Cabensis

Heller cautiously approached the Universe Fruit Tree, flying right up to it, but the Universe Fruit Tree didn't react at all. He reached out with his axe and poked at the branches a couple of times, but still no reaction, so he dared to reach out and pick the fruit.

A Cosmic Fruit was quickly and easily plucked, much to his disbelief, as were the onlookers. The group remained suspicious for a long time, but the tree didn't react at all.

"Hehe, looks like there's no danger." After picking the fruit, Heller waved to Denise.

Upon seeing this, the others immediately rushed out, trying to snatch the remaining fruit.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Heller immediately put the first one he had picked into his Storage Space, and then reached out to pick the second one.

Just as he touched the second Cosmic Fruit, the Universe Fruit Tree, which had been unresponsive, moved. Several branches shot out, carrying the force of tearing through the air, and pierced through Heller's body.

Heller didn't even have time to react. When he came to his senses, he found that his divine body had begun to disintegrate.

The group, who had been rushing toward the giant tree, immediately stopped upon seeing this scene. They looked at the Universe Fruit Tree with horrified expressions and retreated rapidly.

Heller's strength was not weak among the Low-rank God, and he also had the Combat Strength of Mid-rank God. However, he was instantly killed by a few branches of the giant tree. Those branches pierced through his chest and internal organs, and his life force quickly dissipated.

After Heller died, the Universe Fruit Tree slowly quieted down and returned to its original state.

After retreating, the group dared not make any further moves, but they were unwilling to leave and could only watch from afar.

"How could this happen? He was fine when he picked the first one," Denise muttered to herself, showing no grief whatsoever for Heller's death. The kiss earlier was nothing but a charade.

Gu Ding frowned slightly, recalling the time when he first entered this Outer Domain Battlefield. The Order Keeper had told him, "Don't get tricked," and now he finally understood what those words meant.

Just when the group was stuck, more people arrived nearby, and it wasn't just one small team.

Two small teams from the Two-Headed Demon Race arrived, expanding their numbers from seven to twenty-three.

On the Human Race Camp arrived. This squad was quite large, consisting of eighteen people. The young man leading them was remarkably strong, even catching Gu Ding's eye.

"That guy with the weird hair color seems to be quite strong." Gu Ding judged from his aura, "He's probably at least One-Star Half-Step True God level in terms of Combat Strength."

"His name is Cabensis, ranked fifty-eighth on the Black Iron Prodigy Ranking. His hair is red and white because he's an Ice-Fire Dual Element, and he wields Dual Blades." Sea Emperor recognized the man at a glance. He was indeed a powerful figure. "However, even with his strength, he would be at a disadvantage against the Universe Fruit Tree, and the possibility of defeat is very high."

Cabensis, hands in his pockets, a cold expression on his face, addressed Denise, "Woman, why are you all so far away from that tree? Has something happened?"

"Mr. Cabensis." Denise clearly recognized him as well, and she recounted what had happened to Heller. Of course, she omitted the part where she had encouraged Heller.

"You mean, this tree attacks people?" Cabensis was somewhat surprised after hearing this, but at the same time, he looked at the Universe Fruit Tree with great interest.

Denise was clearly good at reading people. She saw that Cabensis was eager to try, and immediately encouraged him, "Mr. Cabensis, this giant tree looks very difficult to deal with. It killed Mid-rank God Combat Strength with just one strike. Why don't we join forces and kill this tree?"

"Join forces?" Cabensis glanced at Denise with disdain. "I'm enough on my own. You guys are just a hindrance."

A smug glint flashed in Denise's eyes. That was exactly what she wanted to hear. Her earlier suggestion of joining forces was merely a ploy to provoke Cabensis into attacking. After witnessing Heller's gruesome death, she was determined never to approach that strange tree again. Her own Combat Strength was inferior to Heller's; if attacked, she would be instantly killed. She valued her life above all else.

The group that followed Cabensis was of average strength. As they watched Cabensis speed toward the Universe Fruit Tree, none of them followed to help; they simply watched from afar.

Gu Ding also realized that the seventeen men following Cabensis were actually just a group of guys who wanted to use Cabensis as bodyguards, and could not be considered teammates at all.

Cabensis, though quite powerful, seemed rather naive, easily led by the nose by a group of people weaker than himself, and he even seemed to enjoy it.

He took the Dual Blades from his back and slashed directly at the giant tree, seemingly without any intention of taking the fruit. This scene left Gu Ding speechless.

Cabensis unleashed a whirlwind of fire from his Dual Blades, hurtling towards the giant tree.

Just then, the giant tree seemed to sense the threat of death, and its branches surged violently once more, like countless white jade pythons, baring their fangs and tearing at the whirlwind of flames.

In an instant, the giant python collided with the whirlwind. The fiery whirlwind quickly dissipated, but the giant python, with its remaining momentum, charged toward Cabensis.

Cabensis's expression immediately turned serious. He hadn't expected the tree to be so powerful. In haste, he unleashed his Dual Blades again, a chilling aura emanating from them, transforming into a gigantic ice python that clashed with the white jade python. But the ice python quickly dissipated.

The attacks from the jade-white tree branches only slowed slightly, but even with this slight reduction, Cabensis began to form strange hand seals. Although the seals were extremely complex, they were completed in an instant.

The instant the hand seals were completed, a red and white flower rapidly materialized before Cabensis. It began as a small bud, but it swelled in the wind and bloomed in the blink of an eye. Just as everyone was captivated by the flower's beauty, two completely different energies seeped out from it. Half ice, half fire; the two collided and exploded with a deafening roar. Flames and ice danced together in the void, sweeping in all directions and completely shattering the attack of the tree branches.

Finally gaining the upper hand, Cabensis grinned smugly, "Dare to fight me?"

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