You Want Me to Become a Traitor to Humanity?!
He already had the Golden Fruit, and he didn't intend to keep the Tree Demon's remains.
Those green specks of light still drifted through the woods, like a rain that hadn't quite finished falling.
Chen Du turned around and sped back the way he came, disappearing in a few flashes.
All that remained were broken roots and vines scattered on the ground, and a group of evolved beings still reeling from the shock. No one dared to pursue them.
Even those peak-level Third Tier Peak Stage who had just been saved stared blankly in the direction he disappeared, unable to utter a single word.
Chen Du headed north at an extremely fast pace.
He planned to find a secluded place to consume the Golden Fruit and advance his factor direction to the Seventh Tier.
But less than a hundred miles from that forest, a heavy whooshing sound suddenly came from behind.
A crimson figure descended from the sky and crashed onto the ground not far in front of him, sending dust flying.
It was a four-meter-tall, deep red giant with skin like burning red rock, muscles bulging high, and waves of heat emanating from his body, scorching the surrounding grass and trees until they shrank.
It has a rugged human face with two short horns on its forehead and dark red eyes.
"Human beings."
He spoke, his voice like molten lava churning in his throat, "I came for you."
Chen Du stopped and sized up the uninvited guest.
The opponent's aura was even stronger than that of the Tree Demon from before, like a volcano that could erupt at any moment.
The crimson giant took a step forward, his tone much more polite than the Tree Demon's, yet still carrying the arrogance characteristic of Extraterrestrial Races. "I come from the Red Flame Clan, one of the Extraterrestrial Races. The Tree Demon you just killed was from the Greenwood Clan, a clan on friendly terms with my Red Flame Clan. However, I am not here for revenge."
He paused, crossed his arms, and looked down at Chen Du. "Your strength is not bad. To be able to cultivate to this level among humans shows that you have some talent. I'm here to give you an opportunity to join my Red Flame Clan and become our vassal."
With your abilities, you could at least become a superior person, which is better than sinking into depravity with those pathetic humans.
Chen Du looked at him, his expression unchanged. "What if I say no?"
The crimson giant's face darkened, and a flash of fire appeared in his dark red eyes.
He took a step forward, the wind pressure generated by his massive body causing the surrounding tree branches to bow. "The humans of Blue Star are far too weak compared to us Extraterrestrial Races. It's only a matter of time before you become slaves."
Join now and you'll be among the elite; in the future, you won't even be qualified to be a servant.
His voice grew deeper, like magma rolling underground. "Be sensible, join us now, and I can forgive your earlier offense and even give you tremendous benefits."
"You're out of touch with reality; your fate won't be any better than that Tree Demon's."
Chen Du sneered, staring directly at the crimson giant. "Since you Extraterrestrial Races are so strong, why didn't you just kill me earlier? I killed the Tree Demon, and instead of seeking revenge, you're here trying to negotiate with me? In the end, it's not that you didn't want to kill me, it's that you couldn't."
The giant's pupils contracted, his dark red eyes flickering uncertainly.
Chen Du continued, "If you truly possess power surpassing that of humanity, why waste your breath talking to an 'ant' like me? Why not just wipe out the entire human race? But you don't."
Blue Star imposes severe restrictions on your Extraterrestrial Races; the strongest among you who can enter is only Pseudo-Eighth Tier.
Moreover, each entry comes at a tremendous cost. You're all so eager to enter Blue Star because there's an opportunity here you can't refuse. If you obtain it, you can become saints or ancestors in a short time. Am I wrong?!
The giant's face darkened completely. He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
What Chen Du said was true. The rules of Blue Star and the Spiritual Qi Revival were indeed suppressing these Extraterrestrial Races. The Tree Demons had already paid a considerable price to be able to enter.
The Red Flame Clan was the same; in order to send him in, they almost exhausted the power of a precious treasure that their clan had accumulated over many years.
What they need most right now is to establish a foothold, not to fight to the death with a human who can kill Tree Demon with a single punch.
After a moment of silence, the giant suddenly spoke coldly, "You have no idea what you're talking about. By refusing me today, you've essentially put yourself on the kill list of all Extraterrestrial Races."
From this day forward, every Extraterrestrial Race that enters Blue Star will stop at nothing to kill you. Do you think you can keep winning forever?
How many lives do you have? Can you stop one, ten, or a hundred?
Chen Du looked at him, his face expressionless.
He slowly raised one hand, palm facing the giant, a Divine Status of power flowing from his fingertips, like a star slowly lighting up.
"You want to kill me? Go ahead."
"One comes, I'll kill one."
"If one clan comes, I will annihilate the entire clan."
Chen Du added, "We're going to kill you shameless Extraterrestrial Races!"
Seeing this, the giant completely abandoned all pretense of civility. It roared, and its deep red skin suddenly lit up.
Instantly, a terrifying heat wave spread wildly outwards from its center.
The soil beneath their feet instantly turned scorched and cracked, and the vegetation within a radius of dozens of feet spontaneously combusted, rising into patches of dark red flames.
This flame was terrifying, enough to easily incinerate an ordinary heptavalent.
It is extremely confident in its own strength and can be considered the strongest Pseudo-Eighth Tier in the clan.
Its dark red eyes shone frighteningly, staring intently at Chen Du. "Do you think I'm that useless Tree Demon?"
"I've already seen the power you just unleashed; it's clear you don't know how to use your Immortal Dao Divine Status."
It strode forward, each step causing the ground to collapse and create a deep pit.
Crimson flames erupted from beneath his skin, forming a natural armor of fire that crackled and popped in the air.
He was a member of the Red Flame Clan, a race born for battle. In terms of killing prowess, he was far superior to the Tree Demons of the Greenwood Clan.
Tree Demon excel at using life force to trap enemies, while the Red Flame Clan only knows one thing from birth: destruction!
"A lowly, weak human from Blue Star dares to speak to me like that!" The giant was enraged. "You really think that killing a Tree Demon gives you the right to swagger before us Extraterrestrial Races? Today, I will kill you! It will be a fight to the death!"
It roared and threw a punch at Chen Du.
This punch, wreathed in crimson flames, was like a meteor ejected from a volcano; wherever it passed, the air ignited, leaving a long trail of fire.
The surrounding temperature instantly soared to a terrifying level, even causing distant rocks to begin melting.
Chen Du dodged to the side, the force of the punch grazing his clothes before slamming into a small hill behind him.
The hill was instantly blasted into countless fragments of rock, which were then burned into dark red lava in mid-air and rained down.
Why are you hiding?