputation of the centaur army would be ruined.
"It's just a hypothesis of mine …"
Hayashi River said, and activated the [Earth King Equipment]. With a whoosh, the [Earth King Equipment] broke through the roof and charged out.
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