"Boom!"
The secret chamber's door slammed shut.
As the restrictions formed, Xu Yue felt as though he had entered a separate dimension, where everything was isolated from the outside world.
There was no light around him, yet the dense darkness did not obstruct his vision. A glow bloomed in his amber eyes, allowing him to clearly see that he was inside a treehouse.
Just as he surveyed his surroundings—
The next moment—
A bright yet gentle, non-dazzling golden light appeared at the center of the chamber, gradually condensing into a somewhat elderly figure.
The old man was hunched over, his entire body a reddish gold. His long beard trailed along the ground, as did his white hair, and even his eyebrows were astonishingly long.
Yet the old man's eyes were an exceptionally clear pale gold. At this moment, he looked at Xu Yue with boundless kindness, as though he were looking at his own family.
"Welcome, Child of the Stars! I am the spirit of the Golden Tree. You may call me Gold Spirit!"
"You know me?" Xu Yue asked.
Though he had already made some guesses, he still wanted to confirm them.
Old Jin nodded slightly, a faint smile appearing on his face.
"I have communicated with the plane consciousness, so naturally I know of your existence. From the moment you entered Shrek's inner city, I had already noticed you."
"I had originally intended to find a suitable time to meet with you. I never expected... you to cause such a commotion..."
Xu Yue understood at once.
That was right. As the life core of Douluo Star, the Golden Tree was closely connected to the plane consciousness.
At that moment, Xu Yue suddenly recalled the great enemy hidden within the Golden Tree. He wanted to ask about it, yet