In front of the black building, the middle-aged man and Man Hua stared at each other. Their auras continued to rise as if they were ready to fight at any time.
However, the next moment, the two of them walked together and stood side by side, looking at the black building and discussing countermeasures in a low voice.
All the experts present were stunned. The middle-aged man and Man Hua clearly knew each other, and from the content of their conversation, they seemed to be experts of the same generation.
A peak expert from the 100-year war?!
For a moment, the names of Legendary experts flashed through the minds of the experts, but they did not match the middle-aged man.
"Haha … I thought you were long dead. I didn't expect you to still be alive. Where have you been hiding all these years?" Man Hua asked in a low voice.
"I didn't hide. How did you come out, old man? Can your injuries heal?" The middle-aged man asked.
The content of the conversation between the two experts was very vague, and neither mentioned their respective secrets.
Man Hua stared at the middle-aged man and then turned slightly. He glanced at Fowler from the corner of his eyes and suddenly laughed with a hint of schadenfreude.
Then, the Centaur elder softened his tone and said, "We've known each other for so many years. There's no need to fight each other as soon as we meet. Although you suffered a little back then, you didn't suffer a loss."
"Haha … Centaur, you're old, but your bad temper has become so much better. Since you say so, let's not care about the past …" The middle-aged man said.
Man Hua turned his gaze and looked ahead. In the huge black building, a huge black shadow was taking shape, and the aura it emitted was already at realm eight.
"The monsters born here have become stronger again. It's like a monster's nest. Do you have any good ideas …" Man Hua asked.
"It's not as simple as a monster's nest. Don't you feel that it's a bit like a corroded Tree of Life? Or rather, a terrifying tree that creates death … "the middle-aged man said in a low voice.
Hearing this, Man Hua could not help but be shocked. He thought of the various characteristics of the Tree Spirit Contamination. In many aspects, this black building was indeed like the complete Tree of Death that the Tree Spirit Contamination sought.
The middle-aged man sighed and murmured, "The current situation is beyond my expectations. If it was a thousand years ago, I would still have the confidence to deal with this guy. But now, this guy has changed too much. I'm not confident. If we work together, we might have a chance … "
"With the current situation, we have no choice but to work together. The two big guys are coming out!" Man Hua said solemnly.
Boom boom …
Two doors suddenly appeared on the mountain-like black building. The doors opened, and two figures glowing with gray light appeared.
So far, these were the only two figures that resembled humans the most. However, they were more than 30 meters tall, and their two claws were waving as they charged over.
A terrifying and strange aura surged, crazily attacking the middle-aged man and Man Hua. The two powerhouses' faces were calm, and a violent force exploded from their bodies at the same time, fiercely meeting the attack.
The next moment, with the four figures colliding as the center, a circular force field abruptly spread out, with a diameter of nearly a thousand meters.
The ground was compressed by a tremendous force, and a semicircular pit appeared. This scene was truly terrifying.
The experts present all retreated to make space for the battle. Old Aidan and the others' expressions changed. This wasn't even the original body of the corrupted tree spirit, but it already possessed such terrifying power.
Roar roar …
The two humanoid monsters were sent flying. Facing the middle-aged man and Man Hua, these two supreme experts, the two monsters couldn't resist at all.
However, the moment the two humanoid monsters were smashed into the black building, they split into two, and turned into four humanoid monsters that charged over again …
Just like that, they were forced back again, and turned into eight humanoid monsters that charged over again …
Each time they split, these humanoid monsters' strength did not weaken. Moreover, the power they lost after being forced back would actually recover after splitting.
This situation caused the middle-aged man and Man Hua's expressions to turn ugly. If the battle continued like this, more and more humanoid monsters would charge out, forming a terrifying monster army of realm eight powerhouses.
This kind of army did not need to be large in numbers, just over a thousand, and it would be enough to sweep the entire continent.
An army of over a thousand realm eight powerhouses, just the thought of it was terrifying …
"We can't go on like this?! We'll collapse first … "
"This place is that thing's base. We're already at a disadvantage fighting here …"
The middle-aged man and Man Hua muttered. The two powerhouses felt troubled, but they could not stop halfway.
However, the middle-aged man felt that these humanoid monsters could not keep splitting and reach a thousand.
The energy gathered in this black building could not be so great …
However, even with this conjecture, the middle-aged man did not dare to gamble. If an army of realm eight powerhouses really appeared, it would be a disaster for the entire continent.
"I can only use my full strength …"
The middle-aged man muttered, and the power ripples on his body intensified, rising rapidly. A golden sword appeared in his hand.
Seeing this golden sword, whether it was Man Hua or the powerhouses watching behind him, all of their eyes widened.
The sword's entire body glowed with a golden luster and was covered with magnificent veined patterns. It was like a rare work of art.
There was no one present who did not recognize this sword. More accurately, there were too many people in the entire Sea-Ao Empire, and even the entire continent, who recognized this sword.
The golden sword on the national emblem of the Sea-Ao Empire was the sword in the middle-aged man's hand.
"Could he be Emperor Xing Ao …"
"Impossible, none of the previous Emperor Xing Ao looked like this. Also, he's not blond …"
…
Blond hair was the most obvious symbol of the royal family of the Sea-Ao Empire, and the golden sword was the symbol of the royal family.
Boom!
The middle-aged man held the sword with both hands and slashed out. The sword technique he used was different from ordinary sword techniques. It was more of a slash.
A terrifying golden sword gleam shot out, but it was not aimed at the group of monsters in front, but at the black energy crystal at the top of the black building.
In an instant, an unprecedented force field swept out, and the humanoid monsters' movements became sluggish. They could only watch as the sword slashed towards them.
"This guy's power has not weakened at all. He's even stronger than a thousand years ago …" Man Hua muttered to himself.
Just as the golden sword gleam was about to hit its target, a huge silhouette appeared above the black building. It was the silhouette of a grey-white tree man.
The grey-white tree man held a antler staff in his hand, and he drew a pentagram in the air, quickly forming a powerful defensive force field.
Zzz …
In the sky above the black building, the golden sword gleam struck the pentagram force field, and a dazzling halo exploded in the black fog, as if the sky had suddenly brightened.
Then, the golden sword gleam was extinguished, and cracks appeared on the pentagram force field …
A long mark appeared in the air, as if a crack had been forcefully cut open in space, and it was slowly closing.
"How unexpected! You actually came out alive … "
In front of the black crystal, the grey-white tree man stood in the air. Its image gradually became clearer, and an elf's face was revealed.
Seeing the grey-white tree man's appearance, Old Aidan, Fowler, and the others secretly exclaimed. It was this guy, this guy was the real mastermind …
This grey-white tree man with an elf's face, and the antler staff in his hand, was almost certain to be the High Elf who participated in the evil creature's plan in the elves' past.
Its true identity was actually the first batch of contaminated tree spirits …
Or rather, it was very likely that the original High Elf was infected by this contaminated tree spirit …
The middle-aged man stared coldly at the grey-white tree man, and he said in a deep voice, "A thousand years ago, during the Hundred Years War, it was you who had been playing tricks behind the scenes …
"You were also behind Simu Auna's death, weren't you …"
Hearing this, all the powerhouses present were shocked. Simu Auna was the name of the legendary emperor of the Sea-Ao Empire a thousand years ago.
"Simu Auna was wearing six pieces of nine-star equipment in battle, and he was already not far from death. I only pushed him a little, and he was destined to die. What difference does it make if he dies earlier or later …
"If he didn't die, I wouldn't have been able to help his son ascend the throne, and I wouldn't have been able to start all these magnificent feats that you've seen this year …"
The grey-white tree man was very calm, and he faintly recounted the past. Since Simu Auna's death a thousand years ago, he had begun to plan to control the successive Sea-Ao Empire emperors, and use this royal bloodline to conduct experiments on living creatures.
Then, he absorbed the latest research from the Xin Yuan Priest Temple, the Dark Net, and some other organizations, and finally completed the mutation and transformation of such living creatures.
"In a year, or even less, the continent will be under my control. When that time comes, I'll conquer the five seas, and all the oceanic beast armies will be transformed into living creatures like this …
"When that time comes, the entire world will only have my voice, and there will be no more disputes or wars. There will be eternal peace …
"Isn't this kind of peace what you living creatures have always yearned for? Why do you want to stop me …"
The grey-white tree man waved his antler staff, and a strange wave was emitted from his body, causing the surrounding space to appear distorted.
"Living creatures like you will be transformed by me, and you will become the vanguard army that will sweep across the entire continent. Come, cheer for this magnificent feat …"
The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes, and he held the golden sword as he stared at the grey-white tree man. He noticed that the pentagram force field had already recovered to its original state, and it was even stacked with a hundred layers. It was not that easy to break through.
"The defensive force field around this building has been strengthened by at least a hundred times …" Man Hua warned in a low voice.
The middle-aged man nodded slightly, and he was thinking of a countermeasure.
In terms of strength, the middle-aged man and Man Hua were confident that they could deal with any powerhouse in the world if they worked together. However, the situation here was too strange, and they did not know what trump card the grey-white tree man had. If they acted rashly, they might cause the situation to go out of control.
Man Hua, on the other hand, was wondering why Hayashi River was not here yet. With this kid, the middle-aged man, and Mr. Bone, they would have a much better chance of dealing with this polluted tree spirit …
…
On the other side.
Hayashi River was still in the control center, and the skeletons here had already disappeared.
These monster skeletons were not cleaned up by Hayashi River and the rest. At this time, who would have the time to clean up these things?
These skeletons had naturally disappeared, and they turned into wisps of black gas that escaped from the passageways and vents. From the monitoring of the mechanical bees and mechanical mice outside, the black gas was drifting towards the same place — the west side of the palace.
"There's a huge battle going on there, and the polluted tree spirit is gathering its power …" Hua Fengxue deduced.
"That's a good thing …"
Hayashi River said. This meant that there was a limit to the power of the polluted tree spirit, and they had not gone to help yet. If they went there, they would have a much better chance of eliminating this dangerous creature.
However, Hayashi River could not leave just like that. He stood in front of the central cylinder, and he was analyzing the electromagnetic energy barrier with [Moon Core].
"If only Mossy Bone was still an AI, we could calculate and decipher it together, and the efficiency would increase by 50% …" [Moon Core] said.
Mossy Bone: "…"
There was nothing he could do about it. He was now the leader of the team, and there were gains and losses.
Hayashi River, on the other hand, was breaking the electromagnetic energy barrier bit by bit. He had already confirmed that there was a big secret in this cylinder. Otherwise, the first batch of polluted tree spirits would not have sent so many monsters here.
"The thing inside should be enough to intimidate the polluted tree spirit, or at least, it should be able to make the polluted tree spirit wary before today …"
That was Hayashi River's judgment. Otherwise, with the first batch of polluted tree spirits' control over the entire palace, they would have broken this place a long time ago.
"I hope there's a way to deal with it in this cylinder …" The pure tree spirit's thoughts said.
Bang!
The electromagnetic energy barrier suddenly lit up and then dimmed. Hayashi River's face lit up, and he finally cracked a part of it.
"More than a thousand layers of heart energy password lock … but it's not in a continuous order. This kind of order …"
During the deciphering process, Hayashi River felt quite strange. The order of the electromagnetic energy barrier was very similar to the one on the stone ball.
However, the heart energy password lock on the stone ball was continuous, while the password lock on the electromagnetic energy barrier was disordered. The difficulty of deciphering the two was naturally a hundred times more difficult than deciphering the former.
Bang bang …
The electromagnetic energy barrier was completely removed. Before anyone could go forward to investigate, Hayashi River's expression changed, and he immediately opened a defensive force field in front of everyone.
Rumble …
A huge wave of energy swept out. Even with Hayashi River's current defensive force field, he still felt suffocated.
In this wave of energy, chaotic thoughts emerged and crashed into Hayashi River's mind. Scenes jumped out like a kaleidoscope …
"Whose memory is this …"
An eyeball pattern appeared on Hayashi River's forehead, protecting his thoughts from being invaded.
However, the thoughts transmitted by these scenes were too strong. They turned into very clear images and appeared one by one.
In the memory fragments, Hayashi River saw a golden-haired boy with extraordinary talent. At a very young age, he discovered the abnormality of his body.
Yes, this golden-haired boy was parasitized by the first batch of polluted tree spirits …
The first polluted tree spirit had a terrifying parasitic ability. It took a fancy to this golden-haired boy's talent and wanted to train him into a loyal subordinate, a puppet with its own consciousness.
The golden-haired boy was very smart and shrewd. He pretended to be polite to the polluted tree spirit and learned many secrets from it, which made his own power continuously grow.
Finally, when the polluted tree spirit reached adulthood, the golden-haired boy and his good friend, another peerless genius, joined forces and killed this polluted tree spirit.
The golden-haired boy absorbed the power of the polluted tree spirit and became one of the strongest people on the continent.
At the end of the Hundred-Year War, he wore six pieces of nine-star equipment and displayed his invincible strength, which facilitated the peace talks of the continent.
This golden-haired boy was the emperor of the Sea-Ao Empire during the Hundred-Year War — Simu Auna.
The peerless genius who joined forces with him before this was the continent's madman, Cromwell.
As scenes appeared one after another, Hayashi River witnessed Simu Auna's legendary life. However, in the years before his death, a strange change occurred …
In the palace, there was another polluted tree spirit. It was also one of the first batch of polluted tree spirits.
These two polluted tree spirits were companions. After knowing that its companion had been erased, the other polluted tree spirit endured patiently until Simu Auna's death. Only then did it start plotting.
Ximu Auna had also sensed this and had secretly made a series of arrangements. Among them, the most powerful one was this cylinder.
Bang …
A beam of golden light shot out from the cylinder. It was incomparably fast and shot into Hayashi River's forehead.
This beam of light contained a strong intent that attempted to occupy Hayashi River's consciousness. However, it failed and was easily blocked by the Eye of Wisdom.
"I didn't expect the latecomer who opened this thing to possess such frightening spiritual energy …"
A figure appeared in Hayashi River's consciousness. It had long golden hair and a handsome face with the dignity of an emperor. Its eyes were filled with astonishment as it sized up Hayashi River.
"Emperor Simu Auna, what a good scheme …"
Hayashi River replied indifferently. He had never had much respect for the emperor of the Sea-Ao Empire.
Now, he didn't have a good impression of Simu Auna's arrangements.
If his spiritual energy wasn't strong enough just now, his body would have been invaded. This was similar to the parasite of the polluted tree spirit.
Since Simu Auna had absorbed a polluted tree spirit, he naturally possessed a similar ability …
"Latecomer, you don't have to be angry. I understand that polluted tree spirit very well. Only a strong body can pose a threat to it."
"Of course, you're strong enough and will naturally be more useful than me. In the face of such a calamity, personal gains and losses are nothing … "
The golden-haired man stood there without any awkwardness. He calmly revealed his previous plan.
Lin Chuan didn't say anything. He knew that saying anything more would be pointless. This was just a remnant of Ximu Auna's will, and it wasn't his will. He was merely repeating what Ximu Auna wanted to say.
Pu …
With a point of his finger, Hayashi River raised his hand and pierced it into Simu Auna's consciousness. He absorbed all the remaining information within.
Another piece of information appeared in his mind. Hayashi River immediately understood the origin of this cylinder. This was indeed a trump card that Simu Auna had left behind to deal with the polluted tree spirit.
Admittedly, Hayashi River didn't have a good impression of the legendary Star Ao Emperor. However, he was still in awe of the various arrangements the emperor had made.
"No wonder that polluted tree spirit was so cautious and didn't dare to destroy this place. It turns out that you've tricked it …"
Hayashi River shook his head. According to Simu Auna's words, what was sealed in this cylinder was a terrifying item that could kill the polluted tree spirit. It was a treasure passed down through generations of the Star Ao Imperial Family.
Five years after Ximu Auna had ascended to the throne, he had discovered some clues in the palace. In order to prepare for a rainy day, this emperor had inadvertently revealed such a thing in his daily life.
The polluted tree spirit had been skeptical at first, but it had become completely convinced later on …
After all, one of the first batch of polluted tree spirits had been killed and absorbed by Simu Auna.
Later on, the polluted tree spirit had investigated and discovered that the ancestor of the Sea-Ao Empire Imperial Family was one of the creatures that had participated in the erosion of the Tree of Life.
As such, the polluted tree spirit had no doubts about this rumor.
Simu Auna had the time to make arrangements bit by bit. By the time he died, he had really created such a killing move.
Just like that, the made-up rumor had become true …
"I can only say that the Star Ao Emperor is still the Star Ao Emperor after all …"
Hayashi River muttered to himself. He stretched out his palm, pressed it against the cylinder, and injected some spiritual energy into it.
Bang …
With a muffled sound, the cylinder split open from the middle. A rapidly compressed force gushed out like a volcano erupting at the bottom of the ocean, raising waves tens of thousands of feet high …
A pillar of light shot up and pierced through the unbreakable ceiling. A figure disappeared.
A series of crisp sounds came from the cylinder. Inside was a container made of [Shadow Flowing Light Stone] …
"Who was that just now …"
The group was shocked. Even with Mossy Bone and Hua Fengxue's eyesight, they could only see a shadow. They could not see the person's face clearly.
"That shouldn't be a living creature …" Hayashi River muttered.
From the strand of spiritual energy that was injected, he could sense that the existence sealed inside the cylinder might be Simu Auna's body. However, the one inside was definitely not the real Star Ao Emperor.
Of course, this was only the appearance at first contact. As for the specifics, no one knew …
'I hope that Emperor Xing Ao and Ximu Auna's ultimate killing move will work …' Lin Chuan thought in his heart.
If everything could be resolved like this, then it would really save him a lot of trouble …
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