The Whole Army Takes Formation / Fell the Sky-Crowned Tree
But when Nie Lengshan said that the order came from the Moon Moth Phoenix Master floating in the sky, no one dared to speak anymore.
With the commotion in Yantai over, only Mo Fan in the small town remained stunned, unable to react for a long time.
"Holy crap, when did Lu Jun become so impressive?"
Chapter 501 The Entire Army Forms Array
Yantai.
The Moon Moth Phoenix slowly withdrew her serene moonlight, her monarchical aura becoming more restrained.
Just as the local garrison commander Nie Lengshan was rushing off to coordinate the hunter mages, the Yan Shi encountered another pleasant surprise.
Bear! Bear! Bear!
Strands of brownish-red Tribulation Fire rose from Lu Mei's body.
A being engulfed in brown flames stepped out, its body composed of solidified magma. Its crimson form swayed gracefully, elegant and beautiful, like a goddess of fire.
It was Jiang Feng, her body engulfed in Tribulation Fire flames that soared into the sky, illuminating half the heavens like a magnificent sunset with fiery clouds, accompanied by a surging, immense power spreading outwards.
Jiang Feng had been quite agitated since Lu Jun and Yan Shi's conversation. She murmured something in the space created by Lu Mei, worried that her mother would not recognize her or would reject her.
Finally, after being comforted by Lu Mei, she decided to emerge. Two lines of fiery tears streamed down her exquisite face, which was covered in burning crimson demonic patterns. She opened her mouth but could not utter human words; instead, she murmured the wails of a vengeful spirit.
Yan Shi stared in astonishment at this scene, scrutinizing the Flame Witch.
Suddenly, Yan Shi froze, his withered hands reaching out to Jiang Feng's face, tears streaming down his face, and he murmured, "Feng'er, are you Feng'er?!"
The two things she regretted most in her life were betraying her idol and the death of her daughter.
Jiang Feng also couldn't help but cry, and the two embraced.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's alright."
"Of course I recognize you. What mother wouldn't recognize her daughter? Even if you were reduced to ashes, I would still recognize you."
"It's alright, a mother doesn't mind if her daughter is ugly."
Jiang Feng cried and murmured, but Yan Shi understood her perfectly. It was as if she didn't need any words; she understood her daughter's every move and kept trying to comfort her.
After a moment, Yan Shi understood the whole story. His expression was complicated, but he also said with relief, "You've become a demon... an elemental vengeful spirit? You're considered Strange Person now, right? It's alright... as long as you're alive."
Then she looked at Lu Jun and his sister, took a deep breath, and sincerely thanked them, saying, "Thank you so much for your help, whether it's Moon Moth Phoenix or Feng'er, I really..."
Yan Shi choked up, unable to describe her feelings.
No one expected that in the later years of his life, he would make up for all the regrets of the past.
For a moment, Yan Shi no longer wanted to die. Seeing her daughter alive and the Moon Moth Phoenix about to reincarnate into the next cycle, her heart came back to life.
She wants to protect her daughter who has become Strange Person, guard the totem, and even repay Lu Jun for his kindness.
Like an old tree sprouting new buds, Yan Shi's mind became more peaceful. Although he was not old, he at least gained a renewed sense of spirit and could live for another five or six years.
Seeing this touching scene of mother and daughter reuniting, Lu Jun couldn't help but sigh.
Mortal World conversation, Nie Lengshan had already gathered all the mages, totaling several thousand, each with at least Intermediate Level cultivation.
The Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Tree forms its own little ecological world, inhabited by many Demon Beast tribes, primarily the Demon Sparrow and Mountain Man tribes.
The former builds its nest on tree branches and dominates the void, while the latter has a human-like appearance and occupies the land.
Fortunately, the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Tree is wary of monarchs of the same rank, so neither of these two groups has a monarch. However, their combat strength is still not to be underestimated. Each of the Mountain Demon Sparrow has the General-level, and the two groups together have at least 20,000 to 30,000 warriors. (Approximate data from the original text)
If Lu Jun and the others were to kill them, it would probably consume a lot of magic energy, so we need to utilize the hunters' power.
Of course, they wouldn't follow them deep into the area of Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Tree, but would instead stay on the outer edge of the mountain range to block the Demon Beast that rushed out.
Having devised a plan, Lu Jun and his men did not hesitate and went straight for the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Tree.
"Whoosh!" Lu Jun held up a dark blue-black crystal Totem Bead and released the Totem Mysterious Snake.
Instantly, endless blue mist surged forth, sweeping outwards in layers with overwhelming force, engulfing an area of hundreds of miles in the blink of an eye, swallowing up majestic mountains and vast forests.
The wind howled, the thick clouds tore apart, as if it were the end of the world, accompanied by an awe-inspiring and majestic aura rising up.
In the depths of the vast Sea of Mist, first appeared a pair of pupils as large as two suns, awe-inspiring and breathtaking. Then, the outline of a massive mountain range appeared and disappeared, seemingly enveloping the mountain peaks, as if a Great Wall had been erected out of thin air.
A colossal Sky-Pillar Giant Snake stands proudly beneath the sky, its towering body piercing the clouds, its enormous head suspended above the heavens. No one can see the full form of this behemoth; only half of its body lies beneath the sky.
The entire city of Yantai was shrouded in the shadow of the colossal serpent, causing widespread shock and terror among the hunters and mages.
This behemoth seems even more terrifying than the silver butterfly phoenix from before.
Immediately, some people calmed down and recognized the dark blue-black serpent that resembled a pillar supporting the sky. They exclaimed in astonishment, "Isn't this the Totem Mysterious Snake of Hangzhou? The last totem of the Nine Provinces!"
"Strange, how did it get here?"
Subsequently, Nie Lengshan announced a message that spread throughout the city, causing a strong emotional shock to everyone.
"What?! The Leaf of the Demon Crown is a scam? The Purple Linden Forest is essentially just a branch of the root system of a single Purple Linden tree, the main body of which is as tall as the sky, hence the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Tree."
"It lured creatures with its Leaf of the Demon Crown, attracting them to gather here, only to die and have their flesh and blood devoured by this Demon Beast tree?!"
The hunters were horrified; no wonder the authorities intervened and stopped them from venturing deeper into the forest. However, some remained skeptical.
As for Mo Fan and the other two, they sighed, "No wonder."
They knew Lu Jun and believed his words. Only Mo Fan was somewhat upset. Besides not being able to make money, he couldn't even participate in the level of this battle.
Roar!
The black serpent roared to the sky, its deep, resounding echo reverberating across the heavens and reaching far and wide.
The Moon Moth Phoenix unleashed the mighty power of its Great Monarch, hovering in the sky like a bright silver moon, exuding immense pressure. Lu Mei and Jiang Feng merged, transforming into a proud and aloof goddess of flames, standing tall in the void, treading on a raging sea of fire, like a blazing sun.
They each occupy half of the sky, just like the sun and the moon sharing the same sky.
Then, Lu Jun's eyes manifested Supernatural Power, and the Netherworld Qi Sea below his abdomen bloomed. With every move he made, he could Call Wind Summon Rain. Dark clouds surged, and rainwater gathered to form a dark and mysterious robe. Furthermore, the Life and Death Qi flowed behind him, faintly resembling a Tai Chi diagram.
The Yan Shi also erupted, filled with chilling Killing Intent. Its withered body radiated a magnificent light, and three different elemental auras descended upon the area like a sudden, catastrophic storm!
Earth element, fire element, wind element!!
The three elements were so concentrated that it seemed that with just a thought, they could unleash earth-shattering magic.
At this moment, every move Yan Shi made exuded the immense control of a supreme mage. Magic had completely broken free from the constraints of orbits, diagrams, seats, and palaces. The endless red, blue, and yellow rays of light evolved into scenes of floating mountains, Sky-Piercing Hurricane, and billions of flames.
They are declaring war on the ruler of the mountains!
Chapter 502 Slaying the Heavenly Crown Tree
Outside the Kunlun Mountains in Yantai.
The five supreme beings unleashed their immense power, transforming into five magnificent pillars of light that soared into the sky, shaking the heavens and earth.
Within a radius of a thousand miles, all living beings fell silent, creating a scene of utter tranquility.
At this moment, Lu Jun's aura rose, standing on the huge, island-like head of the Xuan Serpent, with the sun and moon shining on his left and right, and the endless sky behind him flowing with red, blue, and yellow colors, with magical elements twisting. Against this backdrop, he was majestic and awe-inspiring.
He seemed like a majestic, supreme Mage God, capable of destroying the heavens and the earth with every gesture.
Lu Jun sneered as he looked at the vast, quiet forest within the Kunlun Mountains. The forest remained motionless. He said indifferently, "Heh heh heh, the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Tree, still trying to hide."
Rumble!
Without hesitation, he launched his attack. He opened his mouth and spat out dozens of drops of the Northern Darkness Heavy Water, which turned into a raging flood that destroyed the world. A huge hole appeared in the sky, and a vast celestial river descended from the heavens.
The dark, murky seawater forms an endless horizon, with towering waves engulfing mountains and hills.
The surging Northern Sea Swamp, carrying immense power, swept across the forest with tremendous force, its roar deafening, the earth cracking inch by inch, and the violent Tide snapping and crushing large swathes of ancient trees into dust.
Lu Jun unleashed his Water Element Super Rank magic with unrestrained force, and the powerful destructive ability almost destroyed the vegetation surrounding Kunlun Mountains, turning it into a vast lake and marshland.
Roar! Rumble!
Finally, under his brutal attack, the once tranquil forest came to life, growing wildly, blocking out the sun and sky, with wild grass and vines dancing, forming a green Great Wall of towering peaks, forcefully blocking the great flood of the Netherworld.
The roots buried in the ground and the continuous hillsides now rise up, their roots, tendrils, and stems bright red, covered with countless amounts of flesh and blood.
From high above, the black and blood-green colors are clearly distinct, with the Northern Darkness Sea at a disadvantage, being heavily absorbed.
The riot in the forest was accompanied by a surge of mountain Demon Beast. Tens of thousands of warrior mountain demons, like a sea of people, dark and overwhelming, mixed with the roots of the forest and attacked. Moreover, a thick sea of seven-colored clouds drifted in from the sky, which were countless Demon Sparrow.
Furthermore, a face as majestic as a mountain emerged from the forest!
It was a face, composed of five main tree trunks. If a person were among them, they would not notice that each main tree trunk carried a part of the face.
Only from a great distance can one see this hideous, twisted, hateful face that inspires immense fear!
The Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Tree fully reveals its ugly face, with five main trunks as its foundation and countless roots as its support, its Supreme Monarch's aura sweeping across the sky.
Yan Shi's Killing Intent voice echoed across the heavens, "Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Tree, you Demon God have finally been exposed."
The hunter-mage from Yantai was shocked. If he had any doubts after hearing only one side of the story, what he saw now left no room for doubt.
Waaaaah!
The Totem Mysterious Snake, Lu Mei, and the Moon Moth Phoenix all moved, each releasing their power: a towering, corrosive blue mist, a vast sea of blazing sun, or a chilling, icy moonlight storm.
Among them, the actions of the Yan Shi were the most powerful. Magic was shaped at will in her hands. The three elements of earth, fire, and wind were combined into one, and the three colors of red, blue, and yellow merged into a turbid chaotic storm. The breath of destruction swept across the sky, and the vast space was shattered.
Wherever it passed, black elemental voids were imprinted on the murky sky and earth.
The five people moved in unison, each striking one of the five main roots of the purple linden tree, which were like pillars reaching to the sky. Boundless, colorful light engulfed everything in front of them, and a violent and vast energy Tide raged.
First, there was a profound silence, and everyone briefly went deaf and blind.
Boom! Then a deafening roar echoed, the earth collapsed, the city shook, and a massive shockwave swept in all directions, causing turbulent air currents within a radius of hundreds of kilometers.
The Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Tree was utterly defeated, with countless roots broken. The vast grassland valley was transformed into unrecognizable rift valleys, caves, and pits. The once towering and majestic tree was now a ruin, no longer reaching the sky or as beautiful as before!
The Demon Beast tribes that inhabited the small world of trees were bombarded by the aftershocks of the magic and instantly crushed to death. Mountains of corpses and seas of the Blood Sea settled, and the bloody flesh mixed with green weeds formed a bizarre slaughterhouse.
The air was thick with the stench of grass and wood, and the smell of blood.
As Yan Shi casually conjured various destructive spells, he whispered, "Little Lu, keep a close eye on this. This is how you use earth, fire, and wind magic."
She was intentionally giving Lu Mei pointers, since the latter's Magic System was exactly the same as Yan Shi's.
This was also part of Lu Jun's plan. If Yan Shi could survive and take his sister as a disciple, then Lu Mei would enter a period of rapid growth and even obtain some unique techniques.
Hiss!
Extensive damage was visible on the surface of the five towering tree roots, Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Tree roared in agony.
It was completely at a disadvantage, which was to be expected. A lineup composed entirely of Mid-level Monarch or above was just sitting around doing nothing if it didn't show an overwhelming advantage.
However, the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Tree also possessed the ability to resist. It set its sights on the two weakest of the five great enemies: Lu Jun and his sister.
Whoosh whoosh!
While the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Tree was fully engaged in defensive retreat, a ten-kilometer-long fissure suddenly appeared in the earth's veins. A massive, mountain-like blue-red vine surged up, lashing down like a whip, or like a blue pillar collapsing, splitting the dense fog in two to reveal a vast, empty sky.
As Lu Jun saw the attack coming, a thought flashed through his mind, and he constructed a constellation, intending to Teleportation to evade it.
Suddenly, his body went numb and he couldn't move. His mental connection was also severed. Only then did he realize that dense, root-like fuzzy balls had grown on his body without him noticing.
At the start of the battle, the cunning Crown Tree abandoned part of its body, disintegrating into countless tiny seeds that scattered across the battlefield. Because they were as small as duckweed, they were difficult to detect when they touched a person.
The sudden attack has almost put Lu Jun in a life-or-death situation.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, Lu Jun's right eye, with its blood-black pupil, shrank slightly, and endless curse magic energy surged out. A black dot appeared in the void, rapidly expanding into a black hole, distorting space, and engulfing the mountain-like green and red vines.
Then his Life Element erupted, and the milky white light forcibly dispelled the fuzzy vines on his body, and also buffed Melee Combat, forcibly purifying and dispelling them.
During the battle, Lu Mei and Lu Jun faced numerous perilous situations, but the presence of the Life Element ensured that none of them were in mortal danger.
At times, the majestic body of the Totem Mysterious Snake was whipped, leaving bloody welts and shattering its thick scales. Before the Heavenly Crown Tree could press its advantage, a milky white light descended from the sky, and the gruesome wounds on its flesh healed rapidly.
At times, Lu Mei was struck horizontally and sent flying backward, spitting out blood. Then, a milky white ray of light descended, bathing her in holy radiance, and her shaken internal organs were healed.
Or perhaps Yan Shi unleashed his immense power to move mountains and fill seas, which his withered and weak body could not withstand, leaving him only with the initial stage of Healing Light, cloaked in a layer of False Life.
Her complexion became rosy, her withered skin suddenly plumped up, and her blood flowed freely, allowing her to unleash the power of Half Forbidden Curse without restraint.
Roar!