The flames clinging to the axe began to burn fiercely, spreading mercilessly into the surroundings.
Fueled by Xu Le's Spirit Energy, everything here burned quickly: the grass, the wooden cabin, and the Gundo Mother Tree before him.
Bang!
Xu Le swung again. The flames instantly exploded, and even the Gundo Mother Tree before him seemed unable to withstand the blaze.
In just a few dozen seconds, Xu Le was engulfed in a sea of fire.
The Gundo Mother Tree still said nothing. This was completely different from what Xu Le had expected...
He stared at the Mother Tree, losing his composure first.
"Things have come to this, and you still aren't going to say anything?"
"Xu Le, since you've already made your choice, anything I say would be meaningless."
"That way you talk really is irritating."
There was far too much Spirit Energy on the Gundo Mother Tree, and Chi Xiao's flames had thoroughly ignited it.
The Mother Tree's burning could no longer be stopped. The entire island sank into a sea of fire.
Its leaves had all burned away, and the Mother Tree looked as though it would fall before long. On the brink of destruction, it finally spoke:
"Your refusal now doesn't matter. Guyinduo's will shall never perish. I have always had high hopes for you, Xu Le. In the end, you will still choose me. I have always firmly believed that. Perhaps I was too hasty this time. I look forward to... our next meeting."
The flames consumed the Gundo Mother Tree before him.
Xu Le had noticed from the very beginning that the tree before him had never made any move to attack.
It probably lacked that ability here...
Watching the surrounding flames, Xu Le gradually calmed down.
Hunger and exhaustion still plagued him, but as