The Big Yellow led the way, with Bai Bai perched on its head.
"It is your greatest honor to be the mount of the Bai Bai God."
Bai Bai, with its head held high, thought the Big Yellow was quite nice, except that it would lick it every now and then.
Unlike someone who always bleeds it.
Happiness is determined by comparison.
Both Qin Ze and Brother Devour had their palms licked by the Big Yellow, and now they had completely concealed their presence.
"These trees only react to what attacks them," Brother Devour said.
Bai Bai had previously revealed its true form and crushed those trees, which is why it was besieged by the swarm of trees.
Qin Ze, however, had a different opinion. "If it were just a passive defense, we wouldn't have gotten this far, only to find a Big Yellow that can conceal its presence."
Big Yellow is quite an oddball.
Its innate ability is related to invisibility.
When activating its ability, the entire body becomes invisible, except for the tongue.
In addition, his abilities can also be transmitted to others through his tongue.
If the forest were truly only reacting passively, it wouldn't be that within a radius of several miles, only Big Yellow, the only magical animal with the ability to hide, would remain.
Big Yellow, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped, its ears perking up alertly.
Qin Ze looked ahead and realized that they were almost out of the forest.
Ahead lay a patch of overgrown grass, barely waist-high, with a few sparse, dead trees standing scattered about.
Big Yellow kept pacing back and forth, letting out low growls, seemingly extremely wary of the wasteland ahead.
Upon seeing this, Qin Ze immediately summoned a clone.
"Go and take a look ahead."
The clone, arrogant and disdainful, said, "You all call yourselves gods and Heavenly King? You're no better than those stupid birds on dog heads. In the end, I'll be the one paving the way for you. Now tell me loudly, who is the real...?"
Bang--
Qin Ze kicked the clone into the grass.
"Noisy."
The clone grumbled as it rubbed its buttocks and got up, "Remember, this time it was me who carried you to victory!"
Immediately, he took a deep breath and strode forward.
Watch me stride out with such power and confidence.
"Let's take another step forward and make rapid progress."
"Another step has taken me out of what feels like a different world..."
The clone was pounding its heels in the grass, marching in formation.
Aside from his shouts, the only other sound was the rustling of his clothes against the weeds.
He walked nearly a hundred meters in one go without encountering any problems.
Seeing this, the clones started chirping about Qin Ze on the Local Area Network.
" The Pretty God really overreacted this time."
"Ugh, so embarrassing."
"I don't let others pave the way for me; it's probably related to my upbringing."
"So what happened?"
"..."
While the clones were chirping away, the one who was marching in formation suddenly collapsed to the ground with a thud and fell asleep immediately.
Seeing this, Brother Devour couldn't help but smirk. "This young man sleeps really well."
The clone has lost contact with the Local Area Network, proving that it is absolutely dead.
Big Yellow sat on the ground and let out a low growl.
The Bai Bai creature perched on Big Yellow's head said, "My mount said that the location of the Divine Tree is just across this grassland."
"But there's a huge danger in the grassland; if you walk around there, the grass will eat you up, and your abilities will be useless."
"It can only go this far, and I advise you not to go in."
Qin Ze nodded. "Being able to work as a translator shows you're not entirely useless."
Bai Bai snorted, "I am the God Bai Bai!"
Qin Ze then summoned two more clones.
"Go and cut all the grass in front of you."
The two men gritted their teeth.
"You're a terrible person to send your brothers to their doom in a doomed situation."
" Qin Ze, I'm pretty..."
With Qin Ze kicking one of them, the two flew high into the sky and landed safely face down.
The two of them weren't as lucky as the previous clones.
Once I lay down, I couldn't get up; I fell into a deep sleep.
Qin Ze frowned. "Something's fishy."
This grassland is like a deadly river; anyone who steps on it dies instantly, their Source of Life drained completely—even a water pump couldn't handle it.
The Big Yellow nudged Qin Ze's leg with its head, signaling that everyone could get ready.
Qin Ze looked at Bai Bai: "Since you can understand dog language, then ask it what exactly happened in the Land of Origin, how it became such a horrible place."
Bai Bai lowered its head and opened its beak. "Woof! Woof woof woof!"
The expressions on Qin Ze's and Brother Devour's faces became extremely interesting.
Is this a sound a bird could make?
Big Yellow tilted its head and replied, "Woof! Woof!"
Bai Bai: "Woof woof woof?"
Big Yellow: "Woof!"
And so, after a long time of barking and babbling, Bai Bai finally figured out what had happened.
Bai Bai said to Qin Ze, "It's a complete idiot; it doesn't even know the specific reason."
"This forest and the grassland in front of it were originally full of life, a paradise for it and its animal friends."
"One day, it was drinking water by the river when a black pillar of light rose from the Forbidden Zone Forest, and the world became what it is today."
"The streams have dried up, and the trees and vegetation have turned into bloodthirsty demons."
"All its animal friends from the forests and grasslands were eaten; only it survived through its own abilities."
Big Yellow's ears drooped down, and a deep sadness appeared on its face.
Qin Ze frowned. "The black pillar of light in the Forbidden Zone Forest... the problem originates in the temple."
"Ask it again if it saw anything happen to the Divine Tree at the time."
Bai Bai: "Woof, woof?"
Big Yellow: "Woof--Woof."
Bai Bai said to Qin Ze, "It said the Divine Tree disappeared from the spot. Normally, we should be able to see the canopy of the Divine Tree from here."
The Divine Tree has disappeared?
Qin Ze's CPU was running at full speed.
Could it be that the Divine Tree was dug up after it sowed the world seeds of the Otherhuman Race?
The Dharma King said, "This must all be a conspiracy by the evil rabbit."
Qin Ze felt that the rabbit didn't have that much ability, and he inexplicably thought of the goddess's jade hand in the Chaos.
Qin Ze asked, "Where are you?"
The Dharma King sighed, "It looks quite far from the nebula, but guess what? It actually is quite a distance."
Qin Ze: "..."
Based on this, he is very likely the first to arrive at the Land of Origin.
It's unclear whether the Echo ability affects anyone other than the clone.
After they leave this world, they will surely be able to see the entrance to the Land of Origin.
The changes at the Land of Origin exceeded Qin Ze's expectations.
I thought this was the way home, but I ended up in another hellish dungeon.
Bai Bai blinked. "My suggestion is to go back the way we came."
Qin Ze said, "Should we go back to the Chaos to continue living off others, or go back to the World Seed to age like an old man?"
Bai Bai raised its paw and scratched its face. "Any of these is better than staying in this godforsaken place."
Qin Ze reached the boundary between the grassland and the forest.
"Since it's just grass, let's just burn it."
Whew~
The Blazing Sun Fire shot into the sky from beneath Qin Ze's feet, forming a fiery wave tens of meters high that crashed violently into the wasteland.
The raging fire instantly ignited the entire meadow, turning it into a boundless sea of fire, with the crackling sound of flames everywhere.
"Such intense Blazing Sun Fire!"
The towering flames were reflected in his Bai Bai pupils.
This makes it hard not to suspect that Qin Ze is the God of God of War himself.
A few breaths later, the weeds on the ground turned to ashes.
"That is..."
Deep in the wasteland, Qin Ze spotted a faint ball of light.
There looks like a person lying inside.
"The absolute Goddess of Life."
"The evil rabbits rebelled, the goddess escaped the temple, and used her power to seal herself in the grass; this grass is her bodyguard."
Let's awaken the goddess with a kiss of true love!
"I'm first in line!"
"Why should I? Just because you have a big face?"
"..."
Qin Ze's expression was solemn.
If what lies there truly is the Goddess of Life, then things are in serious trouble.
Could that damned rabbit have already taken over the Divine Tree?
Qin Ze said to the Circus's top shieldman beside him, " Brother Devour, I want to eat spicy rabbit head."
Brother Devour rolled up his sleeves. "Then I'll go catch that rabbit."
The Dharma King said, "Just spoil him."
The moment Brother Devour crossed the dividing line, wild grass instantly sprouted from the ashes.
Hip-high weeds have reclaimed the land, obscuring the distant ray of light.
Brother Devour could clearly feel that the Source of Life was being continuously drawn out by the surrounding weeds.
Upon seeing this, Brother Devour instinctively tried to take flight.
However, flying is forbidden throughout the entire Land of Origin, and only the native magical creatures can briefly take to the air.
Even when Bai Bai revealed its true form, it couldn't fly over the height of the forest.
Bang--
Before Brother Devour could fly more than a few meters, it was slammed back to the ground by a powerful force.
call--
A Blazing Sun Fire surged from behind, instantly burning the wild grass near the Devouring Pavilion to ashes.
The moment the weeds disappeared, the Source of Life within Brother Devour's body also stabilized.
Enveloped in the Blazing Sun Fire, Qin Ze strode into the wasteland.
Wherever it went, the wild grass was on fire.
Bai Bai perched on Qin Ze's shoulder; this was the first time it had come into such close contact with the Blazing Sun Fire.
Even though the flames were dancing right in front of me, I didn't feel any burning sensation.
Bai Bai got cheeky again, pecked at the fire, and burned it so much it almost flew off its feet.
Qin Ze said, "Give me your hand."
Brother Devour placed his hand on Qin Ze's hand, and the fire shield was immediately transferred to Brother Devour through his arm.
The two walked side by side toward the ball of light, leaving a long trail of fire behind them.
"So this is the solution?"
"Damn it! Didn't those three brothers die for nothing?"
"How could you say something like that? You must be new here."
"Is there only one person who thinks there's something fishy about them?"
Me too.
"..."
Under the protection of the Blazing Sun Fire, Qin Ze and Brother Devour quickly arrived at the edge of the ball of light.
When Qin Ze saw the person in the light clearly, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
" Master Zuo?"
Lying inside the light shield was none other than Master Zuo, the last inheritor of the Frenzied Fang Civilization, the number one playboy in the Black Market, and Beast Tamer who was deeply in love with Bai Bai.
The Local Area Network network was completely silent.
Especially those who had previously been clamoring to offer a kiss of true love, now all kept their mouths shut.
The Dharma King couldn't help but say, "No, Master Zuo is a grown man. He can just lie on the ground, why is he striking such a fiery pose?"
The clone kept nodding; finally, there was a mouth to take its place.
Qin Ze kicked lightly with his right foot, shattering the light barrier, and Master Zuo immediately woke up.
"It's you?"
Still half-asleep, Master Zuo was quite surprised to see Qin Ze; he never expected the two of them to meet here.
He patted his behind and stood up. "Turtle Breath Shield, a little gadget I bought at the Myriad Races Black Market."
"Their defensive capabilities are very strong, but once these things are activated, anyone inside will enter a dormant mode. They will draw Source of Life from the dormant to maintain their operation."
Master Zuo chuckled lightly, "It was just a useless little toy I bought on a whim, but I never expected it would save my life at a crucial moment."
Qin Ze asked, "How did you get in?"
Master Zuo scratched the back of his head. "At first, I was in a godforsaken world. Then that world cracked open, and after I came out, I found a very bright nebula. After passing through the nebula, I arrived directly in this wasteland."
Qin Ze was at a loss for words.
Master Zuo's luck was truly the worst ever.
They were teleported to this land of weak water by the nebula, and the situation immediately turned into a cataclysmic disaster.
Brother Devour said calmly, "It seems that everyone's location will be randomized after passing through that nebula."
Looking at the Blazing Sun Fire beside Qin Ze, Master Zuo couldn't help but ask, "Are you a Blazing Sun Clan?"
Qin Ze placed his other hand on his shoulder and passed the fire shield over.
"No."
Seeing that the other party did not want to answer, Master Zuo did not press the matter further.
"Where exactly is this place? And how did you get in?"
Qin Ze: "Same as you."
Master Zuo gritted his teeth and said, "I knew those bastards from the Ancient Race weren't up to any good."
"We should overthrow the Ancient Race and form Myriad Races Allied Army; this is the only way out for Myriad Races in the Abyss."
Qin Ze asked, "Do you know when your five fingers will clench into a fist?"
Master Zuo thought for a moment, "When beating someone up."
Qin Ze said, "That's right, you can only make a fist with all five fingers when you feel threatened and want to punch someone."
"The same is true for the Myriad Races of the Abyss; with the Ancient Race as their support, they have not yet reached their dead end."
"Only when the Iron Fist of the Strange God smashed down on their heads did Myriad Races feel the pain."
Master Zuo frowned and said, "You mean we have to wait a little longer?"
Qin Ze rolled his eyes. "I mean they deserved it."
Ignoring Master Zuo, that crude and uncouth martial artist, Qin Ze continued toward the original location of the Divine Tree.
In order to benefit from Qin Ze's fire shield, Master Zuo followed.
Where are you going?
"Find a tree."
"What's the point of looking for trees? Our top priority is to find an exit and smash the Iron Fist of justice into the heads of those Ancient Race bastards!"
"Oh."
Seeing Qin Ze's indifferent reaction, Master Zuo reluctantly lowered his raised right fist.
" The Divine Tree is truly gone..."
Qin Ze arrived at the location indicated by Big Yellow, but he did not see the Divine Tree.
The ground was perfectly flat, without any marks or traces.
If the Divine Tree were damaged, there should be traces left nearby.
But the surrounding area was spotless, as if everything had been erased by some means.
The Brother Devour, standing to the side, said in a deep voice, "Look up."
Qin Ze raised his head.
Against the dark sky, there was a patch of water even clearer than a mirror.
Beyond the water's surface stood a magnificent, upside-down, towering Divine Tree in full bloom.