The sudden turn of events caused Xiao Yan's expression to change drastically beneath his black robe. He never expected that the Holding Up the Heavens tree that looked quite Suiyue would actually be alive!
However, faced with the barrage of arrows shooting towards him from behind, Xiao Yan had no time to react. Even if he turned around, he would not be able to avoid any vital points.
"Hateful!"
Cursing under his breath in frustration, Xiao Yan could only frantically circulate the Dou Qi within his body's vortex, hoping to use it to block the several emerald green arrows behind him.
At that moment, the One-Horned Whale Serpent clinging to Xiao Yan's arm beneath the black robe suddenly made a move.
Compared to Xiao Yan, the unicorn whale snake, being a magical beast, always held this world in awe. In this world, as long as there was any danger around it, no matter how sudden the attack, it could react at any time. And at this moment, especially regarding Xiao Yan's accident, the One-Horned Whale Serpent dared not relax or be negligent in the slightest.
In the instant that a dozen or so arrows shot towards it, the One-Horned Whale Serpent under the black robe twisted its body violently. Although its size appeared to be more than a thousand times smaller than before, its strength remained unchanged. On the contrary, because of its smaller size, it seemed that even the speed of its attacks had become faster.
The next moment, just as Xiao Yan's body was ablaze with Dou Qi of Xiao Yan, a blood-red light suddenly burst forth from beneath his sleeve, instantly shattering all the incoming arrows.
Having done all this, the seemingly petite One-Horned Whale Serpent suddenly twisted its body and appeared in mid-air beside Xiao Yan. Its pair of bright eyes, which looked like rubies, stared at the Holding Up the Heavens tree that had come to life before it, and a murderous intent surged deep within its eyes.
At the same time, Xiao Yan also came to his senses. He glanced gratefully at the little snake floating in mid-air beside him, and then, the moment he turned to look at the giant tree in front of him, his expression turned icy cold.
"So it was alive after all."
Looking up and down at the enormous, Holding Up the Heavens tree before him, Xiao Yan spoke in an extremely chilling tone.
As soon as Xiao Yan said this, the petite One-Horned Whale Serpent beside him flicked its scarlet tongue. Its exquisite body trembled slightly, and instantly, a terrifying aura of pressure erupted from its body, descending upon the surrounding world.
The powerful aura was so overwhelming that it bent the towering tree in front of it slightly. Unlike the ordinary trees around it, this tree was clearly a living tree with intelligence, and also a kind of magical beast, so it was naturally subject to the pressure of the One-Horned Whale Serpent's aura.
"Roar! Damn it, we're both magical beasts, yet you chose to help this human!"
Suddenly, a pair of dark green eyes filled with rage opened on the trunk of the giant tree in front of them, and at the same time, furious voices came from the so-called "tree hole".
"Hmph, although we are both magical beasts, what makes you think you can compare to me!"
A disdainful snort came from the One-Horned Whale Serpent, and instantly, the oppressive aura that enveloped the world became even more terrifying as the One-Horned Whale Serpent's snort fell. At this moment, the emerald green leaves on the giant tree in front of them also fell one after another.
"Roar!"
An unwilling roar came from the tree hole in front of Xiao Yan, but under the terrifying pressure of the One-Horned Whale Serpent, the ancient tree was also coerced by the pressure.
Now, after devouring the Magic Core, the One-Horned Whale Serpent's strength has reached the Late One-Star Dou Di, while the ancient tree in front of it is only at the Early One-Star Dou Di. In front of the One-Horned Whale Serpent, the ancient tree cannot exert even one-tenth of its usual power.
Even so, with each roar, the ancient tree before them continued to struggle unwillingly.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan, who had not spoken until now, slowly raised his eyes. His cold eyes were fixed on the giant tree in front of him. His expression did not show the slightest fear because of the latter's huge size. On the contrary, a brilliant flame gradually rose up in the depths of Xiao Yan's pupils.
"Puff!"
With a sudden "plop, "the One-Horned Whale Serpent and the enormous ancient tree before them noticed that, without them noticing, Xiao Yan had raised his right hand, his fair palm appearing slightly reddish in the afterglow of the setting sun.
At this moment, above Xiao Yan's palm, a dazzling flame, no bigger than a fist, was rising gently.
The instant the flame rose, the One-Horned Whale Serpent and the towering ancient tree before them immediately noticed that the temperature of the world had instantly become scorching.
"This... this is... Heavenly Flames!"
Faced with the Heavenly Flames, even though the ancient tree was at the Dou Di level, it still couldn't help but let out terrified voices from inside the tree hole.
As a tree, it has little resistance to fire. Although its strength has reached the Dou Di, it is completely powerless to fight back under the oppressive aura of the One-Horned Whale Serpent. If Xiao Yan joins in and uses his Heavenly Flames, once a part of the ancient tree trunk is ignited, the entire tree will follow. At that time, even without the One-Horned Whale Serpent's intervention, it will surely die!
"Now, do you still want to attack me?"
Xiao Yan's gaze was cold, and his words were devoid of any emotion.
"No, no, no... human... no, sir, how could I dare to lay a hand on you? As long as you put it away, I will do as you please!"
A pair of dark green eyes were filled with shock and fear. Faced with Xiao Yan's words, the ancient tree no longer dared to show the slightest resistance. It did not believe that it had the ability to withstand the power of the Heavenly Flames.
Upon hearing this, the One-Horned Whale Serpent beside Xiao Yan couldn't help but grin, but the smile looked rather eerie. Xiao Yan glanced at it and smiled noncommittally.
Turning his gaze back to the giant tree before him, Xiao Yan's eyes turned icy cold once more. He brandished the Heavenly Flames in his hand, then flicked his finger, sending over a dozen streaks of fire like meteors striking the ground around the tree. In an instant, the lush green earth was reduced to ashes. However, under Xiao Yan's mental control, the terrifying power to incinerate everything did not spread. Even so, this scene still caused the ancient tree to tremble and let out a low growl.
"We're going to spend the night here. If any noise disturbs us during this time, those blades of grass will be your warning vehicle."
With a cold remark, Xiao Yan stepped into the tree hollow without a trace of worry. The One-Horned Whale Serpent followed closely behind, its crimson eyes glancing at the towering tree before letting out a cold chuckle. Then, it too entered the hollow, leaving the ancient tree utterly terrified. Not only was it sleepless, but it also had to carefully guard Xiao Yan and the One-Horned Whale Serpent as they entered the hollow, a truly heartbreaking situation.