#3268 - Magic Tree

This剿滅魔族 (Jiǎomiè mózú - demon extermination) can be described as a concerted effort, with all races eager to conclude it swiftly, hence their relative dedication.

Furthermore, the demon extermination army included a substantial number of high-level cultivators, resulting in a virtually unstoppable advance.

After a month of waiting, the multi-million cultivator army had fully assembled beneath the Demon City, with the number of Great Ascension stage cultivators exceeding a hundred.

There were no elaborate orders to give; everyone's objective was to breach the Demon City and sever the source of demonic energy.

Following a brief period of rest, they commenced the siege.

The siege progressed surprisingly smoothly, requiring minimal effort as the army breached a section of the city wall.

However, for the sake of caution, Wang Hao and the others, after deliberation, selected over thirty Great Ascension experts to enter the Demon City ahead of the main force as scouts.

Numerous True Demons resided within the Demon City, seemingly unconcerned about the city walls. Upon Wang Hao and his group's arrival, they immediately moved to intercept them.

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, lead a group to hold them back. I, Wang, will investigate the center of the Demon City," Wang Hao commanded.

"Hmph, why doesn't Fellow Daoist Wang go and block them yourself?" someone retorted, dissatisfied.

Wang Hao frowned. "Very well, then I, Wang, shall remain here to impede these True Demons. May I request this fellow Daoist to explore the Demon City's center?"

The individual immediately fell silent. The Demon City's center was undoubtedly more perilous, and he was no fool.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, please don't take offense. I, Qiu, will certainly hold them back and await your arrival!"

Qiu Yunkai smoothed things over promptly, leading a portion of the Great Ascension cultivators into battle against the True Demons.

Wang Hao pressed onward, nearing the Demon City's center, specifically the base of that colossal tree. Wang Wen's expression instantly changed, and he hastily told Wang Hao, "Main body, something is amiss! That strange tree is saturated with intense demonic energy!"

Wang Hao was taken aback upon hearing this. "Isn't it normal for a demonic tree growing in the Demon City to possess demonic energy?"

However, he knew Wang Wen wouldn't make groundless claims. With a thought, Wang Wen's thoughts were conveyed to him.

Before Wang Hao could investigate, Fairy Liuying said sternly, "Fellow Daoist Wang, something is wrong! Leave quickly, or we will all perish here when it awakens!"

"Senior, please don't make alarmist statements. What exactly is happening? Please explain!" Wang Hao forcibly composed himself. Even Fairy Liuying was frightened; what exactly was that demonic tree's origin? He grew even more curious!

"I can feel the power within my body being drawn by that demonic tree. It seems to want to devour me," Fairy Liuying had barely recovered a trace of immortal energy. Upon encountering danger, her instinctive reaction was to leave, not to investigate the cause.

Just then, the black demonic tree shook violently, and several small mountain-sized, dark bird's nests fell from its canopy!

Buzzing sounds emanated from the nests, and countless strange insects resembling centipedes, with eight wings on their backs, surged out. The spectacle was terrifying.

"Not good! These are demonic insects from the void!" Such a massive commotion naturally attracted everyone's attention. The demonic insects' target was not Wang Hao and Wang Wen, but the other Great Ascension cultivators.

"You all hold back these True Demons. I will eliminate those demonic insects," Qiu Yunkai shouted.

Upon reaching the Great Ascension realm, one was typically decisive. They knew that this demon extermination was crucial and could not be allowed to fail. When it was time to contribute, they naturally would not hesitate.

Although the demonic insects were numerous, they were not a match for Qiu Yunkai. However, they were fearless of death, clinging to Qiu Yunkai even as they perished in droves!

Qiu Yunkai wanted to completely exterminate the demonic insects, but he couldn't accomplish this in a short time.

The main force, lacking Qiu Yunkai's support, was locked in a stalemate with the demons, and it was difficult to determine a victor in the short term!

Movements came from all around the Demon City, and more and more demons appeared, joining the battle.

Even more frightening was that a large number of demonic creatures headed straight for the demonic tree, as if drawn by some deadly temptation.

"Not good! There's no time to explain too much. We must leave!" Fairy Liuying exclaimed, her face paling with fright.

"Main body..." Wang Wen also sensed that something was wrong and felt that retreat was the best course of action at this moment!

"Yaya, take Wang Yuan to prepare the formation!"

Although Wang Hao still wanted to stay and observe, he decided to prepare an escape route as a precaution.

"Yes, Master," Yaya responded, taking out a formation plate, sitting down, and beginning to cast spells to set up the formation.

With the support of the formation and Wang Yuan's ability to break through space, they could safely retreat!

Soon, a golden light formation began to appear, and it would be completed in just a few breaths.

Wang Hao stared intently at the distant demonic tree. The demonic creatures that had come from all directions surrounded the demonic tree, constantly gnawing at it.

Wang Hao discovered that a large number of black crystals were embedded in the main branches of the demonic tree. The demonic creatures dared not touch the crystals; they frantically gnawed at the bark around the crystals.

Like locusts crossing the border, the numerous demonic creatures instantly changed the appearance of the demonic tree. Most of the black crystals fell off, and the trunk became bare.

Then, a series of dense "crackling" sounds suddenly came, and those demonic creatures instantly burst open, exploding into balls of black demonic energy.

Immediately afterward, the entire Demon City shook violently, and the ten-thousand-foot demonic tree also swayed, visibly swelling up, rising tens of thousands of feet higher than before!

At the same time, a large amount of true demonic energy was spewed out, rapidly spreading around, covering the canopy within the blink of an eye.

Wang Hao was dazed for a moment. What he saw was not a demonic tree, but a giant demon that was ten thousand feet tall.

The giant demon's upper body was like a human's, a black-clothed woman, but her lower body was composed of dense tree roots, like tentacles.

The bark had transformed into the demon's armor, and those tree roots were the woman's legs!

The demonic energy of the entire Demon City began to flow backward, frantically gathering toward the woman.

"Damn it, it's too late! Fellow Daoist Wang, please hurry! You are definitely no match for her!" Fairy Liuying roared inside Wang Hao's body.

"Senior, please tell me the details of this demon," Wang Hao was not in a hurry at all. Even if Wang Yuan failed to build a spatial channel, he still had the Starfall Plate and the Xuantiangold gourd, whose rank he didn't know.

"Do you know how I was injured and forced to leave the Qanyang Realm back then? It was caused by this demon! It's just that this demon hadn't grown so tall back then, so I didn't recognize her at first."

Fairy Liuying was already on the verge of losing her mind, and she blurted out a great secret without thinking!

"The reason I entered the Qanyang Realm back then was because a treasure in my hand sensed something..."

It turned out that the reason she had chosen the Qanyang Realm was that, on one occasion, she had been passing through the Qanyang Realm with the Taiyin Treasure Lantern and sensed that there was some kind of treasure in the Qanyang Realm that could enhance the Taiyin Treasure Lantern.

After entering the Qanyang Realm, she followed the guidance and found the demonic tree in a large cave heaven.

After testing the demonic tree, she found that although it could devour various spells and divine powers, it was like a dead object, ignoring her attacks.

So she became bolder. After all, she was a person from the Immortal Realm, and she didn't think that there was anything in the Spirit Realm that could harm her.

After some manipulation, she successfully took out two crystals, which were actually true spirit crystal cores containing pure true spirit power.

But before she could be happy, the magic tree underwent a strange change, revealing its true form of half-human and half-tree, and sucked her into its body.

Fairy Liuying went to great lengths and suffered serious injuries before she was able to escape!