Ahead, giant footprints a full meter long were printed messily on the ground, and looking at their shape with five distinct fingers, they were surprisingly almost identical to human footprints!
Could these be the footprints of the legendary ancient remnant Giant Race? But how could Zhao Lin'er live in an area belonging to the Giant Race?
Xiao Chen crouched on the ground, staring at the huge footprints on the ground, and he was simply completely baffled in his heart.
Listening to Xiao Chen's words beside him, Bai He couldn't help but suddenly think of the movie he had once watched on Earth: King Kong.
Fine! He admitted that his mind had wandered!
Ahem, Master! We might as well go in and take a look first. These might not necessarily be the footprints of the Giant Race; after all, there should still be quite a few humanoid life forms of this size!
Looking at Xiao Chen, who had fallen into deep thought, Bai He couldn't help coughing softly a few times to interrupt him.
Mn, then let's go in and take a look first, but be careful!
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts, stood up from the ground, and then said in a deep voice.
The group cautiously sneaked into the valley, attempting to investigate and find out the truth.
Entering the valley, everywhere were patches of towering, lush ancient trees, verdant and green. The valley entrance was not very wide, merely a dozen meters across, but the valley walls on both sides were quite steep, with ancient trees growing upon them.
Entering the valley, the view suddenly opened up.
Looking inward from near the valley entrance, a scene of peace and tranquility met the eye everywhere.
In the wind, bursts of bird song were melodious and pleasant; on the ground, amid clusters of grass, brilliant and colorful flowers dotted the area, with a faint fragrance drifting. And between the grass, a clear stream like a jade belt flowed leisurely past.
Although everything before his eyes appeared so peaceful and tranquil, Bai He's heart still felt a vague sense of unease.
Although he did not remember the plot on Dragon Island very clearly, he did know that on Dragon Island, aside from stealing dragon eggs, Xiao Chen rarely had times when he was lucky.
Bang!
A heavy stone crashing to the ground suddenly echoed from the surroundings. Without even time to react, the two directly turned on their heels and ran on the spot, quickly dashing toward the valley entrance with the three skeletons.
Just as the two ran out of the valley entrance, the rumbling loud noises in the valley grew even louder, and Bai He looked back.
He saw that on the valley walls, towering ancient trees were actually undergoing unimaginable changes!
Their huge branches shook continuously, and the verdant foliage emitted bursts of rustling sounds. Like coiling dragons, the vigorous roots rapidly pulled themselves out of the soil layer, and then the entire ancient tree began to bloom with a brilliant green light.
Under the green light, the entire tree body underwent a series of eerie changes; the branches rapidly contracted, the roots also swiftly deformed, and in the incomparably dazzling green light, the towering ancient trees actually shrank and transformed into a cyan giant.
Amid the rumbling loud noises, they rapidly descended to the valley entrance and stood aligned together—each one a cyan giant dozens of meters tall, with a layer of faint green radiance flowing around their entire bodies, giving an impression of incomparably strong oppression.
Treant?! Right, this should be Treant Valley!
Looking at the cyan giants dozens of meters tall behind him, Bai He suddenly recalled.
Yet even if he recalled it, it was utterly useless. In Bai He's field of vision, two cyan treants rushed out of the formation and began striding in pursuit of them.
At the same time, on a cliff face above the valley, a graceful figure quietly appeared, and it was precisely Zhao Lin'er! Moreover, a treant was surprisingly standing beside her.
"You must not let them escape!"
Zhao Lin'er, dressed entirely in white, shouted from the cliff face.
The two cyan giants dozens of meters tall emitted rumbling sounds from their bodies, and then began to run. Their verdant cyan giant feet trampled on the ground, and the earth began to shake violently.
As the treants rushed out of the valley, the Royal Heavenly Maiden Zhao Lin'er on the cliff face had already leaped onto the shoulder of the treant beside her. That treant agilely jumped down the cliff face and began chasing after Bai He and the others at high speed alongside the other two giants.
Bang, bang, bang...
A succession of loud noises came from behind as three behemoths chased after them, giving Bai He immense pressure. The three skeletons beside him had long since vanished without a trace at some unknown moment, leaving only Bai He and Xiao Chen fleeing for their lives.
The primeval forest was very dense, and the trees within it were also quite tall. Although the three cyan treants behind were taking giant strides, they were still continuously obstructed by the mountain forest, making it difficult to catch up to Bai He and Xiao Chen for a moment.
Zhao Lin'er stood on the shoulder of a treant, her eyes blazing with divine light. She had waited here for Xiao Chen for a long time, knowing that Xiao Chen would search out this place, and today had finally arrived for her counterattack.
She was very grateful that she could gain the favor of Little Pegasus, and it was precisely because of Little Pegasus that she could have a good relationship with the treants of Treant Valley, earning her the friendship of the treants.
Although the treants in Treant Valley were not numerous, every single treant possessed boundless strength, having evolved from ancient trees nearly ten thousand years old. They were spiritual entities nurtured by nature, understood the power of nature, and even ferocious savage beasts did not dare approach Treant Valley.
Aside from that oldest treant, the other treants all seemed to have just gained spiritual intelligence not long ago, and their brains were still not very sharp, acting much like children. Therefore, aided by the relationship with Little Pegasus, Zhao Lin'er easily won their support.
"Xiao Chen, you didn't expect this, did you? Today, I am the ultimate winner!"
Zhao Lin'er chuckled softly, her voice crisp as silver bells, but it covertly contained murderous intent.
"Hmph! Don't laugh until after you catch me. Perhaps one day, you, this lofty Royal Heavenly Maiden, will become my female slave!"
Without regard for Bai He beside him, Xiao Chen responded loudly with a expressionless face.
Zhao Lin'er's expression remained calm, and she did not grow angry either, instead calmly commanding the three treants to outflank Bai He and Xiao Chen.
"Rustle!"
Hearing only the sound of swaying forest wood, the three treants ran swiftly through the mountain forest, their bodies flowing with a faint green radiance. Upon contacting the green light, the surrounding trees successively began to part automatically—that was the natural power inherent to them, which could effectively help them push aside the branches of giant trees.
As the treants ran, the mountain forest trembled slightly, startling wild beasts into fleeing in all directions. Even several savage beasts that had rushed out upon perceiving their territory being invaded could not help but simultaneously halt their steps upon seeing the three treants dozens of meters tall before them.
The rumbling loud noises emitted by the treants startled the cultivators in this area, and quite a few of them, upon hearing the sounds, immediately flew to the tops of the giant trees and began gazing toward here from afar.
Seeing the three massive treants with entirely cyan-jade bodies from a distance, those cultivators all without exception revealed looks of astonishment, especially when seeing Bai He and Xiao Chen being hunted down. Some cultivators had previously witnessed that great battle between Bai He and Keao, and Xiao Chen and Yarold, so they could not help paying even closer attention.
At the same time, Zhao Lin'er was peerlessly elegant, standing on the shoulder of a cyan treant dozens of meters tall, making it impossible not to attract attention.
For a time, all the cultivators in the nearby area chased after them, wishing to witness the subsequent development of the situation.
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